April 24, 2025

Today, we deliver a special episode of Thursday Thoughts from Aggie Square! Aggie Square is an innovation district designed to be a landmark for collaboration and innovation on the UC Davis Sacramento Campus–and it opens to the public next Friday, May 2nd! Today, LeShelle and I answer your questions about student opportunities at Aggie Square, how you could arrive here from Davis, if there are surprises in the building, and our all-time favorite desserts.

April 10, 2025

Welcome back to another episode of Thursday Thoughts. Today, we are with Pato and the UC Davis Waterski Club at Bell Acqua! In this fun episode, we answer your questions about stepping outside your comfort zone, how joining a collegiate sport can be beneficial for your career, our favorite part about Aggie Day, and whether or not we doodle!

April 3, 2025

LeShelle and I bring you the first Thursday Thoughts of spring quarter! Today, we discuss spring sports we would have loved to do professionally, if we have beef with a fictional character (I know I do), favorite musical artists from the 2010s, and if LeShelle has any spring jokes! She wanted to get me back for those math jokes a few weeks ago.

May 5, 2022

On today's Thursday Thoughts, Chancellor May and LeShelle discuss dunk tanks, electrical engineering, campus clubs, and adventurous things they’d like to do but are way too scared to try.

April 28, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! On today’s episode, Chancellor May and LeShelle talk about anime, out-of-state tuition costs, LeShelle’s Wordle obsession and their favorite date night spots in Davis and Sacramento.

April 21, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! Today the Chancellor and LeShelle talk about the much-anticipated in-person Picnic Day!

April 14, 2022

On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Chancellor May and LeShelle answer your questions about leadership, an unpopular opinion that he’s still salty about 3 years later and sunrises vs. sunsets.

April 7, 2022

Thanks for joining us this week, Aggies! Today Chancellor May and LeShelle talk about COVID cases, what their daughters are up to and how to get a letter of recommendation.

March 31, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! This week, Chancellor May and LeShelle talk about why you should choose UC Davis!

March 17, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! This week, Chancellor May and LeShelle talk about what they’d order from The Gunrock menu, campus tours, how to meet them and a a nice comment from a fan!

March 10, 2022

On this week's episode of Thursday Thoughts, The Chancellor and LeShelle talk about their guilty pleasure TV shows, how to not get overwhelmed in stressful situations, and give some words of encouragement for finals week.

March 3, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! Today, the Chancellor and LeShelle promote The Pantry and answer questions about masking and their favorite music.

February 24, 2022

On this week's Thursday Thoughts, LeShelle and Chancellor May talk about changing majors, Comic Con and being in academic leadership. Plus, learn LeShelle’s secret for dealing with the haters.

February 17, 2022

Thanks for joining us this on Thursday Thoughts, Aggies! Today Chancellor May will be talking about a project that he’s been really excited about for that past few years: Aggie Square. Yesterday UC Davis broke ground on this amazing project, but he wanted to take the time answer a few questions he’s received about it.

February 10, 2022

Thanks for joining us on this special Valentine's Day edition of Thursday Thoughts, Aggies! On this episode, the Chancellor and LeShelle talk about their Valentine’s Day plans and the Chancellor claims to be the more romantic one in the relationship.

February 3, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! On this Black History Month episode of Thursday Thoughts, LeShelle and the Chancellor talk about their biggest influences, advice for young Black people and book recommendations.

January 27, 2022

Thanks for joining us at the Silo this week, Aggies! This week the Chancellor and LeShelle answer questions about social media, mask distribution, what they think makes a good role model and much more.

January 20, 2022

Thanks for joining us today, Aggies! This week LeShelle and and the Chancellor talk about their holiday break and what they’re looking forward to in 2022.

January 13, 2022

Thanks for watching Thursday Thoughts this week, Aggies! Today the Chancellor answers a lot of questions about how the campus makes decisions and how to operate in this remote environment for the next couple of weeks.

December 16, 2021

Thanks for joining us on the last Thursday Thoughts of 2021! Today Chancellor May and LeShelle answer your questions, but they also have something a little special at the end.

December 9, 2021

On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Chancellor May and LeShelle talk about mental health, flaws they see in themselves that they’ve come to appreciate and what toy they absolutely just had to have when they were kids.

December 2, 2021

You’re in for a treat this Thursday, Aggies! Chancellor May’s daughter, Jordan answers questions this week for Thursday Thoughts. Hear them talk about the latest Spider-Man movie, the holiday season, shopping and how LeShelle and Chancellor May were as parents.

November 18, 2021

Thanks for watching Thursday Thoughts this week, Aggies! Today LeShelle and Chancellor May talk about booster shots and flu shots, family traditions, being grandparents (LeShelle has made it very clear she is NOT ready) and how leaders can connect with students.

November 11, 2021

Thanks for joining us at the newly renamed Walter A. Robinson Welcome Center, Aggies. Today Chancellor May and LeShelle talk a bit about Walter A. Robinson's influence and how he was a dear friend to the UC Davis campus.

November 4, 2021

Thanks for joining this week, Aggies! Today Chancellor May and LeShelle answer questions about the contact tracing process, applying to UC Davis, midterms and their bucket list items. You'll never guess what venture the Chancellor started in grad school, but hasn't been able to cross off his list yet.