The Rose Review
ROSE REVIEW – SPRING 2017 | 1
Director’s Report Andrew E. Busch, PhD As the 2017-18 academic year draws to a close, we can take stock of accomplishments since the October 2017 Board of Governors meeting. In that time, the Rose Institute has: - Sponsored a speaker series that included Professors Joel Kotkin and Michael Zuckert; former California Assembly Speaker John Pérez; former ACLU chair Nadine Strossen; Deborah Gonzalez from the Public Policy Institute of California; and Scott Mauvais. Kotkin spoke on emigration from California and how difficult it is becoming for young families to live in in this state, while Pérez touted the state’s fiscal turnaround since the Great Recession, Strossen spoke on free speech issues. Gonzalez discussed the issues involved in trying to analyze policy in the Golden State; while Mauvais discussed the role of technology in local government. Our final speaker this semester is David Lesher from CalMatters. - Released the 2016-2017 edition of the Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey. Work is progressing nicely on the 2017 edition. - Released white papers on the tribal judicial system, outside spending in competitive California Assembly races, redistricting in California, time served for various criminal offenses in California, the effect of Proposition 47 (reducing penalties for some crimes), and a white paper on proposals for single-payer health care in California. - Began collecting responses for a 2018 version of a survey of county election officials west of the Missouri River.
Spring 2018 2 - Student Managers' Report 3 - Speakers Series 4 - Project Updates 6 - Senior Farewells 9 - Inland Empire Vision Conference 10 - Off-Campus Reflections 13 - New BOG Members 12 - Alumni Spotlight 16 - Marian Miner Cook
- Began a collaboration with the Institute for Local Government to produce a series of videos explaining local government terms and issues. The first four videos are now complete, and we are planning to produce three to four more per semester going forward. - In coordination with the Lowe Institute, sponsored Inland Empire Vision 2018, a conference featuring discussions about the economics, politics, and public policy in the Inland Empire. Held at Roberts Pavilion on the CMC campus, Inland Empire Vision 2018 included a regional economic forecast, a policy overview by former San Bernardino CEO Greg Devereaux, a panel on the $15 minimum wage, and a collaborative strategic exercise using a program called “Sli.do” that allowed audience members to participate in the discussion. All participants received the Inland Empire Outlook and Forecast Book. Students also displayed five posters that presented Rose Institute research projects. - Not least, we selected a new student management team for the Rose Institute. Nicholas Fedorochko and Alec Lopata will serve as Student Manager and Associate Student Manager respectively. Great thanks go to Melissa Muller and Ellen Lempres for their excellent work over the last year. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors! Good luck in your next stage of life!