Leadership Content / Leadership Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Vice Chancellor of Research to Become Provost at University of South Florida /news/uc-davis-vice-chancellor-research-prasant-mohapatra-become-provost-university-south-florida <p><span>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Vice Chancellor of Research Prasant Mohapatra has accepted the position of provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at the University of South Florida starting March 1. </span></p> January 23, 2023 - 5:22pm mlblouin /news/uc-davis-vice-chancellor-research-prasant-mohapatra-become-provost-university-south-florida Chancellor's Statement on Monterey Park Shooting /news/chancellors-statement-monterey-park-shooting <p>I’m devastated by the mass shooting overnight in Monterey Park as Asian Americans were welcoming in Lunar New Year. Gun violence is out of control in this country, and no community should fear being targeted. I grieve with our Asian and Pacific Islander community.</p> January 22, 2023 - 1:29pm mlblouin /news/chancellors-statement-monterey-park-shooting ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Media Sources on Election 2020 /news/uc-davis-media-sources-election-2020 <p>With the 2020 presidential elections continuing in the news, University of California, Davis, offers sources for media on issues related to elections — from leadership, to political parties, to voting methods, conspiracy theories and the economy. Faculty expertise includes political science, sociology, history, economics, law, race, management, technology, psychology, various sciences and others.</p> <div> <p>We also have sources who can address female candidates, how they are portrayed and the history of women in politics.</p></div> January 15, 2021 - 1:30am Karen Michele Nikos /news/uc-davis-media-sources-election-2020 ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Chancellor Selects Prasant Mohapatra as Vice Chancellor for Research /news/uc-davis-chancellor-selects-prasant-mohapatra-vice-chancellor-research <p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Chancellor Gary S. May has selected Prasant Mohapatra to serve as vice chancellor for research. Mohapatra, who has been the dean of graduate studies and vice provost of graduate education since 2016, will oversee an annual research funding portfolio of about $783 million (as of fiscal year 2016), and lead the university’s corporate research relations and translation of ºÙºÙÊÓƵ research into knowledge and technology of significant public benefit. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> June 25, 2018 - 6:15pm Kimberly L Hale /news/uc-davis-chancellor-selects-prasant-mohapatra-vice-chancellor-research Female-Majority Student Clubs Offer Support and Career Development /majors/blog/exploring-options/female-majority-clubs <p>Female-majority student clubs offer a supportive, empowering atmosphere for career exploration, skill development and networking.</p> April 11, 2018 - 1:18pm Kristin P Burns /majors/blog/exploring-options/female-majority-clubs ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Job Shadowing Program to Partner Students With Senior Campus Leaders /news/uc-davis-job-shadowing-program-partner-students-senior-campus-leaders <p>Students at the University of California, Davis, have a special opportunity to learn more about their university through a new job shadowing program with campus leaders.</p> <p>Chancellor Gary S. May is launching the <a href="https://leadership.ucdavis.edu/leadership-job-shadow-program-application">ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Leadership Job Shadow Program</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The program will partner a student with one of 12 senior campus leaders, including the chancellor, for a full day that may include observing and participating in meetings, attending events, and meeting other staff and faculty.</p> April 03, 2018 - 12:05pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-job-shadowing-program-partner-students-senior-campus-leaders Search to Launch for New ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Vice Chancellor for Diversity /news/search-launch-new-uc-davis-vice-chancellor-diversity <p>University of California, Davis, Chancellor Gary S. May announced the next steps in the national search to fill the new position of vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with the formation of a recruitment advisory committee.</p> <p>The newly formed committee, chaired by Kevin Johnson, dean of the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ School of Law and professor of Chicana/o studies, comprises&nbsp;a cross-section of faculty, staff and students from a broad range of disciplines and backgrounds.</p> March 21, 2018 - 9:48am Kimberly L Hale /news/search-launch-new-uc-davis-vice-chancellor-diversity ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Chancellor May Appoints Kelly Ratliff as Vice Chancellor /news/uc-davis-chancellor-may-appoints-kelly-ratliff-vice-chancellor <p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Chancellor Gary S. May has appointed Kelly Ratliff to the position of vice chancellor of Finance, Operations and Administration, effective Jan. 1.&nbsp;Ratliff has been serving as the interim leader for that division since May 2016.</p> February 06, 2018 - 10:11am Kimberly L Hale /news/uc-davis-chancellor-may-appoints-kelly-ratliff-vice-chancellor Joseph A. Farrow Takes Up Post as ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Police Chief /news/uc-davis-selects-joseph-farrow-be-chief-police <p>Chancellor Gary S. May today swore in Joseph A. Farrow as University of California, Davis chief of police in a private ceremony. A public swearing-in event will take place in the next few weeks.</p> <p>Farrow served as the commissioner of the California Highway Patrol from 2008, under former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and current Gov. Jerry Brown.&nbsp;</p> August 28, 2017 - 12:25pm Kimberly L Hale /news/uc-davis-selects-joseph-farrow-be-chief-police UC President Recognizes Two ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Students for Leadership /news/uc-president-recognizes-two-uc-davis-students-leadership <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-left"> <div class="media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-default"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/upload/users/mariah.jpg" width="387" height="355" alt="A woman speaks into a microphone" typeof="Image"> </div> <figcaption>Senior Mariah K. Watson speaks at the White House Summit on Educational Excellence for African Americans on campus April 6.</figcaption></figure> May 11, 2016 - 5:22pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-president-recognizes-two-uc-davis-students-leadership