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News A conference on the arts and cultures of India promises to bring leading scholars, Indian music, a film screening, and exhibitions of photography, art, and puppetry to UCSC later this month. See page 3. Digest This year's Banana Slug Spring Fair drew more than 6,000 prospective students, parents, alumni, and friends to the campus—a record attendance for UCSC's annual open house. See photos, page 10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ Calendar Live bluegrass, tours of the UCSC Farm, and—of course— plenty of strawberry shortcake all add up to a good time at the Farm's annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Wednesday, May 19. Page 7. VOL. 9, No. 8 Published monthly by the Office of Public Information for the campus community May 7,1999 UC Santa Cruz contracts to purchase Terrace Point land Wells Fargo Bank agrees to sell property By Elizabeth M. Irwin and Kathleen Shilkret epresentatives of UCSC and Wells Fatgo Bank have announced an agreement to begin the process leading to UCSC's acquisition of approximately 55 acres adjacent to the campus's Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory and the new Marine Discovery Centet at Younger Lagoon near Natutal Bridges State Beach. It is expected that UCSC will permanently protect the wetlands and some othet pottions of the site, possibly as a natural reserve. Although UCSC has not developed plans for the remainder of the site, other potential uses of the land would include development of ocean and coastal research facilities and Chancellor Greenwood, on the Terrace Point property possibly some complementary housing. In addition, there is discussion of the development of a science park for children that would augment the educational programs slated for the UCSC Marine Discovery Center. "This is a very positive decision for everyone," notes Chancellor Greenwood. "UC Santa Cruz welcomes the oppottunity to enhance our existing coastal research and teaching resources, and at the same time, we take seriously the responsibility for careful stewardship of this unique property. This acquisition advances our prospects fot new research partnerships, and it allows as-yet unexplored options for new service to our community." Until tecently, Wells Fargo had proposed development of the property for a mix of research and housing under the General Plan of the city of Santa Cruz. "We're excited about having come to an agreemenr on rhe transfer of this beautiful land to the universiry," said Arlene Jacobson, Santa Ctuz market ptesident for Wells Fargo. Several government officials have commented on the news. Santa Ctuz Mayor Katherine Beiers stated, "I want to congratulate UCSC on its purchase of the Terrace Point property. Chancellor Greenwood has assured me that the university will work closely with the city of Santa Ctuz in the course of developing a new plan for the properry. The city See Terrace Point, back page Psychology's 'Nobel Prize' goes to UCSC professor By Jennifer McNulty nyone who has taken an introductory psychology class or read a best-selling self-help book has been touched by the work of Elliot Aronson, a man whose research has fundamentally shaped our knowledge of what motivates human behavior. From cognitive dissonance to the causes of interpersonal attraction, Aronson's research has pushed the envelope, often challenging established theories and always addressing important social problems, including prejudice reduction, energy See Aronson, back page Breakfast at UCSC part of Bike Week festivities here may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free breakfast—for anyone who leaves their cars at home on Bike to Work/School Day on Thursday, May 20. UCSC will serve Odwalla juice, local muffins, Beckmann's cinnamon rolls, Cliff Bars, and coffee at the UCSC Student Center from 6:30 to 9:30 A.M. for the 12th annual Bike to Work/School Day. Free mini tune-ups for riders' bicycles will also be offered. The free breakfast—offered at a number of sites across the county—is just a taste of the many events taking place for the newly renamed Bike Week, which UCSC's Transportation and Parking Services helps sponsor. Also on tap for the week are bicycle rides, bike-maintenance classes, social gatherings, and a parade. The following are a few other highlights: • Monday, May 17: Living without the Car: Bicycle Transportation in Santa Cruz. UCSC associate professor of computer engineering Kevin Karplus and Keresha Durham will discuss the joys of living without a car and what it takes to be car-free in Santa Cruz. Patagonia, 415 River St., Santa Cruz, 6 P.M. • Friday, May 21: Bike- Away-from-Work Party. Celebrate the end of the work week with the Santa Cruz cycling community. Features live music, door prizes, food, raffles, and Bike Week Awards. Front Street Pub, 516 Front Street, Santa Cruz, 6-10 P.M. • Saturday, May 22: The Human Powered-Parade and Big Air Fair. Parade starts at 10:30 A.M. at Spokesman Bicycle, 231 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz. The fair takes place from noon to 4 P.M. at the same location. For more information about these and other events or for additional breakfast sites, go to the Bike Week Web site at www.bike2work.com or call 423-3773. Donations from four alumni classes generate $230,000 By Francine Tyler he generosity of four classes of UCSC graduates has generated nearly a quarter of a million dollars for rhe UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund and other campus programs. Represenratives of the classes of '69 (UCSC's pioneer class), 74, 79, and '94 presenred checks rotaling $180,000 to Executive Vice Chancellor John Simpson at an all- alumni reunion luncheon on April 17. The UCSC Alumni Association added $50,000 to the gifts in the form of a challenge grant, producing a total of $230,000. The luncheon took place in the dining hall of Porrer College during UCSC's annual Banana Slug Spring Fair celebration. "I want to thank all alumni, particularly the Pioneers and the classes of 1974,1979, and 1994, for their remarkable support of this campus and its students," said Simpson, who accepted the class gifts on behalf of Chancellor Greenwood. "It is so wonderful that while celebrating the time you shared as students at UCSC, you have chosen to support today's students, who follow in your footsteps." The alumni classes made donations as follows: The class of '69 Participating in the check-presentation ceremony are (l—r): Michael Twombly (Cowell '69), David Graves (Crown '74), EVC John Simpson, Alumni Association president Steve Klein, Ronna Perelson (Porter '79), and Dobro Goodale (Kresge '94). raised $64,094, including an additional $5,000 gift made at the luncheon itself; the class of 74 raised $71,793; the class of 79 raised $36,350; and the class of 1994 raised $9,640. The campaigns will continue until June 30. Some $140,000 of the $230,000 gift will go to the UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, which provides support to students who have financial need, said Steve Klein, president of the Alumni Association. Approximately $90,000 will benefit other areas on campus such as college programs and academic divisions. The gift brings the scholarship fond within reach of $700,000, and almost three-quarters of the way to the Alumni Association's goal of establishing a permanent endowment of $1 million. The fund awarded ten $2,500 scholarships this academic year. This year's gift effort was organized by the Development Committee of the Alumni Association Council, class volunteers, and the Office of Annual and Special Gifts. Currents / May 7,1999
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Transcript | News A conference on the arts and cultures of India promises to bring leading scholars, Indian music, a film screening, and exhibitions of photography, art, and puppetry to UCSC later this month. See page 3. Digest This year's Banana Slug Spring Fair drew more than 6,000 prospective students, parents, alumni, and friends to the campus—a record attendance for UCSC's annual open house. See photos, page 10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ Calendar Live bluegrass, tours of the UCSC Farm, and—of course— plenty of strawberry shortcake all add up to a good time at the Farm's annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Wednesday, May 19. Page 7. VOL. 9, No. 8 Published monthly by the Office of Public Information for the campus community May 7,1999 UC Santa Cruz contracts to purchase Terrace Point land Wells Fargo Bank agrees to sell property By Elizabeth M. Irwin and Kathleen Shilkret epresentatives of UCSC and Wells Fatgo Bank have announced an agreement to begin the process leading to UCSC's acquisition of approximately 55 acres adjacent to the campus's Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory and the new Marine Discovery Centet at Younger Lagoon near Natutal Bridges State Beach. It is expected that UCSC will permanently protect the wetlands and some othet pottions of the site, possibly as a natural reserve. Although UCSC has not developed plans for the remainder of the site, other potential uses of the land would include development of ocean and coastal research facilities and Chancellor Greenwood, on the Terrace Point property possibly some complementary housing. In addition, there is discussion of the development of a science park for children that would augment the educational programs slated for the UCSC Marine Discovery Center. "This is a very positive decision for everyone," notes Chancellor Greenwood. "UC Santa Cruz welcomes the oppottunity to enhance our existing coastal research and teaching resources, and at the same time, we take seriously the responsibility for careful stewardship of this unique property. This acquisition advances our prospects fot new research partnerships, and it allows as-yet unexplored options for new service to our community." Until tecently, Wells Fargo had proposed development of the property for a mix of research and housing under the General Plan of the city of Santa Cruz. "We're excited about having come to an agreemenr on rhe transfer of this beautiful land to the universiry," said Arlene Jacobson, Santa Ctuz market ptesident for Wells Fargo. Several government officials have commented on the news. Santa Ctuz Mayor Katherine Beiers stated, "I want to congratulate UCSC on its purchase of the Terrace Point property. Chancellor Greenwood has assured me that the university will work closely with the city of Santa Ctuz in the course of developing a new plan for the properry. The city See Terrace Point, back page Psychology's 'Nobel Prize' goes to UCSC professor By Jennifer McNulty nyone who has taken an introductory psychology class or read a best-selling self-help book has been touched by the work of Elliot Aronson, a man whose research has fundamentally shaped our knowledge of what motivates human behavior. From cognitive dissonance to the causes of interpersonal attraction, Aronson's research has pushed the envelope, often challenging established theories and always addressing important social problems, including prejudice reduction, energy See Aronson, back page Breakfast at UCSC part of Bike Week festivities here may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free breakfast—for anyone who leaves their cars at home on Bike to Work/School Day on Thursday, May 20. UCSC will serve Odwalla juice, local muffins, Beckmann's cinnamon rolls, Cliff Bars, and coffee at the UCSC Student Center from 6:30 to 9:30 A.M. for the 12th annual Bike to Work/School Day. Free mini tune-ups for riders' bicycles will also be offered. The free breakfast—offered at a number of sites across the county—is just a taste of the many events taking place for the newly renamed Bike Week, which UCSC's Transportation and Parking Services helps sponsor. Also on tap for the week are bicycle rides, bike-maintenance classes, social gatherings, and a parade. The following are a few other highlights: • Monday, May 17: Living without the Car: Bicycle Transportation in Santa Cruz. UCSC associate professor of computer engineering Kevin Karplus and Keresha Durham will discuss the joys of living without a car and what it takes to be car-free in Santa Cruz. Patagonia, 415 River St., Santa Cruz, 6 P.M. • Friday, May 21: Bike- Away-from-Work Party. Celebrate the end of the work week with the Santa Cruz cycling community. Features live music, door prizes, food, raffles, and Bike Week Awards. Front Street Pub, 516 Front Street, Santa Cruz, 6-10 P.M. • Saturday, May 22: The Human Powered-Parade and Big Air Fair. Parade starts at 10:30 A.M. at Spokesman Bicycle, 231 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz. The fair takes place from noon to 4 P.M. at the same location. For more information about these and other events or for additional breakfast sites, go to the Bike Week Web site at www.bike2work.com or call 423-3773. Donations from four alumni classes generate $230,000 By Francine Tyler he generosity of four classes of UCSC graduates has generated nearly a quarter of a million dollars for rhe UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund and other campus programs. Represenratives of the classes of '69 (UCSC's pioneer class), 74, 79, and '94 presenred checks rotaling $180,000 to Executive Vice Chancellor John Simpson at an all- alumni reunion luncheon on April 17. The UCSC Alumni Association added $50,000 to the gifts in the form of a challenge grant, producing a total of $230,000. The luncheon took place in the dining hall of Porrer College during UCSC's annual Banana Slug Spring Fair celebration. "I want to thank all alumni, particularly the Pioneers and the classes of 1974,1979, and 1994, for their remarkable support of this campus and its students," said Simpson, who accepted the class gifts on behalf of Chancellor Greenwood. "It is so wonderful that while celebrating the time you shared as students at UCSC, you have chosen to support today's students, who follow in your footsteps." The alumni classes made donations as follows: The class of '69 Participating in the check-presentation ceremony are (l—r): Michael Twombly (Cowell '69), David Graves (Crown '74), EVC John Simpson, Alumni Association president Steve Klein, Ronna Perelson (Porter '79), and Dobro Goodale (Kresge '94). raised $64,094, including an additional $5,000 gift made at the luncheon itself; the class of 74 raised $71,793; the class of 79 raised $36,350; and the class of 1994 raised $9,640. The campaigns will continue until June 30. Some $140,000 of the $230,000 gift will go to the UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, which provides support to students who have financial need, said Steve Klein, president of the Alumni Association. Approximately $90,000 will benefit other areas on campus such as college programs and academic divisions. The gift brings the scholarship fond within reach of $700,000, and almost three-quarters of the way to the Alumni Association's goal of establishing a permanent endowment of $1 million. The fund awarded ten $2,500 scholarships this academic year. This year's gift effort was organized by the Development Committee of the Alumni Association Council, class volunteers, and the Office of Annual and Special Gifts. Currents / May 7,1999 |
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