Campus Communications
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UCSC and Santa Cruz Cultural Council to collaborate on arts project with NEA grant
The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County has received a $14,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a collaborative project with the UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures program. Titled Connecting Arts and Community, the project will bring high-quality dance experiences to Santa Cruz County youth, their families, and other community…
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UC Santa Cruz launching online job application system
Job-seekers applying for staff positions at UC Santa Cruz can soon forget all about filling out forms by hand and dropping them off in the mail. Beginning Tuesday, September 6, the entire application process will be online. Two free public workshops will be conducted to familiarize prospective applicants with the process. No reservations are required,…
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Long Marine Lab’s annual ‘Whale of an Auction’ set for Friday, June 17
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will hold its 20th annual “Whale of an Auction,” the group’s popular annual fundraiser, on Friday, June 17. The event will take place in the Porter College Dining Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus, starting at 6 p.m. Over the past 20 years, the auction has grown from…
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UC Santa Cruz hosting ‘green’ campus conference
Creating “greener” campuses won’t be all talk and no action when UC Santa Cruz hosts the fourth annual statewide Sustainability Conference, June 20-21. One of the exhibitors on hand, Biosystem Solutions, will compost some of the food waste from the conference, turning it into premium earthworm castings. A wide range of other products-from water-saving plumbing…
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Class of 2005’s commencement exercises begin Friday, June 10
Commencement exercises at UC Santa Cruz will be held this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 10-12. A total of 2,346 students are candidates for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees. Also this spring, 215 students are eligible to receive master of arts or science degrees (of these students, 112 will complete UCSC’s…
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Week of celebration showcases student achievement at UC Santa Cruz
Everything from opera to environmental research will be on display as UC Santa Cruz celebrates Student Achievement Week May 30-June 5 with live performances, exhibitions, symposia, and an awards ceremony. “Recognition of the outstanding achievements of our students is one of the ways in which UCSC demonstrates its commitment to excellence in teaching and research,”…
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Twelve community college students receive $20,000 scholarships to UC Santa Cruz
In a joyful rite of spring, the University of California, Santa Cruz, has selected 12 regional community college students who will receive $20,000 scholarships to enroll at the university this fall. This year’s recipients of the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards include single parents, immigrants from Mexico and Vietnam, and re-entry students. The awards…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Dedication of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics at UCSC on May 17
A dedication and celebration of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics, a new facility for developing innovative instrumentation for adaptive optics applications in astronomy, will take place on Tuesday, May 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Where: Thimann Courtyard, UC Santa Cruz Who: Speakers at the dedication will include the following: Denice D. Denton, UCSC Chancellor…
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UC Santa Cruz sponsors first ‘good neighbor’ community forum May 12
The first in a series of “Good Neighbor Forums” sponsored by UC Santa Cruz will take place Thursday, May 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at Harbor High School. The topic of the discussion, which is open to all members of the university and town community, will be the promotion of…