2018-2019 Schedule
Summer 2018
Introduction: Considering Seismic LA and Water
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm | The Huntington
Speakers: Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District; Dr. Robert de Groot, Seismologist and ShakeAlert National Coordinator for Communication, Education, and Outreach, USGS Earthquake Science Center
Water Infrastructure
Thursday, August 9, 2018 | 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Metropolitan Water District facility, LaVerne
Speakers: Jim Folsom, Head Gardener, Huntington Library
LA River of Today and Tomorrow
Friday, August 10, 2018 | 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: The Los Angeles River, Sepulveda Basin – Kayaking
Speaker: Marissa Christiansen, Executive Director, Friends of the LA River (FoLAR)
Food Security and Insecurity in the City
Saturday, August 11, 2018 | 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Fall-Spring 2018-19
High Tech LA
September 22, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | The Huntington
Site Visit: Glenair
Speaker: Ron Logan, Chief Technologist, Glenair; Rob Tillman, VP Manufacturing, Glenair; Victor Swezey, LASA 2017-18 Fellowship Research Presentation: “Human Betterment: How Ezra Gosney Turned Pasadena into the Center of the American Eugenics Movement.”
Law Enforcement and Incarceration
October 13, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | The Huntington
Site Visit: LAPD Rampart Station
Speaker: Isaac Bryan, Million Dollar Hoods, UCLA
Getting Around LA
November 10, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | LA Plaza
Site Visit: Union Station, Natural History Museum, Biddy Mason Memorial Park, Los Angeles State Historic Park, Barnsdall Art Park/Hollyhock House
Speaker: Kevin Ocubillo, LADOT
Dynamic DTLA
January 26, 2019 | 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | City Hall
Site Visit: City Hall, Union Station
Speaker: Dr. Raphael J. Sonenshein, Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at CSU Los Angeles
Bodies in Los Angeles
February 23, 2019 | 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | LAPL Central Library
Site Visit: Los Angeles Athletic Club
Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Willard, Medical Director of Program for Torture Victims and consultant for the USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic
Cultural Capital
March 23, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | The Huntington
Site Visit: LACMA / Conservation Lab
Speaker: Abigail Duckor, assistant objects conservator and Christopher Hawthorne, Chief Design Officer, City of Los Angeles
The Harbor
April 27, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | The Huntington
Site Visit: Boat tour, The Port of Los Angeles
Speakers: Al Peacock, maritime attorney at Peacock Piper Tong + Voss
Next Steps
May 18, 2019 | 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | The Huntington
Site Visit: The Huntington Library grounds
Speakers: college counselors from Harvard-Westlake School; history PhD students from multiple schools
2017-18 Schedule
Summer 2017 [read about it!]
Introduction: What and Where is Los Angeles?
August 9, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm | The Huntington
Speakers: Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District; Dr. Robert De Groot, Seismologist, Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California
Water, Water, Water
August 10, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Metropolitan Water District facility, LaVerne
Speakers: Jim Folsom, Head Gardener, Huntington Library
Urban Nature
August 11, 2017 | 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 pm | LAPL Central Library (Downtown)
Site Visit: Metabolic Studio, the Cornfield, and Downtown LA
Speakers: Sean Woods, Superintendent, California State Parks; Lou Pesce, Metabolic Studio; Raphael Sonenshein, Executive Director, Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, CSULA
The Los Angeles River
August 12, 2017 | 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm* | The Huntington
*Permission slips and information will be handed out during our summer session
Site Visit: The Los Angeles River, Sepulveda Basin – Kayaking with Paddle the LA River
Fall-Spring 2017-18
High Tech L.A. [read about it!]
September 23, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Mount Wilson Observatory
Speaker: Tracy Fullerton, Professor of Cinematic Arts, Interactive Media & Games Division and Director, USC Game Innovation Lab
Public Safety and Justice [read about it!]
October 21, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: LAPD Hollenbeck Community Police Station
Speaker: Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Associate Professor, UCLA Dept. of History
Under Los Angeles [read about it!]
November 11, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm | USC [near Gate #5, McClintock & Jefferson – see email for details]
Site Visit: Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits) & Under LA: Subterranean Stories at USC Doheny Library
Dynamic DTLA [read about it!]
January 6, 2018 | 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 pm | LAPL Central Library
Site Visit: Bunker Hill
Speakers: Belinda Waltman (Medical Director, Whole Person Care LA) and Christopher Hawthorne (Architecture Critic, The Los Angeles Times)
Food Security/Insecurity [read about it!]
February 24, 2018 | 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 pm | The Huntington
Speaker: Kenneth Chancey, Union Rescue Mission
Site Visit: The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
LASA’s Choice [read about it!]
March 24, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm | LA Plaza
Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Willard, Medical Director of Program for Torture Victims and consultant for the USC International Human Rights Clinic
Site Visit: March for our Lives LA
The Harbor [read about it!]
April 21, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: The Port of Los Angeles / Long Beach
Speaker: Geraldine Knatz, Professor of the Practice of Policy and Engineering, USC Price and former Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles; Ken Blake, PE – Deputy Construction Manger, Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge project
Cultural Capital [read about it!]
May 19, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: LACMA
Speaker: Abigail Duckor, objects conservator
2016-17 Schedule
Summer 2016 [read about it!]
Introduction: What and Where is Los Angeles?
August 1, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm | The Huntington
City and County Politics
August 2, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm | Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library
Site Visits: walking tour of downtown including City Hall and Union Station
Water, Water, Water
August 3, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Water Treatment Facility
The Los Angeles River
August 5, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Kayaking the LA River
Fall-Spring 2016-17
Doing Business in Los Angeles: The Big Picture [read about it!]
September 10, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Glenair Manufacturing Plant, Glendale
Athletics and Angelenos: Sports and the LA of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow [read about it!]
October 15, 2016 | 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm | USC (meet at Gate 1, Exposition Blvd & Watt Way)
Site Visit: The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum / LA84 Foundation
How the System Works: Public Safety, Courts, and Justice [read about it!]
November 12, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Pasadena PD and LAPD Rampart Station
Food and Housing in the 21st Century [read about it!]
January 7, 2017 | 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm | Central Library (5th St entrance)
Site Visit: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Behind the Screen: The Motion Picture Industry in LA [read about it!]
February 25, 2017 | 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: KCET Studios
Urban Nature: From Frogtown to the Future [read about it!]
March 25, 2017 | 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Clockshop / Los Angeles State Historic Park
The World Comes to LA: The Harbor [read about it!]
April 22, 2017 | 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: Port of Los Angeles / Terminal Island
Cultural Capital: Museums and Cultural Institutions | LASA Graduation Party
May 20, 2017 | 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm | The Huntington
Site Visit: LACMA