Quick Summary
- Mark G. Yudof, Janet S. Napolitano and Michael V. Drake
- Representing 13-plus years of UC presidential leadership
- In-person program set for Feb. 24 at the Mondavi Center
Chancellor Gary S. May will host 13-plus years of UC presidential experience at his winter quarter Chancellor’s Colloquium, Thursday, Feb. 24, an in-person program.
Joining him will be Michael V. Drake, who is in his second year as president of one of world’s most renowned university systems; President Emerita Janet S. Napolitano, who served from 2013 to 2020; and President Emeritus Mark G. Yudof, who served from 2008 to 2013.
TICKETS AND MORE
See the box below for ticket information (they are free, but you will need to get one); revised COVID-19 protocols for entry to the venue; and revised parking details.
The program is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, will include a conversation and question-and-answer session. Questions are welcome in advance, via this online form.
Possible conversation topics include past, current and future initiatives focused on student access and affordability; how COVID-19 will change higher education over the long term; facilitating discussions and exchange of ideas on challenging topics while also ensuring that students feel welcomed and supported; and perspectives on the value of a college degree, particularly in this era of remote learning.
19th, 20th and 21st presidents
Drake, UC’s 21st president, took office, in August 2020 after having served for six years as the president of Ohio State University and nine years before that as the chancellor of UC Irvine. An ophthalmologist, he spent more than two decades on the faculty of the UCSF School of Medicine and served as UC’s vice president for health affairs from 2000 to 2005.
Napolitano came to UC after serving as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, under President Barack Obama. During her time as secretary, she spearheaded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, initiative, creating hope and relief for thousands of undocumented young people across the nation.
She served as the governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009, as attorney general of Arizona from 1998 to 2003 and as the U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona from 1993 to 1997. Today she is a professor and director of the Center for Security in Politics at the Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley.
Yudof, before serving as UC president, was chancellor of the University of Texas system from August 2002 to May 2008, and president of the four-campus University of Minnesota from 1997 to 2002. Before that, he served as dean of the law school at the University of Texas at Austin from 1984 to 1994, and as the university’s executive vice president and provost from 1994 to 1997.
A renowned authority on constitutional law, freedom of expression and education law, Yudof is a professor of law emeritus at UC Berkeley.
AT A GLANCE
- WHAT: Chancellor’s Colloquium with UC Presidents Yudof, Napolitano and Drake
- WHEN: 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in person (no livestream but a recording will be made)
- WHERE: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
- ADMISSION is free but you will need a ticket (general admission, no assigned seating, maximum two tickets per order), available from the Mondavi Center box office:
- Order online
- By phone — 530-754-2787 or 866-754-2787 (toll-free)
- In person — Open noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and one hour before ticketed performances
Some tickets may be reserved for walk-ups the day of the colloquium.
COVID-19 protocols
Revised Feb. 18
Entry to the colloquium is subject to Campus Ready guidelines. These include, for ages 12 and up, proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test.
- Non-UC Davis affiliates have the following options:
- Show CDC Vaccination Record Card (phone image acceptable) or California Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record.
- Show a negative COVID-19 test result (must be a lab/PCR test) from the last 72 hours. Home tests/antigen tests are not valid.
- UC Davis campus employees and students must show their Daily Symptom Survey email showing “approved” (green, pink or purple status) for Feb. 24.
- UC Davis Health employees can show their ID bearing an orange sticker confirming vaccination status. If a UC Davis Health employee does not have an orange sticker, then the employee must show the survey output with proof of a negative COVID-19 test result from the last 72 hours.
Also, masks are required indoors. The state of California and Yolo County have lifted their requirement for masks indoors, in most settings, but the Davis campus is keeping its requirement in place at least through the end of winter quarter, March 18. In alignment with public health guidance, UC Davis encourages the voluntary use of upgraded masks and respirators (N95-style).
Parking
Revised Feb. 18
- Best option for the general public: Gateway Parking Structure, $12 (payment kiosk located outside the northeast corner of the garage, across the street from the Mondavi Center).
- UC Davis affiliates and others who may have parked on campus earlier in the day, by paying the daily fee through ParkMobile or using an LRPP (Level Rate Parking Permit): You may park for the colloquium at no additional cost.
- Retirees with RT permit hangtags may park at no charge.
- Guests with DMV-issued disabled placards or license plates may park at no charge.
- If you are staying for the Mondavi Center’s Feb. 24 evening program with Fran Leibowitz, starting at 7:30 p.m., you need not pay another parking fee.
Media Resources
Dateline Staff: Dave Jones, editor, 530-752-6556, dateline@ucdavis.edu; Cody Kitaura, News and Media Relations specialist, 530-752-1932, kitaura@ucdavis.edu.