Campus Communications
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Students, alumnus honored for helping police catch suspect
Two UCSC students and an alumnus whose quick action led to the apprehension of a suspect in a recent attack at the campus library were honored Friday by campus police. Julia Dean, a community studies senior from Atlanta; Jeff Basinger, a film and digital media junior from Poway; and Kai Chang, a 1999 psychology graduate…
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Civil rights activist Joseph Lowery to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation Jan. 10
The Rev. Joseph Lowery, who helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King in 1957 and led the organization for 20 years, will be the keynote speaker at UCSC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on January 10. Lowery will speak at 7 p.m. in the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The…
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New Engineering 2 Building receives design award
The just-dedicated Engineering 2 Building at UC Santa Cruz has received a merit award for design from the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles chapter. The merit award honors built work designed by Los Angeles architects. Anshen + Allen Los Angeles was the architect for Engineering 2, which was dedicated on November 5. Engineering 2…
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UCSC announces first campuswide fundraising campaign
Building on its record fundraising success in 2003-04, UC Santa Cruz has announced its first-ever campuswide fundraising initiative: the two-year, $50 million Cornerstone Campaign. Fundraising is already well under way, with $45 million raised. $50 million target expected to be reached by June 2005 University Relations Vice Chancellor Ronald P. Suduiko and Foundation trustee and…
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Scholarships Benefit Dinner raises $1 million to aid students
A record $1 million–double the amount from last year’s event–was raised for UCSC student scholarships and fellowships at a gala dinner on Saturday, November 6. “This is a perfect launch to our 40th anniversary,” said Acting Chancellor Martin M. Chemers, who co-hosted the Scholarships Benefit Dinner with UC Santa Cruz Foundation President Kenneth Feingold (Cowell…
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Monterey Institute of International Studies and UC Santa Cruz delay merger
In a joint statement issued today (November 2), Monterey Institute President Steven J. Baker and UC Santa Cruz Acting Chancellor Martin M. Chemers announced that severe limitations in state funding preclude incorporation of the Monterey Institute of International Studies into the University of California at this time. However, they reaffirmed through a Memorandum of Understanding…
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Tech industry pioneer Lee S. Ting will speak at UCSC Foundation Forum on Friday, November 5
Lee S. Ting, advisory director at W. R. Hambrecht and former vice president and managing director of geographic operations at Hewlett-Packard, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Friday, November 5. Ting will speak on “Innovation Leadership in the Global Economy” for the fall UCSC Foundation Forum at 4:30 p.m. in the…
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Gala Scholarships Benefit Dinner to honor former UCSC Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood
Supporters of UC Santa Cruz will have a chance to invest in tomorrow’s leaders while honoring one of today’s when they gather for the gala Scholarships Benefit Dinner on November 6. In addition to raising funds for scholarships and graduate fellowships, a highlight of the evening will be the awarding of the UC Santa Cruz…
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Public workshop on October 20 will focus on first draft of UCSC’s next LRDP
On Wednesday, October 20, UC Santa Cruz will hold the fifth in a series of public workshops as part of a multi-year effort to update the campus’s Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP). The event is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., in the Sierra Room of the University Inn, 611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. Fifth in…
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UC Santa Cruz completes first draft of updated LRDP
UC Santa Cruz has completed the first draft of its 2005-20 Long Range Development Plan. The draft is currently available in PDF format at the following web address: planning.ucsc.edu/lrdp/cmte/drafts/firstdraft_2005lrdp.htm. The first draft of the LRDP will be the subject of a public workshop on October 20.
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UCSC builds on landmark NASA contract to expand UC presence in Silicon Valley
With over 100 employees and funding for current research tasks at about $18 million, the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at Moffett Field has quickly become a dynamic center of activity for the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Managed by UC Santa Cruz in partnership with NASA Ames Research…
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Campus raises record $32.2 million in private gifts during 2003-04 year
For Immediate Release SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz raised a record $32.2 million from private donors in 2003-04, an increase of 42 percent over the $22.7 million raised the year before. “This record level of support for UC Santa Cruz could not have come at a more critical time,” said Acting Chancellor Martin M. Chemers.…