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The Santa Clara, 2017-11-16, Santa Clara University Nov 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-11-16, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2017-11-09, Santa Clara University Nov 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-11-09, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2017-11-02, Santa Clara University Nov 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-11-02, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2017-10-26, Santa Clara University Oct 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-10-26, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


2017 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs Oct 2017

2017 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

Scholarship, creativity, innovation, and the many forms of collaborative engagement that shape faculty life and student learning are central to the mission of Eastern Illinois University. For that reason, our faculty, department chairs, college deans, the Provost, and the entire campus community celebrate the achievements and outstanding contributions of our colleagues and students to their disciplines and professions every year. And, as the following pages illustrate, faculty engaged in continuing scholarly and creative activities that have provided outstanding mentoring experiences for our undergraduate and graduate students.

In addition to recognizing faculty performances, shows, publications, grants and other professional efforts, the …


2017, October - Recommendations To Address The Expansion Of Seawater Intrusion In The Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Oct 2017

2017, October - Recommendations To Address The Expansion Of Seawater Intrusion In The Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin

Monterey County Water Resources Agency Engineering Reports

This report provides a discussion of the current knowledge and related background information surrounding seawater intrusion pathways and potential impacts thereof on the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin. The report also serves as a body of evidence to catalogue the findings used to support the six recommendations presented. Each recommendation can be implemented on its own or in concert with the others, and the relative importance of each is discussed individually in this report. However, the recommendations are conceptualized as a comprehensive solution that, along with continued operation of projects that have been constructed for the same purpose, have the strongest …


The Santa Clara, 2017-10-19, Santa Clara University Oct 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-10-19, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2017-10-12, Santa Clara University Oct 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-10-12, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2017-10-05, Santa Clara University Oct 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-10-05, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


Regional Review: Reaching New Heights In The Region Fall 2017 (Vol.4, No.1), Heather Garcia , Editor Oct 2017

Regional Review: Reaching New Heights In The Region Fall 2017 (Vol.4, No.1), Heather Garcia , Editor

Regional Campuses Publications

Sections include:

Save the date Chat with the Chancellor, Campus News, and Awesome Achievements for each of the three regional campuses.


Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 4, Fall 2017, Santa Clara University Oct 2017

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 4, Fall 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

18 - TIME FOR A BIG SHIFT We work and save for decades. And then what? A behavioral finance expert writes about the tough transition many face. By Meir Statman. Illustrations by Hanna Barczyk.

22 - WHAT WE OWE At the very least: stories that capture the contour of a life. A Pulitzer Prize– winning reporter on tales of human strife and resilience. By Tatiana Sanchez ’10.

28 - THE MOST IMPORTANT Lawsuit on the Planet It was first filed against the Obama administration and draws on decades of government records. It seeks no monetary damages. But advocates and critics …


The Santa Clara, 2017-09-28, Santa Clara University Sep 2017

The Santa Clara, 2017-09-28, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


2017, October - Recommendations To Address The Expansion Of Seawater Intrusion In The Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Sep 2017

2017, October - Recommendations To Address The Expansion Of Seawater Intrusion In The Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin

Monterey County Water Resources Agency Water Reports

This report provides a discussion of the current knowledge and related background information surrounding seawater intrusion pathways and potential impacts thereof on the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin. The report also serves as a body of evidence to catalogue the findings used to support the six recommendations presented. Each recommendation can be implemented on its own or in concert with the others, and the relative importance of each is discussed individually in this report. However, the recommendations are conceptualized as a comprehensive solution that, along with continued operation of projects that have been constructed for the same purpose, have the strongest …


Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 3, August 2017, Santa Clara University Aug 2017

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 3, August 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

3 - PAINT BY NUMBERS By Harold Gutmann and Matt Morgan

4 - SUPERMAN By Sam Farmer

7 - A WILD GENEROSITY By Brian Doyle


1932 – Digitization Of Rutillus Harrison Allen’S 1932 “Map Of Types Of Farming In Monterey County” [Draft] Jul 2017

1932 – Digitization Of Rutillus Harrison Allen’S 1932 “Map Of Types Of Farming In Monterey County” [Draft]

Groundwater Basin Maps

A 2017 digitization of Rutillus Harrison Allen’s 1932 “Map of Types of Farming in Monterey County” from his dissertation entitled, “Economic History of Agriculture in Monterey County During the American Period.”


2017 Joint Meeting Of Mcwra And Monterey County To Consider 2015 Salinas Valley Groundwater Level Contours & Seawater Intrusion Maps Jul 2017

2017 Joint Meeting Of Mcwra And Monterey County To Consider 2015 Salinas Valley Groundwater Level Contours & Seawater Intrusion Maps

Monterey County Water Resources Agency Water Reports

A July 13, 2017, presentation of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) at the Joint Meeting of the MCWRA Board and Monterey County Board of Supervisors. Provides a review of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Groundwater Monitoring program the purpose of which is to monitor the health of the basin, evaluate MCWRA projects and develop basin management strategies pertaining to groundwater use and seawater intrusion.


2015 – Project Justification – Addressing An Urgent Water Supply Need For A Disadvantaged Community In The Greater Monterey County Irwm Region Jul 2017

2015 – Project Justification – Addressing An Urgent Water Supply Need For A Disadvantaged Community In The Greater Monterey County Irwm Region

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

One hundred percent of Castroville’s water supply comes from the 400-foot aquifer of the Pressure sub-basin of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin. Groundwater levels in the aquifer dropped more than 100 feet below the seal level as of July 2015 at static conditions. Water levels dropped to more than 190 feet below the mean sea level during operation of the water well. The dramatic drop combined with the close proximity of the Pacific Ocean (less than 4 miles) and to existing seawater intrusion (less than ¼ mile) raised significant alarm that the existing water supply system to Castroville was imminently …


2013, November 19 - Protective Elevations To Control Sea Water Intrusion In The Salinas Valley, Geoscience For Mcwra Jul 2017

2013, November 19 - Protective Elevations To Control Sea Water Intrusion In The Salinas Valley, Geoscience For Mcwra

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

A report prepared in support of preventing revocation of Permit 1043 (State of California Division of Water Rights Permit for Diversion of Use of Water – Amended Permit 11043 dated 110-Jul-49) that allows for appropriation of water from the Salinas River in Monterey County California not to exceed 400 cfs with annual maximum diversion not to exceed 168,538 acre feet per year. The report addresses the potential beneficial uses of diverting water to help increase groundwater levels in the Pressure and East Side Subareas that would in turn help to control seawater intrusion.


2015, November - Salinas River Salt Modeling Report , Tetra Tech For California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board And Us Environmental Protection Agency, Region Ix Jul 2017

2015, November - Salinas River Salt Modeling Report , Tetra Tech For California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board And Us Environmental Protection Agency, Region Ix

State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties

Report prepared by Tetra Tech on behalf of California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and US Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX with a view of development of salt-related TMDLs and a salt and nutrient management plan for the Salinas Valley aquifers. The report provides data analysis and a literature review, development of a water and salt mass balance tool, and salt sources assessment. Recommendations regarding improved representation of cropland locations, rotations, and irrigation practices are provided.


2015 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report Jul 2017

2015 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report

San Luis Obispo Crop Reports

Annual report pertaining to drought impact and agriculture in San Luis Obispo County, California.


2016 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report Jul 2017

2016 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report

San Luis Obispo Crop Reports

Annual report pertaining to agriculture in San Luis Obispo County, California.


2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume Iii Of Iii Jul 2017

2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume Iii Of Iii

San Luis Obispo Public Works Water Reports

A compilation of current and future water resource management activities with in San Luis Obispo County that are organized by Water Planning Areas. The report explores how the activities interrelate, analyzes current and future supplies and demands, and identifies future water management strategies and ways to optimize existing strategies


Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 2, Summer 2017, Santa Clara University Jul 2017

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 2, Summer 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

18 - LISTENING IS HER SUPERPOWER The groundbreaking stage work of Anna Deavere Smith. By Jesse Hamlin.

22 - CASTS A SHADOW Travel bans: Four international graduate students respond. By Matt Morgan.

24 - A BIGGER STAGE Priest, social worker, CEO, and teller of stories: Jim Purcell on what drew him to Santa Clara—and what Jesuit education can be. By Steven Boyd Saum.

28 - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE KID Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 talks truth and fiction and Billy the Kid—and when you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.

38 - DISCOVER. INNOVATE. A …


2013-2014, August - Integrated Regional Water Management Plan For The Greater Monterey County Region Jun 2017

2013-2014, August - Integrated Regional Water Management Plan For The Greater Monterey County Region

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

An Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWM Plan) developed by 18 member entities that include government agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational organizations, water service districts, private water companies, and organizations representing agricultural, environmental, and community interests. The IRWM Plan is an expansion and modification of a previous plan – the May 2006 Salinas Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Functionally Equivalent Plan developed by Monterey County Water Resources Agency. While the traditional approach to water resource management has typically involved separate and distinct agencies managing different aspects of the water system, i.e., water supply, water quality, flood management, and natural resources, integrated …


2017 - The Twenty-Second Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars Apr 2017

2017 - The Twenty-Second Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Twenty-second Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 20, 2017. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.


Regional Review: Reaching New Heights In The Region Spring 2017, Heather Garcia , Editor Apr 2017

Regional Review: Reaching New Heights In The Region Spring 2017, Heather Garcia , Editor

Regional Campuses Publications

No abstract provided.


Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 1, Spring 2017, Santa Clara University Apr 2017

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 1, Spring 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

24 - BIG WIN FOR A TINY HOUSE Turning heads and changing the housing game. By Matt Morgan.

28 - $100 MILLION GIFT TO BUILD John A. ’60 and Susan Sobrato make the largest gift in SCU history. Now see the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation that will take shape—and redefine the University. Illustration by Tavis Coburn.

36 - CUT & PASTE CONSERVATION We can alter wild species to save them. So should we? By Emma Marris. Illustrations by Jason Holley.

44 - INFO OFFICER IN CHIEF From his office overlooking the White House, Tony Scott J.D. ’92 set …


2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume I Of Iii Jan 2017

2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume I Of Iii

San Luis Obispo Public Works Water Reports

A compilation of current and future water resource management activities with in San Luis Obispo County that are organized by Water Planning Areas. The report explores how the activities interrelate, analyzes current and future supplies and demands, and identifies future water management strategies and ways to optimize existing strategies.


2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume Ii Of Iii Jan 2017

2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume Ii Of Iii

San Luis Obispo Public Works Water Reports

A compilation of current and future water resource management activities with in San Luis Obispo County that are organized by Water Planning Areas. The report explores how the activities interrelate, analyzes current and future supplies and demands, and identifies future water management strategies and ways to optimize existing strategies.