2021 Volunteer Award Winners

Congratulations to Trustee Rene Kern and Trustee Cathy Unger for receiving the Spirit of 1868 Volunteer Award! The Spirit of 1868 Volunteer Award acknowledges alumni and friends who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer leadership and accomplishments in support of the university’s philanthropic and outreach efforts. With the Volunteer Awards, Berkeley honors the people who give generously […]

Light the Way: The Campaign for Berkeley

  THANKS TO YOU, WE ARE BRILLIANT TOGETHER Berkeley launched Light the Way, a historic effort to raise $6 billion, in February 2020. Two weeks later, COVID-19 shuttered our world — but not your generosity. Thanks to you, we surpassed our goal. Light the Way has concluded with a total of more than $7 billion […]

Campaign Volunteer Summit 2021

Volunteers from the UC Berkeley Foundation, National Campaign Steering Committee, Board of Visitors, CAA Leadership, Regional Chancellor’s Councils, and School & College Advisory Boards gathered on April 16 for the second online Volunteer Summit. Charles Huang ’93, Campaign Co-Chair and Foundation Board Vice Chair, emceed the event. The program included updates from Chancellor Carol Christ […]

Campaign Volunteer Summit 2019

  More than a hundred volunteers from as far away as Maryland, New York, and London attended the November 15 Campaign Volunteer Summit at the MLK Student Union. Guests heard inspiring presentations by undergraduate and graduate students and faculty, as well as campaign updates from Chancellor Carol Christ and Vice Chancellor Julie Hooper.  Participants then divided […]

October Board Meeting 2019

  The annual UC Berkeley Foundation Board meeting took place on October 4, 2019 in Pauley Ballroom in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union building. After a packed morning full of robust presentations and discussion groups, the Trustees heard from a panel of the University’s newest leaders, including Dean of the Graduate Division, Lisa […]

UC Berkeley Honors Trustee Kevin Chou, 2019 Alumnus of the Year

The Foundation is extremely proud of Trustee Kevin Chou ’02, winner of the 2019 Alumnus of the Year award. This award recognizes a prominent alumnus/a who exemplifies the very best of Berkeley, whose professional leadership and contributions have led to extraordinary advances that benefit the greater good of society, who gives back to the community […]

May Board Meeting 2019

  The annual UC Berkeley Foundation Board meeting took place May 17, 2019 in Pauley Ballroom in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union building. After a packed morning full of robust presentations and discussion groups, the Trustees bade farewell to eleven extraordinary trustees, many of whom have completed over a decade of service on […]

UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco Team Up for First Joint Board Meeting

  On March 7, 2019, the Executive Committee of the UC Berkeley Foundation and UC Berkeley’s Board of Visitors came together with UCSF’s Board of Overseers for the first joint meeting at UCSF Medical Center in Mission Bay. This milestone meeting featured faculty presenters from two collaborative research areas between the campuses – the Innovative […]

Berkeley Charter Gala 2019

  On May 16, Trustees gathered with the campus community at Berkeley Charter Gala, an elegant evening honoring the 2019 recipients of UC Berkeley’s Achievement Awards, including Alumnus of the Year Trustee Kevin Chou, and Founders Award recipients Dado and Maria Banatao. The Achievement Awards are co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Foundation Board of Trustees (UCBF) […]