• Nanosystems Complex's Plans Take Shape
  • Trims of UC Budget May Total $162 Million
  • Deposits Show Campus Diversity Is Increasing
  • UCOP: Retirement Plan Enhanced
  • Senate Names Teaching Awardees
  • Staff Uphold Excellence
  • UC Regents Endorse Higher-Ed, K-12 Bonds
  • Stairwell to the Sand
  • Summer Sessions Returns with Unit Fee Cap, Employee Discount
  • Alumni Group Hosts Awards Banquet June 1
  • CCS to Graduate 66
  • NSF Honors Geophysicist for Teaching Initiatives
  • Campus Contract and Grant Awards
  • Campus Notes
  • Credits
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    CAMPUS NOTES

    Calling Commencement Volunteers
    Thousands of people will descend on the campus for commencement activities on June 15 and 16. Volunteers are urgently needed to assist in various ways: program distribution, commencement souvenir book sales, faculty robing in Hatlen, student lineup, and more. If interested, call Laurie Horton (x7382) in the Office of Public Events, or e-mail her at <laurie.horton@ia.ucsb.edu>.

    Marine Sciences Sets Its Anchor
    Ground was broken on May 23 for the Marine Science Research Building, which will be the new home of the Marine Science Institute. With MSI Director Steve Gaines as master of ceremonies, Chancellor Henry T. Yang and France Córdova, vice chancellor for research, lauded the collaborative efforts involved in launching the four-story, 60,000 square-foot building next to the new Bren Hall. Construction is to be completed in 2004.

    HONORS & AWARDS

    Katya Armistead, assistant director of admissions and outreach services, has been selected by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity for it Annie Singleton Award, which salutes "outstanding community service, leadership, and commitment to the black community."



    Donna Carpenter, director of accounting services and controls, was surprised by the UCSB Academic Business Officers Group when it presented its first ever ABOG Award to her in appreciation for years of support.



    Petar Kokotovic, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was honored earlier this month for "pioneering contributions to control theory and engineering" and for four decades of "inspirational leadership" in his field by the American Automatic Control Council.



    Paul K. Lee, assistant director of physical activities and recreation, has received the Horace Moody Award from the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association, a top honor from his professional colleagues.




    PUBLICATIONS

    Francisco Lomeli, professor of Chicano studies, has co-edited a new book on New Mexico's culture, titled "Nuevomexi-cano Cultural Legacy: Forms, Agencies, and Discourse" (University of New Mexico, 2002).




    TRANSITIONS

    Ecologist Susan Swarbrick, a Marine Science Institute research associate who has collaborated with William Murdoch for 12 years, has been appointed associate director of the UCSB Natural Reserve System, effective June 1. She has 25 years of large-scale field experience.