November 2009
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Campus provost describes protest at Kerr Hall
At around 3:30 this afternoon, more than 100 individuals, most appearing to be students, entered Kerr Hall and gathered in the 2nd floor lobby. As of 5 pm, they were refusing to leave and it appeared they intended to stay throughout the night. Campus administrators arranged for the safe exit of the nearly 150 Kerr…
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Campus Bike Survey
Students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in a brief survey concerning bicycle improvements at UC Santa Cruz. Students from the Fall 2009 “Sustainable Engineering” course EE80S, working in cooperation with Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS), have prepared this survey to help identify high-priority programs and projects for campus bicyclists. To participate, click here…
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Chemist Jin Zhang elected Fellow of American Physical Society
Jin Zhang, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his outstanding contributions to physics.
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Internship Opportunity – Campus Life Ambassador Program
I am writing to tell you about a new and exciting opportunity in the Office of Campus Life and Dean of Students. I am committed to providing each and every student with Red Carpet Service; a service that not only meets your expectations, but exceeds them. To this end, I am looking for undergraduate and…
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Regents committee endorses fee hike in effort to close gap in state funding
Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2 billion next year, a UC Regents’ committee voted today (Nov. 18) to increase student fees and adopt a financial plan that asks the state to fully fund the university’s needs.
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XpressIt! moving December 11
Print Service’s XpressIt! store will be moving from its Bay Tree bookstore location to our print production facility in Baskin Engineering. By housing all of our expertise and production capabilities in one location, we will be able to better serve the UCSC community. Our service capabilities will immediately expand with the introduction of a new…
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Second Harvest Food Bank & UCSC Holiday Food Drive
As difficult economic times continue to challenge our community, the need to feed our hungry neighbors is greater than ever. The UCSC Academic Senate and Staff Advisory Board invite you to join us again this year in donating cash and non-perishable food to the Second Harvest Food Bank during the annual holiday food drive to…
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Upcoming disaster response training class
The University Fire Department is holding a Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) training class for staff and faculty. CERT is a national standard for citizen response which will provide participants with the following skills: . Recognition of safety hazards . Disaster response organizational structure . Disaster communications . Disaster response planning . Disaster response management…
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Staff, faculty budget forums offer chance to ask questions
Campus officials gave a presentation and answered questions last week at two town hall forums on the budget, one for staff and one for academic employees.
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UCSC in the News
News that the library is officially looking for a professional archivist was the lead story on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and was also covered by the New York Times.
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Exceptions to Campus Closure 2009-2010
As in the past, the UCSC campus will close during the holiday season in an effort to conserve energy at a time when the university business is generally slow. This year the campus will be closed from Saturday, December 19, 2009 through Friday, January 1, 2010, re-opening on Monday, January 4, 2010. The campus community…
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University Associates-Silicon Valley selects master-developer team
University Associates-Silicon Valley has selected TMG Partners and the Related Companies as the master-developer team for a 77-acre sustainable community for education and research at NASA Research Park.