INDEX
2005
August 16, 2005
(Vol. 26, No. 1)
LETTER TO READERS
NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF
SUMMERTIME FUN: Thousands of staff converged on Dickson Court July 14 to feast on chicken, watermelon and other fare at the second annual All-Staff Picnic.... WHITEHOUSE HONORS: Of the 15 NCAA championship teams honored at a White House ceremony July 12, three of them — men’s and women’s water polo and men’s tennis — represented UCLA.... BACK FROM DOWN UNDER: Wyatt R. (Rory) Hume, former UCLA executive vice chancellor and president of the University of New South Wales in Australia, has been appointed UC executive vice provost and vice president for academic affairs....
SALARY PLANS FOR STAFF: Thanks to the efforts of UC leaders and many others throughout the system this past year, the new state budget reflects the critical importance of continued state funding for UC salaries.... STATUES VANDALIZED: UCLA police arrested a Compton man Aug. 11 in connection with the vandalism of four statues by Robert Graham in the Rolfe Courtyard.
2005 ALL-STAFF PICNIC PHOTOS
FILLING THE MATH/SCIENCE TEACHER VOID
UCLA will recruit freshmen to become K-12 math and science teachers. An ambitious systemwide initiative to produce 1,000 math and science K-12 teachers annually by 2010 will launch this fall at UCLA and other UC campuses in an unprecedented effort to resolve a critical shortage of teachers in those subjects.
HISTORIC OPENING FOR UC MERCED
On Sept. 5, Cassandra Nguyen of Arcadia will make history when she takes her place in the inaugural freshman class of the first American research university to be established in the 21st century. On that day, UC Merced in the Central Valley will officially become the first new UC campus to open its doors in 40 years.
NEWS 2
SHORT TAKES
BEAT THE HEAT: UCLA Recreation is offering three free water exercise classes on Aug. 17, 24 and 31 to the campus community.... LEADER IN THE WEST... UCLA Medical Center recently took the top spot as best hospital in the West for the 16th straight year, according to U.S. News & World Report.... WHERE ARE WE?: You’re in Clark & B.J. Cornell Hall, part of the Anderson School. Actually, there are skylights just like it in two adjoining structures.
UCLA STAFFER GETS PRESTIGIOUS APPOINTMENT
The UC Board of Regents’ meeting on July 20-21 was a momentous occasion for staff members throughout the UC system: It marked the first time staff were invited to serve as non-voting advisers to the board. Dave Miller, manager of client services for UCLA’s Communications Technology Services (CTS), and David Bell, a communication liaison with the Work-Life Resource Center at UC San Francisco, were personally selected by UC President Robert C. Dynes as the first staff members to serve in this two-year pilot program.
research beat
BIG PLANS FOR TINY DEVICE
In their drive to build artificial molecular tools and machines that can be used to manipulate materials that are more than 1,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair, UCLA chemists have come up with an amazing invention.
DID YOU KNOW?
Since July 7, 1955, when UCLA Medical Center accepted its first patient, the hospital has admitted more than 1.3 million patients, delivered nearly 100,000 babies and recorded 2 million-plus visits to its Emergency Department. The medical center will be hosting events throughout the year to commemorate its 50th anniversary. On Aug. 18, Café Med in the medical center will be rolling back prices of many menu items to 50 cents. To see a timeline, historic and contemporary photographs and read recollections of staff, faculty and former patients, see www.fiftyyears.healthcare.ucla.edu.
PEOPLE
CFO EXPLAINS HOSPITAL'S FINANCES TO EMPLOYEES
As the new chief financial officer for the UCLA Medical Center, Paul Staton has set several ambitious goals for himself. A crucial one is helping his fellow employees understand the intricacies of the hospital system’s finances, a task he regards as more important than ever in these tough fiscal times.
BOARD OF REGENTS IS STUDENT'S LATEST ASSINGNMENT
On July 21, the day after UCLA doctoral student Maria Ledesma was appointed the UC student regent for 2006-07, the UC Board of Regents approved a hike in the tuition fees of certain professional students. Ledesma wasn’t surprised. She agrees universities need more funds to maintain quality education and competitiveness.
NAMES AND FACES
Carol Mangione.... Eleanor Mitchell.... Carole Pateman.... Gail Wyatt.
In Memoriam: Edward "Chip" Anderson.... Allen J. Enelow.... Frank Chandler Harris.... Jack Hirshleifer.... Mantle L. Hood.... Jeanne Williams Newsom.... Ruth Roemer.
APPLAUSE
Larry Frank.... Fernando Torres-Gil.... Ernest Wright.... jared Diamond.... Leonard Apt.... Dean Bok.
OUT & ABOUT
UCLA LIVE: IT'S BACK!
Performing artists from the familiar to the far-out will hit the stage on campus beginning next month as UCLA Live returns with another season of top-drawer entertainment.
YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SMILE AND GAWK AT "BODIES"
Across cultures and regions, people relate to the human body in ways that are primarily psychological, physical or medical. To perceive the human body intellectually is rarer — and just what a captivating exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History has done.
LEAP OF FAITH
NOT TO BE MISSED
The 2005 Festival of Sacred Musiclaunches Sept. 17 at Sunset Canyon’s outdoor amphitheater with a benefit concert that will reflect the rich intercultural and interfaith traditions that have created inspiring music and dance worldwide.
WHERE ARE WE?
VOICES
GANDHI PREVAILS OVER BOMBS
Central London has many beautiful squares and oases of rest, reflection and rumination. Nearly every square has historical associations, but Tavistock Square is uniquely significant. At its center is one of the most serene of the numerous statues of Mohandas Gandhi — a seated figure, ponderous and meditative, not the more familiar Gandhi with a walking stick, leading a protest march against colonial Britain.
personal journey
SEEING MEXICO GLOBALLY
I recently returned from a summer program offered by the UCLA International Institute’s Global Learning Institute in Guanajuato, Mexico. It turned out to be one of the best things I could have ever done. Although my parents are Mexican, I had never been to Mexico before. In fact, I had no idea what it was to be Mexican or what it meant to experience the culture and people of Mexico.
CAMPUS
MAYOR GETS WARM WELCOME
His speech was brief but had all the hallmarks of leadership and personal conviction that have earned Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a UCLA alumnus, accolades in recent months.
UCPD NERVE CENTER FOR LAW 'N' ORDER
Students quietly studying, faculty teaching, staff working – Ah! Another idyllic day at UCLA, everyone safe and sound. But at UCLA’s Police Department (UCPD) on Westwood Blvd., it’s a different picture, where Communications Center dispatchers field phone calls, 911 emergencies and radio transmissions that roll in one after another.
INSURE YOUR FUTURE AGAINST THE UNKNOWN
Like many UCLA employees, Lydia Oller requested a CalPERS Long Term Care Enrollment Kit five years ago. Oller didn’t know much about long-term care insurance and didn’t have the time to thoroughly read all the materials that came in the kit.
SUMMER IN THE CITY:
KIDS OF ALL AGES FLOCK TO CAMPS ON CAMPUS
Frank Agrama wants to pursue a career in film, following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps. So when he heard about a top-notch UCLA summer camp in advanced digital filmmaking, he wasted no time signing up.
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