January 8, 2001 Take Note Meet colleagues and friends at the University Club lunch Join campus faculty and staff for the first University Club luncheon of 2001 at University House on Thursday, January 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The buffet luncheon will include o-bento sushi, broccoli and beef, teriyaki-baked tofu, vegetable stir fry, sticky rice, and a variety of salads, including cucumber, cabbage, and Thai noodle. Beverage and dessert are also included. The cost is $11 per person (cash, check, or recharge), and reservations must be made by 5 p.m. on January 9. For more information or to make a reservation, call (831) 459-5271. Wednesday Evening Recital series begins this week Attention all music lovers: The Music Department is now offering a buy three, get one free deal for the Wednesday Evening Recital winter season. Buy advance tickets to any three recitals in January and February and a get a ticket to a fourth concert free. Offering performances of world-class artists at great prices, the Music Department will present the following concerts: "From Soul to Klezmer to Jazz," January 10: UCSC faculty artist Barry Green, double bass, is joined by his son Adam Green, marimba, in a father and son show featuring the premiere of a jazz suite composed for them by Tony Osborne, plus other works. With guest artist Malia Roberson, piano. "An Evening of Art Song," January 17: Brian Staufenbiel, tenor, and Michael McGushin, piano, perform works by Britten, Barber, Schubert, and Bowles. "En Blanc et Noir," January 24: Pianist Mary Jane Cope performs late 19th- and early 20th-century French music for piano featuring Debussy's "En blanc et noir," suite for two pianos (with guest Erika Caston Arul), and solo works by Fauré, Messiaen, Poulenc, and Ravel. "Hesterian Musicism," January 31: Composer and performer Karlton Hester describes "Hesterian Musicism" as the collective creation involved in performances that emerge from the Afrocentric jazz tradition. Hester, making his UC Santa Cruz debut, will play flutes and saxophones and will be joined by guest artists including UCSC artists David Evan Jones (piano) and George Marsh (percussion). "Gwendolyn Mok and Jean-Michel Fonteneau," February 7: Gwendolyn Mok's all-Ravel program in the Recital Hall last season received a very enthusiastic response from the audience. This season, this internationally known artist returns with cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in an evening of works by Poulenc, Debussy, Strauss, and Frank Bridge. "Love is in the Air," February 14: Patrice Maginnis, soprano, and Anatole Leikin, piano, perform Schumann's song cycle "Frauen Liebe und Leben" (A Woman's Life and Love), music for solo piano by Franz Liszt, plus popular love songs by George Gershwin and more. Performances are Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall. General ticket prices are $10, seniors/$8, and $5/students with identification. For more information, contact the Ticket Office at (831) 459-2159. Noontime yoga classes The Recreation Office is offering drop-in fitness classes this winter. Yoga stretch classes take place every Friday through March 16. Classes are from noon to 1 p.m. in the Martial Arts Room at the East Field House. Yoga/Pilates classes are every Monday through March 12. Classes are from noon to 1 p.m. in the Activity Room at the East Field House. Join a rapidly growing number of staff and faculty who have discovered this healthy, inexpensive way to exercise. For more information, call (831) 459-2668. Register for winter recreation activities Pick up a copy of the Winter 2001 Recreation, Intramural and Sports Guide to see the extensive selection of activities for winter quarter. Recreation registration for students begins on Tuesday, January 9, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Recreation Office, East Field House. Recreation registration for staff, faculty, and community members begins the next day, January 10, at 9 a.m. at the Recreation Office. Phone registration begins Thursday, January 11, at 9 a.m. Call (831) 459-2806 to pay by phone. Call for UCRS Advisory Board candidates Employees who are active members of the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) but not members of the Academic Senate are invited to run for election to the University of California Retirement System (UCRS) Advisory Board. The term of the elected candidate will be April 1, 2001, through June 30, 2004. Interested candidates must submit a brief biographical statement and a petition signed by at least 50 active UCRP members who are not Academic Senate members. Nomination packets are available from the campus Benefits Office. UC HR/Benefits must receive completed nomination packets by Friday, January 19, 2001. Full text of memo Title IX Advisory Council members for 2000-01 announced The 2000-01 Title IX Advisory Council membership is as follows: Ellen Borger, assistant to the dean, Social Sciences, chair (fall), Gwendolyn Mink, professor of politics, chair (winter, spring), Campbell Leaper, associate dean of Social Sciences & Colleges Nine and Ten, and associate professor of psychology, Sandra Chung, professor of linguistics, Antoinette Gonzalez, graduate assistant, Graduate Studies, Andrea Costello, undergraduate student, Stevenson College, Susan Taylor, administrative assistant to the assistant chancellor for HR, staff to the committee. Graduate student position is open. For information on the role of the Title IX Advisory Council please see the UCSC Sex Offense Policy and Procedures for Reports of Sexual Assault(s) (Section VI. page 10) and Sexual Harassment (Section III C, page 19 & Section V., page 21). This information is also available on the web at www2.ucsc.edu/title9-sh. UCSC Forum on Community Television Below is the broadcast schedule for UCSC Forum for January. Shows air on Community Television, Channel 72, at 8 p.m. Sundays, with a rebroadcast at 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays. January 7: "Awakening": A new film by Chip Lord (repeat) (rebroadcast January 10) January 14: Angela Oh on Racial Politics (repeat) (rebroadcast January 17) January 21: Ravi Rajan: "Modernizing Nature: Tropical Forests, Scientific Experts, and the Contested Legacy of British Colonial Ecodevelopment: 1800-2000" (repeat) (rebroadcast January 24) January 28: Angela Davis: "The Prisoner Exchange: The Underside of Civil Rights" (repeat) (rebroadcast January 31) Construction update Currents is now providing monthly 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.