In this week鈥檚 edition of the award-winning Thursday Thoughts, above, Chancellor May and LeShelle offer tips for finals and answer a question about their favorite way to exercise. Plus, they have a brief discussion of the 鈥渨and鈥 that Darth Vader wields in Star Wars. About that award: It鈥檚 an honorable mention from PR News in judging of digital and social media content that connects leadership with the community. Chancellor May and LeShelle thank all their viewers, as well as the Strategic Communications production team.
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If you would have asked me a few years ago how 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis would function during a global pandemic that required almost every aspect of the university to be rethought and reconfigured, I doubt I could have imagined our many successes 15 months into such a world-changing occurrence.
Yet here we are, with one week left in the spring quarter after an incredibly trying year. Our successes have been many, and I am grateful to you all for keeping 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis running in high gear.
Health and safety
As part of our ongoing support of the well-being of all Aggies, the Division of Student Affairs will significantly expand health and wellness programs for undergraduate and graduate students starting in fall 2021.
Mental health and self-care are more critical than ever, and feedback received from students and student leaders throughout this past year has been vital in helping develop bold, new programming that is responsive to the needs of our student community. to learn more about the expansion of counseling and psychiatry services as well as programs.
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As pandemic restrictions are lifted across the country and people prepare to return to workplaces and prepandemic activities, some are understandably anxious. Yesterday (June 3), 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis LIVE featured Professor Angela Drake, a clinical neuropsychologist at 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis Health, and Professor Kimberly Elsbach of the Graduate School of Management, discussing The episode answers questions about the psychological issues around going back to the office and mingling with people again, how employers will react to those who want to keep working from home, and more generally, what does a 鈥渘ew normal鈥 look like.
WorkLife and Healthy 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis
For our staff and faculty, I would like to call to your attention to :
- 鈥淵our Headache Isn鈥檛 All in Your Head,鈥 presented by headache medicine specialist Shweta Teckchandani, D.O., of the 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis Health Department of Neurology. Remote, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Wednesday (June 9).
- Building Resilience Series starts Thursday (June 10) with Overcoming Challenges, followed by two more programs the second Thursday of the next two months: Burnout (July 8) and Working Hard to Let Go (Aug. 12), all from noon to 1 p.m., all remote.
And don鈥檛 forget the wealth of programming offered through for staff, faculty and students in Davis and Sacramento. , jam-packed with Meditation, Gentle Yoga, Laughter Yoga, Tai Chi, Zumba and more.
Research ramp-up
Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra has advised that research operations on campus are steadily returning to pre-COVID-19 levels. Phase 4, the final stage of the , starts June 15, and there are no approvals needed from the Office of Research to reestablish operations. Unit chairs, deans and directors may mandate additional restrictions and approval requirements; and, as always, public health officials may require we change the status of the ramp-up process with short notice.
White House calls, we answer
This week President Joseph Biden announced the as part of a National Month of Action to boost the vaccination rate to 70 percent (at least one shot) by the Fourth of July.
We are among more than 200 colleges and universities across 43 states that have accepted the challenge so far. 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis already has done much to meet this challenge, on campus and off, through .
We encourage our unvaccinated students and others to make their appointments through the state鈥檚 , or by calling My Turn, 833-422-4255. Vaccination in Davis is as close as the Activities and Recreation Center, and in Sacramento through 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis Health.
A reminder to students, faculty and staff who have been vaccinated: Remember, 澳门六合彩资料库 is considering a vaccine mandate starting in the fall, and, while this policy is still a proposal, you are invited now to voluntarily submit your vaccination information to the campus, by way of the . You can submit your data (and upload an image of your CDC vaccination card) no matter where you received your vaccinations. Thank you.
Congratulations, graduates!
Our biggest and final round of commencements starts Wednesday: School of Education (June 9-10), Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing (June 10), Graduate Studies (June 10-11), Graduate School of Management (June 11-12) and undergraduates (June 11-13). We are happy we could accommodate our students鈥 requests for in-person ceremonies (albeit of limited scale) and to also give students the option of virtual ceremonies.
Congratulations to all! You have worked hard, and we are proud to see you through to your degrees.
As you head off to your new lives, we will be taking a bit of a breather by distributing 鈥淐hecking In With Chancellor May鈥 on a monthly basis during the summer. My last weekly communication will be June 11. Of course, you鈥檒l still be able to connect with me across all of my social media channels 鈥 and very soon, in person. Go Ags!
Sincerely,
Gary S. May
Chancellor
