Parents and Families

In the Know

In the Know is a free monthly e-newsletter full of useful articles that help families connect with UC Davis during their students' undergraduate experience.

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2024-2025 Academic Year 

Select articles from previous In the Know issues are below.

Keeping in Communication with your Student: The Power of Being in the Right Major

  • by New Student Programs

This article is written by The New Student Programs unit housed within Student Affairs and is comprised of Orientation and First Year Experience.  Our team is dedicated to supporting your students transition into and through UC Davis.

This is the fifth part of a series where we highlight part of the academic transition your student might be experiencing and questions you can ask your student to help support them through this transition.

Keeping in Communication with your Student: Embracing Co-curricular Activities

  • by New Student Programs

This article is written by The New Student Programs unit housed within Student Affairs and is comprised of Orientation and First Year Experience.  Our team is dedicated to supporting your students transition into and through UC Davis.   

This is the fourth part of a series where we highlight part of the academic transition your student might be experiencing and questions you can ask your student to help support them through this transition. 

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Parent's Insider Guide to Parent and Family Weekend 2024

  • by Johanna Morgan

Everything you need to know to about UC Davis Parent and Family Weekend on November 1-3, 2024. The annual event which gives parents and family members of current students the opportunity to engage with UC Davis life — from academics to athletics and everything in between.

You can view and register for the full list of events on our Parent and Family Weekend webpage. 

Schedule at a glance

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The WHY of Student Employment

  • by Devon Seward Howland, senior career advisor, UC Davis Career Center

As returning, new and transfer students make their way to UC Davis this fall, invariably one of the first things they seek out, after completing finishing touches in their room decor of course, is finding a part-time job. While getting a job around campus is as common a rite of passage as a picture with an egghead statue, it can be fraught with missteps, misinformation or mistakes.

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