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10-year strategic plan started by Chancellor May currently being drafted UC Davis Chancellor Gary May recently announced the creation of his “To Boldly Go” campaign, a 10-year strategic plan for the university. The specific details included in the plan are currently being drafted and discussed. “The strategic planning initiative started in October with the retreat […]

UC Office of the President’s most recent salary proposal effective wage reduction This article is the first in a three-part series examining issues that counseling psychologists in the UC system are currently facing, including under-market wages, understaffing and high demand leading to systemwide recruitment and retention issues.   Bargaining negotiations are currently taking place between […]

Picnic Day organizers announce theme, grand marshals This year’s completely student-run Picnic Day will take place on April 21, 2018. The theme will be “Where the Sun Shines.” Aaron Garcia, a second-year biological science major and the publicity director for Picnic Day, commented on how the theme was chosen and the reasoning behind it. “This […]

Reflecting on Julie Jung, Jose Meneses, Simran Grewal, Matthew Yamaguchi’s individual platforms, accomplishments, shortcomings The California Aggie reflects on four ASUCD senators who completed their 2016-17 terms in office. After each student’s respective victory in the 2016 Fall Elections, each of the four had a year in the Senate to address their platforms and efficiently […]

CCC programs such as REACH Retreat, International Retreat cancelled In the 2017-18 school year, the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center experienced a significant cut to its budget. According to the CCC’s website, the center “provides a community space promoting values such as advocacy, cultural competency and community.” The CCC’s budget cut was part of a […]

#MeToo movement inspired administrator to come forward In December, The Sacramento Bee reported that former UC Davis professor D. Kern Holoman “was stripped of his distinguished professor and emeritus titles […] after allegations surfaced that he assaulted a college freshman 30 years ago.” Holoman was the former director of the UC Davis Symphony and chair […]

Conference to be held Jan. 20 to 21 will include professionally-led workshops, keynotes, resource fair Content warning: This piece contains references to mental illness and suicide.   From Jan. 20 to 21, the UC Davis Conference Center will host UC Davis’ second Mental Health Conference. The conference — bolstered by experts offering keynotes and workshops […]

Six senators said goodbye, six newly-elected senators sworn in On Dec. 7 at 6:12 p.m., Vice President Adilla Jamaludin called the ASUCD Senate meeting to order in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. The first order of business was bidding farewell to outgoing senators — each senator was given a chance to deliver expressions […]

Grade-in publicized graduate student work, raised awareness for upcoming contract renegotiations On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the UC Student-Workers Union (UAW) Local 2865 coordinated a statewide grade-in in order to increase the visibility of the work done by graduate student workers throughout the UC system. UC Davis’ grade-in was held at the CoHo from 9:30 a.m. […]

Senate resolution recognizing “It’s Okay to be White” fliers as hate crime passes 11-1 On Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6:09 p.m., the ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. Senators Michael Gofman and Matthew Yamaguchi were absent. Internal Affairs Commissioner Jacob Ganz was also absent. The meeting began with the […]

Leading and Breaking Barriers lecture series part of initiative The Office of Undergraduate Education’s First Generation Initiative Project is associated with the Undergraduate Research Center’s Leading and Breaking Barriers series, which is being held at UC Davis through March of 2018. The series continues the UC-wide effort to reach out to first-generation students, who make […]

UC seeks student input on sexual harassment policies The UC Office of the President put out a press release on Nov. 14 announcing the creation of an “inaugural student advisory board” which will provide “input on UC sexual harassment and sexual violence issues.” The board will be made up of nine undergraduate students and eight […]