2007
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Campus Sustainability Assessment
I am pleased to announce the commencement of UCSC’s first Campus Sustainability Assessment, an undertaking that will be a vital component of our University’s continued efforts in stewardship of our unique campus, environment, and community. The Assessment is planned as a centerpiece of an ongoing collaborative effort involving students, faculty, and staff members working toward…
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Annual Call–Performance Appraisals/Performance Management Program
I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career employees and are an essential component of a successful performance management program. I ask for your full participation in making this a record year in the performance appraisal completion rate for each division. As we have all…
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UC, AFSCME reach agreement; campus adjustments can be enacted
Earlier this quarter, I was delighted to announce that UC’s Office of the President (UCOP) and the Coalition of University Employees (CUE) had reached an agreement on UC’s proposal to increase the wages of our clerical employees who are compensated the least. Shortly after that, UCOP announced its systemwide plan for non-represented staff and academic…
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Three major events on campus on Tuesday, May 22
Tuesday will be an especially busy–and stimulating–day on the UCSC campus, as three major events are taking place in the afternoon and early evening. All three of these events are free and open to the public. Please use campus shuttles and buses to the extent possible to attend any or all of these activities. Thank…
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Renaissance dance/music extravaganza set for May 26
Professor of theater arts and choreographer Mark Franko, in collaboration with assistant professor of music Nina Treadwell and colleagues from Berkeley, will present The Sylvan and Oceanic Delights of Posilipo, Saturday, May 26, at 7:30 and 9 p.m. in the Experimental Theater at UCSC’s Theater Arts Center. Admission is free. A lavish court entertainment first…
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Theater Arts Dept. presents Buddhist tales from Southeast Asia
The UCSC Theater Arts Department will present Before Becoming Buddha: Jataka Tales of the Previous Lives–a collection of Buddhist stories from Southeast Asia told through music, dance, masks, dialogue, and song–May 31 and June 1-3 at the Theater Arts Center Mainstage. The show is under the direction of theater arts professor Kathy Foley, a specialist…
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Filmmaker Justin Lin to speak May 23
Director, writer, and producer Justin Lin will lecture May 23 as part of Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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Campus invited to annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival
The UCSC Farm will hold its annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Wednesday. May 23, between 4 and 6 p.m.
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Staff “Brown Bag” Postponed
The Staff “Brown Bag” meeting with Acting Chancellor Blumenthal, scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, has been postponed until early July. The chancellor is unable to attend that day due to unforeseen circumstances. As soon as a date, time, and location of the July “brown bag” meeting with staff are known, a message will share those…
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Staff Appreciation Breakfast draws crowd to Cowell Dining Hall
Music filled the air as an ample breakfast buffet filled the plates of more than 1,100 people gathered for the annual Staff Appreciation Breakfast on May 15.
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Scientists reconstruct prehistoric behavior and ecology of northern fur seals
A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology, and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, biochemistry, and ecology.