Berkeley Engineering: Recent Episodes
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In our final podcast of the summer, we speak with Luis Castillo, associate director of student development in ESS, and returning engineering students Andrea Limon, Gabriel Sianez and Rosalind Martinez. They will introduce us to the Center for Access to Engineering Excellence (CAEE), a program in ESS that includes academic support, a computer loan program, professional and leadership workshops and more. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Students transferring to the College of Engineering face many changes. Among them, they must learn to navigate an entirely new college environment. To support these students, we asked Heidi Maqueos, program manager for transfer success initiatives in ESS, to tell us about two resources that are for transfer students, by transfer students: the Engineering Transfer Center and Transfer Ambassadors. Mechanical engineering student Vic May tells us how these mentoring programs set them up for success as an engineering student. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Are you interested in someday making the leap from student to entrepreneur? This week, we are learning about the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology and its Student Innovation Fellows program. Engineering students Rachel Eizner and Claire Holland will give us pointers on signing up to be a fellow and ways you can engage with this program to grow your entrepreneurial mindset. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
We don’t expect students to always know their post-graduation plans.You will spend the next two to four years learning about the many opportunities that await you after graduation. This week, we are delighted to have Kate Zuby, from Berkeley’s counseling & psychological services, here to introduce the Career Library — a resource that will help you explore majors, careers, graduate programs and more! For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Berkeley Engineering students can study abroad! This week, ESS advisor Kendra Van Nyhuis and engineering student Simon Gonzalez share with us the amazing experience that awaits you studying abroad. You’ll learn when to start planning, some of the basic guidelines, and how students can fit a study abroad program into their degree timeline. Plus, Simon just returned from his semester abroad and shares what made his time in Rome such an amazing experience. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
You’ve come to Berkeley Engineering, so you can gain the knowledge needed to tackle the world’s most complex problems. This week I’m excited to introduce the Big Ideas @ Berkeley contest. Guests Phillip Dennny, Big Ideas director, and last year’s grand prize winner, Ashmita Kumar, will tell us more about the program, which provides training, networks, recognition and funding to interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley students trying to solve real-world problems. Plus, aerospace engineering student Madeleine Bardy talks about some opportunities worth exploring outside the classroom. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Mark Asta, executive associate dean at the College of Engineering, joins us this week to discuss what students can do if they don’t feel like they are in the right major. You’ll learn where to find more information about each major, what opportunities are available once you graduate, and whom you can reach out to for support and encouragement. You’ll also hear from civil engineering student Emanuel Arevalo, who will talk about his experiences with study groups. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Registration is right around the corner and we are sure you have questions about planning, the day of and what happens after. Mayra Rivera, associate director of advising and policy in Engineering Student Services joins us this week to give tips on the registration process and what to keep in mind once you’ve registered. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Our goal in Engineering Student Services is for each student to feel like they are successful and that they belong in Berkeley Engineering. This week we spoke with Marcia Breslin-Cantillana from ESS and current students Alisson Moreno, Zainab Alyosha, Simon Gonzalez, Cezar Carvajal to discuss how the Berkeley Mentorship Cohort gives students the opportunities to know that they belong and have a peer mentor to guide them during their academic journey. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Marvin Lopez, the Director of Student Programs in Engineering Student Services (ESS), joins us this week to introduce the programming element of ESS. This includes the programs, resources and opportunities that support a student's success in four areas: wellness, academic, professional and leadership. Like Marvin says, "You can't spell success without ESS!" For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
We know that financial aid has been more of a burden this year than in the past due to changes in the FAFSA. We were happy to invite Joseph Sell, Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships, to the podcast this week to discuss all things financial aid. We discuss deadlines, how to get support, where to find your most up-to-date information and much more. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Our first podcast episode of the summer is giving more information about Golden Bear Advising and introducing you to Engineering Student Services academic advising. We are excited to have Shareena Samson, the director of advising and policy in Engineering Student Services and ESS adviser Catherine Bouvier Dang. For a transcript, please visit the ESS 801: Introduction to GBA & ESS advisers on the ESS podcast hub.
For our season finale of The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, we interviewed Mayra Rivera and Joey Wong about add/drop deadlines. We wanted to give you a chance to understand more about what each deadline means, are their options available if you miss one and who to go to if you have more questions. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, we are happy to introduce Matthew Sherburne, a faculty member in materials science and engineering. We wanted to make sure that our transfer students heard from someone who was a transfer student and understands how your transition to Berkeley is going to differ from first-year students. Learn his tips, suggestions and more. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, we got to focus on one of the best resources students have at Berkeley - the faculty! Join us as Armando Fox (EECS) and Bethany Goldblum (Nuclear Engineering) give us tips for your first semester, how to use office hours (spoiler - use them often and not just before tests), how to be resilient as a student and more. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, we continue with introducing students to resources across campus by focusing on one of the best resources right in your own backyard. It is the Center for Access to Engineering Excellence (CAEE). Here to tell us more about the CAEE are Luis Castillo, Aracely Chavez, Dylan Steury and Rushil Desai. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, we were able to meet Berkeley Engineering students, Sydney Tsai and Hitesh Kamisetty, the co-presidents of the Engineering Student Council (ESC). They tell us about Blue and Gold Certification, how to get involved with ESC and other student organizations and the resources available through ESC. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, if you have ever felt that you don't belong or it was a mistake that you ended up somewhere, you are not alone. Oscar Dubón, associate dean for students, College of Engineering, has meaningful insights on what it means to belong, how to find a your place and how to support others trying to do the same. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, Marvin Lopez, director of programs, Engineering Student Services, joins us to make sure you are career ready. This includes discussing exactly what the phrase career readiness means, what workshops are available, how to ask for guidance and more resources available in ESS, the college and the university. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, Revae Contreras and Jesselle Hoque join us from the Career Center. Learn about the many resources they have to prepare you for finding a job and/or internship. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, Marvin Lopez, director of programs for Engineering Student Services (ESS), gives us many of the reasons that learning outside of the classroom is important to having a well-rounded education. Plus, you'll get to learn more about the programs offered by ESS and the team that makes it all happen. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on the podcast, Tiffany Reardon, associate director for engineering excellence programs, joins us to introduce Transfer Link. It is a 1-unit course that brings transfer students together to create a new network, learn about resources and support the students as they acclimate to Berkeley Engineering. There are two sections available in the fall semester.
This week on the podcast we go in-depth with Joseph Sell, an assistant director in the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office, about financial aid. We know how important understanding financial aid is for all students at UC Berkeley and we want you to have the most up-to-date information, what to look for and make all the elements understandable. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on the podcast, we explore what it is like to be a new transfer student in Berkeley Engineering. Our guest Vanshikha Sinha, who graduated in May and was an ESS peer adviser, talked with us about registration tips. She gives us a personal look at choosing courses, creating a four-year plan and what resources she consistently turned to.
For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer podcast we we are going to talk about a topic that advisers have been fielding since admissions were released - changing majors! Our guests from ESS, Sharon Mueller, the director of advising and policy and Kendra Van Nyhuis, an academic adviser and here to tell us more about who can change majors, what the process entails and who you need to talk to first. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on the podcast we explore what it is like to be a new transfer student in Berkeley Engineering. Our guests Joy Larson and Edrees Saied are retuning transfer students and share their experiences with scheduling, meeting people, resources and what they did to acclimate from community college. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week our guests on the The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer are returning students Andrew Ji and Christopher Zavala. They both talk about how they chose their first semester courses, how they created a new network of friends and what resources they found to be the most helpful. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week our guest on the The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer is Shareena Samson, ESS associate director for advising. She goes over the engineering survey that everyone has as part of the CalCentral task list - why is it a task, what will we do with the information and how can you use the info over the summer before beginning at UC Berkeley. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week the The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer we have Sharon Mueller, ESS director of advising and policy, to introduce Golden Bear Advising. She answers the frequently asked questions, highlights the key points of GBA and explains how it differs for first-year and transfer students. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Welcome back to the seventh season of the Not So Secret Guide to Berkeley Engineering podcast. We are kicking off this year with the Berkeley Mentorship Cohort. Hear from the program director Marcia Breslin-Cantillana and program participant/student worker Cecilia Rosales. You’ll hear about the benefits of being a mentee, how to apply, expectations and more. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Our final episode of the season is here and we are excited to have the co-presidents for the Engineering Student Council (ESC), Ryan Huntley and Tino Trangia. You'll learn about ESC student resources, the Blue & Gold Certification, how to get involved with clubs and organizations and more! For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
Our podcast this week is all about the new Late Schedule Change Policy that begins this semester. Sharon Mueller, director of advising and policy in ESS goes over the policy and process, plus answers many questions we think new and continuing students might have. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week we have three guests to discuss Berkeley Engineering's transfer student resources. From Engineering Student Services, Nicole McIntyre, manager of transfer success initiatives and two of our transfer ambassadors, Steve Foryoung and Naz Khairallah. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.
This week on the Not So Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, we are focusing on one what I (the podcast host) thinks is one of the best resources right in your own backyard. It is the Center for Access to Engineering Excellence. Here to tell us more about the center is Student Development Manager, Luis Castillo and returning students,, Dylan Steury and Jason Guardado.
The Center for Access to Engineering Excellence (CAEE) provides resources for students on multiple fronts: tutoring for engineering courses, professional development workshops, student organization support and much, much more. Today we are podcasting with Luis Castillo, ESS student development manager, and seniors Alexandro Garcia and Mohamed Mohamed, gives you more insight into how to use the resources and where to get all the information about the CAEE.
Meet Ben Heronimus (senior) and Hitesh Kamisetty (sophomore) from the Engineering Student Council as they explore student life at Berkeley Engineering and how students can get involved in student organizations and competition teams. We also took the time to learn more about the importance of student organizations, how they serve students, how much time they take, and where to learn more.
This week we are excited to have Christine Zhou and Denise Goitia as guests to talk about the mental health and wellness resources available to students, discuss the transition to Berkeley, as well as the transition back to in-person classes and where to find the resilience needed to be a successful student and Berkeley Engineer.
Julian Ledesma, the executive director for Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), joins us to give more insight into the 11 programs that are part of CE3. The programs cover three categories of support that are available to new and returning students: access and opportunity, independent student and transfer student.
Claire-Marie Kooi, student engagement programs manager for Engineering Student Services, gives us an overview this week of the all the mentoring programs, the program goals and what is expected of students who participate.
This week we wanted to build on the financial resources information that we learned about last week and are excited to tell you about Bears for Financial Success (BFFS). Peer adviser Diego Corona-Munoz joins us today to give a more in-depth explanation of the BFFS resources, where to get budgeting worksheets geared towards college students, and why working with a peer makes a difference when getting support in a judgement free environment.
This week we are discussing all thing financial aid with Joseph Sell, counseling projects coordinator from the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office.
This week new students are enrolling in their classes as first-year Berkeley Engineers. We asked some of our continuing students what tips and advice they have for you, before you register.
This week we are continuing our exploration of the first-year experience with three transfer students: Paulo Borrero, Leena Elzeiny and Jon Watkins.
This week we have three guests who started at Berkeley Engineering as freshmen, rising juniors Aylin Figueroa Uribe and Jasmine Bae and rising senior Bryan Wong.
A conversation with our Associate Dean for Students, Evan Variano. We talk about students can expect when they arrive on campus, the resources that are available and how to involved in your first year (student orgs, events, workshops, etc.).
This week's episode is geared towards our incoming transfer students. We want you to know more about a course available for you: Transfer Link.
As a student in the College of Engineering, you have access to four different types of advisers: Engineering Student Services (ESS), Department, Faculty and Peer. The questions you might have probably include who should you reach out to for support and how. In today’s episode, we have three guests to discuss which adviser you should see based your needs and/or questions.
Today on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer we are going to learn about the different types of major options: joint major, double major, and simultaneous degree. What is the difference between each of these and how you can pursue changing your major to pursue them. Joining us Sharon Mueller, director of advising and policy in Engineering Student Services (ESS) and Joey Wong, ESS adviser.