Campus Communications
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SUA Elections Update
For those students not running for office, please note that there are plenty of opportunities to become involved throughout the elections process, including: Signing candidate petitions: -For SUA officer positions, please remember not to sign more than one candidate petition for the same position (otherwise could lead to the disqualification of a candidate). -For college…
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Meet George Blumenthal: UCSC’s 10th chancellor is focused on the campus’s future
In a recent conversation, George Blumenthal looks to the future and reflects on UCSC’s past and its evolution as a nationally ranked university. His inauguration is set for June 6.
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Chancellor sends spring message to UCSC community
In a video message to kick off the spring quarter, Chancellor George Blumenthal highlights recent achievements at UC Santa Cruz, including the fact that UCSC professors won two of 15 UC President’s Research Fellowships in the Humanities. The chancellor also hails the first-place trophy four UCSC engineering students won in a recent national robotics competition…
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Play golf June 6 and support women’s sports at UCSC
The 5th Annual Rita Walker Golf Scramble, a fundraiser for UCSC women’s sports, will take place on June 6 at DeLaveaga Golf Course. Registration is under way now.
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Registration for spring recreation classes and outings begins April 8
Activities and classes for every interest are offered by the UCSC Recreation Department. Check out the spring Recreation Guide, available online and in print. Sign-ups begin April 8.
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College Gymnastics Club is flying high
The College Gymnastics Club at UCSC participated in their third competition this year with impressive results. The men’s team took first place and the women’s took third.
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Board of Regents selects Mark Yudof to be next UC president
In a message to the UCSC community, Chancellor George Blumenthal announces the appointment of Mark G. Yudof as president of the University of California.
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Inauguration of Chancellor Blumenthal to take place Friday, June 6
We’re very pleased to share the news that the inauguration of George Blumenthal as UC Santa Cruz’s 10th Chancellor will take place on Friday, June 6, 2008. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. that day on the East Field. The inauguration, which will be highlighted by the Chancellor Blumenthal’s address, will include a traditional…
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Action Required: Educational Travel Accident Insurance for Students
The University of California has upgraded its Student Off-Campus Travel Accident Insurance coverage to an improved policy with ACE USA. When traveling to participate in off-campus activities sponsored and supervised by University faculty and/or staff (NCAA excluded), registered UC students will be covered worldwide, 24 hours a day, for a wide variety of accidents and…
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SUA Elections and Spring Quarter Announcements
I write to provide you information regarding the 2008 – 2009 Student Union Assembly (SUA) elections process as well as a few SUA Chair’s Office announcements. This spring, SUA will elect new officers, as well two-thirds of our College Representatives. We are now accepting candidate nomination petitions for the following positions: – Student Union Assembly…
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Action Required: Business Travel Accident Insurance for Faculty & Staff
The University of California has upgraded its Business Travel Accident Insurance coverage to an improved policy thru ACE USA. When traveling on official University business, faculty and staff (henceforth, employees) will now be covered worldwide, 24 hours a day, for a wide variety of accidents and incidents. The new coverage is broader and more generous…
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Update regarding campus emergency power outage
This is to provide an update and additional information regarding today’s power outage. The problem was successfully fixed at approximately 1:00 pm and power has been restored to affected areas. The outage this morning was due to an unexpected equipment failure on the 21,000-volt (21kv) electrical system that powers the upper campus. A failing underground…