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Jeanette Ruiz - Code Switching (Video)

Jeanette Ruiz Department of Communication

Communications professor Jeanette Ruiz discusses code-switching--the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language --as part of the first generation student experience. 

Being an Educated Chicana | Part 1

Johni Rose Zamorano '22
English

Johni Rose Zamorano is a first-gen student majoring in English with an emphasis on creative writing and a minor in psychology. A senior and a transfer student, she is documenting the experience of having her first year on campus, which is also her last. For her, and about 1,500 other senior transfer students whose first year was remote, graduation is rushing towards them like a double-decker Unitrans bus.

Finding a Way to UC Davis

I’m still amazed that I made it here. 

Data Science + Vintage Clothing = Fashion Forward

Tuan Tat ‘23
Statistical Data Science

Tuan Tat’s journey to the University of California, Davis began 68 miles away. It might as well have been another world.

Growing up in Oakland, California, a city he experienced as “a destitute land of hustlers,” Tat was influenced by the local culture to focus on making money rather than pursuing higher education.

Asana Software Engineering Internship Program

We are excited to share an internship opportunity for first-gen sophomores interested in engineering and data science! 

Online collaboration and project management tool Asana is excited to announce new software engineering internship program specifically for first generation college students. 

My Road to an MBA as a First-Gen DACA Student

This article originally appeared in the Graduate School of Management Blog. Original Article

Victor Moreno, MBA '21

When I was seven years old, my brother Max and I got our hands on a fun set of candies. Engraved on the flat surface of the circle-shaped lollipops was a short message, sort of like a fortune cookie. I forget what my brother’s “fortune” was, but mine was pretty cool. It said: “Viajaras pronto,” Spanish for: “You will soon travel.”

2019 Grad Stole Winners

Read from our first generation Aggie honorees from our Stole Contest who are graduating this spring. They shared their first generation experience in the form of works of art, poems, and stories.

Fall First Gen Faculty Forum 2018

On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, first-generation faculty gathered to share ideas about connecting with first-get students, as well as updates on the initiative. Carolyn Thomas, Vice Provost & Dean for Undergraduate Education, hosted the event at the UC Davis Student Community Center. The session was video recorded.