Congrats to Maribel Castillo for receiving the 2023 UC Berkeley ALIANZA Latinx Staff Award! Castillo assists with managing and answering questions regarding CEE Graduate admissions, maintaining the Academic Admissions Office (AAO) email to respond to inquiries, and overseeing GSI/Reader hiring. This award intends to recognize and celebrate the achievements, contributions, and talents of Latinx-identifying staff within UC Berkeley. This recognition aims to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by acknowledging these individuals' unique experiences and leadership of these individuals and their impact on the University.
As the campus' first annual Latinx Staff Award, the goal is to recognize exceptional commitment to making UC Berkeley a better place to work, learn, and belong by giving back to the university community. Certificates of recognition were distributed to each awardee at Alumni House on Thursday, October 12, recognizing their accomplishments.