Campus Communications
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UC’s secret energy source: retirees
For University of California staff and faculty, retirement does not mean retreat
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Campus hires new director of emergency management
Following a nationwide recruitment, I am very pleased to announce that Lisa Ehret has been appointed to the position of director of emergency management beginning April 1, 2018. Lisa has served as the campus business continuity planner and more recently, as the interim director of emergency management. During this time she has worked with many…
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Arrest in recent campus burglary
The UC Santa Cruz community is encouraged to report any suspicious behavior following the arrest of a man suspected of burglary and an ongoing investigation into another burglary.
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Student Housing West environmental study now available for review and comment
By Sarah Latham, Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services — Student Housing West—our effort to further increase on-campus housing for our existing students—is entering the next stage of project review.
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Get informed for Tsunami Preparedness Week
While tsunamis are infrequent, they can be high-impact events that have the potential to cause fatalities and damage to our coastal areas. Tsunami Preparedness Week—March 26–30—is a good time to learn about the risks to your work, recreational, and residential communities. Cal OES Tsunami brochure Santa Cruz risk levels: U.S. West Coast: High to Very…
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Making difficult choices to provide campus housing
Today, the state finds itself in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. In our own community, there is a lack of housing, and what is available is prohibitively expensive and in some instances simply unsafe. As campus leaders, we have developed bold plans to try to help our students—plans that will also aid the…
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UC Santa Cruz graduate programs rank among best in nation in U.S. News survey
The U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate Schools guide evaluates graduate schools in business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, social work, criminology, public affairs, and the sciences.
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Strategic academic planning update
The campus has seen great results with its prioritization survey, with 616 individuals responding: 273 faculty, 211 staff, 80 undergraduates and 52 graduate students.
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Silicon Valley Campus raising profile
By Scott Brandt, Vice Chancellor, Office of Research — The role of UC Santa Cruz in Silicon Valley—an extension of our mission of education, research, and service—is focused on four key areas.
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Student Housing West—What is happening now?
By Sue Matthews, Associate Vice Chancellor, Colleges, Housing, and Educational Services — The campus is invited to attend open forums to learn more about Student Housing West.
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SAP update—landscape analysis available, register for workshop
Register by March 15 to attend the all-campus Future State Design Workshop on Tuesday, March 20 in 108 DARC.
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Leadership change in the Graduate Division
Dean of Graduate Studies Tyrus Miller has accepted a position with UC Irvine to serve as dean of its School of Humanities.