Alumni Stories Content / Alumni Stories Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Arts Alumni in the News: Artist in Residence at Redwood National and State Parks /arts/blog/arts-alumni-news-artist-residence-redwood-national-and-state-parks <p>Lauren Godla, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ alum, will be one of the new artists in residence at Redwood National and State Parks. Godla graduated from ºÙºÙÊÓƵ in 2012 with a degree in Exercise Biology and a minor in Dance. She is now located in the Bay Area. Some of her well known work includes co-directing and performing in FloorPlay Dance Comedy, choreographing for Theater Bay Area award-winning production, and touring nationally with BANDALOOP. In 2021, Godla founded DiRT &amp; Glitter, an environmental art organization that produces site-specific productions.</p> March 20, 2024 - 10:40am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/arts-alumni-news-artist-residence-redwood-national-and-state-parks Alumni in the Arts: Passing Along a Native Tradition; Alum Working in City Arts Program /art/blog/alumni-arts-passing-along-native-traditiion-alum-working-city-arts See how alumni artists are serving their communities. January 30, 2024 - 11:21am Karen Michele Nikos /art/blog/alumni-arts-passing-along-native-traditiion-alum-working-city-arts How My Student Job Got Me a Real Job /admissions/blog/fixing-bikes-making-friends-and-finding-my-path <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>My name is Meg Davis, and I am originally from Andover, Massachusetts (just north of Boston!). I was born in California, so I grew up hearing stories of the west coast.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> September 14, 2022 - 5:59pm Abigail Julianna Loomis /admissions/blog/fixing-bikes-making-friends-and-finding-my-path Music and Art: Music Chair Receives Commission, Alum Paints For Trader Joe's /arts/blog/alumni-news-martin-and-salinas A faculty member and an alum are honored in different ways. August 29, 2022 - 11:11am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/alumni-news-martin-and-salinas A Mural, Art Show and Sale by Artist Danielle Fodor /arts/blog/mural-art-show-and-sale-artist-danielle-fodor <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ alumna artist Danielle Fodor, of Davis, has finished her #plan4resilience project and is holding a farewell art show before she moves to Washington.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The last mural in the #plan4resilience was painted on May 4 in front of the Varsity Theater by artist Dianna Craig. "Mighty Moms'' was designed in honor of her mom and all the women whose essential work keeps our society — and families — running. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> May 11, 2021 - 12:30pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/mural-art-show-and-sale-artist-danielle-fodor Alumni in the News: Opera, Jill Biden’s Inaugural Dress, Galleries /arts/blog/news/alumni-news-opera-jill-bidens-inaugural-dress-galleries ºÙºÙÊÓƵ alumni are acting, singing, showing art and doing all kinds of interesting things. We also pay tribute to Bill Hollingshead, an Aggie Arts patron. April 27, 2021 - 9:14am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/news/alumni-news-opera-jill-bidens-inaugural-dress-galleries Nadine Burke Harris /admissions/undergraduate/student-stories/alumni/nadine-harris <p class="u-clear"><strong><em>Graduated 2001</em></strong></p> <p class="u-clear"><strong><em>Surgeon General of California</em></strong></p> <p class="u-clear"><strong><em>Doctor of Medicine</em></strong></p> <p>Nadine Burke Harris, a <a href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/medschool/">ºÙºÙÊÓƵ School of Medicine</a> graduate and nationally recognized expert on childhood trauma, became California’s first surgeon general in 2019.</p> October 16, 2020 - 6:40am Anonymous /admissions/undergraduate/student-stories/alumni/nadine-harris Morgan Bertsch /admissions/blog/alumni-stories/morgan-bertsch <p><em>Graduated 2020</em><br> <strong>Athlete</strong></p> <p>Following an astonishingly successful athletic career in which she shattered numerous records, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ biomedical engineering major Morgan Bertsch<strong> </strong>became the first Aggie to be drafted into the WNBA, selected by the Dallas Wings in the third round of the 2019 WNBA Draft.</p> October 07, 2020 - 11:40am Anonymous /admissions/blog/alumni-stories/morgan-bertsch London Breed /admissions/blog/alumni-stories/london-breed <p><em>Graduated 1997</em><br> <strong>Mayor of San Francisco<br> B.A.&nbsp;in <a href="/majors/political-science/">Political Science</a></strong></p> <p>London Breed (B.A., political science, ’97) made history in 2018 as the first African-American woman to be elected mayor of San Francisco. She’s just the second woman to win the top spot. (The first was Dianne Feinstein.)&nbsp;</p> October 06, 2020 - 9:00am Anonymous /admissions/blog/alumni-stories/london-breed Hasan Minhaj /admissions/blog/alumni-stories/hasan-minhaj <p><em>Graduated 2007</em><br> <strong>Comedian/Political Commentator</strong><br> <strong>B.A. in <a href="/majors/political-science/">Political Science</a></strong></p> September 01, 2020 - 6:03am Anonymous /admissions/blog/alumni-stories/hasan-minhaj