UCSC Review Summer 1997

UCSC Celebrates the Inauguration of M.R.C. Greenwood

While forcing a last-minute change of venue, rain on May 23 didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the 800 people who crowded into the East Field House to witness the inauguration of UCSC's seventh chancellor (and first woman to hold the post). After all, Chancellor Greenwood joked during her inaugural speech, in many cultures rain is considered a sign of good luck. Speaking of UCSC's past, present, and future, the chancellor also offered a more serious perspective: "UC Santa Cruz is no dream, it is no myth, it is no longer an experiment. Seasoned and matured, UC Santa Cruz now gazes through the portal to a new century, a period in which we will expand the fruitful partnerships that will link us, both within and without, in ways that will only enhance our strengths."