Campus News
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Check before you dial: ‘502’ phone prefix expanding
Beginning June 2007, campus phone numbers with the prefix “502” will be assigned to newly hired faculty and staff e.g., (831) 502-1234.
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UCSC Arts & Lectures season opens Oct. 7 with acclaimed one-man show
UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures kicks off its 2007-08 season on Sunday, October 7, with Emergence-See!, a provocative one-man show created by award-winning actor Daniel Beaty. Beaty portrays a cast of 40 characters–including a homeless man, a scientist, a Republican business executive, and an 11-year-old boy from the projects–who all react to the phenomenon…
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UCSC’s new year getting under way
UCSC students began moving into university housing on Friday (September 21), in anticipation of the 2007-08 school year.
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Statements concerning court recommendation regarding mediation and ruling regarding Biomedical Sciences Facility
UC Santa Cruz issued the following statements today (9/21/07) concerning Santa Cruz County Superior Court recommendation regarding LRDP mediation and ruling regarding the Biomedical Sciences Facility: Statement from George Blumenthal, UC Santa Cruz Chancellor, about LRDP court decision and mediation: “We will actively and creatively participate in mediation. My personal support for a negotiated settlement…
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Vice Chancellor for Information Technology finalists to make presentations
The search committee for the Vice Chancellor, Information Technology (VCIT) has identified three finalists for the position. These individuals will make presentations to the campus community in September and October, and your attendance is encouraged. Each candidate will speak to her or his vision and goals for Information Technology Services, followed by a question and…
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Appointment of UCSC Chancellor
George R. Blumenthal, who has served as Acting Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz for the past 14 months, was appointed Chancellor today (September 19). Acting on the recommendation of UC President Robert C. Dynes, the University of California Board of Regents announced the appointment at approximately 2 p.m., during the afternoon session of the board’s…
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George Blumenthal named chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
George R. Blumenthal, a distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor of astronomy and astrophysics and former chair of the UC systemwide Academic Senate, was appointed chancellor of the University of California’s Santa Cruz campus today (Sept. 19).
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CruzPay Electronic Workflow implementation
We are pleased to announce that Electronic Workflow implementation for all existing CruzPay users will be completed by the end of October. Electronic Workflow is a CruzPay system function that allows employees and supervisors to submit and approve timesheets online, with no need to print paper copies. For most employees using CruzPay the only change…
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Fourteen new ‘blue light’ emergency phones installed
Fourteen new “blue light” emergency phones were installed on campus this summer, primarily in four large parking lots.
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2007-08 Salaries and Benefits
The University of California Office of the President has recently released information regarding 2007-2008 salaries and benefits, including employee health insurance rates for 2008. This information may be found on the At Your Service web site: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/0709-total_comp_update.html Additional information on 2008 medical plans and costs will be included in employee Open Enrollment materials which should…
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NPR features poetry by Professor Emeritus David Swanger
Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor recently read Professor Emeritus David Swanger’s poem, “Patriarch at the Beach,” on National Public Radio’s Writers’ Almanac program. The poem is from Swanger’s latest book, Wayne’s College of Beauty, which won the 2005 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry from MkBk Press. Produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by…
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UCSC receives $367,000 gift to establish endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a gift of $367,000 from Hardit and Harbhajan K. Singh, through the Sikh Foundation, to fund an endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi studies in the History Department. The Sarbjit Singh Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies, established in memory of the donors’ son, will…