April 23, 2001 Student Achievement Week honors hundreds Hundreds of UCSC students are being honored for their outstanding work in research and academic achievement during the campus's Student Achievement Week, which takes place May 29 to June 1. The honorees are students who have received awards recognizing their achievements in research and other scholarly activities. Many will present their work publicly through a myriad of events--everything from art exhibitions and a theater production, to a natural sciences and engineering poster symposium. The weeklong celebration culminates in an awards ceremony on Friday June 1, from 3 to 5 p.m., at University House. One of the highlights of Student Achievement Week is the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, which showcases a wide variety of research projects conducted by students in the Division of Natural Sciences and the Jack Baskin School of Engineering. The symposium will be held in the Thimann Courtyard, May 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. (Posters will be displayed in the Jack Baskin Engineering Lobby if it is raining.) Humanities Undergraduate Research Award (HUGRA) Colloquia. Presentations on their research by award winners on Wednesday, May 30, noon to 3 p.m., at Cowell Room 133, and Thursday, May 31, noon to 3 p.m., Kresge Room 159. The Faculty Mentor Program (FMP) is a two-quarter undergraduate research program designed to encourage and prepare Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students for future doctoral-level graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Students participate in a weekly seminar during the winter and spring quarters, along with a 10-12 hour commitment to a faculty sponsored research project. Students will present their research projects at the FMP Undergraduate Research Colloquium on Thursday, May 31, from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Friday, June 1, from noon to 2:30 p.m. Location to be announced. Campus Undergraduate Research Exhibit: Learn more about the wide variety of research being done by UCSC undergraduates. Displays from several divisions will be set up, with students available to talk about their work and answer questions. This is "one-stop shopping" for anyone interested in the academic opportunities for undergraduates at UCSC. Friday, June 1, noon to 2:30 p.m., College Eight, Room 201 (Red Room). Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." This exhibition is the product of an art history course, The History of the Book, offered in winter quarter by librarian Beth Remak-Honnef of McHenry Library. Illuminated cases contain material that the students chose, arranged, and described. The exhibition runs now through June 9. The Theater Arts Department will be doing a performance of Somantri Breaks His Vow, an Indonesian dance drama with gamelan, choreographed by Professor Kathy Foley and music direction by Undang Sumarna, on June 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. in the Theater Arts Second Stage. This performance is free and open to the public. Macbeth, a "Shakespeare To Go" performance, takes place May 30 at noon in the Theater Arts Mainstage. Free and open to the public. Dance "open showings" will be held June 1 at 4 p.m. in the Theater Arts Second Stage. Free and open to the public. The Music Department will put on an opera, The Elixir of Love. Gaetano Donizetti's romantic comedy comes to life when the UCSC Music Department's University Orchestra and top vocal students present UCSC's annual opera production. Nicole Paiement conducts, Brian Staufenbiel directs. May 31 and June 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) and 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 3. Music Center Recital Hall. $15 general, $10 seniors, $8 students. (831) 459-2159. Spring 2001 Open Studios. Student artwork is featured at Open Studios. All media, including painting, sculpture, intermedia, photography, printmaking, drawing, and book arts. Baskin Visual Arts, Friday, June 1, noon to 4 p.m. For further information, contact Kathy Harley at (831) 459-3574. Annual Print Sale. Student printmakers have been producing lithographs, etchings, monoprints, woodcuts, and digital prints all year, and now these works are available for sale--directly from student to you. This is a great opportunity to purchase high-quality work at very reasonable prices. Friday, June 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Baskin Visual Arts. For further information, contact Veda Ozelle at (831) 459-3686. The Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of The Irwin Show 2001.This exhibition features recent work by visual art students at UC Santa Cruz who are recipients of the Irwin Scholarship. The work of this year's Irwin scholars emphasizes mixed media and conceptual approaches to art making. Exhibit at the Sesnon Art Gallery, Porter College, noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, through Sunday, June 10. Tours may be scheduled; call (831) 459-3606. The annual exhibition "Illustrating Nature," student works from the UCSC Science Communication Program, is on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 4 to June 10. 420-6115. Tuesday, May 29 Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." "Illustrating Nature," UCSC Science Communication Program, at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Irwin Show 2001 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. Wednesday, May 30 Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." "Illustrating Nature," UCSC Science Communication Program, see Tuesday, May 29. Humanities Undergraduate Research Award (HUGRA) presentations, noon to 3 p.m. at Cowell Room 133. Macbeth, a "Shakespeare To Go" performance in the Theater Arts Mainstage. Noon. Free and open to the public. The Irwin Show 2001 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. Thursday, May 31 Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." "Illustrating Nature," UCSC Science Communication Program, see Tuesday, May 29. Humanities Undergraduate Research Award (HUGRA) presentations, noon to 3 p.m. at Kresge Room 159. The Irwin Show 2001 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, Thimann Courtyard, 3 to 6 p.m. FMP Undergraduate Research Colloquium, 3 to 7 p.m. Location to be announced. The Theater Arts Department will be doing a performance of Somantri Breaks His Vow, an Indonesian dance drama with gamelan, at 8 p.m. at the Theater Arts Second Stage. Free and open to the public. The Music Department presents an opera, The Elixir of Love, Gaetano Donizetti's romantic comedy, 8 p.m., Music Center Recital Hall. $15 general, $10 seniors, $8 students. (831) 459-2159. Friday, June 1 Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." "Illustrating Nature," UCSC Science Communication Program, see Tuesday, May 29. The Annual Print Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Baskin Visual Arts. FMP Undergraduate Research Colloquium to be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. Location to be announced. Campus Undergraduate Research Exhibit, College Eight 201, Red Room, noon to 2:30 p.m. Spring 2001 Open Studios. Baskin Visual Arts, noon to 4 p.m. The Irwin Show 2001 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. The Student Achievement Awards Ceremony will be held 3 to 5 p.m. at University House. Dance "open showings" will be at 4 p.m. in the Theater Arts Second Stage. Free and open to the public. The Music Department presents an opera, The Elixir of Love, at 8 p.m. See Thursday, May 31. The Theater Arts Department will be doing a performance of Somantri Breaks His Vow, an Indonesian dance drama, at 8 p.m. in the Theater Arts Second Stage. Free and open to the public. Saturday, June 2 Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." "Illustrating Nature," UCSC Science Communication Program, see Tuesday, May 29. The Irwin Show 2001 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. The Music Department presents an opera, The Elixir of Love, at 8 p.m. See Thursday, May 31. Sunday, June 3 Exhibition in McHenry Library on "A Millennium of the Book: 600-1600." "Illustrating Nature," UCSC Science Communication Program, see Tuesday, May 29. The Irwin Show 2001 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. The Music Department presents an opera, The Elixir of Love, Gaetano Donizetti's romantic comedy, at 3 p.m., Music Center Recital Hall. $15 general, $10 seniors, $8 students. (831) 459-2159 Return to Front Page