Commencement Content

CHANCELL-ING: Planting Roots in Davis After Graduation

Cody Kitaura — August 02, 2024 - 11:01am

Two months ago, I had the honor of shaking more than 7,000 hands at �ٺ��Ƶ' commencement ceremonies. It's when we celebrate our graduates' successes and recognize how much the world benefits from their bright minds and compassionate hearts.

�ٺ��Ƶ Student Commencement Speakers Share Remarkable Journeys

Julia Ann Easley — June 11, 2024 - 9:00am

Just talking about her upcoming graduation had �ٺ��Ƶ student Caroline Williams dabbing tears from her eyes. “I told myself I wasn’t going to cry at commencement,” she said with a smile that acknowledged what is surely a lost cause.

Faculty Share Thoughts on Speaking at Commencement

Julia Ann Easley — June 11, 2024 - 9:00am

Debbie Fetter read the emailed invitation and couldn’t contain her joy.

“I literally yelled and immediately called my husband,” she said.

Fictional Adventure in Egypt To Become Reality for Top �ٺ��Ƶ Graduate

Julia Ann Easley — June 11, 2024 - 9:00am

One of the books in the “Magic Tree House” series for children takes a brother and sister to the Egyptian pyramids.

Brooke Morey of Redwood City, California, was 8 when she joined the characters on that adventure and read the book’s nonfiction companion about the pyramids and mummies. “I was just hooked.”

Then and there she resolved to become an Egyptologist. “Every decision I’ve made in regard to my academic career has been with that in mind.”

Sacramento Kings’ Head Coach Among �ٺ��Ƶ Graduation Speakers

Julia Ann Easley — May 07, 2024 - 10:51am

The Sacramento Kings' head coach is among the guest speakers for �ٺ��Ƶ' spring commencement season.

Ambassadors Can Help Commencements Run Smoothly

Cody Kitaura — May 07, 2024 - 9:00am

Spring commencement season is just around the corner, and staff members have a chance to get a behind-the-scenes view to all the excitement by helping at any or all of five undergraduate ceremonies at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

‘What If’ Questions Lead Staff Member to Commencement Stage

Julia Ann Easley — December 12, 2023 - 11:56am

Inspired by her work with the Academic Senate, a �ٺ��Ƶ staff member returned to school and will be awarded an undergraduate degree at fall commencement.

�ٺ��Ƶ Graduating Student Poised to Help Those With Rare Condition

Julia Ann Easley — December 12, 2023 - 10:00am

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“When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.”

In medicine, this maxim recommends attributing symptoms to common conditions rather than rare ones.

Meet 8 Students Graduating From �ٺ��Ƶ

Julia Ann Easley — June 13, 2023 - 8:30am

Editor’s note: Contact information for the students is available to members of the news media by emailing jaeasley@ucdavis.edu.

Meet eight of �ٺ��Ƶ’ graduating students with special stories: a graduate student who completed his doctoral degree while still age 19, the University Medalist, a 48-year-old fulfilling a promise to his parents, and the five student speakers for the undergraduate commencements June 16 to 18.

Top �ٺ��Ƶ Graduate Earns Provisional Patent, Cuddles Babies, Teaches in Schools

Julia Ann Easley — June 06, 2023 - 9:24am

What is typical for Neeraj Senthil of Sunnyvale, California, is extraordinary.

Between maintaining A+ grades as a biomedical engineering major, earning a provisional patent and co-authoring a research paper at the University of California, Davis, his weekly activities have included cuddling sick babies at the university’s medical center and teaching math at local schools.

Commencement Content

CHANCELL-ING: Planting Roots in Davis After Graduation

�ٺ���Ƶ Student Commencement Speakers Share Remarkable Journeys

Faculty Share Thoughts on Speaking at Commencement

Fictional Adventure in Egypt To Become Reality for Top �ٺ���Ƶ Graduate

Sacramento Kings’ Head Coach Among �ٺ���Ƶ Graduation Speakers

Ambassadors Can Help Commencements Run Smoothly

‘What If’ Questions Lead Staff Member to Commencement Stage

�ٺ���Ƶ Graduating Student Poised to Help Those With Rare Condition

Meet 8 Students Graduating From �ٺ���Ƶ

Top �ٺ���Ƶ Graduate Earns Provisional Patent, Cuddles Babies, Teaches in Schools

�ٺ��Ƶ Student Commencement Speakers Share Remarkable Journeys

Fictional Adventure in Egypt To Become Reality for Top �ٺ��Ƶ Graduate

Sacramento Kings’ Head Coach Among �ٺ��Ƶ Graduation Speakers

�ٺ��Ƶ Graduating Student Poised to Help Those With Rare Condition

Meet 8 Students Graduating From �ٺ��Ƶ

Top �ٺ��Ƶ Graduate Earns Provisional Patent, Cuddles Babies, Teaches in Schools