9:00am - 9:15am: Opening remarks, William Lacy, Ph.D.
William B. Lacy is Vice Provost--University Outreach and International Programs and Professor of Sociology in the Department of Human & Community Development at the University of California- Davis, effective August 1999. Vice Provost Lacy is responsible for leadership of campus international initiatives, including Services for International Students and Scholars, Education Abroad Program, Quarter Abroad, Summer Abroad, International Agreements of Cooperation, International Alumni and Development, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program and the Fulbright Programs. He also coordinates outreach activities and programs, including UC Davis Extension and campus initiatives involving government, business, and communities in addressing societal needs.