STUDENT SERVICES

Student Health

Information:
Cowell Student Health Center
916-752-2300

Your health is important to you and to the university. Consequently, new students are asked to submit a medical history form and evidence of rubeola and rubella immunity to the Health Center.

The services of the Health Center are made possible, in part, by your registration fees. As an enrolled student paying full registration fees, you are eligible to use the Health Center from the first day of the quarter through the last day of the quarter or to the date of official withdrawal. Some of the Health Center services and facilities are:

• General outpatient care
• Regularly scheduled clinics
• X-ray, laboratory and pharmacy services
• Physical therapy
• Women's Clinic

The Health Center currently does not provide services for dental problems.

Health Center services are available to students' dependents on a fee-for-service basis. Also, you may purchase a Health Insurance Plan at the Health Center for your spouse and children.

Health Insurance. Graduate, professional and international students must purchase a mandatory insurance plan as part of registration. Undergraduate students have an opportunity to purchase a voluntary plan. For more information, you may call 916-752-2612 or visit the Patient Accounts Office at Cowell Student Health Center, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Child Care Programs

Need help with child care? The following programs are available on campus and in the community.

• Student Housing/Child Care Services is the principle resource on campus for child care information and referrals. The office distributes child care publications, coordinates an information network among campus units, and serves as the university's liaison with the on-campus day care centers (LaRue Park Children's House, Russell Park Child Development Center), and City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care. Additional services include client advising and grievance counseling.

Information: 260 Student Housing Office, 916-752-5415,
e-mail: baashby@ucdavis.edu

• City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care provides further resources and information, particularly referrals to licensed family child care homes, and administers a variety of child care subsidies. The program is funded jointly by UC Davis, the City of Davis and the State Department of Education. The program maintains information on licensed family child care homes, day care centers, nursery schools, playgroups and other family-related services for all of Yolo County. Additional services include parenting workshops and handouts; a bimonthly newsletter; a parenting resource library; and a book, video and toy lending library.

Information and application: City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care, 604 Second Street, 916-757-5691

• The UC Davis Registration Fee Child Care Subsidy Program provides partial child care subsidies to full-time students. Spouses must also be attending school and/or employed full time. Special needs situations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility is based on low to moderate family income, with awards determined through a lottery each fall. Parents may choose from licensed family child care homes and day care centers.

Information and application: City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care, 604 Second Street, 916-757-5691

• The Child Care Grant Program, funded through the State Department of Education and administered by City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care, can help low-income families pay for child care through a variety of subsidies. Eligibility requirements and choices of child care settings vary with each program, but all parents need to be employed, in school or seeking employment, and all care must be provided within Yolo County. Parents may be required to pay a fee on a sliding scale. Admittance is based on income and priority guidelines set by the state and federal government. A waiting list is maintained for all programs, with applications accepted year round.

Information and application: City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care, 604 Second Street, 916-757-5691

• The Financial Aid Office can assist student parents who qualify for financial aid with allowances for direct child care costs.

Information: Financial Aid Information Desk, 125 University House Annex, 916-752-2390

• The Student Employment Center posts job listings of parents wishing to hire child care providers.

Information: 296 Voorhies Hall, 916-752-0520

• The Community Housing Listing Service/Child Care Binder addresses the need for part-time, evening, weekend and mildly-ill arrangements. Parents seeking license-exempt child care can publicize their needs and providers seeking employment can advertise their availability for a small monthly fee.

Information: 252 South Silo, 916-752-4699

• LaRue Park Children's House and Russell Park Child Development Center are privately owned and operated child care centers on the UC Davis campus serving infants through kindergarten-age children. Residents of Russell Park, Orchard Park, and Solano Park student family housing pay reduced rates.

Information: LaRue Park Children's House, 916-753-8716; Russell Park Child Development Center, 916-753-2487

• The Center for Child and Family Studies is a teaching and research laboratory for the Department of Human and Community Development. Four different part-time programs accommodate children from the ages of four months to six years, following the UC Davis academic calendar. The center is located on campus, and student families pay reduced tuition. Children are selected from a waiting list according to criteria designed to meet academic goals.

Information: The Center for Child and Family Studies, West House (office), 916-752-2888.

• Cooperative playgroups are sponsored by the student family housing parents' associations of Orchard and Solano Parks, 916-759-0146. Each program may serve up to 15 children aged 2 to 5 years.
• The Perfect Tender Infant Care Cooperative serves infants under twelve months of age whose parent(s) attend the School of Law.

Information: 916-752-0243

• The Women's Resources and Research Center sponsors the Child Emergency Notification Service, which provides schools and child care providers a means of contacting student parents if they are in class at the time of a health-related emergency involving their child. This service is available to all student parents and requires in-person registration each quarter. It is intended as a back-up if the school or child care provider cannot reach the primary emergency contact.

Information: 10 Lower Freeborn, 916-752-3372.

• The UC Davis Breastfeeding Support Program provides lactation sites with electric breast pumps, registration and orientation sessions, and sale of breastfeeding supplies for mothers who wish to continue breastfeeding their infants after returning to school or work. The program is sponsored by Student Housing/Child Care Services and the Division of Human Resources and Risk Management.

Information: 916-752-5415; World Wide Web: http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/html/bpump.htm

Student Employment

Information:
Student Employment Center
Basement, South Hall
916-752-0520

The Student Employment Center helps students who are enrolled in a full-time or part-time degree program, students on PELP, students' spouses, and students with a letter of acceptance for the following quarter who have not yet registered.

Employment opportunities exist on campus, in the city of Davis and in adjacent communities. Full-time, part-time and temporary jobs are available during the school year and vacation periods. New listings are posted daily. Listings of employment opportunities for the summer with government agencies, camps and resorts throughout California are located at the center. Students are encouraged to begin looking in early March for summer jobs.

Offers of employment are conditional, subject to proof of identity and U.S. citizenship or your right to work in the U.S., as required by federal law (Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986).

The center is open Monday through Friday, 9­11:45 a.m. and 1­4 p.m.

Transportation and Parking

Parking. If you park a vehicle (including a motorcycle or moped) on the Davis campus, you must have a valid parking permit or pay at a meter Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Parking lots on campus are financed solely by fees collected from parking permits and meters. Daily permits are currently $2, and may be obtained from permit dispensers located in lots 1, 2, 5, 25, 31, 47, 47A, 49, 50, 54, and 81; daily permits for lots 2B and 30 are $1. Long-term permits are required for all other parking lots, and may be purchased at the Transportation and Parking Services Office, located on Extension Center Drive directly south of lot 30 and the Rec Pool. Visitor parking information is available at the South Gate Kiosk on Old Davis Road, or call Transportation and Parking Services at 916-752-8277.

Motorist Assistance Program--Complimentary Service. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) provides several services to on-campus motorists at no charge, including lockout service, inflation of flat tires, battery jump service and, if you're out of gas, a gas can and a ride to the nearest gas station. Service hours are Monday­Friday, 7 a.m.­9:45 p.m. Call 752-3729.

Ridesharing. UC Davis encourages ridesharing. For information on transportation alternatives to the Davis campus, call 916-752-MILE or visit the Transportation and Parking Services Office located on Extension Center Drive. Alternatives include carpooling and vanpooling (registered pools receive reduced parking rates as well as preferential parking), public transit, commuter match assistance and shuttle systems.

Shuttles. The UCD/UCDMC Shuttle provides hourly service between the Davis campus and the medical center in Sacramento. The shuttle operates Monday through Friday and is available to all members of the UC Davis community. The Intracampus Bus provides transportation between the Davis campus and the Berkeley campus for university employees, registered students and other university affiliates. Call Fleet Services at 752-8287 for schedule information and reservations.

Buses. Unitrans, 13 bus lines operated by the Associated Students, serves the campus and city year round. Undergraduate students ride by showing a valid registration card. Others ride by paying a cash fare or purchasing tickets or passes at Transportation and Parking Services or the Campus Box Office. Full service is provided each UC Davis school day (Monday through Friday) and Monday through Thursday night during the regular school year--fall, winter and spring quarters. Reduced schedule bus service operates during the summer, finals week and all academic break periods. Schedules are available at the MU Information desk, bus terminals, City Hall and the Unitrans office.

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