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Cycling magazine names UCSC student "Collegiate Man of the Year'
Staff HR launches new job application web site
Faculty and staff appreciation day at bookstore Dec. 11
Meeting on campus Academic Information Systems Dec. 10
Poetry book launch set for Vets Memorial Building
Norrie's at the Arboretum
has holiday open house for faculty and staff
Staff Human Resources is moving off campus
December 9, 2002
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Cycling magazine names UCSC student "Collegiate Man of the Year'
VeloNews,
an online cycling magazine, has named UCSC student Ben Jacques-Maynes
as its Collegiate Man of the Year. Jacques-Maynes, 24, is the first Banana
Slug to win this award.
The magazine's North American Awards were published November 29 and
included this description of Jacques-Maynes's award-winning effort: "In
between studying and racing for the Sierra Nevada road team, Jacques-Maynes
took third in the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference individual omnium
on the strength of his solo efforts. At the NCCA road nationals in Burlington,
Vermont, he narrowly took the Division I omnium title over identical twin
brother Andy (UC Berkeley) by placing second in the criterium and third
in the road race."
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Staff HR launches new job application web site
Staff Human Resources has launched a new Web Employment Application system. This new system provides both on- and off-campus applicants with a fast, easy way to apply for positions at UCSC electronically.
Those interested in applying for a job no longer need to go to the SHR office. They simply review the list of jobs posted on the SHR web site, view the job announcement that interests them, and click the "Apply Now" button to access the Web Employment Application. The applicant then creates a profile, enters their cover letter and/or resume information, and clicks the submit button.
Applicants with a current web browser will be able to save their profile data, eliminating the need to repeatedly complete standard personnel information when applying for different jobs.
For more information contact Lori Castro at (831) 459-2960 or lhcastro@ucsc.edu.
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Faculty and staff appreciation day at bookstore Dec. 11
The Bay Tree Bookstore is hosting a Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day on Wednesday, December 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Gift items—including apparel, plush items, ornaments, and all UCSC Slug insignia items—will be 20 percent off that day; light refreshments will be served. To take advantage of the discounts, have your faculty/staff ID available.
In addition, the bookstore is offering 20 percent off on all gift books and fiction in the General Book Department this month. The sale runs through December 23 when the campus closes. Special-order books and course books are excluded from the sale.
Note that the bookstore will be closed Saturdays and Sundays during
the month of December. For more information, call (831) 459-4544.
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Meeting on campus Academic Information
Systems Dec. 10
The campus community is invited to a meeting on the status of the Academic
Information Systems project. Members of the project team will present
and discuss implementation and project status, and offer a preview of
updates to the Student Portal. The meeting will take place on Tuesday,
December 10, from 10 a.m. to noon in the UCSC Media Theater (located near
the UCSC Mainstage Theater). For more information, go to the AIS
web page.
See Currents stories on the Student
Portal and the
first community meeting on the AIS system
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Poetry book launch set for Vets Memorial Building
Retired UCSC professor of literature Tilly Shaw and UC Santa Cruz Extension
instructor Robert Sward will
celebrate the publication of their new poetry books on Tuesday, December
10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Vets Memorial Building (845 Front Street, 2nd
Floor, Room. 23) in Santa Cruz.
Sward’s book, Heavenly Sex, has just been published by Black Moss Press. He has taught at Cornell University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. A Guggenheim Fellow, Sward was chosen by Lucille Clifton to receive a Villa Montalvo Literary Arts Award. Shaw’s book is titled Swimming Closer to Shore.
For more information, call go to the Poetry
Santa Cruz web site or call (831) 426-5247.
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Norrie's at the Arboretum has holiday open house for faculty and staff
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| Handmade wreaths and ornaments, pottery tea sets, candle holders,
and vases are among the many gift items available at Norrie's Gift
Shop at the Arboretum. Photo: Louise Donahue |
Norrie's Gift Shop at the Arboretum
is jam packed with gifts and decorations for the holiday season. Handmade
wreaths and ornaments, bamboo cutting boards, candles, and vases are among
the many decorative and functional items.
UCSC staff and faculty are invited to a special open house on Monday, December 9, from 4 to 7 p.m. Everything in the shop, including plants and garden statuary, will be 10 percent off for this event.
Norrie's staff will be pouring cider and serving cookies. Free gift wrapping
is always available. All proceeds benefit the Arboretum.
Norrie's Gift Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. The Arboretum gardens are open seven days
a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Staff Human Resources is
moving off campus
Along with the Office of Sponsored Projects, the University Controller's Office, and the Payroll/Personnel System Office, Staff Human Resources (SHR) is moving from its current campus location to an off-campus site located at 2901 Mission Street Extension, across the street from the University Business Park.
The entire core Staff HR functions are moving, including Consulting Services, Benefits, Training & Development, Labor Relations, Employment, Compensation, SHR Technology Support, and SHR Administration. Vocational Rehabilitation, SHR Technical Training, and the Kerr Hall computer labs will remain at their current on-campus locations.
The relocation will be completed this week. Details of the moving schedule
can be found on the Staff
HR web site.
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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.
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