The GAO
The Grad Graduate Affairs Office (GAO) is tasked with supporting both graduate student trainees enrolled onto the Ph.D program and Faculty members of the Department. The GAO attempts to ensure that students are protected from the malaise, which can inflict students navigating a large University.
Staff have functionally specfic areas of work; including outreach and admission, recruitment and student life, financial support and resource allocation.
Carina Galicia, Director of Student Services
Functional Responsibility: Carina manages GAO operations including graduate advising, admissions, recruitment, funding, training grants, teaching assignments and conflict resolution.
Eric Buhlis, Graduate Student Financial Specialist
Functional Responsibility: Eric is responsible for providing a broad range of training grant and graduate student financial support. He oversees graduate funding packages for current students, and coordinates training grant administration, data gathering, reporting, as well as RPPR and renewal submissions.
Bio: My name is Eric and I was working in the College of Chemistry when my supervisor transferred to MCB. She saw an opening for me and the rest is history! I've been with the GAO for 15 years and I've been at CAL for almost 16 years.
Favorite Cal Sports Team: Cal Football, Go Bears!
Where is my photo? I am not a fan of picture taking.