ASUC Student Advocate's Office

03/08/2022

Get ready for this Thursday, March 10th! ⭐️

On this day, our great, big Cal community is invited to show support for this university and the organizations within it. Contests and matches fuel competition, the hashtag builds awareness and excitement, and your confidence and generosity make it all possible.

The big event kicks off tomorrow, March 9th, at 9pm and continues through Thursday. Join us in our mission to keep providing free casework and uplifting student voices by donating at tinyurl.com/SAOBigGive, or by following along and helping with our contests!

To learn more about our office, visit advocate.berkeley.edu.

02/18/2022

Good morning!

For the month of February, SAO has been directing some of our efforts towards our crowdfunding campaign in order to raise some well-needed funds for our office. With only 10 days left of the campaign, we really need your help!

As some of you may know, the Student Advocate's Office is a casework service designed by students for students who have any issues with the university. The shape of our office has changed over time, but this main mission has remained the same, along with the team of passionate caseworkers we consistently recruit.

If you are interested at all in donating, even a small amount, or learning more about our projects and who we are as an office, please visit: tinyurl.com/donate-SAO!

Every penny counts towards our ambitious $3000 goal, and we can't get there without your support!

03/15/2021

Join us tomorrow at 7PM for a fun time of going over the resources and services SAO can offer you! s/o to the ASUC Mental Health Commission for organizing this week!
Zoom: https://berkeley.zoom/us/j/99697856969

03/11/2021

Hello hello beautiful community! It's time for Big Give: https://give.berkeley.edu/giftdetails?fund1=FU1345000...

Here are some office highlights and why donations are important to us 🔥🔥🔥

In 2020 we had a total of 681 cases - here are how many students each division helped:
Academic: 277 Fin aid: 250 Conduct: 250 Grievance: 102

COVID-19 exacerbated student needs, so the demand for our services is higher than ever. Everything you donate will go towards supporting our caseworkers, and we are working towards obtaining stipends for all caseworkers to recruit more low-income students ❤️❤️

Our office is rapidly growing, and Big Give donations help us do what we do best: protect student rights!

If you want to reach us, please email [email protected]

Thank you all so much!

03/03/2021

The Graduate Assembly SOS Fund is now accepting applications! If you are a graduate or professional student in need of financial support regarding housing, basic needs, and/or COVID-19 related insecurities, please apply! The fund will remain open until April 30th or until funds run out. Reach out to us if you have questions!

02/24/2021

Apply to the FAFSA today!! Due next Tuesday on March 2nd, reach out to [email protected] if you have questions!

12/28/2020

If you have been accused of academic misconduct and are looking for resources, please reach out to our helpline: [email protected]! Caseworkers will be staffing this semi-regularly over winter break. Check out https://linktr.ee/berkeleysao for more info.

12/07/2020

The deadline to apply for Winter Break Housing is TODAY! Please email [email protected] or visit tinyurl.com/saowbh2020.

Don’t have safe and affordable housing or access to food over winter break, and have exhausted all other financial resources? SAO’s Winter Break Housing Program provides housing and support with basic needs to students in need.
Apply now at tinyurl.com/SAOWBH2020.

11/20/2020

Don’t have safe and affordable housing or access to food over winter break, and have exhausted all other financial resources? SAO’s Winter Break Housing Program provides housing and support with basic needs to students in need.
Apply now at tinyurl.com/SAOWBH2020.