Author: Public Affairs

Elizabeth Irwin, director of Public Information and Publications, will speak on the topic "UC Santa Cruz: Connecting with Our Community" at a meeting of the UCSC Women’s Club on Wednesday, January 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at University House. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call (408) 459-2501. The…

Ray Collett has stepped down from his administrative role as director of UCSC’s Arboretum. On January 1, Professor Collett became the Arboretum’s director emeritus. He retains his faculty position as professor of natural sciences and will maintain an active teaching schedule. In honor of Collett’s more than 30 years of service to the Arboretum and…

A new television program featuring the best of lectures and programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is being broadcast on Community TV, Channel 72, beginning January 4. The show, UCSC Forum, features lectures and performances by UCSC faculty and prominent guest speakers. The show airs at 8 p.m. each Sunday with a rebroadcast…

José Augusto Lindgren Alves, consul general of Brazil in San Francisco (left), chats with associate professor of literature Lourdes Martinez-Echazabal and social sciences dean Martin Chemers at a reception celebrating the Brazilian government’s support of Portuguese language classes at UCSC. Through a unique funding arrangement made possible by the Brazilian government, UCSC will begin offering…

Recruitments have opened for two senior administrative positions at UCSC: executive vice chancellor and vice chancellor for university relations. Both recruitments are national in scope, and members of the campus community are encouraged to participate in the searches by identifying and nominating qualified candidates. The EVC recruitment follows Michael Tanner’s announcement earlier this year that…

About a dozen physicists, engineers, and technicians from UCSC are among those who will participate in an international scientific collaboration to build a new high-energy particle accelerator and associated detectors near Geneva, Switzerland. Officials with the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation signed an agreement last week to invest more than $500…

Encouraged by the success of a temporary attendant-assisted parking program at the East Remote lot, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) staff plan to start a similar program at one of the Science Hill parking lots. "Science Hill has tremendous parking demand and not many opportunities for building more parking lots," said TAPS director Larry Pageler.…

Norrie’s Gifts at the Arboretum is offering a 10 percent discount on all items in the store and all succulent plants exclusively to faculty and staff for one evening only on Monday, December 15, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Gift wrapping is free. Norrie’s is also open as usual Tuesdays through Saturdays and Sundays from…

A new policy regarding background checks of prospective university employees also applies to current UCSC employees who are transferred, promoted, or reclassified into critical positions. Background investigations may include a check of an individual’s criminal history, credit history, and/or verification of a license, certificate, or degree required for employment. The policy, which took effect November…

VICE CHANCELLOR – UNIVERSITY RELATIONS SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP JOB # 97-11-41 FULL TIME/CAREER SALARY COMMENSURATE WITH QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE The University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice Chancellor – University Relations. This is an outstanding career opportunity for an individual seeking a key leadership role in a rapidly…

Colorful clumps and chains of galaxies zoom past as the viewer flies through a chunk of the cosmos. The latest sci-fi epic from Hollywood? No, it’s serious scientific research, which the country’s top astrophysics journal soon will publish in video form. The video displays simulations of the evolution of galactic structure in the universe, carried…

SEARCH COMMITTEE, Vice Chancellor, University Relations R. Michael Tanner, Executive Vice Chancellor (chair) Julia Armstrong-Zwart, Assistant Chancellor – Human Resources Murray Baumgarten, Professor, English & Comparative Literature Donald Brenneis, Professor and Chair, Anthropology Janice Corriden, Dean, University Extension and Summer Sessions James Gill, Associate Vice Chancellor – Research M.R.C. Greenwood, Chancellor (ex officio) Edward Houghton,…