UC Davis Global Affairs Annual Report 2021-22

About UC Davis Global Affairs

Global Affairs brings the world to UC Davis, welcoming more than 10,000 international students, scholars and leaders, and hosting programs that inspire global curiosity, understanding and engagement. Compelled by the valuable outcomes of thinking globally, we make transformative opportunities a reality by supporting the thousands of students and faculty learning and researching globally—and by facilitating collaborations that tackle the world’s most pressing challenges through more than 150 global partnerships.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS MISSION

To inspire global curiosity, understanding and engagement.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS VISION

We envision a UC Davis community that engages, thrives and leads in an interconnected world.

Grapic design by Abby Louie, Global Affairs Graphic Design Student

Letter from the Vice Provost and Dean

Dear Friends,

This has been both a challenging and rewarding year as we have continued to innovate, adjust and reconnect in response to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and political tensions around the world. Resilience and compassion within our global community enabled us to make important strides and advance our mission.

I am especially proud of the work of our dedicated and talented staff, faculty and students. Thanks to their efforts and our collaborative work with the UC Davis campus and our global partners:

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Over 10,000 students participated in global learning opportunities; ♦ We advanced the UN Sustainable Development Goals through dozens of faculty grants and student internships; ♦ We signed 33 international agreements across 22 countries; ♦ We provided critical services for nearly 9,000 students, faculty and researchers from over 100 countries and six continents; and ♦

More than 12,000 people participated in our events and programs. These accomplishments, and many more, are helping solve pressing global challenges, creating a community of global citizens and bringing us closer to our goal of Global Education for All—providing 100% of students with global learning opportunities.

We continue to focus our programs and services on understanding and addressing inequities. We are committed to being accessible, affordable, inclusive and relevant to the communities we serve. This year, I am happy to share that we expanded the Global Affairs family by welcoming International and Academic English, which provides critical support for multilingual students at UC Davis.

To continue to deliver on our mission in bold and innovative ways, we will soon release two strategic plans: a UC Davis Global Strategic Plan addressing the university’s global engagement goals and our own Global Affairs Strategic Plan guiding our work over the next five years. These documents are highly interconnected and will ensure that we remain focused and impactful in an ever-changing world.

Our work at Global Affairs wouldn’t be possible without you. Thank you for your partnership and collaboration!

All the best,

Joanna Regulska

Vice Provost and Dean - Global Affairs

Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

University of California, Davis

BETTY IRENE MOORE SCHOOL OF

UC Davis Nursing School Researchers Present on International Stage

Tackling Global Challenges

Students Leading for Climate Action and Justice

As part of the 2022 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Action and Awareness Week, UC Davis hosted a student-run virtual symposium to bring attention to the many ways that UC Davis students lead efforts to advance the UN SDGs, in particular, SDG 13: Climate Action and climate justice. UC Davis SDG student interns and a selection of UC Davis student speakers discussed ways to advance climate action and justice along three dimensions: awareness building, policy advocacy and direct action.

Reconnecting in a Sustainable World

At the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) 26th annual Presidents’ Meeting, all 60 APRU member institutions’ university presidents, including Chancellor Gary S. May, committed to continued collaboration, scholarship and research in order to create long-lasting sustainability. The agreement aligns with UC Davis’ commitment to environmental sustainability, including the pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2025.

“Regarding the climate change crisis, we talked about our various activities in the evolution toward carbon neutrality and how we’re addressing the UN sustainability goals,” said May during his presentation on “Responses to Crisis in a Diverse Region.”

10,000+ students participated in global learning experiences 402 students attended the Global Learning Showcase

We championed and supported cooperative, equitable and multi-disciplinary approaches to tackle global challenges through the framework of the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals and for collaborative responses to the UC Davis Grand Challenges

158 students attended the Global Learning Conference

Student Guide to the SDGs

The Global Affairs United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) interns developed a student guide to raise awareness about the SDGs, help students become familiar with them, showcase why they are important and how students can get involved.

Achieving Sustainable and Inclusive Development

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor and Global Affairs hosted an in-person symposium to explore current challenges and approaches to achieving sustainable and inclusive development, featuring Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu, Ph.D. ’86, World Bank managing director of development policy and partnerships.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Internship

Eleni Piliotis, political science major in the College of Letters and Science, reflected on her United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Internship with Global Affairs.

Dr. Pangestu shared current areas of focus by the World Bank to advance green, resilient and inclusive development, and several UC Davis faculty presented emerging research in climate, health and energy. She also had a series of meetings during her time on campus, including with Indonesian students; faculty and Ph.D. candidates from agricultural economics, economics and food science and technology; and with Grand Challenges and the Graduate School of Management.

100 students earned the Grad Leadership Pathway badge

UC Davis’ Campus Global Theme focused on Transformative Energies: Repowering and Empowering the Planet

Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu (third from left) with UC Davis leadership and faculty.

Transforming Global Partnerships

We facilitated and elevated equitable and transformative partnerships regionally and globally to connect and equip the UC Davis community to take global action.

Latin America and the Caribbean

♦ Seed Grant Supports UC Davis Professor of Law Raquel Aldana and Collaborators Working to Improve Legal Protections for Asylum Seekers in Colombia and Venezuela

UC Davis Chile: Seven Years of Impact ♦ 60+ R&D, technology transfer and extension projects ♦ 20 active projects ♦ $6M in technology and services contracts with companies and public institutions ♦ 4 patent applications related to bioproducts ♦ 40+ articles and reports published in specialized journals ♦ 10+ universities and research institutions affiliated with the center

Sub-Saharan Africa

♦ After Hosting a Virtual Program in 2021, UC Davis Welcomed the First In-person Cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows Since the COVID-19 Global Pandemic Began

Europe

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UC Davis Provost Croughan and Denmark’s Minister of the Environment Sign Agreement on Sustainability

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University College Dublin and UC Davis Announce new International Innovator Fellowship

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UC Davis Resources and Support for Our Community Impacted by the Crisis in Ukraine

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Asia and the Pacific

UC Davis Hosts Delegation from Singapore: Industry, Government, and Academic Representatives Discuss Ways to Enhance Food Security

APRU, UC Davis and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Launch Second Cohort of Asia-Pacific Women in Leadership Mentoring Program

Indonesian Consulate Visits UC Davis in Support of IISMA Students

Middle East and North Africa

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Chronicle of Higher Education Features Article 26 Backpack and Keith David Watenpaugh in “A UC Davis Professor’s Mission: Saving Academic Credentials in Afghanistan”

♦ Resources and Support for Community Members Affected by Unrest in Iran

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Oceania

U21 Funds Three Graduate Collaborative Research Projects

Welcomed 300th Humphrey Fellow

UC Davis celebrated a milestone as it welcomed its 300th Humphrey Fellow, part of its 30th cohort of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. Twelve fellows from across the globe spent the academic year in Davis strengthening their professional skills, improving their leadership abilities and engaging in meaningful collaborations across campus.

Mandela Washington Fellowship Inspires Global Change

In June, UC Davis welcomed a cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows, 25 young leaders from subSaharan Africa who are dedicated to promoting positive impact in their home countries. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative, administered by the U.S. Department of State.

UC Davis’s six-week Leadership Institute in Public Management focused on building technical and leadership capacity within governmental, regional or international organizations.

UC Davis brought together 30 Humphrey fellows representing 27 countries from 11 Humphrey campuses throughout the U.S. when the Humphrey Fellowship hosted a climate change communications workshop. Two Humphrey Fellowship alumni were also honored with the program’s Alumni Impact Awards for their work on sustainability projects in their home countries.

The Irony of Climate Change

Mandela Washington Fellows developed speeches that spotlight issues facing their communities, their lives and the world. Read Daniel Oladoja’s Ignite Talk.

“I am a climate change opportunist, a creative rebel and a rational optimist who believes that climate change, rather than a problem, is the best thing to have happened for Africa!”

- Daniel

Oladoja

Mandela Washington Fellow (Nigeria, 2022)

Spotlight on Mexico

Mexico is an important country of focus for UC Davis. During the academic year, Mexico was a spotlight country for Global Affairs, with a focus on strengthening connections, advancing current efforts with collaborators and widely sharing joint projects between UC Davis and Mexican partners.

Nearly 25% of UC Davis’ domestic and international undergraduate students identify as Chicanx/ Latinx

100+ UC Davis faculty have linkages to Mexico

Ambassador Liliana Ferrer Silva ‘87, consul general of Mexico in Sacramento, greeted Global Affairs Vice Provost and Dean Joanna Regulska before she began her presentation on “Mexican Government Strategies to Protect Its Diaspora in the U.S.,” hosted by the School of Law’s California International Law Center.

UC Davis and Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara launched a new lighting technology and design research center known as the Centro de Tecnología de Iluminación in collaboration with the California Lighting Technology Center to help meet Mexico’s long-term energy efficiency and climate goals through research and training programs.

UC Davis and Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec) established an agreement of cooperation to strengthen partnership with a focus on water, energy and food. Frank Loge, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Center for Water-Energy Efficiency at UC Davis, holds a prestigious endowed professorship at Tec to advance work related to water, energy and agricultural systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Taking Care of Global Community

We provided outstanding and dynamic services and opportunities that supported the needs, aspirations and well-being of our students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Global Ambassador Mentorship

Nikhita Azad, an international student in international relations, reflected on her three years participating in our Global Ambassador Mentorship Program. This program helps new first-year and transfer international undergraduate students adjust to life at UC Davis. Twenty-three Mentor Fellows from 16 countries were matched with international students to connect them with a community of support.

Global Education for All Fellows

Melody Sie, a recent graduate in international relations, reflected on what she gained from the Global Education for All Fellows. The Fellows worked on several projects to engage peers across UC Davis and globally, including the Aggies Near and Far podcast, Student Farming Around the World, a One Health Symposium student panel, and an Earth Day—Food as Energy immersive virtual interview workshop.

Welcomed

International

and Academic English to Global Affairs

International and Academic English led Summer Start to ensure academic success for multilingual undergraduate students, provided intercultural communication opportunities through the Pal Program and offered Language and Culture Coaching for graduate students.

Global Affairs Staff

More than 80 staff and faculty members created a welcoming and supportive environment for our global community.

Services for International Students and Scholars

Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS), within Global Affairs, helped build a campus community that includes nearly 9,000 students, faculty and researchers from 100+ countries and six continents. SISS assisted international students and scholars with visa and immigration issues, orientation, information and referrals regarding financial, and personal, cultural and academic concerns.

UN Millennium Fellowship: Students Tackle Sustainable Development Goals

In 2017, the United Nations Academic Impact, in partnership with Millennium Campus Network, launched the UN Millennium Fellowship, a selective undergraduate leadership development program that engages students in creating more awareness of, and action on, the UN Sustainable Development Goals. UC Davis is a Millennium Fellowship Campus Hub, with 23 fellows as part of the 2021 class recognized as some of the most promising young leaders in the world.

“These student leaders will engage our campus and community in exciting ways as they pursue projects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I look forward to seeing the impacts they make in the years to come.”

-Gary S. May UC Davis Chancellor

Award for LGBTQIA+ Rights

Meet the recipients of the Global Aggies Award for LGBTQIA+ Rights! These students have been supporting LGBTQIA+ graduate students and staff from around the world through their research in the Queer Trans Lab, which they plan to visually showcase via social media and an art installation in the International Center.

people attended Global Affairs events and programs

students participated in First-Year Aggie Connections and First-Year seminars tied to global learning outcomes

students lived in the Global Engagement Opportunity Living and Learning Community

Telling Global Stories

#GlobalAggies: Evan Pearson

Evan Pearson graduated with an international relations major and a double minor in French and global studies. He participated in a number of global learning experiences while at UC Davis— from interning at the Northern California World Trade Center to studying abroad through the UC Education Abroad Program at Sciences Po in Paris.

Design and Fashion Virtual Internship in Ghana

Lauren Hong, design major and computer science minor, shared her motivations for participating in the UC Davis Design & Fashion Virtual Summer Internship program in Ghana.

People & Friends Global Entrepreneurship Program

Asma Alkrizy, a scholarship recipient and English major at UC Davis, discussed the fullyfunded two-week Virtual Global Learning Project she participated in, which focused on global entrepreneurship.

UC Davis Researcher Represents Early Career Scientists at the Summit of the Americas

Representatives from 23 countries convened in Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas, focusing on “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future.” The summit brought together government leaders as well as civil society and social actors—including Paulina Carmona-Mora, a research scientist in the Department of Neurology at UC Davis Health, who studies how gene expression changes after a stroke.

We fostered community and sparked global curiosity by telling UC Davis global stories.

Becoming a Global Learner

Rosh Ho, an international student in computer science shared his experiences participating in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Becoming a Global Learner Leadership Series

The program is a free, five-session global learning series created by UC Davis in partnership with APRU. Each year, a cohort of undergraduate students explore the concepts of culture, cultural values, identity and power as well as engage in a deeper reflection about how they and others “make meaning,” evaluate intercultural situations and deal with conflict.

Celebrating International Connections

Global Affairs celebrated the accomplishments of faculty, staff and scholars who have worked to advance global higher education at the seventhannual International Connections Reception.

UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May honored Nancy J. Allen and Samuel Sandoval Solis with the Chancellor’s Award for International Engagement.

Three research teams were honored with $7,500 in grant funding as part of the Grants for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals and eight Seed Grants for International Activities projects brought together more than 25 researchers across UC Davis and collaborating institutions worldwide, fostering partnerships to advance groundbreaking discovery.

“These awardees are actively advancing the UC Davis commitment to global research and to Global Education for All. Their ability to initiate and implement international transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects is a testament to the global collaborative spirit of our university community and the power of working across borders.”

-Joanna Regulska UC Davis Global Affairs Vice Provost and Dean

(L-R:): Global Affairs Associate Vice Provost Michael Lazzara, Chancellor’s Awardee Nancy Allen, Chancellor’s Awardee Samuel Sandoval Solís, Chancellor Gary S. May, Global Affairs Vice Provost and Dean Joanna Regulska

The world is facing urgent, complex challenges that require collaboration across borders. Our students, faculty and researchers are applying their global knowledge and perspectives to meet this moment. We invite you to help advance UC Davis’ excellence in teaching, research and public service for the betterment of our region, state, nation and world.

Advancing Research to Solve Global Challenges

IMPACTS OF GIVING

Thank you to our Global Affairs Advisory Council and all of our donors for their support to help us achieve our mission. Global Affairs distributed more than $144,000 in philanthropic awards to 167 students Global Affairs launched the UC Davis Global Community Emergency Fund to support scholars and students in need. A team worked together to distribute funds and doubled the impact of donations by leveraging matching funding opportunities and working with numerous organizations.

OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE globalaffairs.ucdavis.edu

Preparing Global Leaders and Change Makers

Reimagining Global Living and Learning Spaces