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 The
Partners of the UCI Libraries and Gerald J. Munoff, University
Librarian Present:
Designing UCI: A Symposium Celebrating Forty Years
of Innovation
Thursday, November 3, 2005
4 – 6pm
Symposium at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
Reception and Exhibit to immediately follow
Langson Library
Celebrating Forty Years of Innovation will be a key
event in the larger campus celebration of UCI's 40th anniversary. The
program will focus on three major topics:
- Building a university-centered city in Irvine, with remarks
by Ray Watson, former president of The Irvine Company;
- A
design for academic excellence, to be discussed by James
McGaugh, founding director of the Center for the Neurobiology
of Learning and Memory and former executive vice chancellor;
and
- Campus architecture, featuring a presentation by
Rebekah Gladson, UCI's current campus architect.
Executive Vice Chancellor Michael Gottfredson will offer
general reflections on the campus' progress over the past
four decades, as well as some projections for the future.
The event will also feature the opening of an exhibit on
the initial planning and design of the UC Irvine campus and
its architectural evolution over four decades, curated by
Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professor Spencer Olin and archivists
Rachel Sandoval and Annie Mar of the Libraries’ Special
Collections and Archives department.
Free and open to the public. Reservations requested. For
further information please call (949)824-4651.
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