Author: Public Information Office
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Time to Renew Wellness Cards for OPERS Facility Access
It is time for faculty and staff to renew or purchase OPERS Wellness Cards for the 2008-09 academic year. The Wellness Card provides access to the OPERS facilities when they are open for recreational activity. This includes the 50-meter pool; the Wellness Center with cardio equipment and weights; tennis courts; handball/racquetball courts; the gyms, and…
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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Campus Elections Results
I write to inform you of the Spring 2008 Campus Elections results. We had an undergraduate voter turnout of 32.62%. The graduate voter turnout was 12.85%. The combined voter turnout was 30.82%. In summary: Measure 34 – Sustaining the Student Media Voice – PASSED: Creates a new fee of $4.14 per student/per quarter beginning Fall…
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Non-strike activities this week
As was communicated to the UCSC community last week, University of California officials and representatives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union have jointly announced that they are returning to the bargaining table to continue negotiations for new labor contracts for the more than 20,000 UC patient care and service workers…
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Intellectual Forum on Community TV
UCSC’s inaugural Intellectual Forum will be broadcast on Community TV of Santa Cruz County several times in June.
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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Action Required: Registration for Business Travel Accident Insurance
Since announcing the Program a few months ago, we have been heartened by the level of participation in UC’s newly-improved Business Travel Accident Insurance Program. Summer is now upon us with the usual increase in UC travel frequency. For anyone with UC-related travel plans this summer, including those that involve students, please remember to go…
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Campus community asked to participate in carpool survey
A group of students and researchers associated with Psychology 217, “Technology Benefiting Humanity,” have conceptualized a new carpool-on-demand service that could provide on-the-spot ride-matching using mobile phone technology. Considering dramatically rising fuel prices, as well as heightened concern about greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, we are interested in assessing the potential for this program…
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Students rally in support of cancer research, education
Led by senior Kevin Louie, students held a Relay Rally in support of the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life in May.
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Recreation Department offers new summer youth program
The UCSC Recreation Department is expanding its service to the community by offering a Teen Adventure Camp and a Youth Explorer Camp.
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AFSCME strike rescinded
University of California officials and representatives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union have jointly announced that they will be returning to the bargaining table to continue negotiations for new labor contracts for the more than 20,000 UC patient care and service workers that AFSCME represents. The union will not be…
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AFSCME strike on June 4-5
In a message to the UCSC community, Campus Provost David Kliger writes about an announced strike by the AFSCME union on June 4-5.