Faculty
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Chancellor encourages support for those affected by Southern California fires
I know that I speak for all of us in expressing concern and sympathy for our UC colleagues and the many others who have been affected by this week’s Southern California wildfires.
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Regional History Project publishes oral histories of two visionary UCSC professors
The UC Santa Cruz Library’s Regional History Project has just announced the publication of two new oral histories featuring visionary professors who have helped shape the academic development of the campus. The first volume, Edges and Ecotones: The Worlds of Donna Haraway at UCSC, spotlights one of UCSC’s preeminent multi-disciplinary thinkers. A professor of history…
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Announcing UC Open Enrollment for 2008
The University of California Office of the President has released information regarding Open Enrollment for 2008. This information may be found on the At Your Service website: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/health/08oestart.html Open Enrollment for UC health and welfare benefits plans runs from November 1 to November 27. At the Open Enrollment website (http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/open_enrollment/index.html), you’ll be able to review…
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Founders Day dinner last week
As many of you know, UC Santa Cruz hosted its inaugural Founders Day Dinner this past Thursday night. The event, which drew a capacity crowd to the Cocoanut Grove, was absolutely splendid. It brought together people, from on and off campus, for an evening that truly underscored UCSC’s 42 years of outstanding service to its…
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UCSC professor explores Northern California’s ‘kitsch monuments’
How does a 2,000 year-old tree at Big Basin Redwoods State Park trace the history of imperialism? Who are the “Cave People” at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk? Why were two giant white stone cats erected by Highway 17 in Los Gatos? What is the real story behind the Greco-Roman-style Pulgas Water Temple built on the…
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Flu shots offered to staff and faculty
The Student Health Center is once again offering flu shots for campus staff and faculty. In order to reduce waiting time, reservations are requested. Please stop by the Student Health Center lobby anytime before Friday, November 9, to reserve a time. Flu shots will be given on October 25th & 26th and November 8th &…
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Holiday campus closure schedule
This is to announce that our 2007-2008 Campus Closure is scheduled for the time period of Saturday, December 22, 2007, through Tuesday, January 1, 2008. In all, the campus will be closed for eleven days of which four days are scheduled holidays (December 24, 25, 31, 2007, and January 1, 2008), four days are weekend…
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Film professor provides expert commentary in new box set of rare films
A UC Santa Cruz professor has lent her voice to a 4-DVD box set of 48 rare films never before seen on video. Shelley Stamp, chair of the UC Santa Cruz Film & Digital Media Department, provides the audio commentary for Where Are My Children? in Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934 (Image…
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Campus photography contest for Chancellor’s holiday card
The Chancellor’s Office is looking for a photograph local to the UC Santa Cruz campus for its season’s greeting card. Arts Division Acting Dean Margaret Morse has offered to sponsor the contest, open to all UCSC faculty, staff, and students. — First Prize: $200 Bay Tree Book Store Gift Certificate. Awarded to image chosen for…
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Controlled burns planned at Wilder Ranch
State parks personnel have notified the campus Fire Department that the state’s annual series of “controlled” fires has begun and may continue for several weeks. You may see some smoke on campus as a result of these planned fires. At the request of UCSC, the state office has provided a phone number for people seeking…
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research at UC Santa Cruz
Four social scientists at UC Santa Cruz were honored for teaching and research today (Thursday, October 11) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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Global affairs expert to deliver UCSC’s 2007 Maitra Lecture at Montalvo on Nov. 2
UC Santa Cruz and Montalvo Arts Center will present the seventh annual Sidhartha Maitra Endowed Lecture–featuring global affairs expert and award-winning author Shashi Tharoor–on Friday, November 2, at 7 p.m, in the Carriage House Theater at Montalvo. The chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Tharoor will present an insider’s…