Master of Management Admissions Drop-in Advising
  • April 24, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Three students sitting in a classroom smiling

Are you considering a Master of Management at UC Davis? Drop in during our MM admissions drop-in session to get your questions answered in a casual, interactive setting. Hosted by the Associate Director of Admissions, Gerard Bañales will be available to provide insights into the application process, curriculum, career opportunities and student life at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.

This is a great opportunity to:

Emerging Technologies

The Evaluator Age: Generative AI and the Future of Knowledge Work

By Bryan Southworth, Wei Chen, and Hemant K. Bhargava

How AI shifts human responsibility towards "evaluation and judgment" of AI-generated knowledge.

Guidelines for Building Trust and Confidence in LLM Outputs

By Jorn Boehnke, Elizabeth Pontikes, and Hemant K. Bhargava

Ensuring AI-generated labels are trustworthy using redundancy and self-reported confidence.

New and Incoming Students

Welcome to the Business Major

Your academic advising team is excited to welcome you to the business major and the Graduate School of Management! We are here to assist you in making the most of your time as a UC Davis student. We want you to stay in touch with our office, and you will hear more from us as you progress through your first quarters. In the meantime, we have assembled this to-do list to help you get started.

Kristina Kaminski MM 25
Kristina Kaminski

I chose UC Davis for its innovative approach to business education, renowned faculty, and supportive, tight-knit community. Its collaborative environment has allowed me to make invaluable connections that I hope to maintain for years to come.

Student Leadership and Experience

  • Member, Women in Leadership

Previous Education

  •  B.A. in sociology with a concentration in organizational studies, minor in technology management, UC Davis

Nikko Tanaka-Pendleton

Associate Director, Career Development

Nikko Tanaka-Pendleton

Nikko Tanaka-Pendleton joined the Career Development Team in 2025. She comes from a career in executive recruiting, where she worked with companies to place top talent in manager to C-suite level roles. Her background in recruiting gives her insight into hiring managers' perspectives, what companies seek in candidates, job market trends, and the ins and outs of resumes, interviews, networking and business etiquette.

Tiffany Hsieh

Instructional Operations Assistant

Hsieh, Tiffany

Tiffany Hsieh is the instructional operations assistant for Project & Instructional Resources at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. In this role, she provides essential support to faculty, students and staff, ensuring seamless front desk operations and managing program logistics for the Sacramento MBA program and special events.

UC Davis Graduate School of Management Recognized as Top 5 Military Friendly® School

Four consecutive years honored for supporting military students and families

Full-Time MBA student Dalena Huynh in US Coast Guard uniform

Reflecting a commitment to students and alumni in the U.S. military, the UC Davis GSM is ranked No. 4 among graduate schools for students and No. 5 for spouses, and the only University of California graduate school among the top 10 in Military Friendly's latest survey.

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