A woman holds a computer outside a bus's rear panel that is open — Kimmy Nguyen, who helped maintain campus buses while studying at UC Davis and still proudly wears a Unitrans jacket, credits the experience with helping her land her first career position at bus manufacturer GILLIG in Livermore, California. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

UC Davis Launches Major Student Career Initiative

Campus Aims to Foster Social Justice, Equity

by Julia Ann Easley
February 01, 2022

"The University of California, Davis, is embarking on a major initiative to make career exploration and preparation accessible to all students as a matter of equity and social justice.

Through Aggie Launch, the university aims to foster opportunities so that all graduates — including those who are from low-income families, underrepresented minorities, first-generation college students and women — can experience meaningful, timely and gainful employment.

It is one of the Big Ideas or flagship priorities for funding in the university’s $2 billion comprehensive campaign. Aggie Launch-related programs and hundreds of students are already benefiting from more than $10 million in donations."

Read the full story at UC Davis News