Chronicler’s Notes
On this page, the Order posts the Chronicler’s Notes after each discussion meeting. The Chronicler’s Notes summarize the diverse perspectives shared during the meeting on the topic/issue discussed. Feel free to download, read, disseminate and discuss the topics and notes with your peers and colleagues. Through these frank, tolerant and brave discussions, Fellows of the Order better their continued service to the University by utilizing within their respective spheres of the University community what they have shared, heard and learned.
Fall '24
Meeting 5 » Topic TBA, scheduled for the week of 11/11/24
Meeting 4 » Topic TBA, scheduled for the week of 10/28/24
Meeting 3 » Topic TBA, scheduled for the week of 10/14/24
Meeting 2 » Topic TBA, scheduled for the week of 9/30/24
Meeting 1 » Topic TBA, scheduled for the week of 9/16/24
Spring '24
Meeting 5 » Berkeley's Identity as a Public Institution
Meeting 4 » Tradition
Meeting 3 » The Chancellor Search
Meeting 2 » Are We Prepared? - Individually and Collectively
Meeting 1 » The People's Park
Fall '23
Meeting 6 » Health and Environmental Well-being
Meeting 5 » Impact of Geopolitical Conflict on the Campus and Campus Community
Meeting 4 » Well-Being and Balanced Health
Meeting 3 » Higher Education Affordability
Meeting 2 » Campus Vendors and Contractors
Meeting 1 » Impact of New Technologies on Student Well-Being
Spring '23
Meeting 6 » The Value and Efficacy of the ASUC
Meeting 5 » Athletics and the Perception of the University
Meeting 4 » Does the University Prioritize Accommodations for the Campus Community?
Meeting 3 » The Graduate Student Worker Strike: Upsides and Downsides
Meeting 2 » How can the University Improve the Experience of Indigenous and Cultural Groups?
Meeting 1 » The Campus to City Connection
Fall '22
Meeting 5 » The Hyper-Competitive Club Culture at Cal
Meeting 4 » Is There Free Speech at Berkeley?
Meeting 3 » Safety and Health: Awareness, Planning, Action
Meeting 2 » The Evolving Student Experience
Meeting 1 » How Do We Make Our Big Campus Feel Smaller?
Spring '22
Meeting 5 » Learning from the Past; Planning for the Future
Meeting 4 » Mental Health at Cal
Meeting 3 » The Experience of Non-Tenured Faculty and Professors
Meeting 2 » The Enrollment Freeze
Meeting 1 » The University's Local and Global Impact
Fall '21
Meeting 5 » How to Improve the Minority Experience
Meeting 4 » Housing in the Post-Covid Era
Meeting 3 » The Availability, Acquisition, and Distribution of Resources
Meeting 2 » Recent Rankings (#1 on Forbes) and Equity in Admissions Policies
Meeting 1 » The First Year Experience at Cal
Spring '21
Meeting 6 » Student Engagement in the Academic Environment
Meeting 5 » Returning to Campus: Moving OGB Forward
Meeting 4 » Community at Cal
Meeting 3 » The Student Perspective on the Use of Campus Property, Housing, and Open Space
Meeting 2 » Did the University Get It Right?
Meeting 1 » Return to On-Campus Events
Fall '20
Meeting 5 » Viability of Student Organizations in Higher Education
Meeting 4 » Campus Preparedness for Disaster
Meeting 3 » Experiences of Students of Color at Cal
Meeting 2 » Health at Cal: COVID-19
Meeting 1 » Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Cal
Spring '20
Meeting 3 » Mentorship
Meeting 2 » Re/De-Naming of Camups Buildings
Meeting 1 » Wellness
Fall '19
Meeting 5 » Transfer and Non-Traditional Student Experiences
Meeting 4 » Relationships between Campus Communities and Police
Meeting 3 » Life After Cal
Meeting 2 » Labor and the UC
Meeting 1 » Othering and Belonging
Spring '19
Meeting 4 » Sustainability and Green Infrastructure
Meeting 3 » Inter-College Collaboration
Meeting 2 » Purpose and Responsibility of the University in the Modern Age
Meeting 1 » Experience of Inequality on Campus
Fall '18
Meeting 5 » Financial Wellness
Meeting 4 » Housing Crisis
Meeting 3 » Mental Health Resources on Campus
Meeting 2 » Perception and Ranking of the University
Meeting 1 » Campus Security
Spring '18
Meeting 4 » Homelessness both in our community and on campus
Meeting 3 » Sexual Violence, Assault, and Harassment as it pertains to our campus and community
Meeting 2 » UC Berkeley pride and the Sesquicentennial
Meeting 1 » The State and the UC
Fall '17
Meeting 5 » Campus Finances
Meeting 4 » Campus Leadership Transitions
Meeting 3 » Public Perception of the University
Meeting 2 » New Golden Bear Orientation Program
Meeting 1 » Campus Safety as it Pertains to Current Events on Campus
Spring ‘17
Meeting 5 » The ASUC
Meeting 4 » Student Workers and the Undergraduate Workers Union
Meeting 3 » Cal Athletics and Student Athlete Experience
Meeting 2 » Student Fees and Tuition Increases
Meeting 1 » Free Speech and Cancelled Milo Yiannopolous Talk
Fall ‘16
Meeting 5 » Lower Sproul After One Year
Meeting 4 » Campus Accessibility
Meeting 3 » Land Use and Development
Meeting 2 » University Policy and Community Engagement on Freedom of Expression on Campus
Meeting 1 » Transitioning Campus Leadership, and Search for a New Chancellor
Spring ‘16
Meeting 4 » Cal Student Orientation
Meeting 3 » Mental Health
Meeting 2 » University Finances
Meeting 1 » Admissions
Fall ‘15
Meeting 5 » Diversity and Community
Meeting 4 » Campus Faculty
Meeting 3 » Campus Drinking Culture
Meeting 2 » Campus Safety
Meeting 1 » Campus Labor Issues
Spring ‘15
Meeting 4 » Space on Campus
Meeting 3 » Campus Issues Through the Student Lens
Meeting 2 » Demonstrations, such as Black Lives Matter, and Community Response
Meeting 1 » Open Dialogue
Fall ‘14
Meeting 5 » Student-Athlete Experience
Meeting 4 » Belonging and Community
Meeting 3 » Core Values and Public Identity relating to Admission Policies
Meeting 2 » Free Speech
Meeting 1 » State of Campus Climate
Spring ‘14
Meeting 5 » Campus Facilities
Meeting 4 » Undergraduate Education
Meeting 3 » State of Dialogue and Civil Discourse
Meeting 2 » Sexual Assault
Meeting 1 » Relationship between the Berkeley Campus and the City of Berkeley
Fall ‘13
Meeting 5 » Mental Health
Meeting 4 » Philanthropy at the University
Meeting 3 » “Bridging the Gap”
Meeting 2 » Ethics of Intercollegiate Athletics
Meeting 1 » Campus Safety, including Alcohol Use and Sexual Assault