Campus Communications
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Enter to win a $75 gift card! Complete the annual transportation survey today
Please take about 15-20 minutes to complete the annual transportation survey to help us help you by improving our programs and services.
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UC Santa Cruz alumna and thought leader Roshawnna Novellus to deliver Baskin Engineering 2022 commencement address
Roshawnna Novellus—Baskin Engineering computer engineering undergraduate alumna, entrepreneur, and nationally recognized financial inclusion advocate—will deliver the UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering 2022 commencement address.
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Temporary change to vacation accrual maximum ends June 30, 2022
As a reminder, the vacation accrual maximum in UC’s Absence from Work policy (PPSM-2.210), was temporarily lifted effective June 1, 2020, to allow policy-covered staff more time to use their accrued vacation leave to bring their accrual below the maximum.
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CruzFix is live
UCSC’s new integrated facilities management system, CruzFix is available.
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Team of researchers win the public benchmark phase of new Alexa Prize competition
UC Santa Cruz’s team of computer science and engineering (CSE) Ph.D. students came out victorious by a generous margin during the public benchmark phase of the first-ever Amazon Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge, far surpassing other teams in the university competition focused on advancing virtual assistant technology.
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Survey for Senate faculty on information technology priorities
The Committee on Information Technology (CIT) is conducting a survey of Senate faculty on UCSC campus computing and information technology. The results of this survey will be shared with the CP/EVC and the incoming Vice Chancellor of Information Technology to help them identify pressing technology needs and to help guide the subsequent allocation of campus…
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Summer Session Invites Students to Stay for Summer
UC Santa Cruz Summer Session enrollment is underway and for the first time since 2019, students can choose to stay on campus for in-person classes, or the option remains to study online from anywhere.
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A new maintenance and service request app, CruzFix, goes live May 2
CruzFix will be available to the campus community on May 2, 2022, replacing two separate systems previously known as FAMIS Classic and FixIt.
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21/22 Annual Performance Evaluations coming due
Managers/supervisors should complete the annual evaluations for their non-represented and represented staff to build on our culture of engagement, to provide ongoing support and encouragement and to document any performance concerns that may exist.
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Chancellor Larive assumes position as new Board Chair for Monterey Bay Economic Partnership
University of California, Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia K. Larive will assume the role of incoming board chair for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.
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Interior Artworks Installation policy comment period ends May 27
Last year, the campus implemented the Interior Artwork Installations policy on an interim basis to support the existing practices on the installation of artworks in common areas. The policy applies to all UC Santa Cruz properties, including the Coastal Science Campus, Scotts Valley Center, and Silicon Valley Extension. The campus is now seeking comments before…
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Call for Proposals — Summer 2023 Online Courses
The campus seeks proposals from faculty to develop asynchronous online courses to be offered in Summer 2023 (next year) and beyond (the deadline to apply is May 12). Due to the high cost of living, many of our students are unable to stay in Santa Cruz during the summer, and online courses provide a way…