Dia de Los Muertos Altar at El Centro

Dear El Chisme Reader,

Happy Friday! Feliz Viernes! We hope you all enjoy a well deserved 3-day weekend. Our last Drop-in advising day was a huge success that we decided to add another one! On Monday, November 13th from 10 am to 5 pm we are hosting drop-in advising. This is a first come, first serve basis. For more information see our flier below or stop by El Centro on Monday and ask our Front Desk staff for support. As always we are here to help support you during your academic journey at UC Davis and beyond!

XOXO,

El Centro

Table of Contents

1. El Centro's Latest Chisme
2. Employment and Professional Opportunities
3. Campus Events and Resources
4. Academic Seminar Course
5. Funding Opportunity
6. Campus Community Altars

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Drop-in advising

Monday, Nov 13th

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Chicanx/Latinx Graduation Student Survey

Are you planning on graduating this year? (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024 and Summer 2024) Then this survey is for you!

As we start planning for CHI/LAT Grad we want to make sure majority of you are able to attend the Student Planning Meetings.

These meetings are created to keep all participating CHI/LAT Grads informed of important deadlines, fees, day of instructions and to provide input on keynote speakers, performances, music and more!

**Please not that filling out this survey does not register you for CHI/LAT Grad. The Registration form to participate in CHI/LAT Grad will be released Winter Quarter 2024.**

Pre-Vet Students Supporting Diversity Club: High School Mentorship Program



UC Davis' Pre-Vet Students Supporting Diversity Club (PSSD) holds a yearly mentorship program for high school students interested in the pre-veterinary pathway. PSSD is currently looking for pre-veterinary undergraduates to virtually mentor aspiring pre-vet high school students all across California! Not only can you gain volunteer hours, but also an opportunity to help young, ambitious students get resources early on in order to diversify the veterinary field. The application is open now through December 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Click HERE to access the application. Feel free to check out our website to learn more about the program.

Lead Program Member

The Latina Empowerment & Development Conference strives to enable a community of Latinas to realize their impact in the professional and wider world. As a member you will participate in group work to brainstorm funding and planning the logistics to attend the conference.

Please feel free to contact lgmatthews@ucdavis.edu for more information.

Follow @HarvardLEAD on Instagram for fast updates about the conference!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvardlead/

Website: http://www.harvardleadconference.org/

My name is Anvita and I'm the Finance Officer for Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic (JVMC), one of the student-run clinics through the UC Davis School of Medicine. We're opening up recruitment for UC Davis undergraduate volunteers, and we wanted to reach out and ask if you are able to share the message with your network. Volunteering at a clinic is a wonderful way for any students to learn about medicine, public health, and gain hands-on clinical experience, while supporting underserved communities. We think you might have some students who might be interested! We will be hosting information sessions on November 27th, January 9th, and hosting office hours January 10th and January 11th.

Good Morning Community Resource & Retention Centers,

Please forward this wonderful opportunity to undergraduate students in your organizations.

My name is Taylor Harris, and I am the new Pipeline Programs & Retention Coordinator in Graduate Studies. I am contacting you on behalf of UC LEADS, a program that prepares promising students for advanced education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We are hosting three virtual informational sessions this quarter for undergraduate students interested in our program. The first session is on November 29^th, 2023, from 3 – 4pm and the second and third sessions are on December 6^th, 2023, from 11am – 12pm and 4 – 5pm. All three sessions will be on the Zoom links provided in the google form, and will be sent out to registered participants. Students must meet at least sophomore standing (unit based) to be eligible for the program or must have at least 2 years left at UC Davis at the beginning of the appointment. Scholars accepted into the program are trained for graduate education (MS and PhD) and given the opportunity to perform paid summer research internships at UC Davis (1^st summer) and other UC campuses (2^ndsummer). More information about the program and the application criteria can be found on the attachment above.  

Please RSVP for the events using the Google link provided below. I will send out a reminder a day before and an hour before each event. The Zoom links for the event are included on the RSVP form and will be sent out to registered attendees in a calendar invite.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMNcfjPvrlgW_aZeQ8mrvMi3rsip1F9M_iKLB_XjRLNr-svw/viewform?usp=sf_link

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or our Program Director Lynne Arcangel for more information about the program.

On Tuesday, November 14^th Graduate Studies will be hosting an informational session with the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) in Walker Hall, West Conference Room from 12 – 1pm. If you have any students interested in any careers in education (K-12, higher education, policy, administration, etc.) this will be a great opportunity to learn about how IRT can support their graduate education.

Join the Manetti Shrem Museum for our first Art Jam! We’re kicking it off with a celebration of all things Chicana/o/x and printmaking inspired by the powerful prints in the current exhibition “Malaquias Montoya and the Legacies of a Printed Resistance.” 

Grab a bite (free food!), watch a dazzling folklorico dance performance by Danzantes del Alma, pull a fresh screenprint with TANA (Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer) and make art with the Mexican Graduate Student Association. 

8–10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. Organized by the Manetti Shrem Museum. Co-sponsored by the Center for Chicanx and Latinx Academic Student Success.

Photo: Meagan Lucy 

Image: Two people pulling a screen print. One pulls a squeegee loaded with red and yellow ink while the other one looks on. There are cups of ink and supplies on the table by them.

#ManettiShremMuseum #art #screenprinting #UCDavis #FreeforAll

Hola comunidad!

I want to cordially invite you to the Fall 2023 edition of the Chancellor’s Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series which will be held on Tuesday, November 28. The speaker will be UC Regent José Hernández, a former NASA astronaut. As an astronaut, Hernández flew to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and performed robotic operations aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. A special screening of the film A Million Miles Away will be shown followed by a Q/A with Chancellor May and Regent Hernández.

Complete information, including a registration link for complimentary tickets, is available here. Tickets are required for this event. 

Please feel free to forward this information to students, staff, faculty, distribution lists, or other affiliates you deem appropriate. 

In partnership, 

November is National Gratitude Month! Aggie Mental Health, Healthy UC Davis and the Sheepmowers are celebrating by writing letters of gratitude to the people who we would like to thank for the good that they have brought into our lives. Writing letters of gratitude has been shown to be one of the most practical and effective ways of enhancing well-being in a short period of time!

Please join us as we host three letter writing days on the Davis campus:  

• Thursday, Nov. 9 at the MU South Patio (10 a.m.-4 p.m.)  
• Friday, Nov. 17 at the Sheepmowers event at Wickson Hall (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) 

Staff and Faculty Health and Well-being will also be hosting a special Heartfulness Meditation focused on gratitude. Join this virtual community event on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 12:30-1 p.m. Register for the Zoom session. 

For more information, visit the Falling into Gratitude webpage. Questions? Email aggiementalhealthambassadors@ucdavis.edu.

Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK's) Toy Drive

Accepting donations November 1st through the 28th.

Drop Off Locations: El Centro - MU210, EOP Center and the NAK House.

All donations will be used towards Nu Alpha Kappa's annual Posada Navideña

The UC Student Association is planning a Latine Lobby day on February 26th, 2024, a day for Latine students from all UCs to lobby their respective representatives at the Sacramento capitol on issues that are relevant to the community. In order to identify these issues, the External Affairs Vice President's Office would like to collect testimonials from UC Davis students. Fill out this survey and let us know what issues you have faced as a Latine student at UC Davis! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfT-9YXy6G4vcLjOwjr2pBjwisCvX7oMSGiT-eN1kmys6sfeQ/viewform)

Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)

Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!

After all, we all deserve to be seen, to be heard, and to be loved in our humanity and shared struggle toward liberation.

We look forward to seeing you at our events! 

Standing and living in power,

The AB540 and Undocumented Student Center.

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Healing and Existing: Beyond Status

Be in the community with us Tuesday, November 14th from 5:00-6:30 pm at SCC Room A to engage in a conversation facilitated by our Mental Health Pre-Doctoral Fellow Gabriela Gonzalez and with our Community Advocates Hazel Piñon and Joshua Melendez. In this space, we intend to challenge oppressive systems by celebrating our humanness through small or big wins and undocu-joy!

RSVP by November 12th, 2023 to guarantee an Ali Baba burrito and a bag of Tranquility Treasures!

Here is the link: https://bit.ly/healingandexisting.

Community Budget Dialogue

Our center would love to share space with you to chat about the Center's operating budget (over dinner, of course!) on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, from 3:00-4:30 pm at 1212 TLC. During our time together, we’ll review the center's operating budget with curiosity, talk about how the money was spent in previous years, and you’ll exercise your decision-making power by providing your input on current and future budget allocations.

RSVP by November 10th, 2023 to secure Panda Express Dinner at bit.ly/budgetdialogue.

Comments or questions? Email Daniela D. Telles at dvdelacruz@ucdavis.edu.

Overnight Oats

Join our Basic Needs Team on Wednesday, Nov. 29th from 5-7 pm in SCC meeting room C for hot chocolate, conchas, and overnight oats!

All ingredients will be provided. Two mason jars will be given to all participants. Participants will also be entered into a raffle to win a lunch box and a reusable straw pack.

RSVP Here: https://bit.ly/OatsUndoc.

FCSN x HPA: Health Careers with Kids Workshop



Are you interested in working with kids in a healthcare setting? There are many health professions where you frequently work with kids or can have a specialty in pediatrics. In this presentation, an HPA advisor will discuss different health professions including Medicine, Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology. The workshop end time is 8:00 PM. Additionally, here is a link to the HPA events page in case it is useful: https://hpa.ucdavis.edu/Events.

Monday, November 13th

7:10 pm to 8:00 pm

Wellman 1

Dear CCLASS,

I am a 2021 UC Davis Graduate and I have a scholarship opportunity that I was hoping you could share with students! I work for Aspen Environmental Group, an environmental consulting firm with offices in the Inland Empire, Agoura Hills, San Francisco, and Sacramento. We are offering scholarships to support college students interested in environmentally related topics.

I am seeking your help in sharing the attached notice and application with students in your institution and/or community. Scholarship applications are due by November 30, 2023. The monetary awards will be up to $3,000 per scholarship recipient.

If you have questions regarding this program, please send questions to DEICommittee@aspeneg.com.

Thank you for your assistance!

Aspen DEI Committee

U.S. Passport Grant Program

Good afternoon, 

My name is Deanna Gallegos and I am an Advisor and Outreach Coordinator at the UCD Global Learning Hub. I am writing today to share a new student funding opportunity with you called the U.S. Passport Grant Program. This fall our office will fund up to 70 passports for undergraduate students at UC Davis.  

The Global Learning Hub is excited to announce the launch of the U.S. Passport Grant Program. In Fall 2023, the program will award up to 70 passports to UC Davis undergraduate students. The application is open now through November 15^th at 11:59pm. There are Zoom info sessions taking place on October 10^th at 5:00pm and November 8^th at 12:00pm. To register for the info sessions and to review more information about the eligibility & program timeline, please visit our U.S. Passport Grant Program webpage. We hope to see your application soon!  

Women's Resources and Research Center (WRRC)

Located: First Floor, North Hall