Chancellor Block to hold seminar on future of university

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will answer questions about the future of the university in a free seminar on campus Monday afternoon.

During the seminar, which will be held in the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium from noon to 1 p.m., Block will talk about the university’s budget, social topics concerning UCLA and challenges the university may face in the future, said seminar administrator Mark Weiner. Leonard Rome, a biological chemistry professor, will moderate the seminar.

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, with 239 seats available for students and the general public.

If time is left at the end of the hourlong seminar, students may ask questions, Weiner said. Because the seminar is designed to address South Campus topics, half of the questions will focus on the future of the hard sciences and half will address the campus as a whole, Weiner said.

“It’s good to know what the top dog thinks,” Weiner said. “(Block) sets UCLA policies and implements them.”

The seminar is part of a series that began in 2006 about various topics related to the sciences and mathematics, Weiner said. The university allocates about $45,000 annually to the series of seminars each year to cover speakers’ travel costs and honorariums, among other expenses.

Block’s question-and-answer session will not cost the university any money, Weiner said. The last time Block spoke at the event was in 2010.

Compiled by Julia Raven, Bruin senior staff.

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