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Black Girls Rock will provide women who identify with the African Diaspora, with academic, social, personal, and spiritual support. Facilitators will guide the students through transitional topics with creativity and thoughtfulness. Students will leave the Connection prepared to be strong role models in the community and be prepared to succeed both academically and socially.

Identity, Thrive

Are you feeling discouraged in pursuing medicine as a student of color? Health Professions Advising (HPA) is passionate about supporting the diversity of pre-health undergraduate students here at UC Davis. Join HPA as we welcome current Black medical students and Kaiser physicians to share their individual journeys into medicine. Each week, we’ll have a panel of professionals that will share advice and strategies on how to navigate this path. You’ll receive inspiring and practical guidance for beginning your pre-health journey. You’ll also have time to ask lots of questions, so get connected!

*This identity-based Connection is a focused experience for first-year undergraduate students of the African diaspora at UC Davis

Identity, Thrive, Master Minds

Bring Your A Game: 7 Habits of the Highly Effective Transfer Student is intended for new transfer students who know what it means to be successful and don't want to be tripped up in their transition to UC Davis. This course is for students who want to maximize their time while at UC Davis, develop success strategies to achieve educational and personal goals, and avoid being that transfer student who dreams big but spends valuable time setting vague expectations for their life with no real vision of success. In this seven week connection we will focus on the elements that lead to practical and actionable habits that can be be applied to reaching your goals. 

Thrive, Your Aggie Network, Aggie 101

You’re probably planning on eventually graduating from college, but then what? It’s never too early to begin exploring future career possibilities! Your first-year is an ideal time for self-discovery and creating a foundation for what comes next. Join this Aggie Connection and learn more about how your natural talents, interests, and personality are connected to majors and career possibilities. You will learn about online and campus resources to learn more careers related to your major. All are welcome as this is an inclusive experience for those of you with defined career goals AND those with future career goals that are still very much unknown. Join us as we help you envision what your future could look like!

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This Connection is an opportunity to take an hour out of your week to relax and de-stress by doing fun and EASY crafts. Throughout the quarter you will explore different craft forms, but with a twist! All our crafts will be nature/animal themed or related, and we will enjoy some of our meeting times crafting outdoors. From painting outside to collecting flowers to create collage art, we will create many fun projects. By joining this Connection you will learn how to use crafting as a form of self-care, you will find community, gain crafting experience, and spend some time outside. This Connection is open to all people of all crafting levels. Beginners, experts, and non-experienced crafters are all welcome!

Art, Music, Entertainment, Thrive

This group is a great first step toward creating a supportive circle of friends and mentors within the larger UC Davis Christian community. Together we'll focus on topics that are important for new college students:
-Successfully using campus resources
-Managing stress
-Cultivating your purpose, motivation, and inspiration
This is a Christian based Aggie Connection where we will watch short videos, engage in discussions, learn from one another and uplift each other. This group will help equip you with tools and a biblical framework to navigate academic and personal challenges and reach your goals with purpose. Most importantly, this experience will add to your amazing and memorable first year at UC Davis. 

Identity, Your Aggie Network, Thrive

Are you the one who hates raising your hand in class, even when you know the answer? Do you prefer a few deep friendships over hanging with anyone and everyone? Does your ideal Friday night involve the words “Netflix” and “jammies”? Maybe you’ve always been encouraged to “put yourself out there,” or “stop being so shy.” If this sounds like you, then join your fellow introverts to learn about what it really means to be a “quiet one” in a world that chatters 24/7. You’ll learn about your brain’s physiology, the personality characteristics common to introverts, and how to hack your brain during those times when you need to act like an extrovert. Then, we’ll dive into strategies for getting the most out of your college experience while staying true to who you are.

Identity, Thrive

Navigating adulthood can indeed be challenging but having a supportive community to share experiences and learn from each other can make a significant difference. Come join our connection where we can navigate some of the challenging and essential parts of being an adult. Each week, we will explore a different part of life along with some tips and tricks to get you through these situations. Some of the topics include: self-care techniques, time/financial management, relationship building, email etiquette, conflict resolution, and much more. 

Thrive, Aggie 101

Do you want to be a student leader and help other Aggies during your time at UC Davis? This Connection is designed to help first-year Aggies and transfer students learn how to navigate campus to promote change and improve the student experience. Group meetings will address themes such as finding resources/support, identifying and applying for leadership opportunities on campus, and how to create change as a college student. For select meetings, we will hear from student leaders on campus, as well as campus administrators. 

Facilitator Daniel Castaneda will provide insights from his experience as a student leader at his undergrad institution, UC Riverside, and as the former Graduate Student Advisor to the Dean of Graduate Studies & the Chancellor. Anyone who is interested in student leadership (or who might be in the future!) is invited to be a part of this Connection. 

Aggie 101, Thrive