This week on the the (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer  the College of Engineer’s associate dean for students, Lisa Pruitt, joins us to talk about the fall semester, resilience, self-care and more. Important Links: Engineering Student Services Berkeley Engineering equity and inclusion

This week on the the (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer we are talking with Joseph Sell, counseling projects coordinator from the Financial Aid and Scholarships office. We know that the pandemic has changed many aspects of our students’ lives and Joe gives us more information about how to navigate some of […]

This week on the the (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer we are excited to have Claire-Marie Kooi, Engineering Student Service’s student engagement programs manager. (ES)² is a first-year program that fosters an engineering culture that reflects our richly diverse national community and prepares students to be socially engaged, well-rounded engineers. Claire […]

This week The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer is excited to have Tiffany Reardon, associate director for engineering excellence programs in Engineering Student Services. She invites you to explore a few different ways that you can prepare this summer for Berkeley Engineering. Topics include: refreshing your math and other subject skills through test banks […]

Engineering Student Services (ESS) was recently called the “heart of the College of Engineering” in a student survey and we want you to know why it is so important to our students. This week we have two of people that make ESS a success Sharon Mueller, director of policy and advising and Marvin Lopez, director […]

Welcome to the Not So Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer. Our first episode this year goes into the first task you’ll have as Berkeley Engineers, Golden Bear Advising (GBA). Director of advising and policy, Sharon Mueller, and associate director of advising and policy, Kathy Barrett, give you an explanation of GBA, what to […]

With four different types of advisers in the College of Engineering (Engineering Student Services, Department, Faculty and Peer), it can get confusing as to which person would serve your purpose better. In today’s episode, we have three guests to discuss which adviser you should see (ESS, Department or Faculty) based your needs and/or questions. Please join us […]

Golden Bear Orientation (GBO) is right around the corner. What is GBO? On this week’s Not So Secret Guide to Being an Engineer podcast we invited Micki Antovich from New Student Services to give us an overview of what to expect, who you will be working with and why we think GBO is one of the best ways […]

We know that there are many questions concerning financial aid, so this week on the (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, our guest Joe Sell, from the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office, is here to answer your questions and bring insight about Financial Aid. You’ll hear about what to expect, what you need […]

Katie Crawford joins us today for the Not So Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer podcast from the Career Center to introduce us to the events, programs and resources that are available to students in the College of Engineering. Hear her tips on what you should be doing this summer to get ready for the first career […]