Campus Communications
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Support in this time of political unrest
I am appalled by the reckless behavior of the rioters in our nation’s capital and the stoking of the flames of racism and mistrust in our democratic processes. This has been an unprecedented time in the civic life of our nation.
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Steven Ritz stepping down after 10 years as director of particle physics institute
Jason Nielsen, professor of physics, will take over as director of the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) in the new year.
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Public Safety – Health Notification – COVID-19 Positive Case Notification
I write to let you know that three staff members working in the Colleges Nine and Ten Dining Hall have tested positive for COVID-19 over a 14 day period.
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We did it! UCSC raised more than $20,000 to feed hope!
In the spirit of our “Celebrative” Principle of Community, we’re sending this follow-up thank you to appreciate and recognize your generosity! We dared to wonder if our campus community could double our $10,000 before the weekend was over … and we did it in one day!
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Systemwide review of proposed policy on research data and tangible research materials
The UC Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Research Data and Tangible Research Materials. The new policy describes responsibilities on the access, retention, and maintenance of research data and tangible research materials produced in the UC environment. The policy affirms: The Regents of the University of California own all…
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Upcoming Maintenance Impacting Campus Network – 12/22&23 and 12/30
Wireless, campus phones and wired connections will be impacted in certain areas throughout campus, but no one outage should last longer than one hour.
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Student Health Services Closure December 21, 2020 through January 3, 2021
Student Health Services—Student Health Center (SHC), Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Health Outreach & Promotion (SHOP) and Campus Advocacy Resources & Education (CARE) will be closed Monday, December 21, 2020 through Sunday, January 3, 2021 for Campus Closure.
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Regional stay-at-home order goes into effect for Santa Cruz County, update on COVID-19 vaccine policy, vaccine distribution planning
I want to share updates on a new stay-at-home order that is going into effect for Santa Cruz County at 11:59 p.m. tonight, and UC’s developing plans around a vaccine policy and distribution.
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Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies search
I write today to update you on our campus search for a new Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies.
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Help feed hope and win raffle prizes
As incredible as it may seem, just $1 can provide enough food to feed a family of four.
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) / DUO Issues
The DUO platform used for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for the Gold password systems, is experiencing issues where some users are being presented with “Invalid txid” error messages in the Duo Prompt during authentication.
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Student Health Center Closure Wednesday December 16th 2p-5p
In order to better serve our students, we will be closed from 2pm-5pm on Wednesday, December 16th so our staff may attend a mandatory training.