Please bookmark this page as a resource to view upcoming happenings and to access materials from past Berkeley IT events. This page also features different programs we have implemented in the organization towards continuous improvement.
Do you have ideas for social gatherings and want to get involved with event planning? Please email ist-social@berkeley.edu with your suggestions.
Note: Many Berkeley IT events are also included on the One IT calendar.
Upcoming Events |
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All Staff Update Our bi-monthly all-staff is an informal way for us to share information monthly and engage in dialog around the specific issues facing the Berkeley IT organization (e.g. budget, organizational policies, Action Team progress, etc.). |
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Tea with Tracy Join our CIO Tracy Shinn for a cuppa tea, or other morning beverage.
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Connect with colleagues anytime for FUN on Slack:
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Past Events |
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2024 |
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All Staff Update During our November meeting, we had a jam-packed agenda. We heard from Faye Snowden about the TPO update, conference shareouts from Educause, and a Diwali celebration led by Janhavi Deshpande. We ended our last 2024 meeting with gratitude and shoutouts for our amazing bIT colleagues. |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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All Staff Update Our September meeting had a full agenda. CIO Tracy Shinn highlighted professional development achievements and discussed her strategic priorities. Wes Johnson walked us through the Fall start and the great work that went into this effort. The Action Team shared their achievements and welcomed new members. |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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All Staff Update CIO Tracy Shinn started our July meeting by highlighting staff achievements with Lupe León and Clarissa Fermin. We covered the staff survey results and the cadence of meetings and concluded with a Q&A session. |
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Tea with Tracy |
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Tea with Tracy |
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All Staff Update CIO Tracy Shinn kicked off our June meeting with a status update of her first two weeks on campus. We heard from Yoshita Mukherjee about the Role of Relationship Building in University Life, and a recap of the ENCORE 24 conference from Jenny Chen, Simone Burns, Britt McClintock, and Taneya Neal. |
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All Staff Update: Introduction to Tracy Shinn During our May meeting, we heard from our incoming Chief Information Officer, Tracy Shinn. Tracy shared her working style and leadership philosophy during the town hall, answered questions, and shared a laugh. We are excited to have you Tracy! |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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All Staff Update Our April meeting had a full agenda! We are just a few months away from our new CIO Tracy Shinn joining us in June! Gabriel Gonzalez announced that the "Tea with Tracy" sign-up sheet is open. We heard from Terence Phuong on the budget season update, Yoshita Mukherjee & Saundra Busch presented the pilot program for Virtru and Lucy Greco's conference share-out about the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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All Staff Update We had a jam-packed meeting this month! The new bIT updated travel & training process guidelines and the new UC-paid Identity theft protection service were announced. Amanda Bent provided a recap of the Student Opportunities Fair and we heard conference share-outs about the UC AI Congress and UC System CIO Council. |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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All Staff Update During our meeting, we heard the latest updates from Gabriel and were introduced to Lupe León, our new Executive Director for People, Performance, and Culture. We reviewed the budget update with Michelle Kresch and heard conference share-outs from Charron Andrus about the UC Black Administrators’ Council (UCBAC) Conference. There are so many events and conferences coming our way! |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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All Staff Update During our meeting, Wes Johnson and Clarissa Fermin recognized spot award recipients for both individuals and teams. The meeting chat was full of cheers and praise for these well-deserved awards. We welcomed new additions to bIT and discussed conference season and travel guidelines. |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
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Celebrate the New Year with Berkeley IT! The FUN Committee invites you to celebrate the 2024 New Year at the Bancroft Hotel. A good time will be had by all with tasty food, fun raffle prizes, photos and your company! |
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Gabriel's Morning Brew |
Berkeley IT Events & Programs Archive |
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