H, future Aggies! Welcome to UC Davis! Hello y'all, my name is Michael Patrice,
Hi everyone, my name is Wesley.
Hola! My name is Natalie.
What I love about UC Davis is almost everything but I feel like the sense of
community is something that's really important to everyone here.
Because there's something here for everyone.
I am continuously still welcome via the
African American Diaspora and academic clubs.
You will be able to find your community wherever you go.
Here at UC Davis, we have a really good
Veterans Success Center. The school really empowers me to help people. I can
help other vets, dependents, spouses, and military affiliates by teaching them
about the benefits that they've earned.
Just a really unique communal and supportive atmosphere on campus.
We really do behave like we're a family and that's something that I really value
a lot about Davis. I can be entirely myself and embrace who I am.
I am from the AB540 and Undocumented Student Center at UC Davis. I also work
at the AB540 and Undocumented Student Center as the basic needs coordinator.
We offer tons of resources including a lending library, free legal
immigration support, mental health programming, basic needs programming.
Positive memories that I have with this Center is during midterm season when I
was really stressed out and I came to the center to talk to people that made
me laugh and relax, and I felt ready to study again. UC Davis also offers
different spaces on campus, such as CCLASS, informally known as El Centro,
which offers different resources to the Chicanx and Latinx student population.
It's very low-income and first-generation student friendly, and the university just tried
to make an effort into making everyone feel welcome. The Chicanx and Latinx
graduation celebration hopes to create celebration that fosters our
appreciation for distinct cultures, struggles, and achievements within our
community, as well as remembrance. Si, se puede!
MANASA stands for Middle Eastern North African and South Asian which
essentially means that we are able to connect with all of these amazing groups
and help experience and make the transition for students easier on campus.
We offer safe spaces for discussion around topics such as cultural identity,
academic support, and political advocacy on campus, so I definitely recommend
checking out all the social medias and just connecting with he MANASA
staff and attending our workshops. I hope to see you guys on our campus soon!
Hello future Aggies, my name is Noel Salunga and I'm the director of the
Asian Pacific Islander Retention Initiative, and I'm also a proud first
generation college graduate. If you decide to come to Davis, know that you
have a support network here for you, waiting for you, to embrace
you, and take you in to make sure that you're successful on your journey.
My first interaction with the API Center was meeting with Dr. Noel Salunga. We
met up throughout the quarter a couple of times and he helped me to improve my
academic and also my college experience and meeting new people and also learning
more things on campus. We have our Native American Academic Student Success Center
which we also call the Native Nest. It's really great because we're able to talk
about things that pertain to our culture as well as to things that directly
involve us. Our Center is the host of multiple tutoring
spots. We have a library, we have a computer lab, we have things like Waffle
Wednesday. Iit's a really great way just to get to know other students who
are like you in this area as well as to be involved in things that can help you
with your future. I'm David Donson, a current third-year student here at UC
Davis. I'm a part of the chem program with the California Alliance for Minority
Participation. This program helps students like myself, underrepresented
students, have better access to resources that can help us with our research as
well as communicate our research to others. I'm a member of
the BioiInnovation Group. This undergrad-run lab actually helps
students like myself learn new skills and hone their skills. Overall,
both of these programs can help with research in general and learning more
and getting involved more. If you don't know where to start, visit the
Student Community Center. The reason why we have so many student organizations on
campus is because there's a lot of resources and people for support and
guidance. There are a lot of ways you can find your community on campus. There
are cultural and academic support centers, there's also over 800 student
clubs for everyone to explore, plus you can get involved through our student
government, Greek life, rec sports programs, study groups and a lot more.
We look forward to a great Fall and we look forward to seeing you on campus.
Congratulations, I hope you all have a great first year here. Go Aggies!