Campus Communications
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Annual Call–Performance Appraisals/Performance Management Program
I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career employees and are an essential component of a successful performance management program. I ask for your full participation in making this a record year in the performance appraisal completion rate for each division. As we have all…
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Three major events on campus on Tuesday, May 22
Tuesday will be an especially busy–and stimulating–day on the UCSC campus, as three major events are taking place in the afternoon and early evening. All three of these events are free and open to the public. Please use campus shuttles and buses to the extent possible to attend any or all of these activities. Thank…
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Staff “Brown Bag” Postponed
The Staff “Brown Bag” meeting with Acting Chancellor Blumenthal, scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, has been postponed until early July. The chancellor is unable to attend that day due to unforeseen circumstances. As soon as a date, time, and location of the July “brown bag” meeting with staff are known, a message will share those…
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Clean Air Month and Bike to Work Week 2007
I am writing to invite all students, staff, and faculty to participate in celebrating Clean Air Month and Bike To Work/School Week this month. UC Santa Cruz has a long tradition of concern and action regarding local and global environmental issues. Recent media attention toward regional traffic congestion, rising fossil fuel costs, and the impacts…
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Employees required to complete ‘ethics briefing’ by June 15
During the week of May 7, many UCSC Academic & Staff employees were scheduled to receive an email from ethics@ucsc.edu reminding them to complete a 30 minute on-line Ethics Briefing. The purpose of this briefing is to familiarize all UC employees with the Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, which the Regents…
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Astronomer Garth Illingworth testifies on Capitol Hill
Garth Illingworth, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, testified before a congressional subcommittee last week at a hearing on NASA’s space science programs.
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New UCOP labor data doesn’t impact UCSC’s wage proposals
UC’s Office of the President late last week provided the 10-campus UC system with a written update regarding ongoing negotiations with AFSCME over salary increases for lower-paid employees. The message, which may be viewed here, presented labor-market information compiled by UCOP that places custodian wages at UCSC above the current market average. This new information…
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Message from Vice Provost, Larry Merkley – CruzMail Update
I write to update you on recent developments regarding our CruzMail email system. Over the last six months, many of you have experienced significant email disruptions. In my view, these email disruptions are simply unacceptable. Personally and on behalf of the ITS Division, I apologize and thank you for your patience and understanding. I’d like…
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Campus Phone Number Prefix Change
We write to update you about a change in the campus assigned phone numbers. Beginning June 2007 campus phone numbers with the prefix ‘502’ will be assigned to newly hired faculty and staff e.g., (831) 502-1234. The campus assigns phone numbers that begin with the ‘502’ prefix to student residences. The decision to expand the…
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RSVP to Staff Appreciation Breakfast
The Staff Advisory Board would like to invite all UCSC staff employees to join us for our annual Pancake Breakfast; Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal will be there to express appreciation for the great work staff contributes to the campus throughout the year. This year’s breakfast will take place on Tuesday, May 15, from 7:30 to…
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UCSC spotlighted in higher ed sustainability web site
UC Santa Cruz is the spotlight campus on the web site of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
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Information on Sharing Copyrighted Materials
Copying and sharing copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright owner is a violation of federal law. To comply with the law and to protect yourself from possible litigation, we strongly encourage you to remove illegally obtained copyrighted material from your computer, and to stop downloading copyrighted material illegally if you do so now. As…