December 2011
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Music professor offers first in-depth look at jazz icon Carla Bley
A new book by UC Santa Cruz music professor Amy Beal marks the first comprehensive look at the music and influence of Carla Bley—an innovative American composer and performer who has surprisingly been overlooked in the field of jazz studies.
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Environmental Studies faculty stands up for experiential education
Faculty in UCSC’s Environmental Studies program have teamed up to launch a fundraiser to protect the future of its experiential education courses.
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UCSC alumnus named to UC Board of Regents
Chancellor Blumenthal announces the appointment of UCSC graduate Kenneth Feingold to the UC Board of Regents.
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Kenneth Feingold to serve as UCSC’s fourth alumni Regent
A UC Santa Cruz graduate will have a presence on the University of California Board of Regents for the first time in seven years. This week, Kenneth A. Feingold (Cowell, ’71, history) was named the fourth UCSC alumnus to represent the campus on the Board of Regents.
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Incident at Porter Circle concluded; campus issuing ‘all clear’ notice
Friday, December 9, 2:20 pm: Campus emergency personnel are responding a report of a suspicious backpack in the Porter circle near the entrance to the college. People are advised to avoid that area until further notice. A CruzAlert has been posted on the campus home page and will be updated as more is known.
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UC staff advisors visit UCSC for meetings
Penny Herbert and Kevin Smith, UC staff advisors to the Board of Regents, spent two days at UC Santa Cruz this week for meetings with Chancellor Blumenthal and campus and university-wide groups.
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Parking permit renewals
Please read this so that you can have your parking permit current for 2012.
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Community Crime Bulletin
A series of 10 backpack thefts from dining halls and the East Field House has occurred over the past two weeks.
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UCSC Arts and Humanities faculty win USA fellowships
Two UCSC faculty are among the 50 writers, dancers, musicians, filmmakers and other artists nationwide who have been awarded $50,000 USA fellowships grants.
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Education researchers win $2 million grant to prepare teachers who help English learners
Education researchers at UC Santa Cruz have received nearly $2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education to develop methods of training prospective elementary school teachers how to best teach English to English learners while also teaching grade-level content.
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Free computers help community college students improve skills
In the first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use, UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie found that when students had access to a computer at home their grades went up along with — not surprisingly — their computer skills.
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UCSC in the News
News outlets and wire services around the country wrote about Congress naming a meeting room for alumnus Gabe Zimmerman, who was killed in the shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Washington Post, Politico, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Santa Cruz Patch wrote about it along with the Tucson Citizen, The Hill, and others.