The CAB Report *

The Chancellor’s Advisory Board Report

This report will serve as a means to bridge the gap among student, faculty, staff and administrators as well as

highlighting influential individuals within the campus community.

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Table of Content

Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Board…………..……….2

Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board ………………………………………………………...4

Spotlight - Graduate Ally Coalition……………….…….……….6

Spotlight- Provost Ralph Hexter ………………….……..……….7

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Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Board

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Chancellor's Student Advisory Board is to advise the administration on major initiatives that impact the academic student experience on issues such as enrollment, research and creative activity, diversity, international experiences, advising, and other aspects of undergraduate student life. For more information about our board members please visit: http://sac.ucdavis.edu/cuab

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Student Assistants to

the Chancellor

Melissa Muganzo and

Jamila Cambridge Andrew Coates

Will Klein

Don Ho

Shauna Madison Rajiv Narayan

Tatiana Bush

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Upcoming Events/ProjectsMelissa Muganzo and Justin GoldProject: Increase CUAB visibility and strengthen the ties among students, faculty, staff and administration by hosting RECESS (Reaffirming and Educating our Campus Environment through the help of Students and Staff) this Spring!

Tatiana BushProject: Currently working with CALPIRG, the Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD), along with various students organizations and UC Davis affiliated groups on campus to put together an Affordable Education Panel with expert panelist that can speak about the budget cuts and answer student’s questions about it. They already have the support of faculty, staff, and administration for the event. Panelists would include Chancellor Linda Katehi, Vice Chancellors of Student Affairs Fred Wood and Lora Jo Bossio, Professor Steven Ybarra JD, an economist from the economics department as well as other informed experts yet to be confirmed. Bush is also a co-organizer of RECESS.

Don HoProject: Currently working with CSI and Campus Rec to increase visibility for the Buzz. He currently looking for ways to further collaborate with campus departments and orgs to gain a more diverse crowd of participants and more inclusive entertainment. 

Jamila CambridgeProject: Working on a “Know Your Rights” Workshop to inform students on what to do when stopped by a police officer. Many communities of color do not have a good relationship with enforcement officers therefore this workshop is meant to establish a comfortable space for students to discuss issues such as What is racial profiling? What do you mean by "I look suspicious"? and more. Scheduled: March 9, 2011 Place: TBA

Andrew Coates Project: Conducting Student Leadership Council presentations featuring members of the CUAB to freshman with the various dorms at UCD.

William Klein Project: The creation of Y.E.S. Fund. (Young Entrepreneurial Start-up Fund). Fund will be available to students as a way to embrace creativity and jump start ideas; There will be a class taught in the spring for future entrepreneurs.

Shauna MadisonProject: Creating the C.A.B. report (Chancellor's Advisory Board). In this report both boards will work together to highlight faculty, admin, and staff as well as student projects taking place on campus. Also co-collaborating in the spring event: RECESS.

Rajiv NarayanProject: Establishing a set curriculum (initiative) for student led courses that will give credit (pass/no pass); Similar to D-Cal program at UC Berkeley. Student teachers will be given a stipend dependent on approval from academic senate.

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Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board

Mission StatementThe UC Davis Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board (CGPSA) works closely with the chancellor to improve the experiences of graduate and professional students on the UC Davis campus. The board provides the chancellor with meaningful insight into the lives of graduate and professional students and develops specific recommendations for actions the chancellor can take to enhance campus community, diversity and educational opportunities. The board will also serve as a conduit between the chancellor and the student body regarding major initiatives that impact graduate and professional students so that administrative policy can better account for and respond to the needs and concerns of graduate and professional students. For more information please visit: http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/about/cgpsacurrentmembers

Lucas ArzolaCutcha Serene Risling Baldy William (Tre) S. Borden

Milo Careaga Miranda Goodman Kelley Gove

Colleen Hiner Karinna Hurley Kim Padilla

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CURRENT PROJECT

The Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium (IGPS) is an opportunity for graduate and professional students to share their work with each other, the campus, and the wider community. The primary goals of IGPS are:

• To showcase the scholarship of UC Davis’ exceptional graduate student population for the UC Davis campus community, and the broader community at large – the Davis community, the Sacramento region, and the broader University of California.

• To foster interdisciplinary interactions and collaborations among UC Davis graduate and professional students.

• To provide a space for graduate and professional students to learn about graduate student resources on issues including (but not limited to) mentorship, work/life balance, diversity and cross campus connections.

Sessions will include talks, posters, art and performance exhibitions, and graduate student organized sessions. The IGPS will take place from April 21 through April 23, 2011 and all are welcome! For more information visit our website: http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/about/igps.html

Heather ThrockmortonCassandra Paul

Jenna WinerBrandon Zipp

Fiona Scott

2010-2011CGPSAB

Board Members

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SPOTLIGHT

Graduate Ally CoalitionMissionThe UC Davis Graduate Ally Coalition (GAC) was formed in 2008 with the central purpose of training members of the graduate student community to serve as resources for their peers. GAC seeks to enhance access, awareness, and availability of campus resources and information to students and groups who may experience oppression, harassment, or isolation due to race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, ability, age, language, nationality, socioeconomic status and/or religion/spirituality. GAC works to facilitate a process for graduate students to empower themselves and their colleagues to have a more successful and positive graduate school experience.

Goals• To facilitate an annual training for a Cohort of graduate students representing a wide

array of departments and graduate groups each year. In this training students will begin to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to provide informational support and resources to their fellow grads

• To continue the process of ally development with each Cohort through a series of campus trainings and conversations.

• To put on programs and events that empower, inform and educate graduate students.

PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Fall 2010 - conducted training of graduate students for every department and professional school so that they can be a peer resource to others in their fieldFall 2010 - facilitated follow up event to get trainees involved in the discussion on how to better continue becoming allies to one another as grad and professional studentsWinter 2011 - hosted Community Potluck to establish connections across disciplines and differences to build a stronger and more allied graduate student community

Spring 2011 - Currently organizing "Grad Meet Ups" to invite grad and professional students to meet up together and attend various culture weeks events with one another, and concurrently organizing next Fall Training.

For more information please visit: http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/Graduate_Ally_Coalition

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A Message From UC Davis’ New Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

I'm Ralph Hexter, and I have the privilege of serving as UC Davis's provost and executive vice chancellor. I began my service in this position, and indeed my membership in the UC Davis community, on January 1, 2011. The University of California, however, is not entirely new to me, for from 1995-2005 I was a professor of Classics and Comparative Literature and then successively chair, dean, and executive dean at UC Berkeley. I am enormously pleased to be returning to California and to one of its greatest institutions, UC Davis. Every day I feel I get to know the campus and our community a bit better, learning ever more about the rich resources of our university.

As provost and EVC, I am the campus's chief academic and operating officer. In this challenging economy, my goal is to continue developing the resources necessary to maintain and further UC Davis' national and international standing in research, teaching, and public service. This involves all aspects of our campus: the academic foundation, physical environment, and administrative infrastructure.

The heart of our university is its staff, faculty and students. I sincerely believe that the combined efforts of these groups create an optimal environment in which to work, teach, and learn. A walk (or a bike ride) around our campuses - Sacramento and Davis - confirms this, and I encourage you to fully explore all quadrants of both. In Davis you may wish to take in the beauty of the seasonally changing Arboretum, explore the just-completed addition to King Hall, which houses our School of

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter

Law, or view the construction activity on the site of our new Student Community Center. In Sacramento, you will find that the UC Davis Health System campus is a vibrant hub of learning, research, and healing that is home to the School of Medicine, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, and the UC Davis Medical Center. Everywhere you look, you see evidence of the commitment and Aggie spirit that defines our campus community and our efforts to better the world around us.

A future of promise and change lies ahead, and, as we move forward, I hope to hear from you, pledging to listen closely, speak honestly, and lead with both heart and mind.

Sincerely, Ralph Hexter - Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

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Thank you for your continued interests in the endeavors and accomplishments of The Chancellor’s Undergraduate Board and the Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board. We look forward to your support and feedback!

- Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Board

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