Author: Gwen Jourdonnais
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Scholarship Benefit Dinner helps bring college education within reach
UCSC’s Scholarship Benefit Dinner has become an important fundraising event providing undergraduate scholarships, internships, and research opportunities, as well as graduate fellowships.
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NAACP chairman to address King Convocation Jan. 30
Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will speak at UCSC’s 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation January 30.
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Stewardship of campus grounds is a labor of love
Grounds Services’ Site Stewardship program takes on ecological restoration and guardianship of campus land with help from volunteers.
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TAPS recognized for helping the environment
For accomplishments in reducing single-passenger auto use, the United Way honored UCSC’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) Department as a “Community Hero” at its 2007 Community Assessment Project Year 13 press conference and celebration.
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Season of giving gets under way
Whether it’s throwing a donation party to collect toys for needy children or filling Second Harvest bags with canned goods, opportunities to give will be abundant on campus this holiday season.
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Campus seeing recycling boom
Recycling has been on the upswing for the past two years, but the campus has experienced a surge in the practice since students arrived with the start of this year’s academic term.
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Campus gets a little bit ‘greener’ with three more certifications
UCSC has received three new “green” certifications from the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program, administered by the City of Santa Cruz. At the November 13 City Council meeting, the city will recognize certifications Porter/Kresge Dining Hall, Cowell
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UCSC firefighters help battle devastating Southern California blazes
UC Santa Cruz firefighters were among thousands of fire personnel who traveled to Southern California in late October to help fight the area’s deadly wildfires.
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United Way, UCSC partner to lend a helping hand
The campus United Way Campaign, which has the theme “Our Community United–Local Dollars, Local Solutions,” hopes to raise $75,000.
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Helping the ocean, one bite at a time
With the growth of an innovative program created by a pair of UC Santa Cruz graduate students, colored signs on the offerings at the fish counter are helping food shoppers combat what scientists say is one of the world’s most pressing issues: the decline
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Salaries, parking, child care are topics for Blumenthal at fall staff brown bag
Chancellor George Blumenthal updated staff on a number of ongoing campus issues and answered questions about salaries and benefits, parking costs, and child care in his first staff brown bag forum as permanent chancellor October 17.
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Resource centers join forces to build bridges
The “Building a Culture of Collaboration” resource centers cluster fair on October 17 featured speakers including Chancellor George Blumenthal and Paul Ortiz, associate professor of community studies; skits; roundtable discussions; and workshops.