On Campus (December 1, 1989)

              On Campus
FOR THE UC SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY
December 1, 1989
UCSC finds
space for elders
In response to the city of Santa
Cruz's urgent request to house
elders displaced by the October
17 earthquake, UCSC is providing
land for a temporary mobile-home
park in campus Inclusion Area D,
off Empire Grade northwest of the
main campus entrance.
"While suffering from the quake
ourselves, we realize that our situation is relatively minor compared
to the hardships being endured
by the city and our community,"
said Chancellor Robert Stevens.
Through the offer of campus land,
we are responding to the city's critical need to house seniors tragically displaced by the earthquake."
In the wake of the disastrous
quake, several retirement hotels
have been demolished or await the
wrecking ball: the Casa Del Rey,
the Colonial, and the Saint George.
The Palomar, which may be saved,
would take nearly a year to repair.
Initial estimates by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) that the elders' housing needs
could be met by the general housing market have been revised in
recent days. "The supply of short-
term housing has evaporated far
faster than anyone anticipated,"
says Michael Houlemard, UCSC
director of community planning
and land development. The latest
report from the counrywide Housing Recovery Task Force estimates
that at least 400 senior residents
of the county need interim or
permanent housing as a result of
the quake.
The mobile-home park will occupy up to nine acres of university
land for approximately eighteen
months. The site will be managed
by the Santa Cruz County Housing
Authority. An access road will be
constructed to the area, where
most utilities are already In place.
As many as 100 three-bedroom
coaches will be placed in the new
park, which is within easy walking
distance of local bus service.
[Photograph] John Marcum
Marcum to
head EAP
John Marcum, professor of
politics and an expert on
South Africa and international education, has been named
director of the UC Education
Abroad Program (EAP), effective
January 1, 1990.
Marcum's appointment was
made by UC President David P.
Gardner and followed a nine-
month international search. He
will succeed William H. Allaway,
who has led the EAP since its
inception In 1961.
"John Marcum's extensive
background in the area of international education will make the
leadership transition a smooth one
for the university's Education
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Shop via shuttle
A holiday-shopping shuttle
now links UCSC and downtown Santa Cruz and will
continue through Thursday,
December 21. The free noontime
shuttle, also provided in 1988, has
special importance this year as
downtown merchants work to rebuild after the October 17 earthquake. This year UCSC is footing
the entire bill for the shuttle,
which in previous years has been
shared by the Santa Cruz Downtown Association and the city of
Santa Cruz.
The shuttle operates weekdays
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a fifteen-
minute schedule, stopping at all
Metro/shuttle stops on campus.
The route downtown forms a loop
that includes Front Street, the
Metro Center, and the new shopping pavilions. The shuttle returns
to the campus via High Street.
The shuttles— actually Santa
Cruz Airporter vans contracted by
UCSC— are clearly marked, and
shuttle stops are signed accordingly. Riders are asked to hail the
vans to avoid confusion with
regular campus shuttles.
Shuttle-route maps are being
distributed to the campus community; maps of the downtown
shopping area, including the
Phoenix Pavilions, are available in
the Parking and Public Information
offices and on each shuttle.
A reminder: UCSC faculty and
staff are eligible for free SCMTD
bus passes, available for the
asking through the Parking Office.
Holiday party
All staff and faculty are cordially invited to the annual
holiday party at University
House, hosted by Chancellor
Robert Stevens and Katherine
Booth Stevens. The festivities will
be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday,
December 15.