Ethics Course Annotated Campus Resource List
This list compiles all the resource lists from the five modules.
Module 1 Practicing Professional Standards and Ethics as a GSI
Module 2 Creating Inclusive Classrooms
Module 3 Teaching Students with Disabilities
Module 4 Fostering Academic Integrity
Module 5 Creating an Educational Environment Free of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
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Module 1: Practicing Professional Standards and Ethics as a GSI
GSI Teaching & Resource Center
The GSI Teaching & Resource Center is an academic unit in the Graduate Division that provides pedagogical support and guidance for GSIs. Programs include teaching conferences for first-time GSIs, workshops, course improvement grants, teaching awards, confidential consultations, the GSI Professional Standards and Ethics in Teaching Online Course, the Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and the Language Proficiency Program for GSIs who do not speak English as a native language. The Center maintains the online Teaching Guide for GSIs and houses a physical library of books, articles, videos, and other reference materials on teaching.
GSI Teaching & Resource Center
301 Sproul Hall
510-642-4456
[email protected]
Resources of particular interest:
Facilitating Laboratory Sections
Conducting a Midterm Evaluation
Grading Student Work: Grading Rubrics
Award-Winning Teaching Ideas: GSI Teaching Effectiveness Award Essays
These are short essays by outstanding GSIs identifying and responding to a problem they encountered in a class, laboratory, or section they taught. The GSIs’ experiences span nearly 60 different departments and programs on campus.
Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Policies and Documents of Particular Interest to GSIs
Graduate Council Policy on Appointments and Mentoring of GSIs (pdf)
Graduate Student Academic Appointments
Academic Student Employee Contract
UC Systemwide Policy on Speech and Advocacy
UC Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct
UC Berkeley Religious Creed Policy
Guidelines Concerning Scheduling Conflicts with Academic Requirements
Office of the Registrar
120 Sproul Hall
510-664-9181
The Office of the Registrar is responsible for registering students, processing course enrollment, maintaining and protecting the privacy of student records, reserving classrooms, determining residency, and assisting special populations such as U.S. veterans.
Contact the Registrar if you have questions regarding the disclosure of information from student records.
Disclosure of Information from Student Records (FERPA guidelines) (pdf)
Center for Support and Intervention
102 Sproul Hall
510-664-4218 or [email protected]
Students may be referred to the Center for Support and Intervention when they are exhibiting concerning behaviors related to their personal, physical, and emotional wellbeing. You should feel free to call for consultation prior to submitting a Care Report if you are hesitant, have questions, or need immediate advice. After reviewing a Care Report, the Center for Support and Intervention brings select cases to the Students of Concern Committee, when appropriate.
The purpose of the Students of Concern Committee is to provide a means for early intervention of at-risk students. The Committee includes representatives from the Counseling and Psychological Services, the Center for Student Conduct, the Office of the Dean of Students, the Disabled Students Program, the UC Police Department, and several other offices. When a case is brought to the committee by the Center for Support and Intervention, the committee collects additional information and identifies and enacts appropriate strategies for addressing the situation.
The Students of Concern Committee is not meant to be the sole mechanism of communication and does not take the place of services provided by Counseling and Psychological Services, the Center for Student Conduct, the University Police, or other established student services.
Basic Needs Center
Lower level of MLK Student Union (BNorth), Suite 72 (2495 Bancroft Way) [email protected]
The Basic Needs Center serves as a resource hub for basic needs resources and services, and a space for students to create community and access coordinated support for their basic needs. Services at the Basic Needs Center include Case Management for students who need support navigating unstable housing (including homelessness and emergency housing needs), access to food (including CalFresh application support, Food Pantry access, and other food assistance), and more. Students can be referred directly to the Basic Needs Center, or GSIs can submit a Care Report to request support from a Case Manager in the Basic Needs Center.
Campus Police Department
1 Sproul Hall
Emergency calls, including from cell phones: 510-642-3333
Business and non-emergency number: 510-642-6760
Crime Prevention Strategies and Services
The UC Police Department’s safety guidelines for the campus community
Campus Police Department — Threat Management Unit
510-642-6760
Non-emergency phone line to report threats of harm to individuals, groups, or structures
Office of Emergency Management
The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for developing and implementing programs and projects in emergency planning, training, response, and recovery.
Safety Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
WarnMe Emergency Alert Service
Center for Student Conduct
510-643-9069
The Center for Student Conduct administers the campus Code of Student Conduct, encouraging student accountability, promoting academic integrity, and connecting students to resources that foster their success.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Located in University Health Services (UHS), Tang Center
2222 Bancroft Way
510-642-9494
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides brief counseling to students with personal, academic, and career concerns. Professional counselors can meet with students to talk about a number of concerns such as adjusting to school, deciding on a career or major, dealing with family or relationship issues, and coping with personal crises. All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for CAPS services, regardless of their insurance coverage.
The Campus Mobile Crisis Response (CMCR) team provides culturally responsive traumainformed care to students, faculty, and staff experiencing mental health crises. CMCR is an interdisciplinary team whose mission is to provide comprehensive crisis intervention, assessment, and evaluation, with the goal of reducing the need for police and emergency medical services when possible. In collaboration with campus partners, CMCR will provide non-emergent crisis care, and urgent postvention services and connect students, faculty, and staff to resources that will enhance their success and well-being at UC Berkeley.
Campus Mobile Crisis Response is one of many urgent support services for students. While the majority of students can access a counselor at the Tang Center or utilize our After Hours line (855) 817-5667 for urgent mental health needs, there may be times when our team is needed to respond to mental health crisis on campus in person.
Selected Resources from Counseling and Psychological Services:
Promoting Student Mental Health: A Guide for UC Faculty, Staff, and GSIs
The Gold Folder: A Reference for Faculty, Staff, and GSIs to Assist Students in Distress
Suicide Prevention at Cal — UHS Tang Center
Webinar for GSIs: Supporting Students in Distress: GSIs and the Gold Folder
What You Need To Know about College Students and Suicide
Resources for Graduate Students at Counseling and Psychological Services
Ombuds Office for Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Appointees
510-642-5754
The Ombuds Office for students provides a confidential service for students involved in a University-related problem (either academic or administrative), acting as a neutral complaint resolver and not as an advocate for any of the parties involved in a dispute. The Ombudsperson can provide information on policies and procedures affecting students, facilitate students’ contact with services able to assist in resolving the problem, and assist students in complaints concerning improper application of University policies or procedures. All matters referred to this office are held in strict confidence. The only exceptions, at the sole discretion of the Ombudsperson, are cases where there appears to be imminent threat of serious harm.
Academic Accommodations Hub
This hub will point you and your students to academic support services from a variety of units. The purpose of support resources and academic accommodations is to ensure all students have a fair chance at academic success. These resources are for everyone; students have a right to use them, and instructors should be familiar with them.
Quick Guide on Academic Support Measures for Instructors
An abbreviated version of the Academic Accommodations Hub. GSIs should be aware of this information and should share it with students.
Covid–19 Resources
GSI Medical or Family Leaves
Article 18, Leaves, of the Academic Student Employee union contract
Module 2: Creating Inclusive Classrooms
GSI Teaching & Resource Center
301 Sproul Hall
510-642-4456
[email protected]
The GSI Teaching & Resource Center, an academic unit in the Graduate Division, provides pedagogical support for GSIs. Programs include teaching conferences, workshops, course improvement grants, teaching awards, confidential consultations, the GSI Professional Standards and Ethics in Teaching Online Course, the Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and the Language Proficiency Program for GSIs who do not speak English as a native language.
Programs and services for GSIs:
Consultations with GSI Center Staff
Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Resources of particular interest:
Online Teaching Guide for GSIs
The following sections of the Teaching Guide are referenced in this module:
Improving Your Teaching: Conducting a Midterm Evaluation
Creating Discussion Guidelines
Encouraging and Affirming Diverse Forms of Class Participation
Teaching Effectiveness Award essay by Paul Dosh, former GSI
This is one of about 150 short essays by outstanding GSIs identifying and responding to a problem they encountered in a class, laboratory, or section they taught.
UC Berkeley Office of Planning & Analysis
The Office of Planning & Analysis collects data about the Berkeley campus from many sources and makes it available for institutional research and decision-making.
Key Campus Statistics
Links to Berkeley Fall Enrollment Data, Berkeley Undergraduate Profile, Berkeley Graduate Profile, and other data sets.
UC Berkeley Campus Climate Project Final Report, 2014 (pdf)
UC Berkeley My Experience Survey Report, 2019 (pdf)
UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES), 2022
UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES), 2020
Multicultural Education Program
The Multicultural Education Program is an initiative of the Division of Equity & Inclusion that provides teaching and learning resources to help create a positive campus climate for diversity.
Classroom Tools
This page links to selected tools to assist with creating inclusive classroom environments and engaging with diversity topics.
Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq)
202 Cesar Chavez Student Center
510-642-4786 or [email protected]
GenEq is a campus community center providing programs, services, and resource information about gender, sexual orientation, sex and gender identity, sexual and relationship violence, and bias-related incidents. It is a program of UC Berkeley’s Division of Equity and Inclusion.
Resources for Classrooms and Groups: Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Trans* and Gender Expansive Students
Links to a tip sheet that provides guidelines for setting an inclusive tone, adapting to students’ name and pronoun usage, and respecting their confidentiality.
Center for Student Conduct
205 Sproul Hall
510-643-9069 or [email protected]
The Center for Student Conduct supports the mission of the university by administering the campus Code of Student Conduct, which lists sexual, racial, and other forms of harassment as grounds for discipline.
Social Justice & Diversity Resources
Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
Office address: 2111 Bancroft Way, Suite 300 Berkeley, CA 94720-1120
Phone: 510-643-7985
Email: [email protected]
Website: ophd.berkeley.edu
The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) is responsible for ensuring the University provides an environment for faculty, staff, and students that is free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of protected categories including race, color, national origin, gender, age, and sexual orientation/identity. OPHD monitors and evaluates campus efforts to meet requirements under University policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment, and applicable federal and state regulations.
OPHD has the responsibility to implement procedures for providing prompt and effective responses to complaints of hostile work/academic environment, sexual or racial harassment, or other against protected categories. The scope of this responsibility is campuswide, covering faculty, staff, and students. The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination provides education about issues of discrimination, equity, and the effects of discrimination and unequal treatment on the campus climate. Their services are available to faculty, staff, and students.
Consultation, advising, and/or reporting: [email protected] or 510-643-7985 This Officer provides policy information and guidance when responding to incidents of possible sexual or racial harassment, and other forms of discrimination. In addition, they direct and coordinate campus education and training efforts for faculty, staff, and students, specifically in sexual/racial harassment prevention, and generally, on issues of equity and campus climate concerns. Further, this Officer provides in-person education and training for academic departments and administrative units.
University Nondiscrimination Policy Statement
Berkeley People and Culture: Reports of
Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation
510-643-8996 or [email protected]
The People and Culture office has a process to assist UC Berkeley employees who believe they have been subjected to discrimination on a protected basis.
Berkeley International Office
International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave., 2nd floor
510-642-2818
The Berkeley International Office provides programming, consultation, immigration, and advocacy services for international students and scholars.
International Community at Cal
Student Technology Services
Student Technology Services (STS) offers a number of resources/services that are extremely helpful to GSIs and their students such as:
- Student Technology Equity Program: free long-term loans of laptops, headphones, and other hardware devices (GSIs receive priority in these devices due to their instructional role)
- Cost of Attendance Adjustment: loan (sometimes grant) of $3000 to purchase a computer every 3 years through the financial aid office
- Student Helpdesk: free drop-in tech support (wi-fi issues, broken laptop, etc.) located in Doe Library, Eshleman Hall, and Fannie Lou Hamer Resource Center, and via email ([email protected]) and phone (510-642-HELP)
- Free Software: Visit berkeley.edu and click “What am I eligible for?” to find over a dozen free software programs including Adobe Creative Cloud, Matlab, Microsoft 365, etc.)
Module 3: Teaching Students with Disabilities
Disabled Students’ Program (DSP)
260 César Chávez Student Center University of California, Berkeley 510-642-0518 CA Relay Service [email protected]
Consult DSP if you have questions about how to implement academic accommodations. Send students to the DSP website if they request accommodations but do not have a Letter of Accommodation.
Frequently Asked Questions — Faculty
260 César Chávez Student Center, University of California, Berkeley 510-642-0518 CA Relay Service [email protected]
Consult DSP if you have questions about how to implement academic accommodations. Send students to the DSP website if they request accommodations but do not have a Letter of Accommodation.
Helpful sections of the DSP website include:
Application Process for Students
Berkeley Campus Plan for Accommodating the Academic Needs of Students with Disabilities
Faculty and Staff Realtime Captioning FAQs
Communication Services Instructor Information
Frequently Asked Questions — Faculty
Alternative Media Office (Produces instructional materials in the formats students require for equal access)
Center for Teaching and Learning: DSP, LOAs, and Accommodations for Your Students
Disability Access & Compliance
Contact this office if you have physical access concerns about your classroom or want information about how your academic department arranges accommodations for department lectures and events.
Campus Services and Information
UC Berkeley Library
Disability Resources
Library services for patrons with disabilities.
Office of Emergency Management
Functional & Access Needs
Disability Complaint Resolution
DSP Complaint Resolution Process
This website provides an overview of procedures to resolve complaints with the Disabled Students’ Program about eligibility decisions, academic accommodations, and other decisions of DSP.
Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination
If faculty or GSIs feel that they have been discriminated against on the basis of a disability or feel like UC policies have been violated on the basis of a disability, they can file a formal grievance with OPHD.
Berkeley Disability Access & Compliance
Students, staff, and faculty can share concerns about disability access on campus with DAC. DAC also provides guidance about ensuring that public buildings and events are accessible. Eligible students and staff can also apply for access to the campus Loop service through the DAC website.
Universal Design
Universal Design of Instruction (UDI): Definition, Principles, Guidelines, and Examples
University of Washington, Seattle, DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center
Implementing Universal Design for Instruction (pdf)
Source: Shaw, S., Scott, S., and McGuire, J. “Universal Design for Instruction: A New Paradigm for Adult Instruction in Postsecondary Education.” Remedial and Special Education 24:6 (Nov./Dec. 2003): 369–79.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
Accessible Course Content
Berkeley Accessible Course Content
Best practices and help guides for making course content accessible
A11y Basics: Accessible Basics for bCourses (Canvas)
A11y Intro Course: Intro to Course Accessibility
Resources for GSIs with Disabilities
University Health Services Be Well At Work: Faculty/Staff Disability Management
Berkeley Human Resources: Reasonable Accommodation and the Interactive Process
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Module 4: Fostering Academic Integrity
Center for Student Conduct
203 Sproul Hall 510-643-9069 or [email protected]
The Center for Student Conduct supports the mission of the University by administering the UC Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct, promoting academic integrity, encouraging student accountability, and connecting students to resources that foster their success.
Academic Conduct Resource Sheet for Instructors
Academic Conduct Email Templates for Instructors
Graduate Student Academic Misconduct Policy
Graduate Division: Graduate Student Academic Integrity (policy and procedures)
GSI Teaching & Resource Center
301 Sproul Hall 510-642-4456 or [email protected]
The GSI Teaching & Resource Center, an academic unit in the Graduate Division, provides pedagogical support for GSIs. Programs include teaching conferences, workshops, course improvement grants, teaching awards, confidential consultations, the GSI Professional Standards and Ethics in Teaching Online Course, the Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and the Language Proficiency Program for GSIs who do not speak English as a native language.
Teaching Guide for GSIs: Academic Misconduct
UC Berkeley Honor Code
Center for Teaching and Learning
Student Learning Center
César E. Chávez Student Center 510-642-7332
The Student Learning Center provides peer tutoring for students. SLC staff are available to consult with individual GSIs about teaching/learning issues and resources for students.
Educational Opportunity Program
119 Cesar Chavez Center 510-642-4257
EOP supports first-generation and low-income students through academic counseling, mentoring programs, and referrals.
510-642-7224 or drop in
Counseling and Psychological Services
University Health Services, Tang Center 2222 Bancroft Way 510-642-9494
Professional counselors can meet with students to talk about personal, academic, and career issues. Groups and workshops are also available on a variety of topics. All registered UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for CAPS services, regardless of their insurance coverage.
Best Practices for Remote Examinations
Academic Senate, UC Berkeley
Remote Proctoring FAQ
Center for Teaching and Learning, UC Berkeley
Module 5: Creating an Educational Environment Free from Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
Title IX Officer [email protected] 510-643-7985
The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) is responsible for ensuring that the University provides an environment for faculty, staff, and students that is free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of protected categories, including race, color, national origin, gender, age, and sexual orientation/identity. OPHD monitors and evaluates campus efforts to meet requirements under University policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment and applicable federal and state regulations. OPHD provides policy information and guidance when responding to incidents of possible sexual or racial harassment and other forms of discrimination.
OPHD has the responsibility to implement procedures for providing prompt and effective responses to complaints of SVSH. Further, the office has oversight responsibility to initiate, coordinate, or conduct investigations into claims of violations of campus policy in all areas of harassment and discrimination against protected categories. The scope of this responsibility is campus-wide, covering faculty, staff, and students. OPHD provides education about issues of discrimination, equity, and the effects of discrimination and unequal treatment on the campus climate. Their services are available to faculty, staff, and students.
Addressing Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
This website provides comprehensive information about resources for victims/survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and intimate partner violence, including medical and counseling information.
Downloadable resource and support guides
Responsible Employee Quick Guide
PATH to Care Center
Confidential Advocates [email protected]
Confidential Advocates provide free affirming, empowering, and confidential support for survivors and those who have experienced gendered violence, including sexual harassment, dating and intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual exploitation. Advocates bring a non-judgmental, caring approach to exploring all options, rights, and resources.
It is always the victim’s/survivor’s decision to pursue any of the available resources or to report an incident to the police or the University. Confidential Advocates are here to support your decisions.
Contacting Confidential Advocates at the PATH to Care Center
Office Line: 510-642-1988
For questions, consultations, or non-immediate referrals, this number connects you with the UC Berkeley PATH to Care Center. Faculty, staff, postdocs, and undergraduate, graduate, and professional students should use this number for general inquiries and to arrange services or appointments that will be scheduled a day or more in advance. The PATH to Care office is located on central campus.
Care Line: 510-643-2005
For 24/7 urgent situations the Confidential Care Line can be used to:
- Give survivors a way to connect with an advocate on their own time
- Provide survivors information about reporting, medical rights, and other options
- Arrange for an advocate to provide accompaniment anytime the police are present
- Provide accompaniment to medical appointments
Toolkit for Participants in Virtual Classrooms and Meeting Spaces
Berkeley Support Portal
“Supportal” is a single entry point for all UC Berkeley community members to find support for themselves or others about a variety of concerns.
Campus Healthy Learning Environment Toolkit
The Healthy Learning Environment toolkit and resources are research- and evidence-based strategies designed to equip faculty and Graduate Student Instructors with the tools to integrate sustainable practices and healthy cultural norms in the classroom, which will lead to student retention, effective learning outcomes, and academic success.
Campus Police Department (UCPD)
1 Sproul Hall
Emergency calls, including from cell phones: 510-642-3333
Business and non-emergency number: 510-642-6760
University Health Services — Social Services Counseling
510-642-6074
Support services and confidential counseling for a range of issues, including sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking. Social Services strives to provide a safe environment for supportive, non-judgmental counseling, advocacy, resources, and referral information. We are a confidential campus resource.
Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq)
202 César Chávez Center 510-642-4786
GenEq is committed to providing programs, services, and resource information about gender, sexual orientation, sex and gender identity, sexual and relationship violence, and bias-related incidents. It is a program of UC Berkeley’s Division of Equity and Inclusion.
Provides a variety of workshops on topics related to sexual harassment and assault, selfdefense, and gender and LGBT issues.
Ombuds Office for Students and Postdoctoral Appointees
510-642-5754
The Ombuds Office assists students and postdoctoral appointees in sorting through campusrelated conflicts and concerns. They can serve as an impartial sounding board and assist with problem solving. All consultations are strictly confidential.