New Professional Staff Member
Please join us in welcoming Raina to the BSC! We are thrilled to have her join our team!
Raina Turner (She/Her) joins the Berkeley Student Cooperative as Rochdale/Fenwick Facilities Manager TODAY. She comes to the Berkeley Student Cooperative from a professional background in higher education specializing in student affairs, residence life and housing. She has held positions that emphasize leadership, mentorship, community building and facilities management. In these roles, she has guided students through their transition to college life, developed initiatives that encourage student success and foster safe and supportive communities where students thrive.
Some favored highlights of her previous work include facilitating workshops on topics like violence prevention, conflict resolution, diversity and equity, unconscious bias, and civic responsibility. Her work reflects a deep commitment to fostering inclusive spaces and empowering students to become engaged, socially responsible leaders.
Beyond her professional work, Raina is deeply committed to Human Rights and Social Justice, Education, Health, Poverty Alleviation, and Science and Technology. She actively seeks opportunities to contribute to initiatives that promote equity, knowledge, and well-being in communities. As a lifelong learner, she is driven by personal growth, meaningful connections, and the pursuit of positive change. When she’s not working, Raina enjoys celebrating life’s possibilities with her large circle of family and friends.
Scholarship Applications for 2025/2026 terms are now open
WRITTEN BY DAVID APPELBAUM (Development Director)
Dear Co-opers,
The scholarship application is now open!!
Apply for a scholarship here. [google form]
The application deadline for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Academic Year scholarship is MONDAY JUNE 16TH, 2025.
All scholarship applicants will be notified as to whether or not they are receiving a scholarship by early July, prior to the July 10th deadline for canceling Fall 2025 contracts without penalty.
Current and prospective BSC members may apply! You do NOT need to be a current BSC resident to apply for a BSC scholarship - However you will need to be a member to receive the grant.
Questions? Contact David Appelbaum at dd@bsc.coop
Now Hiring!
Hiring Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
SHARED BY MARICRUZ MONTES DE OCA (Non-Executive Cabinet Member-2)
The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) is hiring for an undergraduate student research assistant position to support our Presidential Chair Fellows (PCF) program and other programs, events, and services offered by CTL. This position reports directly to the Assessment & Curriculum Design Specialist in CTL.
Summer jobs!!
WRITTEN BY JAE MANN (Hiring Committee Chair)
You must live in the BSC to work a BSC job. Therefore, you must have a summer contract to work a summer job.
Operations
Operations Crew Member (can start in Spring)
- 10 hrs./wk.
- Assist the Operations Team by completing various unit-level and central office improvement projects
- Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record
Central Food Services
Summer Delivery Coordinator
- 12 hrs./wk.
- Must hold valid CA drivers license and have a clean record
- Must be willing and able to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly.
CFS Administrative Assistant
- 8 hrs./wk.
- Must hold valid CA drivers license and have a clean record
- Coordinate the flow of accounting paperwork and other relevant data between CFS and other departments.
Member Education
Member Education Assistant
- 10 hrs./wk.
- Support Member Education Coordinator in her duties,
- Must have a working knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheets, & desktop publishing computer programs.
Housing
Recruitment Associate
- 5 hrs./wk.
- Help recruit people to the co-op.
Accounting
Accounting/Collections Assistant
- 11 hrs./wk.
- Must have accounting experience.
Development and Alumni Relations
Development and Alumni Relations Committee
- 5 hrs./wk.
- Possibly the most fun job in the BSC.
- Plan and execute alumni engagement events.
Publications Coordinator (tentative)
- 9-12 hrs./wk/flexible
- Write articles, conduct research, organize and archive materials, manage printing relationships, and other duties as assigned by the Development Director.
Member Resources
Health Education Coordinator (may be combined with Health Worker Coordinator)
- 8 hrs./wk.
- Promote individual and community health and a healthy environment in the BSC by establishing and coordinating unit and central-level trainings, referrals, and general health promotion and advocacy efforts
Health Worker Coordinator (may be combined with Health Education Coordinator)
- 8 hrs./wk.
- Support he BSC Health Worker Program by training, supervising and supporting health workers
Conduct Committee
Conduct Member Advisor
- 11 hrs./wk.
- Be the primary resource for members involved in conduct proceedings at the central-level.
- Provide assistance and information to both the complainant and respondent
- Act as the primary resource for members and unit-level managers involved in review hearings and/or personnel-related matters.
- Must attend all and Conduct Committee (ConCom) meetings.
ConCom Chair
- 5 hrs./wk.
- Ensure that the decision-making processes of the Conduct Committee are fair, procedurally sound, efficient, sensitive to the member, and well documented.
- Train ConCom members each semester, make necessary preparations before each meeting, and fulfill a number of responsibilities to the Board that occur after each meeting.
Restorative Justice Practitioner
- Up to 70 hours per semester.
- Will be trained in Restorative Practice (RP), Restorative Justice (RJ) and other forms of conflict resolution.
- Provide restorative justice services to BSC membership and managers.
For an updated list of all available jobs, go to hicom.bsc.coop . Click here to apply [hicom.bsc.coop] with the new, shorter application!
Already applied? How to re apply?
If you applied after August 2023 and kept the link to your application, you can just edit the application. Most important is that you update your availability to coincide with the job.
- You should probably also take this time to spruce up your application. I made a page with some tips for filling out the application in a way that might get you interviewed. [hicom.bsc.coop]
- If you didn't keep the link, search your email for it. I have it set up to send confirmation emails. If you didn't get one, it might have gone to a hidden folder like "Updates" or (hopefully not) Spam. If neither of those, I think you can use the application link [hicom.bsc.coop] and if you're on the same machine and still have cookies, it will allow you to edit it. If none of that works, email me what jobs you're interested in and we'll figure something out.
If you applied PRIOR to August 2023, email me what jobs you're interested in and we can figure it out so you don't have to redo that application.
Storefronts Inc. is Hosting a FREE Know Your Rights Workshop - Tuesday 3/25, 6:00pm
SHARED BY CYN MACIAS-GOMEZ (BSC President)
Do you work at a storefront (restaurant, store, cafe, bar, community space)? Do you and your coworkers know what you can do if ICE arrives?
Join Storefronts INC, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant and other Bay Area storefront workers for a workshop to learn what rights you have and to collectively develop policies and protocols to respond to immigration policing. Training will be in English with Spanish interpretation.
When: Tuesday, March 25, 6PM.
RSVP to: info@oaklandbloom.org for location details.
Please see the Know Your Rights flyer here. [visuals only]
A Big New Campaign Is Underway...
SHARED BY CYN MACIAS-GOMEZ (BSC President)
Food Collective students are making another brave stand to have a true campus grocery store [actionnetwork.org] — and not a *sixth* failed campus bar in ten years.
Food Collective Loyal — You know that your Collective started because students understood they deserved more rights in their food system, and that they would need to fight for & win them through a direct action campaign [sfgate.com] .
But students could only secure an off-campus grocery store, in a humble former nail salon. So students over our whole history — from Christina Oatfield in 2010 to Adena Ishii in 2014 to Megha Krishnan in 2022 — have carried on that legacy by struggling to get a healthy grocery store on campus.
Today, Collective members are carrying on that struggle — and they need your support.
Our student members cordially invite you to
- Watch the Food Collective's video [instagram.com]
- Sign the Food Collective's petition [actionnetwork.org]
- Submit public comment for the Student Union [will open your email app] and use any/all of the talking points at foodcollective.org/points [google doc]
- Join students tomorrow at 12pm on the 5th Floor of Eshleman Hall to show solidarity with the Collective at the Student Union Board Meeting!
- Write to us [email] if you wanna be involved more or if you can lend resources to this effort!
BSC Garden Revitalization Update
WRITTEN BY EYTAN STANTON (Garden Manager)
It's been an exciting few weeks at Rochdale, where Garden Managers and friends from several coops have gathered to build our very own plant nursery for the BSC.
We have been busy leveling ground, clearing trash, relocating an existing tool shed, and laying a foundation for our greenhouse. Our hope is to maximize sun exposure for the greenhouse, which is expected at Rochdale by the end of this month. To make sure our greenhouse and hub is cared for, IACOM and CFCOM are in the process of allocating funds for a member to run the greenhouse, starting this Summer. Whether you are a gardener or interested in cross-coop fun, email Eytan at gmc@bsc.coop to join our future GMH workdays! Many thanks to Gwenyth, Millie, Meadow, Elijah, Jordan, Hannah, Haley, Eamon, Karla and Jade for all the help in making our Garden Manager Hub a reality.
Aside from our exciting greenhouse plans, we've distributed over 250 native plants and edible crops to over 7 units in preparation for the Spring. Some units like the Convent and HIP recently received up-cycled lumber donations from Bay Area Redwood [bayarearedwood.com] to build raised beds and garden borders. Stebbins has built a new raised bed on their porch from a campus sustainability mini-grant. CZ has been sprucing up "No Man's Land" in their backyard. Kingman just planted a culinary herb garden and is maintaining their creek restoration effort. Spring is here!
The BSC Garden Revitalization is made possible by The Green Initiative Fund [tgif.berkeley.edu].
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Giovanni Smith, Housing Supervisor will be holding regular Advising/Office Hours on Wednesdays from 2:00pm-5:00pm.
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