Inclusive Excellence Hub A space for you.The new Inclusive Excellence Hub at UC Berkeley is a unique, welcoming venue where underrepresented graduate students can find camaraderie and build multi-disciplinary networks of their peers. Located in a newly renovated building, the Hub is the first campus-wide community space exclusively dedicated to increasing excellence through diversity and belonging among Berkeley’s graduate students. Discover, Learn & Find Your CommunityWithin its walls, you’ll find a vibrant, informal environment hosting special learning communities, pilot programs for URM students, workshops, and events to help students build skills and discover opportunities. Resident faculty mentors of color, Diversity and Community Fellows, and peer mentors are also available to help guide you through your academic journey or just provide a listening ear. The Inclusive Excellence Hub is now open!The Inclusive Excellence Hub is accessible, located two blocks from campus. The Hub offers a variety of open spaces. A smart meeting room at the Hub offers space for grad students to connect. Sound-proof booths allow for a more private environment for grad students. Renovations and upgrades were made to elevate both indoor and outdoor spaces. Previous SlideThe Inclusive Excellence Hub is accessible, located two blocks from campus. Next Slide Programming & Support You'll Find at The Hub Dissertation Writing Workshops – to provide dissertation writing support and scaffolding Firebaugh Undergraduate Research Programs – supporting undocumented and underrepresented undergraduate students exploring research and graduate education Path to the Professoriate – a learning community to promote and encourage students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education with preparation for faculty positions Transfer Student Research Intro – workshops and mentoring opportunities in partnership with the Transfer Office specifically designed to introduce undergraduate transfer students to the campus research landscape and graduate education possibilities Resident Faculty Mentors of Color – faculty members in residence to mentor graduate and undergraduate students and lead by example Diversity & Community Fellows – graduate students who serve as peer mentors providing a listening ear and developing programming to build community for graduate students navigating their academic programs and campus life Graduate Affinity Groups Meeting Spaces – spaces for affinity groups catering to graduate students to meet and provide programming Peer Writing Group – unrestricted space for graduate students to write in community. Currently meet Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. Event Calendar: See What's Happening at The Hub May 9 FGLI Grads Celebration Join us Thursday, May 9, 4-6PM, to celebrate the perseverance and accomplishments of our first-generation and low-income graduate students. Date: May 9, 2024 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm 2515 Channing Way More Events in Graduate DiversityVisit the Inclusive Excellence Hub Location: 2515 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94720 Hours: Monday – Friday 9 AM to 5 PM Drop In and Reservable Spaces Available The Hub offers various drop in and reservable meeting, study, and event spaces. You can hold private, virtual calls in one of our Zen Booths, hold meetings or study in one of our rooms, or fuel up in our lounge areas. Reserve Space at The HubContact UsEmail[email protected] Mariela Cruz Aguilera, Inclusive Excellence Hub Coordinator[email protected] Stay ConnectedTo learn about upcoming diversity programming and events, subscribe to the Office for Graduate Diversity Newsletter. Subscribe
May 9 FGLI Grads Celebration Join us Thursday, May 9, 4-6PM, to celebrate the perseverance and accomplishments of our first-generation and low-income graduate students. Date: May 9, 2024 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm 2515 Channing Way