Contents of this page: Alice Walker to speak at King convocation Staff Advisory Board looking for musicians Become a Seymour Center volunteer Granary Child Development Center has openings Academic Senate meeting canceled Native American rock art slide show and lecture UCSC coach offering running clinic Workshop on developing your intuitive skills UCSC COSMOS lecture series to air on UCTV Help identify a UCSC student Regent Construction update	January 21, 2002 More Campus News Activist and author Alice Walker to speak at King convocation Activist Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, will be the keynote speaker for this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation. The annual event, sponsored by UCSC and the city of Santa Cruz, will be at 7 p.m. on January 23 in the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Walker's appearance is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Full text of article. Back to top Staff Advisory Board looking for musicians to perform at events Coming soon to a staff event near you: The Slug Serenaders! But only if some musically talented performers come forward. The UCSC Staff Advisory Board would like to provide live music at upcoming staff events. If you're interested in performing or would like to suggest the name of a local group that might play, please contact board member Ryan Andrews at (831) 459-3970 or via e-mail at randrews@cats.ucsc.edu. "Our budget is limited, but it was really nice to have live music at the staff breakfast last spring," said Andrews, who has not ruled out the possibility of a group of university employees coming together just to perform at staff events. "I don't know how much practice it would involve, but why not?" said Andrews. "I'm sure there's a lot of talent out there." Back to top Seymour Center docent Delorah Hall Fishing for a fresh opportunity? Become a Seymour Center volunteer Learn about marine science and research. . . lead aquarium, touch tank, and lab tours. . . help with special events and fundraisers. . . become a gift shop volunteer. Benefits of volunteering include monthly lectures by marine scientists, discounts at the gift shop, membership in Friends of Long Marine Lab, field trips, and more. A 10-week docent training course begins January 23 at the Seymour Center. For more information about volunteer opportunities and the docent training program, go to the Seymour Center web site or call Christy Walker at (831) 459-3854. Back to top Looking for child care? The Granary Child Development Center, located near the main entrance to campus, has immediate openings for children ages 2 to 4. Operated by UCSC Child Care Services, the Granary program emphasizes play as a learning process in a rich, challenging environment. The program operates year-round and has reasonable fees for faculty/staff families and student families with high incomes. For more information about the Granary Child Development Center or other child care services on campus, visit the UCSC Child Care Services web site, call (831) 459-2967, or e-mail childcareservices@cats.ucsc.edu. Back to top Academic Senate meeting canceled The Divisional Senate Assembly meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 6, has been canceled due to lack of business requiring action. A draft of the minutes for the Senate meeting held on October 24, 2001, is available on the Academic Senate's web page. The remaining meetings of the Divisional Senate Assembly will be held on Wednesday, March 6; Wednesday, April 17; and Friday, May 17; all will be held at 3 p.m., locations to be announced. Back to top Native American rock art slide show and lecture "Native American Rock Art: An Evening of Images and Discussion" is the title of a slide show and lecture which will be presented on Saturday, January 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Classroom Unit 1. The presentation will focus on petroglyphs and pictographs that span 2000 years of Indian culture, including those at Canyon de Chelly in northern Arizona, Wind Wolves Reserve in southern California, Grand Gulch in Utah, Chumash sites in southern California, and from the Great Basin. Presenters include Bill Hyder, past president of the American Rock Art Research Association and assistant dean of social sciences; Dario Caloss, assistant dean of humanities; and Dan Wood, director of OPERS. The cost is $2/students and $4/general admission. For more information, contact the Recreation Office at (831) 459-2806; tickets will be available at the door. Back to top UCSC coach offering running clinic Jeff Arnett, UCSC cross-country coach, will offer his Slug Run Training Clinic beginning January 26. The clinic will take place on four consecutive Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the East Field track. The cost is $20 for UCSC students and $30 for all others. For more information, contact the Recreation Office at (831) 459-2806. Back to top Learn to trust your intuition Ever had a hunch about something or someone which later turned out to be true? Want to find out more about this "sixth sense"? The Recreation Department is sponsoring an introductory workshop with Anne Provax, M.Ed., on developing your intuitive skills. You will meet your inner adviser and discover how to use your intuition for practical problem solving and decision making. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, January 30, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Bay Tree Conference Center, Room A; the cost is $12. Sign up in advance by calling (831) 459-2806. Back to top UCSC COSMOS lecture series to air on UCTV Lectures drawn from the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) at UCSC will be shown this month on UCTV. The programs are: Astrobiology and the Origins of Life, with Professor David Deamer, January 22, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Volcanoes and Hot Spots, with Associate Professor Justin Revenaugh, January 29, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. UCTV has a viewing audience of over 6 million and focuses on academic programming. It is reached at EchoStar's satellite dish network, channel 9412, and on campus community television Channel 33. COSMOS is UC's four-week residential program that gives high school students a chance to take advanced math and science classes in a college setting. Programs are offered at UCSC, UC Irvine, and UC Davis for students entering grades 8 through 12. Back to top Help identify a student Regent The Career Center is asking for the campus community's support in identifying students who may want to apply for the student Regent position on the Board of Regents of the University of California. The appointee will be a nonvoting participant until July 1, 2003, when the student will become a full voting member. The student Regent must be an enrolled undergraduate, graduate, or professional student in good academic standing for the two-year term. Once appointed, the student Regent must resign all other elected or appointed positions. University fees, tuition, and parking at UCSC are waived for the student Regent, who is also reimbursed for expenses incurred attending meetings. For more information or to download an application, go to the Career Center web site. Applications are due by February 21. Back to top 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. Back to top