UC Santa Cruz Emeriti Group Report
October 2008
Meetings
The UCSC
Emeriti Group met on the third
Thursday every-other month from September through May — five occasions
during 2007-2008. Our meetings include lunch at the Cowell
College Provost"s House, followed by a speaker and discussion. The
average
attendance was 25 members. Except for the Guest Speaker, each attendee
pays
$17.50, a $2.50 increase over previous years.
Speakers & Topics
Joseph
S. Miller, Director Emeritus,
Lick
Observatory: Tribute to our late colleague, Donald Osterbrock
Sept. 20, 2007
Carter
Wilson, Emeritus Professor,
Community Studies:
"Two Katuns'
Contemplation of Maya Religious Festivities." Nov. 15, 2007
George Blumenthal, UCSC Chancellor: Annual exchange of views
-Q&A
Jan. 17, ´08
Robert Curry, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies,
UCSC:
"It´s all about water." Mar. 20, 2008
Nicole
Paiement & Brian Staufenbiel, UCSC music faculty:
"Building a strong opera program at UCSC." May 15,
2008
Members
The paid-up Membership
improved during the year: 72, compared to 68 for 2006-2007. A check for
$72.00
was remitted to the CUCEA Treasurer on April 4, 2008.
Awards
M. Brewster Smith, professor
emeritus of psychology, received the 2008 award for Distinguished
Theoretical
and Philosophical Contributions to Psychology from a division of the
American
Psychological Association (APA).
Finances
The checking and savings
accounts
are kept at Bay Federal credit union, and as of 5/15/08 our Balance was
$1,445.02. Total CUCEA Expense was $334.33, which included travel
expenses for
Davis and Riverside, dues, and postage and printing for the Bio-Bib
Survey.
Death of Members
Donald E. Osterbrock, Astronomy &
Astrophysics Gerhard Ringel, professor emeritus of mathematics
Emeriti Lectures
The UCSC
Emeriti Group sponsors lectures by distinguished Emeritus Professors.
These
lectures are given twice during the year in a campus auditorium. The
Chairperson is responsible for coordinating the Emeriti Lectures. The
Emeriti
speakers for 2006-2007 were:
November: David Cope, Professor
Emeritus of Music
April 9,
2007: G. William Domhoff, Professor
Emeritus of Psychology and Sociology
"The Awesome Lawfulness
of Your Nightly Dreams." It later appeared on UCTV.
Officers
The Officers of the UCSC
Emeriti
Group for 2007-2008 are:
Chairwoman: Todd
Wipke, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Secretary/Treasurer: Stanley
D. Stevens,
Librarian Emeritus
CUCEA Representative: Janice
V. Corriden,
Dean University Extension Emerita
— Presented by Janice Corriden,
UCSC Representative to
CUCEA