Campus Communications

On behalf of the Campus Sustainability Council and the Student Environmental Center, I invite you to attend the Sixth Annual Campus Earth Summit Friday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stevenson Event Center. As we move into the 21st Century, we have incredible opportunities to incorporate sustainability into every aspect of…

I wish to invite you to join me at UCSC’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on February 20, featuring Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Rep. Waters has been in the forefront of efforts to guarantee voting rights, rebuild New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and encourage congressional oversight of our nation’s policy in…

We write to inform you of a leadership transition in the Arts Division. Edward Houghton, who has admirably served as Dean of the Division of the Arts for the past 15 years, will return to teaching and research at the conclusion of the current academic year. Dean Houghton has served with tremendous distinction during his…

We are writing to apprise you with an update regarding the 2006/07 Faculty and Staff Print Directory. The print directory was published and distributed to all faculty and staff during the first week of December 2006. At that time, we became aware that certain individual listings were accidently omitted from the final data extract. As…

With mixed feelings, we write to inform you that the UC Board of Regents today appointed UCSC Engineering Dean Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang as the next chancellor of UC Merced. We are sorry to lose Dean Kang, who has led the Baskin School of Engineering with distinction since 2001, but we are thrilled about his appointment…

I am sorry to report that we have learned that longtime UCSC economist Richard Musgrave, regarded as the founder of modern public finance, died earlier this week. Richard, who was an adjunct professor on campus for many years, was 96. As his colleagues noted upon his passing, Richard was a “giant” in the field, focusing…

Along with a large portion of the Santa Cruz area, the campus experienced a complete power outage today, Tuesday, January 16, starting at 8:47 a.m. and lasting until 9:58 a.m. PG&E reports the cause as a fault at their Paul Sweet Substation, and estimates that the outage affected approximately 20,000 of the utility’s customers. The…

It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that one of our most distinguished faculty members, Donald Osterbrock, died suddenly on Thursday. An eminent astronomer, leading authority on the history of astronomy, and former director of UC’s Lick Observatory, Don was 82. A professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics, Don was on…

The Payroll Office is pleased to announce that the monthly Statement of Earnings for those employees receiving their payroll through direct deposit will be available online from the secure and confidential UC At Your Service online web site (AYSO). Online Statement of Earnings are available for viewing for payroll payment dates beginning on or after…

We are delighted to announce that the offices of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title IX/Sexual Harassment, and the Ombudsman will again report directly to the Chancellor’s Office. Day-to-day oversight will be with Assistant Chancellor/Chief of Staff Ashish Sahni. It is important to note that these three offices are responsible for areas the entire campus cares…

As you may know, during 2006-07 Staff Human Resources is taking an opportunity to update our campus preparedness and response to potential violence in the workplace. Thus far, we have revised the UCSC Workplace Violence Policy and Procedures and sponsored five (5) briefings on Violence in the Workplace for UCSC managers and supervisors. Now, we…