Campus News
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Alumni associations name Laird Legislator of the Year
UC Santa Cruz alumnus John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, was named Legislator of the Year by the Alumni Associations of University of California.
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Proposed Revisions to Performance Management Review Process
UCOP is undergoing formal review of the proposed new Performance Management Review Process policy for Officers of the University. The proposed policy is the result of a collaborative effort of the Joint Academic Senate/Administration Task Force (comprised of campus faculty representation and members from the Academic Senate, Office of the President and campus administrators) formed…
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CruzPay Student Employee Rollout
We are writing to provide you with additional information on the upcoming plans to bring student employees into the CruzPay electronic time reporting system. As the next phase of CruzPay implementation, approximately 2,300 student employees in non-academic positions will begin using CruzPay during spring quarter 2008. CruzPay has been configured to support multiple jobs (assignments)…
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Campus security report shows progress, says more to be done
A report on campus security by the University of California following the Virginia Tech massacre last year outlines the gains the system has made on measures to protect students, staff, and faculty–but acknowledges that the effort is a work in progress. “The university can take pride in the many positive and proactive actions that it…
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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National engineering honor society installs chapter at UC Santa Cruz
The Engineering Honor Society at UC Santa Cruz was officially installed as the California Alpha Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi in a ceremony held on Saturday, March 8, at UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering.
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Arboretum director Daniel Harder weighs in on LBAM controversy
Daniel Harder, director of the UCSC Arboretum, received a flurry of media attention after he weighed in on a controversial state plan to eradicate the light brown apple moth (LBAM) using aerial spraying of a pheromone treatment.
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Jessica Fiske Bailey appointed assistant vice provost for Undergraduate Education
Jessica Fiske Bailey has now been given formally the title of assistant vice provost for Undergraduate Education, a role she has been filling unofficially since July 2007.
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Sign up for fresh, organic produce from the UCSC Farm
The UCSC Farm is enrolling members in this year’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. By purchasing a “share” of the season’s harvest, members receive a box of fresh-picked, organic fruits and vegetables every week for 22 weeks.
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Retired staff member Ray Marcus dies
Ray Marcus, who worked as property manager in Physical Plant and retired from UCSC in 1993, died February 29.
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New Associate Dean in the Graduate Studies Division
It is my pleasure to announce that Professor Tyrus Miller has accepted the position of Associate Dean in the Graduate Studies Division. Tyrus arrived in 1999 as a scholar of European modernisms and avant-garde movements. He earned his Ph.D. at Stanford and taught for four years at Yale University in the departments of English, Comparative…