Campus Communications
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RSVP for Staff Barbecue by Wednesday, May 20
The deadline to RSVP for the staff barbecue lunch is Wednesday, May 20.
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Gymnastics Club hosts first meet
The College Gymnastics Club hosted its first at-home meet in April. Called “The Banana Slug Salto,” the event brought gymnasts from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Oregon State, and SF City College to compete in Santa Cruz.
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Offensive Graffiti found on Campus
Recently, unfortunate incidents have occurred on our UCSC campus. Two acts of offensive graffiti were found, one at Oakes and the other at Porter College. Sadly, this often occurs in our society and serves only to fuel tensions concerning issues of difference. It is especially upsetting when incidents like these happen within our own campus…
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Formal Review: Proposal to Renew Policy on Supplement to Military Pay
The University invites your comments on the proposed two-year renewal of the Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, which is scheduled to end on June 30, 2008. Under this policy, the University compensates eligible employees for the difference between their University base pay and military pay and allowances until the end of the employee’s active…
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McHenry Library Addition Now Open
After a successful move over Spring Break, McHenry Library reopened for business as planned on March 31st and is back on its normal school session schedule. The addition will be McHenry Library for the next phase, while the old building is renovated. During this period, while we are squeezed into half of our normal space…
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Reminder about two staff events
The Staff Advisory Board wants to remind staff about two events–one today and one tomorrow. Staff are invited to attend an open forum and meet this year’s UC staff advisors to the Regents, Lynda Brewer and Bill Johansen. The forum will take place on Monday, May 5, from noon to 1:15 p.m. in Room 210…
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Write-In Candidacy Update for SUA Officer Positions
All Nomination Petitions must be submitted by Wednesday, May 7th at 5pm to the Student Union Assembly office in the Student Union. All candidates are required to attend one of three Candidate Orientation meetings. Orientations are mandatory after all paperwork is in and orientations are STRONGLY recommended before beginning to campaign. These meetings will be…
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2007-08 Annual Call for Performance Appraisals
I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career staff employees and are an essential component of a successful performance management program. I ask for your full participation in making this another record year in the performance completion rate for each division. We had a 95%…
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Summer 2008 Orientation – Dates Update
Each year the campus officially welcomes new students and their families and guests during Summer Orientation. Summer Orientation represents the first step toward a student’s academic and social transition into university life, eventually leading to graduation and becoming a UC Santa Cruz alumnus! On behalf of new UC Santa Cruz students and their families, we…
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Spring 2008 Campus Elections
I write to announce that the sample ballot for the Spring 2008 Campus Elections is now available for your review at http://elections.ucsc.edu/. Please take a moment to review this year’s ballot which includes the following: Measure 34: Sustaining the Student Media Voice Measure 35: Student Health Center Green Building Fee Measure 37: Support GIIP: Undergraduate…
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Jack Baskin School of Engineering Dean Search
As many of you are aware, the first round of interviews for a new Jack Baskin School of Engineering Dean did not result in a successful hire. The Search Committee will now re-evaluate the pool of candidates, including applications that were received after the initial review date. Depending on the outcome of that review, a…
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César Chávez Convocation to honor late labor leader, civil rights activist
The Fifth Annual César Chávez Convocation will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at UCSC’s College Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room.