15.3 Resources of Interest

Office of Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) exists to promote, encourage, and facilitate students’ growth and development through their involvement in student organizations by providing program advice, support, and direction. The OSA also serves as functional advisor to the Graduate Assembly and the undergraduate student government — The Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC). It’s website is a clearing house for most student activities on campus.

Division of Student Affairs

The mission of Student Affairs includes three strategic priorities: Access: Maintain access and affordability; provide opportunities for equity and excellence; Service: Improve and sustain cutting edge student services, making them more applicable to this generation of students; Engagement: Foster learning and leadership development, transforming students into engaged local, national, global citizens. Together these create the student experience and foster student success.

UC Berkeley’s Campus Life Page

UC Berkeley’s Entertainment and Recreation Page

Recreational Sports Facility

Cal Recreational Sports is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge, wellness, fitness, personal skills and quality of life for students, faculty, staff, and the community. By providing facilities, programs, activities and the opportunity for cooperative and competitive play, Recreational Sports teaches life-long fitness skills, leadership, management, interpersonal skills, and helps to balance the stress of studying and working in a rigorous academic environment.

Campus Safety

This is UC Berkeley’s Police Site for all Safety Issues on Campus.

Parking and Transportation

The UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation Department provides a full range of parking and transportation services, serving a diverse community of more than 32,000 students and 19,000 faculty and staff in the City of Berkeley, at the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a bike or a car, this is a good resource.