Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence-CE3

We want to wrap April and Diversity month at CE3 by honoring the diversity of the individuals and their unique backgrounds that collectively foster grater learning and growth opportunities within our spaces.

Welcome Transfer Class of 2025! Congratulations on your acceptance to and we hope to see you in the fall. 💙🐻

Comment a ✋if your a Transfer student.

Congratulation and welcome to Class of 2027!

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The Career Center and Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence have partnered to bring you 'Tips for Success at a Career Fair', in preparation for the Diversity & Inclusion Career + Internship Fair on Wednesday, March 8, 4pm-7pm.

Follow the Career Center and CE3 for more content and tips in the coming weeks to prepare for the fair!

🔗 Link in bio for Career Fair Resources and 1:1 Chats & Snacks Sign-Up

We want to give a warm welcome to Selam who has joined CE3 as a Masters of Social Welfare Intern for the Independent Student Program cluster!

Read her bio below: ⬇️

Selam Haile (She/hers). I am a Master of Social Welfare (MSW) intern with the Independent Student Programs (ISP) at CE3. My specialization in the MSW focuses on policy advocacy, community organizing, outreach, and program implementation and evaluation. This year with my internship, I am supporting ISP programs with collaboration in outreach, program implementation, and evaluation.

I was born and raised in Eritrea ( a small country in East Africa). I left my home and family behind and immigrated to the states in 2012. I am a first-generation, Re-entry, and student parent. I live in Oakland with my family- a wife and mother to two boys.

I am also a double bear; I graduated in 2021 with B.A. in Sociology and Human rights from UC Berkeley. I am in my second year in the Masters of Social Welfare program at Cal, specializing in Strengthening Organizations and Communities (SOC). I also attended community college in the Bay Area. Most of my work has been with marginalized communities, addressing equity and access to education, working with youth, and women empowerment. I have been with the student-parent center as a student staff since 2019. It is a privilege to be working with the ISP programs. I am inspired by our students, their resilience and accomplishments, as well as ISP programs on their commitment in embodying equity, inclusiveness, and above all, belonging in all the work they do.

To learn more about our Independent Student Programs visit, ce3.berkeley.edu

We want to give a warm welcome to Julio who has joined CE3 as Academic Counselor for the Re-Entry Student Program (RSP)!

Read their bio below: ⬇️

Hi, I am Julio Gomez, Anthropology and Native American Studies major, Berkeley class of 2022. I am from Oakland, California, and now live in San Pablo, California. My return to college began at Contra Costa Community College in 2017, 17 years after I graduated from high school. Currently, I am a Peer Advising Specialist serving Berkeley’s Re-entry student population. I aspire to continue my education in an Indigenous studies graduate program. Outside of academia I do tons of walking in the East Bay Regional Parks system and, when I can, Point Reyes National Seashore and Half Moon Bay. I have an amateur interest in ecology, and always bring my binoculars on my walks for birding.

To learn more about the Re-Entry Student Program visit, reentry.berkeley.edu or follow them on instagram

We want to give a warm welcome to Tiara who has joined CE3 as Academic Counselor for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)!

Read their full bio bellow: ⬇️

Hi everyone! I'm Tiara and I use she/ her pronouns. I recently graduated from Berkeley in May in psychology and social welfare. I love iced matcha lattes, reality tv, and going shopping. During undergrad I was a peer academic counselor, so I'm ecstatic to be back at EOP and helping my community out once again. Please feel free to stop by anytime to chat or make an appointment with me.

For more information on EOP visit eop.berkeley.edu or follow them on instagram

We want to give a warm welcome to Camille who has joined CE3 as Academic Counselor for the Undocumented Student Program! 🐻💙

Read their full bio bellow: ⬇️

Camille Simsuangco (she/her/they/them) was born in the Philippines and came to the United States at a young age. She grew up in the Bay Area and graduated as a first-generation, low-income, and undocumented student from UC Berkeley with a degree in Integrative Biology. Her experiences as an undocumented student throughout her undergraduate career have been an influence for her passion to support the undocumented student community. As an incoming Academic Counselor for the Undocumented Student Program, Camille hopes to continue building on her knowledge of the range of issues related to the educational, economic, political, and social experiences of undocumented students and address the needs of students impacted by immigration and higher education policies. Camille is passionate about supporting and empowering historically underrepresented students holistically and is extremely excited to be joining the CE3 team to serve students in this capacity. In her free time, she enjoys working on crochet projects, going on walks with her 3 dogs, and listening to BTS!

For more information on the Undocumented Students Program, visit, undocu.berkeley.edu or follow them on instagram

We want to give a warm welcome to Samah who has joined CE3 as Student Success Counselor for the Re-Entry Student Program (RSP)

Read their full bio below:

Samah is a Cal Alumna who graduated in 2021 with a BA in Art Practice and a minor in Arabic. Samah is a re-entry transfer, student parent, and first-generation college student, who was also born and raised in Algeria. This encouraged her to become very passionate about understanding the various obstacles other students may face. She worked with the Re-entry Student Program as a peer advisor for three years where she helped break down barriers that students wanted to overcome when pursuing higher education. She is excited to be re-joining the Re-entry Student Program team as a Re-entry Student Success Counselor, providing counseling and support to re-entry students and creating a space that encourages trust and collaboration. She will also be promoting the program’s services at local community colleges.

For more information on the Re-Entry Student Program (USP) visit, reentry.berkeley.edu or follow them on instagram

We want to give a warm welcome to Rebecca Robles who has joined CE3 as Academic Counselor for EOP and SSS-STEM 💙🐻

Read her full bio bellow: ⬇️

My name is Rebecca Robles (she/her). I am a first generation Latina and grew up in the Bay Area. I moved to Southern California in 2012 and completed my undergraduate degree at UCLA in Linguistics and Psychology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. I later attended graduate school at the University of La Verne and received a masters in Psychology. I worked in mental health and have experience providing individual and group therapy along with psychological assessment. I am excited to use my skills to give back to the community and help students succeed as they navigate the many challenges that can arise in higher education. In my free time, I love spending time with family, playing with my nephew, snuggling my puppy, and watching football.

For more information on EOP or SSS visit ce3.berkeley.edu or follow them on instagram:

The Student Parent Center will be fully remote this week till the 23rd and closed on the 24th through the 25th.

is hiring! Apply by Nov 30th!

is hiring 📣

Apply by Nov 30th

Calling all the BHS community! 🗣

Don’t miss out on this weeks event, Holiday Gratitude Grub!

The EOP Intake Internship Application for Spring 2023 is open until November 28th @ 11:59PM.

Intake Interns are the first point of contact for students who come into our spaces at 119 Chavez or in bNorth.

The internship is a 6hr/a week commitment and is available for (0), 1, or 2 Ethnic Studies field units on a P/NP basis. More information can be found in the

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtHgg8BBd2abjbZMIkWK1-ytLgmrsl128xeaLru4fi9cRWww/viewform.

We want to give Julie a big welcome to the CE3 Fam! 

Check out Julie's bio below: 
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Meet Julie Vu, our CE3 Social Media Strategist. What she values the most in CE3 are connections and relationships made. Julie is a first-generation Vietnamese-American, born and raised in the Bay Area. She is passionate about sharing the voices of underrepresented and marginalized communities because representation matters.

Julie has experience with social media and digital marketing from working at hireEZ, StreetCode Academy, Starting Point Mentorship Program, and Student Support Services (SSS). In addition, she shares her academy and career journey on LinkedIn to be a role model for the first-gen community. 

Some of her interests include watching fashion videos, traveling, trying new restaurants, and boxing classes. A fun fact about Julie is that she worked at Nordstrom for four years. She is a senior at UC Berkeley majoring in Political Economy and graduating this semester. She hopes to travel and explore the world after graduation.

Its Raffle time!

Follow steps on post for a chance to win a pair of Homecoming Football tickets!

Two winners will be announced on Thursday!

Good weather and great energy this week as families help their students move in while students check-in for Golden Bear Orientation.

Golden Bear Orientation starts today! Check-in is in Lower Sproul (located between the MLK Student Union and Zellerbach Hall) and collect your swag! 💙🐻

For more information visit orientation.berkeley.edu or visit our Linktree bio.

On April 26th Sharer Scholars held an End Of The Year Reception and Graduation celebration 🎉🎓💙

Check out these photos of the event! ➡️➡️

Congrats to the Graduates🎓💙🐻

See your friends? Tag them!

On May 21st the Berkeley Hope Scholars hosted a graduation ceremony to honor the Class of 2020, 2021, and 2022❕💙🎓🐻

Swipe to see photos of the event ➡️➡️

Congratulations to all the Berkeley Hope Scholars Graduates! 🎓🐻

On May 5th the Re-Entry Student Program hosted a Graduation Reception to honor the Class of 2020, 2021 and 2022 💙🦉🎓

Swipe to see the event photos! ➡️➡️

Congrats to the class of 2022!

On April 26th the Student Parent Center hosted the Graduation & Achievement celebration for the Class of 2022 💙🐻🎓

Swipe to see the graduates and their beautiful families! ➡️➡️

Congratulation to ALL student parents. 💙🎓

Love,
CE3

Congratulation to the class of 2022🎓

Swipe to see photos of the graduation celebration hosted on May 20th at the University house.

What an amazing year! Congratulation to the class of 2022!

As for the rest, see you in the fall!

-CE3

Hey CE3 fam, we want to wish everyone a good luck this finals week!

-CE3

Hey fam! makes sure to save this post for summer session start and end dates!

CE3 will continue to post resources throughout the summer so come check our page for summer updates and resources!

-CE3

Cal Day 2022 Photo Dump: Swipe left to check out the CE3 Cal Day Recap!!

On April 23rd, UC Berkeley celebrated Cal Day! CE3 was in attendance, tabling by Sather Gate and joined the university in welcoming students & families.

To learn more about CE3 programs visit ce3.berkeley.edu or click on our linktree bio to get connected.

Photo Dump: On April 16th EOP held their annual new admit welcome on campus!

New admits and their families had the chance to SIR to Berkeley, tour campus, join financial aid workshops and talk to financial aid staff for one on one support.

Chancellor Carol Christ and Vice Chancellor of the Division of Equity and Inclusion, Dania Matos joined us to welcome students and their families to campus.

Overall it was a great turnout! Check out these photos for a recap of the event.

Congratulation and Welcome Transfer Class of 2024! 💙🐻

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Love,
CE3