Campus Communications
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Cowell College Provosts announce memorial for Sergio Zamora
We are saddened at the death of Cowell student Sergio Zamora, who passed away at his home on April 9. Sergio entered Cowell as a first-year student in the fall of 2007 and had taken a leave of absence for winter quarter due to serious illness. Friends and teachers of Sergio are invited to a…
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Spring Open Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal
The Staff Advisory Board will host the Spring-quarter Staff “Brown Bag” Open Forum with Chancellor George Blumenthal on Tuesday, May 6, from 12 to 1:15 p.m., in the Stevenson Event Center. This is the final Open Staff Forum with George Blumenthal for the 2007-08 academic year. Please bring your questions and participate in the forum.…
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2007 Campus Sustainability Assessment released
Last year we announced the launch of UCSC’s first Campus Sustainability Assessment. We are now pleased to announce its completion. To download the report, please visit the campus sustainability website: http://sustainability.ucsc.edu The report helps us and the larger community better understand our sustainability related successes and identifies areas for improvement in sustainability efforts. It also…
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UCSC students, staff invited to enter inauguration greeting contest
As you know, George Blumenthal will be inaugurated as UCSC’s tenth chancellor in a public ceremony on campus during the morning of Friday, June 6. One of the inaugural traditions we are incorporating into the program is the academic procession by faculty. It is also the very strong desire of our committee–and of the chancellor–to…
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Campus hosts Black Brown Roundtable
Activists from within and outside the university came together April 19 to discuss relations among African Americans and Latinos.
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Nominations for 2009 Alumni Association Awards
Nominations are open now through May 9, 2008, for next year’s UCSC Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement, Distinguished Teaching, and Outstanding Staff awards. Please help us identify an outstanding member of the faculty, an exemplary staff member, and an accomplished UCSC graduate who represents the campus at its best. Nominate online and find more information at…
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Message to faculty and staff about ‘4-20’
April 20th (4-20) has become known nationwide as the date when people gather to communally smoke marijuana in an expression of support for the reform of marijuana laws. In recent years, thousands of people have gathered on the UCSC campus to participate in this event. The University does not condone, support or otherwise sanction this…
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Message to students about ‘4-20’
UCSC is committed to providing a safe, healthy environment in which our students, staff and faculty can thrive. To that end, I write to you regarding a non-University sanctioned event that has become concerning for our community. Often referred to as “Four-Twenty” or “4/20,” this event revolves around the use of marijuana and other illegal…
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UCSC launches expanded Battery Recycling Program on Earth Day
The campus Department of Environmental Health and Safety and Physical Plant Recycling will officially launch an expanded UCSC Battery Recycling Program on Tuesday, April 22–Earth Day. “The goal of the Battery Recycling Program is to make it easy and convenient for you to recycle campus-generated batteries,” said April Casper, hazardous waste manager for Environmental Health…
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Education leaders decry potential state budget slash
Chancellor Blumenthal joined the presidents of Cabrillo College and California State University, Monterey Bay, and the Superintendent of the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in news conference at Cabrillo College April 14, calling for continued stat
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Cowell Dining Hall to close temporarily for seismic upgrades, enhanced options
The Cowell Dining Hall will be out of service and under construction from May 3, 2008, through March 2009 to improve dining options and to make required seismic upgrades.
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TAPS Bike Shuttle Expands to Second Location
The UCSC Bike Shuttle program is expanding. New service from the University Inn will begin today. UCSC affiliates can use the new service by riding their bikes to the pick-up location at 611 Ocean Street. Bike Shuttle service is reserved for passengers that load a bike onto the trailer; those without bikes may not ride.…