November 2023
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Open enrollment ends Friday at 5 p.m. UC
This is a reminder that Open Enrollment (OE) ends this Friday, November 17, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time. All OE elections for faculty and staff should be made via UCPath. Please visit the Open Enrollment web page where you can view previously recorded information sessions and register for the last live UC Santa Cruz Open…
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Central Coast K-16 Education Collaborative receives $18.1 million grant to revolutionize student pathways and bridge equity gaps
The Central Coast K-16 Regional Collaborative has been awarded an $18.1 million, three-year grant through California’s Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) to establish new or expand existing pathways for career opportunities and to address long-standing equity gaps for students across the region.
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UCSC’s 2023 United Way Employee Campaign now underway
2023 UCSC United Way campaign has officially launched. The 2023 campaign – United in Purpose – centers the increased impact we can have when we come together, united in a common goal.
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New open access course – data-driven animation for science communication
The Teaching & Learning Center at UC Santa Cruz is delighted to announce that Dr. Jessica Kendall-Bar has created an open access version of her Data-Driven Animation for Science Communication course, which is now freely available on the Coursera platform.
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A major new site expansion at Lick Observatory is on the horizon
Lick Observatory’s positioning in the Northern Hemisphere enables observation of a substantial portion of the Milky Way galaxy where there are a multitude of stars, billions of potential sites for life. Making Lick Observatory a perfect home for PANOSETI, or “Panoramic SETI or Pulse All-sky Near Infrared Optical SETI.”
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UC Santa Cruz welcomes new director of Audit and Management Advisory Services
Amy Kozak has been named UC Santa Cruz’s new director of Audit and Management Advisory Services. She started her role Monday, November 13.
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UC Santa Cruz students host second annual Student Climate Conference
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at UC Santa Cruz’s Rachel Carson College, the UC Santa Cruz Climate Coalition is hosting a Student Climate Conference, with student panels, academic posters, and art from graduate and undergraduate students from not just UC Santa Cruz but other California colleges and universities.
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UCSC Humanities Division welcomes 11 new faculty members
The Humanities Division is proud to announce the recent hires of 11 outstanding new faculty members whose disciplines range from Critical Race & Ethnic Studies (CRES) to the History of Consciousness, Philosophy, Languages and Applied Linguistics.
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University Center Bistro now open for weekday lunch service
University Center Bistro has opened its doors for lunch Monday through Friday above the College Nine/John R. Lewis dining hall, giving faculty, staff, and students a new dining experience to enjoy on campus this fall.
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Veteran students excel with Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship
The Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship was established to support veteran students at UC Santa Cruz. Devin Burkland and Dan Palance are this year’s recipients.