A member of the UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions team will receive the Chancellor’s Award for International Engagement at the 10th annual UC Davis International Connections Reception hosted by Global Affairs March 12.
Mitsuko Leonard, the director for undergraduate recruitment in Undergraduate Admissions, is one of four faculty and staff to receive the award in recognition of for outstanding global engagement in advancing the university’s teaching, research and service missions.
For the second consecutive year, a record high number of students have applied to the University of California, Davis, for undergraduate studies in fall 2025.
The 120,131 applications represented a 4.1% increase over the previous record of 115,349 last year and included a record high number of California residents. Growth in applications from groups historically underrepresented in higher education ranged from 0.4% to 5.8%.
