Author: Jim Burns
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Mark Christensen, second chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, dies at 73
Mark N. Christensen, second chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a distinguished professor at UC Berkeley for almost four decades, died today (October 2) at his home in Carmel. He served as chancellor from July 1974 through January 1976. Services are pending for Christensen, who succumbed to cancer at the age of…
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New academic year underway; instruction begins on Thursday, September 25
The first day of classes in the 2003-04 school year at UC Santa Cruz is Thursday, September 25. Students began moving into university housing on Thursday, September 18, and will do so through Sunday, September 21. (See attached schedule for photo opportunities.) Editor’s Advisory Here are some facts and figures about this year’s student body…
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UC Santa Cruz revokes fraternity’s ‘recognition’ over fish incident
UC Santa Cruz announced today that it has “revoked recognition” of the Delta Omega Chi fraternity over an incident last month that resulted in the death of a campus koi fish. The revocation, which is permanent, means that the campus has severed all ties to the fraternity. Without UCSC affiliation, the fraternity will no longer…
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Class of 2003’s commencement exercises begin Friday, June 13
UCSC’s commencement exercises will be held this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 13-15. Approximately 2,000 (2,009) students are candidates this spring for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees. Also this spring, 116 students are eligible to receive master of arts or science degrees, and 54 students are candidates for doctorates. A small…
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UCSC faculty vote to oppose war in Iraq
UCSC’s Academic Senate, holding its winter-quarter meeting today (Wednesday, February 19), voted overwhelmingly for a resolution opposing “unilateral U.S. military intervention in Iraq.” The vote was 58-0 with two members of the senate abstaining. Adopted resolution Brought to the floor by Assistant Professor Paul Ortiz of UCSC’s Community Studies Department and amended by faculty members,…
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UC Santa Cruz offers resources to students displaced by off-campus fire
UC Santa Cruz officials are encouraging students displaced by a fire in an off-campus co-op on Sunday to use university resources to secure replacement housing. In addition, they are putting the word out to displaced students to attend a meeting that will take place Tuesday (February 4). An estimated 30 UCSC students were living in…
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Move-in starts September 12 at UCSC; classes begin September 18
The first day of classes in the 2002-03 school year at UCSC is Wednesday, September 18. Students are scheduled to move into university housing between Thursday, September 12, and Sunday, September 15. (See schedule, below, for photo opportunities.) Here are some facts and figures about this year’s student body, UCSC’s newest college, new academic programs…
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Class of 2002’s commencement exercises begin Friday, June 7
A number of graduation celebrations, the first of which starts a day earlier, are also planned UCSC’s class of 2002 will participate in commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 7-9. Approximately 1,900 (1,896) students are candidates this spring for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees; 58 are to receive master of arts…
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Longtime UCSC historian named provost of UCSC’s Oakes College
Pedro Castillo, a longtime professor at UC Santa Cruz, has been named provost of the campus’s Oakes College. His three-year appointment, which takes effect July 1, was announced today by Lynda Goff, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education at UCSC. Castillo succeeds David Anthony, who has served as provost since 1996. Castillo has been…
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Elizabeth Penaat, former vice chancellor of UCSC, dies at 68
She was one of the first women in the U.S. to head the business operations of a university Elizabeth A. Penaat, a founding member of UC Santa Cruz’s administrative staff who later became a vice chancellor on campus, died on Thursday, April 25, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz after a lengthy illness. She was…
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UCSC expanding university housing with purchase of adjoining apartment complex
Purchase of Laureate Court Apartments would provide housing for faculty and staff The University of California, Santa Cruz, is planning to add 64 units to its housing inventory this summer with the anticipated purchase of an apartment complex that is adjacent to the campus’s main entrance. UCSC’s planned purchase of the Laureate Court Apartments, which…
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Editor’s Advisory: UC Regents will visit UCSC on February 13-14
Members of the University of California Board of Regents will visit the UC Santa Cruz campus on Wednesday, February 13, and Thursday, February 14. During their visit, the Regents will tour the campus and hear an overview of the campus’s programs and goals. The Regents periodically visit different campuses in the UC system. Such visits…