Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi is scheduled to give her state of the campus address next week at a meeting of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate.

The chancellor’s talk is early on the agenda for the Tuesday (April 17) meeting of the senate’s Representative Assembly. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:10 p.m. in MU II in the Memorial Union.

The agenda also includes a report from the senate’s Special Committee on Athletics.

The senate charged the special committee with reviewing 2011’s UC Davis Athletics Strategic Audit and associated issues, and offering recommendations to aid the Academic Senate in formulating a position on the topics under discussion.

The committee’s report is available online, together with a forum for comments from the campus community — students, staff and faculty.

The audit and the chancellor’s response are also available online, together with information on the ongoing search for a new director of athletics.

Chancellor to appear on KVIE

KVIE public television's Studio Sacramento this week explores the state of higher education in our region, in a conversation with Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, Chancellor Brice Harris of the Los Rios Community College District and President Alex Gonzalez of California State University, Sacramento.

The program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today (April 13). In a posting on her "Common Sense" blog, Katehi offers a preview of her comments.

Coins and hair for charity

Student athletes and campus firefighters recently targeted piggy banks and hair for charity.

In the Big West Coin Drive, coordinated annually by student-athlete advisory committees at each school in the Big West athletics conference, UC Davis athletes collected $1,410 — good enough for second place.

UC Davis ran this year’s coin drive as a benefit for the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center of Yolo County. It got $1,039.

Under the rules of the Big West Coin Drive, the winning school — the University of the Pacific this year — gets a percentage of the other schools’ collections. Therefore, the remainder of the UC Davis collection, $371, went to UOP’s chosen beneficiary, St. Joseph’s Medical Foundation Breast Health Services.

At the fire station on March 28, eight people went bald for St. Baldrick’s, raising $4,157 for childhood cancer research.

The participants: David Anderson, firefighter; Kyle Dubs, firefighter; Scott Hatcher, firefighter; Tait Nilsson, firefighter; Meghan Scannell, executive assistant to the chief; Erich Schultz, firefighter; Nate Trauernicht, chief; and Brian Weiss, operations and training assistant.

Faculty funding workshop

A faculty funding workshop is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday (April 19) on the topic of Fulbright opportunities for U.S. citizens.

The organizers said Andy Riess, assistant director of outreach at the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, will lead the workshop. The council administers the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, which each year sends 1,100 faculty and other professionals around the world.

Reiss’ topics: lecturing and research opportunities, advice on selecting a destination (from among the approximately 125 participating countries) and advice on how to make contacts abroad. In addition, he is expected to cover the preparation of the Fulbright application (due Aug. 1, 2012, for 2013-14).

The workshop program also includes discussion of how to host Fulbright scholars from abroad.

The funding workshop is sponsored by University Outreach and International programs, and the Institute of Governmental Affairs.

More information on the wide range of Fulbright programs for U.S. and visiting students, scholars and faculty.

I-House needs more flag bearers

International House has 124 flags to present in the Picnic Day Parade, and, as of April 12, volunteers had come forward to carry only 23 of those banners.

Which means I-House is still recruiting flag bearers for the April 21 parade.

“It’s a colorful bit of pageantry celebrating the pride and diversity of international students, scholars and Davis residents and the UC Davis community,” said Elisabeth Sherwin, I-House executive director.

I-House has provided the flags to the campus for many years, and the campus arranged for the volunteers. Then, last year, I-House took on the task of rounding up the volunteers, too.

You can sign up for a flag of special significance to you, or for any other flag. Students, staff and faculty and welcome to sign up, as is anyone in the Davis community. I-House usually recommends two people per flag (to share the work), and cautions: no children.

Interested in helping? Call the I-House, (530) 753-5007, or stop by. It’s at 10 College Park, across from Howard Way at the north edge of the campus.

Blood donors take note: Go to The Pavilion

The next ASUCD Blood and Marrow Drive is set for Tuesday and Wednesday (April 17 and 18) — and, remember, the blood bank has a new location: The Pavilion’s upper level.

From in front of the ARC Starbucks, enter The Pavilion’s northeast lobby (under “The Pavilion” sign), then take the stairs to the upper level.

People should eat before donating, and drink plenty of fluids, too. Also, be sure to bring photo identification.