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Wisdom Café is the place where you can grow your community. Join some of the staff communities by visiting their pages below or find more on the Berkeley Staff Organizations website.
Berkeley Staff Assembly
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Administrative Management Professionals (AMP)
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Alianza
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Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA)
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Berkeley Events Network (BEN)
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Berkeley Facilitators Network (BFN)
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Black Staff & Faculty Organization (BSFO)
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Berkeley Research Administrators Group (BRAG)
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Cal Women's Network (CWN)
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Camps and Youth Programs on Campus (CYPC)
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Coalition for Education & Outreach (CEO)
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LavendarCal
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Mastermind Groups
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Native American Staff Council (NASC)
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Campus User-Centered Design Group (UCD)
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Webnet
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