Care Packages It is that time of the year when studentsare bearing the cold weather and stayingin, which means more snacking andrelaxing. So head on over to UniversityParent for official UC Davis CarePackages for your son or daughter forbirthdays, holidays or just to cheer themup!

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Picnic Day, which will take place onSaturday, April 18, 2020. Picnic Dayis on the UC Davis’ most reveredtraditions and serves as the university’sannual Open House for prospective andcurrent students, families, alumni,faculty and community members. Thisfamily-friendly event is free!

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Grad Trip 2020Celebrate your college successes with atour of Europe! Engage with locals,experience new thrills, and immerseyourself in the majesty and the historyacross Europe. From pub crawls inLondon to para-sailing in the Greek Isles,this tour of Europe is sure to leave youand your friends with memories that willlast a lifetime! What are you waiting for?Experience

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Academic RemindersFAFSAThe annual priority filing deadline for State and University grant consideration isMarch 2. Applying begins with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)or the California Dream Act Application. Both applications are free. The informationprovided on your FAFSA or California Dream Act Application is used to calculateyour Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The EFC is used by UC Davis to determineyour eligibility for financial aid. You must apply every year so don’t forget to submityour application.

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Graduation and CommencementUndergraduate students must apply and fill out their graduation application by theappropriate deadline for the quarter in which they are filling to graduate. Lateapplications for graduation are not accepted. The application deadlines are as follows: Spring Quarter 2020• Graduation Application Period: 2/1-3/13/2020• Graduation Cancellation Deadline: 7/13/2020• Graduation Date: 6/11/2020• Degree Posting (a.k.a. Degree Awarded): Late August 2020• Diploma Distribution: Late October 2020 Summer 2020• Graduation Application Period: 6/1-7/25/2020• Graduation Cancellation Deadline: 7/24/2020• Graduation Date: 9/11/2020• Degree Posting (a.k.a. Degree Awarded): Late October 2020• Diploma Distribution: Late December 2020 Graduation Checklist• Submit Online Graduation Application.• Contact your college Dean's office to file for participation in the commencement ceremony.• File a minor declaration petition with the appropriate college Dean's office by their

respective deadline.• If you need to declare a change of major, submit your major change petition your

college Dean's office at least one quarter prior to the quarter in which you filed tograduate.

• See a major advisor to confirm your major requirements are satisfied.• Request a degree check from the appropriate dean's office to evaluate university and

college requirements at least two quarters prior to graduation.• Verify transcripts for all transfer coursework has been submitted to Undergraduate

Admissions for evaluation.Click the link below for full details!

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Winter Elections

Two general elections are held for ASUCD each academic year. Six senators are electedon the seventh week of fall quarter and six senators and the President and Vice Presidentare elected during the seventh week of winter quarter. All undergraduate students arepermitted and encouraged to vote in elections. Meet the candidates at ASUCD Election.

Student Housing and Dining

Student Housing and Dining wants to keep you informed. Want to show off your resident hall room to perspective students?UC Davis Student Housing is looking for residents to volunteer their rooms forDecision UC Davis on Saturday April 4th. All roommates must approve tovolunteer and will be compensated with Aggie Cash. Please contact your RA formore information. Second Year Housing- It can be overwhelming looking for second year housing.Recently the Off Campus Housing program provided students with helpful tips intheir search four housing next year.A copy of the presentations can be found here. If students have any questions orconcerns, please don’t hesitate to contact studenthousing@ucdavis.edu Favorites from Home SubmissionBeing away from home is tough, so we want to give your students a little piece ofhome when they dine in our dining commons. Share with us the recipe for yourstudent’s favorite dish and we might just serve it! For more info, visit here.

Latitude Restaurant and Market

Latitude restaurant celebrates the diversity of the UC Davis community by featuring anexquisite menu of international dishes scratch-made from fresh, locally-sourced*ingredients, served from their Latin American, European, Middle Eastern and Indian,and Asian-themed platforms. Menus change daily. Swipe-in meal plans welcome, or payat the door (Aggie Cash, credit and cash welcome) and come enjoy as much as you careto eat. Latitude Market offers artisan and custom sandwiches and sides, fresh sushi bar, hot-food and cold-food bars, made-to-order drinks and shakes, rich gelato, and pre-made to-go meals, snacks, treats and drinks. Check out their website for dining hours, directions, menus, and academic closures.

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5 Campus Hot Spots to Beat the Winter ChillBy Nathaniel S. Curiel

The ARCFollow the example of Icelandic strongmen and use the winter to put in the hours at thegym, or, you know, take a spin class.

Shields Library350,000 square feet of warm, well-lit indoorsy-ness. What else do you need to know?

Games AreaEverything you need for weather-independent fun with friends: bowling, billiards andgames —console, PC and board.

Clubs and Student OrgsWinter quarter is the perfect time to find a student org that speaks to you and getinvolved —there are over 800 to choose from.

Manetti Shrem MuseumIndoor adventures with art await at the south end of campus. Two new exhibitions openlate this month. Plus, it’s completely free!

Aggie VoicesBy Nathaniel S. Curiel

At UC Davis, we travel on bikes and live in domes. We race dachshunds. We nap inhammocks and study next to Eggheads. We parade in our pajamas and are one of thetop universities in the country. We celebrate individual expression and still makeeveryone feel like they are part of the Aggie family.We in the Division of Student Affairs love to hear about how UC Davis studentsdiscover more about themselves during their time at UC Davis and find their placein the UC Davis community.With that in mind, we invite you to share your story with us. We are looking forfirst-person stories, 500–800 words in length, that detail one specific aspect of theUC Davis student experience that made a difference in your life.Selected stories will be featured on the Division of Student Affairs website andpossibly other communication channels throughout the university (with the expressconsent of the student).Each shared story helps create a richer picture of life at UC Davis and inspires thecampus community, so thank you in advance for sharing your story with us! To share your story, or nominate someone else to share theirs, fill out the AggieVoices Nomination Form.

Michael Petris• Hometown: Oxnard, CA• Major: Music• Minor: Education and Chicana/Chicano Studies• Class of 2021 When Michael Petris is conducting, he is focused on making sure the musicians infront of him understand what he is trying to communicate with each gesture andfacial expression. “Our job as conductors isn’t just to be a leader,” he says. “Our jobis to be accommodating and useful to musicians—to understand a group and workwith the group to make good music.” It’s a natural fit for the Oxnard native. “My two passions in life are music andpeople,” he says, and Michael is somebody who follows his passions. His discoveryof music in middle school led him to pursue higher education, the first in his familyto do so. “Rooted in being first gen, I think, are life skills that not everyone gets to develop soearly,” he says, reflecting on the difficulty in figuring out application steps likefinancial aid on his own and his initial disorientation on arrival to campus. Now hechannels those experiences into providing a warm, welcoming space for first yearsas an RA in Tercero and serving as an Orientation Leader...

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Best Skills to List on Your Resume (and SomeSkills to Exclude)Reflecting in-demand qualifications on your resume is key.By Robin Reshwan

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN will change jobs around 10 times in their adult life. Thehard truth of a modern career is that all of us will need to showcase our capabilities 20 to40 times to secure those 10 roles. The first step of almost every interview process is tosubmit a resume. With so much riding on that first impression, reflecting targeted skillsin your resume is key. Here are some in-demand skills and abilities to include on yourresume...

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Webinars

Career Advancement: Tips for Managing OthersTuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m.Deciding whether or not to continue your education is a difficult decision. Fromdetermining what to study and the programs that will help you reach your goals topreparing for standardized exams and financing your education, the process is filled withcomplex questions and important decisions. Join us for an in-depth discussion oncontinuing education opportunities, questions you need to answer to determine ifgraduate/professional school is right for you and advice on preparing for your next steps.Our panel will include advanced degree holders and UC alumni working as graduate andprofessional school admissions leaders who will share their advice and insights withyou. Join live to ask the panel your questions directly or sign up to receive a link to thewebinar recording.

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SAA Crowdfunding

Do you and your student like celebrating Picnic Day, getting advice for alumni ormentors, or bowling at the MU Games Area? Student Alumni Association plansevents to help students feel more connected to campus and the Aggie Traditions. Thatsense of connection built through events like these increase students’ graduationand retention rates. For the month of February, you can support SAA and theirprograms by giving to our Student Alumni Association Crowdfunding campaign.Any amount you can give will help SAA continue to put on events that celebrate UCDavis and connect students and alumni.

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UC Davis: In The NewsChancellor May Pays Tribute to Rosa ParksBy Dave Jones

Chancellor Gary S. May hopped on a 1950s-era Sacramento city bus and took a seatwith Rosa Parks, in spirit, Tuesday (Feb. 4), the 107th anniversary of her birth. In 1955, on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks famously refused to give up her seatto a white passenger, sparking a yearlong bus boycott by the African Americancommunity — the first major action of the civil rights movement. Tuesday, Chancellor May stepped aboard “Old Blue,” a 1958 bus that SacramentoRegional Transit keeps for occasions just such as this: Rosa Parks Day in California.This year marked the state’s 21st annual observance of Rosa Parks Day, first celebratedin 2000, five years before her death...

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UC Davis Survey: City Apartment Vacancy Rate EasesSomeBy Julia Ann Easley

While the city of Davis rental market remains tight, a few more apartments are vacantcompared to last year, according to a survey commissioned by Student Housing andDining Services at UC Davis and released today (Feb. 5). The blended vacancy rate — including apartments leased by the unit and by the bed —is estimated to be 1.0 percent, compared with 0.5 percent in fall 2018. Rents increasedby an average of 5.5 percent.

Vacancy ratesThe report on the 44th vacancy- and rental-rate survey, designed to provide the campusand surrounding communities with information to support planning, comes as UC Davisis constructing more student housing on campus and addressing the issue of theaffordability of student housing more broadly. According to the fall survey, 40 apartments, or 0.6 percent, of 7,207 leased by unit werevacant, compared with 0.4 percent vacant last year...

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A Ribbon-Butting for the Goat Dairy and CreameryBy Dateline Staff

UC Davis loves its goats. For more than 100 years, goats have played a starring role inthe teaching, research and outreach at the UC Davis College of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences. That connection grew stronger than ever Jan. 25 with theformal opening of the UC Davis Noel-Nordfelt Animal Science Goat Dairy andCreamery. “We’re really excited to see this come to fruition,” said Anita Oberbauer, animal scienceprofessor and associate dean of agricultural sciences. “At this new facility, we will beable to produce, market and sell Grade-A goat cheese while providing hands-on learningfor students.” About 400 people toured the facility as part of the university’s annual Goat Day, whichcentered around tips and information for people who raise and care for goats. Attendeessampled cheese donated by alumna Erika McKenzie-Chapter of Pennyroyal Farm andJennifer Bice of Redwood Hill Farm and Creamery.

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