Office of ASUC Senator Rex Zhang

Every international student on this campus can give you their own story of setting 10 alarms at 3 AM for their exam or going to sleep at 6 am after their 3-hour lectures. As diverse as our international student community is, we have students from all across the globe in all different time zones. Each one of them should be able to study in their best capacity, and they should not be treated as if they’re across the street on telegraph. This is not a single-case issue, but rather, a universal situation all international students are facing every single day.

Our academic, mental, and physical well-being deserve more awareness and protection from instructors, faculties, and the campus administration.

This is the reason we’re launching the (International Community Academic Need) campaign today. We believe that international students deserve adequate accommodations for our needs, and like all other students at Cal, we should also be able to on this campus.

CPT and OPT are the temporary work authorization for international students to legally work in the US. If you are an international student looking for internship and working opportunities, come and join us at the CPT/OPT workshop hosted by the Office of ASUC Senator Rex Zhang, the Office of ASUC Senator Samuel Peng, and Berkeley International Office.

The CPT/OPT workshop will be hosted on Zoom on Tuesday, October 20th, 6:30-8:00pm, PST. Please register to receive the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/TtvGXM7werHwywgM6 (link to BIO), or join the Zoom Meeting directly with meeting number 98402339233.

Thank you for your support, and see you on Tuesday!

From ASUC Office of the Academic Affairs Vice President:

If you want to provide comment/testimony regarding the *possibility* of a relaxing of P/NP policies (e.g. using P/NP classes for major requirements and pre-requisites), you can do so here: https://tinyurl.com/aavp-pnp

HAPPENING NOW: Ask us academic questions on our Reddit AMA at tinyurl.com/aavp2020-ama

International students enrolled in UC Berkeley have been disproportionately affected by the current global pandemic, as they cope with incomparable challenges in academics while their mental health exacerbated by the uncertainties caused by the changes in policies and academics. As an Office focusing on protecting the rights of international students, we are working hard for making the Go Local Program possible. We need every one of you to make our voice more powerful.

We have prepared a Google Form in order to collect your voice to reflect our demands as international students at Cal (Survey link: https://forms.gle/f7gpSrJhJdoV96x58). This survey will only take you a minute. By taking this survey, you will help the university's administration make more informed decisions for the upcoming Spring semester under the global pandemic.

Credit:
Text: Legislative Affairs and Advocacy Department, Lulu Wu
Design: Junyi Xu

The UC International Student Coalition is virtually hosting its first International Student Advocacy Conference on September 12th, 2020 from 10 am to 5 pm PDT. Our conference will feature a guest panel on intersectionality and workshop session topics on international student mental health, LGBTQIA+ barriers, and resource inequities. Our conference mission is to facilitate a community space promoting international student solidarity and grassroots advocacy efforts on issues of resource inequities, cross-cultural barriers, and more.

Register here: http://tinyurl.com/UC-ISA20

“Be the change you want to see in this world.”
“此后如竟没有炬火，我便是唯一的光”

2020 has been such a tough year for all of us. Our communities have suffered from the pandemic, the xenophobia and racism, ICE policies, and many others.

Enough is enough. If you can “no longer accept what you cannot change”, but want to “change what you can not accept”; If you want to BE THE CHANGE and don’t yet know where to start, we have a game plan for you: join the Office of ASUC Senator Rex Zhang!

If you are enthusiastic about standing up for international students, promoting East Asian culture, holding the campus leadership accountable, making the campus a better place for all UC Berkeley students, START THE APPLICATION TODAY!

Apply today, and be a part of our family. Together, we will be the change!

Office Application: https://tinyurl.com/joinORZ
Office Positions and Descriptions: https://tinyurl.com/joinORZ-dept

Priority Deadline: August 15th 11:59PM PDT
Final Deadline: August 25th 11:59PM PDT

UC Berkeley to hold hybrid semester for fall 2020 UC Berkeley will have a hybrid fall semester, with some in-person classes and activities but a majority of services and courses online, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.