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Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting is July 31
Housing office holding information sessions
UCSC takes part in ham radio event
Name of marine sciences M.S. changed
Whistleblower Protection Act detailed
UC settles Enron securities lawsuit
UCTV featuring Long Marine Lab in July
Numerous professional development and technical training workshops offered this summer
July 12, 2004
News Briefs
Annual Alumni Vintners
Wine Tasting is July 31
The
15th Annual Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting will be held on Saturday, July
31, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Elena Baskin Visual Arts courtyard.
Presented by the UCSC Alumni Association, the event features select wines, gourmet food, live ukulele music, and Hawaiiana.
Proceeds will benefit the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.
For more information on the wine tasting and to buy tickets, go to alumni.ucsc.edu/events/wine/wt_2004.htm
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Housing office holding two
information sessions
Information sessions will be held July 14 and July 22 for faculty and
staff members eligible to to purchase condominium units in the Laureate
Court Apartments. Those wanting to learn more about UCSC housing policies
are also encouraged to attend. Both sessions will be from 12:15 to 1:30
p.m. at the Women's Center.
Laureate Court Apartments, adjacent to the main gate of campus, are 843-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath units. Thirteen of the units are available for sale. Because the purchases fall under UCSC and city housing policies, purchasers must meet UCSC and Santa Cruz City eligibility requirements. City eligibility limits income and assets for purchasers and includes preapproval by the Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, said Steve Houser, faculty and staff housing manager.
Staff members working 100 percent, and hired after July 15, 2003, are
eligible to enroll on waiting lists for campus housing. These briefings
will also address housing policy and the waiting list process. Those planning
to attend are asked to RSVP to Faculty and Staff Housing at (831) 458-3506
or facultyhousing@ucsc.edu
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UCSC takes part in ham radio preparedness
event
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A eclectic group of about 15 School of Engineering affiliates set up
five antennas on East Field as they participated in Field Day, a continentwide
amateur radio emergency preparedness exercise started in 1933 by
the Amateur Radio Relay League.
The antennas were set up June 26, then radio amateur teams were given 24 hours to make as many contacts as they could with other participating stations. Stations participating in the exercise are run on generated power in remote, temporary settings.
UCSC's participants managed the equipment and made 110 "continuous
wave" contacts, via Morse code; 222 voice contacts; and 14 satellite
contacts. Additional
points were awarded for a public relations table which attracted about
20 visitors. An attempt to gain extra points with a weather-balloon-mounted
antenna failed because of wind conditions.
To learn more about UCSC ham radio operators, check http://ieee.soe.ucsc.edu/ham/
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Name of marine sciences M.S. changed
to ocean sciences
The master's degree program in marine sciences has a new name--ocean
sciences. The name change makes the ocean sciences M.S. degree program
consistent with the Department of Ocean Sciences and the ocean sciences
Ph.D. program. There are no curricular or resource implications of this
name-only change.
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California Whistleblower Protection
Act detailed
Information on provisions of the California Whistleblower Protection
Act, including what to report, where to report, how to report, a statement
on protection from retaliation for whistleblowing, and a statement from
the State Auditor's Office are available online at http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/messages/04-05/07-01.whistle2.asp
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UC reaches $69 million settlement
with bank in Enron securities lawsuit
The University of California announced on July 2 a settlement with the
Bank of America in the Enron Corp. securities class action lawsuit. The
university is lead plaintiff representing a class of Enron investors who
lost billions of dollars in the now-bankrupt energy firm. The UC Board
of Regents will consider final approval of the $69 million settlement
at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 14-15. (Full
story)
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UCTV featuring Long Marine Lab in July
UCTV
will broadcast three programs from the series "Long Marine Lab: 25
Years of Science and Education" during the month of July. UCTV can
be found locally on Comcast, Channel 25.
Saturday, July 17, at 11 a.m.; Sunday, July 18, at 9 p.m.
Sedimental Journeys: Early Cultures Along the Central Coast
A review of early cultures sharing the Central Coast and how each viewed
and used marine resources with Sandy Lydon, professor emeritus, Cabrillo
College.
Saturday, July 24, at 11 a.m.; Sunday, July 25, at 11 a.m.
Sedimental Journeys: Coastal Development
UC Santa Cruz professor Gary Griggs presents a retrospective of attitudes
about coastal development in the Monterey Bay region and a geological
survey of the coast.
Wednesday, July 28, at 8 a.m; Saturday, July 31, at 11 a.m.
The View Over Time and Space: Perspectives of an Astronaut/Oceanographer
Kathryn Sullivan, president and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry
and a UCSC alumna, shares her perspectives as an astronaut, oceanographer,
and educator.
All six programs from the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory series
are also available for online viewing at www.uctv.tv/ondemand.
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Numerous professional development and technical training workshops offered this summer
The Training and Development Office is offering a number of classes and workshops for staff this summer. Professional development classes include "Communicating for Success," "Supervisory Development," and "The Art of Leading Teams." Technical training offerings include classes in Photoshop, Excel, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Dreamweaver, as well as private tutoring. For a complete list of classes, go to the Training and Development web site.
To enroll, use the web registration
form or call (831) 459-5565.
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Name change for UCSC Inn and Conference Center
The UCSC Inn and Conference Center will be knows as the University Inn
and Conference Center beginning July 1. A new sign in front of the hotel
will reflect the change.
"The change of name comes from input our guests have given us over
the course of the last couple of years. It is unclear from the name that
hotel rooms are available to the general public," said Alma Sifuentes,
director of Residential and Dining Services. "The change in name
is a slight one," she said, "but we feel that it will make a
significant difference in welcoming guests not affiliated with the university,
particularly during summer months."
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