Campus Communications
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CruzHacks 2019 to be held at Stevenson Event Center January 18 to 20
With CruzHacks 2019 shaping up to be the biggest and most diverse UCSC hackathon yet, openings are still available for judges and mentors.
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SAB blood drive on Jan. 30
Greetings from the Staff Advisory Board (SAB) and Happy New Year! This year’s blood drive will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Stevenson Event Center. To schedule your appointment or for more information visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: UCSCSAB or call 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) If you…
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News about founding faculty member John Dizikes
John Dizikes, a founding UC Santa Cruz faculty member who helped establish this campus as a student-focused institution, died Dec. 26 at his home in Santa Cruz.
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Partial shutdown of federal government
As I’m sure you know, the federal government is undergoing a partial shutdown. While approximately three-quarters of the government remains funded, significant portions including many federal research agencies are impacted.
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Cal Fire planning pile burns along Empire Grade
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews in the coming weeks will begin burning vegetation piles they have assembled along Empire Grade. The burns could start as early as this week, providing it is a permissive burn day.
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Videos from town halls available online
We have posted videos from the campus community’s Dec. 3 input sessions with members of the chancellor search advisory committee. Additionally, we have updated the frequently asked questions section on the website.
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Blia Yang appointed director of undergraduate admissions
I’m very happy to announce the appointment of Blia Yang as UC Santa Cruz’s new director of undergraduate admissions. Her official start date is today, January 4th. Blia has provided remarkable leadership as the interim director since October of 2017. Her leadership was instrumental to our campus achieving the critical 2:1 agreement that we would…
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The Department of Athletics & OPERS launches a new facility access and registration software
In order to provide the best possible experience for UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, staff, and the local community, the Department of Athletics & OPERS is launching new software. Wednesday, January 2, will be the first day operating with the new software.
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The Department of Athletics & OPERS launches a new facility access and registration software
In order to provide the best possible experience for UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, staff, and the local community, the Department of Athletics & OPERS is launching new software.
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UC negotiations with journal publisher
Calling for a significant change in our university’s relationship with Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of academic journals.
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Revising the Strategic Academic Plan documentation
Over the course of the fall quarter, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Herbie Lee and his team have produced another draft of the Strategic Academic Plan document based on robust feedback from the Senate and our community.
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High Surf Advisory Sunday through Monday
The National Weather Services has issued a High Surf Advisory for Sunday and Monday through 9 p.m., December 16-17. These conditions can produce dangerous swells and large breaking waves from 25 to 40 feet, some locations exceeding 50 feet.