CNR Homecoming 2011

Friday-Saturday, October 14-15, 2011

Come back to campus and enjoy all the festivities being planned for CNR alumni, parents, friends, faculty and students at the College of Natural Resources.

Join us in the lovely Giannini Hall lobby and enjoy continental breakfast with coffee, fresh pastries, and other refreshments during the State of the College Address by J. Keith Gilless, Dean of the College of Natural Resources 9:30 a.m. | Giannini Hall Lobby.

CNR Homecoming Picnic

Giannini Hall – outside on the lawn 12:00 noon

Beginning at Noon, the CNR Alumni Association is hosting its third-annual CNR Homecoming Picnic. This event is for CNR alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and students. Make plans to attend, and raise your glass to toast all CNR Reunion-Year Alumni (Classes ending in 1 and 6)! Enjoy great company, delicious food, and a sampling of CNR spirits. (See list of CNR vintners & Brewers below)

RSVP for the CNR Homecoming 2011 Picnic

CNR Faculty & Alumni Homecoming Lectures

There are a variety of faculty lectures to choose from all across campus, including current CNR Faculty! This is a great way to learn about the valuable research being done at CNR, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions during the interactive Q&A session following each lecture. Following are the list of CNR Faculty Lectures:

Friday, October 14, 2011 1pm

Professor David Sunding, Agricultural and Resource Economics
“California's Water Future ”
1:00 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum Theatre

Assistant Professor Daniel Nomura, Nutritional Science and Toxicology
“Mapping Dysregulated Metabolic Pathways in Cancer”
2:30 p.m. | Alumni House

Mark Emmerson '82, Sierra Pacific Industries
S.J. Hall Lecture
“Sierra Pacific Industries: History, New Technologies, & Emerging Markets”
4:00-5:30 pm | Location: Krutch Theatre, Building 14, Clark Kerr Campus

Saturday,October 15 2011

J. Keith Gilless, Dean of the College of Natural Resources
State of the College Address
9:30 a.m. | Giannini Hall Lobby

Professor Tasios Melis, Plant & Microbial Biology
“Photosynthesis-to-Fuels: Renewable Energy Production”
11:00 a.m. | Sibley Auditorium

Professor Danica Chen, Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology
"Aging: Genetic Regulation and Dietary Intervention"
1:30 p.m. | Sibley Auditorium

Professor Gordon W. Frankie
“Native bees looking for urban gardens”
3:00 p.m. | Sibley Auditorium

CNR Alumni Association Picnic

12:00 pm | Giannini Hall – outside on the east lawn
RSVP for the Picnic The CNR Alumni Association is also hosting a community picnic. Come on by Giannini Hall and enjoy the festivities on the lawn and toast to one another with the following spirits donated by CNR alumni:

Gordon Biersch Brewery
With thanks to Dan Gordon, B.S. ’82, Political Economy of Natural Resources

Casa Lola
With thanks to John Casazza, B.S. ’77, Soil and Plant Nutrition

McManis Family Vineyards
With thanks to Don Jackson, B.A. '50, Zoology (wine grape farmer)

Charles Spinetta Winery
With thanks to Charles Spinetta, B.S. '63, Forestry

Three Wine Company & S3X Wines
With thanks to Matt Cline, B.S. '86, Entomology

For more information on our wine partners visit CNR Wine Partners
For more information on the Homecoming festivities, please contact Donna Chan at 510-642-6707 or donnachan@berkeley.edu.