The Graduate Student Advisor to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Chancellor
As a key leadership position, the Graduate Student Advisor to the Dean of Graduate Studies and to the Chancellor (GSADC) is the campus graduate student representative serving as a voice for graduate student concerns, needs and perspectives. In addition to their work with the Chancellor, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Council and other campus administrators, the GSADC meets with graduate students, the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and other graduate student groups and organizations. This position also provides the opportunity for professional development during which the GSADC may hone their leadership skills while also becoming familiar with university administration, particularly in relation to graduate education.
2023-2024 GSADC Daniel Castaneda
Daniel Castaneda graduated from the University of California, Riverside in 2019 with a B.A. in History and a B.A. in Public Policy. He is currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of History. Daniel's research focuses on Democratic Party politics between the 1970s and 1990s in California. He seeks to understand how party leaders and activists shifted the party's political priorities and is particularly interested in how Latino politicians sought to increase political representation for their community and how this shaped (and continues to shape) California politics today. His yearlong project, “Rising Together: Building Capacity for a More Inclusive Graduate Experience,” seeks to extend the logic of a Minority Serving Institution to encompass the unique challenges graduate students face in continuing their higher education
Email Daniel at gradassistant@ucdavis.edu if you would like to arrange a meeting to voice concerns about administrative policies, input your opinion on graduate student representation, or discuss difficulties encountered in your course of study. You can also self-schedule using his appointment calendar here.