Faculty
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A Message from VP Dwaine Duckett regarding 2011 Medical Plan Rates
California’s benefits plans and rates for 2011. The Open Enrollment period begins October 25 at 8 a.m. and runs to 5 p.m. on November 23.
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National Coming Out Day
We open this message on a celebratory and supportive note for National Coming Out Day, October 11, while acknowledging somber news across our country regarding the tragic suicides of gay youth and youth who were perceived to be gay by their harassers.
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Informational sessions on the NRC analysis
The campus will host two informational sessions to discuss the NRC data and analysis, beginning with a presentation on the council’s methodology and some of the results, followed by questions and answers.
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Netflix CEO: Luck, ‘maniacal determination’ played into company’s success
Speaking to a crowd of 400 at Tuesday’s What’s Next lecture co-sponsored by UCSC, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared success tales and early horror stories.
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Bike to Work commuters climb to the top at UCSC
The annual Bike to Work celebration drew an enthusiastic crowd of students, staff and faculty to campus on Thursday.
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Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner to speak at UCSC on Friday, October 15
Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner, M.D.–who discovered the infectious proteins that cause “mad cow disease” in cattle, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, and other neurodegenerative diseases–will discuss the latest developments in this field in a lecture on Friday, October 15.
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Bike to Work returns to UCSC
Fall Bike to Work/School Day — popular with UCSC bike commuters — returns in full force on Thursday, October 7, with over 6,000 cyclists taking to the streets.
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Winter Campus Curtailment 2010-2011
Our 2010-2011 Winter Campus Curtailment is scheduled for the time period of December 23, 2010 through January 2, 2011.
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Town hall meeting about post employment benefits
On Monday, October 18, the campus will host two town hall meetings about proposed changes to UC’s post employment benefits.
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Sam Farr to speak at UCSC reception for exhibit on sustainable agriculture and organic farming
U.S. Representative Sam Farr will be the guest speaker at a reception to be held on Thursday, October 14, from 4 to 6 pm at the UCSC Science and Engineering Library’s Current Periodicals Room.
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Arboretum’s fall sale October 9 features wide variety of plants
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 9, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street.
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Founders Celebration on October 22
On Friday, October 22, the campus’s founding history and its leadership in marine science will be celebrated at UC Santa Cruz’s fourth annual Founders Celebration.