Two Undergraduate Education leaders received awards at the annual University of California Black Administrators’ Council Conference, or UCBAC, at UCLA last month.  Raynell Hamilton-Starks and Kayton Carter were recognized for their significant contributions to UC Davis and African American students, faculty and staff.

“As you can see from this slide …” may not be an uncommon expression used at lecterns to introduce an image.

But in classrooms or online, not every student may be able to see what’s on a screen well enough — or even at all — to learn from it.

Undergraduate student participants at the 2025 Aggies Leading the Way! Conference were offered the chance to find clarity through Life Design. The Center for Leadership Learning's flagship annual conference also provided students a sneak peek at new programming the center plans to roll out in the fall.

The current Crowdfund UC Davis project offers donors the opportunity to support undergraduate students. The Undergraduate Research Center and experiential learning programs seek financial support from alumni, faculty and the community to enhance student learning experiences, near and far.

The UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center recently launched a new initiative to support arts, social sciences and humanities undergraduates with $1,000 stipends and research mentorship. Applications close Feb. 27. 

The UC Davis Writing Center now offers more writing resources to the UC Davis community, including extended consulting hours, dissertation retreats and new academic and creative writing groups.

Registration is now open for the second UC Assessment Conference in the UC Davis Conference Center Feb. 12. UC faculty, instructors, graduate students and staff are invited to gather, collaborate and share at this year’s conference. 

The Quarter at Aggie Square Biomedical Engineering cohort wrapped up their 10-week experience with a presentation of three medical prototypes for growth-accommodating heart valves, noninvasive glucose monitors and stroke-detection devices. The students chose the concepts to solve complex health challenges they encountered.

UC Davis faculty and instructors share research and discoveries to improve teaching and learning at the ninth Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (or SoTL) Conference in the ARC Ballroom Dec. 10. 

The committee planned the 2024 conference around the theme, “The SoTL Cycle: Innovate, Assess, Evolve,” which is dedicated to the celebration of the UC Davis community of educators. 

Fourth-year student Christian Caceres shadowed UC Davis Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education Michael Bradford Nov. 7 as part of the UC Davis Leadership Job Shadow Program. Dean Bradford participated in the shadow program for the second year.

More than 100 undergraduate students filled the Teaching and Learning Complex Learning Lab Nov. 14 to learn how to find research projects that matter to them. The Undergraduate Research Center and University Honors Program invited award-winning Stanford University author Thomas S. Mullaney to lead the event.

First-generation UC Davis students and their allies gathered Nov. 8 to form a human No. 1, showcasing the first-generation community at UC Davis as part of the National First-Generation College Celebration. Expanding that support to include first-generation faculty, UC Davis Undergraduate Education recently named Associate Professor of Teaching Jeanette B. Ruiz to lead the First-Generation Initiative into its next phase.

UC Davis Academic Advising Enrichment recognized several campus advisors for their outstanding contributions for the 10th year during the annual Advising Fall Welcome at the Student Community Center Oct. 15.

The campus awards are timed to align with the National Academic Advising Association: The Global Community for Academic Advising, known as NACADA, regional and association awards program. Both the campus and NACADA awards advance awareness and recognition of the role of academic advisors in higher education.