INDEX
2006
June 27, 2006
(Vol. 26, No. 16)
NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF
NSF-bound, External affairs, Election results
BRIEFS ONLINE
An eight-clap for our athletes, Staving off recession, Special honors for staff, They're finally going home, Eliminating non-resident tuition, Under new leadership, Best in the classroom, What’s new this fall, New head of student diversity, High times under the summer sun, Their stock is rising, Google Video launches UCTV page, Bond Measure in November, Advice on staying mentally sharp, A makeover for your money, START to stop, Tops in the West, Cancer center gets high marks, Feeling good about our health, UCSC names interim chancellor, New dean of humanities, Calling all candidates
Web Exclusive
RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO START SMALL
The UC Board of Regents once again discussed the planned restart of employer and employee contributions to the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) that is slated to start on July 1, 2007.
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GET READY FOR UCLA LIVE’S EXHILARATING NEW SEASON
Sept. 15 will mark the launch of UCLA Live’s 2006-07 season, which will showcase groundbreaking performances in theater, dance, spoken word and music. Among the events will be world, U.S., West Coast and Los Angeles premieres, along with exclusive presentations and commissions.
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STAFFERS KICK BACK AT THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC
UCLA’s third annual staff picnic drew its biggest crowd ever to Dickson Court, where about 4,500 turned out on July 13 to enjoy free food and music on a picture-perfect summer day.
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PROMOTING THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities hosted the second International Collaborative on Early Childhood Systems (ICECS) at the Luxe Summit Hotel in Los Angeles this past June. The three-day event enabled 55 cross-disciplinary experts from the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia to share information aimed at accelerating change and improving the capacity of each nation to build more effective early childhood service systems.
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A PRETTY FACE
Marwa Naim, 12, suffered the loss of her nose when a bomb struck her family’s home in Baghdad and killed her mother. But UCLA plastic surgeons were able to skillfully reconstruct her nose. She’s now waiting to rejoin her family in Iraq.
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NEW 2006-07 STATE BUDGET ALLOWS FOR MUCH-NEEDED SALARY INCREASES FOR UC STAFF, FACULTY
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a 2006-07 state budget June 30 that funds enrollment growth at UC, provides state funding to “buy out” student fee increases, and enables UC to offer much-needed salary increases to faculty and staff.
UCLA FACES CRISIS IN BLACK ENROLLMENT
While the identity of Chancellor Albert Carnesale’s permanent successor remains unknown, one thing is certain about UCLA’s next leader: The crisis in African-American enrollment will loom large on his or her agenda. Carnesale, who steps down June 30, calls the dearth of African-American faces among UCLA students “one of two critical challenges facing the university” alongside the need for increased financial resources.
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR SEEK COMMON GROUND
As the issue of immigration continues to heighten tensions nationwide, the question of where communities of color stand on the issue has been raised.
FAMILIAR FACE AT MURPHY HALL STEPS IN AS ACTING CHANCELLOR
Norman Abrams, an emeritus professor of law at UCLA, will become the acting chancellor of the university on July 1, following the departure of Chancellor Albert Carnesale.
FACULTY DIVERSITY STILL LAGGING
With 91 Chicano/Latinos, 48 African Americans and six Native Americans on its faculty, UCLA has the largest number of underrepresented minority faculty of the nine academic UC campuses, according to a recent report by the UC President’s Task Force on Faculty Diversity. But they make up only 8.7% of the faculty on campus.
MENTAL HEALTH AID FOR NEW ORLEANS
To address the enormous mental health needs of New Orleans, UCLA is leading a national effort Aug. 8-9 to provide mental health training to the city’s residents, religious leaders and others.
UCLA GETS HIGH MARKS
As members of this year’s graduating class from the College of Letters and Science went online to obtain commencement tickets for invitees, they found on the Web site an invitation of their own. They were asked to complete a survey rating their experience of academics and campus life at UCLA. If the 2006 results hold up to last year’s responses posted by seniors who completed the first of what will be a series of annual surveys, UCLA is excelling in delivering a high-quality, satisfying experience.
PEOPLE
LAW PROF REAFFIRMS ISLAM’S MORAL MESSAGE
For Law Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, it all goes back to the summer of 1985, when he returned to his native Egypt after winning a prestigious undergraduate honor at Yale University
APPLAUSE
Two departing faculty members were honored at School of Law commencement ceremonies May 12 in Dickson Plaza.
OUT & ABOUT
LOOKING BACK — AND AHEAD — AT THE AIDS PANDEMIC
It has been 25 years since the first AIDS cases surfaced in medical literature — in a report led by UCLA immunologist Michael Gottlieb on a mysterious disease that had shown up in patients at the UCLA Medical Center. A quarter-century later, UCLA is still at the frontline in the global war against the pandemic.
THE OTHER HOLLYWOOD
Astronomically priced but architecturally challenged properties flood the Southern California market, but a new exhibit at UCLA’s Young Research Library offers a peak at some genuinely swoon-worthy real estate. “The Other Hollywood: Modernist Architecture and the Los Angeles Film Community” is a compilation of photographs and drawings of celebrity-affiliated projects designed by four renowned mid-century architects: Richard Neutra, Lloyd Wright, S. Charles Lee and A. Quincy Jones.
NOT TO BE MISSED!: SUNSET YOGA
Come bring your mat at 7 p.m. and salute the sun as it sets behind the Santa Monica Mountains. In a series of free hourlong sessions beginning July 6, Yogi Joan Moran teaches participants how to find mental clarity, build physical endurance and increase body energy through yoga. A mixture of hatha flow, Iyengar and dance, each movement is a meditative and exertive gesture, emphasizing posture alignment and breathing sequences. Also July 13, 20, 27. In conjunction with “The Missing Peace” exhibition. Fowler Museum Terrace.
VOICES
CHEATING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR MAJORITY OF UCLA STUDENTS
In all my years of teaching and administering Student Affairs programs, I have slowly begun to learn something valuable about students at UCLA: They do not usually cheat simply because they can; they usually cheat because something else is wrong.
REAL UC SCANDAL IS DISINVESTMENT BY STATE, NOT COMPENSATION
The current controversy over compensation at the University of California involves two issues: the amount of compensation paid to senior management and faculty, and how compensation is determined and disclosed. While most of the attention focuses on disclosure, the more critical issue is whether the state of California is willing to invest in retaining and recruiting the finest faculty and administrative talent in the country.
HIS FRIEND USHERED IN A NEW ERA OF DEMOCRACY FOR MEXICO
As Mexico goes to the polls to elect a president July 2, following an acrimonious campaign, I am reminded of a past president who quietly presided over the transformation of Mexican politics, ushering in a new age of democracy.
YOUR TURN
Asian Americans aren’t ‘Asians’
CAMPUS
TIP OF THE CAP!
A monthlong celebration of academic achievement that started May 12 with the School of Law commencement came to a dizzying finale June 18. Nearly 50 separate ceremonies, graduations, celebrations and receptions held June 15-18 brought to a close the college careers of thousands of graduates. Here are some of the happy sights and memorable sound bites that made those days special.
STUDENT GRADUATION SPEAKER URGES FELLOW GRADUATES TO BE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD
Like many Saudi Arabians, UCLA graduating senior Manal Quota grew up living a comfortable life of privilege with maids and chauffeurs to do her bidding. That’s why she couldn’t believe her eyes when she started attending high school in Egypt.
FRESHMAN CLASS STARTED THEIR FOUR-YEAR JOURNEY
For eight graduates, a single class taken four years ago hit them like no other. “Work, Labor and Social Justice,” a yearlong general education cluster class, exposed them to the ugly exploitation of Asian-American garment workers in Los Angeles.
HOMELESS DIPLOMAS
Geoffrey Raymond, are you there? Hey, Jung-Hoon Lee! Leslie Gail Donnerstag, come on down! UCLA has a diploma with your name on it. It’s safely stored in a filing cabinet on the second floor of the James West Alumni Center, next to the men’s restroom. You can pick it up during regular business hours — no charge, no waiting.
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