Five more minutes
A first-year student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for cheating on an exam after time was called in an economics course. The professor saw him talk with a friend and change his answers on the exam after the exam period had ended. When meeting with a judicial officer, the student denied cheating, but admitted to working on the exam after time was called. He agreed to one year of probation, special seating arrangements for all future exams and community service as sanctions. Probation means that the student will likely be suspended or dismissed if he is found in violation again, but he retains his right to a formal hearing if he disputes the charges.

You were warned
A fourth-year student was referred to SJA for submitting an assignment in a University Writing Program course that contained plagiarism. When meeting with a judicial officer, he admitted to plagiarizing despite receiving handouts on plagiarism at the beginning of the quarter. He agreed to Deferred Separation and community service as sanctions. In addition, he received an “F” grade on the paper. Deferred Separation means that if he is again referred to SJA for any kind of theft or misappropriation, he has the right to an informal hearing with a judicial officer but has given up his right to a formal hearing.

Don’t let history repeat itself
A first-year student was referred to SJA for using a cell phone to cheat during an exam in a history course. The class was warned that having cell phones out during the exam implies cheating. When meeting with a judicial officer, the student admitted to using a cell phone during the exam for reasons other than cheating. He agreed to censure as sanction out of benefit of doubt. In addition, he received zero points on the exam. Censure is a written notice of a violation of policy. If he commits another violation, he will receive further discipline.

Three pairs of architect-contractor teams have been chosen by a museum selection committee to design and build the new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, according to a Nov. 30 news release by the UC Davis News Service.

The three finalist teams are, Kitchell as the contractor, WORKac as the design architect and Westlake Reed Leskosky as the executive architect; Oliver and Company as the contractor, Henning Larsen Architects as the design architect and Gould Evans as the executive architect; and Whiting-Turner as the contractor, SO–IL as the design architect and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson as the executive architect.

The selection process included a series of evaluations and criteria such as art-exhibition experience, design ability, familiarity with the University, understanding of the art and academic communities and team cohesiveness and creativity, according to the release.

Each team will have four months to prepare their designs and proposals. Final designs will be unveiled in April.

In order to continue participation with the campus community, an open call exhibition will be held Feb. 8 to Mar. 17 at Nelson Gallery, during the construction period. People are encouraged to present design ideas and visions for the future of the museum using mediums such as photography, drawings, essays and performances.

Ideas and design contributions will be submitted directly to architects and all of the contributions will be displayed during the exhibition.
Rachel Teagle, director of the art museum, said she is proud that the museum project has involved conversation and public opinions from open forum meetings.

“This is the most direct way we could make sure that community input got to our architects and that it will have an impact on our final museum design,” said Teagle.

Ideas can be submitted to kliwong@ucdavis.edu before Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. Winning ideas will be rewarded $500 cash.
The museum is estimated to open in 2016.

MENGSHI SHAO can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

Daphne Koller, co-founder of Coursera, a major provider of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), is scheduled to visit campus Thursday to speak on developments in online education. The lecture, entitled “The Online Revolution: Education for Everyone,” will address MOOCs, top-quality courses from high-ranking universities that are offered for free. MOOCs use technology to bring real course experience to students, according to a press release from Koller. This includes video content, interactive exercises that use auto-grading and peer-grading, and peer-to-peer interaction.

Andy Jones, a continuing University Writing Program lecturer and Academic Associate Director for Academic Technology Services, said he was intrigued by Koller after reading that she had received a MacArthur fellowship at 36 and a bachelor’s degree at 17, as well as a master’s degree a year later.

“A thought leader in the fields of probability theory and machine learning, in the last year Koller has focused on higher education, and the potential game-changing arrival of Massively Open Online Courses (or MOOCs),” Jones said in an email interview. “We are lucky to have her present her ideas about technology and learning at UC Davis Thursday afternoon.”

Currently, Koller is a professor of computer science at Stanford University.

The event will take place at 1003 Kemper Hall from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

— Muna Sadek

Myra Orgain, third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major

Hometown: Orinda, CA
Spotted in front of Peter J. Shields Library

The Aggie: What are you wearing?
Orgain: “The shoes are from Modcloth, the skirt is from A Pretty Penny in Oakland, the sweater is from Therapy in Berkeley and the blouse is vintage. My watch is Coach and my rings are all vintage.”

How did you decide what to wear today?
“Partly the weather and partly my mood.”

Where do you find inspiration?
“Right now, I’m channeling a more classy mood. I’ve been watching a lot of Downton Abbey, so the early 1900s and a lot of film.”

What is your favorite winter accessory?
“Sweaters, beanies, knit things.”

STEPHANIE B. NGUYEN can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

In order to accommodate shifts in student enrollment, the chemical engineering/materials science dual major will be discontinued and the microbiology major’s name will be changed.

Enrique Lavernia, dean of the College of Engineering, said the conclusion to discontinue the dual science major was reached after assessing dramatic decreases in the number of students graduating in this major. Students will be able to complete a chemical engineering major with the new materials science minor instead.

Lavernia also assured that these changes to the College of Engineering will have no negative impacts on the students currently in the program.

“No course would be eliminated, as the dual major consists entirely of courses already offered in engineering. All of these courses would continue to be offered. There are no courses dedicated solely to this major,” Lavernia said.

In addition to the discontinuation of the dual major, the decision was made to change the name of the microbiology major to “microbiology and molecular genetics.”

“Faculty in the microbiology department requested the name change to ‘microbiology and molecular genetics’ to more accurately reflect the activities undertaken by faculty in the department,” said Matthew Traxler, professor of psychology and member of the Academic Senate.
Bruno Nachtergaele, chair of the Academic Senate, agreed that renaming the major would result in a more positive correlation with those activities involved within the major.

“The rationale was to make the new name reflect a de facto evolution in the reality and future goals of the department offering the major,” Nachtergaele said. “This name change was therefore supported by the senate, with the strong suggestion that the department reach out to the graduate groups not based in the department that cover the same or similar topics at the graduate level.”

JESSICA GRILLI can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.