Campus Communications
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Annual Disclosure of Systemwide Employee Compensation
As part of the university’s commitment to transparency and public accountability, including the way it compensates faculty and staff, UC is conducting its annual disclosure of systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2019.
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Restoring graduate student employment eligibility
Last week, representatives from University of California Office of the President, UC Santa Cruz, and UAW 2865 worked with a mediator to negotiate an agreement to allow for eligibility for re-employment of academic student employees who were dismissed for their failure to submit grades during the 2019-20 academic year.
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Issuance of state higher education guidance
Friday afternoon, the California Department of Public Health released its guidance for institutions of higher education. This information provides clarity on some of the critical mitigations that California campuses must have in place as they work to resume additional on-site operations.
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Selfie contest supports the 2020 Census
To generate more awareness on the importance of completing the census form, campus has launched the first-ever Slugs for Census Selfie Contest.
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New flu vaccination requirement for UC students, faculty and staff
To support the health and well-being of UC students, faculty and staff and our communities, the University of California, in consultation with UC Health leadership, has issued a systemwide executive order requiring all members of the UC community to receive an influenza immunization before Nov. 1, 2020.
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COVID-19 Planning Update
I write to share the latest information on the campus COVID-19 planning efforts. I continue to be grateful to every member of our Slug community as you persist through these challenging times. You continue to support our students and the many facets of our mission and operations, while also navigating personal and family challenges and…
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Campus to host information forum on COVID-19 recovery, resiliency
UC Santa Cruz will hold an information forum on COVID-19 recovery and resiliency planning efforts from 9:30–11 a.m. on Aug. 7.
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Quentin Williams to serve as interim graduate studies dean
I am pleased to announce that Quentin Williams has agreed to serve as UC Santa Cruz’s interim vice provost and dean of graduate studies.
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UCSC Extension offering 10 percent discount for fall courses
Enroll in any UCSC Extension fall courses before Aug. 16 and receive 10% off with its limited-time, early-enrollment discount!
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Take extra precautions with aggressive coyotes on campus
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department encourages people on campus or visiting campus to be extra aware of their surroundings after receiving several reports of coyotes acting aggressively or coming in proximity to people.
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Adwait Ratnaparkhi appointed executive director of Natural Language Processing program
The Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz has appointed Adwait Ratnaparkhi, former director of voice and natural language understanding R&D at Roku, as executive director of the new master’s degree program in Natural Language Processing.
