Campus Communications
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Arts Dean Finalists, Campus Visits
On behalf of the Arts Dean Search Committee, I am very happy to announce that the following individuals will be visiting our campus as finalists for the Arts Dean position. * Laurie Beth Clark, visiting April 21-22 Professor and Vice Provost, University of Wisconsin, Madison * David Yager, visiting April 23-24 Professor and Executive Director,…
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Controlled Burns at the Arboretum
The UCSC Arboretum will be conducting a controlled agricultural burn on Thursday April 17, from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., weather permitting. The burn will take place at the North East corner of the New Zealand Garden (near the western edge of the farm). Some drift smoke will be generated in the area. However, the materials to…
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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.…
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Digital Arts & New Media building taking shape
Iron workers at the Digital Arts/New Media building construction site perform structural welds on beam-to-column connections in mid-April.
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Local chef to cater Retirees Association lunch May 6
Join the UCSC Retirees Association for lunch on May 6 catered by Chef Jozseph Schultz.
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Recruitment Management System – Phase II Implementation
In September 2005 the Staff Human Resources implemented Phase I of the Recruitment Management System (RMS) which replaced the manual paper-based process utilized to facilitate Open and Campus-Only recruitments. Phase II implementation is scheduled to begin May 15, 2008. This roll out will include Non-Recruitment and Waiver of Recruitment processing capabilities as well as general…