2019
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Update: 2018-19 Employee Appraisal and Merit Program
This communication provides updates on the UC Santa Cruz 2018-19 performance appraisal call for all staff and the merit program for policy-covered employees.
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Affirming the rights of our undocumented community members
We write to strongly reaffirm that UC Santa Cruz will not participate in any immigration raids and will uphold the civil and privacy rights of all of our community members regardless of immigration status.
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Kerr Road Lane Closures
As the Campus continues summer construction and repairs, Kerr Road will be closed in the coming weeks for new electrical service installation.
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The 2019 Dickens Universe explores a tale of two riots with students from South LA
One of the highlights at this year’s Dickens Universe will be a featured exhibit coming to the campus from Los Angeles along with Jacqueline Barrios, who is using a Dickens novel to explore the impact and history of the Los Angeles riots of 1992 with her high school students.
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UCSC emerita professor Angela Davis to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, The National Women’s Hall of Fame will host a weekend in New York honoring the achievements of women in the birthplace of the Women’s Rights movement. The highlight will be the induction of 10 prominent women into the Hall…
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Zoom Video Conferencing Vulnerability on Mac Devices
Zoom has assured us that the vulnerabilities are low risk and that UCSC Zoom accounts have not been exploited.
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Elsevier Access Suspended
The University of California has been out of contract with Elsevier since January, but until now the publisher continued to allow access to 2019 articles via ScienceDirect. As of today (July 10, 2019) UC’s direct access to new Elsevier articles has been discontinued.
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Volunteers sought for United Way’s Stuff the Bus campaign
The United Way is seeking volunteers to help with its annual Stuff the Bus campaign, which distributes new backpacks and school supplies to ensure students start school ready to learn with the tools they need to succeed.
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UC Santa Cruz founding faculty member Jasper Rose dies at age 89
Jasper Rose, a founding faculty member of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a professor emeritus of art and history, died on June 12, 2019, in Bath, England, where he had lived in recent years. He was 89.
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Celebrating Primo and his remarkable life as a champion of cetacean science and conservation
On Thursday June 27, 2019 Primo’s 40-year-old heart performed its last beat. For 25 years, the rhythmic pulse of his heart was central to our cetacean biology program at the Long Marine Lab campus of UC Santa Cruz.
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Seeking help in rash of thefts
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community’s help in investigating a rash of thefts that began on June 30.
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McHenry Road Lane Closures
The Campus is continuing necessary construction and repairs during the summer months, implementing road closures and affecting traffic on McHenry Road.