STUDENT SERVICES

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Student Health

Information:
Cowell Student Health Center
916-752-2300

The services of Cowell Student Health Center are made possible, in part, by the Student Health Services Fee. As an enrolled student, 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; and 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.

Child Care

Information:
260 Student Housing Office
916-752-5415
e-mail: baashby@ucdavis.edu
World Wide Web:
Child care: http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/general/child.htm
Breastfeeding: http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/html/bpump.htm

Need help with child care? Student Housing/Child Care Services is the principal 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.

The following programs are available on campus and in the community.

On-Campus Child Care Programs

• 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. Student Housing/Child Care Services administers the contracts and oversees the programs.

Information: LaRue Park Children's House, 916-753-8716, e-mail: laruepark@ucdavis.edu; Russell Park Child Development Center, 916-753-2487, e-mail: jonhillis@ucdavis.edu

• 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 six months to five 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: West House (office), 916-752-2888

• Cooperative playgroups are sponsored by the student family housing parents' associations of Orchard and Solano Parks. Each program may serve up to 15 children aged 2 to 5 years.

Information: 916-759-0146

• 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

On-Campus Family Support/Resources

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

Information: 260 Student Housing Office , 916-752-5415,
e-mail: baashby@ucdavis.edu; World Wide Web: http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/html/bpump.htm

• 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/registration: 10 Lower Freeborn, 916-752-3372

• 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

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

Information: Basement, South Hall, 916-752-0520

• 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

Community Child Care Programs

Information and application:
City of Davis Parks and Community Services/Child Care
604 Second Street
Davis, CA 95616
916-757-5691
World Wide Web:
http://city.davis.ca.us/city/parks/ccare/caremain.htm

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

• 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.
• The Child Care Grant Program, funded through the California Department of Education, 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.

Student Employment

Information:
Student Employment Center
16 Basement, South Hall
916-752-0520
World Wide Web: http://jobs.ucdavis.edu

The Student Employment Center, through a referral system, provides employment opportunities to students on campus, in the city of Davis and in adjacent communities. 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 are eligible.

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. The Center sponsors a Summer Job Fair in March. Students are encouraged to attend the fair and to begin looking in early March for summer jobs. Registered students can check the World Wide Web address given above for the list of all off-campus positions.

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).

Transportation and Parking

Information:
Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS)
Extension Center Drive
916-752-8277
Motorist Assistance Program: 916-752-3729
Bicycle Program: 916-752-BIKE

Bicycles. All bicycles operated or parked on campus must have a current California State Bicycle License. Licenses and renewal tags can be obtained at TAPS. Regulations pertaining to the operation and parking of bicycles are strictly enforced.

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. Daily permits may be purchased at dispensers in any Visitor/Public (VP) parking lot. Long-term permits are required for all other lots, and may be purchased at Parking Services. Parking lots on campus are financed solely by fees collected from parking permits and meters.

Visitor parking information is available at the South Gate Kiosk on Old Davis Road. Parking regulations are enforced Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. during the academic year (September 15 through June 15) and 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the summer (June 16 through September 14).

During business hours, the Motorist Assistance Program provides complimentary services, 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.

Ridesharing. UC Davis encourages ridesharing. For information on transportation alternatives to the Davis campus, call 916-752-MILE or visit TAPS. 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 TAPS 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, all academic break periods and on Saturdays. Schedules are available at the MU Information desk, bus terminals, City Hall and the Unitrans office.

UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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Keitha Hunter and Barbara Anderson, Editors

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