Commuter Grad Student Resources

• Share your commute!
  

• Try Zimride - Rideshare and Carpool Community, UCD's social network for ridesharing (more information)
  

• UCD Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) offers a range of alternative transportation services and even some discounts for commuters, but you have to do some leg- and paperwork to get the deals. Check out TAPS goClub for more information. Remember: Patience is a virtue.
  

• Need more incentive to share your commute? Check out this handy commute calculator to see how much your commute costs you annually (or don't, if it will bum you out).

• Get connected on Facebook! Check out the UC Davis Commuting Grad Students and Post Docs Group!
  

• Other potentially useful Facebook groups: Fresnans that go to UCD; SoCal to UC Davis Carpool Connection; UCD Sonoma/Napa/Mendocino Carpool; TGIF (The Green Initiative Fund)
  

• Other potentially useful Facebook pages: Sacramento Region Commuter Club

• Making the most of your commute: podcasts to entertain and/or inform you
  

• iTunes U - includes podcasts from UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Stanford, University of Arizona, Texas A&M, Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, Duke (University) Featured Speakers series, and more!
  

• Internship and Career Center (ICC) podcasts
  

• Mondavi Center podcasts
  

• UCD Center for History, Society, and Culture podcasts
  

• Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety seminar podcasts
  

• UCD Aquaculture podcasts

• Stressed out?
  

• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has a great set of Stress and Wellness resources to help you deal you’re your stressors – both external and internal. Especially useful to this user have been the podcasts for Mindfulness and Relaxation – a great tool for commuters (just make sure to keep your eyes open if you’re driving!)
  

• Don't forget that CAPS offers grad student-specific counseling services in Mrak Hall, as well as theme-specific stress & wellness groups. Contact Thomas Roe at troe@ucdavis.edu for more information.

• Other Handy Stuff
  

• Wanna know what's going on, so you can plan your commute and not miss a rad event? Check out the Campus Events Calendar!
  

• Interested in connecting to academic groups of special interest without coming to campus? SmartSite houses literally hundreds of such sites - create an e-community and down and funky in academia! Go to SmartSite - Membership - Joinable Sites and check out what's available to you!
  

• Lacking office space? Need a place to write your diss? Look into a study carrel in the library!

What would you do to make commuting easier/better for grad students and post-docs at UCD?

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