Staff Spotlight: Jasmine Kamariotis (she/her)
I have been with the Transfer Student Center (TSC) for four years. I started at the TSC in May 2021 as the Latinx Success Counselor and became Director in December 2023.
What do you love most about working here?Honestly, the...
Staff Spotlight: Cecilia Saavedra (she/her)
I have been working at UC Berkeley since April 2022. I started as a Financial Literacy Advisor with DSP Scholars in the Disabled Students’ Program. In August 2024, I had the incredible opportunity to...
Building belonging: Creating an inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community and allies at UC Berkeley
When Alex K. Torrez, ’20, was deciding where to attend graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in sociology, their experience as a transgender queer student at UC Berkeley tipped the scales.
“I accepted Berkeley’s offer because of the breadth of support and resources, along with the university’s...
Staff Spotlight: Samantha Dong (she/her)
I've worked at UC Berkeley since 2014. I first started at the Career Center (now Berkeley Career Engagement), then at the School of Social Welfare, and came over to the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) in 2018.
What...
Language as connection: A tapestry of Jewish culture, history and community
When UC Berkeley junior history major Chloe Zitsow saw that the Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) offered courses in the Yiddish language, she leapt at the opportunity to learn the language her grandparents spoke at home.
“I found the language to be a great way to connect with both my culture and...
