Student Director Application

We are excited that you are applying for a Public Service Center Student Director position! Before submitting an application, please review all Open Positions and consider whether you can commit to the following:

Serving 6-10 hours per week. This is comparable to the time required for a 4-unit class
Attending two all-day PSC events: A Student Leaders in Service Orientation in late August and a Student Leaders Retreat in January
Attending leadership trainings each semester
Attending orientations and meetings required by your program
Completing a performance evaluation with your supervisor each semester and a program evaluation at the end of the year
Participating in outreach events to support the Public Service Center

Additionally, if you opt to serve for field units, you will have to record your service hours in timesheets and write required reflection papers.

I. Contact Information and Background

First Name

(as it appears on your identification)

Last Name

(as it appears on your identification)

Lived First Name

Pronouns

Non-Berkeley Email:

Phone

SID

Expected Graduation Year

Birthday (month/day/year)

Are you a transfer student?

Are you a first-generation college student, meaning your parents, guardians, or grandparents did not attend college?

What is your major?

What is your residential status?

Hometown

What languages do you speak other than English?

Gender (hold SHIFT to select multiple)

If you selected “Other”, or would like to provide details about your gender identity, please do so here.

Racial or ethnic identity

If you selected “I do not identify with the above options”, or would like to provide details about your race/ethnicity, please do so

How did you hear about this program?

Would you like to subscribe to the Public Service Center’s monthly newsletter that lists community events, service and leadership opportunities, scholarships, and more?

The Public Service Center is committed to raising funds for those who need it. Please share your financial aid status with us to help us make this happen. (Please check all that apply.)

Note: 65% of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid

	Not Eligible for Financial Aid
	Financial Aid Eligible
	Work-Study Eligible
	Pell Grant Eligible

The Public Service Center is committed to making our programs accessible to all students. If accommodations, including mobility accommodations, would make this program accessible to you, please email publicservice@berkeley.edu any time before the application deadline.

Please list any dietary preferences or needs you may have.

Please indicate whether you live in the Residence Hall, a co-op or are a member of a Fraternity or Sorority.

Have you participated in any other Public Service Center programs? If so, please select which ones. Use the CTRL key to select multiple programs.

What other internship or leadership programs are you applying to for next year?

II. Position Preference Information

Please review the Open Positions before selecting your preferences. You do not have to select two preferences if you are only interested in one position.

First Choice:

Second Choice:

III. Short Essay Questions

1. Why are you applying for a position as a Public Service Center Student Director? Share two relevant skills and give examples of how you applied these skills in the past. (Please limit your response to 400 words.)		2. Describe your leadership style. (Please limit your response to 200 words.)
3. How do you see yourself living the PSC value of Social Justice and Equity? (Please limit your response to 200 words.)		You will be asked to upload your resume in the form at the end of the application. Your resume should highlight relevant professional, academic, and student life experiences. Please be sure to list previous internship, extracurricular, and volunteer activities.

IV. Financial Support (Through Haas Public Service Scholarship)

We invite students who have financial need to apply for the Peter E. Haas Public Service Leaders Program. Please review these service commitments for details and info on the program. If you are interested and think you might be eligible, please complete this section.	Apply to the Haas Public Service Leaders Program? If “Yes”, please enter your current EFC (Expected Family Contribution) listed on your CalCentral account or FAFSA/Dream Act. NOTE: You will be asked to submit a PDF of your financial aid information in the form at the end of this application.	The Haas Leaders scholarship is for students who cannot afford to serve 10-15 hours a week because they need to work to pay for school. Upon reviewing the program details, please describe how this scholarship will support your leadership goals and what you hope to gain by being a Haas Public Service Leader. The information you share will only be accessed by the reviewing committee. (Please limit your response to 250 words.)

V. Application Checklist

Please put a check mark next to all the statements you agree to:

I have read the Student Director Program Commitments.		The information in this application is true to the best of my knowledge.

I have double-checked my application to ensure that all fields are completed and accurate.

All applicants are required to complete this form.

Before you submit your application, make sure all required fields have been completed. We will NOT review applications that are incomplete.