Campus Communications
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New Online Fair Hiring Training Option for Staff Hires
The Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office is pleased to announce that a web-based training, “Fair Hiring: Best Practices in Staff Recruiting” is now available as an option for meeting the mandatory fair hiring training requirement. Hiring supervisors and search committee chairs are required to take the training every three years. This online training is primarily…
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UC President Yudof names post-employment benefits task force
To help the University develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to post-employment benefits, UC President Yudof has established a task force to study and recommend funding, policy and benefits design alternatives.
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Student Health Center summer services
The Student Health Center is open during the summer quarter for urgent care, follow up, and health maintenance appointments (for appointments call 459-2500). The Student Health Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; patients are received Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (except Wednesday when clinical services begin…
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‘Pledge’ commits College Eight grads to environmental, social responsibility
For more than 20 years, the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) has been spreading its message of social and environmental responsibility in the workforce at schools across the globe. This year, graduating students at one of UC Santa Cruz’s 10 undergraduate colleges will take the pledge during commencement exercises. College Eight graduates will take the Graduation…
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TAPS wins state, federal grants for replacement vehicles
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission awarded UCSC $66,000 for the purchase of two replacement 12-passenger vanpool vehicles.
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Feedback about first activation of CruzAlert system
On Thursday, May 21, the campus initiated its first activation of the CruzAlert system in response to a potential campus emergency. The campus emergency manager reports on the feedback he’s received on that activation.
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UC online college prep courses will be accessible via K-12 high-speed network
Millions of California students and teachers will gain free access to UC quality online college prep courses and online lessons through a new partnership between UC College Prep and the K-12 High Speed Network.
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Pay reductions to be implemented for UC senior managers
Colleagues: I write to share with you the attached memorandum from President Yudof to Chancellors and Executive Vice Chancellors outlining a pay reduction they will be instituting for themselves and other UC senior managers. Next week, we expect to have more information regarding other courses of action that may be taken to deal with the…
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Reduction in Library Journals Subscriptions
As we all know, the state budget crisis has had a dramatic effect on the campus budget, forcing difficult decisions about cuts to budgets and services campus-wide. Like all divisions on campus, the University Library has been informed of an impending cut for the fiscal 2009-2010 year. Taken in combination with the 3.2% permanent cut…
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We invite your nominations for UCSC Alumni Association awards
It is not too late! The deadline for submitting your nominations for the 2009-10 Distinguished Teaching and Outstanding Staff Awards, as well as the 2010-11 Alumni Achievement Award is Friday, June 12, 2009. Award descriptions, criteria, and nomination form can be found at: http://alumni.ucsc.edu/programs/awards/award_nomination.html Make your nomination today. Please feel free to contact the Alumni…
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Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost describe new budget challenges
Following last week’s rejection by voters of five ballot measures, we are bracing for another round of budget cuts to UC and our campus. These expected cuts come in the wake of $17.5 million in permanent cuts to UCSC since 2008. We now confront a series of even more difficult choices, just as we prepare…