Commencement Content / Commencement Content for ٺƵ en Volunteer To Be a Commencement Ambassador /news/volunteer-be-commencement-ambassador <p>To ensure that Fall Commencement on Dec. 14 runs smoothly, organizers are inviting staff members to participate as commencement ambassadors and serve in a variety of capacities.</p><p>Ambassadors are needed to support graduates, guests, faculty and the stage party to ensure that commencement is a positive experience for everyone.</p><p>Fall Commencement will be held at the University Credit Union Center on campus.</p> October 29, 2024 - 5:30pm Julie Ling Huang /news/volunteer-be-commencement-ambassador CHANCELL-ING: Planting Roots in Davis After Graduation /news/chancell-ing-planting-roots-davis-after-graduation <p>Two months ago, I had the honor of shaking more than 7,000 hands at ٺƵ' commencement ceremonies. It's when we celebrate our graduates' successes and recognize how much the world benefits from their bright minds and compassionate hearts.</p> August 02, 2024 - 11:01am Cody Kitaura /news/chancell-ing-planting-roots-davis-after-graduation Faculty Share Thoughts on Speaking at Commencement /news/faculty-share-thoughts-speaking-commencement <p><span>Debbie Fetter read the emailed invitation and couldn’t contain her joy.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>“I literally yelled and immediately called my husband,” she said.</span></p> June 11, 2024 - 9:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/faculty-share-thoughts-speaking-commencement Fictional Adventure in Egypt To Become Reality for Top ٺƵ Graduate /news/fictional-adventure-egypt-become-reality-top-uc-davis-graduate <p><span>One of the books in the “Magic Tree House” series for children takes a brother and sister to the Egyptian pyramids.</span></p><p><span>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.”</span></p><p><span>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.”</span></p> June 11, 2024 - 9:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/fictional-adventure-egypt-become-reality-top-uc-davis-graduate ٺƵ Student Commencement Speakers Share Remarkable Journeys /news/uc-davis-student-commencement-speakers-share-remarkable-journeys <p><span>Just talking about her upcoming graduation had ٺƵ 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.</span></p> June 11, 2024 - 9:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-student-commencement-speakers-share-remarkable-journeys Sacramento Kings’ Head Coach Among ٺƵ Graduation Speakers /news/sacramento-kings-head-coach-among-uc-davis-graduation-speakers The Sacramento Kings' head coach is among the guest speakers for ٺƵ' spring commencement season. May 07, 2024 - 10:51am Julia Ann Easley /news/sacramento-kings-head-coach-among-uc-davis-graduation-speakers Ambassadors Can Help Commencements Run Smoothly /news/ambassadors-can-help-commencements-run-smoothly <p>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.&nbsp;</p> May 07, 2024 - 9:00am Cody Kitaura /news/ambassadors-can-help-commencements-run-smoothly ‘What If’ Questions Lead Staff Member to Commencement Stage /news/what-if-questions-lead-staff-member-commencement-stage Inspired by her work with the Academic Senate, a ٺƵ staff member returned to school and will be awarded an undergraduate degree at fall commencement. December 12, 2023 - 11:56am Julia Ann Easley /news/what-if-questions-lead-staff-member-commencement-stage ٺƵ Graduating Student Poised to Help Those With Rare Condition /news/uc-davis-graduating-student-poised-help-those-rare-condition <div>&nbsp;</div> <p><span><span><strong><em><span>Editor’s note: To be admitted to the facility to cover commencement, please contact Julia Ann Easley, below.</span></em></strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>“When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>In medicine, this maxim recommends attributing symptoms to common conditions rather than rare ones.</span></span></span></p> December 12, 2023 - 10:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-graduating-student-poised-help-those-rare-condition Meet 8 Students Graduating From ٺƵ /student-research/news/meet-8-students-graduating-uc-davis <div>&nbsp;</div> <p><span><span><strong>Editor’s note: </strong>Contact information for the students is available to members of the news media by emailing <a href="mailto:jaeasley@ucdavis.edu">jaeasley@ucdavis.edu</a>.</span></span></p> <hr> <p><span><span>Meet eight of ٺƵ’ graduating students with special stories: a graduate student who completed his doctoral degree while still age 19, the University Medalist,&nbsp;a 48-year-old fulfilling a promise to his parents, and the five student speakers for the undergraduate commencements June 16 to 18. </span></span></p> June 13, 2023 - 8:30am Julia Ann Easley /student-research/news/meet-8-students-graduating-uc-davis