Author: Public Affairs
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Community Crime Bulletin: Mail theft on campus
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department has received multiple reports of mail theft from residents in Family Student Housing (FSH) in the past couple weeks.
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Staff Mentorship Program applications deadline extended
The application for the Staff Mentorship Program has been extended to Wednesday, September 30. The pilot program is a volunteer effort that will pair more experienced UC Santa Cruz staff with newer staff who are seeking professional development mentorship.
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City replacing water main valve
The City of Santa Cruz Water Department is planning to replace a water main valve, a major project that will begin on Tuesday, September 22.
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Important Notice – Annual campus Move In
This week we are preparing to welcome more than 8,500 residential students to our community. University Housing will open their doors for occupancy beginning Thursday, September 17, and student Move In will continue through Sunday, September 20.
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Dean of the Arts Division named president of University of the Arts
We write to share news with you that the University of the Arts has announced David Yager as its next president and CEO. David, who has served our campus as dean of the Division of Arts since 2009, will assume this new post in Philadelphia on January 15.
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Application deadline approaching for Cowell College Provost position
As a reminder, the Division of Undergraduate Education is undertaking a search during 2015-16 for a part-time faculty administrator.
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Ask them anything: gaming researchers host Reddit AMA
Gaming researchers host a Reddit AMA on making games more findable and expressive using computer science.
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This is UC Santa Cruz
News roundup from UC Santa Cruz in the fall ’15 UC Santa Cruz Review
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An Alumni Weekend to remember
Alumni Weekend in April celebrated and honored UC Santa Cruz’s 50th anniversary in fittingly grand style.
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AlumnEye
Dale “Eddie” Kinnamon had to stop to try to capture the most spectacular sunset he havd ever witnessed.
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Celebrate 50 years young
UC Santa Cruz started in 1965 as an unconventional place that pushed against the stodginess of educational institutions, a place where innovation—no matter how messy—was part of the campus’s DNA. Our celebrations of the campus’s 50th anniversary—a year of festivities, reunions, talks, and collaborations—have been sensational successes.
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About the cover
Catherine Ramírez, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies and director of the campus’s Chicano Latino Research Center, is among the hundreds of UC Santa Cruz faculty whose bold ideas push boundaries and challenge assumptions.