The following programs are offered through Memorial Union Programs and Campus Recreation. A catalog of activities is published quarterly, mailed to all residences in Davis and distributed throughout campus.
Outdoor Adventures will help you develop your outdoor skills and plan your outdoor excursions. You can rent equipment of professional quality and arrange for custom-designed trips and group rates. An up-to-date library contains topographic maps, trail guides and other materials. Classes, excursions and clinics in backpacking, rock-climbing techniques, whitewater rafting, kayaking, sea kayaking, mountaineering, cross-country skiing and other sports are offered throughout the year. Outdoor experts conduct many special activities, such as wilderness emergency-care clinics, whitewater river guide training, slide presentations and programs. Outdoor Adventurers Retail Store has items you might need for your next trip.
The Equestrian Center is open year round, offering trail rides, practice sessions and instruction in both English and Western riding. Group and private lessons are available for beginning through advanced levels, along with training in horse care and stable management. The Equestrian Center sponsors clinics, horse shows, summer equestrian camps and special events, and coordinates the Equestrian Club.
The Craft Center is an ideal place to channel your creative energy. Facilities are available on a drop-in basis, or purchase a pass for more frequent use of the equipment and work space. Workshops and classes are offered each quarter in woodworking, weaving, jewelry-making, art and graphics, computer imaging, ceramics, photography, silkscreen printing, welding, leatherworking, stained glass and other crafts.
The MU complex serves as the community center for the campus. The MU Campus Information Center's student staff can refer you to people, places, programs and services on and off campus, maintains an up-to-date database of 1,200 organizations, and takes reservations for the use of tables and display boards in and around the MU.
The complex houses the UCD Bookstore, Corral gift shop, Coffee House, MU II Conference Center, Campus Box Office (where you can purchase tickets for campus events and cash checks), Campus Events and Visitors Services (CEVS) and the MU Business Office.
King Lounge, on the second floor, provides a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere popular for studying, leisure reading and listening to music. The adjacent Music and Periodicals Center (752-2885) contains current popular periodicals and a large library of music.
Freeborn Hall, a 1,250-seat assembly hall in the MU complex, is used for performing arts, dances, banquets, lectures and conferences. The Memorial Union operates several facilities that can be rented for group gatherings. With its wood-paneled interior and ceiling-high windows, Rec Pool Lodge is an ideal location for meetings, lectures or dances. The covered patio surrounding the lodge offers a shaded environment for outside dining during the warm weather. Putah Creek Lodge, secluded in the Arboretum, provides a relaxing atmosphere for lectures, banquets, weddings or dances. The spacious lawn surrounding the lodge is suitable for volleyball and games, receptions and picnics. The lodge has kitchens and outdoor barbecues.
The Silo Union houses food services, meeting/conference facilities, lounges and the campus pub. In the South Silo are the ASUCD Experimental College
(752-2568), Student Special Services (752-2007), Graduate Student Association (752-6108) and a branch of the Bookstore serving the School of Law (752-2961). To reserve space in the Silo, call Campus Events and Information at 752-2813.
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