IGA explores the California meltdown

Four speakers are due to discuss governance, tax reform and constitutional reform in a series titled Meltdown: Institutional Challenges Facing California. The Institute of Governmental Affairs is presenting the series during the noon hour on Wednesdays. The programs are free and open to the public.

Sept. 30 — Daniel Weintraub, Opinion pages columnist, The Sacramento Bee: “Governing California —Is It Possible?” (The printed edition of Dateline lists an incorrect date for this program.)

Oct. 14 — State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, whose district takes in all of Yolo County, and parts of Sacramento, Solano and San Joaquin counties: “Meltdown — A Legislator’s Perspective.”

Oct. 28­ — Economics professor Steven Sheffrin: “California Tax Reform — The Commission and Its Aftermath.”

Nov. 4 — Mark DiCamillo, director, California Field Poll: “California Views of Constitutional Reform — The Results of the Latest Field Poll.”

All seminars are scheduled from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in in the IGA Reading Room, 360 Shields Library.

OPEN HOUSE: The Institute of Governmental Affairs is hosting an open house today (Sept. 25) to welcome the institute’s new director, Professor Robert Huckfeldt, chair of the Department of Political Science. The open house is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. in the IGA Reading Room, 360 Shields Library.

Landscape architecture series: A Sustainable Campus

Nearly a dozen UC Davis people involved in campus sustainability are listed as presenters in the Landscape Architecture Program's fall quarter Lunchbag Lecture Series: A Sustainable Campus—What's Being Done? What More Can Be Done?"

Programs are scheduled from 12:10 to 1 p.m. every Friday in 6 Wellman Hall, and they are open to the public. All of the scheduled speakers are affiliated with UC Davis.

The series is scheduled to start today (Sept. 25) with Stephen Wheeler, associate professor in the Landscape Architrecture Program. His topic is "Sustainability in the Campus Context."

Here is the remainder of the schedule:

• Oct. 2—Skip Mezger, senior landscape architect: “Sustainability in Campus Landscapes."

• Oct. 9—Sid England, assistant vice chancellor, Environmental Stewardship: “UC Davis Sustainability Initiatives."

• Oct. 16—Ellen Zagory, director of horticulture, arboretum: “Sustainability Initiatives at the Arboretum."

• Oct. 23—Gina Rios, general manager for Sodexo’s retail operations on the Davis campus: “Sustainability in Campus Dining."

• Oct. 30—Bill Starr and Gary Dahl of Architects and Engineers: “Sustainability in Campus Buildings.”

• Nov. 6—Clifford Contreras, director, Transportation and Parking Services; Mary Maffly, goClub coordinator, TAPS; and David Takemoto-Weerts, Bicycle Program coordinator, TAPS: "Sustainability in Campus Transportation."

• Nov. 13—Bob Segar, assistant vice chancellor, Planning: "Sustainability in Campus Development."

• Nov. 20—Susan Macaulay, administrative services analyst, library: “Sustainability at Shields Library."

• Dec. 4—Minicharette: "Your Ideas for a Sustainable Campus," led by Wheeler, with special guests.

Oct. 8 colloquium honors Professor Walter Jennings, a pioneering researcher in gas chromatography.

All Seminars and Colloquia.