Welcome!

260 Mulford Hall #3100
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100
Phone: (510) 642-0542
Fax: (510) 643-3132
E-mail:cnrteaching@
nature.berkeley.edu

Our Mission

The Office of Instruction & Student Affairs provides supportive, individualized advising to prospective and current undergraduates in the University of California, Berkeley College of Natural Resources. Our staff are committed to attracting outstanding, diverse students and to helping them achieve their academic and career goals.

We carry out our mission through:

• Strategic outreach efforts that use individual contact, printed materials, and web resources to introduce the unique benefits of CNR to prospective students;
• Advising services, community building activities, and academic development programs that enrich students' undergraduate experience; and
• Personal attention from dedicated, professional student affairs staff.

We serve as the central student services resource for undergraduates in the College of Natural Resources. We advise students, oversee CNR requirements and graduation, review petitions, and host CNR-wide student activities such as summer orientations for new students, Welcome Day, and Commencement. We can also help you with a multitude of other questions you might have as you pursue your education, including:

• Admissions and pre-admissions counseling
• Assistance selecting a CNR major
• Advising for undeclared students
• Tracking your progress toward your degree
• Processing petitions to change your class schedule
• Withdrawal and readmission
• Questions about your transcripts
• Advice about medical or personal problems
• Request for exceptions to deadlines or policies
• Reading and Composition requirements.

CNR College requirements are explained in the Undergraduate Handbook. CNR has its own set of policies and procedures. In some cases, these requirements differ from other colleges, so please refer to the handbook or check with the Office of Instruction and Student Affairs if you have questions.

Please come to us with questions you have about specific requirements as you navigate your way to a degree.

Across from us in 260 Mulford, is the Student Resource Center — a place where CNR students can relax, work with fellow students, use the computer lab, get information about careers, graduate school, and internships, and much more. Together, we strive to provide guidance and direction for all CNR students.

We look forward to assisting you in every way we can!

• Steve Welter, Executive Associate Dean of CNR
• Kimberly Johnson, Assistant Dean of Instruction & Student Affairs
• Donna Symon, College Advisor
• Susan Kishi, Environmental Sciences Advisor & Undergraduate Research Coordinator
• Kati Dias, Student Resource Center Program Coordinator
• Thongdam Phathoumthong, Student Affairs Assistant