UCSC graduation ceremonies planned

Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | May 20, 2003 | Sentinel staff report

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SENTINEL STAFF REPORT

May 20, 2003

UCSC graduation ceremonies planned

Sentinel staff report

SANTA CRUZ — The president of Affymetrix, the company that pioneered genechip technology, will join politicians, activists and professors speaking to graduates at UC Santa Cruz this year.

More than a dozen graduation ceremonies are planned next month. Here is the list:

June 12
Fifth annual RAINBOW CEREMONY honoring countywide gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and ally graduates. Includes student, faculty, staff and alumni speakers; entertainment; and a buffet reception. 2:30-5:30 p.m. Women’s Center. Free. Sponsored by the GLBT Resource Center; 459-4385.

June 13
Ceremony in honor of graduating seniors who are ASIAN-AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER. 2-4 p.m. Music Center Recital Hall. Free. Sponsored by the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center and the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance; 459-5349.

GRADUATE DIVISION commencement. Keynote speaker is UCSC history of consciousness professor Angela Davis. 5 p.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Sponsored by the Division of Graduate Studies; 459-2510.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN RECOGNITION CEREMONY. 7 p.m. College Eight quad. Free. Sponsored by the African-American Recognition Ceremony Committee; 459-2522.

June 14
MERRILL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker Merrill fellow and UCSC professor of environmental studies Alan Richards. 9 a.m. East Field; 459-3357.

BENJAMIN F. PORTER COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker UCSC writing program lecturer Judith Todd. 10 a.m. Porter quad; 459-2857.

COLLEGE NINE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker UCSC professor of sociology Paul Lubeck. 11 a.m. Upper Quarry amphitheater; 459-5844.

COWELL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker to be announced. 1 p.m. East Field. Reception follows at Cowell College courtyard; 459-2255.

COLLEGE EIGHT COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker state Assemblyman John Laird, a UCSC alumnus. 1:30 p.m. Lower West Field. Reception to follow at the College Eight Dining Hall; 459-4279.

KRESGE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker UCSC professor of anthropology Carolyn Martin Shaw. 5 p.m. East Field. Free parking passes required; 459-4434.

OAKES COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker executive director of Barrios Unidos, Nane Alejandrez. 6 p.m. Oakes College Lower Field; 459-4505.

June 15
CROWN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Sam Farr. 9 a.m. East Field; 459-2101.

NATIVE AMERICAN GRADUATION CEREMONY. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Women’s Center. Free. Sponsored by the American Indian Resource Center and Student Alliance of North American Indians; 459-5389.

STEVENSON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker Stevenson core-course lecturer Matthew Osborn. 1 p.m. East Field. Reception follows in Stevenson Dining Hall; 459-3108.

JACK BASKIN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COMMENCEMENT. Keynote speaker Susan Siegel, president of Affymetrix. 3 p.m. Lower West Field; 459-2158.

CHICANO LATINO YEAR-END CELEBRATION. 3:30 p.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Free. Sponsored by SOAR and the Chicano Latino Year-End Ceremony Planning Committee; 502-5272.

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[hedgetrimmer]

The Balkanization of California continues....

[hedgetrimmer]

PING

[socal_parrot]

Up until a few years ago, UCSC hid the business courses in the math department as to not to appear to "sell out". If I were a white student graduating, I'd feel left out. What a shame that one of the prettiest campuses in the country is populated by people who, in the name of inclusion, exclude so many.

[hedgetrimmer]

Its interesting to note the graduation speakers:

Angela Davis- avowed communist
John Laird-- avowed socialist
Sam Farr- democratic socialist
Nane Alejandrez- Barrios Unidos runs a school of "social justice"

where is the balance?

[Dog Gone]

where is the balance?

Maybe Carry_Okie will be in attendance scrounging the free food?

[Jeff Chandler]

I wonder if O'Reilly will demand that Grey Davis come on his show and defend this?

[hedgetrimmer]

Now that might make an interesting show!

[hedgetrimmer]

"We are a community living and learning together. Certainly, we cannot expect to always agree with each other on every matter. Yet, we must unfailingly demonstrate respect, tolerance and patience in our communications."

M.R.C. Greenwood, Chancellor
April 24, 2000


UCSC Principles of Community
The University of California, Santa Cruz is committed to promoting and protecting an environment that values and supports every person in an atmosphere of civility, honesty, cooperation, professionalism and fairness.

UCSC expects that every campus member will practice these Principles of Community.

We strive to be:

Diverse: We embrace diversity in all its forms and we strive for an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened and productive environment.

Open: We believe free exchange of ideas requires mutual respect and consideration for our differences.

Purposeful: We are a participatory community united by shared commitments to: service to society; preservation and advancement of knowledge; and innovative teaching and learning.

Caring: We promote mutual respect, trust and support to foster bonds that strengthen the community.

Just: We are committed to due process, respect for individual dignity and equitable access to resources, recognition and rewards.

Disciplined: We seek to advance common goals through reasonable and realistic practices, procedures and expectations.

Celebrative: We celebrate the heritage, achievements and diversity of the community and the uniqueness and contributions of our members.

We accept the responsibility to pursue these principles in an atmosphere of personal and intellectual freedom, security, respect, civility and mutual support.

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Oh, and all your base are belong to us.

[LiteKeeper]

The Balkanization of California continues....

Another word for it is "tribalization" - so much for diversity, and "one nation." And let's not forget the oldy, but goody, "melting pot."

[Carry_Okie]

Maybe Carry_Okie will be in attendance scrounging the free food?

Nawww, I'm the one with the chainsaw.

[hedgetrimmer]

Notice in their "principles of community", not a word is said about scholarly excellence? Or is it because you can't have a community of scholars anymore?

[Plutarch]

UCSC is basically a degree conferring hippie commune. The leftists liked the idea of hippie communes, but needed the CA taxpayer to fund it, as a commune can't exist on its own.

[Mike Darancette]

CHICANO LATINO YEAR-END CELEBRATION

Didn't any of them graduate?

[Carry_Okie]

There is a reason that the campus has the lowest academic ranking in the UC system.
Even in the late '90s the majority of graduates were unemployed a year after graduation.

Pretty expensive daycare that too often resembles psychological abuse.

[Carry_Okie]

There is a reason that the campus has the lowest academic ranking in the UC system.
Even in the late '90s the majority of graduates were unemployed a year after graduation.

Pretty expensive daycare that too often resembles psychological abuse.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Fifth annual RAINBOW CEREMONY honoring countywide gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and ally graduates.

Those prejudiced SOB's. What about hermaphrodites and people who want to be a sex that doesn't exist in this dimension? I suppose they're not good enough for them.