Student Services (Advising) | People & Culture

Now that you've identified your role, click on the timeframe below that most closely aligns with your experience to discover some learning opportunities available to you. Remember, you are in the driver's seat. We hope these suggestions help you as you think about your career success today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

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Months 1-3

Berkeley Operations	CalTime Video Tutorials bConnected Training & Support
DEIBJ	Principles of Community - become familiar
eCourses	NewBe Module 1 - Situating Yourself at UC Berkeley (1st 15 days) NewBe Module 2 - Setting Yourself Up: System Access, Acronyms, and Your Work Cycle (1st 30 days) NewBe Module 3 - Getting to Know Student Web Tools and Resources (1st 45 days) NewBe Module 4 - Familiarizing Yourself with Core Student Services (1st 45 days) NewBe Module 5 - Creating a Culture of Care (1st 60 days) NewBe Module 6 - Exploring Ethics, Boundaries, and Community Care (1st 60 days) NewBeModule 7 - Building Your Community and Career (1st 75 days)
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.

Year 1

Berkeley Operations	UC Core Competency ABCs Achieve Together Conversation Demo Self-Identify 2-4 Grow on the Go courses
Career & Professional Development	NOW Conference Advising Circles - annually choose 1-2 topics of interest
eCourses	Evaluating Your Own Greatness - review halfway through year 1 and revisit annually Advising Assessment Tools - review in year 1 and revisit annually Below, you will find high-priority learning sessions pertaining to the Foundations of Practice. Prioritize these below, and check the full Advancing Practice Archive here to continue your learning journey in student services. Choose one of the following annually per Foundation of Practice: Conceptual - Racism Isn't Rocket Science - It's More Complicated with American Cultures Conceptual - Transformation at the Center: Fostering Advising Strategies for Undergraduate Discovery Conceptual - Strategies for Reducing Stereotype Threat in Advising and Student Services Conceptual, Informational - A Blueprint for Academic Success: Transformative Academic Development Conceptual, Informational - Basic Needs Update: What Have We Learned from COVID-19? Conceptual, Personal - Resisting Urgency Informational - Shared Advising Notes: Best Practices to Serve Students and Colleagues Informational, Relational - Suicide Awareness Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Psychological First Aid Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Supporting Students in Distress (July 20, 2021 Edition) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 1 of 2) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 2 of 2) Personal, Relational - Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together Relational, Technological - Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection Technological - Cal Student Central Showcase Technological - Handshake Advisor Training (2021 Edition) Technological - Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff Technological - Paperless Advising in Data Science
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Newsletters or Mailing Lists	Wisdom Cafe Wednesday
Online Resources	Professional Organizations & Associations (explore via professional development goal planning as part of Achieve Together) Build Your Virtual Toolkit (develop yr 1, refine annually) Graduate Division Corner (for graduate student advisors, review annually) Shared Advising Notes (review annually)
Technology & Systems Training	Log into the UC Learning Center and search by entering the workshop code BETEC### or the workshop title - BETEC208 Google Forms Fundamentals BETEC022 Microsoft Excel Charts BETEC007 Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions BETEC029 Microsoft PowerPoint Fundamentals BETEC030 Microsoft Publisher Fundamentals

Year 2

Berkeley Operations	UC Managing Implicit Bias Certificate Sponsored Tuition: Certificate Program in Student Affairs and Higher Education Administration
Career & Professional Development	NOW Conference Advising Circles - annually choose 1-2 topics of interest
eCourses	Evaluating Your Own Greatness - revisit annually Advising Assessment Tools - revisit annually Below, you will find high-priority learning sessions pertaining to the Foundations of Practice. Prioritize these below, and check the full Advancing Practice Archive here to continue your learning journey in student services. Choose one of the following annually per Foundation of Practice: Conceptual - Racism Isn't Rocket Science - It's More Complicated with American Cultures Conceptual - Transformation at the Center: Fostering Advising Strategies for Undergraduate Discovery Conceptual - Strategies for Reducing Stereotype Threat in Advising and Student Services Conceptual, Informational - A Blueprint for Academic Success: Transformative Academic Development Conceptual, Informational - Basic Needs Update: What Have We Learned from COVID-19? Conceptual, Personal - Resisting Urgency Informational - Shared Advising Notes: Best Practices to Serve Students and Colleagues Informational, Relational - Suicide Awareness Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Psychological First Aid Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Supporting Students in Distress (July 20, 2021 Edition) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 1 of 2) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 2 of 2) Personal, Relational - Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together Relational, Technological - Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection Technological - Cal Student Central Showcase Technological - Handshake Advisor Training (2021 Edition) Technological - Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff Technological - Paperless Advising in Data Science
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Online Resources	Professional Organizations & Associations (explore via professional development goal planning as part of Achieve Together) Build Your Virtual Toolkit (develop yr 1, refine annually) Graduate Division Corner (for graduate student advisors, review annually) Shared Advising Notes (review annually)
Technology & Systems Training	Log into the UC Learning Center and search by entering the workshop code BETEC### or the workshop title - BETEC031 Microsoft Excel Data Validation and Security BETEC024 Microsoft Excel Database and Lookup Functions BETEC023 Microsoft Excel Nested and Logical Functions BETEC009 Microsoft Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts BETEC039 Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced Visual Design BETEC001 Microsoft Project Fundamentals BETEC014 Microsoft Visio Fundamentals BETEC034 Microsoft Word Mail Merge Automation BETEC206 Qualtrics Fundamentals BETEC202 Trello Fundamentals

Year 3

Career & Professional Development	NOW Conference Advising Circles - annually choose 1-2 topics of interest Advising Fellows Program
Certificates	Sponsored Tuition Certificate Program in Student Affairs and Higher Education Administration
Coaching	BSA Mentorship Program: Mentee
eCourses	Evaluating Your Own Greatness - revisit annually Advising Assessment Tools - revisit annually Below, you will find high-priority learning sessions pertaining to the Foundations of Practice. Prioritize these below, and check the full Advancing Practice Archive here to continue your learning journey in student services. Choose one of the following annually per Foundation of Practice: Conceptual - Racism Isn't Rocket Science - It's More Complicated with American Cultures Conceptual - Transformation at the Center: Fostering Advising Strategies for Undergraduate Discovery Conceptual - Strategies for Reducing Stereotype Threat in Advising and Student Services Conceptual, Informational - A Blueprint for Academic Success: Transformative Academic Development Conceptual, Informational - Basic Needs Update: What Have We Learned from COVID-19? Conceptual, Personal - Resisting Urgency Informational - Shared Advising Notes: Best Practices to Serve Students and Colleagues Informational, Relational - Suicide Awareness Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Psychological First Aid Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Supporting Students in Distress (July 20, 2021 Edition) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 1 of 2) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 2 of 2) Personal, Relational - Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together Relational, Technological - Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection Technological - Cal Student Central Showcase Technological - Handshake Advisor Training (2021 Edition) Technological - Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff Technological - Paperless Advising in Data Science
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Online Resources	Professional Organizations & Associations (explore via professional development goal planning as part of Achieve Together) Build Your Virtual Toolkit (develop yr 1, refine annually) Graduate Division Corner (for graduate student advisors, review annually) Shared Advising Notes (review annually)
Technology & Systems Training	Log into the UC Learning Center and search by entering the workshop code BETEC### or the workshop title - BETEC204 Introduction to Databases BETEC018 Microsoft Access Query Design BETEC033 Microsoft Excel Linking and Referencing Calculations BETEC032 Microsoft Excel Scenario Analysis BETEC015 Microsoft Word Advanced Visual Design

Year 4

Career & Professional Development	NOW Conference Advising Circles - annually choose 1-2 topics of interest Advising Fellows Program
Certificates	Sponsored Tuition Certificate Program in Student Affairs and Higher Education Administration
eCourses	Evaluating Your Own Greatness - revisit annually Advising Assessment Tools - revisit annually Below, you will find high-priority learning sessions pertaining to the Foundations of Practice. Prioritize these below, and check the full Advancing Practice Archive here to continue your learning journey in student services. Choose one of the following annually per Foundation of Practice: Conceptual - Racism Isn't Rocket Science - It's More Complicated with American Cultures Conceptual - Transformation at the Center: Fostering Advising Strategies for Undergraduate Discovery Conceptual - Strategies for Reducing Stereotype Threat in Advising and Student Services Conceptual, Informational - A Blueprint for Academic Success: Transformative Academic Development Conceptual, Informational - Basic Needs Update: What Have We Learned from COVID-19? Conceptual, Personal - Resisting Urgency Informational - Shared Advising Notes: Best Practices to Serve Students and Colleagues Informational, Relational - Suicide Awareness Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Psychological First Aid Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Supporting Students in Distress (July 20, 2021 Edition) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 1 of 2) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 2 of 2) Personal, Relational - Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together Relational, Technological - Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection Technological - Cal Student Central Showcase Technological - Handshake Advisor Training (2021 Edition) Technological - Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff Technological - Paperless Advising in Data Science
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Online Resources	Professional Organizations & Associations (explore via professional development goal planning as part of Achieve Together) Build Your Virtual Toolkit (develop yr 1, refine annually) Graduate Division Corner (for graduate student advisors, review annually) Shared Advising Notes (review annually)
Technology & Systems Training	Log into the UC Learning Center and search by entering the workshop code BETEC### or the workshop title - BETEC035 HTML Fundamentals BETEC041 Microsoft Excel Power Pivot Data Modeling BETEC025 Microsoft Excel Query Editor BETEC205 Microsoft Office Macros and Automation BETEC207 Microsoft Visio Data Visualization

Year 5+

Berkeley Operations	Management Skills Assessment Program
Career & Professional Development	NOW Conference Advising Circles - annually choose 1-2 topics of interest
Certificates	Sponsored Tuition: Certificate Program in Student Affairs and Higher Education Administration
eCourses	Evaluating Your Own Greatness - revisit annually Advising Assessment Tools - revisit annually Below, you will find high-priority learning sessions pertaining to the Foundations of Practice. Prioritize these below, and check the full Advancing Practice Archive here to continue your learning journey in student services. Choose one of the following annually per Foundation of Practice: Conceptual - Racism Isn't Rocket Science - It's More Complicated with American Cultures Conceptual - Transformation at the Center: Fostering Advising Strategies for Undergraduate Discovery Conceptual - Strategies for Reducing Stereotype Threat in Advising and Student Services Conceptual, Informational - A Blueprint for Academic Success: Transformative Academic Development Conceptual, Informational - Basic Needs Update: What Have We Learned from COVID-19? Conceptual, Personal - Resisting Urgency Informational - Shared Advising Notes: Best Practices to Serve Students and Colleagues Informational, Relational - Suicide Awareness Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Psychological First Aid Discussion Session with CAPS Informational, Relational - Supporting Students in Distress (July 20, 2021 Edition) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 1 of 2) Personal - Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part 2 of 2) Personal, Relational - Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together Relational, Technological - Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection Technological - Cal Student Central Showcase Technological - Handshake Advisor Training (2021 Edition) Technological - Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff Technological - Paperless Advising in Data Science
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Online Resources	Professional Organizations & Associations (explore via professional development goal planning as part of Achieve Together) Build Your Virtual Toolkit (develop yr 1, refine annually) Graduate Division Corner (for graduate student advisors, review annually) Shared Advising Notes (review annually)
Technology & Systems Training	Log into the UC Learning Center and search by entering the workshop code BETEC### or the workshop title - BETEC017 Microsoft Access Database Relationships BETEC040 Microsoft Excel 3D Geo Mapping