October 4, 1999
Take Note
UCSC Women's Club kicks off a new year of activities
Women of the UCSC community are invited to join the UCSC Women's Club. Find out more about the club and meet the other members at the Annual Fall Gathering, which will be held on Tuesday, October 5, at 11:30 a.m. at University House. The gathering will include a panel discussion with Chancellor Greenwood; Donna Mekis, director of the Transfer Center at Cabrillo College; and UCSC student Yvonne Rodriguez. Annual membership dues are $25. For more information, call (831) 459-2501.
Want to find out how to change the password for your CATS account or learn about the new UC Internet service provider?
These topics and more are covered in the new CATS online publication, the Interface. The fall quarter 1999 issue has also been produced in hard copy and distrubuted to unit mailrooms.
Bay Tree Bookstore collecting donations for North Carolina flood victims
A number of campuses in North Carolina have been closed by the floods from Hurricane Floyd. The bookstore at North Carolina Wesleyan College has agreed to act as a distribution conduit for badly needed clothing for students and the public, and they've asked for assistance from other college stores. If you have something extra in the way of clothing that you can contribute to the victims of this natural disaster, the Bay Tree Bookstore will handle the shipping to North Carolina Wesleyan College for distribution. A collection box is located outside the door to the bookstore. For more information, call the Bay Tree Bookstore at (831) 459-4544.
G-FEST Film Festival
G-FEST Film Festival will take place on Saturday, October 23, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. Come and enjoy an evening of adrenaline and watch the very best high-risk action sport films from around the world. Skiing, surfing, skydiving, climbing, skating, biking and more. G-FEST is about the intersection of art and sport--wild nail-biting, sweat-soaked moving pictures, and stills of people harnessing gravity (the g- get it?). The cost is $6/student and $7/community. Sponsored by the Recreation Office.
EEO/AA Office launching campuswide exit interview program
Over the past year, the number of career employees who have separated from UCSC
has doubled from the previous year. To better understand the variables that affect
staff employee retention, the EEO/AA Office is launching a campuswide exit interview
program starting October 1. At the beginning of each month, the EEO/AA office will
send an exit interview questionnaire to all career staff who have separated from
the university during the previous month. The option for an in-person interview will
be made available, with EEO/AA staff doing those interviews as requested.
After one year of collecting this information, EEO/AA will issue a report with recommendations
for action. The interviews will help to identify where improvements can be made to
campus climate, management, and conditions of employment for staff. The interviews
may help identify the campus's strengths as an employer as well. Units currently
conducting exit interviews are encouraged to continue and to use the information
to positively impact retention. For more information about the exit interview program,
contact Lynda Tanaka at (831) 459-2686, tanaka@cats.ucsc.edu.
Expanded bus service on Santa Cruz west side
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD) is offering expanded bus service for commuters on the west side of Santa Cruz, including a stop at University Business Park. Check out the new route and times for the Route 1 University bus on the SCMTD Web site. For further information, contact the UCSC Transportation and Parking Services program coordinator at (831) 459-5495, TAPS general information at (831) 459-2190, or Santa Cruz Metro information at (831) 425-8600.
Drop-in fitness classes for faculty and staff
The Recreation Office is offering excellent, inexpensive fitness classes
fall quarter. The classes are designed with faculty and staff in mind to
fit within the lunch break.
Stretch and Strengthen
Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m.
September 27- December 8
Activity Room, East Field House
Instructor: Stephanie Spencer
Yoga Stretch
Fridays from noon to 1 p.m.
September 24 - December 10
Martial Arts Room, East Field House
Instructor: Don Bard
The cost for the classes is:
$4 per class for staff/faculty or a 10-class card for $30;
$3 per class for registered UCSC students or a 10-class card for $25;
$5 per class for members of the Santa Cruz community or a 10-class card for $40.
