Page Contents: Reminder: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation January 20 Organizational changes are occurring within the Office of Physical Planning and Construction Improved SurePay statements beginning in mid-February Panel of local physicians kicks off Health Sciences Speaker Series Career Focus Program offered by Training and Development Receive fresh organic produce grown on campus Star gazing, meditation, and Greek cooking classes
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January 19, 2004 More News Reminder: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation January 20 The 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, in the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, in downtown Santa Cruz. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Yolanda King, Martin Luther King's daughter, will be the keynote speaker (see Currents article). UCSC dancers and the Inner Light Choir will perform. KZSC-88.1, the campus radio station, will broadcast King's speech live. For more information or disability-related needs, call (831) 459-1438. Organizational changes are occurring within the Office of Physical Planning and Construction Charlie Eadie, director of Campus and Community Planning, has accepted a position with the City of Watsonville Redevelopment Agency and will be leaving the University on February 1. Christine Aldecoa, senior planner, who has lead UCSC's Environmental Assessment Group, will be retiring from the University effective April 1. In a letter to the campus community, Frank Zwart, campus architect and associate vice chancellor of PPC, said his office is developing an "organizational structure that will support physical and environmental planning for campus in the short term and will also provide long term continuity for future planning activities."
See full text of Zwart's letter. Improved SurePay statements
beginning in mid-February The Accounting Office expects to begin laser printing SurePay payroll statements starting with payroll payments in mid-February. The new statements represent a major improvement over the current carbonized data-mailer statements originally introduced in 1984. The new statements will offer the following new features and information:
If you have any questions about the new statements, contact the Payroll
Office at (831) 459-2488. Panel of local physicians
kicks off Health Sciences Speaker Series "Is a Physician's Lifestyle Right for You?" will take place
from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, in Room 221, Interdisciplinary
Sciences Building. The panelists are ophthalmologist Robert L. Block,
M.D., O.P.H.; toxicologist and emergency room doctor Alan Buchwald, M.D.;
family physician Catherine Sonquist Forest, M.D., M.P.H.; and OB/GYN Martina
Nicholson, M.D. The lecture series is presented by the Department of Molecular, Cell,
and Developmental Biology in association with the Santa Cruz County Medical
Society. UCSC established a new health sciences major last year as part of an
initiative to better serve students interested in careers in health care.
Caroline Berger, health sciences internship coordinator, said she was
gratified by the response from the local health care community when she
began organizing the new lecture series. "There are so many doctors in the local community who want to speak
to students and make connections with the campus, it's been very exciting
to make contact with them," she said. Additional presentations in the series are scheduled for February 11
and March 5. For more information, contact Caroline Berger at cberger@biology.ucsc.edu. Career Focus Program offered
by Training and Development No matter how long youve been in the workforce, it's never too late to start planning for a satisfying career. The Career Focus Program, offered by the Training and Development Office, will help you identify your career interests and potential and maximize this potential in todays workforce and in the future. The series of workshops uses career development exercises and activities to assist participants in developing immediate or long-term career plans. Participants will learn about:
The workshops will take place on Thursdays from 1 to 5 p.m. (Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26; March 4, 11), and attendance is required at all sessions. There is no cost. Applications, including Supervisor Approval Forms, must be received by Training and Development by January 26. The program is intended for non-probationary career staff. For more information about the Career Focus Program, contact workshop@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-5565. To see the full range of professional development and technical training
classes being offered by the Training and Development Office this winter,
go to www2.ucsc.edu/train-dev/. By becoming a member of the UCSC Farm's CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, you will receive a season's worth of fresh organic produce for $600/full share (feeds four people), or $380/half share (feeds 2-3 people). The makeup of the weekly boxes changes as the growing season progresses,
but a typical box includes a mix of 8 to 12 types of vegetables, herbs,
and fruits per week. Pickups on the Farm begin in early June, weather
permitting, and continue into the fall. Call (831) 459-4661 or e-mail
navail@ucsc.edu. Star gazing, meditation,
and Greek cooking classes offered by the Recreation Department The Recreation Office is
offering the following activities this week. Call (831) 459-2806 to register. Astronomy Workshop with Joe Jordan, Thursday, January 22, 7 to
11 p.m. Meditation Workshop with John Provax, Tuesdays, January 20 and
27, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Stevenson Silverman Lounge. Explore different forms
of meditation and learn how to begin your own meditation practice. Zen
walking, American Native Teachings, Tibetan singing bowls, and guided
visualizations will be presented. Cost: $18/students, $28/general admission. Winter groundbreaking likely for Humanities and Social Sciences Building Groundbreaking is expected this winter for the $29 million Humanities and Social Sciences Building. The project will consist of three buildings located at the corner of McLaughlin and Hagar Drives on what is now a parking lot northwest of Cowell College. Construction update story For more information, visit the Transportation
and Parking Services web site and the Physical
Planning and Construction web site. |
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