I watched the Community Forum and subsequent press conference on the Aggie Square Community Benefits Partnership Agreement hoping that my faculty and staff colleagues were as excited about this announcement as I am. Then I went on a hike with one of those colleagues and we talked about why this might not have gotten the attention I’d hoped for.
Although there are lots of ways that UC Davis makes a difference in the greater Sacramento region, probably our biggest impact derives from the talented graduates educated in our academic programs.