Faculty

Each year during Summer Orientation the campus officially welcomes new students and their families. Summer Orientation represents the first step toward a student’s academic and social transition into university life, eventually leading to graduation and becoming a UC Santa Cruz alumnus! Faculty, advisers, and staff are an invaluable resource for new students during Orientation. Your…

In May, I alerted you to the impact of the budget reductions faced by the Library. Over the past 2 years, the University Library’s budget has been reduced by approximately 17 percent. While the cut in FY 09 impacted library operations and staffing, this year’s cut of $1.55 million means the Library’s Collection Budget can…

I write to inform you about the 2009 systemwide UC Ethical Values and Conduct and Conflict of Interest Compliance Briefings soon to be deployed to all UC locations using the UC Learning Management System. The purpose of these mandatory briefings is to familiarize UC employees with the University of California Statement of Ethical Values and…

The Training & Development Department, in conjunction with our Employee Assistance Program, is offering a winter work-life balance series of workshops to help support employees through the challenges we are all facing at work and in our personal lives. The one to two hour workshops are free for all employees, and enrollment is required. Spaces…

As National Cyber Security Awareness Month comes to a close, I want to reinforce the need to be vigilant about two very relevant topics: the importance of security when working remotely, and the need to guard against scams. Working Remotely: As we all know, there has been a steady increase in the numbers and kinds…

UCSC’s Academic Senate today adopted a resolution opposing further student-fee increases. A two-step proposal to increase fees will be considered by the UC Board of Regents at its November meeting. In a second resolution expressing the “sense of the Senate,” UCSC faculty members also said they opposed the fact that UC-wide salary reductions, approved by…

It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Ching-yi Hsu Dougherty, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Mandarin Chinese, who passed away at her home in Oakland on October 13. She was 96. Dougherty, a founding fellow of Merrill College and one of its first Resident Preceptors, began her career at UCSC in 1967.…

As a federal contractor, UCSC and other institutions of higher learning are now required to verify the work status of certain new and existing employees using the E-Verify system. This new part of the campus employment verification process will ONLY affect employees who work directly on a federal contract or subcontract that requires the use…

Zimride is UC Santa Cruz’s new and easy way to coordinate your daily commute or find rides where you need to go. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) and Zimride have partnered to provide a UCSC-specific rideshare program that makes it easy to share the seats in your car or catch a ride with fellow UCSC…