Dear Cal Learners,
Welcome back to campus! We hope your break was both restful and rejuvenating.
As we embark on a new year and semester, it’s the perfect time to embrace fresh habits and strategies for success. Let us be your partner in making this semester your best yet!
At the SLC Strategic Learning Program, we’re here to support you in setting meaningful goals and building routines that will help you reach your full potential.
Get started on setting new habits to manage your time by attending our “It’s Your Time: Reconnect With Your Most Precious Resource” workshop this week!RSVP for our upcoming workshop times at bit.ly/slp-tmw!
Prefer a personalized approach? Our Academic Coaching service offers one-to-one support as you create actionable goals and optimize your learning experience. Sign up to attend an upcoming Academic Coaching Orientation and learn more about how working with an SLP Academic Coach can bolster your learning skills and strategies to kick off the semester strong! RSVP for one of our upcoming Orientation times at bit.ly/slp-ac
Finally, keep up-to-date with our services this semester and beyond by signing up for SLP’s Mailing List at bit.ly/slp-mailing! Once you sign up, you’ll be the first to know about updates and new service launches from our program.
We’re excited to welcome you back and look forward to supporting you on this journey. Here’s to a fantastic semester ahead!
Warmly,
SLC Strategic Learning Program
- Arman Liwanag: Tuesdays from 9am - 12pm
- Riri Shibata: Thursdays from 9am - 12pm
- Kelsey Owyang: Thursdays from 1pm-4pm
If you meet with students who identify as part of the Asian American, Pacific Islander, South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African (AA/PI/SSWANA) communities and are in the College of Letters & Science, please refer them to our APASD advising services.
Students may schedule appointments with me or my colleagues up to two weeks in advance at ls-apasd.youcanbook.me. Students can also book with other satellite advising services (including: AASD, CLSD, TSC, DSP, and EOP) toward the bottom of our L&S Advising Page under "Supplemental Services": https://lsadvising.berkeley.edu/appointments-advice
We are very excited to continue this partnership with APASD and look forward to working more closely with AA/PI/SSWANA students this year.
Monday, February 10, 2025
Noon - 1 pm workshop; 1:00 - 1:30 Open editing
Online (Zoom)
More info and registration link: https://bit.ly/wiki-berkeley
Who (or what?) deserves a Wikipedia page? You can read about our thoughts on the subject in our January 9, 2025 blog post about “The Bias of Notability in Wikipedia.”
Whether you’re a Wikiphiliac or a Wikipedia skeptic, there’s no denying it: Wikipedia is among the most visited websites in the world; it is routinely cited in scholarly articles, the news, and congressional hearings. Wikipedia is often the first stop in the research journey.
Yet, fewer than 20 percent of biographical articles in Wikipedia are about women. Wikipedia does acknowledge that its content reflects its editorship (75.6% of US editors are white; 90% are male). These editors decide which topics are "notable" and therefore worthy of inclusion, which often excludes genderqueer and female individuals and topics from the global South.
You can be part of the solution! Join us on February 10 on Zoom for a tutorial for the beginner Wikipedian, then edit some Wikipedia entries yourself.
Sign up for a free Wikipedia account in advance (optional). You may bring topic ideas or articles you’d like to edit, or we’ll help you find a way to make a difference in an area of interest to you.
This event is part of UC Love Data Week(February 10-14, 2025)
If you require an accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Amber Lawrence at libraryevents@berkeley.edu or 510-459-9108 at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
See you there!
Library Edit-a-thon Planning Committee
Bee Lehman
Corliss Lee