Students of Color in Public Policy (SCiPP)

About

The Students of Color in Public Policy (SCiPP) serves to:

• Foster a sense of community among students of color at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) and the University of California, Berkeley
• Ensure serious consideration of issues important to communities of color in policy design and implementation
• Develop supportive spaces for students of color to engage relevant policy issues
• Increase the enrollment and retention of students of color at GSPP
• Promote diversity in the field of public policy

Contacts

Please direct questions to the SCiPP Leadership Team at scipp.leadership@lists.berkeley.edu.

2020-2021 Leadership Team:

Operations & Administration Coordinators - Cheyda Arhamsadr (MPP 2021) and Delaney Green (MPP 2021)

Finance & Marketing Coordinator - Shira Idris (MPP 2021)

Retention & Alumni Relations Coordinator - Ana Licona (MPP 2021), Julia Frudden (MPA 2021)

Peer Advising Coordinators - Dylan Bach (MPP/MPH 2023), Maria Cecilia Perez (MPP 2022), and Ashley Qiang (MPP 2022)

First Year Representatives - Dylan Bach (MPP/MPH 2023), Rafael Henriquez (MPP 2022), Mansi Kathuria (MPP 2022), Maria Cecilia Perez (2022), Ashley Qiang (MPP 2022)

Newsletter Committee - Melanie Ho (MPP 2021), Amy Ferguson (MPP 2021), Marcia Garcia (MPP 2021)

Campus Events

SCiPP regularly hosts and co-sponsors events around campus dedicated to raising awareness of ethnic and racial issues in public policy.

Race & Policy Symposium

Every year, SCiPP organizes the Race & Policy Symposium held in the spring semester. The Race & Policy Symposium is a week-long event with keynote speakers, panels, and workshops that address racial justice in public policymaking.

Previous Race & Policy Symposium Materials:

• 2013 Flyer
• 2014 Flyer
• 2014 Schedule
• 2015 Flyer
• 2015 Program
• 2016 Flyer
• 2016 Program

SCiPP Peer Advising Program

PROGRAM MISSION

The Students of Color in Public Policy (SCiPP) is a student-run organization dedicated to increasing racial and ethnic diversity within the student community. To achieve this goal, SCiPP recruits current GSPP students to serve as Peer Advisors to guide prospective Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Affairs (MPA) applicants through the graduate application process.

Peer Advisors provide feedback on final drafts of the Policy Statement of Purpose (PSP), give advice on the application process, and answer general questions about GSPP. We gladly provide our services to ALL who are interested, regardless of race or ethnicity, and highly encourage individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to reach out to our team and sign up for this year’s program.

DISCLAIMERS

Please be advised that the SCiPP Peer Advising Program is hosted as part of the SCIPP organization, and we are not trained by, nor represent, in any way, the admissions committee or the GSPP Administration. Our work is strictly volunteer and our feedback does not guarantee admission to the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP).  Current GSPP students provide advice and feedback on Policy Statement of Purpose (PSP) essays and answer general questions about GSPP to the best of their knowledge.

Comments and advice are purely to help prospective applicants better communicate their skills and strengths in the PSP essay and to make a more informed decision about the public policy graduate program.

HOW TO SIGN UP

1. Complete the SCiPP Peer Advising Survey. 
    
2. Send your Policy Statement of Purpose (PSP) to scipp.peer.advising@gmail.com as a word document. Please save the document as “FullName_PSP.doc” Example: StephenCurry_PSP.doc
    
3. Include in the subject line of your email “SCiPP Peer Advising: FirstName_LastName”

DEADLINES

We will accept PSP submissions through October 26, 2020 at 11:59 PM PST. If you have questions after October 26, please email the SCiPP Peer Advising Coordinators at scipp.peer.advising@gmail.com.

We look forward to working with you and wish you the best of luck on your graduate school applications!

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