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Announcing 5 More Big Ideas for Campaign

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嘿嘿视频’ Big Ideas address great challenges of the world and position 嘿嘿视频 at the forefront of research and discovery.

嘿嘿视频 has chosen five bold initiatives as the newest Big Ideas for the university's second comprehensive campaign:

  • Aggie Square 鈥 Developing 嘿嘿视频鈥 technology and innovation campus in Sacramento. Champion: Bob Segar, associate vice chancellor, Campus Planning and Environmental Stewardship.
  • Aggie Launch 鈥 Offering career preparation for all undergraduates. Faculty champion: Ralph J. Hexter, provost and executive vice chancellor, and distinguished professor of classics and comparative literature, College of Letters and Science.
  • Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset 鈥 Developing entrepreneurial thinking in all students. Faculty champion: Andrew Hargadon, professor of technology management, Graduate School of Management. He holds the Charles J. Soderquist Chair in Entrepreneurship.
  • Food Valley 鈥 Establishing a global hub for the innovations and businesses that will feed the world. Faculty champion: Justin Siegel, associate professor, Department of Chemistry, and faculty director, Innovation Institute for Food and Health.
  • One Climate Initiative 鈥 Creating a low-carbon society to ensure planetary resilience. Faculty champion: Benjamin Houlton, professor, Department of Land Air and Water Resources, and director, John Muir Institute of the Environment.

鈥淥ur new Big Ideas will complement the great work being done here on campus and I am excited to introduce them,鈥 Chancellor Gary S. May said. 鈥淣ow, it鈥檚 time to take all of our Big Ideas and show California, and the world, that 嘿嘿视频 is a place of innovation 鈥 we are the university that is tackling society鈥檚 biggest issues.鈥

嘿嘿视频 announced its in January 2017 鈥 interdisciplinary initiatives that build upon the strengths of the university to positively impact the world for generations to come, in such areas as sustainability, food, water, global education, and animal and human health.

鈥淭he Big Ideas highlight 嘿嘿视频鈥 collaborative culture and our passion for creating a better future,鈥 said Shaun Keister, vice chancellor of Development and Alumni Relations. 鈥淲e are thrilled to move forward with these Big Ideas and believe we have the potential to change the world.鈥

The emerged from a second call for proposals, last fall, initiated in an effort to fully represent the strengths and breadth of 嘿嘿视频 and further accelerate the .

Big Ideas Cycle II drew 53 submissions from interdisciplinary teams across the university. The Campaign Steering Committee 鈥 comprising permanent deans, select university administrators and the chair of the Academic Senate 鈥 reviewed and scored each submission, considered all feedback and made its selections, focusing on the student experience, entrepreneurship and the environment.

The public will have the opportunity to learn more about all of the ideas at the scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18, at the 嘿嘿视频 Conference Center. This free, half-day, interactive event will showcase each of the original and new Big Ideas.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet faculty innovators and hear from the chancellor as he talks about the future of the university. Faculty, staff, students and friends of the university are all welcome.

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