Engagement

Staff Profile: Christine Vargas

Whether learning about gigantic strawberries or the intricacies of dog cataract surgery, Christine Vargas’ favorite part of her role as project manager at UC Davis Design and Construction Management is discovering “all the little interesting things” that happen on campus.

Register for DCM Town Hall April 29

UC Davis Design and Construction Management, or DCM, will host an in-person campus Town Hall on Wed., April 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Student Community Center.

From Surveys to Sidewalks: How Campus Planning Shapes the UC Davis Experience

The UC Davis campus is a living and ever-changing space, shaped by every tree, landscape, building, road, sidewalk and sightline. The charge of Design and Construction Management’s Campus Planning team is making sure that the built environment — especially, all the in-between spaces — comes together to create safe and enjoyable experiences for the tens of thousands of students, employees and community members that live, work and learn here every day.

Staff Profile: Reed Kawahara

 

Starting before project initiation and extending to grand openings and beyond, Reed Kawahara is instrumental in bringing high-impact projects like The Green at West Village, Orchard Park and Aggie Square to life in his role as Director of Public-Private Partnerships within Real Estate Services at Design and Construction Management. A Public-Private Partnership, or P3, is a collaborative agreement between a public institution like UC Davis and private developers or investors.

Staff Profile: Lorin Torbitt

Long before an exciting new building breaks ground or a renovation project launches on campus, Lorin Torbitt can be found “knee deep in a spreadsheet,” planning, analyzing, and reporting on potential future projects in her role as associate director of Capital Planning.