Recurring Events

Daily (Monday through Friday)

Cell Phone Drive
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Women's Resource and Research Center, Main Hall, Donation Box on Front Table
Why Donate Your Cell Phone?
Donating to the Women's Center phone drive will help support survivors of violence. Your retired cell phone can be used to provide a 911 emergency line to someone affected by domestic violence. All phones collected will be donated to the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center of Yolo County (SADVC), which works to eliminate sexual assault and domestic violence through sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment.
Are the memory card and the SIM card the same?
No. The SIM card contains your personal information along with your address book. It is not necessary to send the SIM card in with the phone. The memory card is used to share downloads, pictures, games, ring tones, etc. If your phone requires a memory card, we need it along with the phone to make a test call.
What if my cell phone has a few dings and scratches, but still works, will you accept it?
Absolutely! We only require that the cell phone is complete and operates normally. Cosmetic condition will have no effect on whether the phone will be used or not.
What if my phone has a personal lock code?
If your phone has a personal lock code, please unlock the phone or send the code along with the phone.
Questions? Call (530) 752-3372.

Monday

Men’s Group
10:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Carlos Canales
This is an interpersonal process group for men that aims to raise awareness of one's self and one's style of relating with others through experiential means. Participants will improve their social skills in addition to addressing personal issues such as loneliness, communication, culture, intimacy, sex, stress, sadness, performance, anger, procrastination, and pornography use. Other topics and issues will be welcomed. Being “real” and connecting with other men are essential to grow and mature in life. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Phoenix Rising: A Support Group for Survivors of Sexual Trauma
2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Agnes Kwong and Cara Arndorfer
This process-oriented group is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault, and/or sexual trauma experienced in childhood or as adults. The goal of this group is to provide a healing, empowering, and safe space for survivors to discuss and receive support around a range of issues including relationships, intimacy, sexuality, safety, mind-body awareness, balance, sense of control, communication, and trust. Attention will also be given to providing some self-regulation and mind-body awareness skills as appropriate. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Stop Worry from Stopping You – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Bai-Yin Chen
This group addresses worry that interferes with personal and/or academic life. Participants learn to understand and change thinking, feeling, and behavior patterns that contribute to anxious reactions and worrisome thoughts.

Lavender Connections: LGBTQ Student Support Group
4:10 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Susie Kisber and Lindsey Brooks
This group is a support group for undergraduate and graduate students who are looking for a safe and confidential space to discuss issues related to being LGBTQ. The group will provide a supportive and affirming environment where students can share common experiences and increase their sense of understanding regarding their own sexual identity, relationships with others, and sense of empowerment. Areas of focus may include the influence of cultural background and ethnic identity, fostering self-acceptance, coming out to yourself and others, dating, spirituality, campus climate, and family relationships. All gender identities welcome! If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Healing Through Connections: Graduate Student Therapy Group
4:10 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Agnes Kwong and Tameka Jackson
This is a process-oriented group open to all graduate students. The goal of this group is to provide a safe and confidential space for graduate students to receive support and to gain perspective and insight into themselves and their relationships. Themes are broad and vary – they have included balancing academic and family life, self-care, family and intimate partner relationship concerns, advisor-advisee relationship concerns, procrastination, perfectionism, depression, anxiety, cultural adjustment, and issues of oppression (e.g., sexism, racism, heterosexism, ageism). If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Book Study – Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason and Religion
8:00 p.m. (beginning October 5) | CA House (433 Russell Blvd., Davis)
Take this opportunity to gather with other students and look beyond "reductionist science" and examine a new profound view of the world.  All are welcome to come and study Stuart Kauffman's book about complexity theory and our relationship with the divine and with the earth. Contact Meredith Jackson (meredith@cahouse.org) for more information.

Tuesday

Tuesday’s Breaking Free of Stress and Anxiety – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
3:10 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Naomi Sakai
The group is designed to help participants better understand how stress and anxiety operate in their lives and ways to develop balance. Participants will practice relaxation and stress reduction techniques.

Math Café
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Women's Resources and Research Center, North Hall
Math Café provides a fun and friendly environment for studying and discussing mathematics. Tutoring is free and snacks are provided! For more information, contact Maria (mhly@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the Women's Resources and Research Center.

Nourish: The Body and The Self
5:10 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Stefanie Greenberg and Michaela Bucchianeri
Concerned about your relationship with food or your perception of yourself? You are not alone. Explore your concerns and struggles while offering insight and support to others in a process-oriented therapy group. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Student Athlete Leadership Workshop
5:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Liz Boyer and Marissa Berman
This is an eight-week workshop designed to help student-athletes develop effective leadership skills. Each session will include a combination of activities and discussion focused on a specific aspect of leadership. Group participants will learn about characteristics of:

• Effective leaders
• Types of leadership
• Leadership styles
• Basic communication skills
• How to communicate with teammates and coaches

Participants will also complete an assessment to help them better understand how their individual personality influences their leadership style.

Wednesday

Building Social Confidence - A Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Nan Senzaki
This is a time-limited group that will focus on learning how to increase confidence in social situations. We will learn and practice “social skills”, the foundation for successful interpersonal relationships. The focus of the group will be on increasing one's confidence through effective communication skills; assertion skills and we will explore how to build social support and “community”. We will also address individual goals as presented by group members; developing and maintaining friendships, dating and confidence with academic assertion and public speaking. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Fall Stories
10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Thomas Roe and Erin Tracy
This group is a five-week thematic group for individuals working on nourishing their relationship with their bodies and themselves. Each week a story from Anita Johnston’s Eating in the Light of the Moon will be discussed. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Advanced Mindfulness Meditation – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Kate Leinberger
Mindfulness meditation allows one to focus on the present moment, washing away mental chatter that churns through our minds, wasting energy. Through the practice of mindfulness, participants develop a greater sense of calm, clarity, insight and purpose.

Women’s Group
3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Bai-Yin Chen and Marissa Berman
This group is for graduate and undergraduate women who would like to share and explore issues that have a daily effect on their lives. Participants will also receive and provide support to realize an empowered living. Topics for discussion include: self-esteem, responsibility for others and need for self-care, identity, family, relationship and intimacy, communication, academic pressure, and life transitions. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Yoga for Stress Reduction – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
5:10 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Dorje Jennette and Annie Laurie
Using gentle yoga techniques and group discussion/support, this group is for students with stress, anxiety, or depression. There is a limit of eight participants.

Wise Café
1st and 3rd Wednesdays
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Tercero L Building
WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Café has been created to provide a safe and productive space for graduate and undergraduate scholars in the fields of science and engineering to come together as a community and to form study groups. Anyone is welcome and SNACKS are provided. For more info contact Maria (mhly@ucdavis.edu).

Thursday

Intro Mindfulness Meditation – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Di Davis
Mindfulness meditation is about learning to experience life fully as it unfolds – moment by moment. Through the practice of mindfulness, participants develop greater calmness, clarity, and insight while facing and embracing life experiences.

Sistah-to-Sistah: A Discussion Group for Black/African American Women
3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Kristee Haggins and Tameka Jackson
This group is specifically tailored to address the needs and issues salient to African American/Black women. The purpose is to initiate community, education, and support for African American/Black women who are students at UC Davis. Our theme for the year is "Mind, Body, and Soul" and we will focus on issues related to uplifting the emotional health of African American/Black women (e.g. self esteem, relationships, impact of skin color and hair on life experiences, spirituality, being an African American/Black student at UC Davis). We will use a variety of media – including music, poetry and film clips to enhance understanding and dialogue around the issues explored in the group.

Relaxation for Stress Reduction – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
4:10 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitator: Florie Elmore
Group members learn and practice diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and meditation exercises that can be applied to everyday life.

Healing Through Connections: Graduate Student Therapy Group
4:10 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Dorje Jennette and Cara Arndorfer
This is a process-oriented group open to all graduate students. The goal of this group is to provide a safe and confidential space for graduate students to receive support and to gain perspective and insight into themselves and their relationships. Themes are broad and vary – they have included balancing academic and family life, self-care, family and intimate partner relationship concerns, advisor-advisee relationship concerns, procrastination, perfectionism, depression, anxiety, cultural adjustment, and issues of oppression (e.g., sexism, racism, heterosexism, ageism). If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Biofeedback Group – a Stress and Wellness Clinic Group
5:10 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Thomas Roe and Sean Cook
Using innovative biofeedback software, participants learn self-regulation skills such as breathing and meditation strategies that enable them to reduce stress and anxiety. Participants attend six group sessions, plus commit an additional 1-2 hours a week to independent use of the biofeedback program.

Friday

Grief Group
9:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. l CAPS in North Hall
Facilitators: Florie Elmore and Renee Mapes
If you have experienced the death of someone close to you, join the grief group to find support, share knowledge and learn coping strategies. This group is designed for students who have experienced the death of someone significant. Through a combination of art therapy, education and discussion, members will find support while moving through bereavement. If you are interested in participating in this group, please call CAPS at (530) 752-0871 or come to 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment.

Drop-In Workshop Series

The workshop series listed below do not require an intake appointment or group screening.

Wednesdays

Body Esteem Boot Camp
3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall 314
Facilitator: Stefanie Greenberg
This is a five-week workshop series that focuses on increasing positive body esteem and challenging environmental and societal factors that are unhealthy for body image. Each week there will be a brief presentation followed by group activities and discussion on the following topics:

• Week 1 - Defining Body Esteem
• Week 2 - Talking Back to the Media
• Week 3 - Defining Ourselves: Family and Cultural Perceptions
• Week 4 - Mindfulness: Increasing Our Awareness
• Week 5 - Getting Intimate: Body Image and Relationships

Lost and Found in Asian America: Bridging the Cultural Gap
4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | CAPS in North Hall 314
Facilitators: Natacha Foo Kune and Paul Kim
Learn how to connect with family and friends about unique issues of AAPI students Come to the ones that interest you. We are planning to run the AAPI process group (likely at the same time) in the winter.

• September 30 – What it means to be AAPI: Stereotypes, Myths and -Isms
• October 7 – Smashing Through the Bamboo Ceiling: Finding a Career that Fits
• October 14 – Honoring My Ancestry and Family History
• October 21 – Let's Talk About Sex (and Intimacy)
• October 28 – Reclaiming Our Bodies: Redefining the Standards
• November 4 – Friend-ing Harold and Kumar: Messages about AAPIs in the Media/Internet
• November 18 – Navigating the Complexities of Ourselves: Intersections of Identities
• December 2 – Wanna Chill Out? Learn Stress Reduction Techniques

Last Updated October 13, 2009