Public Affairs
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Information and resources about this week’s strike
As the leaders for Student Success, Graduate Studies, and Colleges, Housing, and Educational Services, our charge is to ensure that students thrive. We support the whole student, employing practices that enable UC Santa Cruz students to thrive academically, professionally, and personally.
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Winter campus curtailment 2018-2019
Our 2018-2019 Winter Campus Curtailment is scheduled for Saturday, December 22, 2018 through Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
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Building an inclusive community
We have received numerous reports about chalking graffiti and fliers posted on campus with white nationalist/white supremacist messages. As a university, UC Santa Cruz is committed to continued education for faculty, staff, and students about different forms of oppression.
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Earthquake preparedness drill and test of the UCSC emergency notification system, CruzAlert
On October 18 at 10:18 a.m., UC Santa Cruz will participate in The Great California Shake Out, an earthquake awareness and preparedness campaign.
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Revisions to the UC Policy on Vehicle and Driver Selection
The Office of the President invites comments on a proposed revision to Presidential Policy on the Use of Vehicles and Driver Selection (BFB-BUS-46).
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Fire training near Crown Meadow on Wednesday
Firefighters will be conducting training near Crown Meadow on Oct. 17, from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.
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SAB Fall Chancellor Forum on Oct. 30 and Staff Polls
With Chancellor George Blumenthal announcing his retirement, President Janet Napolitano is forming a search committee to find our next chancellor.
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Information and resources about upcoming strike activities
UC Santa Cruz received notice on Oct. 12, 2018 that there will be a labor strike beginning 4 a.m. on October 23 and ending at 3:59 a.m. on October 26, 2018 by AFSCME patient care technical workers.
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Library Journal Utilization and Cancellation Survey
The University Library, in cooperation with the Academic Senate-COLASC and with the support of IRAPS, requests your input for the Library Journal Utilization and Cancellation Survey. The survey will be open from October 11, 2018 through January 23, 2019.
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Beyond Compliance Forum
I am pleased to announce that my office has scheduled a Beyond Compliance Forum for 4–6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Kresge Town Hall. The meeting will focus on what we are doing to address and prevent sexual violence and sexual harassment on our campus.
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SAP moving forward
As the academic year begins to unfold, I am delighted to share with you two updates on our Strategic Academic Planning process.
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Help protect bobcats from secondary poisoning
While recognizing the difficulty of controlling pests—particularly rats—we also want to protect our campus wildlife and pets from secondary exposure to poisons sometimes used in pest control.