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Aggie Hour with Dean Ashley M. Stokes

Join Us

CA&ES faculty and staff are invited to join Aggie Hour, a monthly one-hour zoom webinar hosted by Dean Ashley M. Stokes. This live event will be held on the third Thursday of every month and will have a standing agenda highlighting college updates and new initiatives. Each month one to two guest speakers will attend to share news about their work or spotlight their newest project.

Want to attend our 
next Aggie Hour?

If you didn't receive the email invite from 
the Dean's office, email Stephanie Perla.

Upcoming Dates
  • Thursday, October 30
  • Thursday, November 20
  • Thursday, December 18
  • Thursday, January 29
  • Thursday, February 26
  • Thursday, March 26
  • Thursday, April 30
  • Thursday, May 28
  • Thursday, June 25

Past Agendas
  • July 13, 2025
  • Welcome—Dean Ashley M. Stokes

    Update on campus goals—Provost Mary Croughan

    Leadership Update—Jason Bond, interim executive associate dean

    Staff Spotlight—UC Davis Delivers—Caren Weintraub, director of communications

    Recap of the “Big Day of Birding” with the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology including:

    • Daniel Karp, associate professor

      Rob Furrow, assistant professor

      Zane Pickus, undergraduate student

  • August 28, 2025
  • Welcome—Dean Ashley M. Stokes

    Special GuestSecretary Karen Ross, California Department of Food and Agriculture

    Leadership Update—Brian McEligot, executive assistant dean of finance and administration

    Staff Spotlight—Salute to AgJoe Proudman, CLEAR Center associate director for communications and Jen Thayer, associate director of development and donor relations

    Project GEMINI

    • Brian Bailey, ​​assistant professor

      Christine Diepenbrock, assistant professor

      Mason Earles, assistant professor

  • September 25, 2025
  • Welcome—Dean Ashley M. Stokes

    Special Guest—Andrew Holtz, director of mechanized equipment development, D’Arrigo Brothers of California

    Leadership Update—Sue Ebeler, associate dean of undergraduate academic programs

    Staff Spotlight—Advising and Recruitment

    • Leslie Charlton, director

      Co Hawes, student leadership program coordinator 

      Nick Lee, Aggie Jumpstart and community coordinator

      Vanessa Talavera, student outreach coordinator

    Research Highlight–Ian Faloona, professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, California wildfires and air quality