2009
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Try Zimride and win a $50 gas card
Zimride is UC Santa Cruz’s new and easy way to coordinate your daily commute or find rides where you need to go. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) and Zimride have partnered to provide a UCSC-specific rideshare program that makes it easy to share the seats in your car or catch a ride with fellow UCSC…
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Campus Participation in E-Verify
As a federal contractor, UCSC and other institutions of higher learning are now required to verify the work status of certain new and existing employees using the E-Verify system. This new part of the campus employment verification process will ONLY affect employees who work directly on a federal contract or subcontract that requires the use…
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In Memoriam: Ching-yi Dougherty
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Ching-yi Hsu Dougherty, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Mandarin Chinese, who passed away at her home in Oakland on October 13. She was 96. Dougherty, a founding fellow of Merrill College and one of its first Resident Preceptors, began her career at UCSC in 1967.…
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Founders Day Dinner honors outstanding contributions to society
The gala Founders Day Dinner was a sell-out as nearly 400 guests celebrated the theme of “Fulfilling the Promise” of UCSC’s founders more than four decades ago.
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Influenza Incident Reporting
To assist with the control of H1N1 Influenza Type A (Swine Flu) on the campus, it is extremely important that the Student Health Center be able to monitor the prevalence of flu within our campus population. As a contagious disease, knowing where incidences of flu are occurring on campus is an important tool in managing…
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UCSC in the News
The New York Post and San Francisco Examiner reported on an upcoming exhibit from UCSC’s Grateful Dead Archive at the New-York Historical Society.
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Project YouCan: UC Santa Cruz joins other UC campuses by pledging to double fundraising goal for student financial support
University of California President Mark Yudof has announced that the system’s ten campuses have embarked on a four-year effort to raise $1 billion for student financial support programs.
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H1N1 Flu Shots for Students
We are pleased to announce that our first shipment of H1N1 vaccine has arrived, and we will offer UCSC students H1N1 flu shots next week by reservation only. College-age students are at higher risk for complications from H1N1 infections. This fall, two UCSC students have already been hospitalized with severe cases of pneumonia. Students living…
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Cyber security month tip, week 4: Be secure when working remotely
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The final cyber security month “tip of the week” from ITS focuses on cyber security for people who work remotely.
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Friends group to unveil National Register of Historic Places plaque
A permanent National Register of Historic Places plaque will be placed near the Cook House to recognize the campus’s historic lime-producing district.
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Loik leads international collaboration on precipitation research
Michael Loik of environmental studies is the lead scientist on an international study of precipitation that’s part of Biosphere 2.
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Open enrollment begins Thursday, October 29
The University of California Office of the President has released information regarding health insurance rates and Open Enrollment for 2010. This information may be found on the At Your Service website. Open Enrollment begins at 8 a.m., Thursday, October 29, and ends at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24. You will receive your Open Enrollment…