"UC Berkeley rests in the center of the Bay Area, a place at the cutting edge of streamlining prevention efforts that address culturally and socioeconomically diverse communities. No other school could have prepared me to better understand and collaborate with such diverse communities in a respectful and honest way."
Application Counseling & Diversity
The Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Services (GRADS) Program
and GRADS Student Ambassadors (Volunteer Corps)
The mission of GRADS Program, in conjunction with efforts by the administration of the School of Public Health, is to foster diversity within the student population at the School through strategic efforts designed to recruit applicants from underrepresented populations, to support those applicants in best positioning themselves to gain admission to the School, and to encourage the eventual matriculation of these students.
The goal of the student volunteer program is to promote access to public health graduate education among prospective students who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, or have faced challenges due to cultural or family background, economic resources, age, or other circumstances. We strongly encourage prospective students who are from a social or cultural background underrepresented in public health graduate education to contact the GRADS Program.
GRADS Program services are offered and available to all prospective students.
What services does GRADS provide?
SPH GRADS Student Ambassadors play a vital role in the School's efforts to recruit the best, brightest, and most diverse group of applicants to each of our programs of study. GRADS Student Ambassadors represent "the student's view" of their specific programs of study in conversations and e-mail exchanges with prospective applicants over the course of the admissions cycle.
SPH GRADS Student Ambassadors accompany our director of diversity to graduate fairs and prospective student conferences, and/or travel to other public health profession-related events (such as the American Public Health Association annual meeting) at various California locations.
Contact GRADS Student Ambassadors
Please e-mail us or call us during normal business hours to schedule an appointment or ask a question. We look forward to hearing from you!
Phone: (510) 642-6698
E-mail: sphgrads@berkeley.edu