Author: Public Affairs
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Sage Weil: Opening doors for open source
As the founder of web hosting company DreamHost, Sage Weil was already a successful entrepreneur when he came to UC Santa Cruz in 2004 to study data storage systems.
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Campus launches strategic academic planning process
We are launching a strategic academic planning process for UC Santa Cruz.
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Halloween, October 31st and days prior
On behalf of the university and the City of Santa Cruz, I encourage you to avoid downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween night and instead choose to be on campus in order to participate in one or more of the many programs offered throughout our college and residential communities.
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On-campus photography contest
The Chancellor’s Office and University Relations are sponsoring a contest to choose a photograph of UC Santa Cruz for Chancellor Blumenthal’s winter holiday card.
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Statement on incident in library
I was disheartened to see the video of three students at McHenry Library on Sunday demanding that another group of students who might hold different political opinions leave the building, but I commend university staff for their handling of the situation
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‘Where Have All the Leaders Gone?’
The Center for Cultural Studies and the Institute for Humanities Research will present “Where Have All the Leaders Gone?”–a guest lecture by Duke University professor and author Michael Hardt–on Friday, October 27, at Kresge Town Hall.
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Retiree health benefits
To preserve the retiree health-benefits program for current and future retirees, UC must evaluate options to manage costs.
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Updates on fire in Santa Cruz Mountains
The UC Santa Cruz Office of Emergency Services (OES) is monitoring the fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains and will provide updates on the campus homepage as appropriate.
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Campus review of the draft Crime Awareness and Campus Security (CLERY Act) policy
The Office of the President invites comments on a proposed new policy for Crime Awareness and Campus Security (Clery Act).
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Great Shakeout CruzAlert exercise
Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:19 a.m. on October 19 during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills.
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SAB Fall Chancellor Forum
All UCSC staff are invited to the SAB sponsored Fall Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal on Thursday, November 2nd from 12pm to 1:30pm in the Kresge Town Hall.
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Celebrating our faculty chairs
Next week we will be celebrating the academic excellence of UC Santa Cruz with our inaugural Convocation of Chairs.