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June 4, 2001 Take NoteIt's time to renew parking permits and programsThis year Transportation and Parking Services is encouraging
faculty and staff to apply online for 2001-02 parking permits or commute programs.
TAPS will not be sending out paper packets, except by request. To receive your permit
or programs, including bus passes, in a timely manner, TAPS requests that you submit
an online application
by Friday, June 22. Continuing vanpoolers, Multi-Year "A," and Multi-Year Motorcycle permit holders don't have to do anything for the upcoming 2001-02 year. Surplus items on sale at the Bay Tree BookstoreThe Bay Tree Bookstore will be moving into its new facility in early July, and a number of old furniture items and and fixtures will no longer be needed in the new location, including bookcases, cash register stands, counters, metal display islands, desks, and more. Campus units and offices have first opportunity to purchase these surplus items. All fixtures for sale are labeled as of June 4 and will be available for campus units to pick up as soon as the bookstore moves or, in some cases, earlier. Anything not spoken for after July 15 will be made available to the general public. For more information, contact Bob McCampbell, (831) 459-4544, or bob@bookstore.ucsc.edu. Women at Work offers group tickets for Shakespeare Santa CruzAgain this year, Women at Work is offering staff and faculty the opportunity to purchase reduced-price group tickets for three performances of Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Tickets for these three performances are $16.
To learn more about the plays and the festival, visit the Shakespeare Santa Cruz 20th Season web site. To get tickets, fill out an order form--distributed throughout campus and on the Women at Work web site--or contact Diana Sue Miller at (831) 459-2882 or smiller@cats.ucsc.edu. Orders must be submitted and paid for by noon on July 23. Summer fitness classes at the OPERS Wellness Center Clothing drive for women getting out of jailGetting Out and Staying Out (GOSO), an organization that helps women being released from incarceration, is having a clothing drive on Wednesday, June 6. Donation trucks will be at the corner of Bay and High Streets from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to collect women's, men's, and children's clothing; small furniture; and kitchenware. Monetary donations are appreciated as well; make checks out to UCSC Foundation and send them to: GOSO, Psychology Department, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. For more information, call Getting Out and Staying Out at (831) 429-2334. Student Affairs holds naming contest for Bookstore/Graduate Commons areaA contest to name the new plaza area where
the bookstore, grad commons, ethnic resource centers,
career center, and student union will reside was conducted in May by the Area Council,
an advisory committee to Student Affairs. The council is charged with making recommendations
on the physical and fiscal management of the plaza area and bringing the various
plaza occupants together for shared input on the space. Over 400 students and staff
participated. Some suggestions include:
Students were eligible to win a prize simply for entering the contest. Winners were Lauren Gourley ( iMac), Michael Levin (TV/VCR), Lisa Reifke (Palm Pilot), Melinda Bell (Palm Pilot), Kiflom Abraha ($200 Bike Co-op certificate), Juan Valles (DVD player), and Robert Chang (year of textbooks). The council may or may not use the suggestions gathered through the contest. Head coach Allison Slade to hold girls summer basketball campWomen's basketball head coach Allison Slade and her staff and players are offering a summer basketball camp July 30-August 2 for girls in 3rd through 8th grade. The camp will take place at the West Field House on campus and the hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with drop-off as early as 8 a.m. and pickup as late as 5 p.m. The players will be divided into two divisions, 3rd through 5th grade, and 6th through 8th grade. A typical camp day will include ball handling and shooting drills, games, shooting contests, a guest speaker, and the opportunity to cool off in the UCSC pool. The cost is $150. For more information, call Allison Slade at (831) 459-4537. Join the Staff Advisory BoardWould you like to help advise the chancellor on staff issues? Plan staff appreciation activities? Here's your chance. There will be two openings on the 12-member Staff Advisory Board beginning July 1. All nonrepresented career staff employees are eligible. The term is three years, and the time commitment is one meeting per month and occasional special meetings and events. To get a nomination form, e-mail staffed@cats.ucsc.edu. Nominations are due June 11. Construction updateCurrents 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.
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