The annual Activities Fair is taking over the West Quad today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Roughly 160 student organizations and campus departments will gather to recruit members, spread information and give demonstrations.
“It’s an opportunity for students to figure out what’s out there to get involved in,” said Lori Fuller, program coordinator with the Center for Student Involvement. “We have so many student organizations on campus that do amazing things.”
Organizations range from community service clubs to groups that support university research. Many students find lifelong friends and internship opportunities from the fair every year, Fuller said.
At 12:10 p.m., Associate Vice Chancellor Rahim Reed plans to give a short presentation on the Campus Council on Community and Diversity and its Hate-Free Campus Initiative.
“Our goal is to encourage all members of the campus community to assume some level of responsibility to create a more inclusive campus community,” Reed said.
In response to a series of hate crimes that occurred on various UC campuses, the UC Office of the President required that each campus have a council charged with advising a course of action in response to incidents of hate and bias.
Reed will explain the council’s subcommittees that work to increase underrepresented minorities on campus and develop programs designed to foster a more inclusive campus climate.
There is also a UC systemwide hate and bias reporting system, where students can report any instance of hate to the UCOP and two senior administrations at each campus are charged with responding. At UC Davis, those administrators are Reed and Assistant Vice Chancellor Griselda Castro.
Reed chose to speak at the Activities Fair to encourage student organizations to sponsor an activity that focuses on a more inclusive campus.
“This is a way to reach as many different groups as we can,” he said.
– Janelle Bitker
