October 2008
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UCSC partners with United Way for annual campaign
Community Relations Coordinator Liz Evanovich wants to raise $75,000 from UCSC staff and faculty during the United Way’s annual corporate campaign.
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UCSC in the News
The Irish Times quoted linguistics professor Jim McCloskey for an article about attitudes towards the Irish language in Ireland.
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2008-09 Salary Information and Open Enrollment Announcement
The University of California Office of the President has recently released information regarding 2008-09 systemwide salary increases and an announcement regarding Open Enrollment. Salary information may be found at: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/0810_salary.html Open Enrollment information may be found at: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/health/0810_oe_h&w_ben.html We appreciate that both of these announcements are of utmost importance and concern to all campus employees.…
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Alumnus looks to expand support for innovative program
Victoria Wilder Eisenberg lived in more than 20 foster homes while she was growing up. Despite that formidable obstacle, last year Eisenberg reached a goal that only about 28 percent of Americans have attained: getting a bachelor’s degree.
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Serendipitous observations reveal rare event in life of distant quasar
Thanks to the sharp eyes of a UCSC undergraduate, astronomers have obtained a surprise view of a never-before-observed event in the birth of a galaxy.
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Biologist Daniel Costa appointed to Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health
Daniel Costa is a leading authority on marine mammals, seabirds, and the impacts of humans on marine environments. His appointment to the Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health recognizes Costa’s important contributions in these areas and provides
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July 2008 Revision- UC nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy regarding academic and staff employment
The University recently revised its Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy to provide consistency with recently published regulations for implementation of the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002 and to make explicit retaliation provisions and protections of the University policy. Please discard and refrain from distributing the prior policy issued in 2004 and replace it with…
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Campus Closure 2008-09
This is to announce that our 2008-09 Campus Closure is scheduled for the time period of Wednesday, December 24, 2008, through Thursday, January 1, 2009. In all, the campus will be closed for nine days of which four days are scheduled holidays (December 24, 25, 31, 2008 and January 1, 2009), two days are weekend…
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UCSC in the News
Professor emerita of economics Peggy Musgrave penned a letter to the editor of the New York Times, calling on the federal government to address the problem of rising unemployment.
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Policy on Reemployment of UC Retired Employees
The University invites your comments on the proposed policy on Re-employment of UC Retired employees into Senior Management Group and Staff positions. This policy governs the reemployment of all former UC employees (Senior Management Group (SMG) members, staff personnel and academic appointees) who have separated from University employment and have elected monthly retirement income or…
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Detours during Bay Street resurfacing through Oct. 31
The Santa Cruz City Public Works Department has notified the campus that the final phase of the Bay Street Resurfacing Project, from Mission Street to Escalona Drive, is scheduled to begin by Monday, October 20th and continue through Friday, October 31st. Drivers, bicyclists and transit riders should anticipate traffic delays when traveling to campus, as…
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Biologist John Thompson honored for contributions to ecology
John Thompson, Distinguished Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will receive the 2009 Per Brinck Oikos Award for contributions to the science of ecology.