Community Networks

Service by and for the Campus Community

The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion supports more than 2500 advisory committee, employee resources groups, and diversity leadership group members—groups that meet more than 100 times in the course of a year—in their work to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion across campus and in the community.

Much of the vital work necessary to create this environment is accomplished through staff organizations that have been founded by staff and sponsored by the University for the purpose of providing opportunities to build and strengthen both personal and professional connections that enrich campus community. The work that our staff does through these organizations is, in fact, work on behalf of the university and should be valued and respected as much as any other work. This is not “volunteer” work that an employee does in their free time, and we need to be sure that staff have time during their regular workday to perform this important work and serve the campus community in this way.

—Gary S. May, Chancellor

DEI Advocacy Groups

DEI engages with several other groups that advise on issues of concern to the UC Davis campus and community.

• The Native American Indigenous Advisory Committee (NAIAC) 
• Hispanic Community Council
• The UC Davis Advisory Council on Jewish Life
• Police Accountability Board