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Congratulations to Lorenzo and Lucy, our Berkeley Changemaker Student Social raffle winners on Thursday, April 23! 🎉 👏 Also, a shoutout to our Berkeley Changemaker certificate awardees who joined us for social hour and picked up their well-earned certificate completion gift—such a great way to celebrate your impact. Our program staff enjoyed spending this time with all of you, especially as some of you are preparing to graduate this semester. Thank you, Berkeley Changemakers, for being the heart of this program and making it what it is! -The Berkeley Changemaker Team

See you tomorrow, Berkeley Changemakers!

Berkeley Changemakers: it's hard to believe that we're almost at the end of the academic year! Before this semester ends, and before some of you graduate, we'd like to get together with you over cookies, soft drinks and conversation. We'll have some our branded merch...and you will have the opportunity to win one of our coveted Berkeley Changemaker-branded sweatshirts. So...mark your calendar and come out and join us on April 23rd. We hope to see you there! 3-4pm In front of Dwinelle (Dwinelle plaza/courtyard)

Come out and connect with fellow Berkeley Changemakers at a casual gathering on April 23 from 3–4 PM at Dwinelle Plaza! (in front of Dwinelle Hall) Meet our ambassadors and like-minded students making positive change, enjoy cookies and non-alcoholic drinks, and enter our raffle for a Berkeley Changemaker–branded sweatshirt. We hope to see you there!

🎉 Meet three of our newest Berkeley Changemaker program ambassadors: Ambre, Jia Jia, and Annie. Welcome!! And...thank you for representing the program today at the Power in Community fair. ✅️ We had a great time meeting admitted students from all over the nation and beyond. Go Bears!! 🐻

Ever so multi-talented UC Berkeley Students! 💥Power in Community!

💥Power in Community 10:30am to 1pm Visit Oski and the Berkeley Changemaker Team! 🐻

💥 We're ready!! Power in Community Fair on Sproul today. Come and join us!! 🎉

Big Give is open! Your gift to Berkeley Changemaker makes a difference! Berkeley Changemaker goes beyond a simple focus of skills or curricular skills. Its over 50 academically-rigorous undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, offered by departments across campus, have a clear and consistent focus on our core pillars of critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Our over 13,000 Berkeley Changemakers (including faculty, staff, students, and alumni) are exposed to our brightest and best faculty and alumni from across the campus, including Nobel Prize and Distinguished Teaching Award winners. The curriculum empowers students to think critically, collaborate boldly, and create change

✨Today is the day! 💥BIG GIVE is now open! Support the next generation of changemakers—give to Berkeley Changemaker this Big Give and help students turn ideas into action. 💫 Why your support matters Berkeley Changemaker is a campus‑wide movement that empowers students from every background and discipline to: - Build confidence in their ability to create positive change - Learn from award‑winning faculty and alumni leaders - Develop leadership styles rooted in curiosity and ethical decision‑making - Work across disciplines to tackle complex challenges - See themselves as active contributors to their communities and the world Your generosity helps sustain the courses and community that make this possible. Our program is donor funded and every gift to the program impacts the next generation of Berkeley Changemakers. 🐻Go Bears!!

Big Give is coming! Help empower the next generation of Berkeley Changemakers! WRITE YOUR STORY IN BERKELEY’S STARS by supporting Berkeley Changemaker on March 12th. UC Berkeley Changemaker® helps students sharpen their thinking and learn how to lead meaningful change. Through more than 50 rigorous courses across campus, students develop the core skills of critical thinking, communication, and collaboration: the foundation of becoming a changemaker wherever they go in the world. As Big Give approaches, we invite you to support the program that helps students turn ideas into action. Berkeley is a vibrant constellation of brilliant minds and shining ideas. Within this Golden Bearshaped expanse, every member of the Cal community finds their own unique place to shine. That place might be the research lab where a discovery first takes shape, the student group that feels like a new family, or the department that opens up a world of possibility. This Big Give, you can add fresh sparkle to that constellation. Each gift is a glimmering star, a mark of gratitude for what Berkeley means to you. Your dedication lights a path for life-changing research for the greater good and empowers today’s students as they find their own place among the stars. With every act of support, a new star blinks into existence and a story unfolds: a first-generation student thrives; a groundbreaking experiment benefits humanity; a policy researcher drafts a plan for a more equitable city. This collective generosity ensures Berkeley’s legacy continues to shine for generations to come. Now, the next stretch of Berkeley sky is ready for illumination. Visit BigGive.berkeley.edu today, find the Berkeley Changemaker fund (in the Undergraduate Education group) and prepare to make your mark. Then, join the entire Cal community on Thursday, March 12, 2026, to make your gift and write your story in Berkeley’s stars.

Big Give is coming, March 12th! While the official day is March 12, we start at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 and go for 24 hours, wrapping up at 9 p.m. Thursday. Support Berkeley Changemaker by sharing our Big Give Posts on March 12th. Would you like to become an Ambassador and earn some swag in the process? Sign up as an ambassador and encourage others to do the same. Ambassadors who complete the You+2 Challenge will receive a special, limited-edition water bottle and sticker set and be entered to win cash prizes on behalf of a program of their choice. Also, share what you think makes Berkeley glow so brightly on social media using the hashtag #CalBigGive! For further reach, you can also get Berkeley and Big Give gifs, Zoom backgrounds, mobile stickers, and more at UC Berkeley Inspire. Don't forget to promote Berkeley Changemaker after you've signed up to become an ambassador. Our fund can be found under "Undergraduate Education" and "Graduate Division" Visit the website and look for the "Ambassadors" tab to sign up!