We are excited to share how the general contractor for Aggie Square, Whiting-Turner, is actively engaging with the local community on a variety community service projects.
Every quarter, UC Davis Aggie Square hosts community engagement meetings on a variety of topics including workforce development, youth opportunities, benefits for local residents, businesses and more. This is a recap of the November meeting.
Students interested in a career in commercial construction can intern for Whiting-Turner's Sacramento-area locations by contacting their local office where they'll be connected with a recruiting coordinator or group manager.
Our August 17 meeting took place at the Aggie Square Launch Space on Stockton Blvd. There, 50 attendees received an update on the project and afterwards attendees were invited to engage with representatives from the university's human resources; local employment, apprenticeship and training organizations; the project's contractor, Whiting-Turner, and more.
Aggie Square is being called the biggest economic development investment in Sacramento in a generation and aspires to transform the university and the capital region.
Sumiko Hong joined Government and Community Relations on June 1, as the Aggie Square Community Engagement Manager.
In this role, Hong will be responsible for building strategic partnerships with community organizations and supporting programs on behalf of UC Davis Aggie Square planning and development efforts. She will serve as a liaison to the communities surrounding the Sacramento Campus, and is charged with coordinating implementation of deliverables in the Community Benefits Partnership Agreement.
In May, current and future leaders with inquisitive minds between the ages of 14-24 were invited to join a conversation about what Aggie Square might become. This meeting of about 40 students was a result of the Community Benefits Partnership Agreement, where youth opportunities are among the goals.
As Aggie Square moves from its planning to action phase, a series of webinars has been scheduled on subjects that matter to the community.
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the second in the series — "Workforce Development Strategy and UC Small Business First Program" — was hosted by Aggie Square partners UC Davis, the city of Sacramento and Wexford Science & Technology.
In a recent virtual panel about construction jobs starting at Aggie Square, the overall takeaway was this: “It's about the construction jobs and the construction talent that exists within the Sacramento region,” according to Travis Sheridan, Wexford Science and Technology’s chief community officer.
Thank you from Chancellor Gary S. May to the Sacramento City Council for its approval of Aggie Square's Community Benefits Partnership Agreement (CBPA).
The Community Benefits Partnership Agreement (CBPA) is created to ensure the Aggie Square innovation district on the UC Davis Sacramento campus not only boosts the economy of the region but also provides meaningful access to jobs, affordable housing and other benefits for residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.
CPE, Aggie Square anchor tenant, aims to benefit underserved communities
Starting in February 2021, economically disadvantaged Sacramento residents will be able to access scholarship-funded career training offered by UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (CPE), the workforce development arm of UC Davis.
Wexford’s Chief Community Officer Talks Successes in Other Cities
By Tanya Perez
A regular topic of discussion among the planners of Aggie Square surrounds opportunities for youth. Specifically, what might kids in kindergarten through 12th grade be able to participate in at Sacramento’s future innovation hub?
From the beginning, Aggie Square has been envisioned as a place which will invite the community to be part of engaging, enriching programs. And that means local children, as well.
Sacramento Artist Performs for Students in Transformative Justice Studies
By Sharon Knox
Leadership from Oak Ridge Elementary and Aggie Square joined the Quarter at Aggie Square’s Transformative Justice Studies students and faculty for a conversation with Sacramentan David Garibaldi about arts, education, and community.
“This past summer, we saw our world creating images that reflected how we felt, saying what we had no words for,” Garibaldi said. “Art has always been a voice for the unsaid.”
