Dear El Chisme Reader,

Happy Chicanx/Latinx Heritage Month! We are very excited to announce that in collaboration with other departments on campus we are hosting and promoting a series of events to celebrate this Heritage Month. We hope to see many of you there!

Friendly reminder that we are now open Monday - Friday from 9 am to 6 pm.

Warm regards,

El Centro

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CCLASS's 6th Year Anniversary Celebration and Open House

is an opportunity for new and returning students to familiarize themselves with our services, resources and opportunities we offer throughout the school year. This is also an opportunity for our campus partners, staff, and administrators to network and connect with our students. Our goal is to build and further strengthen our community to support our retention efforts for the 2023-2024 school year.

The UC Davis Tour Guides Are Hiring! This campus job is looking for highly committed and enthusiastic students from all backgrounds to apply and be a part of our Tour Guide family. We are reaching out to you to hopefully expand our reach and recruit students from your spaces in order to provide a diverse group of students that represent and reflect the university’s diverse student body well. If you have a ListServ, affiliated student groups, or student staff that you think could benefit and grow from this fulfilling job, please share the information and flyer below. 

Application Deadline: October 19th, 2023 

Apply on Handshake with ID #8167559

Linktree regarding more info on the UC Davis Tour Guide Program: https://linktr.ee/tourguiderecruitment

The ICC provides resources and advising for all your resume needs: https://icc.ucdavis.edu/services/fair/prepare/resume

We appreciate your help in this effort and we know your involvement will greatly impact the Tour Guide Program's hiring process immensely. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas please feel free to contact tourguiderecruitment@gmail.com, or Samantha Solis, the Tour Program Manager, at sisolis@ucdavis.edu. UC Davis Tour Guides are the public face of the university, representing what it means to be an Aggie and we would love your affiliations to be represented in that image! Thank you and Go Ags!

Best Regards,

Tour Guide Recruitment Team

Student Ambassador Council

UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions

2023 - 2024 Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Undergraduate Advisory Board

Be part of this inaugural Hispanic Serving Institution Initiative student board and collaborate with HSI leaders to advise on major initiatives that impact the academic student experience on a variety of topics.

Hello Everyone,

EAOP is hiring Family College Advisors for the 2023-2024 academic school year. This is a part-time hybrid/on-campus position open to undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Work study is not required but is highly desirable. Starting date is October 15, 2023- June 30, 2024 (possibility of continuation to the following year).

MUST BE ABLE TO WORK 15-19 HOURS A WEEK; MONDAY-FRIDAY (2PM-8PM),

SUBSTANTIAL EVENINGS, AND WEEKENDS

Role of a Family College Advisor

·  Provide college knowledge information, advice, resources, to support the EAOP seniors and their family

members.

·  Communicate weekly with advisees and assist them with college, financial aid, dorm, and scholarship applications.

·  Update, maintain, and process student files and information.

·  Meet weekly with the Student Manager to discuss, plan and report on engagement activities and assignments.

·  Attend all mandatory monthly training workshops, programs, and Saturday Professional Development sessions 

Qualifications

·  Be committed, dependable, flexible and organized.

·  Have some knowledge of matriculation to the UC and other segments of higher education.

·  Have strong written and presentation skills.

·  Have some experience with academic advising, tutorial and/or mentoring students and families.

·  Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision and maintain effective work relationships.

·  Must have basic keyboarding skills with knowledge and understanding of computer technology and office software. Ability to write and speak a second language is highly preferred, but not required.

·  Skills to perform administrative and customer related tasks.

How to Apply

Link to Application: https://forms.gle/FcRjTJxu2dFQu4196

Deadline to Submit: September 15, 2023

Hourly Pay: $15.75

Sing at UC Davis 2023 - 2024

Auditions September 21st - 27th at the Music Building Room 108

Click the link below to signup for an audition!

UC Davis Global Learning Fair

Join the UC Davis Global Learning Hub at the fair to learn about the variety of global opportunities available to you, including in-person global leadership opportunities, study abroad programs, global internships, post-graduate global opportunities, and more!

Date and time: October 5, 2023, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Location: West Quad

Learn more

We just wanted to provide some information about funding that is available to Undergraduate students.

COSAF oversees a fund titled, Student Development Funds, which helps to defer the cost of student travel to conferences, conference registration fees, cost of certifications, and other professional development type activities and events. Undergraduates can receive up to $500 per academic year and applications open September 25th.