2007
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Wage Increases for Lower-Wage Employees
Last month, I was delighted to report that the UC 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 lowest paid clerical employees – http://messages.ucsc.edu/text.asp?pid=1132 In that message, I also indicated that a similar announcement would be forthcoming concerning…
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2007 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity
You are invited to submit nominations for the 2007 UCSC Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity. These awards will honor and showcase campus faculty, staff, and programs that have made outstanding contributions in furthering diversity at UCSC. Eligible recipients include faculty and staff members, campus units (e.g. offices, departments or divisions), and academic or administrative programs.…
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UCSC students monitor peregrine falcons after release at Long Marine Lab
Three peregrine falcons released by the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group are testing their wings around Long Marine Laboratory under the watchful eyes of a group of UCSC students.
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On-line Ethics Briefing Scheduled to Launch on April 12
In early April, an on-line Ethics Briefing–required for all UC employees–will be launched at UCSC. The purpose of this briefing is to familiarize employees with the Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, which were adopted by the UC Regents in May 2005. The online briefing, developed by the Office of the President…
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Dedication of new UC Santa Cruz Humanities Building set for April 28
UC Santa Cruz will celebrate its new Humanities Building with a reception and dedication ceremony on April 28 during the campus’s annual Banana Slug Spring Fair. The event is free and the public is invited.
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Alumni Profile: Across a Hundred Mountains
Overcoming the language barrier and her status as an undocumented immigrant in the United States, Reyna Grande made the most of her new home, eventually earning a bachelor’s degree in creative writing/film & video from UC Santa Cruz. For her senior projec
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Alumni Profile: Across a Hundred Mountains
Born in rural Mexico, UC Santa Cruz alumna Reyna Grande grew up in extreme poverty. Before she crossed the border to live in Los Angeles at the age of eight
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Wildlife photographer Kennan Ward branches out with feature-length documentary about grizzly cubs
Kennan Ward, who earned a B.A. in environmental studies and wildlife biology from UC Santa Cruz in 1980, has spent three decades crisscrossing the globe to photograph animals in the wild.
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Senior Design Contest features interdisciplinary student projects
Undergraduate students in computer engineering and electrical engineering presented their senior design projects before a panel of judges in the Baskin School of Engineering’s Senior Design Contest.
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Student-led mock trial team makes it to nationals
In only its third year, the UCSC mock trial team made it to the semifinal round of the national college mock trial championship, facing off against powerhouse teams from Yale, the University of Pittsburgh, and Loyola University Chicago.
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UCSC lecture series spotlights coastal policy challenges
A ten-week lecture series at UC Santa Cruz on “Coastal Policy Challenges of the 21st Century” will be held on Wednesdays at 2 p.m., starting April 4.