Holistic U 2024
Holistic U 2024 is an in-person orientation that supports graduate students that includes first generation students, historically underrepresented students (African American/Black, Latinx, and Native American), students from marginalized communities in the U.S. and students who have had limited access to higher education.
Holistic U focuses on a holistic approach to,
- Your graduate experience (You) and first year graduate student success,
- Your community (Unity), peers within one's graduate program and across campus, and the
- University environment.
By participating in Holistic U you will learn about successfully navigating the University environment. You will learn how balancing mental and physical health is central to one’s success in academia. Finally you will start building a personal, cultural community from day one.
The agenda for Holistic U includes,
- Graduate Studies Dean welcome
- Learning about University culture
- Embracing work life balance
- Dialoguing with peers about a successful first year
- Connecting with graduate program/group coordinators as an ally
- And more!
We particularly welcome applicants who have the potential to contribute to graduate level education through their understanding of the barriers facing underrepresented minorities (African American/Black, Latinx, and Native American) in U.S. graduate level education, as evidenced by the one’s life experiences. All grad students are welcome.
If you are interested in participating in the 2024 New Graduate Diversity Orientation: Holistic U on Thursday, September 12, 2024 (9:00-4:00 in 1220 Walker Hall, Graduate Center), please register here, https://forms.gle/Rx33i56gMgcSv1XH6 by Friday, August 30, 2024. Confirmations will be sent on September 6, 2024.
If you have any questions or concerns about Holistic U 2024, please contact Graduate Diversity Officer, Dr. Josephine Moreno directly at mjmoreno@ucdavis.edu or Program Coordinator Taylor Harris, or Graduate Assistants Aliyah Middleton or Frederick Nelson at graddiversity@ucdavis.edu