Campus News
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Campus, Silicon Valley leaders celebrate Lick Observatory’s 130th anniversary
The University of California owns and operates the observatory, which was founded by a bequest from James Lick. It opened in 1888.
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Update: 2017-18 Employee Appraisal and Merit Program
This communication provides updates on the UC Santa Cruz 2017-18 performance appraisal call for all staff and the policy-covered employee merit program.
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Changes to the CruzNet wireless system July 30
On July 30, CruzNet will become a guest only WiFi service and be renamed to UCSC-Guest.
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Staff member honored for outstanding leadership in college housing
Alex Belisario, senior director for college student life at Crown and Merrill colleges, has been honored with the Charles L. Miller Leadership and Service Award from the Western Association of College and University Housing Officers (WACUHO).
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New IT leader drawn to campus to improve world
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Van Williams has already begun meeting with each of the 240 staff members in the ITS organization and will conduct several listening sessions in the coming months to get more feedback and insight from campus constituents.
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Beyond Compliance Summer Update from the CP/EVC
I am pleased to provide an update about Beyond Compliance, our UC Santa Cruz initiative that engages faculty to help reshape campus culture with the goal of creating an environment free from sexual violence and sexual harassment.
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An academic plan for our future
We mark a milestone today with the release of a full draft of our Strategic Academic Plan and Implementation Playbook. This vision for our future—along with a set of concrete steps to get us there—is the culmination of an exciting campus-wide conversation about our strengths and about how we can further the impact of our…
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Announcing a new dean of students
I am delighted to announce that Garrett Naiman has been selected as UC Santa Cruz’s new associate vice chancellor for student development and engagement, and dean of students.
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Equity, inclusion, diversity are priorities for new dean of students
Garrett Naiman, incoming dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student development and engagement, comes to campus with a strong focus on diversity and a long history of working for inclusion.
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Tomorrow’s training exercise at Kresge College
As shared last week, UC Santa Cruz will host a multi-agency training exercise from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (July 18) at Kresge College.

