August 2022 Community Engagement Meeting Recap

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August 2022 Community Engagement Meeting Recap

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. We strive to make the events as informative and engaging as possible. If you could not attend, we hope this recap provides a general overview of all that took place. For additional resources and contact information, please download this document.

 

Quarterly meeting covers Aggie Square updates, construction jobs and local business opportunities

Jay Schenirer, city council member from Sacramento's District 5, opened the meeting.
Matt Dulcich, representative for the Aggie Square team from UC Davis, informed participants of the project's progress.
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Community Engagement Meeting showing table and handing out information
Travis Sheridan, Chief Community Officer for Wexford Science + Technology, provides an update on the project's Community Workforce Agreement.
Kevin Brown, apprenticeship coordinator for the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council, shared information on careers in the building trades and how they are helping meet the goals outlined in the Community Benefits Partnership Agreement.
Shawn Cooper, senior project manager at Whiting-Turner, shared information about how subcontractors and local vendors can provide services.
Troy Collins, Tiana Anderson and Paul Brueckner, participants in Sacramento-Sierra's Building and Construction Trades Council pre-apprenticeship program, shared information about the process and their experiences.
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Download August 2022 Presentation

Our August 17, 2022 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.

If you were unable to attend, or have additional questions, please be sure to download the presentation complete with contact names, email addresses and/or websites.

 

Aggie Square

Representatives from the Aggie Square team: UC Davis, City of Sacramento and Wexford Science + Technology were available to answer questions about the project.

 

Sacramento Employment Agencies

Representatives from the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) as well as Sacramento Works shared more information about a wide variety of programs available to assist community members looking for jobs.

 

Whiting-Turner

Whiting-Turner, the general contractor for Aggie Square answered questions about the construction and how local businesses can become construction sub-contractors or become a vendor to Whiting-Turner for other goods and services. In addition, their student interns shared their experiences working on site and preparing for careers in construction management.

 

Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council (SSBCTC)

The SSBCTC apprenticeship coordinator, in addition to pre-apprentice program participants, provided information about the variety of career paths available to those interested in building trades careers.

 

UC Davis Human Resources

Staff from UC Davis Human Resources were available to talk about the many, currently open jobs at UC Davis and UC Davis Health, and to answer questions about applying.

 

UC Davis Small Business First

Staff from UC Davis Supply Chain Management shared information about the University’s Small Business First program, which offers certified small, diverse, or veteran-owned businesses opportunities with UC Davis.

 

UC Davis Health Sheltered Bidding

For small and disabled veteran owned construction and professional services companies wishing to enroll in the new Sheltered Bidding program with the UC Davis Health campus, representatives from Facilities Design and Construction group were available to answer questions about enrolling.