UC Berkeley PASS

Senior Weekend!!!

2009-03-31T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hello Newly Admitted Bears!!!

Well not official bears...yet :P

So for those of you who are still unsure what the Senior Weekend program is here is a general overview:

The Senior Weekend program is directed towards newly admitted high school seniors. It is a three day program all expenses paid!!! It's a chance for you to get an idea of what Berkeley is like and get introduced to a few of the organizations on campus.

If you have any questions about the Senior Weekend program please do not hesitate to email our Assistant Director of Recruitment Patrick Pablo at PatrickEPablo@gmail.com.

Can't wait to see all your beautiful faces on April 16th!

APPEALS!!!

2009-03-31T19:26:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!!!

So if you are interested in the appealing your admission into UC Berkeley* then you're at the right place!!! In order for us to help you in the appeals process we ask you to please contact Lex Lachica who is the Outreach Director for the bridges Multicultural Resource Center.

Caseworkers assigned for the appeals process will be finalized this Friday. If you send in your questionnaire we will be assigning you a caseworker to work with you. Please fill out the questionnaire and email it to bridgesinfo@berkeley.edu. Please rename the document as "NAME's Appeal.doc", where NAME is your full name.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact PASS at ucberkeleypass@lists.berkeley.edu or bridges at bridgesinfo@berkeley.edu,
and we will get in contact with you Friday, April 3.

*please note that we are specifically trained for UC Berkeley but if you are interested in appealing other UCs we would be more than happy to try and assist you with the process. Just keep in mind that the appeals process is different for each school*

Here is the questionnaire: (please copy any paste this on a word document and follow the renaming directions above! thank you!)

Appellant Questionnaire

bridges Appeals 2009

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:

Email:

Phone #:

High School:

QUESTIONS

1. What is your family’s estimated annual income?

2. Are you a first generation college student? Did your parents graduate from a four year university?

3. Have you participated in any college preparatory programs (MESA, EAOP, Upward Bound)? Please specify which program you participated in.

4. Did you participate in a UC Berkeley Recruitment and Retention Center program, including bridges Multicultural Resource Center, Black Recruitment and Retention Center (BRRC), Native American Recruitment and Retention Center (NARRC), Pilipino Academic Student Services (PASS), or Asian/Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center (REACH!)? If so, what was the program about?

5. Briefly describe why you believe that UC Berkeley is the school for you and what your application might have lacked about you that may have barred you from previous admission to UC Berkeley.

Spring 09 Intern Applications Are OUT!!!

2009-01-19T22:04:00.001-08:00

Hello Everyone!!

If you are interested in interning for PASS this semester then you're in luck!!
Spring 09 Intern Apps are out!!

The due date is coming up fairly soon on 1/30/09 so better get your apps in SOON!!
You can get your apps by emailing Rita @ rita@berkeley.edu.

PASS' 3rd General Meeting

2008-10-12T19:37:00.000-07:00

Come one, come all, to PASS Retention Carnival!!!

If you're feeling stressed out about school, personal matters or just life in general then come to PASS' 3rd General Meeting.

You'll be able to learn new and different strategies to help you de-stress and better retain yourself. So bring your friends and come have fun at our carnival ^_^

AND

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!!

2008-10-06T16:41:00.000-07:00

SO! The second Biyuti meeting is upon us...

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"Self-LOVE & Loving the {S}kin You're In"

WHEN: Wednesday | 10.8 | 7-9p

WHERE: email pass.gsac@gmail.com for the location!

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What's biyuti you ask?

Well, biyuti is the community for queer & queer-minded Pilipin@s here at Cal!

Though this extends to people of color and anyone who'd like to come.

It is a safe space for anyone who needs it (upon request).

Allies and anyone qurious are welcome!

So if you identify, agree, support or are interested in gender, sexuality, and queer issues and identities -- then this is the meeting for you!

PASS' 2nd General Meeting

2008-09-25T00:19:00.000-07:00

Hola Everyone!!
Please come to PASS' 2nd general meeting on:

The Contemporary Pensionado:
"Merging Two Separate Injustices to Face One Common Struggle"

Who were the Pensionados?
Well come and learn all about them, how Prop 6 & 9 relates and get your fair share of historical/political/cultural retention.

Date: October 1st, 2008
Location: 102 Wurster
Time: 7:00pm

ASUC Sponsored/Wheelechair Accessible

1st Senior Meeting!!!

2008-09-23T11:49:00.000-07:00

Hehwo Seniors! :)

The FIRST Senior Meeting will be on
Monday, September 29, 2008
>From 530-630 PM

Location TBA

Food and fun times with dope people to be provided :)
Please spread the word to folks who aren't on the listserve and encourage them to be a part of it! We will be discussing senior meetings, career workshops AND Night with the Seniors!!!

If you have any questions or want to be added to the senior listserve email Eunice Tingzon at eunice_tingzon@berkeley.edu

Hope to see you all there!!!!

1st Biyuti Meeting

2008-09-22T00:49:00.000-07:00

What's biyuti you ask?

Well, biyuti is the community for queer & queer-minded Pilipin@s here at Cal!

Although this extends to people of color and anyone who'd like to come.

It is a safe space for anyone who needs it (upon request).

Allies and anyone qurious are welcome!

So if you identify, agree, support or are interested in gender, sexuality, and queer issues & identities

-- then this is the meeting for you!

What does biyuti stand for?

Well, if you don't know, then come to the meeting where you'll get a wonderful definition to this mysterious swardspeak term.

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THINGS TO KNOW:

WHAT: 1st Biyuti Mtg -- "Color Me Queer"

WHEN: Wednesday | 9.24 | 7-8:30p

WHERE: contact Rodkyle Paras at pass.gsac@gmail.com for the secret location.

WHY: it's tradition. the first one's always a mystery..

..so please contact Rodkyle in advance because he needs a count of the people who plan to attend.

YM Retreat Info Meeting!!

2008-09-22T00:43:00.000-07:00

If you are going on YM Retreat please come to the info meeting on

Wednesday September 24th, 2008
7pm in 283 Dwinelle!!

There you will get some important information about the retreat. If you absolutely can't make it but still plan on going to the retreat please contact Mary Ann ASAP @ machua@berkeley.edu or mayannschua@gmail.com.

Outreach Training Day

2008-09-19T10:47:00.003-07:00

Interested in Outreach??

Come to the training day and learn how to outreach to everyone!! Get testimonials from previous outreachers and meet some new people as well :)

September 21st
Location: 100 Wheeler
Time: 4-9pm

Contact:
Jeremy De Nieva @
jeremydenieva@gmail.com
or
Lean de Leon/Mick Santos @
ucbpassoutreach@gmail.com

YM Training Day!!

2008-09-19T10:47:00.002-07:00

YM Training Day

If you love kids and want to be a mentor come out to the training day and get a lot of great information about the youth mentorship program, Galing Bata and meet the other FECers ;)

Saturday September 20th
Location: 122 Wheeler
Time: 9am-1pm

Any questions???
Contact Mary Ann Chua @
machua@berkeley.edu or mayannschua@gmail.com
***Food will be provided***

Welcome!

2008-09-19T10:47:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone!!!

So as a way to let you all know about PASS' events while the website is under construction, we will be using this blogspot :)

Feel free to add comments/concerns/questions. This is just temporary until the website is completely up and running :)