Gender and Sexuality Commission

I encourage you to become involved in issues affecting the UC Davis community by applying for membership on a UC Davis Administrative Advisory Committee for the 2016-17 year. The Committees address topics such as arts, child and family care, diversity, student services, and research, and provide an opportunity for all constituencies—Academic Senate and Academic Federation members, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students—to participate in governance of the campus.

As a member of an Administrative Advisory Committee, you can ensure that your constituency's perspectives are well represented in the Committee's recommendations to the administration. You can also help representatives from other constituencies understand your interests and concerns and, in turn, learn more about their views of campus issues.

The selection of members is guided by the interests and experience of the applicant, the recognition that each committee should involve inexperienced as well as experienced members, and the necessity to provide balance within the committee to achieve a broad base for administrative decision making. It is our wish, as expressed in our statement in the Principles of Community, to receive applications from persons representing the wide range of diversity— gender, ethnicity, academic discipline, areas of knowledge—that exists at UC Davis.

I hope you will participate in this advisory system. An application form, a list of the committees with brief descriptions of their activities, and other information are available on the web at http://aac.ucdavis.edu/. The deadline to submit applications has been extended to Monday, March 28, 2016.

View the application form. (Kerberos login required)

Come and check out the opening of "B-More", the telling of the events leading up to the Police murdering Freddie Gray, after Freddie Gray and the racial politics that surround Baltimore.

It's the direct narratives of residents of Baltimore and how they recount the stories of the event.

We will be opening and performing March 11,12,13 with talkbacks after all of them. Located in Wright Hall in the Arena stage (next to the art building).

Here are the dates and times: Friday, March 11: 730pm Saturday, March 12: 730pm Sunday, March 13: 2 shows! 2pm and 730pm

UCD STUDENTS: Interested in lobbying? Want to talk to our Senators, Assemblymembers, and other UC students about sexual violence, mental health, rising tuition, food security, etc?

Please consider applying to attend the Student Lobby Conference. The Student Lobby Conference (SLC) is an annual event that brings UC students to the State Capitol for the opportunity to develop lobbying skills, learn more about issues affecting students and California higher education, and directly engage elected officials on these issues.

This is a great chance for you to learn about student advocacy and gain the skills to go out and meet with senators and assemblymembers. No experience necessary!

SLC 2016 is April 16-18 in Sacramento.

Ever had questions on what exactly is "professional"? How "out" can you be on your resume? Ever wondered how inclusive your department is? How do you figure out a particular company is a good fit for you?

Come check out this awesome event!

------- Unpacking Professionalism will consist of an hour panel of UC Davis alumni, grad students, staff and faculty that will be available for questions and answers relating to their identities and communities as it intersects with the workplace. Pre-selected questions will allow guest speakers to talk about their thoughts of the transition from undergrad to where they are now, while the open Q&A session allows participants to ask the questions they wish to have answered. After the panel, guest speakers will be available for small group discussions to connect with students on a more personal basis. Additionally, feel free to ask questions in the small group discussion if you are uncomfortable asking in a larger setting. 2:15 - 2:50PM : Guest Speaker Panel 2:50 - 3:15PM : Intermission (snacks!) 3:14 - 4:00PM : Small Group Discussions To ensure that there are enough snacks available, please RVSP by submitting a google form (*not required, but guarantees food*)

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Ever had questions on what exactly is "professional"? How "out" can you be on your resume? Ever wondered how inclusive your department is? How do you figure out a particular company is a good fit for you? ------- Unpacking Professionalism will consist of an hour panel of UC Davis alumni, grad students, staff and faculty that will be available for questions and answers relating to their identities and communities as it intersects with the workplace. Pre-selected questions will allow guest speakers to talk about their thoughts of the transition from undergrad to where they are now, while the open Q&A session allows participants to ask the questions they wish to have answered. After the panel, guest speakers will be available for small group discussions to connect with students on a more personal basis. Additionally, feel free to ask questions in the small group discussion if you are uncomfortable asking in a larger setting. 2:15 - 2:50PM : Guest Speaker Panel 2:50 - 3:15PM : Intermission (snacks!) 3:14 - 4:00PM : Small Group Discussions To ensure that there are enough snacks available, please RVSP by submitting a google form (*not required, but guarantees food*)

Team fundraising page for ASUCD: Associated Students of UC Davis

ASUCD will be joining with thousands of people nationwide to walk in the UC Davis Campus Walk, benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), and we would appreciate any support that you give for this worthwhile cause.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is at the forefront of research, education and prevention initiatives designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. With more than 40,000 lives lost each year in the U.S. and over one million worldwide, the importance of AFSP's mission has never been greater, nor our work more urgent.

Dear UC Davis Staff & Faculty, Over the past year, I have been working with students on the Out List, the LGBTQIA Resource Center's list of openly LGBTQIA+ professionals at UC Davis, including faculty, staff, administrators, and graduate students at all levels. If you haven't visited it before, please check out the webpage at http://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/resources/list . In anticipation of UC Davis Pride Month in May, I would like to encourage any of you who would like to be on the list to create and submit a profile. Simply go to the Out List webpage and click on the link at the right of the page. If you'd like to provide a photo as well, email it to [email protected] . The Out List is a valuable resource for the campus community. Having examples of out professionals in such a wide range of fields is incredibly significant to LGBTQIA+ students, not only because it offers positive role models for students and encourages students to pursue networking/mentoring opportunities without fearing discrimination, but also because awareness of out professionals creates a climate of tolerance for all students, LGBT+ and non-LGBT+ alike. Now is an especially exciting time to become involved with the Out List, because during the upcoming 2015 Pride Month this May there will be an Out List social!  And thanks to everyone for making UC Davis a supportive environment for us all. Best,

Ralph

Tuesday, April 21st

6:45 – 9:30 PM

UC Davis Student Community Center – Multipurpose Room

(For information about the march to the event, go HERE)

Community Art Project and Resource Fair

Featuring:

Rico Ozaki – My Sister’s House  

With special performances by

Addison Kalasatno * Ike Torres * Jenny Davison

Gabriela Preciado

SickSpits Spoken Word Collective

Monologues from Our Stories 2015

Take Back The Night is an annual event that aims to raise awareness about sexual assault, support survivors of violence,

and promote action within our community to end sexual and gender-based violence.

For updates and more info about this event, go to our Facebook event page: