Senior College Advisor; U - College of Computing, Data Science, and Society; CDSS

Senior College Advisor (4576U) - The College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS)

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Established July 1, 2023, the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) is the first new college at Berkeley in over 50 years. The College was created to meet the demands and opportunities at a time when data touches nearly every aspect of our lives. Innovations in computing and statistics are converging to create unprecedented opportunities to use data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to tackle pressing societal challenges from human health to climate change.
CDSS offers outstanding undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Data Science, and Statistics. Over 1,500 students graduated with a degree in these majors in Spring 2023, and one in four held a second major in another discipline. CDSS undergraduates study with faculty from a wide range of fields, where they gain the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to succeed in today's datafied world, interact with data ethically, and masterfully engage as informed leaders.
The newly formed CDSS Undergraduate Advising Office (UAO) provides academic advising to newly admitted, currently enrolled and readmitted undergraduate students. The UAO provides guidance on academic programs, policies, procedures in the College of CDSS. UAO enforces and adjudicates the academic regulations of the College in order to ensure the integrity of the degrees and the continuing quality of the institution. UAO works collaboratively with academic and administrative departments across campus.

To enhance the student experience, UAO works closely and collaboratively with CDSS major advisors.
There are five college advisor/evaluator positions in the Advising Office. Three of these positions are Senior College Advisors and two are College Advisors. These…