Campus News
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Annual Call–Performance Appraisals/Performance Management Program
I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career employees and are an essential component of a successful performance management program. I ask for your full participation in making this a record year in the performance appraisal completion rate for each division. As we have all…
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Three major events on campus on Tuesday, May 22
Tuesday will be an especially busy–and stimulating–day on the UCSC campus, as three major events are taking place in the afternoon and early evening. All three of these events are free and open to the public. Please use campus shuttles and buses to the extent possible to attend any or all of these activities. Thank…
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Staff “Brown Bag” Postponed
The Staff “Brown Bag” meeting with Acting Chancellor Blumenthal, scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, has been postponed until early July. The chancellor is unable to attend that day due to unforeseen circumstances. As soon as a date, time, and location of the July “brown bag” meeting with staff are known, a message will share those…
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Scientists reconstruct prehistoric behavior and ecology of northern fur seals
A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology, and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, biochemistry, and ecology.
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Staff Appreciation Breakfast draws crowd to Cowell Dining Hall
Music filled the air as an ample breakfast buffet filled the plates of more than 1,100 people gathered for the annual Staff Appreciation Breakfast on May 15.
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Renaissance dance/music extravaganza set for May 26
Professor of theater arts and choreographer Mark Franko, in collaboration with assistant professor of music Nina Treadwell and colleagues from Berkeley, will present The Sylvan and Oceanic Delights of Posilipo, Saturday, May 26, at 7:30 and 9 p.m. in the Experimental Theater at UCSC’s Theater Arts Center. Admission is free. A lavish court entertainment first…
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Theater Arts Dept. presents Buddhist tales from Southeast Asia
The UCSC Theater Arts Department will present Before Becoming Buddha: Jataka Tales of the Previous Lives–a collection of Buddhist stories from Southeast Asia told through music, dance, masks, dialogue, and song–May 31 and June 1-3 at the Theater Arts Center Mainstage. The show is under the direction of theater arts professor Kathy Foley, a specialist…
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Filmmaker Justin Lin to speak May 23
Director, writer, and producer Justin Lin will lecture May 23 as part of Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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Campus invited to annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival
The UCSC Farm will hold its annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Wednesday. May 23, between 4 and 6 p.m.
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Men’s tennis team wins 6th national title
For the sixth time in school history, UCSC’s men’s tennis team has captured an NCAA national championship. The lastest jewel in the decorated team’s crown was added Thursday when the Slugs defeated Emory University of Atlanta 5-1. The 2007 NCAA Division III championships were played at Washington University in St. Louis. “They’re all different every…
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Advisory committee for selecting new UCSC chancellor to meet May 22
The Committee to Advise the President on the Selection of a Chancellor of the Santa Cruz Campus and the University of California Board of Regents, Committee on Educational Policy will meet Tuesday, May 22, at 1111 Franklin St., in Oakland.