UHS Monthly Student Newsletter

May 2024

UHS May 2024 Calendar

• 5/1: Mental Health Awareness Month - Learn more
• 5/1: SHIP 2024-25 Waiver Period Opens - Learn more
• 5/1-5/3: RRR Week at UC Berkeley - Learn more
• 5/1-5/3: Free Ear Acupuncture Clinic at Moffitt, Room 405 from 1 - 5 pm
• 5/3: UHS Pharmacy Student Volunteer Program App Due - Learn more
• 5/4-5/5: Last weekend UHS Urgent Care is open for the Spring 24 semester. View after-hours care.
• 5/6-5/10: Finals Week at UC Berkeley
• 5/10: National Fentanyl Awareness Day - Learn more
• 5/11: Commencement at UC Berkeley - Congrats Class of 2024!
• 5/11-5/12: UHS Urgent Care Weekend Closure for Summer Months Begins (May-July) - View Hours
• 5/27: Academic and Administrative Holiday (Memorial Day) - View care when UHS is closed
• 6/1: Pride Month - View UHS resources and Berkeley Equity & Inclusion website
• 7/15: SHIP 2024-25 no fee waiver deadline - Learn more
• 7/31: SHIP 2023-24 coverage ends - Learn more
• 8/1: SHIP 2024-25 coverage starts - Learn more
• 8/15: Last day to submit SHIP 2024-25 waiver ($75 late fee included) - Learn more

HOF has ended for the academic year

Effective April 15, all HOF funds for the 2023-24 academic year have been exhausted.

Check back next semester for a new HOF funds cycle. Thank you!

SHIP 2024-25 Waiver Period Now Open

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we want to remind UC Berkeley students that mental health services at UHS are available for FREE to all UC Berkeley students regardless of insurance. Here are some of the services available to you:

• Let's Talk - Drop-in consultations (informal, brief, free) with UHS mental health counselors.
• Group Counseling - Group counseling is a powerful and effective way for students to 1) share concerns, 2) give and receive support, and 3) learn new skills and heal.
• Individual and Couples Counseling - Short-term counseling for students.
• Career Counseling - Comprehensive counseling services to help you select a major, make career decisions, and deal with academic anxieties.
• Social Services Counseling - Services are topic-specific and aim to help students strengthen coping skills, problem-solve, and identify resources.

Summer Break Reminders

Reminder for Graduating Seniors w/SHIP: Coverage ends on July 31, 2024

SHIP 2023-24 coverage ends on July 31. Whether you are graduating or leaving UC Berkeley, the ending of SHIP is considered a qualifying event that opens a 60-day special enrollment period for you to enroll in other insurance plans.

Learn more about the options available to you on our Insurance after Graduation webpage. The SHIP office is available to help you with your transition, call (510) 642-5700 or email ship@berkeley.edu for assistance.

Make an appointment with career counseling!

Not sure what to do with your degree? Undeclared and confused? Need to talk to someone?

Career Counseling at UHS (free for all students) offers a variety of services that can be helpful if you are trying to choose a major, make decisions about your career, or simply don't know what to do! We are here to help, you don't have to make these big decisions alone.

Check out Career Counseling's virtual services and get expert help in making a career plan you feel comfortable and confident in. Relieve some of your career anxieties. We are open all summer.