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Favorites from Home Submissions Being away from home is tough, so we want to give your students a little piece of home when they dine in our dining commons. Share with us the recipe for your student’s favorite dish, and we might just serve it! Please see the click below for more information. READ MORE Join the Student Housing Team! Join the Student Housing team! Applications for the Resident Advisor and Community Assistant positions are now open. To submit an application and read the full information packet, please visit the housing page here . The Resident Advisor is a part-time staff member appointment within Student Housing and Dining Services. The responsibilities of the RA are centered around a student community in which the staff member assists with the growth of residents and the creation of a positive community environment. Under the supervision of the Resident Director (RD) and Assistant READ MORE Generation X Characteristics in the Workplace By Robin Reshwan, US News Contributor SANDWICHED BETWEEN BABY boomers and millennials, Generation Xers were born between 1965 and 1980 and represented 53 million workers in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A little-known fact is that the term Generation X came from a sociological book on American class structure titled "Class," by Paul Fussell. Gen Xers make up the second-largest portion of the current workforce, and are known for an entrepreneurial mindset and work hard, play hard thinking. READ MORE Climate Change Experts: Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality The following sources from the University of California, Davis, are available to talk with media about climate change and wildfire, smoke and air quality. READ MORE UC Davis Alumni & Affiliate Relations Aggie Parent and Family Association Davis, CA 95616 US (800) 242-4723 [email protected] MAKE A GIFT Privacy Policy Manage my email preferences View in browser Parent and Family Updates Aggie Parent and Family Day UC Davis recently hosted both Homecoming and Parent and Family Weekend events October 12. Fortunately, the weather was cooperative and it was a beautiful day. For those of you who had the opportunity to visit campus, we hope you enjoyed the day’s activities and the chance to see your student. We would like to hear from you. Please take the time to complete a short survey which will help 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 welcome new UC Davis families to campus, please consider volunteering with the Aggie Parent and Family Association through a leadership position with the UC Davis Parent Council. Applications will open soon. Visit our Aggie Parent and Family Council page for more information here . Student Affairs Updates Parent to Parent 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 should be aware that their new-found domiciles are not permanent. The search for the next academic year’s housing is just around the corner. This is a house-“warning” for parents to have their students be aware of the housing deadlines. Parents have dealt with homesickness, academic crises, roommate problems and hometown boyfriend/girlfriend break ups. But there’s more to consider on the horizon. The timing of next year’s housing search often catches students and their parents by surprise. READ THE FULL STORY Career Corner UC Davis News A Community Eagerly Looking Ahead This commentary by Chancellor Gary S. May, Davis Mayor Brett Lee and Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair Don Saylor appeared in the Oct. 20 edition of The Davis Enterprise. A little over a year ago, the three of us weren’t sure how we could overcome perceived and real barriers to better collaboration. READ MORE Detection Dogs and DNA on the Trail of Endangered Lizards Detection dogs trained to sniff out the scat of an endangered lizard in California’s San Joaquin Valley, combined with genetic species identification, could represent a new, noninvasive sampling technique for lizard conservation worldwide. READ MORE
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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.

READ MORE

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

READ MORE

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.

READ MORE

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.

READ MORE

UC Davis Alumni & Affiliate RelationsAggie Parent and Family AssociationDavis, CA 95616US(800) [email protected]

MAKE A GIFT

Privacy Policy

Manage my email preferences

View in browser

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

Parent to Parent

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.

READ THE FULL STORY

Career Corner

UC Davis News

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.

READ MORE

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.

READ MORE

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