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September 22, 2025
The following message was shared with all faculty and staff on September 22, 2025:
Dear Colleagues,
We have heard your concerns about the rising costs of delivering capital projects and the impact of recharge rates on departmental budgets. In response, we are making important changes that will lower costs and ease the financial burden on individual projects.
As stewards of UC Berkeley's historic and complex campus, we remain committed to ensuring our facilities support the groundbreaking teaching, research, and public service that define this university.
September 4, 2025
The following message was shared with all staff in the Administration Division on September 4, 2025:
Dear Administration Division Colleagues,
August 28, 2025
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July 17, 2025
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June 27, 2025
The following CalMessage was sent to all faculty and staff on June 27, 2025.
Dear colleagues,
Following a nationwide search, we are pleased to announce that Alicia Bihler will assume the role of Executive Director within UC Berkeley's Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), effective July 1, 2025.
June 26, 2025
The following CalMessage was sent to all students, staff, and faculty on June 26, 2025.
Dear campus community,
As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, UC Berkeley is participating in a coordinated, multi-agency effort to limit access to certain roads in the Berkeley Hills. These temporary closures are intended to support public safety and reduce wildfire risk during this high-fire season.
From 5 a.m. on Friday, July 4 through 5 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, the following roads will be closed to non-essential traffic:
UC Berkeley Administration Division
After years of planning and coordination, UC Berkeley has officially broken ground on a new parking structure designed to better support the daily needs of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Developed in partnership with Clark Pacific, the structure will provide more than 600 parking spaces—including 66 equipped for electric vehicle (EV) charging—and will play a key role in maintaining campus access while supporting the forthcoming Clean Energy Campus Utility Improvement Project.
June 18, 2025
Berkeley News
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June 9, 2025
Berkeley Engineer magazine
This article appeared in Berkeley Engineer magazine, Summer 2025
In early April, Michael Duncan and Mark Sarkisian of the architectural and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) toured the nearly completed Grimes Engineering Center, taking in the transformation happening around them.
June 5, 2025
As the spring semester came to a close, UC Berkeley achieved, UC Berkeley has achieved a historic sustainability milestone: earning a Platinum rating in the latest version of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS 3.0)—becoming the first university in the world to do so.
May 1, 2025
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The following message was sent to all UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty.
Dear Campus Community,
April 23, 2025
Berkeley News
University of California system President Michael Drake spoke to the campus community on Thursday during a Campus Conversation event.
Drake, who has led the 10-campus University of California system since August 2020, discussed an array of major topics regarding UC Berkeley and higher education, including the role of public education in California, diversity, global issues, budget concerns and his approach to leadership.
April 22, 2025
UC Berkeley Engineering
New campus hub fosters a dynamic culture of collaboration, inclusivity and innovation
Students, faculty, staff, key benefactors and the legendary Oski the Bear came together Monday for a festive celebration of the opening of the Grimes Engineering Center, a new hub on the north side of campus. UC Berkeley Engineering marked this exciting milestone — just two years after the building’s groundbreaking — with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Chancellor Rich Lyons.
April 8, 2025
Berkeley News
Dwinelle Annex was rehabbed to create a long-awaited "one-stop shop" for DSP, which serves about 5,500 students on campus.
October 10, 2024
September 26, 2024
Today, Marc Fisher officially announced Courtney Chandler as the new Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff. Here is the announcement sent to faculty & staff:
Dear Campus Colleagues,
August 28, 2024
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August 2, 2024
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July 1, 2024
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June 11, 2024
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June 6, 2024
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April 26, 2024
The Berkeley Staff Assembly recently announced the recipients of this year's Excellence in Management Award, who are recognized for leading their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year. This year’s award theme, “Cultivating Staff, Harvesting Success: Recognizing Excellence in Management” highlights leaders who excel in cultivating their staff, leading to overall success for the team and the organization.
April 10, 2024
December 15, 2023
(Editor's note: A CALMessage announcement was sent to all faculty and staff from Ben Hermalin, EVCP and Marc Fisher, VC Administration on 12/15/23.)
December 14, 2023
Outlined in an email to campus leadership on December 13, 2023, VC Administration, Marc Fisher, and AVC/Director of Business Services, Seamus Wilmot
officially announced Jason's appointment to Director of Emergency Management, effective January 2024.
September 18, 2023
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August 24, 2023
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April 4, 2023
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December 5, 2022
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