The Causeway Connection — a zero-emission bus service between Davis and Sacramento that’s free to UC Davis employees, students and other affiliates — has been extended through May 2025. Find out more about the bus service.

Digest: ✅ Coming together in the sunshine

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  • ⚪ Find emotional support

  • Drop in for an ASAP support group to process recent events or join a regular group focused on cultivating hope or coping with grief. Find a session that works for you.

  • ⚪ Apply for professional development scholarship

  • Take advantage of the “Build Your Own Career” Scholarship offered by UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education to expand access to applied, career-focused programs including management, data science and accounting programs. Learn more and apply by May 31.

  • ⚪ Give feedback on campus sustainability

  • Friday is the last day to offer comments and suggestions on the Sustainability Culture Survey to help improve engagement with campus sustainability programs. Enter for a chance to win a Davis Food Co-op gift card.

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Safety Services staff members smile at their booth while people line up at the 2023 Thank Goodness for Staff Picnic

FOA fun and freebies in full force at staff picnic

From cornhole to colorful wheels of prizes, FOA units including Learning and Development, Design and Construction Management, Police, Sustainability and more turned out for yesterday’s Thank Goodness for Staff Picnic to share their accomplishments and hand out swag. Browse our FOA photo album.

 

Cartoon squirrel figure perched on the handlebars of a bike parked outside of Mrak Hall

Celebrate bike month

Get a free bike light by completing a short education program on dusk-to-dawn bike safety, bid on bikes online or in-person, and log your trips for a chance to win ebikes and more. Find out more about Transportation Services bike month festivities.

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  • 🏳️‍🌈  March with pride

  • Join employees, family, friends and allies of UC Davis and UC Davis Health in the Sacramento pride parade in June. RSVP by Saturday to get a free T-shirt.
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  • 🪴  Shop discounted plants

  • Get 20% off attractive, low-water plants at the clearance plant sale this Saturday with Friends of the Arboretum and Public Garden. Attend the last plant sale of the season.
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  • 🏃  Get moving

  • Join in-person and virtual UC Davis Moves events — including Walk or Roll events on the Davis and Sacramento campuses — to get active and get a chance to win prizes. Participate throughout the week of May 22.
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  • 🥽  Get ready for summer safety

  • Take advantage of the second half of Safety Month with trainings on working outdoors (including in heat and wildfire smoke) and on using the new employee injury reporting app, launching at the end of the month. Learn more and RSVP for events.
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  • 🎓  Sign up to help with commencement

  • Join the Commencement Ambassador team to support this year’s spring undergraduate commencement ceremonies at the Golden 1 Center and receive a $75 Visa gift card, parking voucher, T-shirt, collectible pin and a meal. Learn more and sign up today.
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  • 🏗️  Aggie Square celebrates topping off

  • UC Davis and Sacramento leadership and community members attended a ceremony celebrating construction progress as Aggie Square buildings take shape. Read more and watch a video on this event and the future of Aggie Square.
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  • 🚍  Keep crossing the causeway for free

  • The Causeway Connection — a zero-emission bus service between Davis and Sacramento that’s free to UC Davis employees, students and other affiliates — has been extended through May 2025. Find out more about the bus service.

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