November 20, 2000 Take Note First Night volunteers sought UCSC will once again be the official volunteer sponsor of First Night Santa Cruz, voted the "best community celebration" in Santa Cruz County. Six hundred volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks from set-up to site assistant. For a three- to four-hour commitment, volunteers receive a blinking admission button. Area and site manangers and other volunteers who work more than eight hours on the day of the event will also receive a "Friends of First Night" shirt and an invitation to a thank-you party in the new year. For more information or to volunteer, call (831) 425-7277 or visit the First Night Santa Cruz web site. Indian dance performance to benefit cyclone victims On Saturday, December 2, Laboni, Shibani and Shalini of San Diego, known as the Patnaik Sisters, will present a show of Odissi classical dance to benefit the victims of a super cyclone in Orissa, India. The performance will take place at Porter College Dining Hall at 7 p.m. The mother of the daughters, Gopa Patnaik, and their guru, Manoranjan Pradhan from India, will also appear as guest artists. They will be accompanied by a full ensemble of eminent musicians from India. Tickets are $15 general/$5 students. For more information, call Porter Activities at (831) 459-2857 or e-mail drhymen@cats.ucsc.edu Regents' Professors and Lecturers The Committee on Regents' Professors and Lecturers is soliciting nominations for 2001-02. The program brings distinguished men and women, ordinarily from nonacademic careers, to the university for an academic quarter or less. Nominations should originate from academic units and be reviewed by the appropriate divisional dean prior to submission to the committee. The deadline for nominations is November 30. For more information, call Ann McCardy at (831) 459-3740. Workshop offers help in 'Uncluttering Your Desk' Does your desk look like a disaster zone? Tired of searching for that important document? This workshop, titled Uncluttering Your Desk," will teach you how to deal with paper piles, mail, filing systems, and paper-retention issues. Find out how to streamline your work day with hands-on strategies and techniques for managing paper flow and clutter. Presenter: Farol Henderson, professional organizer with her own consulting business Date: Thursday, December 7 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Fee: $70 To enroll in a workshop, e-mail workshop@cats.ucsc.edu. Please include the following information in the request: name and date of the program or workshop; employee name; employee telephone extension and e-mail address; unit and campus mailing address; employee job title; and immediate supervisor's name, phone extension, and e-mail address. New location for Social Sciences Dean's Office The Social Sciences Dean's Office (117 SS 1) has moved to 2101 College Nine Apartments, and the Social Sciences Staff Human Resources/Payroll Services has moved to 2104 Building 2, College Nine Apartments. The Social Sciences Service Center will be moving at the end of November. There will be no change in e-mail addresses or phone extensions and the disruption to office services should be minimal. UCSC Forum on Community Television Below is the broadcast schedule for UCSC Forum for November. Shows air on Community Television, Channel 72, at 8 p.m. Sundays, with a rebroadcast at 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays. November 19: UCSC professor of history of consciousness Gary Lease: "What are the humanities and why do they matter: The case of religion and public life" (repeat) (repeats November 22) November 26: Poet and writer Amiri Baraka: "The Highest Form of Knowledge Is Use" (repeat) (repeats November 29) 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.