Director, Rodrigo Bonilla and Associate Director, Daisy Martinez presenting at the

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Conference in Chicago.

Dear El Chisme Reader,

As we find ourselves at the midpoint of the quarter, we hope you are actively reflecting on the progress you've made and the challenges you've overcome thus far. We are dedicated to supporting you on your academic journey and so we are offering Drop In Advising on Monday, November 6th from 9 am to 5 pm. Whether you have questions about course selection, creating graduation or academic plans, academic policies, switching majors, career planning, or just need a friendly ear to listen, our advising team is here to provide guidance and support. No appointment necessary – simply drop by when it's convenient for you.

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

Academic Tutoring at El Centro

Academic Tutoring at El Centro

Need help choosing winter quarter classes? Creating academic plans? Questions about GEs or any other requirements? Stop by El Centro to meet with Daisy or Rodrigo for advising support.

Día de Los Muertos Community Altars

We invite you all to contribute to our community Altars between October 20th to Nov 3rd.

JCYC's Cal-SOAP Program, San Francisco College Access Center (SFCAC,) is currently looking to hire Part-Time College Success Advisors. 

The College Success Advisor must be a current college student (undergrad or grad) who is a recipient of financial aid (i.e., Pell Grant, Cal Grant, or Loans). They will be responsible for the recruitment, identification, selection, and counseling of participants at one of the open school sites: Philip & Sala Burton or Thurgood Marshall in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

The College Success Advisor will provide college and financial aid advising to encourage participants to complete high school and enroll in post-secondary colleges through activities such as college 101 workshops, financial aid workshops, and coordinating field trips.

Attached is the job description and a flyer. Please share this with students who may be interested.

For any questions, please email Arleen Garcia, Associate Director, at agarcia@jcyc.org.

Hello!

My name is Benuka Subasinghe. I am an intern at Valley Water’s Human Resources Division for the Next-Gen Career Pathways Program. I am writing to conduct outreach for an upcoming internship opportunity with our Sacramento Office of Government Relations. We would greatly appreciate your support to conduct outreach and invite students who may be interested to apply for this opportunity.

First off, we want to provide you a summarized overview of Valley Water and the Internship Program:

Overview:

Valley Water’s mission is to provide Silicon Valley with safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment, and economy. We manage an integrated water resources system that includes the supply of clean, safe water, flood protection, and stewardship of streams on behalf of Santa Clara County's 2 million residents.

We offer amazing opportunities to gain relevant work experience in the public sector and make an impact on the organization and local community while enhancing academic learning.

The Summer 2024 Internship will be a hybrid internship with some days in the office and other days from home. Each intern will have a mentor and will be provided professional development training, participate in networking events, meetings, and prepare a Capstone presentation at the end of the program. Some positions will require the intern to be in the lab, office, or field 100% of their internship and will be clearly labeled as such on the job postings.

We offer a competitive pay of $26.31 an hour.

Internship Details:

This upcoming opportunity will be for students pursing a major in Public Policy, Environmental Studies, Political Science, Law Communications, and other majors related to public policy or environmental management.

This internship will be held in Valley Water’s Sacramento Office – 1121 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, near the State Capitol.

Please see the attached job posting for a full overview and qualifications for the Sacramento Government Relations Internship opportunity. This can be shared with your students along with the attached flyers.

Additionally, we will be holding an information session for further discussions and answer any questions for students interested in this internship.

Please use this link to RSVP for the information session you wish to attend: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JPJTNY9

• Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM via Zoom
• Friday, November 17, 2023 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM via Zoom
• Please use this link to join: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/88409359292?pwd=REhnT2R1UUZSWlFybm9RVE1kYm5FQT09

For more information or interest in attending an information session, please reach out. Let’s work together to create meaningful pathways and opportunities for students in the water industry.

To apply for the Sacramento Government Relations Internship, please utilize this direct link to the job posting.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scvwd/jobs/4251675/sacramento-government-relations-intern

Thank you,

Benuka Subasinghe on Behalf of Next Gen Career Pathways

Talent Acquisition & Career Pathways Unit

CareerPathways@ValleyWater.org

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT INTERNSHIP

Office of Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

The Davis district office of Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (District 4) is offering a quarter-long internship to teach current college students about local and state government, legislation and policy, constituent services, and community engagement. This program will provide interns with opportunities to research state policies, work with constituents on legislative inquiries and cases, and assist the office in representing the 4th Assembly District.

Interns will be working in person in our Davis office. This is a non-paid position, but interns may be eligible for academic credit and a letter of recommendation.

There is a minimum commitment of 12-15 hours per week for the winter internship program running from January 8 – March 15, 2024. Applicants should be professional, familiar with community and state issues, excellent communicators, and passionate about public service.

To apply, email a résumé and a response to the prompt: “What do you hope to learn from this internship and how will it advance your personal and career goals?” (under 250 words) to evan.cragin@asm.ca.gov.

The application deadline for the winter 2024 internship program is Monday, December 2, 2024, at 5:00 PM. Please contact Evan Cragin with any questions by email or at 530-757-1034.

We invite you to apply to the Research Experience in Surgery (RESURG) Program at UC Davis Medical Center for Fall 2023!  

The application can be found (https://forms.gle/12EMEGCftdHaSect6). 

Research Experience in Surgery (RESURG) at UC Davis is an exciting new internship involving clinical research within the Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center. Studies that we are working on range from the topics including but not limited to vascular disease, bariatric surgery, telemedicine, and trauma. We are looking for individuals who are driven, hardworking, creative, and effective communicators. This is a rigorous program that offers unique mentorship opportunities with experienced researchers and clinicians. Our goal is to train competent research professionals and to further students’ individual professional and educational goals.  

Currently, we have 3 positions available:

1. Research Assistant(s)

2. Data Specialist(s)

3. Pediatric Research Assistant(s)

If accepted, students will be required to commit to at least three quarters (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024) for at least 8 hours per week. This is completed in two 4 hour time slots between 7 AM-5 PM on Mondays-Fridays (tentative weekend options). RESURG is a mostly remote program and the majority of hours will be completed remotely. 

Additionally, there will be mandatory 2 hour group training classes held weekly during Winter Quarter 2024; time to be disclosed upon acceptance. During the training in Winter Quarter 2024, students will be placed on a probationary period. Towards the conclusion of the training quarter, students will be re-interviewed to assess their learning and readiness for clinical research duties. 

The DEADLINE for submitting this application is 11:59pm on Monday, November 6, 2023. If selected, you will hear back from us between November 13th - November 15th and we will schedule an interview with you between November 18th - November 19th. Interviews this application cycle will be conducted IN PERSON. More information will be provided to those offered an interview.

If you have any questions concerning this application or RESURG as a whole, please do not hesitate to email

HS-RESURG@ucdavis.edu and we will be happy to assist.

RESURG website: https://health.ucdavis.edu/surgery/resurg.html

RESURG INFORMATION SESSION:  

Thursday, November 2^nd, 7 PM via Zoom. Register here (https://forms.gle/aRsLuBXkAu7kmXws7). 

Please fill out the form by the morning @8am for the Zoom session date if you are interested in attending. The meeting information will be sent to those who have completed the registration form on the date of the meeting. 

Warm Regards, 

RESURG Admin Team 

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, 

Greetings! 

I hope this message finds you well. The Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs is excited to host a Fall Open House on the third floor of Dutton Hall on Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 from 11am-2pm.

Students will have the opportunity to enjoy a hot drink bar, cookies, candy, decorate mini pumpkins, and enter a raffle for a chance to win a charming Fall-themed gift basket! 

Thank you for spreading the word about our event!  

Best,  

Yesenia Fonseca (she/her)  

Administrative Assistant | Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs

3200 Dutton Hall | University of California, Davis

Phone: 530-752-1128 | ysfonseca@ucdavis.edu 

Dear Colleagues,

The Veterans Success Center invites you to join us on Monday, November 6 at 9:00am for our Annual Yellow Ribbons Commemoration Event. 

Please join us outside the Memorial Union near the Flagpole to help with putting up and tying Yellow Ribbons on the Trees to support the our troops who are actively serving.

We will be providing Coffee and Hot Chocolate while supplies last.

Thank you,

Jonathan Ramer

​Veterans Center Coordinator| Veterans Success Center

Office of Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services

243 Memorial Union|(530) 752-2020|veterans.ucdavis.edu

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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

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

🚨 Attention RSOs! Gain up to $3000 to fund a club event/program 🚨

CSI Grant applications are OPEN!

As of this weekend, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) website had been down - we have corrected this. Applications for the following grants are now OPEN!

• Club Finance Council (CFC), up to $3000
• Beyond Tolerance, up to $200
• Graduate and Professional Schools (GAPS), up to $1000
• Pepsi Products grants, up to $3000

More details on above grants can be found here: https://csi.ucdavis.edu/grants/ 

Applications will be open until November 10, 2023, at midnight. To learn more about undergraduate and graduate RSO opportunities, APPLY HERE.

If you have questions, please email us at csigrants@ucdavis.edu or visit one of our CFC Board Member Office Hours at the CSI Office (442, 4th floor, Memorial Union).

• Mondays: 10AM-11AM
• Tuesdays: 11AM-1PM
• Wednesdays: None
• Thursdays: 11-12PM
• Fridays: 10AM-11AM or 3PM-4PM

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

Cross Cultural Center (CCC)

Located: Inside the Student Community Center (SCC)