2009
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Founders Day Dinner on October 23 – Save the Date
UC Santa Cruz’s third annual Founders Day event, with a theme of “Fulfilling the Promise,” will take place on the evening of Friday, October 23. Open to the public, Founders Day celebrates the spirit of community and this year will honor five individuals for outstanding achievement. At the event, Ed Catmull, President of Pixar and…
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Information provided about expanded campus curtailment days
Campus Provost Kliger has asked our two offices to share information about additional UCSC “curtailment days” that will be in effect this coming year as part of campuswide efforts to implement the systemwide furlough program. These curtailment days were selected after review of input submitted by members of the campus community and just-released UCOP guidelines.…
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Art professor to stage performance art wedding at 2009 Venice Biennale
UCSC art professor and multimedia artist Elizabeth Stephens will “marry the ocean” with fellow artist-bride Annie Sprinkle in a performance art wedding at the 53rd Venice Biennale on August 28.
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In Memoriam: Correy Fedor
With sadness, I am writing to inform you of the tragic loss of one of our College Eight students, Correy Fedor. Correy died last Thursday, August 20, in a diving accident off Monastery Beach in Monterey. He was a 22-year-old transfer student majoring in anthropology. A celebration of Correy’s life will take place this Saturday,…
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Parents are nervous, proud, sad, elated all at once at summer orientation
Part balm for nervous souls, part information service, part the first step in letting go, the annual freshman orientation drew 3,000 proud and anxious parents to campus this summer.
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Impact of Budget Cuts and Furloughs
As the University pay reduction/furlough program takes effect this fall, most of UCSC’s workforce will be unavailable for work an average of 8 percent of the time – almost two full working days a month for each employee. When combined with the significant budget cuts sustained over the past two years, the campus has much…
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UCSC in the News
Ram Akella, professor of technology and information management, was quoted in a New York Times article about continuing education for people in science and engineering.
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IMS director Gary Griggs and alumna Julie Packard named 2009 California Coastal Heroes
Sunset magazine and the California Coastal Commission have named Gary Griggs and Julie Packard among their 2009 California Coastal Heroes.
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UCSC on the Road
A listing of events going on across the country for alumni, parents, and friends of the campus.
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Newsweek’s annual colleges issue prominently features UCSC
UC Santa Cruz is one of 25 campuses profiled in the cover story of Newsweek magazine’s fall 2009 special issue on colleges. The cover story features UCSC as a campus for “Overachievers Who Need to Stop and Look Around.”
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ITS provides information on the HP toner/ink cartridges return program
Every time you recycle your HP printer toner/ink cartridge in the HP cardboard recycle box, you are contributing to the “HP PurchasEdge” program that can help the campus save money and get greener.
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Weekly campus update from Campus Provost/EVC Kliger
Thank you for continuing to submit thoughtful comments and questions regarding our budget challenges, pay reductions, furloughs, and other issues of interest or concern. There are a few recurring themes which I thought you might find interesting. First, several writers have asked how we will communicate the impacts of the latest budget cuts, especially where…