Campus Response May 2023 Content

Professor Emeritus Reflects on ‘Geometry of Compassion’

Cody Kitaura — June 15, 2023 - 3:20pm

Carlos Puente, an emeritus professor of hydrology, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, has submitted the following in response to the stabbings in April and May that killed two people and injured another.

CHANCELL-ING: Compassion Is the Way Forward

Dave Jones — June 02, 2023 - 9:30am

Over Mother’s Day weekend, friends and neighbors flocked to Community Park for the annual Celebrate Davis event. At the same time, the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Quad was packed for the Whole Earth Festival. All of this would’ve seemed impossible just a few weeks ago, when tragedies gripped our city. Each passing day is another step toward recovery.

Day of Reflection Will Focus on Grief, Connections, Hope

Cody Kitaura — May 25, 2023 - 9:30am

Updated 9:30 a.m. May 25: The route has been expanded to include Sycamore Park in Davis. Previously that event had been planned as a concurrent reflection point.

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis and the city of Davis are hosting the Davis Day of Reflection next week to remember community members we have lost over the past year, encourage reconnection and promote healing resources.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Processing

Dave Jones — May 12, 2023 - 2:01pm

We’ve been through a lot. It will take us a while to feel whole again. It will take time to grieve, process and heal. We are here to help with your concerns about mental health and physical safety.

From Chancellor May: Healing Together

Cody Kitaura — May 04, 2023 - 8:09pm

Our task in the weeks ahead will be to process our pain and transform it into something positive that honors the memories of David and Karim.

Statement Following Davis Police Department Briefing

Dave Jones — May 04, 2023 - 2:37pm

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis issued the following statement today (May 4):

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis learned that the city of Davis police, �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis police and the FBI have identified and arrested a suspect in all three stabbing incidents. The person has been identified as Carlos Reales Dominguez. Reales Dominguez was in his third year at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis until April 25, 2023, when he was separated for academic reasons.

CHANCELL-ING: Supporting Our Mental Health

Dave Jones — May 03, 2023 - 4:17pm

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. So, I planned to begin this column with a nod to the many challenges we have faced in recent years, both as a community and as a nation, and the toll these challenges have taken on our collective mental health. That was before the past week’s horrific crimes, which have deeply impacted our entire community and shaken our sense of safety and well-being.

Joint Statement by the City of Davis and �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis

Dave Jones — May 03, 2023 - 3:37pm

Our community has been reeling since the first of these tragic events took place on April 27.

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Briefing on Campus Response to Recent Violent Incidents

Julia Ann Easley — May 02, 2023 - 5:42pm

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis held a briefing May 2 on how it is responding to the recent violent incidents in Davis.

Chancellor Gary S. May, Chief Joe Farrow of the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Police Department and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Pablo Reguerín spoke to the news media to share information broadly.

Nighttime Instruction Goes Remote

Dave Jones — May 02, 2023 - 4:20pm

The Davis campus is pivoting to remote instruction at nighttime, starting today (May 2) as a temporary modification, approved and mandated by the Executive Council of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate earlier this afternoon.