News for Faculty and Staff of the University of California, Davis
4.17.2013
ON STAGE: 'The Foreigner,' 'Bat Boy' and Edge Performance Festival
On- and off-campus theater companies are putting on plays, The Foreigner and Bat Boy: The Musical, on the Wyatt Deck and in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre, while the Department of Theatre and Dance plays around the edges, literally and figuratively, with its third annual Edge Performance Festival, featuring Main Stage Dance, Hour of 5s, Undergraduate One-Acts and two midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. …
4.17.2013
Chancellor, senate chair endorse Neighborhood Court for campus
Yolo County launches a restorative justice program for the campus community, offering suspects in certain cases — minor and nonviolent criminal offenses — the option of Neighborhood Court. Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi commends District Attorney Jeff Reisig and Police Chief Matt Carmichael "for their fresh approach to restoring justice and in a way that dignifies both the individual and the community," and the Academic Senate offers its "enthusiastic support." …
4.17.2013
THE ARTS: On Picnic Day and beyond
Music, art and theater — UC Davis has it all for Picnic Day (April 20) and beyond. The Picnic Day schedule includes a free concert by the Symphony Orchestra and a free play, The Foreigner, by Common House Productions, plus exhibitions at the campus's museums and galleries. In the days after, the university's Empyrean Ensemble presents an opera program, and the Firebird Ensemble plays twice. ... Check out the new poster commemorating the Mondavi Center's 10th anniversary season. …
4.12.2013
NEWS BRIEFS: First 'Stride' raises 'Pride' and $17,500
A dedicated group of runners, walkers and their supporters raised nearly $17,500 for student scholarships and emergency assistance last Sunday (April 7) as the campus hosted its first 5K Stride for Aggie Pride. ... The Marya Welch Tennis Center has an improved entryway — with a new sign and a new wrought-iron gate — cause for a dedication ceremony on Saturday (April 13). ... When TAPS says "Plus In and Go," it means it — meaning people who attend next week's hybrid and full electric vehicle showcase will have the opportunity to take test drives. ... Earle Miguel “Mike” McEwen, UC Davis’ second and longest serving police chief, died Feb. 20 in Sedona, Ariz., at the age of 83. …
4.12.2013
Funding workshops, research open house, symposia and authors
Fulbright Scholar and NSF funding workshops and an Office of Research open house, faculty author programs, and symposia on medicine and the humanities, and the study of work in our changing society — all this and more are packed into the UC Davis academic calendar throughout the next two weeks. …
4.12.2013
Achievement awards for the people who help us soar
At the 23rd annual Soaring to New Heights earlier this week, the campus recognized some of the people who help keep UC Davis flying high for diversity and the Principals of Community. We report on this year's award recipients, as well as the people who received Disability Awareness Awards and the Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award. …
4.12.2013
Police team wins Handy Leadership Award for cadet program
This year’s Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award went to a team in the Police Department for developing the campus's new cadet program for students. It is called the Volunteers in Public Service (VIPS) Cadet Program, and resulted from the efforts of Chief Matt Carmichael, Sgt. Jennifer Garcia, and officers Raymond Holguin and Timothy Hunter. …
4.12.2013
Disability Awareness Awards bestowed
Soaring to New Heights, held April 9, served as the venue for the annual presentation of Disability Awareness Awards — recognizing efforts to accommodate people with disabilities. This year’s recipients: Renee Araiza of the Mouse Biology Program, Erica Brown of the Mobility Assistance Shuttle Program, Dewight Kramer of the Division of Social Sciences, Jessica Potts of the Department of Chemistry and Nancy Van Tassel of Accounting and Financial Services. …
4.12.2013
EXHIBITIONS: And Now for Something Completely Artistic!
Honors students are presenting And Now for Something Completely Artistic! — an exhibition and silent auction, Monday through Saturday, April 15-20 (Picnic Day). ... Views on Migration features art on the walls, of course, and something extra: a panel discussion, "African American Migration Histories of Local Residents," 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday (April 18). Admission is free and open to the public. …
4.12.2013
Professor Robert May wins Nash Prize
He is a member of the systemwide Academic Senate’s Committee on Faculty Welfare and chairs its Health Care Task Force. He served on the UC President’s Task Force on Post-Retirement Benefits. He mentors junior faculty, and helps them deal with the merit and promotion system. In short, philosophy professor Robert May is a lot like the late Charlie Nash — and for that reason, May is the recipient of the Charles P. Nash Prize for 2013. …
4.12.2013
Mondavi Center, 2013-14: A mix of old and new, bold and 'Bleu' — and simply amazing
Some things old, some things new, some things bold (VST Visions, for example) and some things you’ll probably never see again (like pianist Stewart Goodyear, pictured, playing all 32 Beethoven sonatas, from memory, in one day) — this is what the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts will present to launch its second decade in 2013-14. …
4.12.2013
THE ARBORETUM: Ethnobotany, meditation and 'Garden Ideas Galore'
The arboretum offers an activity each day this weekend: Ethnobotanical Plant Walk and Meditation, on Saturday (April 13), and Garden Ideas Galore, on Sunday (April 14). ... Make note of the day of the next sale: It's on a Sunday, April 28, the first and only Sunday sale of the spring season. …
4.11.2013
UC Davis hosts César E. Chávez youth conference
Nearly 500 middle school and high school students will converge on the University of California, Davis, for the 13th annual César E. Chávez Youth Leadership Conference and Celebration on Saturday (April 13). The conference, free and open to the public, specifically sixth-grade through 12th-grade students and their families, will feature college and career workshops; an art, education, health and job fair; and entertainment. …
4.5.2013
THE ARTS: M.F.A. candidates present Solo Explorations
Solo Explorations, featuring four candidates for Master of Fine Arts degrees in acting, will be presented tonight and tomorrow night (April 5-6), free of charge. ... The Feminist Art Show opens tonight and the Davis Feminist Film Festival is set for next Thursday and Friday night. ... It'll be ukuleles indoors and out at the Mondavi Center next Friday: a free concert with Uni and Her Ukulele, pictured, in the Corin Courtyard at 6:30, and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain in Jackson Hall at 8 (tickets required). ... Adrienne Martin, professor of “golden age” Spanish literature, leads a student troupe in their stage presentation of Miguel de Cervantes’ El Coloquio de los Perros, performed in Spanish, at 6 p.m. April 12. Admission is free. …
