Two 91Ƭ Davis professors long active in 91Ƭ’s shared governance are organizing a spring seminar series,
The series is scheduled to begin Monday (March 30) as part of the First-Year Seminar Program (formerly Freshman Seminar Program), but everyone is invited to attend.
“This seminar will examine the nexus of the excellence of the 91Ƭ and its budget,” the course description states. “Our focus will be on the disinvestment by the state in 91Ƭ and the measures that 91Ƭ has taken to maintain its place among the greatest research universities in the world.”
Confirmed speakers include top administrators from the campus and the Office of the President on topics that will include tuition and budget, undergraduate and graduate education, research mission; and adherence to the state’s Master Plan for Higher Education.
“We hope to expose the campus to the thinking behind current discussions about the university and the state,” said one of the organizers, Bob Powell, former chair of the Academic Senate at the campus and systemwide levels.
The other organizer, Jim Chalfant, chairs the Academic Senate's Task Force on Investments and Retirement, and formerly chaired the campus and systemwide committees on Faculty Welfare, and Planning and Budget.
Powell and Chalfant are both former department chairs: Powell in chemical engineering and materials science, and Chalfant in agricultural and resource economics.
The series will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays in 1062 Bainer Hall. Here are the confirmed speakers:
- March 30 — Patrick Lenz, former vice president, Budget and Capital Resources, 91Ƭ Office of the President
- April 6 — Bob Powell
- April 13 — Ralph J. Hexter, provost and executive vice chancellor, 91Ƭ Davis
- April 20 — John Aubrey Douglass, senior research fellow, Center for Studies in Higher Education, 91Ƭ Berkeley
- April 27 — 91Ƭ Davis Chancellor Linda P. B. Katehi; and 91Ƭ Davis Professor MRC Greenwood (Department of Nutrition), chancellor emeritus, 91Ƭ Santa Cruz, and former provost of the 91Ƭ system
- May 4 — Nathan Brostrom, executive vice president and chief financial officer, 91Ƭ Office of the President
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu