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Find out more about the affiliate program "here" or S.o.D.A. "here".

Affiliate Application

The Students of Diverse Affiliations (S.o.D.A.) is the formal name of a new council created for student organizations who are affiliated with the UC Davis Cross-Cultural Center. During the winter and spring quarters of 2006, the CCC began this pilot program with 6 student organizations. These student organizations came together to develop a new model at UC Davis that intentionally delivers collaborative programming across cultures, and the spectrum of diversity. The council was designed to develop more collaborative and long lasting relationships with groups and organizations that share the mission and philosophy of the Cross-Cultural Center and foster a sense of community.

Find out more about the affiliate program, please contact Tara Young at ccc@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 754-4287.

The Purpose of S.o.D.A.
While UC Davis by the numbers appears to be a very diverse campus community, in reality, what we have however is a campus that is divided across many lines for a variety of reasons. These reasons may include, a need for critical mass survival of a particular group, need for a support system from affinity groups, or a lack of intentional opportunities for cross-cultural opportunities. As an example, we can examine La Raza Cultural Days or Black Family Week and note that the community that primarily attends these events is those of that particular group.

Likewise, culture nights by Pilipino community or South Asian community are also predominantly attended by the specific communities they serve. These are very important events to our campus. Yet, we as a campus community do not yet have a sustainable intentional cross-cultural interaction that brings many of our diverse communities together through out the academic year. We believe we have many missed opportunities by a lack of intentional interactions across communities that will allow us to foster a more welcoming, inclusive campus community. This is why; we believe an idea such as the S.o.D.A. council will allow us to begin to explore this cross cultural experience with much more intention led by our own students.



Asian American Association (AAA) Jewish Student Union (JSU) Native American Student Union (NASU) Black Engineers Association (BEA) Chinese Student Association (CSA) Mixed Student Union Mexican Graduate Student Association Multifaith Student Group (MSG) Muslim Student Association		Bowl. Bowl? Bowl! Bowling, Billiards and Branching Out. Tuesday, May 15 \| 7PM \| MU Games Area The students of diverse affiliations invites you to join us in a night of games, food and fun, on us! To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://hs.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2321479400 Past Events. Say WHAT?! Wednesday, February 28 \| 12-1PM \| Silo Cabernet Come join S.o.D.A. for the first lunch and discussion about stereotypes, this time focusing on stereotypes present in everyday speech and actions. How does what you say reflect a stereotype? Lunch will be provided.