Your first step for Orientation begins soon! Aggie 101 opens on May 7, 2024 for first-year students, and June 5, 2024 for transfer students.

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Read more about our student staff below!

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Student Manager (SM)

8 SMs total

SMs work all year to plan and implement all parts of the UC Davis Orientation experience. Six of our SMs are Orientation Student Managers (OSM), with a focus on programming. Two of our SMs are Administrative Student Managers (ASM), with a focus on operations.

2024 OSM Job Description

2024 ASM Job Description

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Orientation Team Lead (OTL)

50 OTLs total

OTLs supervise the Orientation Leader staff and help run Aggie Orientation behind the scenes.

2024 OTL Job Description

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Orientation Leader (OL)

450 OLs total

OLs work directly with small groups of new students throughout Aggie Orientation to help lead them through the Orientation schedule and address their transitional concerns.

2024 OL Job Description

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Program Assistant (PA)

12 PAs total

PAs are the customer service front line for Orientation. They address the questions and concerns of new students before and during Aggie Orientation.

2024 PA Job Description