Favorites from HomeSubmissionsBeing away from home is tough, so wewant to give your students a little piece ofhome when they dine in our diningcommons. Share with us the recipe foryour student’s favorite dish, and we mightjust serve it! Please see the click belowfor more information.

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Join the StudentHousing Team!Join the Student Housing team!Applications for the Resident Advisor andCommunity Assistant positions are nowopen. To submit an application and readthe full information packet, please visit thehousing page here.The Resident Advisor is a part-time staffmember appointment within StudentHousing and Dining Services. Theresponsibilities of the RA are centeredaround a student community in which thestaff member assists with the growth ofresidents and the creation of a positivecommunity environment. Under thesupervision of the Resident Director (RD)and Assistant

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Generation XCharacteristics in theWorkplace By Robin Reshwan, US News Contributor SANDWICHED BETWEEN BABYboomers and millennials, GenerationXers were born between 1965 and 1980and represented 53 million workers in2017, according to the U.S. CensusBureau. A little-known fact is that the termGeneration X came from a sociologicalbook on American class structure titled"Class," by Paul Fussell. Gen Xers makeup the second-largest portion of thecurrent workforce, and are known for anentrepreneurial mindset and work hard,play hard thinking.

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Climate ChangeExperts: Wildfire,Smoke and Air QualityThe following sources from the Universityof California, Davis, are available to talkwith media about climate change andwildfire, smoke and air quality.

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Parent and Family Updates

Aggie Parent and Family Day UC Davis recently hosted both Homecoming and Parent and Family Weekend eventsOctober 12. Fortunately, the weather was cooperative and it was a beautiful day. For thoseof you who had the opportunity to visit campus, we hope you enjoyed the day’s activitiesand the chance to see your student. We would like to hear from you. Please take the time to complete a short survey which willhelp us make improvements as we plan for future parent events. Thank you!

Aggie Parent and Family Council

If you are interested in the opportunity to share valuable feedback and welcomenew UC Davis families to campus, please consider volunteering with the AggieParent and Family Association through a leadership position with the UC DavisParent Council. Applications will open soon. Visit our Aggie Parent and FamilyCouncil page for more information here.

Student Affairs Updates

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Second Year Housing By Mary Jane Dellafiora, Aggie Parent and Family Council Member As freshman students settle in to their new digs in UC Davis Residence Halls, they shouldbe aware that their new-found domiciles are not permanent. The search for the nextacademic year’s housing is just around the corner. This is a house-“warning” for parents tohave their students be aware of the housing deadlines.Parents have dealt with homesickness, academic crises, roommate problems andhometown boyfriend/girlfriend break ups. But there’s more to consider on the horizon. Thetiming of next year’s housing search often catches students and their parents by surprise.

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A Community EagerlyLooking AheadThis commentary by Chancellor Gary S.May, Davis Mayor Brett Lee and YoloCounty Board of Supervisors Chair DonSaylor appeared in the Oct. 20 edition ofThe Davis Enterprise.A little over a year ago, the three of usweren’t sure how we could overcomeperceived and real barriers to bettercollaboration.

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Detection Dogs andDNA on the Trail ofEndangered LizardsDetection dogs trained to sniff out thescat of an endangered lizard inCalifornia’s San Joaquin Valley, combinedwith genetic species identification, couldrepresent a new, noninvasive samplingtechnique for lizard conservationworldwide.

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