Please join us in congratulating Monica Albe on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Advising and Student Services Award.
Monica’s work profoundly impacts our department and drives our students' success. As the Integrative Biology Graduate Program Manager, she serves as the "glue" that holds our program together, fostering a genuine sense of belonging and empowering students to take ownership of their Berkeley experience.
Her nomination highlights her unique ability to build community:
"She makes it her personal mission to bring warmth and compassion into every space she enters... She genuinely knows and cares about every student and faculty member in Integrative Biology and is probably the single most universally liked and trusted member of our community." Please read the full nomination here.
We are incredibly fortunate to have Monica!