Campus Communications
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CruzPay Student Employee Rollout
We are writing to provide you with additional information on the upcoming plans to bring student employees into the CruzPay electronic time reporting system. As the next phase of CruzPay implementation, approximately 2,300 student employees in non-academic positions will begin using CruzPay during spring quarter 2008. CruzPay has been configured to support multiple jobs (assignments)…
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Proposed Revisions to Performance Management Review Process
UCOP is undergoing formal review of the proposed new Performance Management Review Process policy for Officers of the University. The proposed policy is the result of a collaborative effort of the Joint Academic Senate/Administration Task Force (comprised of campus faculty representation and members from the Academic Senate, Office of the President and campus administrators) formed…
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Alumni associations name Laird Legislator of the Year
UC Santa Cruz alumnus John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, was named Legislator of the Year by the Alumni Associations of University of California.
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Cattle moo-ve in
Grounds Services manages a contract with a local cattle rancher to bring cattle to campus at different times of the year.
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Jessica Fiske Bailey appointed assistant vice provost for Undergraduate Education
Jessica Fiske Bailey has now been given formally the title of assistant vice provost for Undergraduate Education, a role she has been filling unofficially since July 2007.
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Sign up for fresh, organic produce from the UCSC Farm
The UCSC Farm is enrolling members in this year’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. By purchasing a “share” of the season’s harvest, members receive a box of fresh-picked, organic fruits and vegetables every week for 22 weeks.
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Court issues order on Science Hill protest
In a preliminary injunction issued yesterday, Santa Cruz County Superior Court enjoined seven defendants and others from lodging in trees occupied since November 7 on Science Hill. The court’s order affirms that this tree occupation was and is unlawful and not, as some have claimed, protected free speech. The injunction (http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/protest/biomedical/prelim-injunction_03-10-08.pdf) prohibits not only the…
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New Associate Dean in the Graduate Studies Division
It is my pleasure to announce that Professor Tyrus Miller has accepted the position of Associate Dean in the Graduate Studies Division. Tyrus arrived in 1999 as a scholar of European modernisms and avant-garde movements. He earned his Ph.D. at Stanford and taught for four years at Yale University in the departments of English, Comparative…
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Two UCSC scientists appointed to Ocean Protection Council advisory team
Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), and Mark Carr, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, have been appointed to the California Ocean Protection Council’s Science Advisory Team.
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UCSC Dining warms the crowd at Chowder Cook-Off
Teams from UCSC Dining Services competed in the 26th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off and Festival on Saturday, February 23.