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Teaching, Learning, and Technology focus of web site
Volunteer training classes at the Arboretum
Researchers sought for career day presentations
UCSC Fire Department collecting toys for needy children
December sale at the Bay Tree Bookstore
First Night Santa Cruz volunteers sought
Limited psychological services during quarter break
December 17, 2001
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Teaching, Learning, and Technology focus of web site
The UC Teaching, Learning & Technology Center has just launched an interactive
web site that is both a news publication and information hub designed to spotlight
innovations in educational technology and to foster communication and collaboration
across the 10-campus UC system. The site includes monthly news and feature articles
and links to educational technology resources. The latest
issue includes coverage on the five projects and courses that received TLtC full-scale
implementation grants in the 2000-01 fiscal year.
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Volunteer training classes at the Arboretum
The UCSC Arboretum is offering a volunteer training class on Wednesdays from 9:30
a.m. to noon for six weeks, January 9 through February 13. The class is a wonderful
opportunity to learn more about the Arboretum's collections, gardening in our Mediterranean
climate, and the role of public gardens in plant conservation. No experience is necessary.
The class is free, but attendees are expected to buy a book: Plants of the World's
Mediterranean Climates, by Peter Dallman (approximately $28). The majority of
the time will be spent out in the gardens. The Arboretum's collections include extensive
Australian, New Zealand, South African, and Californian gardens. The Arboretum staff
hopes some who attend will become inspired to join their community of volunteers
who greet visitors, repot plants, help with plant sales, and work in the gardens.
The class will be held at the Horticulture Building. New members can preregister
by calling (831) 427-2998, or just show up at the first class.
Those interested in leading tours can attend the Tour Guide Training class on February
20 and 27, led by Phyllis Norris and Stephen McCabe. Training is free. Call (831)
427-2998 for information or optional preregistration.
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Outreach efforts highlighted
Members of the outreach community at UCSC are urged to share news and information
about programs, people, events, plans, and activities with Outlook, a UC publication.
Information about how to contribute is available at the Outlook web
site. The seventh issue
of Outlook, featuring news about University of California outreach
efforts, includes an article on outreach programs at UCSC, a profile of the California
State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS), and a conversation about
parent involvement.
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Researchers sought for career day presentations
If you are a researcher willing to spend part of a Saturday in early March describing
your career to high school girls, then the planning committee for the UCSC Expanding
Your Horizons career day wants you! The committee is looking for faculty, postdoc,
and graduate student volunteers to organize workshops and presentations that show
the variety of research careers in natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering--and,
in particular, the excitement that draws people to devote their professional lives
to research. The Expanding Your Horizons career day for high school girls will take
place on Saturday, March 2; the deadline for submitting workshop ideas is Thursday,
January 14. For more information, contact
Roberta Valdez, director of the UCSC Women's Center, rvaldez@cats.ucsc.edu.
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UCSC Fire Department collecting toys for needy children
The UCSC Fire Department will be collecting new unwrapped toys for local needy
children during the holiday season. Toys may be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, at the campus Fire Station on Chinquapin Road, across
from the Crown/Merrill Apartments, or at the campus Police Station in the H Barn
until December 21. For information or for toy pickup, contact Troy Souza at (831)
459-3473.
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December sale at the Bay Tree Bookstore
The Bay Tree Bookstore is currently having a December book sale, offering 20 percent
off all stock in the General Book Department. The sale runs through December 21.
Special-order books and course books are excluded from this sale. For more information,
call (831) 459-4544.
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First Night Santa Cruz volunteers sought
This New Year's Eve, for the sixth consecutive year, UCSC is the official
First Night Santa Cruz Volunteer Sponsor. First Night is one of Santa Cruz County's
most popular cultural events, drawing more than 30,000 people downtown to celebrate
New Year's Eve at performances and arts activities with their families and friends.
Six hundred volunteers are needed to make this event happen and the campus is encouraged
to participate.
For a three- to four-hour commitment, volunteers receive a blinking admission
button. Area and site managers and other volunteers who work more than eight hours
on the day of the event will also receive a "Friends of First Night" shirt
and an invitation to a thank-you party in January. The first
20 UC Santa Cruz staff, faculty, and students who volunteer for First Night will
receive an additional free First Night button. For more information or to
volunteer, call (831) 425-7277 or visit the First
Night Santa Cruz web site and mention that you are
with the campus for your additional free button.
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Campus closure reminder
The winter campus closure begins Saturday, December 22, and continues through Tuesday, January 1. In all, the campus will be closed for 11 days: four days are scheduled holidays (December 24, 25, and 31 and January 1), four are weekend days, and three days are designated workdays. To cover these three workdays, full-time staff employees are required to use 24 hours of vacation, compensatory time off, or leave without pay. More information about campus closure policies may be found on the Staff Human Resources web site.
The campus community is reminded to turn off lights, shut down computers and other office equipment, and close exterior windows before leaving for the break.
Some campus offices will be open and essential services will be provided during
the campus closure. For more information on facilities-related matters, contact Physical
Plant at (831) 429-3447 (memo
from Ilse Kolbus, acting director, Physical Plant).
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Limited psychological services during quarter break
During the quarter break, Counseling & Psychological Services is providing
limited service. C&PS offers daytime consultation to staff and faculty regarding
any concerns about the mental health of students, but there will be no appointments
for undergraduate students in the colleges until Wednesday, January 2. There will
also be no night or weekend crisis coverage during the break. The crisis intervention
team at Dominican Hospital can be called at (831) 462-7719 to advise on the need
for psychiatric hospitalization. Coverage by the RCP will resume on January 2.
In the event that a student should require psychological assistance, community resources
are available. For consultation and referral information, contact Counseling &
Psychological Services at (831) 459-2628.
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Construction update
Currents provides regular updates on construction projects that have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction update story
For more information, visit the Transportation and Parking Services web site and the Physical Planning and Construction web site.
