Author: Public Affairs
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Information and resources about strike activities on March 20, 2019
There will be a labor strike beginning 4 a.m. on March 20, and ending at 3:59 a.m. on March 21 by UPTE research support professional (RX) and technical (TX) employees.
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Announcing new campus reflection space
Our campus will soon be opening a reflection space for prayer, meditation, and contemplative practices in Quarry Plaza.
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Phased Retirement Program Update
This notice is to inform you that the Phased Retirement program is scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2019.
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Announcing Ted Warburton as interim arts dean
I am delighted to announce that Edward (Ted) Warburton, a professor of dance in our theater arts department, has been named UC Santa Cruz’s interim arts dean, effective immediately.
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Suspect arrested in laptop theft
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department would like to thank the campus community for its assistance locating a suspect in the Wednesday night theft of a backpack and laptop from McHenry Library.
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Support for undocumented members of our campus community
We write to let the undocumented members of our community know there is nothing ambiguous about our support for you.
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Staff policy PPSM 21, Selection and Appointment Implementation for Students
The UC Office of the President recently revised an important staff policy, Selection and Appointment – PPSM 21. PPSM 21 revisions include changes to the background check process, disclosure of information, and employment eligibility determinations.
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Outcome of UC negotiations with Elsevier
While we did make progress, particularly in the past few weeks, toward defining a model for open access publishing of UC research, Elsevier was ultimately unwilling to meet UC’s key goal.
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Troubling posts on social media
In the past few days on social media, deeply troubling allegations that a faculty member in the Baskin School of Engineering has harassed, discriminated, and abused students on the basis of their race, ethnicity, religion, and/or gender have surfaced.
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Reminder: Share your Strategic Academic Plan insights by March 1
Reminder: Your innovative ideas and/or suggestions must be received by Friday, March 1, for us to make a timely submission of the revision to the Academic Senate for its review.
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Update on fire at Earth and Marine Sciences Building
The Earth and Marine Sciences Building remains closed tonight, following today’s fire. With clean-up efforts underway, the campus fire marshal approved the building’s reopening for 8 a.m. Saturday—with the exception of the third and fourth floors of the C wing, which will continue to be closed until the cleanup and restoration of the area is…
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Call for proposals—Recruitment and support of undergraduates from outside California
UCSC is working to grow enrollment of undergraduate students from outside of California.