新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis welcomed new and returning Aggie Heroes this week, with Chancellor Gary S. May encouraging students, faculty and staff to spend each day learning, helping others and improving the world.
鈥淵ou become an Aggie Hero through your everyday actions and words,鈥 he told a crowd of several thousand people who had gathered in The Pavilion at the Activities and Recreation Center on Monday (Sept. 24) for the campus Fall Welcome, an event combining Fall Convocation and the New Student Celebration from years past. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about taking a mindful approach to what you do and say for sake of your peers, your community and humanity at large.鈥
WELCOME CONTINUES
Events marking the start of the fall quarter continue all week:
This fall, an estimated 9,300 new freshman and transfer students are enrolling at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, bringing enrollment to an expected total of 39,000.
Through their education at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, May said, those students can improve the world by understanding it more fully, passing along knowledge, creating art, succeeding in business, and more.
May encouraged students to mentor others, saying those who have found the success to attend 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis haven鈥檛 done so on their own, and should help others in kind.
鈥淚f you鈥檙e struggling to find your own vision of success, don鈥檛 let that hold you back from helping others find theirs,鈥 he said. 鈥淗elp your peers find opportunities and support. I guarantee you鈥檒l be the happier for it.鈥
Monday's event wasn't the only welcome new students received. May, his wife, LeShelle, and other campus leaders lent a hand during Move-In Weekend, hauling boxes to residence halls and helping families find their way.
H. Rao Unnava, dean of the Graduate School of Management, chatted with families, and Helene Dillard, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, volunteered the use of a dolly to those with heavy items. Director of Athletics Kevin Blue had more than one reason to smile as he pushed a cart full of items Sunday morning 鈥 a day earlier, .
Students and faculty tackle serious issues
Monday鈥檚 event had the flare of performances by DJ Lady Char, dance group MK Modern, drummers Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan and the Cal Aggie Marching Band-Uh!, but it also had discussions of serious issues facing students: food security, diversity and equity, and mental health.
Faculty members took the stage paired with students, with the former talking about their research and work on campus, and the latter talking about how students have addressed the issues.
On food security, recent graduate Rosy Maria Martinez explained how students in need can get free food and personal hygiene items from .
鈥淢y passion is driven by the need that I鈥檝e seen from the students,鈥 she said, noting an increase in support that has led to The Pantry鈥檚 expansion in Lower Freeborn Hall and a second location, in the Memorial Union鈥檚 East Wing, as part of Aggie Compass.
On diversity and equity, Rina Singh, a senior who serves on AS新澳门六合彩内幕信息D鈥檚 , said she was encouraged by the steps 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis students have taken to elevate the voices of traditionally marginalized groups.
鈥淏eing surrounded by peers who are this committed 鈥 who are this passionate 鈥 about achieving a society where diversity and equity are a reality inspires me for the future,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t inspires me because I can see that our generation is capable of achieving so many of our dreams in the coming years and I鈥檓 so excited to have you all as a part of this campus.鈥
At the Student Resource Fair after the event, freshman Betzabet Noriega said the campus鈥檚 diversity was a draw for her to attend 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis.
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鈥淭he diversity here is really great,鈥 she said.
The third faculty-student pair at the Fall Welcome discussed mental health, with psychiatry and behavioral sciences professor Carolyn Dewa encouraging people to be aware of people who might be struggling, and to make themselves available to help.
Carlee Johnson, a mental well-being student coordinator in Student Health and Counseling Services, said she hopes programs like and the quarterly Therapy Fluffies events continue to reduce the stigma around struggles with mental health.
鈥淎s a culture and as a campus we鈥檙e starting to acknowledge that mental health is very important, and it plays a role in students鈥 everyday lives,鈥 Johnson said.
After the event, freshman biological sciences major Harjot Kaeley said she expected to have a harder time mentally adjusting to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, but the friendly campus has made the transition easier. She recalled how she feels in Sacramento, where she said drivers will slowly edge toward pedestrians crossing the street 鈥 to how members of the campus community reaching out have made her feel.
鈥淗ere I feel like they鈥檙e looking out for you, too,鈥 she said.
That sentiment was echoed by Nayzak Wali-Ali, a new student majoring in political science.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a friendly environment,鈥 she said.
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