Author: Dan White
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Understanding shari’a
Mark Fathi Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, will delve into the realities, subtleties, and richness of Islamic law and ethics at this year’s Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture during Alumni Weekend.
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Act of love
Chancellor George Blumenthal presented accomplished actress Adilah Barnes with the the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for her many artistic contributions to UC Santa Cruz. Barnes was back on campus performing in a revival of “A Raisin In The Sun.”
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Come home, Banana Slugs
Returning Banana Slugs are in for three days of fun, relaxation, nostalgia, thought-provoking discussions, sunsets, wine tasting, al fresco picnicking, and a pulse-raising ‘fun run’ through the redwoods at Alumni Weekend 2018.
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Giving Day 2018 shatters records
Giving Day 2018, a 24-hour online festival of giving, set a new high bar last week, yielding more than $600,00 with more than 6,300 gifts for 160 projects, according to preliminary tallies.
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24-hour online Giving Day returns to UC Santa Cruz
Scheduled for February 28, Giving Day 2018 is a playful competition. Generous donors will vie to help their favorite projects win challenges before the clock ticks down to midnight.
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Recognizing and applauding Slugs with ‘Year of Alumni’
This year will be a time to recognize the burgeoning numbers and oversized impact of Banana Slugs, who are thriving in fields ranging from agroecology to astrophysics to medicine.
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Art and natural history to converge at “Artstravaganza!” open house at the Kenneth S. Norris Center
Students and members of the Santa Cruz community will have a chance to learn about illustrating nature and browse through the center’s growing collection at the open house on November 4-5.
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Founders Celebration 2017: recognizing extraordinary achievement and generosity
J. Herman Blake, Linda Peterson and Carl Walsh will receive UC Santa Cruz’s highest honors at Founders Celebration Dinner at Porter Dining Hall
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Fostering understanding
An exhibition at the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz is a vivid collaboration between artists and current and former foster youth, with stories of hardship, hope and identity.
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Move-in 2017: Jittery nerves and words of wisdom
Move-in week at UC Santa Cruz was a time for parental advice, long goodbyes, meeting roommates, exploring the wooded campus and making “fast friends.”
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Chasing the eclipse
Douglas Duncan, director of the Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado, and a distinguished UC Santa Cruz astronomy grad, is leading an eclipse-watching trip to Wyoming.
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New graduates get their day in the sun at UC Santa Cruz
Spirits and graduation hats were soaring during this year’s commencement festivities on campus, drawing thousands of students and well-wishers in ceremonies throughout the weekend.