Public Affairs

Sarah Mercer, a sophomore at Merrill College, died Saturday, May 24, when she was struck by a car while jogging on Empire Grade Road. She was 19. Sarah was studying literature and planned to go to France next year with the Education Abroad Program. She was also a dedicated runner, logging 8 to 10 miles…

Monica J. Casper: Assistant Professor of Sociology Monica Casper is a medical sociologist specializing in women’s health and cultural studies of science and technology. Her dissertation, for which she received awards from the American Sociological Association and UC San Francisco, is a historical analysis of the emergence of fetal surgery. Used to correct structural defects…

Summer sailing and rowing classes–that combine hands-on practice in the harbor and out on the Monterey Bay with training in boating safety, weather, ocean conditions, sailing theory, rigging, navigation, and the maritime rules of the road–are being offered by OPERS to the campus community and the public. Classes are available for young people, aged 9…

The University of California’s Outreach Task Force has issued a draft report for public review that recommends that–in order to improve students’ college preparation–UC undertake a major expansion of its academic outreach to the state’s K-12 schools, creating long-term partnerships with selected high schools and their associated junior high and elementary feeder schools. Under the…

A UCSC Academic Senate committee has selected the recipients of the 1996-97 Excellence in Teaching Awards. Described as "challenging, charismatic, and creative" by the students who nominated them, these eight professors and lecturers were chosen by the Committee on Teaching from 30 nominees. Chancellor Greenwood presented each winner with a framed certificate and a $500…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–David S. Lee, chairman of CMC Industries of Santa Clara and a member of the University of California Board of Regents, has pledged $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship fund for the new Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. Annual income from the Regent David S. Lee Scholarship Fund will…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Thirteen talented students from regional community colleges have been awarded $20,000 scholarships to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz. Recipients receive $10,000 scholarships for each of two years, the support of a strong academic mentoring program, and assistance finding paid summer work experience in a field that complements their studies. Now in…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–M&M’s, the milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your _____. The advertising slogan is so familiar that anyone living in the United States can finish the sentence. Indeed, a U.S. Embassy official in Africa asked an American citizen who’d lost his passport to recite the jingle as a test of his…

Lisbeth Haas, associate professor of history, has received the 1997 Elliott Rudwick Prize for her book Conquests and Historical Identities in California, 1769-1936 (University of California Press, 1995). The $2,000 prize is considered one of the most prestigious in the field. It is given biennially by the Organization of American Historians for an outstanding book…

While forcing a last-minute change of venue, cloudy skies and intermittent rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm last week when M.R.C. Greenwood was inaugurated as UCSC’s seventh chancellor. Rain brings out the sun-shy banana slug and, in many cultures, is considered a sign of good luck, Greenwood said to the inaugural audience on Friday, May 23.…

Chancellor Greenwood’s Prepared Remarks (actual comments may vary slightly) UC SANTA CRUZ: FROM FIRST LIGHT TO BRIGHT FUTURE Thank you Regent del Junco, President Atkinson, and all those who brought such gracious and heartfelt greetings. And my special thanks to each of you for joining us today as we celebrate UC Santa Cruz. Before I…

In preparation for an extended piece on bilingual education, a crew from the Jim Lehrer News Hour was on campus last week to interview Roland Tharp at the offices of the Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. They also interviewed Tharp at Starlight Elementary School in Watsonville and filmed a CREDE working session…