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Mary Holmes memorial exhibit opens Nov. 13
November is Open Enrollment month; Benefits Fair is Nov. 12
Middle East experts give talk on war with Iraq Nov. 14
Holistic Health Program offers workshop with Taoist master
Author Ruben Martinez to discuss migration and globalization Nov. 12
Eastern Indian classical dance at Porter College Nov. 15
UC campuses join centralized online bio-med publishing house
Engineering faculty honored at library event Nov. 18
Enjoy a fine fall meal and benefit the UCSC Friends of the Farm & Garden on November 12
University of California named lead plaintiff in Dynegy Securities Suit
November 11, 2002
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Mary Holmes memorial exhibit opens Nov. 13
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| Daphne by Mary Holmes |
"MARY HOLMES: Paintings & Ideas" is a memorial exhibition celebrating the visionary artist and beloved teacher (1910-2002). Holmes began teaching at UCSC in 1965 as one of Cowell College's first faculty members. She retired in 1975 but continued teaching as professor emerita for two decades.
Throughout her career, Mary Holmes painted mainly in oil on canvas or masonite using symbolism representing the human condition.
The exhibition will be at the Porter College Faculty Gallery November
13 through December 14. There will be a public reception on Wednesday,
November 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. and a gallery talk at 6 p.m. with Michael
O'Malley, James Bierman, and friends.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information,
go to arts.ucsc.edu/sesnon.
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November is Open Enrollment
month; Benefits Fair will be held Nov. 12
Open Enrollment for the 2003 plan year is taking place during the month of November. There are significant changes for 2003, including the replacement of the UC Care Point of Service (POS) plan with the Blue Cross POs plan and the introduction of a Blue Cross Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan. All employees should have received their Open Enrollment packets in the mail. Complete information is also available at the UCOP "At Your Service" web site. All changes to your benefit plans must be made by midnight on November 30.
The annual Benefits Fair will be held on November 12 from noon to 3 p.m.
in the lobby of the Baskin Engineering Building. Employees are encouraged
to take advantage of all these sources of information to be sure they
make informed choices for their health plan coverage during Open Enrollment.
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Middle East experts give talk on war with Iraq Nov. 14
Stephen Zunes, an associate professor of politics at the University of
San Francisco, and Alan Richards, UCSC professor of economics and environmental
studies, will present "The Case Against War with Iraq" on Thursday,
November 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the UCSC Media Theater
Stephen Zunes is the author of the recently released Tinderbox: U.S.
Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism and chair of the Peace
& Justice Studies Program at the University of San Francisco. He also
serves as a senior policy analyst and Middle East editor for the Foreign
Policy in Focus Project and is on the governing council of the International
Peace Research Association.
Alan Richards is the coauthor of A Political Economy of the Middle
East and an advisory editor for the journal Middle East Policy.
Both Richards and Zunes have traveled extensively in the Middle East
and spoken widely on U.S. policy on the region.
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Holistic Health Program offers workshop with Taoist master
Taoist master Dr. Stephen T. Chang will give a workshop on Saturday,
November 16, his first public appearance in years. He will cover Taoist
herbology for today's stressful realities, the Tao of revitalization--healing
the care givers, diet, and the secrets of ancient Taoist health. The workshop
is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Activities Room, East Field House. The
cost is $65. Register by phone with a credit card by calling the Recreation
Office at (831) 459-2806. The workshop is sponsored by the Recreation
Department and the Holistic Health Program.
Author Ruben Martinez to discuss migration and globalization Nov. 12
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Ruben Martinez |
Ruben Martinez, author of The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A.,
Mexico City, and Beyond, will give a free public lecture about migrants
entitled "Strangers No More: How the Newest Americans will Redefine
America" on Tuesday, November 12, at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross Hall, 170
High Street in Santa Cruz.
Martinez, an associate editor at Pacific News Service, has appeared as
a commentator on CNN, Frontline, Nightline, and All Things Considered.
He is the author of the new book Crossing Over, which looks at
Mexican migration through the lens of the Chavez family of Cheran, Michoacan,
Mexico. Three Chavez brothers were on their way to work in the strawberry
fields of Watsonville in 1996 when the overloaded van they were in crashed
fleeing a Border Patrol vehicle.
An inspiring speaker, Martinez will focus on migration to the United States on a global scale. His critique of globalization includes a call for a new language with which to describe the "international village" we live in.
For more information, please contact the Center for Justice, Tolerance,
and Community at (831) 459-5743 or via e-mail sent to cjtc@ucsc.edu.
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Eastern Indian classical dance at Porter College Nov. 15
A rare performance and workshop by Jyoti Rout and Jyoti Kala Mandir, titled "Odissi: The Ancient Dance Form of Eastern India," will take place on Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m. at Porter College.
Jyoti Kala Mandir will present a full repertoire of Odissi dance lasting
about 1 and a half hours with a dance workshop to follow. Jyoti Kala Mandir
have been invited many times to present lectures and demonstrations on
Odissi at various universities and schools. They also share their culture
with others by teaching Odissi to students from various backgrounds. Jyoti
Kala Mandir College of Indian Classical Arts has sites in the San Francisco
Bay Area, Hawaii, and Orissa, India.
Tickets are $5/general, $2/students with ID and seniors, and children
under 12 are free. Tickets are available at the door. For more information,
contact Porter College Activities Office at (831) 459-2857.
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UC campuses join centralized online bio-med publishing house
BioMed Central, the "open access" publisher, and the California
Digital Library are pleased to announce that the 10 campuses of the University
of California have joined the publisher's Institutional Membership Program.
BioMed (BMC) Central is an independent online publishing house committed
to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biological and medical
research.
Under the agreement, processing charges are waived for University of
California faculty who submit an article for publication in one of 80
peer-reviewed journals. Upon acceptance, the article becomes freely available
through the Web to readers worldwide.
Dozens of papers written or cowritten by more than 130 UC scholars are already included in BioMed Central's journals as the agreement commences.
Full
text of UC Newswire press release
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Engineering faculty
honored at library event Nov. 18
The Honored Faculty/Honored Books Program will be celebrated with a reception
at 2:30 p.m. on November 18 in the Current Periodicals Room at the Science
& Engineering Library.
Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
John Simpson will be on hand to congratulate the honored faculty at the
event, which is open to the campus community.
The program recognizes the achievements of faculty in engineering and
natural sciences who have attained tenure and/or promotion. The occasion
is marked by each scholar's selection of a book that has most influenced
him or her as a scientist and educator. Sponsoring the program are the
UCSC libraries, the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, and the Natural
Sciences Division.
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Enjoy a fine fall meal and benefit the UCSC Friends of the Farm & Garden on Nov. 12
Start your holiday feasting early and support a great cause on Tuesday,
November 12, as chefs Robert Morris of Blacks Beach Cafe and Heidi Schlecht
and Amy Linstrom of Feel Good Foods organic seasonal catering, host a
five-course dinner to benefit the Friends of the UC Santa Cruz Farm &
Garden. Wine to accompany each course is being donated by Bonny Doon Vineyard.
Both meat and vegetarian entrées will be available.
The dinner will take place at Morris's restaurant at 15th Avenue and East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, beginning with hors d'oeuvres at 7 p.m. The cost, including wine, is $70 per person. Reservations are required. For more information, call Joan Tannheimer at the UCSC Farm at (831) 459-3240, or make your reservation directly with the restaurant at (831) 475-2233.
Donors contributing to the dinner include Bonny Doon Vineyard, Petaluma
Poultry, Happy Boy Farms, New Leaf Community Markets, Stagnaro's, and
the UCSC Farm & Garden.
Funds raised at the dinner support the efforts of the Friends of the UCSC
Farm & Garden, which promotes the work of UCSC's Center for Agroecology
& Sustainable Food Systems.
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University of California
named lead plaintiff in Dynegy Securities Suit
The United States District Court Monday (Oct. 28) named the University
of California as lead plaintiff in the Dynegy securities fraud class action
lawsuit. Judge Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of Texas in Houston based his 27-page ruling on a combination of factors,
including the amount of losses that UC sustained as a result of its Dynegy
investments, the characterization of its claims as "typical"
of those of other class members, and its ability to litigate the case
on behalf of the shareholders.
The University of California's Dynegy losses totaled $112.4 million,
based on 4.16 million shares purchased between Nov. 1, 2000, and May 7,
2002. The current value of UC's diversified portfolio, which includes
both pension and endowment funds, stands at approximately $51 billion.
Full
text of press release
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and Parking Services web site and the Physical
Planning and Construction web site.
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