Our services focus on the academic aspects of success for all students who enter our center. This is accomplished by providing students with an array of different services:
Academic Assistance and Tutoring Centers (AATC)
The AATC provides tutoring services in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering (including MAE and Python), and writing! You may schedule a tutoring or writing appointment, or Spring quarter virtual drop-in appointments are available. Schedule is available on the AATC website.
- AATC professional instructional staff offer classes, workshops, and office hours, and individual writing appointments. To support their services, 220 undergraduate tutors will provide individual tutoring sessions in over 40 math and science courses and 200 courses in writing across the disciplines. Schedule tutoring appointments to ask questions and practice problems in:
- BIS 2A, 101-105
- CHEM 2ABC, 8AB, 118ABC
- ECON 1A, 1B, 100A, 100B, 101 & ARE 100A
- ENG 102, 103, 104, 105 & EME 106
- MATH 12, 16ABC, 17ABC, 19ABC, 21ABCD (Please note, starting Spring Quarter 2025, the MAT 16 series will no longer be offered.)
- PHY 7ABC, 9ABC
- STATS 13, 100, and R-Studio
- AATC Writing Support
The Native Nest partners with AATC, and connect and assist in utilizing services. Please email Michelle Villegas-Frazier at mavillegas@ucdavis.edu or Will Sampson at wasampson@ucdavis.edu for additional information.
AATC Writing Specialist and Additional Writing Resources
AATC Writing Specialist Ariel Loring holds in-person drop-in writing support for Native Nest students every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Whether its scholarship questions, graduate school applications, or writing for your classes, Ariel is here to support your writing wherever you're at in the writing process. We encourage you to meet with her during her drop-in hours, but you can also connect by emailing her at afloring@ucdavis.edu.
Additionally, UC Davis offers writing support through the Writing Center, located in the Teaching and Learning Complex; please check out their website for a full list of services. Aggie Grammar Guide is also an online writing resource for everyone to use, too.
First-Year Aggie Connection (NAS 198): Native Americans Building Connections and Strengthening Community (Fall Quarter)
For First-Year and First-Year Transfer students, the "Native Americans Building Connections and Strengthening Community" First-Year Aggie Connection (FYAC) focuses on developing a "home away from home" where your values as a Native American student are recognized, your academic successes and accomplishments are celebrated, and your contributions to your community are honored as your are. In this FYAC, we aim to create a sense of belonging and build community with one another, supporting you as you navigate this next chapter in your educational journey. Through weekly class meetings, readings, and assignments, we will explore various topics relevant to navigating and flourishing at a Research 1 (R1) University and beyond.
NAS 198: Native American Leadership (Winter and Spring Quarters)
The Native American Leadership class provides an opportunity for current and aspiring student leaders to explore and learn diverse forms of leadership. We will grow our understanding of leadership to incorporate Indigenous leadership perspectives, ways of knowing, and doing.