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The 2020 Initiative
Our goal in this 2020 Initiative is to increase financial stability by reducing our reliance on the state for funding. 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis is doing this by adding 5,000 new undergraduates 鈥 Californian, national and international students 鈥 between 2011 and 2020. This initiative has allowed us to provide more international experiences for our campus community. At the same time, we鈥檙e creating a more diverse educational climate as we educate future global leaders.
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Strategic Plan for Diversity and Inclusion
Our will reflect the campus鈥 continuing commitment to creating an environment in which all members of the campus community are welcomed, respected and valued. Through conversations and engagement with faculty, staff, students and alumni, the Diversity and Inclusion Planning Committee is developing goals and strategies for moving the university toward its goal of inclusive excellence.
Long Range Development Plan
This 2017-2027 update started in fall 2015 to help us build a strategy for our physical future. Importantly, it will address the population projections for our community and explore compact growth patterns as we meet our 2020 Initiative goals. The plan will support 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥 academic mission, enrich community life, and foster a more sustainable future.
Fundraising for 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥 future
澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥 endowment reached in June 2015 thanks to our donors and the This private support provides scholarships and fellowships for students, resources for faculty and staff, and propels our land-grant university mission to make the world a better place. For our next multiyear fundraising campaign, we are asking members of the 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis community to share with us their 鈥溾 that are forward thinking and will help 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis continue to be a leader in the 21st century and beyond.
Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2018-2019
Reflecting California鈥檚 changing demographics, 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis is expecting to earn this U.S. Department of Education designation by 2018-2019, when 25 percent of our undergraduates will be of Hispanic origin. The designation will make the university eligible for millions of dollars in federal funding for diversity and related programs. We are reaching out to Hispanics at community colleges in our region and throughout the state to offer them an excellent education 鈥 and university experience 鈥 at 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis. We are also making it easier for qualified students to transition from community college to 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis through Transfer Admissions Guarantee recruitments.
Initiative to improve graduation rates
澳门六合彩资料库 Davis has undertaken an ambitious effort to raise our four- and six-year graduation rates to 75 percent and 96 percent, respectively. We have improved academic planning and increased access to required classes in the lower division. In addition, we are enforcing prerequisites and curriculum mapping. Students have new lecture halls, classrooms and labs to learn in, and new technologies are improving our teaching and learning. Academic advising has been improved to help students identify majors that best align with their career and life goals. And we鈥檙e helping them stay on track to graduate.
Training physicians to advance Latino Health
The 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis School of Medicine received a Behavioral Health Center of Excellence Grant to . The plan is to develop a 10-year physician pipeline initiative to enhance Latino health in our region, launched with a grant from the Permanente Medical Group.