A new student asociation, affiliated with the UC Davis Blum Center, is forming that will highlight and support efforts to address global poverty, provide education and establish a network among students, faculty and staff at the UC Davis Campus.
The second meeting was held this week. The Community Room at the International House (Davis) was buzzing with excitement, as students from all walks of life sat in a circle discussing the potential of our group. We began our meeting with introductions and found that members of our newly formed collective included students from freshmen to post docs. Associates of the UC Davis Blum Center were present, and agreed to offer support and serve as advisors to our student group.
The group then spent time discussing our “needs and assets,” that is what we felt we needed from, and could offer, the Association as individuals, and what we thought the Association needed, and could offer, the University and the world. Everyone had different ideas about what a Student Association could accomplish. Some ideas that were brainstormed by the group included: Taking on local projects, raising awareness through movies and lectures, staging a competition for small non-profits, and creating programs to further hands-on poverty education in the University.
There was a consensus among the group that the university lacks a space for people to discuss international poverty alleviation projects across disciplines and levels of education. The group seemed most excited about creating a network of students and alumni that can support one another on projects of shared interest. The new student association is still in its early stages, but it has already proven to be a diverse group of individuals that share a common passion for infusing our academic careers with work that produces tangible global change.
For more information, contact Kelly Taylor, ktaylor@ucdavis.edu or Willee Roberts, wrroberts@ucdavis.edu
The group then spent time discussing our “needs and assets,” that is what we felt we needed from, and could offer, the Association as individuals, and what we thought the Association needed, and could offer, the University and the world. Everyone had different ideas about what a Student Association could accomplish. Some ideas that were brainstormed by the group included: Taking on local projects, raising awareness through movies and lectures, staging a competition for small non-profits, and creating programs to further hands-on poverty education in the University.
There was a consensus among the group that the university lacks a space for people to discuss international poverty alleviation projects across disciplines and levels of education. The group seemed most excited about creating a network of students and alumni that can support one another on projects of shared interest. The new student association is still in its early stages, but it has already proven to be a diverse group of individuals that share a common passion for infusing our academic careers with work that produces tangible global change.
For more information, contact Kelly Taylor, ktaylor@ucdavis.edu or Willee Roberts, wrroberts@ucdavis.edu
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