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‘Thank you,’ fire crew!Chancellor Gary S. May and his wife, LeShelle, host a breakfast to recognize and thank the campus firefighters who spent two weeks on the Thomas Fire in Southern California in December. Some of the guests rolled up to the Chancellor’s Residence in the Fire Department’s brand-new fire engine — and guess who ended up going for a ride? [ More, with video… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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No longer interim: Ratliff leads FOA
Chancellor Gary S. May today (Feb. 6) announced his appointment of longtime UC Davis administrator Kelly Ratliff to the position of vice chancellor of Finance, Operations and Administration. She had been serving as the interim leader since May 2016. [ More… ]
Visioning forums continue for strategic plan
Two sessions this Thursday (Feb. 8): one for students (noon-2 p.m.) and the other for the Academic Federation (2:10-3 p.m.). And, speaking of students, check out our new student-produced video featuring students and THEIR bold ideas for our university’s future. [ More, with video… ]
Diversity unit split off from Student Affairs
With Vice Chancellor Adela de la Torre’s appointment as president of San Diego State University, Chancellor Gary S. May is dividing the duties of her office — recruiting one VC for Student Affairs and one for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. [ More… ]
Chancellor’s ‘Chancell-ing’ column debuts
In his first monthly column in The Davis Enterprise, Chancellor May discusses the movie Lady Bird and its poke at UC Davis. “I understand Lady Bird’s angst (about attending school in her hometown),” he says. But, for him and his wife, “We have no doubts that this community was meant for us.” [ More, with video… ]
UC Davis Humanities Institute shares in $10M Mellon award
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation makes its single biggest award to UC: $10 million to the UC Humanities Network, including the UC Davis Humanities Institute. [ More… ]
TRANSITIONS: Jim Carroll, architect; Matt Okamoto, controller
UC Davis has a new university architect and associate vice chancellor in charge of Design and Construction Management: Jim Carroll, from Auburn University. … And a new controller and assistant vice chancellor for Accounting and Financial Services: Matt Okamoto, from Intel. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Aggie freeskier off to 2nd Olympics
Brita Sigourney, once an Aggie, always an Aggie, is off to her second Winter Olympics. She is a freestyle skier, ranked third in the world in halfpipe. Plus …
- Group Mentoring Program returns
- ADMAN 2018: Registration underway
- UC sets up Retiree Health Benefits Working Group
- Student reps on new sexual violence prevention board
- Faculty-staff training topic: Students’ mental health
- USA, Canada rugby teams to practice here
THE DOWNLOAD: Dip in here for dip, double OT and ‘doing the Les’
See the winning dips from Staff Assembly’s Dip-Off (and read the recipes). … Blogs from the Horse Barn. … The men’s basketball team wins a thriller and Coach Les dances. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIUM
Aggie Innovation and Startup Symposium
Daylong program on the topic, “Entrepreneurship Impacting People, Products and Planet,” Thursday (Feb. 8). Free and open to the community with a focus on the undergraduate population, particularly women and people of color. UC Davis Facebook will live-stream the symposium’s panel discussion on “Creating a New Normal: Increasing Diversity in the Start-Up Community,” noon-1:20 p.m. [ More… ]
MORE FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “Race, Exit and the Voting Rights Act” — Guy-Uriel Charles, professor and senior associate dean for faculty and research, Duke University School of Law, gives the Edward L. Barrett Jr. Lecture on Constitutional Law. (Feb. 6)
- “Finding the Balance: Campus Affinity Groups and Community Cohesion” — A dialogue about belonging and community at UC Davis. (Feb. 7)
- “Reel Evil: Media Activism in the Post-9/11 Era” — Negar Mottahedeh, associate professor, Literature and Women’s Studies Program, Duke University. Co-sponsored by Art History, Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, History, Cinema and Digital Media, and UC Davis Humanities Institute. (Feb. 8)
- Replicability, Reproducibility and Scientific Integrity — Four-part series begins with Simine Vazire, associate professor of psychology, UC Davis, speaking on “Threats to the Integrity of Peer Review: What Authors, Reviewers and Editors Can Do.” Series presented by the Data Science Initiative. (Feb. 12)
- “Satisfied Callers: Police and Corporate Customer Service in India” — Matthew Hull, associate professor of anthropology, University of Michigan. (Feb. 13)
- The UC Davis Forums on the Public University and the Social Good — Sara Ahmed, feminist scholar and writer, speaks on “Complaint: Diversity Work, Feminism and Institutions,” showing how feminist complaint can be a form of diversity work: as the work you would have to do before some populations can be included within institutions. (Feb. 15)
- The Future of Tea: Sustainability and Preservation — The UC Davis Global Tea Initiative presents its third annual Global Tea Symposium. (Feb. 22-23)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences — Candidate C (Feb. 8) and Candidate D (TBD). The Candidate B forum, originally scheduled for Feb. 5, has been postponed and is now TBD.
- Lane closure — West Health Sciences Drive between Health Sciences Drive and the north entry to Parking Lot 53, eastbound lane subject to traffic realignment and intermittent closure, 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 7-8, during equipment offloading operation.
- Calls for nominations and applications — Soaring to New Heights and Calvin E. Handy awards, Staff Assembly scholarships and Citations of Excellence, and student awards. See complete list with links and deadlines.
EVENTS
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- Women’s Basketball
Wednesday, Feb. 7, vs. Cal Poly: LGBTQ Pride Night sponsored by the UC Davis Lambda Alumni Association (alumni, students, staff and friends).
Thursday, Feb. 15, vs. Long Beach State: Pink Night for breast cancer awareness and in celebration of Girls and Women in Sports Day. - NOON CONCERT: French Masterworks
Thursday, Feb. 8: Works by Ravel and Fauré. Free. - IN THE ARBORETUM: Valentine Saturday
Saturday, Feb. 10: Give yourself some pre-Valentine’s Day love, by making nature-themed cards, painting with watercolors and creating a self-appreciation tree!