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Author: Jim Burns

  • Class of 2006’s commencement exercises take place June 16-18

    A former NASA astronaut, the cofounder of Apple Computer, and a member of the California Assembly will be among the featured speakers when the Class of 2006’s commencement exercises take place at the University of California, Santa Cruz on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 16-18. Parking for graduation ceremonies: allow extra time UCSC alumnus Steven…

  • UCSC recirculates portion of Draft LRDP EIR’s traffic section for public comment

    UC Santa Cruz is recirculating additional traffic analysis for public comment as part of the Draft Environmental Impact Report related to the campus’s proposed Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP). The recirculated analysis evaluates traffic conditions on sections of Highways 1 and 17, assuming full implementation of the LRDP. The additional traffic analysis is the only part…

  • UC Santa Cruz appoints seasoned advancement professional as new vice chancellor of University Relations

    Donna M. Murphy, an accomplished university advancement executive, has been selected to become the new vice chancellor of University Relations at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The announcement by Chancellor Denice D. Denton follows a national search to fill the position. Murphy will join the campus’ senior leadership team on February 21. Donna M.…

  • Chancellor Denton extends ‘comment’ period for LRDP’s Draft EIR

    Chancellor Denice D. Denton announced today (November 30) that UC Santa Cruz will extend to January 11 the time in which the public may comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report of the campus’s proposed Long Range Development Plan. Responding to a request made by the City of Santa Cruz, the extension emphasizes UCSC’s intent…

  • Denice D. Denton to be invested as UCSC’s ninth chancellor on Friday, November 4

    Denice D. Denton will be invested as the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in an afternoon ceremony on Friday, November 4. Presided over by University of California President Robert C. Dynes, the public event will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall at UCSC’s Music Center. Brief ceremony will follow…

  • Gas leak causes Hahn evacuation; building open for business first thing Thursday

    A leak of natural gas prompted UCSC fire officials on Wednesday to evacuate staff from the Hahn Student Services Building. Approximately 80 people left the building at 3:15 in the afternoon. The building was declared safe to reoccupy about an hour later. The leak was related to work being done outside the building in an…

  • UCSC completes Draft EIR related to update of campus’s Long-Range Development Plan

    UC Santa Cruz has completed work on a Draft Environmental Impact Report that assesses potential impacts related to the implementation of UCSC’s Draft 2005 Long-Range Development Plan. The Draft EIR may be reviewed at no cost at three local libraries; the draft document can also be purchased at two area copy centers. Comments sought from…

  • Día de los Muertos ceremony takes place at Santa Cruz museum on October 25

    Día de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday during which individuals, families, and communities gather together to remember and honor deceased loved ones, will be celebrated at a Santa Cruz museum on Tuesday, October 25. The event–open to the public–will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Museum of Art and History at the…

  • Campus lot reserved for people purchasing a parking permit

    To facilitate parking permit renewal for the 2005-06 academic year, TAPS is reserving Campus Facilities Lot 116 (see map) from September 16 through September 30 for those faculty, staff, students and visitors that will be going to the TAPS Sales Office to purchase a parking permit. Faculty, staff and students who applied on-line for a…

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Santa Cruz’s new year getting under way

    UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing today (Friday, September 16), in anticipation of the 2005-06 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 22. ‘Move-in’ activities begin on Friday, September 16 The fall-quarter “move in” for students living on campus continues through Sunday, September 18. (See…

  • Class of 2005’s commencement exercises begin Friday, June 10

    Commencement exercises at UC Santa Cruz will be held this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 10-12. A total of 2,346 students are candidates for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees. Also this spring, 215 students are eligible to receive master of arts or science degrees (of these students, 112 will complete UCSC’s…

  • Public workshop on October 20 will focus on first draft of UCSC’s next LRDP

    On Wednesday, October 20, UC Santa Cruz will hold the fifth in a series of public workshops as part of a multi-year effort to update the campus’s Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP). The event is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., in the Sierra Room of the University Inn, 611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. Fifth in…

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