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Chancellor Greenwood honored by Santa Cruz City Council
Flynn Creek Circus at Porter College April 2-4
UCOP HR/Benefits offers new investment options
in April
Summer housing needed for visiting scholars
After-school gardening program begins April 13
March 29, 2004
News Briefs
Chancellor Greenwood honored by Santa Cruz City Council
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| Chancellor Greenwood is joined by Santa Cruz City Council members (l-r) Emily Reilly, Scott Kennedy, Mike Rotkin, and Cynthia Matthews, all former mayors, except for Kennedy, who is currently serving as mayor. |
During a recent meeting with the Santa Cruz City Council, Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood was presented with a resolution praising her leadership and thanking her for her many contributions to the community.
Santa Cruz mayor Scott Kennedy proclaimed Tuesday, March 23, as "M.R.C. Greenwood Day" and encouraged all the citizens of Santa Cruz to join him in thanking Chancellor Greenwood and wishing her well in her future endeavors.
full text of resolution honoring Chancellor
Greenwood
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Flynn Creek Circus at
Porter College April 2-4
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| The Flynn Creek Circus's Nova Jo Yaco and her hoochie-coochie
girls. Photo: David Adam Edelstein |
Flynn Creek Circus,
a collaborative group of internationally traveled American circus artists
will perform and host workshops at the Second Annual American Circus Festival
at UCSC on April 2, 3, and 4. The show features performances on the single
and doubles trapeze as well as aerial silks, clowning, and live music.
Show times are Friday, April 2, and Saturday, April 3, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 4, at 2 p.m. in the Porter College Dining Hall. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students.
Free circus workshops will be offered throughout the weekend. No reservations
are necessary. Some of the workshops likely to be offered are street performance,
clowning, stage combat, and aerial skills.
On Sunday, April 4, a reception will be held to close the festival and
to give the circus community at large an opportunity to network and exchange
ideas.
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UCOP HR/Benefits
offers new investment options in April
Two new UC-managed investment options will be available to participants
in the UCRS Defined Contribution Plan (DC Plan) and Tax-Deferred 403(b)
Plan beginning in April. At the same time, the Multi-Asset Fund and the
Money Market Fund are closing. The two new funds are the TIPS (Treasury
Inflation-Protected Securities) Fund and the Balanced Growth Fund (replacing
the Multi-Asset Fund).
The new Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (TIPS Fund) is composed
of United States Treasury Bonds whose principal will be adjusted for changes
in the Consumer Price Index. The TIPS Fund will be a stand-alone investment
option as well as a component of the new Balanced Growth Fund.
The Balanced Growth Fund is a blended fund composed of three UC funds
with an allocation of 65 percent Equity Fund, 30 percent in the Bond Fund,
and 5 percent in the new TIPS Fund. The Money Market Fund, which is closing,
and the Savings Fund will not be part of the Balanced Growth Fund. more
information
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Summer housing needed for visiting scholars
The Dickens Project is sponsoring a five-week seminar for college instructors,
funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Fifteen scholars
from around the country will be selected to participate and will need
housing from approximately June 25 through July 30. Because of the length
of time and the attractiveness of Santa Cruz as a vacation destination,
some participants may choose to bring their partners or families for all
or part of the time. If you are able to offer accommodations during this
period, call (831) 459-2103 or send e-mail to dpj@ucsc.edu.
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After-school gardening
program begins April 13
The Life Lab Science Program is
offering a new After-School Garden Days program. It will take place from
3:30 to 5 p.m. on five consecutive Tuesdays beginning April 13.
Children ages 7 to 11 will work alongside garden staff, tending to the
hens and honey bees, sowing spring seeds, and cooking in the garden kitchen.
The cost is $20 per class or $85 for the series (members of Life Lab pay
$75).
For more information, contact John Fisher at (831) 459-4035 or gardencoordinator@lifelab.org.
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Communications Building work nearing completion
Work is nearly complete for interior alterations in the Communications
Building to accommodate the expanded needs of the Film and Digital Media
and Information Technology Services departments, and people are moving
into the facility. The new Communications Building will be dedicated during
Banana Slug Spring Fair on April 17.
Construction update story
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