Campus Communications
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UC appoints Michael Bolte director of UC Observatories/Lick Observatory
The University of California has appointed Michael Bolte, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, as the director of UC Observatories/Lick Observatory (UCO/Lick). The appointment, effective as of July 1, was announced jointly today (October 27) by UC Provost Rory Hume and UCSC Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal. Michael Bolte (Photo: Tim Stephens) UC…
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Visit to UCSC by UC Regents
Yesterday marked the end of a successful visit by UC Regents and other guests to the UC Santa Cruz campus. This was a major event that will provide long-term benefit to UCSC. We were proud to present representative campus distinctions, showcasing students and faculty whose scholarly and interdisciplinary work is both innovative and beneficial to…
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UC Regents approve Long-Range Development Plan
I am gratified to announce that at their meeting in San Francisco yesterday, the UC Regents voted unanimously to approve the UCSC 2005-2020 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). (See story.) This outcome is the culmination of both campus-wide and community-wide efforts that spanned almost four years. I want to…
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LRDP message from George Blumenthal
As you may already have read in last week’s news reports, UCSC has submitted its 2005 – 2020 Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for consideration by the UC Regents at their meeting of September 19 – 21. At that meeting, I will ask the Regents to approve my recommendation that the…
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UC Santa Cruz’s new year getting under way
UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing on Friday (September 15), in anticipation of the 2006-07 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 21. ‘Move-in’ activities began on Friday, September 15. Above, Alyssamarie Guijo of Castro Valley and Anna Tuazon of Fremont, best friends from high…
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UC Santa Cruz chancellor will recommend lower enrollment in Final LRDP
UC Santa Cruz Acting Chancellor George R. Blumenthal will recommend reducing UCSC’s proposed potential enrollment to 19,500 when he presents the campus’s 2005-2020 Long-Range Development Plan to the UC Regents later in September. Compared with the earlier suggested enrollment limit of 21,000 students, this represents a 25 percent reduction in the number of additional students…
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Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program Update
As announced earlier, the University has implemented a two-year Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program effective July 1, 2008. All regular status (non-probationary career) staff employees and all academic personnel (except those in faculty and student academic titles and Postdoctoral Scholars) with appointments of at least 60 percent time are eligible to participate…
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Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal thanks campus on first day
Dear UC Santa Cruz Colleagues: I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of congratulations and support that I have received since the announcement of my appointment as UCSC’s Acting Chancellor. I am truly honored to serve in this capacity. This past month has been a difficult time for our campus, as we have dealt collectively and…