Faculty
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Budget Message from Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor
Yesterday my office provided campus principal officers with budget allocations for the 2010-11 fiscal year that begins this July 1. This budget anticipates a net decline in state support of slightly over $8 million, or 4.5 percent. While we are hopeful that the governor and legislature may restore some or all of last year’s one-time…
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Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic Control Program
Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has launched a pilot traffic control program to reduce cross-campus travel times and increase pedestrian safety. Throughout Spring 2010, student workers will staff major campus intersections during three class breaks each day, facilitating turn-taking between pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The program is currently underway at the Porter/College Eight intersection. After…
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Opening of the Digital Arts Resource Center – Thursday, April 29, 2010
Join Chancellor George Blumenthal and Dean David Yager in a celebration of the arts and our commitment to collaboration, innovation and interdisciplinary social awareness as we unveil the new Digital Arts Research Center. Performances, demonstrations, lectures, and exhibits will be part of the festivities. See for yourself what we have the privilege of seeing every…
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Information about the upcoming restart of UCRP contributions
As you know, for several years the University has been talking about the critical need to restart financial contributions to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP), from both UC and employees, in order to ensure the long-term health of the plan. This is a reminder that contributions are about to begin. Faculty and staff in UCRP…
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March 1 Student Lobby Day and March 4 Day of Action
On Monday, March 1, students from across the UC system will meet with lawmakers in Sacramento to lobby for increased state funding for the university, more financial aid for students, and renewed support of the Master Plan for education in California. Organized by the UC Student Association, these meetings will bring together students, legislators, several…
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Memorial for Benjamin Quaye
Oakes College will be celebrating Benjamin Quaye’s life and passions at a memorial service on Sunday, March 7. Ben was an Oakes senior with a commitment to spreading the values of tolerance and social justice, and his studies and future plans were built upon these ideals. He was a vibrant part of the Oakes community,…
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Fire Damages West Entrance Kiosk, Arson Suspected
A fire inside the kiosk at the campus’s West Entrance early Sunday morning was contained to that single structure. Investigators believe the fire, which started at approximately 3:30 a.m., was intentionally set.
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Pioneering marine mammal scientist Ronald Schusterman dies at age 77
Ronald Schusterman, a pioneering marine mammal scientist, died on February 11 at Stanford Hospital after a brief hospitalization. He was 77.
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Search for Campus Provost/EVC
I write to update you on the search for a successor to Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor David Kliger. I have authorized a UC-wide search and the establishment of a nine-member search committee, chaired by Professor David Evans Jones and staffed by Assistant Chancellor/Chief of Staff Ashish Sahni. My goal is to have a successor in…
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Visitors to UC Santa Cruz This Spring
Spring is a crucial time of year for university-bound high school seniors and community college transfer students as they must decide where to enroll by May 1 or June 1. Our campus will see over 8,000 visitors during this period. This increasing number of visitors is good news for the campus and continues to show…
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UCSC featured in March issue of Atlantic magazine
The March issue of The Atlantic features a story by senior editor Joshua Green on the Library’s Grateful Dead Archive.
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Sandra Chung elected vice president of Linguistic Society of America
UCSC professor of linguistics Sandra Chung has been elected as vice president and president-elect of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA).