Faculty
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Web Town Hall on UC Benefits
This is a reminder that UC leaders will host a first-ever systemwide online town-hall meeting to talk with faculty, staff, and retirees about post-employment benefits, health care costs, UC’s budget, and other university issues.
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Staying connected: UCSC launches iPhone app
Busy, multi-tasking students can now keep up with life at UC Santa Cruz, thanks to a new free iPhone app with regularly updated campus news, videos, photos, events and even an emergency feed.
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Alison Galloway named campus provost at UCSC
The University of California Regents today (Thursday, September 16, 2010) approved the appointment of Alison Galloway as campus provost/executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) of UC Santa Cruz. The appointment is effective immediately.
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UCSC lecturer releases new CD showcasing music of Thomas Jefferson
When most people think about the life of Thomas Jefferson, the subject of music rarely comes up. So it might come as a bit of a surprise to learn that our third president was an accomplished–and self-taught–classical violinist, who also had an unusual interest in traditional folk tunes…
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University of California Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy
The University recently revised its Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy to be inclusive of genetic information protections. Please discard and refrain from distributing the prior policy issued in 2008 and replace it with the July 2010 revised policy. The revised UC policy and associated revisions to Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) and Academic Personnel…
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Web Town Hall on UC Benefits – Revision in time and date
Please note the change in date and time: Web Town Hall Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. UC leaders will host an online town hall meeting Sept. 24 to talk with faculty, staff and retirees about post-employment benefits, health care costs, UC’s budget and other university issues. The live, interactive webcast…
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Preview Days 2010
Preview Day is the annual campus open house to connect prospective students and their families with UCSC faculty, staff and students. The event is an important recruitment activity and provides an opportunity for participants to learn about UCSC. A few of our key messages this year will focus on access to our outstanding faculty, the…
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Astronomer Sandra Faber profiled on KTEH
KTEH, the San Jose public television station, profiles astronomer Sandra Faber in a new episode of the program “This Is Us” that will air on September 8.
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UC Santa Cruz professor one of top academic experts on Honduras
In late June, UC Santa Cruz history professor Dana Frank traveled to Honduras to observe the one-year anniversary of the country’s 2009 military coup that deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Frank is one of the top academic experts on Honduras in the United States
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Our University – Post-Employment Benefits Recommendations
Read about the Post-Employment Benefits Task Force recommendations released last week. This special issue of Our University includes: * An overview of the task force recommendations * A comparison of UCRP contributions to those of other employers * Announcement of a September 29 systemwide web-based town hall meeting, and more. Our University is available at:…
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Local group funds UCSC cancer researchers
The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group, a local charity supporting cancer research and patient care, has awarded grants of $10,000 each to three researchers at UCSC.
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Newly designed campus website
Late this evening, a newly designed campus web home page and related secondary pages, supported by a new content management system, are scheduled to go live. The structure and design of these pages reflect input from academic and staff personnel; students; alumni; and others. This is part of an ongoing comprehensive web improvement program, commissioned…