Updated 3:30 p.m. Feb. 19: The sand mandala project has been canceled, but the Community Art Mandala Workshop is still on for Thursday, Feb. 28. See the schedule below.

The Updated 6 p.m. Feb. 13 to note a change in time for the Racial Healing Circle, and to add it to the list of events for which RSVPs are requested.

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Our annual celebration of the UC Davis Principles of Community is approaching, and four events — a Racial Healing Circle and a campus dialogue for everyone, a networking luncheon for staff, and a workshop with lunch for faculty — are asking for RSVPs:

• Racial Healing Circle — 5-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, multipurpose room, Student Community Center. Refreshments provided. (Note: Time is different than previously announced.) RSVPs are requested by email by Friday, Feb. 22.

• “Exploring Bias: A Campus Dialogue” — Hosted by Campus Dialogue and Deliberation and co-hosted by the Sustained Dialogue student organization and the Office of Campus Community Relations. Open to all members of the campus community. Lunch provided. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, Meeting Room D, Student Community Center. RSVPs are requested by email.

• Principles of Community Staff Networking Luncheon — Sponsored by the Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee and the Office of Campus Community Relations. The luncheon (free) is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the multipurpose room of the Student Community Center; only 70 guests can be accommodated. RSVPs are due by this Friday (Feb. 15). “Come enjoy a free lunch, engage in creative activities around what the Principles of Community mean to you, and learn more about UC Davis constituent groups,” said Alissa Magorian, chair of the Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee, which is one of the constituent groups. Questions? Please contact Magorian by email.

• “The Principles of Community and Strategies to Foster an Inclusive Environment in the Classroom” — Special event for faculty, noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Conference Room A, Conference Center. Lunch will be served. RSVPs are requested by email by Friday, March 1. Presented by Colleen Bronner, lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Educational Effectiveness. In this program on establishing safe and supportive learning environments, topics will include managing controversial and-or difficult discussions, and addressing “discussion monopolizers.”

All events except one will be held during Principles of Community Week, Feb. 25-March 1 — the lone exception being the March 7 faculty program noted above. Events are scheduled on the Davis and Sacramento campuses.

Other Davis campus events include:

Tuesday, Feb. 26

• Paint the Principles — Express with paint, what the Principles of Community mean to you, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., lobby, Student Community Center.
• Join Black Grads for Bowling and Billiards — 3-5 p.m., Games Area, Memorial Union (basement).
• Meditation Sessions (30 minutes) — 5 and 5:30 p.m., Meeting Room D, Student Community Center.
• Pizza With Student Advisors to the Chancellor — 6-6:30 p.m., Meeting Room D, Student Community Center.
• Community of Improv: An Introduction to Improv Basics — Presented by Birdstrike Theatre, improv comedy group at UC Davis. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Meeting Room D, Student Community Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 27

• Paint the Principles — Express with paint, what the Principles of Community mean to you, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., lobby, Student Community Center.
• Community Healing Circle of Song — Presented by the Davis Threshold Choir. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Meeting Room D, Student Community Center.
• The Principles of Community and U — Interactive workshop exploring ways in which our individual narratives can be leveraged to enhance and support our diverse community. Noon-1:30 p.m., Fielder Room, Memorial Union (second floor).
• Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Panel — 4-6 p.m., AGR Hall, Buehler Alumni Center.
• “What Is Antisemitism, and How Do We Fight It?” — With Tallie Ben Daniel from Jewish Voice for Peace. 4-6 p.m., multipurpose room, Student Community Center.

Thursday, Feb. 28

• Paint the Principles — Express with paint, what the Principles of Community mean to you, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., lobby, Student Community Center.
• Meditation Sessions (30 minutes) — 5 and 5:30 p.m., multipurpose room, Student Community Center.
• Community Art Mandala Workshop — 5-6:30 p.m., 205 Shields Library. See separate story.
• Pizza With Student Advisors to the Chancellor — 6-6:30 p.m., multipurpose room, Student Community Center.
• Community of Improv: An Introduction to Improv Basics — Presented by Birdstrike Theatre, improv comedy group at UC Davis. 6:30-8:30 p.m., multipurpose room, Student Community Center.

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