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News Storms rage in Shakespeare Santa Cruz's 1995 season, with The Tempest, King Lear, and Ronald Harwood's The Dresser. Pictured: Paul Whitworth in last year's The Rape of Tamar. See caption, page 4. i ™ IIeIII Calendar A film by the late Argentine film director Maria Luisa Bemberg will launch a film festival at Oakes College. The festival focuses on depictions of gender in Latin American films. Page 3- Digest Staff members will vote this month to fill a position on the California Retirement System Advisory Board. The board advises the president of the university on UC retirement plans. See Benefits, page 2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ CURRENTS VOL. 5, NO. 17 Published every two weeks by the Office of Public Information for the campus community June 9, 1995 Conference features work of two popular Victorian novelists Novels by two of the Victorian era's best-known writers will be the focus of the fifteenth annual Dickens Universe, taking place July 30 through August 5 at UCSC. The annual gathering, which is open to the public, is designed for university, college, and high school teachers; students; and anyone who enjoys reading the works of Victorian novelists. Along with lectures by world-renowned scholars, the weeklong event features Victorian teas, dramatic readings, film screenings, sherry hours, and a book fair. This year for the first time the Dickens Universe will focus on two books—Great Expectations by Dickens and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. "What will make this year interesting is that, not only are we discussing two novels, but one of the -XvvM/ Young Pip speaks with Miss Havisham in Dickens's novel Great Expectations. novelists is a woman," said Robert Tracy, associate director of the Dickens Universe and a professor emeritus of English and Celtic studies at UC Berkeley. Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, who aspires to be a wealthy gentleman despite his working-class toots. Jane Eyre is the story of an orphan who becomes a governess and falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochestet. "Taken together, the two books See Conference on page 4 Five professors and lecturers honored for excellence in teaching The Committee on Teaching of the Academic Senate has selected the recipients of the 1994-95 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The committee chose five professors and lecturers from nominees submitted by students and faculty. The awards are meant to emphasize UCSC's commitment to excellence in teaching and encourage faculty to assess regularly the effectiveness of their efforts inside the classroom. They are considered an important act of peer recognition for professors and lecturers whose work as instructors is exemplary and inspiring. The awards, which include a framed certificate and $500 in professional development funds, were presented May 31 at the final Academic Senate meeting of the year. Afterwards, the senate hosted a reception to honor the recipients. The Excellence in Teaching Award winners (l-r): Troy Boone, Anatole Leikin, Marta Navarro, Dan Doak, and Bakthan Singaram The names of this year's recipients follow below, along with the wording that appears on their certificates. • Troy Boone (lecturer in literature) for passionate dedication to the study and teaching of literature, meticulous attention to the craft of writing, and genuine devotion to students' well-being within and beyond the classroom. • Dan Doak (assistant professor of environmental studies) for remarkable breadth and versatility in teaching disciplinary and interdisciplinary courses at all levels in environmental studies and for motivating students to embrace and appreciate the complexity, See Teaching on page 4 Senate expresses concern about Prop. 187 mandates In two resolutions adopted at its May 31 meeting, UCSC's Academic Senate spoke in opposition to provisions of Proposition 187 that would—if ratified by court rulings—require faculty members to identify undocumented immigrants and report suspected violations to federal officials. The first resolution was authored by members John Lynch, Robert Meister, Helene Moglen, Marra Morello-Frosch, and Judy Yung; the second, by member Joel Yellin. Any requirement that UC's administration and faculty "take a direct role in investigating and reporting suspected violations by students of federal immigration laws would conflict with the educational responsibilities of the faculty, limit academic freedom in the classroom and in the university community at large, and undermine the relationship of trust between faculty and students," the first resolution stated. The second resolution, similar to the first, called such a "police role" for faculty "inconsistent" with their "responsibilities as scholars and educators." See Prop. 187 on page 4 Long Marine Lab's 'Window to Discovery' provides young students with a view of ocean science The second graders wiggled with excitement as they gathered at UCSC's Long Marine Lab, one of the nation's premier marine-research centers. It's a place where scientists test the hearing of sea lions and measure the heartbeats of dolphins, and kids love it. "I've been here a million times," said Shay Baldwin, eight. "This place is cool." Shay is one of over 10,000 students who have visited the lab as a part of "Window to Discovery," an innovative program that lets children see marine science in action. Only a year old, the program is ready for a growth spurt. When a planned $4.4 million Visitor Education Center is completed, many more children will flood the labs, and even adults will join in the fun. The program already captivates visiting students. High school students tour research labs while kindergartners hold sea stars at the touch tanks, and they all get to see the dolphins and sea lions. "We tailor the program for each age group," says Dorris Welch-Burman, the lab's public education director and creator ofthe program. "We really want to spark an interest in basic biology." For the second graders on a recent visit, the program provided nonstop fascination. Guided by Le Williams, one of 40 volunteer docents in the program, the children inspected the 100-foot skeleton of a blue whale. The whale's heart, she told them, was as big as a Volkswagen. The tongue was 20 feet long. Whales are mammals. No, it is not a dinosaur. Two children picked up a flipper bone, and they all touched a piece of baleen. Afterward, Williams showed the children a fishbowl filled with live hermit crabs and sea urchins. "I want you to use your eyes, not your fingers," said Williams. Several little fingers hit the water at once. Latet, the children peered into the aquariums and fought See Discovery on page 4 *' * High school students from the Central Valley tour the marine invertebrate lab at Long Marine Laboratory as part ofthe "Window to Discovery" education program. Coming in July: On-line financial information system CSC staff will start using the SCT Banner Financial Information System (FIS) next month, according to Ed Coate, vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services. SCT Banner is part of the campuswide Business Process Redesign (BPR) effort to make work more efficient and more cost effective by updating computer systems and improving business operations. When the system goes on line, it will mark the first majot milestone in the process, which has taken two years of intense effort by many staff members and administrators at UCSC. As of July 5, roughly 200 service center employees and cenrral office staff will begin to use the SCT Banner computer system for purchasing and retrieval of financial information on line, said Linda Kittle, BPR manager. "We want to encourage people to be as understanding and supportive as possible for the months of June and July," said Kittle. "Fiscal close will also affect all the people who are involved in the Banner See Banner on page 4 Currents /June 9, 1995
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University of California, Santa Cruz: Campus Publications |
Title | Currents (June 9, 1995; Vol. 5, No. 17) |
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Owning Institution & Contact Info | University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Special Collections. 1156 High Street. Santa Cruz, CA, 95064. (831) 459-2547. speccoll@library.ucsc.edu |
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Transcript | News Storms rage in Shakespeare Santa Cruz's 1995 season, with The Tempest, King Lear, and Ronald Harwood's The Dresser. Pictured: Paul Whitworth in last year's The Rape of Tamar. See caption, page 4. i ™ IIeIII Calendar A film by the late Argentine film director Maria Luisa Bemberg will launch a film festival at Oakes College. The festival focuses on depictions of gender in Latin American films. Page 3- Digest Staff members will vote this month to fill a position on the California Retirement System Advisory Board. The board advises the president of the university on UC retirement plans. See Benefits, page 2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ CURRENTS VOL. 5, NO. 17 Published every two weeks by the Office of Public Information for the campus community June 9, 1995 Conference features work of two popular Victorian novelists Novels by two of the Victorian era's best-known writers will be the focus of the fifteenth annual Dickens Universe, taking place July 30 through August 5 at UCSC. The annual gathering, which is open to the public, is designed for university, college, and high school teachers; students; and anyone who enjoys reading the works of Victorian novelists. Along with lectures by world-renowned scholars, the weeklong event features Victorian teas, dramatic readings, film screenings, sherry hours, and a book fair. This year for the first time the Dickens Universe will focus on two books—Great Expectations by Dickens and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. "What will make this year interesting is that, not only are we discussing two novels, but one of the -XvvM/ Young Pip speaks with Miss Havisham in Dickens's novel Great Expectations. novelists is a woman," said Robert Tracy, associate director of the Dickens Universe and a professor emeritus of English and Celtic studies at UC Berkeley. Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, who aspires to be a wealthy gentleman despite his working-class toots. Jane Eyre is the story of an orphan who becomes a governess and falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochestet. "Taken together, the two books See Conference on page 4 Five professors and lecturers honored for excellence in teaching The Committee on Teaching of the Academic Senate has selected the recipients of the 1994-95 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The committee chose five professors and lecturers from nominees submitted by students and faculty. The awards are meant to emphasize UCSC's commitment to excellence in teaching and encourage faculty to assess regularly the effectiveness of their efforts inside the classroom. They are considered an important act of peer recognition for professors and lecturers whose work as instructors is exemplary and inspiring. The awards, which include a framed certificate and $500 in professional development funds, were presented May 31 at the final Academic Senate meeting of the year. Afterwards, the senate hosted a reception to honor the recipients. The Excellence in Teaching Award winners (l-r): Troy Boone, Anatole Leikin, Marta Navarro, Dan Doak, and Bakthan Singaram The names of this year's recipients follow below, along with the wording that appears on their certificates. • Troy Boone (lecturer in literature) for passionate dedication to the study and teaching of literature, meticulous attention to the craft of writing, and genuine devotion to students' well-being within and beyond the classroom. • Dan Doak (assistant professor of environmental studies) for remarkable breadth and versatility in teaching disciplinary and interdisciplinary courses at all levels in environmental studies and for motivating students to embrace and appreciate the complexity, See Teaching on page 4 Senate expresses concern about Prop. 187 mandates In two resolutions adopted at its May 31 meeting, UCSC's Academic Senate spoke in opposition to provisions of Proposition 187 that would—if ratified by court rulings—require faculty members to identify undocumented immigrants and report suspected violations to federal officials. The first resolution was authored by members John Lynch, Robert Meister, Helene Moglen, Marra Morello-Frosch, and Judy Yung; the second, by member Joel Yellin. Any requirement that UC's administration and faculty "take a direct role in investigating and reporting suspected violations by students of federal immigration laws would conflict with the educational responsibilities of the faculty, limit academic freedom in the classroom and in the university community at large, and undermine the relationship of trust between faculty and students," the first resolution stated. The second resolution, similar to the first, called such a "police role" for faculty "inconsistent" with their "responsibilities as scholars and educators." See Prop. 187 on page 4 Long Marine Lab's 'Window to Discovery' provides young students with a view of ocean science The second graders wiggled with excitement as they gathered at UCSC's Long Marine Lab, one of the nation's premier marine-research centers. It's a place where scientists test the hearing of sea lions and measure the heartbeats of dolphins, and kids love it. "I've been here a million times," said Shay Baldwin, eight. "This place is cool." Shay is one of over 10,000 students who have visited the lab as a part of "Window to Discovery," an innovative program that lets children see marine science in action. Only a year old, the program is ready for a growth spurt. When a planned $4.4 million Visitor Education Center is completed, many more children will flood the labs, and even adults will join in the fun. The program already captivates visiting students. High school students tour research labs while kindergartners hold sea stars at the touch tanks, and they all get to see the dolphins and sea lions. "We tailor the program for each age group," says Dorris Welch-Burman, the lab's public education director and creator ofthe program. "We really want to spark an interest in basic biology." For the second graders on a recent visit, the program provided nonstop fascination. Guided by Le Williams, one of 40 volunteer docents in the program, the children inspected the 100-foot skeleton of a blue whale. The whale's heart, she told them, was as big as a Volkswagen. The tongue was 20 feet long. Whales are mammals. No, it is not a dinosaur. Two children picked up a flipper bone, and they all touched a piece of baleen. Afterward, Williams showed the children a fishbowl filled with live hermit crabs and sea urchins. "I want you to use your eyes, not your fingers," said Williams. Several little fingers hit the water at once. Latet, the children peered into the aquariums and fought See Discovery on page 4 *' * High school students from the Central Valley tour the marine invertebrate lab at Long Marine Laboratory as part ofthe "Window to Discovery" education program. Coming in July: On-line financial information system CSC staff will start using the SCT Banner Financial Information System (FIS) next month, according to Ed Coate, vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services. SCT Banner is part of the campuswide Business Process Redesign (BPR) effort to make work more efficient and more cost effective by updating computer systems and improving business operations. When the system goes on line, it will mark the first majot milestone in the process, which has taken two years of intense effort by many staff members and administrators at UCSC. As of July 5, roughly 200 service center employees and cenrral office staff will begin to use the SCT Banner computer system for purchasing and retrieval of financial information on line, said Linda Kittle, BPR manager. "We want to encourage people to be as understanding and supportive as possible for the months of June and July," said Kittle. "Fiscal close will also affect all the people who are involved in the Banner See Banner on page 4 Currents /June 9, 1995 |
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