For just about any issue you may be having, there is someone on campus who can help. Finding that person isn't always easy though. Here is a brief guide to some of the services available. If you don't find what you need, ask Lenna for advice on where to look. Abbreviated email address end @ucdavis.edu.
Department
Graduate Coordinator Lenna Crabbe Charlesworth 752-1501 ljcrabbe@ucdavis.edu | Knowledgeable about department and campus rules: getting exceptions to Grad Studies requirements, how to navigate the campus bureaucracy, etc.; can help with office assignment issues; starts requests for PELP and filing fee status and has access to many forms. |
CAO Lourdes Gomez 752-5891 lhgomez@ucdavis.edu | Expert on campus bureaucracy. Staff supervisor who can help with conflicts between students and staff. |
Graduate Vice Chair Rena Zieve 754-0564 rjzieve@ucdavis.edu | Contact regarding academic matters including course requirements, exams, qualifier committees and also non-academic matters including department financial support for students, PELP approval, and filing fee status. Can add extra weight on exceptions for Grad Studies rules. |
Undergraduate Vice Chair Mike Mulhearn 754-7226 mjmulhearn@ucdavis.edu | Helps with complaints regarding TA assignments and supervision. |
Chair Daniel Cebra 754-9836 dacebra@ucdavis.edu | The boss. Can overrule both the CAO and Vice Chairs. |
Grad Studies
Senior Academic Advisor Samantha Duesdieker 752-4928 | Can explain most Grad Studies rules. |
Associate Dean for Students Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor 752-2050 | Serves as a neutral sounding board for graduate students, and is knowledgeable about the procedures students must take to resolve their issues. |
Dean Jean-Pierre Delpanque 752-2050 | The big boss: can approve exceptions to Grad Studies rules; is responsible for formal "disqualification" of graduate students, and decides on appeals from students who have been disqualified or have been warned that they are subject to disqualification; can hear appeals of department decisions and complaints about department policies (although usually as a last resort). |
Graduate Council, Chair Carlee Arnett 753-1624 | Sets policies on such issues as progress toward degree, employment standards, and fellowships; Administrative Committee hears appeals of disqualification |
Campus
Counseling Services CAPS 752-0871 | Provides free short-term counseling to registered students, and referrals for longer term counseling; offers emergency responses; has been very helpful for students with depression, anxiety, and other concerns. |
Graduate Student Association 752-6108 | General resource for grievance information and advice; provides limited free legal assistance. |
| Union for Academic Student Employees | Represents TAs and readers on issues such as wages, benefits, workload, grievance procedures, and fair hiring processes (for example, complaints of excessive TA workload). |
Mediation Services 297-4480 | Provides voluntary, informal, and completely confidential mediation for conflicts involving faculty, staff, and graduate students; for significant conflicts, if both parties agree to mediation, this can be very effective |
752-1128 | Deals with charges of academic and personal misconduct by undergraduate and graduate students; hears grievances by students who suffer arbitrary treatment, discrimination or harassment based on prohibited bias. |
752-9255 | Deals with complaints of sexual harassment, and can help with other types of discrimination; anonymous complaints can be made to 2-2255. |
752-3184 | Provides services and ensures the provision of appropriate accommodations for disabled students. Note that to request such accommodations, a student must go through the SDC; faculty members are instructed that under no circumstances should they provide disability-related accommodations without such a letter. |
Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) 752-0864 | The basic resource for issues involving international students (visas, employment issues, etc.) |
UC Davis Ombuds Office 530-219-6750 | The UC Davis Ombuds Office is a confidential, independent, impartial, and informal problem-solving and conflict management resource for all members of the UC Davis campus community. |