A talk by Shane Coen, principal and founder of Minneapolis-based landscape architecture studio Coen + Partners.

Over the past 16 years, Coen + Partners’ work has been recognized as progressive and timeless and has received more than 30 awards for design. Coen’s studio has been acknowledged by the AIA, the ASLA, the Committee on Urban Environment and the editorial staff of influential publications such as The New York Times, Dwell, Architecture (Architect), Metropolitan Home and Architectural Record. The New York Times architectural critic Anne Raver describes Coen’s work as “pushing Midwestern boundaries.”

In 2003, Coen and his firm received a Progressive Architecture Citation for the redesign of Mayo Plan #1, a new residential community in Rochester, Minnesota. This award, given for the radical reinterpretation of a standard subdivision plat, represents only the second time a landscape architect has received this honor in the prestigious competition’s 50-year history. In 2006, Coen received the Special Award for Collaborative Work from the American Institute of Architects Minnesota Chapter.  Coen’s work is also featured in “Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes,” a traveling exhibition organized by the Walker Art Center and the Carnegie Museum of Art and most recently exhibited at the Yale School of Architecture in Connecticut.

Coen lectures regularly, including in the recent lecture series “The Influence of The New West, Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context” at the New School in New York.  He has given talks at the Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center and in Chicago at the symposium “Sustainable Waterfronts: Learning from the Dutch Experience,” co-hosted by the AIA Chicago and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Coen received the Emerging Voices Award for 2009 and was a featured speaker at the Emerging Voices Lecture Series, sponsored by the Architectural League of New York.

The lecture is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. Parking is available on campus at Gate 1, off of Exposition Boulevard.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 6:00 PM

University Park Campus USC Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center

An evening hosted by the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, in partnership with the USC Annenberg School’s School of Communication, communication professor Robert Scheer, and the USC Unruh Institute of Politics.

Senator George McGovern is the author of a recent biography, Abraham Lincoln. From Publisher’s Weekly: “In this modest, fluent bio, part of the American Presidents Series, former Democratic senator and presidential nominee McGovern finds an inspiring lesson in what a man can do with his life. McGovern’s Lincoln is a smart, ambitious striver who overcame humble origins, repeated setbacks and spells of depression. He is an idealist who, though burdened with the racial prejudices of his day, embraced the principle of equal opportunity. Most resonantly for the author, he is a brilliant politician who, combining pragmatism with high purpose, steered a crooked course through ugly political realities to end the intractable curse of slavery.”

Professor Scheer and Senator McGovern will make brief remarks.

Refreshments will be served.

Tuesday 11/03/2009: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

University Park Campus Annenberg School for Communication East Lobby

Known for iconic images like the Obama “Hope” poster, Fairey will participate in a lively talk on art, politics and consumer culture.

Shepard Fairey is a contemporary artist, graphic designer, and political and social activist. He emerged from the skateboarding scene in the mid-1990s and has since established his own “brand” as a cultural entrepreneur. His iconic images, like the “Obey” artwork, are central elements of a contemporary cultural and creative economy. As a cultural entrepreneur of the current era, Fairey has uniquely tapped into those relationships that historically have seemed so vexing — politics, consumption and marketing. Indeed, Fairey represents a new kind of cultural producer, at home with commerce and cultural politics simultaneously.

A reception will follow.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 7:00 PM

University Park Campus Annenberg Auditorium

Romero is celebrated internationally for his thrilling interpretations and flawless technique.

Dates: 11/02/2009, 11/03/2009: 7:00 PM

University Park Campus Alfred Newman Recital Hall

On November 7, 2006, California voters approved more than $42 billion in general obligation bonds to fund transportation, flood control, school construction, housing, and water supply protection. During the ensuing three years, projects have been identified and prioritized, funds have been allocated, bonds have been sold, and some projects are under contract.

This fourth forum in a series assembles major program agency officials to assess progress and weigh the impact of the current financial situation on debt-funded capital construction.

The Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy holds that California infrastructure policy can benefit from an open, continuing discussion of the most significant commitment to infrastructure funding in California in decades.

Senator Florez will be joined by Deputy State Treasurer Katie Carroll; Bimla Rhinehart, executive director of the California Transportation Commission; Sue Sims, chief deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources; Carole D'Elia, deputy executive director of the Little Hoover Commission; and Lynn Jacobs, director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development, to discuss ongoing work on the infrastructure bond program.

The forum will be moderated by Nicole Bullock of the Financial Times.

The Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy is a nonpartisan research organization established at USC to help California and the nation address critical infrastructure issues. The Keston Institute supports the formulation of infrastructure policies and practices that will improve the livability of California communities, ensure the economic well-being of its citizens, and promote environmental sustainability.

Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge for this event.

To register, please contact Deirdre Flanagan at (213) 740-2695 or dmflanag@sppd.usc.edu.

Parking is available for $8 at Gate 4, off of Jefferson Boulevard, just west of Figueroa Street. Alternatively, there are spaces in PS X, at Gate 3, off of Figueroa Street.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

University Park Campus Davidson Conference Center Embassy Room

Irving Wladawsky-Berger discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing economic and technological environment.

Join faculty and students for a discussion with Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Annenberg innovator in residence; Patricia Riley, communication professor; and others.

This discussion will focus on new issues facing large organizations, be they private sector, not-for-profit or government.

Wladawsky-Berger served as co-chair of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee from 1997 to 2001 and was a founding member of the Computer Sciences and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council in 1986. He is senior fellow at the Levin Institute of the State University of New York, a visiting lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management and Engineering Systems Division, and an adjunct professor in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at the Imperial College Business School.

RSVP is requested. To RSVP, click here.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

University Park Campus Annenberg School for Communication Geoffrey Cowan Forum, Room 207

The session will also include tips from an elder abuse attorney.

Feel free to bring your own lunch. Dessert and beverages will be provided.

RSVP to Linda Broder at (213) 740-0182.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

University Park Campus Andrus Gerontology Center Room 224

Kay Warren, a leading evangelical voice in the U.S., is the wife of Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of the Saddleback Church in Orange County.

The HIV/AIDS Initiative at Saddleback Church, started by Kay Warren and her husband, is the largest HIV/AIDS ministry in the world.

As a cancer survivor, Kay Warren knows firsthand how a life-threatening diagnosis alters one's daily life, and her own experiences with suffering having motivated her to serve others who are sick. She has volunteered at Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying in India, at a leper colony and AIDS hospice in the Philippines, and with World Vision and International Justice Mission in Thailand and Cambodia. She has addressed many government, church, academic and professional groups, including the Saddleback Civil Forum on AIDS (UNAIDS), and the Ecumenical Pre-Conference of both the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto and the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

University Park Campus Seeley G. Mudd Building Room 123

The USC Thornton Concert Orchestra is composed of USC students, faculty and staff and members of the surrounding community.

Wednesday 11/04/2009: 7:30 PM

University Park Campus Bovard Auditorium

USC's Center for Effective Organizations holds a seminar for leaders in HR, organization effectiveness and talent management.

Executives consistently rank transformation, adaptability and change as among the top areas of concern in the C-suite, leading to calls for nimble and agile strategies; innovative, sustainable and adaptable organization designs; and effective and reliable change capabilities.

In this hands-on, experiential and case-based workshop, you will learn the answers to questions such as:

• How is the transformation to an agile organization different from other types of transformations?
• What are the "routines" of adaptability, and how do I build them?
• What role do culture, values and identity play in building an adaptable organization?
  
• How can my company increase its capacity for sustainability and ongoing change?
  
• How can my organization make this transformation and maintain the effectiveness of ongoing operations?
  

To register, go to ceo.usc.edu/seminar/beyond_change_management_build_1.html.

Dates: 11/03/2009, 11/04/2009, 11/05/2009: All day

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