Campus News
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Let the trash-talking begin: UCSC joins national college recycling competition
UCSC has become a first-time entrant in ReycleMania, an annual 10-week competition among college and university recycling programs nationwide.
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UCSC’s Banana Slug among ESPN’s top 10 best team names
UCSC’s Banana Slug mascot has been named among the top 10 best team nicknames in college basketball by ESPN Sports Travel.
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CruzPay electronic workflow update
We are pleased to inform you that roll-out of CruzPay Electronic Workflow to our campus customers has been completed. All time reporting and supervisor approval is now done on-line via the CruzPay web interface. We currently have 1,600 staff employees, 200 academic employees (currently as timesheet approvers only) and campus senior management using the CruzPay…
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2007 Thumbs Up Awards
The Staff Advisory Board is pleased to again sponsor the UCSC Thumbs Up Awards. A “Thumbs Up” Award is a small form of recognition that can be given to an individual UCSC staff member, a team, or an academic in an administrative role (Dean, Dept. Chair) for special service she or he has rendered as…
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NAACP chairman says King’s spirit can help overcome racial divides
NAACP chairman Julian Bond sharply criticized the Bush administration and the nation’s electoral process in his speech for the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation January 30.
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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Documentary on multiracial comedians to screen at Merrill College Feb. 7
Merrill College will host a film screening of the documentary Crossing the Line: Multiracial Comedians, with producer Darby LiPo Price on Thursday, February 7.
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Dave Kastak, researcher scientist in the Pinniped Cognition program
Dave Kastak, a researcher scientist in the Pinniped Cognition program at Long Marine Laboratory, died Jan. 12.
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UCSC Recreation offers trip to Kuumbwa Jazz Center for Latin jazz concert
UCSC Recreation is offering the campus community a trip to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center to see the Kat Parra Latin/World Jazz Ensemble on Thursday evening, February 7.
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Hundreds attend Seventh Annual Campus Earth Summit
The Seventh Annual Campus Earth Summit January 31 featured speakers, exhibits, workshops, organic food, and a few hecklers. Several hundred students, staff and faculty participated.