Faculty
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Campus photography contest for Chancellor’s holiday card
The Chancellor’s Office is looking for a photograph local to the UC Santa Cruz campus for its season’s greeting card. Arts Division Acting Dean Margaret Morse has offered to sponsor the contest, open to all UCSC faculty, staff, and students. — First Prize: $200 Bay Tree Book Store Gift Certificate. Awarded to image chosen for…
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Controlled burns planned at Wilder Ranch
State parks personnel have notified the campus Fire Department that the state’s annual series of “controlled” fires has begun and may continue for several weeks. You may see some smoke on campus as a result of these planned fires. At the request of UCSC, the state office has provided a phone number for people seeking…
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research at UC Santa Cruz
Four social scientists at UC Santa Cruz were honored for teaching and research today (Thursday, October 11) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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Global affairs expert to deliver UCSC’s 2007 Maitra Lecture at Montalvo on Nov. 2
UC Santa Cruz and Montalvo Arts Center will present the seventh annual Sidhartha Maitra Endowed Lecture–featuring global affairs expert and award-winning author Shashi Tharoor–on Friday, November 2, at 7 p.m, in the Carriage House Theater at Montalvo. The chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Tharoor will present an insider’s…
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Counseling and Psychological services available
We want to take this opportunity to tell you about the services available to the UCSC community through Counseling & Psychological Services (CPS). As faculty and staff who work closely with students, you may have occasion to make referrals to our services. In addition, there may be times when you have concerns about a student…
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Date and Location Change for Third Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Candidate Presentation
The campus presentation by the third and final Vice Chancellor, Information Technology (VCIT) finalist has been rescheduled. Details regarding the presentation, “Vision and Goals for ITS”, are as follows: Margaret Cline, Information Technology Consultant Monday, October 15, 2007 1:15-2:15 p.m. Physical Sciences Building 240 Each candidate’s CV, a description of the VCIT position, and podcasts…
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UC Santa Cruz anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy wins prestigious $625,000 Packard Fellowship
Nathaniel J. Dominy, a gifted young anthropologist at UC Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, it was announced today (Tuesday, October 9).
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UCSC professor’s documentary to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival
Que Viva la Lucha (Wrestling in Tijuana)–a documentary by UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of film and digital media Gustavo Vazquez–will make its premiere at the 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival on Saturday, October 13, at 2:30 p.m. Simultaneously, the film will also be screened outdoors in a colonial plaza at the Festival Internacional…
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UCSC partners with Zipcar to bring car sharing to Santa Cruz
UCSC and Zipcar, North America’s largest on-campus car sharing service, have formed a joint partnership to provide Zipcars to campus faculty, staff, and students, as well as community residents.
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In his first campus address, Chancellor Blumenthal promises to ‘act boldly’ to advance UCSC
In his first campus address as chancellor, George Blumenthal pledged to “plan strategically and act boldly” to advance UCSC’s standing in the world.
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UCSC Arts & Lectures season opens Oct. 7 with acclaimed one-man show
UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures kicks off its 2007-08 season on Sunday, October 7, with Emergence-See!, a provocative one-man show created by award-winning actor Daniel Beaty. Beaty portrays a cast of 40 characters–including a homeless man, a scientist, a Republican business executive, and an 11-year-old boy from the projects–who all react to the phenomenon…
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Vice Chancellor for Information Technology finalists to make presentations
The search committee for the Vice Chancellor, Information Technology (VCIT) has identified three finalists for the position. These individuals will make presentations to the campus community in September and October, and your attendance is encouraged. Each candidate will speak to her or his vision and goals for Information Technology Services, followed by a question and…