Campus Communications

Today marks the final day of the spring quarter, and in the coming days and weeks, our faculty, staff and students will begin a well-deserved slide into summer, hopefully having an opportunity to recharge after an academic year like none other.

With the recent University of California announcement of the proposed vaccine mandate for students, staff, faculty and academic appointees, the widespread availability of vaccines, and steadily improving local conditions, we have made the decision to begin in-person instruction at the start of the fall quarter.

In this half-time role, Adrian will work with campus leadership on critical projects including institutional research and assessment, interdisciplinary research initiatives, space and resource management, strategic enrollment planning, and other campus initiatives.

This entire academic year has been a unique experience. I am both grateful for and proud of the resilience and strength our community has displayed over the past year.

We write today to provide an update on research-related travel. We understand that some graduate students and employees of UC Santa Cruz may need to travel to enable critical research activities.

Attached for your review and comment is a draft Presidential Campus Safety Plan that is intended to lay a foundation for transforming UC’s culture, policies, and practices to achieve a vision of safety in which all members of the community feel equally welcomed, respected, and protected from harm.

All eligible policy-covered staff will be receiving a 3% across the board, general salary increase in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold our Principles of Community whenever they engage in speech and expression.

Our thoughts today are with every person impacted by abuses of power, police violence and anti-Black racism.