Resources

WRRC Resources

  • Menstrual and Safer Sex Supplies
  • The WRRC offers free pads, tampons, and liners in all of our restrooms, as well as in our Resource Room (North Hall 113). We also offer safer sex supplies like condoms, lube, and dental dams (subject to availability). We also offer free pregnancy tests by request.
  • Scholarships
  • The WRRC offers two annual scholarships to support students in their academic journeys. Applications are available each Spring quarter. To learn more and view eligibility criteria, please see below:

    • - Ellen Hansen Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a UC Davis student who demonstrates a strong commitment to the advancement of those with marginalized gender identities.  This $2000 prize was established in honor of Ellen, a creative and art-loving UCD student, who was killed in 1981 while hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains. In honor of Ellen and her brave spirit, the committee will select a student to receive a $2000 prize. All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit an entry for the prize. Students may self-nominate or be nominated by a UCD affiliate.

    • - Eva Schicke Memorial Prize: This $900 prize was established by Davis firefighter, Terry Zimmer, to honor the memory of firefighter Eva Schicke; a member of the elite California Department of Forestry Helitac crew. She was admired by all who knew her and cared for her father who was battling cancer while in college. Eva was tragically killed while fighting a fire in the Stanislaus National Forest. This prize is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students and is awarded to a student who is best able to connect to the prize themes of determination and courage.

       

  • Academic Support

  • The WRRC offers resources like free printing in our Joy Fergoda Library (10 pages per day), as well as free scantrons and bluebooks during midterms and finals. 

  • Resource Pantry

  • The WRRC offers a mini pantry in our Resource Room (113) designed to support students struggling with basic needs. We offer travel sized toiletries, stick on heating pads, razors, and more (subject to availability). 
     
  • Drop-In & Referral
  • The WRRC is a confidential resource for sexual and interpersonal violence (with some exceptions).  We offer a safe space for those in crisis and help connect them to the appropriate resources. Please note that we are not trained counseling staff and cannot offer ongoing care or professional mental health services.
     
  • Safe and Inclusive Space
  • We strive to offer an inclusive space for all students, with an emphasis on those with marginalized gender identities. We welcome people of all genders and each of the restrooms on our floor are gender neutral (view the campus map of gender neutral restrooms). You will find free tea, a microwave station, and heating pads available for use in the WRRC. 

Campus Resources

The WRRC works with many units across campus to provide students holistic support. Below you will find resources relevant to our community that you may wish to connect with. 

Looking for a place to build community? Check out this online map of where to find these spaces, including a legend letting you know what resources are offered at each location. 

 

  • Academic Retention Initiatives
  • The Academic Retention Initiatives (ARIs) are dedicated to ensuring every UC Davis student has the opportunity to thrive.  While the work includes customized approaches for different communities, these spaces are inclusive and designed to support the entire student community, helping every Aggie reach their full potential. To learn more, visit the ARIs website.
  • Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center
  • Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center helps by providing access to nutritious food, assistance applying for CalFresh and other social services, access to economic crisis resources, case management, and immediate shelter and support for unhoused students. To learn more, visit the Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center website.
  • Community Resource and Retention Centers
  • The WRRC is part of a larger cluster of units called the Community Resource and Retention Centers (CRRCs). Collectively, we strive to improve the retention of all UC Davis students by promoting student-centered work that advances equity. We do this by using intersectional approaches and advocacy to build community and contribute to students’ success on campus. To learn more, visit the CRRCs website.
  • Feminist Research Institute
  • The Feminist Research Institute (FRI) seeks to create more impactful and accurate knowledge by combining a commitment to social and gender justice with contextualized methodologies. To learn more, visit the FRI website.
  • Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
  • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSW) is an interdisciplinary program founded on the understanding that the social production of gender is inseparable from that of race, sexuality, class, nationality, ability, and other categories of difference. Our curriculum places feminist concerns within a transnational context, while respecting the need for geographic and historical specificity. To learn more, visit the GSW website.
  • Global Affairs–Services for International Students and Scholars
  • Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) assists international students and scholars, and their families with visa and immigration issues while they are at UC Davis. SISS also provides orientation, assistance, information, and referral to international students, faculty, and researchers regarding financial, personal, cultural, and academic concerns. To learn more, visit the SISS website.
  • Guardian Scholars Program
  • The Guardian Scholars Program (GSP) is committed to improving the educational outcomes for students with lived experiences in foster care, child welfare, or out-of-home placement by providing services and support to meet their needs through transition, graduation, and post-graduation planning. To learn more, visit the GSP website.
  • Health 34
  • Health 34 is a team of healthcare educators and providers who will deliver free, non-emergency support and service navigation for mental health and basic medical care to every segment of the UC Davis campus. To learn more, visit the Health 34 website.
  • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
  • This resource serves as a hub for resources around sexual violence, including information on reporting options and procedures, confidential resources and support, and education and prevention information. To learn more, visit the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response website.
  • Student Health and Counseling Services
  • Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) offers a wealth of resources including mental health counseling, physical health screenings, reproductive health care and supplies (i.e. birth control, menstrual supplies), and training and education on a variety of health issues. To learn more check out the SHCS website.
  • Student Parent Resources
  • The Student Parent Resources site serves as a hub for undergraduate, graduate, and professional student parents at UC Davis. To learn more, visit the Student Parent Resources website.
  • Transfer and Reentry Center
  • Transfer and Reentry Center (TRC) offers holistic support to all transfer and reentry students (25+ years old, student parents or caregivers) including academics, adjusting to UC Davis, or finding a referral. To learn more, visit the TRC website.
  • Underground Scholars Program
  • The Underground Scholars Program (USP) students who have been directly impacted by the criminal punishment system, including formerly incarcerated people or those with incarcerated family members through education, transformation and community. To learn more, visit the Underground Scholars website.