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NEWS BRIEFS: Forum on Our 鈥楬ispanic Serving鈥 Status

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"The Practice of Freedom" mural
Professor Emeritus Malaquias Montoya’s mural “The Practice of Freedom” at the north entrance to the Student Community Center.

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  • Students, alumni score record 13 Fulbright fellowships
  • Water-line flushing operation at Chem Annex today
  • Holiday Helping: Food drive runs Nov. 1-16
  • Freeway work planned near campus
  • Repro Graphics' free calendar deadline: Oct. 31
  • Reminder on political activity

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force are inviting faculty, staff, students and alumni as well as members of the public to a forum on the topic, 鈥淲hat Does It Mean for 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis to Be Hispanic-Serving?鈥

The forum is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the . Refreshments will be served. Note: Seating is limited.

Earlier this year 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis met the requirements to be eligible for the federal government鈥檚 Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation. As defined by the government, HSI-eligible means that among the population of domestic undergraduate students, a minimum 25 percent come from economically disadvantaged populations. The campus now has the opportunity to outline a broader vision for serving students in the Hispanic/Chicanx/Latinx community and beyond 鈥 to empower them to thrive.

Chancellor Gary S. May formed the HSI Task Force in June to help 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis define what success should mean for a research-intensive, public land-grant, Hispanic Serving Institution in California. 

Organized by the task force, the forum will comprise a brief program followed by small-group discussions designed to identify opportunities for 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis as one of only nine R1 universities with the HSI designation (R1 refers to universities with the highest level of research activities for undergraduate and graduate students). Five of the nine R1-HSI universities are 新澳门六合彩内幕信息s.

A record 13 student Fulbrights

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year selected a record 13 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis students and alumni for fellowships that will see Aggie footprints stretching from Mexico to Malaysia and from Iceland to Taiwan.

The fellowships support individually designed study/research projects or for English teaching assistant programs. 

鈥淎s 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis is connecting more and more with the world, these Fulbright experiences bring tremendous opportunities for our students and alumni 鈥 and for the communities with which they鈥檙e working,鈥 said Joanna Regulska, vice provost and associate chancellor of Global Affairs. 鈥淭his exchange of culture, of knowledge and of perspectives benefits us all.鈥 

Water-line flushing operation

Last week it was a natural-gas release, on purpose. This week it鈥檚 a water release, on purpose, to flush a new underground water line that feeds fire-suppression equipment in the Chem Annex building.

The flushing operation was scheduled for this afternoon (Oct. 23), likely starting around 3 p.m., with the water flowing onto the lawn area south of Chem Annex.

鈥淭he contractor will be flushing the new fire water line to clear it of debris before placing it in operation,鈥 said Christine Vargas, senior project manager with Design and Construction Management. 

The university is in the midst of upgrading and expanding the fire-suppression systems in Chem Annex and the Chemistry Building.

SUGGESTED DONATIONS

  • Canned meat, fish and soups
  • Canned ready-to-eat meals
  • Canned vegetables and tomato products
  • Peanut butter (plastic container)
  • Iron-rich cereal (45 percent or more of daily value)
  • Fruit juice (100 percent in 48-ounces or less plastic bottles)
  • Canned fruit (in juice)
  • Dry beans (any type)
  • Enriched rice or pasta
  • Powdered milk
  • Ramen
  • Boxed macaroni and cheese
  • Powdered milk formula
  • Similac baby food

Food drive starts Nov. 1

Mail Services鈥 13th annual Holiday Food Drive begins next week on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. From Nov. 1 to 16, mail personnel will pick up nonperishable food left at department mail stops, for delivery to Yolo County and Sacramento food banks.

鈥淲e modeled our program after the U.S. Postal Service鈥檚 鈥楨very Can Counts鈥 food drive that takes place every spring. The idea is genius,鈥 said Jen Carmichael, general manager of Supply Chain Management鈥檚 Distribution Services, which includes Mail Services. 鈥淚f everyone can bring in just a few items, the impact is huge. This coupled with the convenience of leaving the items with your outgoing campus mail helps everyone do a small part to benefit our communities in a large way.鈥

Since its inception in 2005, the food drive has brought in nearly 13 tons of food. Davis campus donations go to the Yolo Food Bank and Sacramento campus donations go to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.

Carmichael said the drive is an easy way for 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis employees to give back. 鈥淚t is easy and affordable for all of us to take part. Instead of buying one can, why not buy a few? You can also donate items out of your own pantry as long as they have not reached their expiration dates.鈥

Freeway work planned near campus

The California Department of Transportation, or Cal Trans, announced that it will begin renovation work this week, at night, to overpasses along Interstate 80 and Highway 113 in the vicinity of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis. The work is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through November, and could result in partial or full closures of the freeway and ramps. Motorists may be directed to detours.

Repro Graphics鈥 calendar deadline: Oct. 31

If you have one of Repro Graphics鈥 free, personalized calendars for 2018, you should circle 鈥淥ct. 31鈥 鈥 because it鈥檚 the last day to order a calendar for next year. Everyone else is invited to get one, too, just remember the deadline!

has been offering free calendars since 2010 to show the print shop鈥檚 variable-data capabilities. This is what allows Repro Graphics to customize each calendar to highlight four dates per month 鈥 whichever four dates the customer chooses 鈥 and to add a campus image of the customer鈥檚 choice.

Photo choices for 2019 calendar include from a recent contest in which photographers were invited to showcase the beauty of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.

The calendars are available to all staff and faculty, limit one per person. Calendars will be delivered to mail stops on the Davis and Sacramento campuses.

Any requests for calendars after Oct. 31 may be accommodated for an additional charge. Repro Graphics also wants you to know it can produce custom calendars for your department or unit, starting at just $1 each (based on minimum quantity of 300). Contact Repro Graphics by email or phone, 530-752-COPY (2679).

Reminder on political activity

With two weeks to go until the Nov. 6 general election, the lawn signs are out and the campaign ads are filling the airways. But what political actions are university employees permitted to take while on the clock? Click here to read a previous news brief outlining the University of California's policy 鈥 which has been updated to include information on political buttons and T-shirts.

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