A group of students plays board games in the Rec Room in the Games Area
Lounge, Study, Meet and Play!

Get to know the Rec Room in the Games Area

Find Your Community at the Memorial Union

As a central hub of student life, the UC Davis Memorial Union hosts a range of services and programs that help students connect to campus and enrich their experience. With the management of the Memorial Union complex, Games Area and Gunrock Gaming, this department offers students the opportunity to create a community that they want to be a part of here at UC Davis.

The Memorial Union complex contains a variety of resources and spaces that allow students to study, snack and socialize. Students can de-stress and bond with other Aggies over bowling, billiards and console games at the Games Area or eSports and PC games at Gunrock Gaming. Both centers are conveniently located within the complex. 

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The Unfinished Dream Mural

The Unfinished Dream Mural at the UC Davis Memorial Union

The mural was commissioned in 1990 by the Office of Student Affairs and the Campus Art in Public Places Work Group to portray UC Davis' transition to “a campus of true diversity, reflecting the richness of its many cultures and supporting its growing underrepresented populations. Read the full article.