April 2015
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Slugs celebrate National Volunteer Week
With National Volunteer Week April 12–18, Banana Slugs have been celebrating and sustaining the core UC Santa Cruz values of public service, social justice, and civic engagement with a series of UC Santa Cruz Alumni Volunteer Service Days across the state. Volunteers have come together to do various service projects with an emphasis on fun,…
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MLK speechwriter to give talk on civil rights movement
Clarence B. Jones, a former personal counsel, draft speech writer, and close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will deliver a free public talk about the civil rights movement on May 4.
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DANM to mark 10th anniversary with arts festival and masquerade ball
The Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. program (DANM) at UC Santa Cruz will mark the completion of its first decade on April 25 with a daylong celebratory extravaganza titled “It’s Pan-DANM-onium!”
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Staff Advisory Board Call for Nominations
The nomination period for 2015-2016 Staff Advisory Board (SAB) members is now open.
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Public Safety Alert for April 20
Members of the UC Santa Cruz community, others with valid reasons for visiting the campus, and campus neighbors are advised there is the potential for disruptions and hazards during the afternoon of Monday, April 20 because of an unsanctioned gathering known as “4-20”.
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When UCSC meets Silicon Valley, great things happen
By Lynda Rogers, Dean, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension — Every day at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, from the early morning through the late evening, the most wonderful thing happens: our students arrive.
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Faculty and staff: Help make Alumni Weekend 2015 the most memorable yet
Faculty and staff: April 23-26 will see the return of hundreds of our alumni to their “home away from home” in the redwoods. With such a large gathering at this year’s event, there are a number of ways you can support our efforts.
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Alum’s feature film heralds wildlife and landscape of Big Sur’s wild coast
Acclaimed wildlife photographers, UC Santa Cruz alumnus Kennan Ward and his wife Karen, will screen their new film “It’s a Wild Life” featuring the Big Sur coast Friday, April 17 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.
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Proposed increases to parking fees and program fares
Consistent with the campus review and approval process, this message is to notify the campus community of a proposal to increase parking fees and to solicit feedback.
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U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights investigation
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights will review the campus’s handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.
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Revisions to UC CANRA policy and updates to UC Santa Cruz CANRA website and materials
In order to comply with California State Assembly Bill 1775 (AB 1775), which went into effect on January 1, 2015, the UC Office of the President revised the UC Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) Policy, effective March 17, 2015, to reflect the new legislation.