Berkeley/Cal Identity Task Force

Charge

The Berkeley/Cal Identity Task Force’s charge is to develop a name framework for the campus. The task force is to examine the various names used formally or informally to identify the campus and to determine when and how these names should be used moving forward. Names currently used to identify the campus include “University of California, Berkeley,” “UC Berkeley,” “Cal,” “California” and “Berkeley.”

The task force’s tasks are as follows:

  • Review available data regarding the brand equity of the various names and marks currently in use.
  • Review relevant best practices regarding branding and naming.
  • Engage appropriately with relevant stakeholders, including: alumni, current students, faculty and staff, prospective students, donors and sponsors and peer institutions.
  • Consider the implications of any changes to the way the campus is identified, including: national and international reputation; community pride and traditions; alumni and donor relations; faculty, staff and student recruitment and retention; licensing and sponsorship agreements; and budget.
  • Develop a naming framework for identifying the campus moving forward.

Charge Letter from Chancellor Carol T. Christ

Contact

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for the task force, please contact:

Task Force Membership

NameTitle/Department
Patrick Holmes, Co-ChairExecutive Director of Communications & Marketing, Communications & Public Affairs
Oliver O'Reilly, Co-ChairVice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Julie ConnerDeputy Campus Counsel, Legal Affairs
Cameron DeptulaUndergraduate Student
Jay DillonExecutive Director of Alumni Relations, UDAR
Ty-Ron DouglasAssociate Athletics Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Justice
Markeisha EverettChief Marketing and Communications Officer, Athletics
Neil FreeseCreative Director, Communications & Public Affairs
Khira Adams GriscavageAssociate Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Chancellor's Immediate Office
Diana HarveyAssociate Vice Chancellor, Communications & Public Affairs
Eryn HongAssociate Director of Brand Protection
Elisa Diana HuertaInterim Senior Director, Centers for Equity & Inucational Justice & Community Engagement, Division of Equity & Inclusion
Sarah JuckniessSenior Director of Marking and Communications, Cal Alumni Association
Richard LyonsChief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer
Bahar NavabAssistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Division of Student Affairs
Bill PearceContinuing Professional Faculty, Haas School of Business
Jennifer Simon O'NeillChief of Staff, Athletics
Colleen RovettiExecutive Director, External Relations and Marketing Communications, UDAR
Mary Ann SmartVice Chair/Chair, Berkeley Division, Academic Senate