FROM THE CHANCELLOR

By M.R.C. Greenwood

Dear Friends of UC Santa Cruz, Fiat lux! "let there be light," the motto for the University of California, is the guiding ideal for UC Santa Cruz. At no time in recent history have the importance and global consequences of education been more appreciated. UC Santa Cruz is steadfast in its commitment to promote the values and principles of education and research. In this issue of Review magazine, you will find examples of the myriad ways that faculty, staff, alumni, students, and volunteers indeed illuminate the past, shape the present, and invent the future.

Understanding the mysteries of the ocean and applying this new knowledge to protect it. Inspiring wider understanding of other languages and cultures. Offering opportunity for our brightest young scholars. Animating the human spirit through the arts. Preserving and transmitting the insights of literature. These are only a sampling of the ways that UC Santa Cruz honors the public's trust to enlighten our society through research, teaching, and service. I invite you to share my pride in the accomplishments that distinguish UC Santa Cruz.

As a public university, UC Santa Cruz receives support from the state of California. However, only about 40 percent of our annual operating cost is derived from state funds. California's current economic downturn will most certainly result in budget cuts at UC Santa Cruz. Now, more than ever, our campus must rely on other sources to provide the balance of our funding.

GREENWOOD
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Private philanthropy from foundations, alumni, parents, and other friends is critical to UC Santa Cruz's success. These gifts fund scholarships and graduate fellowships, support world-changing research, and provide the classrooms, laboratories, and other learning environments in which our students prepare for the future.

This year, the campus received its largest gift from an alumnus to launch the STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research. We dedicated two new buildings--the Center for Ocean Health and the Center for Adaptive Optics. Our Telephone Outreach Program passed the million-dollar mark. And we initiated the Center for Informal Learning and Schools. All were made possible with nonstate support.

On behalf of the extended UC Santa Cruz family, I offer heartfelt thanks to our generous benefactors, and I applaud the exceptional work of the volunteers who help us in countless ways.

If you do not already enjoy a place among the ever-widening circle of donors and friends, please join us. Without your generous gifts of time and money, we will be unable to meet fully our commitment to keep bright the light of learning.

 

M.R.C. Greenwood
Chancellor

As a public university, UC Santa Cruz receives support from the state of California. However, only about 4o percent of our annual operating cost is derived from state funds. California's current economic downturn will most certainly result in budget cuts at UC Santa Cruz. Now, more than ever, our campus must rely on other sources to provide the balance of our funding.

 


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