UC Davis leaders are scheduled to be at the United Nations next week to join dozens of other universities in pushing to end food insecurity.

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has already signed the playing a key part in the state’s role as the top national agricultural producer for more than 50 years. UC Davis also is participating in UC’s Global Food Initiative, harnessing the collective power of UC to help feed the world and steer it on the path to sustainability. Student programs and activities also care for students and community members in need.

Police invite applications for Community Academy

The Police Department is taking applications for the 2015 Community Academy, offering participants the opportunity to learn more about police procedures and operations.

The free class is open to staff, faculty, students and community members. Students can receive course credit.

The academy will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. weekly on consecutive Thursdays, Jan. 8 to March 5, at police headquarters..

Topics include community-oriented policing, arrest and search and seizure procedures, traffic stops and high-risk stops, high-speed chases, active shooter incidents, evidence collection, and lethal and nonlethal force scenarios.

The program also includes tours of the Yolo County jail and coroner’s divisions.

The application is available here for download. The deadline is Dec. 19. For more information, contact officer Ray Holguin, (530) 601-3867.

Surge IV burglary nets computers, bike, chess set

Police are investigating the theft of three laptop computers, a bicycle and a chess set in a break-in at the Surge IV administrative offices during the Thanksgiving break. Investigators said the burglar or burglars kicked in several doors to take the property valued at $5,600.

The computers belonged to the School of Veterinary Medicine and the other items belonged to employees, Sgt. Don Malloy said. The loss also included a chess game timer.

In a campuswide crime alert, police reminded people to write down and store the serial numbers for all computers, to report any suspicious activity, and to notify Facilities Management of any malfunctioning doors or windows. You can contact Facilities Management via its website or by phone, (530) 752-1655.

Police also warn the campus community not to hold doors open for strangers, and to not lend keys.

Anyone with information about the Surge IV burglary is asked to call police, (530) 754-2677.

Save the date: ADMAN Annual Conference

The Administrative Management Group says “save the date” — Wednesday, March 11 — for the annual ADMAN conference, open to all staff.

The conference, like this year’s, will be workshop-style development day with multiple breakout sessions.

Two keynote addresses are planned, one for staff and one for managers. Pierre Khawand of People-OnTheGo will give both talks; he’s a software industry veteran who founded People-OnTheGo in 2001 “to help corporate users manage email and digital communication tools more effectively.”

He has written multiple books, most recently Time for Leadership: The Accomplishing More In Less Time, Less Effort and Less Stress Leadership Journey. Other titles include Accomplishing More With Google Apps, The New New Inbox: How Email and Social Media Changed Our Lives, and The Smartphone Experiment.

The ADMAN conference is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Conference Center. A reception is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m.

Registration is not yet open; watch for details on the conference website, and remember, enrollment is limited.