UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association | Winter 2009
Over the Airwaves:
Julie Ramos brings a voice of reason to KTYD’s mornings 6 UCSB Contends With State’s Financial Troubles 10 Taking Alumni Online 13 All Gaucho Reunion Preview 17
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FEATURES
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6 Talking to Radio Personality Julie Ramos ’03 By Starshine Roshell 8 Column: Eye on Isla Vista By Emily Einolander 10 UC Santa Barbara Keeping Focus on Students During Economic Downturn By Rob Kuznia 13 Transforming the Alumni Association Web Site into a Gateway By Andrea Huebner ‘91 17 Gear Up for the 2009 All Gaucho Reunion in April
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Editor’s Note: Defining Success for the New President Research Roundup: Scholar Examines Global Trade of TV Shows Around Storke Tower: News & Notes From the Campus Sports Roundup: ’78 and ’79 Cross Country Teams Honored Alumni Authors: Food, Drink and Politics Milestones: ’50s to the Present
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COVER: Julie Ramos ’03 is one of the voices behind KTYD’s The Morning Show in Santa Barbara. Cover photo by Alexandria Cooper
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George Thurlow ’73, Publisher Andrea Huebner ’91, Editor Natalie Wong ’79, Art Director Emily Einolander, Editorial Intern Alexandria Cooper, Editorial Intern Taylor Haggerty, Editorial Intern Thomas Johnson, Editorial Consultant
UC SANTA BARBARA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Jupille ’89, Los Angeles President Ron Rubenstein ’66, Moraga Vice-President Alexandra Sasha Meshkov ’79, M.A.’89, Palm Desert Secretary-Treasurer Jodi L. Anderson ’94, Goleta Arcelia Arce ’98, Los Angeles Keith C. Bishop III ’69, Sacramento Richard L. Breaux ’67, San Mateo Philip J. Bugay ’81, Santa Barbara Jeffrey Flory ’91, Huntington Beach David C. Forman ’66, Chula Vista Preston Hensley ’67, M.A.’69, North Stonington, Connecticut Thomas J. Jevens ’87, San Jose John Keever ’67, Camarillo Alfred F. Kenrick ’80, Palo Alto Jack Krouskop ’71, San Mateo Steve Mendell ’63, San Diego Jennifer Pharaoh ’82, Washington, D.C. Lisa Przekop ’85, M.A.’89, Goleta Wendy Purcell ’84, Manhattan Beach Kim Shizas, ’77, Santa Barbara Markell Steele ’93, Long Beach Catherine Tonne ’81, Livermore Linda Ulrich ’83, Vienna, Virginia Michael Williams ’86, Santa Barbara Ex Officio J.P.Primeau President, Associated Students Gary Greinke Executive Director, The UCSB Foundation Amber M. Gonzalez Graduate Student Association Hua Lee, Ph.D. Faculty Representative Fredric E. Steck ’67 UCSB Foundation Board of Trustees John Wiemann, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement
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Sharis Boghossian ’08, Membership Coordinator Maryanne Camitan ’07, Financial Accountant Mark French ’73, Director of Scholarships and Outreach Susan Goodale ’86, Program Director, Director of Alumni Travel Program Andrea Huebner ’91, Publications Director Hazra Abdool Kamal, Chief Financial Officer John Lofthus ’00, Assistant Director Mary MacRae ’94, Office Manager Patrick Merna, Director of Business Development George Thurlow ’73, Executive Director Rocio Torres ’05, Director of Regional Programs/ Constituent Groups Teresa Valentini, Student Relations Coordinator Sandi Worley’03, Director, Family Vacation Center Terry Wimmer, Webmaster Natalie Wong ’79, Senior Artist
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Note from the Editor By Andrea Huebner
Defining Success for the New President The inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African American president, was regarded as a new era in the political landscape of the United States. On Jan. 20, large numbers of people across the nation, including on the UC Santa Barbara campus, gathered to watch Obama take the oath of office. The Center for Black Studies Research held an event at Mosher Alumni House, and the UCen set up TV screens in Corwin Pavilion and The Hub for students, faculty and staff to watch. Now that Obama is in the Oval Office, Americans have a clear expectation of how they want him to proceed, according to a Zogby survey commissioned by the Walter H. Capps Center at UC Santa Barbara. The online poll shows that one in five likely voters — 18 percent — said they most wanted Obama to be an honest president, while 12 percent said they most desired a president with integrity. Another 12 The Center for Black Studies Research held an event percent said they want Obama to be an to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African American president. effective leader emphasizing, in the words of one individual, a “sense of personal responsibility to his leadership of the country.” The Capps Center’s Wade Clark Roof, co-author of the study, said, “The responses point to a deep, underlying concern for trustworthy leadership.” In terms of issues, the economy was at the top of the list with 65 percent of respondents. Ending the war in Iraq came in second with 19 percent of respondents while 15 percent are looking for Obama and Congress to address health care. For Washington’s to-do list, nearly two in three respondents, or 62 percent, said they want lower taxes to relieve the economic burden on workers. Survey respondents also took the opportunity to offer President Obama some advice on how to get the most To see the from his time in office: full survey report, • “...common sense, not party politics.” go to • “...clear vision to unify the country, help for the www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu. middle class” • “Bipartisan—needs to be able to effectively work with Republicans” • “…wisely chosen advisors...” • “...putting the PEOPLE, not special interests, first” • “...ability to listen to others with more knowledge” If you want to add your voice to the discussion, please send us your thoughts or advice for Obama, and we’ll post it on our Web site at www.ucsbalum.com. Please e-mail andrea.huebner@ia.ucsb.edu with your comments. Terry Wimmer/UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association
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Andrea Huebner ’91 Coastlines Editor UC Santa Barbara Coastlines
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On the right frequency Radio personality Julie Ramos, ’03, dials up college lessons at KTYD
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There are things you can’t learn in a classroom. Like how to do a live broadcast from inside the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. Or how to keep calm when Jakob Dylan sings to you, alone, in a sound booth. No professor can prepare you for the moment when, during a live “face your fears” segment, someone drops a snake in your lap. By Starshine Roshell, Photography by Alexandria Cooper
But it was, in fact, a freshman writing class at UC Santa Barbara that launched the radio career of Santa Barbara radio personality Julie Ramos. The former Gaucho co-hosts the popular KTYD Morning Show at 99.9 FM. Thousands of listeners tune in between 6 and 10 a.m. every weekday to hear the affable, smooth-piped Ramos deliver the day’s news, announce contests and banter with fellow DJs David Perry and Hayseed between classic rock tunes.
“I love what I do, and I want it to be good,” says Ramos, class of ‘03. “But I never thought I’d do this as a career. It was: I’m in college, this is fun, I’ll do it for a while and then get a real job.” A self-described bookworm and theater geek who sang in the high-school choir, the Sacramento native wasn’t sure where she wanted to go to college — until the moment she saw UC Santa Barbara. “It’s what I thought a college campus should look like,” she says. “I couldn’t even believe a place like this existed.” She planned to study theater, but the classes filled up faster than she could enroll. She switched to film studies, but found the focus too theoretical for her taste. She wound up majoring in psychology. “I loved studying how the mind works, and how people interact with each other,” says Ramos, 30. “My psychology studies play a huge role in my everyday life. Having a general interest in people and their lives has helped me connect with my audience.” She had an assignment freshman year to write about an interesting career. Intrigued by the idea of broadcast journalism, she called the local alternative radio station KJEE and got an interview with a DJ. It led to an internship there, then a receptionist job, and she began to learn the business of radio. One day, the afternoon DJ had to leave the studio for an hour, and asked her to fill in. “He’s like, ‘Here’s the microphone button, here’s the on and off.’ And he left. He was gone,” says Ramos — who found the experience thrilling. “I loved it. In a way, it’s kind of like performing, except nobody can see you. And I love the control, pushing buttons. It’s cool doing different mixes, tapping into that creative side.” Ramos’ musical tastes span the radio dial. “My iPod is crazy,” she says. Her all-time favorite artists are U2 and Stevie Wonder but, “I love Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. I love the
really heavy Metallica. But I’m sorry, I love me some Celine Dion, I don’t care what anybody says.” Ramos is the same in real life as she is on the air: vivacious and unpretentious, curious and compassionate. But her sultry voice belies her girl-next-door personality. “I grew up a tomboy. I have an older brother and a lot of cousins,” says Ramos, whose mother died of breast cancer when she was only 2. “I’ve never been good at being girly. I don’t know how. Don’t ask me about any fashion advice or stylish haircuts, ‘cause I don’t know!” At home in her apartment, she likes to hole up in her pajamas and bake, read or watch “Law & Order.” But outside those walls, a fierce competitive spirit has spurred her into boxing, sparring and running a half-marathon. “I get so motivated,” she says. “When I decide to do something, it’s on.” But when KTYD came a-calling in 2004, inviting her to co-host its popular drive-time show, she had no idea what she was in for. “Morning radio is a completely different monster!” she says. On weeknights, Ramos has to be in bed by 9 p.m. so she can leave for work by 4 a.m. On the upside, she doesn’t have to look glamorous when she gets there! “I brush my teeth, throw on a hat and I’m out the door,” she confesses. Before sunrise, she’s in KTYD’s small Eastside studio, scanning the news wires for interesting stories and writing briefs to read on the air. During the show, she checks for breaking news and traffic reports as she chats with callers. After five years on the Morning Show, Ramos is still surprised when fans recognize her voice around town. “The other day I got recognized at Nordstrom,” she says, “and I was buying bras and panties.” She doesn’t feel like a celebrity. And she certainly doesn’t act like one. “I’m still shocked every single day,” she says, “at what I do.”
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The radio career of Julie Ramos, a co-host of KTYD’s The Morning Show in Santa Barbara, was sparked by an assignment in a UC Santa Barbara freshman writing class. Co-hosts Christopher “Hayseed” Foster and Ramos get the day started for Santa Barbara listeners on KTYD. Photo Credit: Alexandria Cooper/ Coastlines
View From Isla Vista All Eyes on I.V.’s Master Plan
By Emily Einolander, senior in Global Studies
Isla Vista, as many of you can attest, is a square half-mile hodge-podge. The community has always been difficult to define. The town has businesses like Freebirds next to buildings with new occupants each September, impressive new residences next to those waiting for someone to spray-paint condemning X’s on their doors, children of affluent families next door to families of little means, and trash heaps beside lush gardens. Members of the Isla Vista Parks and Recreation Board, however, have been striving to inject some order. For more than 10 years, they have been working on a statemandated Master Plan to stimulate private sector investment and use the money to repair community infrastructure. The plan also aims to build multi-story, mixed-use buildings over Isla Vista businesses to accommodate 5,000 more students on top of the 20,000 current residents and to provide a uniform look to the “downtown” business area. The plan also proposes a bike boulevard down Sueno Road, metered parking in the Embarcadero Loop, and concrete dividers to separate parking spaces along the
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residential streets. The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission approved the plan on May 23, 2007, and its results can already be seen in the re-construction of Pardall Road. Changes are also evident in the construction of the San Clemente student residences and the adjoining parking structure on El Colegio Road. Despite the local governance giving it the go-ahead, the Plan has been met with many UC Santa Barbara student critics. Facebook groups critical of the plan are fixed
on the Web pages of new-wave student activists, and flyers papering the campus call others to unite behind the cause. Josh Cataldo, president of the I.V. Co-op Association, was recently elected to the I.V. Parks and Recreation Board and will be bringing a student opinion into the action. The Facebook group Protect the Culture of Isla Vista: Fight the I.V. Master Plan says, “What we oppose are the projects of the Master Plan that focus redevelopment, not on improving the lives of residents, but on increasing population density and
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creating an environment where the interests of landowners and big businesses to come are advanced and protected.” UC Santa Barbara professors are joining the debate, uniting local environmental groups to form the Sustainable University Now Coalition. The group will serve a watchdog function for Long Range Development in Isla Vista. The involvement of the permanent local community will no doubt serve as a more sustainable factor than a student body that changes with each passing year. Not all student voices are dissenting, however. There are some who, after tripping over charred couch remains on badly lit streets or getting their bike seat stolen for the third time in a month, are ready for a change. Any change will do. “It surprises me that there is an outcry against people trying to turn Isla Vista into a nicer place,” Aaron Wyse, a fourth-year business-econ major wrote in a letter to the Daily Nexus [Oct 6, 2008]. “Isla Vista is
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a slum, and anyone who disagrees is looking through rose-colored glasses.” The University itself is intertwined in the Master Plan. UC Santa Barbara is the listed funding source for such catalyst projects as Ocean Road Faculty & Staff housing, a remodeling of the Pardall entrance to campus (the tunnel is going bye-bye) and the west side of campus (so are eucalyptus trees). They have been funding the plan since the ’90s, when the only Isla Vista project on which the university spent more was shoreline preservation. Both budget entries involved six digits. The plan proposes to revamp the community via “small incremental changes that residents can see and approve and/or disapprove.” Measure D appeared on the November ballot, and proposed the selling or trading of Pardall Gardens and swapping of land-use rights from Ansiq’Oyo, People’s and Perfect parks. Though Obama v. McCain was the chief contest,
Measure D opponents campaigned just as fervently on the UC Santa Barbara campus and in Isla Vista. The only difference was the political statements were made in permanent marker and sidewalk chalk, not mass-produced. This may have adequately captured the spirit of the No on D movement. Its grassroots ran deep, apparently, and the measure failed with You can find the complete text of the 72 percent Master Plan at: http://www.countyofsb. opposition. org/ceo/rda//ivmasterplan.asp The power of a homemade sign should not be discounted after the defeat of Measure D. Measure D was only the first of many proposed changes, though; with the Master Plan more than 100 pages deep, it’s a safe bet that there will be many clashes on the political scene in the future. The Master Plan, however it is rewritten by community dialog, will be reshaping Isla Vista for years to come.
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Budget Cuts UC Santa Barbara Facing Financial Fallout from Global Economic Downturn By Rob Kuznia
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With California’s budget in shambles, the UC system is taking a huge hit, and, as a result, UC Santa Barbara is in the midst of making its sixth — and most painful — round of budget cuts in seven years. In a letter to the campus, UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry Yang announced in mid-January that the amount of necessary budget cuts for the 2008-09 school year has swelled to $16 million. The cuts carve roughly 8 percent out of the campus’s $200 million share of discretionary state funds, said Gene Lucas, the executive vice chancellor at UC Santa Barbara. “There will be fewer classes, bigger classes, fewer teaching assistants and fewer student services,” Lucas told Coastlines. There will also be fewer freshmen. In January, the UC system announced that the lack of sufficient state funding means they must pare down their admission of freshmen by 6 percent. For UC Santa Barbara, this means a reduction this coming fall to about 4,000, from 4,300 in the fall of 2008, Lucas said. The downsizing is necessary because the UC-system is overenrolled by about 11,000 students, and receives no state reimbursement for those scholars. In a bit of good news, the UC system also announced it would bump up the number of transfer students from the California community college system by 3 percent. At UC Santa Barbara, this will open doors for about 50 more students, Lucas said. To convey a sense of magnitude, Yang said the $16 million shortfall is the equivalent of the salaries and benefits of 160 fulltime faculty members. However, UC Santa Barbara officials were quick to add that they do not plan to lay off nearly that many people. Lucas estimates that the cuts will mean the elimination of about 120 faculty and staff positions, all but five or 10 of them through attrition. However, he stressed that this figure was only an estimate. Moreover, many of the departments were able to use one-time rainy-day funds to get through this year’s storm. But because the $16 million shortfall will happen every year, department heads must make permanent reductions by July 1, Lucas said. “Sometime in March we will know how these reductions will translate into permanent actions,” he said in an email. “We will try hard to avoid layoffs.” Across the UC system, in an effort to help rein in costs, UC President Mark G. Yudof has frozen the salaries of 285 top administrators. The state’s tanking economy is largely the result of a historic Winter 2009
University of California Application Counts by Residency and Level Number of Applications
2007
2008
2009
73,834
79,489
80,730
Out-of-State
9,683
11,074
11,299
International
3,697
4,638
5,973
87,214
95,201
98,002
20,958
22,441
24,900
Freshman California
Total Transfer1 California Out-of-State
803
845
779
2,018
2,518
3,020
23,779
25,804
28,699
California
94,792
101,930
105,630
Out-of-State
10,486
11,919
12,078
5,715
7,156
8,993
110,993
121,005
126,701
International Total Total
International Total
Transfer category includes second baccalaureate and limited status applicants.
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SOURCE: University of California Office of the President, Student Affairs, UC Central Application Processing file, 01/10/07, 01/04/08 and 01/05/09.
tidal wave of home foreclosures, slumping retail, and an unemployment rate that by December had reached 9.3 percent, a 14-year high. The state’s deficit has ballooned, and the amount of state money available for higher education for the ongoing year has steadily shrunk. In his letter, Yang said the reduction in permanent budget funding was projected to be $8.8 million in the summer, but grew to $12 million in September, and reached $16 million by January. 11
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UC Santa Barbara Applications for Fall 2009
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44,673 applications from prospective first-year students. 5 percent decrease in freshmen applicants from last year. 4,100
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target enrollment of first-year students for fall 2009.
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UC campuses saw a decrease in applications from first-year students.
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Lucas said many of the budget cuts for this year have already occurred, and students are feeling the sting. “Students are having a harder time getting into classes,” he said. “I’ve seen letters from parents saying that the students are stressed out, therefore the parents are stressed out — much more than in previous years.” The gutting of this year’s UC Santa Barbara budget comes after several consecutive years of thinning state aid. In the six preceding years, the UC Santa Barbara system has scaled back costs by nearly $40 million. “So it's $16 million more on top of about $40 million,” Lucas said. Meanwhile, the proportion of the budget that is covered by state funds has been steadily shrinking at UC Santa Barbara, from 47 percent in 2001-02 to 35 percent in 2007-08. For students, the tighter enrollment policies mean they might find themselves admitted to fewer campuses. For instance, a student who may otherwise have been
transfer applications.
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percent increase in transfer applications from last year.
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1,700
target enrollment of transfer students for fall 2009 . 3.71
The gutting of this year’s UC Santa Barbara budget comes after several consecutive years of thinning state aid.
average GPA of all freshmen applicants.
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percent of freshmen applicants with a high school GPA of 4.0 or higher.
4.7 percent increase from last year in total UC applicants.
45.6 percent of UC freshmen applicants who included UC Santa Barbara as one of their campus choices.
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accepted at three UC campuses now may get into just one or two, officials say. And UC-eligible California residents who fail to get into a UC campus for which they’ve applied might be propositioned by other campuses. Despite the budget turmoil and resulting retrenchments, Yudof is proposing to make the UC system more accessible to low-income families. His plan calls for establishing a minimum level of gift assistance for California undergraduates with incomes below the state house median of $60,000 a year. Such students during their first four years would receive enough scholarship and grant assistance to at least fully cover all their UC system fees. In his comments, Yang said that in spite of the budget cuts in recent years, the campus has managed to maintain a high-quality education for students. “We also have expanded our research activities, furthered the international recognition of our outstanding faculty, improved the diversity of our campus, and successfully raised a half-billion dollars in private support,” he said. Coastlines
Online Ambitions Alumni Association to Expand Web Site With Social Networking and More alumnus or alumna developed very different interests and affiliations with campus groups and people. Updated features will allow alumni to customize the information they receive or groups they interact with on the system. Over the next several months, alumni will see a steady stream of changes to the Web site as we put photo illustration: www.xkcd.com new tools in place. As of now, alumni can strengthen connections by looking up lost college friends, find out about UC Santa Barbara events in California and nationally or just chat online with fellow alums. Want to brag to the UC Santa Barbara community? — running into Post Class Notes, create a photo gallery friends, finding job openings, planning or link to your MySpace, FaceBook and a study group or discovering the drop LinkedIn profiles. And don’t forget to deadline is — yikes! — tomorrow. register for events, including the 2009 All The UC Santa Barbara Alumni Gaucho Reunion. Association wants to be that gateway to In upcoming months, alumni will be graduates now that they have left the able to create a blog to get a viewpoint campus, and put services and information out there, or renew Alumni Association at their fingertips through our Web site, membership online. Alumni will also be www.ucsbalum.com. able to take care of business by checking This effort evolved so we could better out or posting jobs, and even have a serve a diverse and widespread alumni chance to become a mentor to other population. We want to give alumni the alumni. ability to take advantage of our services After touching base with college wherever they are, especially if they buddies, alumni will be able to invite don’t live near the campus or a UC Santa them to stay connected through an online Barbara alumni chapter. group area for, say, the Intramural Rugby In addition, we recognize, with so Team or the ’89 Daily Nexus staff. much offered at UC Santa Barbara, each
Remember when just walking onto campus served as a gateway to all kinds of opportunities
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Our updated site will also serve as a one-stop shop for news on UC Santa Barbara and its alumni, as well as Coastlines magazine online. Alumni won’t have to search five or six different sites to see what is happening on campus. We are sensitive to user concerns about security. Our online community is limited to UC Santa Barbara grads, so alumni information is not available to the general public. In addition, alumni can limit the
Check out these UC Santa Barbara groups online: MySpace — www.myspace. com/ucsantabarbara LinkedIn — www.linkedin. com/groups?gid=55812 Facebook — www.facebook. com/pages/UC-SantaBarbara/54707575539 YouTube — www.youtube. com/ucsantabarbaravideos
information that even the UC Santa Barbara community sees. The first step to accessing these new features is creating a profile at www. ucsbalum.com. E-mail Sharis Boghossian at sharis.boghossian@ia.ucsb.edu with your first and last names and graduation year to get an ID number, which you will use on your first-time login. After that, you’re free to build your profile. We’ll see you online!
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Journey Through Vietnam March 14-29, 2009 Post-Trip Extension to Angkor Wat March 29-April 2, 2009 Experience the natural beauty and enduring traditions of Vietnam. Tour the capital Hanoi and magical Ha Long Bay. Visit the ancient imperial capital Hue. In Da Nang, tour the acclaimed Cham Museum and travel to the countryside with its endless rice paddies. Explore the Mekong Delta. In Saigon, see the Reunification Palace, the History Museum, and the underground Cu Chi Tunnels. Limited to 24 travelers. $3,545, per person based on double occupancy; land and international air inclusive from LAX. $2,845 land only, per person based on double occupancy.
Moroccan Discovery April 18-May 1, 2009
Alaska and the Inside PassageJuly 1-8, 2009
Morocco invites us to encounter its ancient ruins and sacred mosques, endless desert, storied mountains, imposing kasbahs and spirited souks. Visit six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, enjoy dinner with a Fez family, tea with a Berber family, and a sunset excursion to towering s a n d dunes. As we travel from the imperial cities of R a b a t , Fez, and Marrakech to the High Atlas and vast Sahara, we open our eyes, and hearts, to a truly foreign land, an ageold culture, and genuinely hospitable people. Limited to 24 passengers.
After arrival in Canada’s cosmopolitan city of Vancouver, explore southeast Alaska in a way the early pioneers could not even imagine— from the elegant environs of the Seven Seas M a r i n e r. Cruise to the Yukon Gold Rush town of Skagway and Sitka, where onion-domed churches recall its q u a i n t Russian heritage. Other ports include Ketchikan, Tracy Arm, Juneau, and Seward. Marvel at the electric-blue expanse of Hubbard Glacier. The legendary beauty of Alaska awaits your discovery on a fantastic journey along America’s “Last Frontier.”
$4,995 land and air from LAX per person based on double occupancy. Rates available from other gateways and land-only.
Norway, Land of the Midnight Sun July 7-15, 2009
Senior Class Trip June 27-July 22, 2009
Immerse yourself in the majestic, rugged beauty of Norway with exploration based from Bergen. Learn about Bergen and its crucial and successful role as a Hanseatic port city in the Middle Ages. Discover the architecture of Norway’s wooden stave churches; visit a superb example. Admire fjords and the charming villages and cities nestled among them, such as Flam. Cruise on the Hardangerfjord. See Norway’s largest waterfall, Voringfossen. Along the way, meet the people of Norway, who invite you to experience the best of their country.
Participate in “Essential Europe,” our 10th annual graduation tour for UCSB graduating seniors and friends. This trip provides the opportunity to visit Europe’s “must-see” destinations before you settle into graduate school or a new job. It is also a great balance of planned activities and independent exploration, allowing you to visit the sites most important to you. This exclusive UCSB departure is 26 days and traverses England, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Liechtenstein, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Vatican City, Italy and Greece.
$2,795 per person land only, based on double occupancy. Round-trip international air additional and can be booked through tour operator.
$3,895 per person based on double occupancy. International group air additional and can be booked through tour operator.
From $4,695 cruise and air from most major gateways, per person based on double occupancy. Rates available for cruise only and non-included gateways.
July 15-25, 2009 Post-Trip Extension Climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro July 25-August 1, 2009 The Serengeti and Zanzibar Explorer offers the best of Ta n z a n i a ’ s s a f a r i excursions combined with several days of exploration of the white sand beaches of the exotic spice island of Zanzibar. Visit Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, the Olduvai Gorge and the largest unbroken caldera in the world at the Ngorongoro Crater. En route, visit a local Masai village. In Zanzibar, participate in options such as visits to the spice plantations. This trip is limited to 24 passengers. Tanzania from $4,995 per person based on double occupancy. Kilimanjaro post-trip extension from $4,300 depending on number of participants. International air additional and can be booked through tour operator.
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& Italy or other destinations,call the UCSB Alumni Association at (805) 893-4611 or email gaucho.getaways@ia.ucsb.edu.
Italian Lake District September 8-16, 2009
Switzerland August 6-13 • August 12-19 • August 18-25 • August 24-31 • August 30-September 6 Enjoy a week’s accommodation in charming Lucerne with the ability to choose where you want to go, what you want to do, and when you do it. Included is a four-day Swiss Rail pass and pocket guide providing you access to cosmopolitan cities of Zurich, Geneva or Lugano, as well as relaxing alpine resorts such as Grindelwald, Gstaad or Zermatt. Provided enrichment discussions with local experts enhance insight into the region.
Join us to explore Italy’s beautiful Italian Lake region, lined with many romantic towns of international renown. The Borromean Islands is often considered by artists as one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Your home for eight idyllic days is Hotel Lido in Baveno. This wonderfully reconstructed villa is located just a short distance from Stresa and situated in an immense old park and faces directly on the lake. Excursions and enrichment focus on Baveno, Borromean Islands, Milan, Tremezzo, Bellagio, Como and Lake Orta. $2,695 land only per person based on double occupancy. Round trip international air available through tour operator at additional charge.
$1,695 land only, per person based on double occupancy until April 14, 2009; after April 14 $1,795. Round-trip international air available through tour operator at additional charge.
September 27 – October 5, 2009 Extensions Available Experience the rich history and culture of ancient Greece, Turkey and the Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman empires on this exciting 8-day program while cruising aboard the deluxe MS Le Diamant. Visit Mykonos, known for its picturesque seaside villages and windmills; D e l o s , mythical birthplace of Apollo and Artemis; stunning Santorini, Rhodes and Patmos. Conclude with a tour of some of the world’s best-preserved GrecoRoman ruins at Ephesus and Troy on the Turkish coast. From $3,195 cruise only, per person based on double occupancy. Round-trip international air available through tour operator at additional charge. Winter 2009 Wiinter 2009
Portrait of Italy September 19 - October 5, 2009 Venice Post-Trip Extension October 5-9, 2009 Experience the best of Italy’s countryside and its famed cities. Our 17-day journey showcases ancient sites, vivid ruins, priceless art, outstanding cuisine, and delightful l o d g i n g s. Starting in the Campania region, stay in the stunning seaside Amalfi and visit Pompeii and Sorrento. Our next stop is Montecassino, and Rome, then onward to Umbria and Tuscany, including medieval hill towns—Orvieto, Assisi, Siena and San Gimignano via Florence and Chianti. Our journey concludes in magical Venice. Approximately $5,000 land and international air from Los Angeles. Approximately $4,000 land only. Prices are per person based on double occupancy.
Exploration of South Africa October 9-21, 2009
Sail with Crystal Cruises Gaucho Getaways is pleased to assist our alumni and friends in booking Crystal Cruises through AHI, a tour operator affiliated with Gaucho Getaways.
Journey to South Africa and experience a country at global crossroads, with so many of the world’s diverse cultures represented amongst what Desmond Tutu calls our "rainbow nation." Gain insight to and explore Cape Town and its surrounding region, Johannesburg, Soweto and Kruger National Park as well as immersing yourself in the Stellenbosch wine region. Meet local experts and educators and engage in enriching discussions throughout the trip, providing increased insight to this vibrant itinerary, limited to 28 people.
Gaucho Getaways travelers will receive: • $100 per person shipboard credit • Pre-paid gratuities for the dining room waiter, assistant waiter, stateroom stewardess and, if applicable, the butler • Crystal Society benefits • Onboard booking savings • Personal service from a dedicated AHI Travel Sales Representative • All the other inclusions and amenities offered by Crystal. After reviewing Crystal Cruises itineraries on the Gaucho Getaways site, phone AHI (Alumni Holidays International) at 877-248-2586 to book your trip.
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In conjunction with the UCSB Alumni Association All Gaucho Reunion
10th Annual Gaucho Golf Classic
Friday, April 24, 2009 Glen Annie Golf Course Shotgun start @ 12pm For more information visit www.ucsbalum.com or call 805-893-8416
Presented by Boone Printing and Graphics Hosted by your UCSB Alumni Association & the UCSB Men’s Golf Team
Teva Presents the 2009
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Hosted by: The Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara Running Company
UCSB West Campus 5 miles
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Grab your favorite green running clothes and head over to the incredibly beautiful (and green) West Campus of UCSB. The Shamrock Scramble will provide lots of technical cross country running along with views of the Pacific Ocean. The 5 mile race includes running on trails along with brief sections of pavement.
Gaucho Gallop
UCSB Lagoon
S.B. Running Co. 10K
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Race alongside the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean and past many UCSB landmarks during the 2nd Annual Gaucho Gallop. Bring the whole family, even the four-legged members. This year’s Gallop will include a Kid’s Dash, 5K Fun Run/Walk, Dog Dash and the return of the popular Dioji doggie lounge.
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Looking for a fun race series to keep you in shape during the winter and early spring? Look no further than the inaugural SBXC Series presented by Teva, a race series held at UCSB. 3/14/09 - Shamrock Scramble 5 mile race 4/25/09 - Gaucho Gallop presented by Teva Dog Dash, 10K, 5K and Kids Dash Take part in the Alumni Division and win great prizes! No Waste What makes these races no waste? We will be teaming up with the UCSB Associated Students Recycling to recycle or compost all of our leftover supplies meaning no waste will be going to the community land fill. For more information on how this race is creating a new model for sustainability and to get involved, contact John Lofthus at 805.893.8416 www.independent.com/sbxcseries
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3rd Annual All Gaucho Reunion — not your average reunion Your years at UCSB were undoubtedly some of the best of your life. And through it all, you formed groups of friends that continue to this day. When was the last time you all got together? If you are like most of us, it has probably been too long. Why not get the group together, here at UCSB, where it all started? Why not in April, when there will be a lot of fun events? What promises to be a great weekend in Santa Barbara, the All Gaucho Reunion will reconnect alumni with colleagues, friends, and teammates to celebrate our university and its accomplishments! Over the last half-century, UC Santa Barbara has become one of the top-rated educational institutions in the country, garnered five Nobel Laureates and amassed a billion-dollar construction program to ensure the campus serves future students well. Our graduates — you — have become leaders in science, education, business, and the arts. It is time to return to this vibrant institution and reconnect with each other.
Gaucho Days — Join current students, alumni and friends of UC Santa Barbara as we celebrate the richness and diversity of our university. The weeklong event kicks off on April 20. Net proceeds of many of the Gaucho Days and All Gaucho Reunion events will go to the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. The initiative has a goal of $3 million that will be used to support students who have financial need and demonstrate high academic performance. To learn more about the Scholarship Fund, please contact Mark French at mark.french@ia.ucsb.edu or call (805) 893-5217.
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Event Schedule • Senior Day Events – Campus locations
Thursday, April 23
• Alumni Faculty and Staff Reception – Mosher Alumni House • Outdoor Movie Showing, co-hosted by UCSB Alumni Association and Associated Students – UCen Lagoon Lawn • Dalai Lama Lecture (sold out)* - Events Center • Gaucho Golf Classic* - Glen Annie Golf Course
Friday, April 24
• UCSB Baseball vs. Cal Poly* – Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Valhalla Reception – Mosher Alumni House • Engineering Reunion – The Hub at the UCen • Compania Nacional de Danza 2* – Campbell Hall • Gaucho Gallop presented by Teva 10K race, Dog Dash, 5K Fun Run/Walk, Kid’s Dash* – UCen Lagoon Lawn • Intercollegiate Athletics Building Open House – ICA Building • Education Abroad Program (EAP) Reception – Mosher Alumni House
Saturday, April 25
• Special Alumni Sale – UCSB Bookstore • Men’s and Women’s Soccer Alumni Soccer Games – Harder Stadium • Gaucho Festival – Storke Plaza • Riviera Alumni Reunion* – Riviera Campus • Recreational Sports Hall of Fame Induction – Mosher Alumni House • UCSB Baseball vs. Cal Poly* – Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • “An Afternoon with the Baldwins” Human Sexuality for Grown-Ups – Theater and Dance • Greek Open Houses – various Fraternity and Sorority Houses • 40th Birthday Celebration for the Family Vacation Center Program – Carrillo Pool
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• Scholarly Organizations Reception (Regent and Chancellor Scholars, Honors Program and Phi Beta Kappa) – Student Resource Building
Saturday, April 25
• Class of 1969 Reunion – Corwin Patio • Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting* - Faculty Club • Communication Department 25th Anniversary Celebration – Mosher Alumni House • Class of 1959 Reunion – Corwin Patio • UCSB Alumni Association Awards Banquet* - Corwin Pavilion
• UCSB Alumni Association Life Member Brunch – Mosher Alumni House
Sunday, April 26
• Isla Vista Church Services • UCSB Baseball vs. Cal Poly* – Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
* Requires purchase of tickets or payment of entry fees
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Awards Honor Gauchos Giving Back During the All Gaucho Reunion in April, the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association will honor Deckers Outdoor Corp. founder Doug Otto, ’73, as a Distinguished Alumnus at the Awards Banquet. In 1973, Otto began his business creating sandals while at UC Santa Barbara.
Classics Professor Apostolos
The success of his original Deckers flip-
Athanassakis will receive the Alumni
flops led to the acquisition of additional
Teaching Award for his strong commitment
sportswear and everyday apparel products.
to not only teaching, but to his students as
He has expanded his business from a small
well. He has an international reputation as
sandal-producing operation to an international company with three successful footwear brands: Teva, Simple Shoes and Ugg. An avid outdoorsman,
a researcher and translator, with more than 100 publications to his name. Judy Henley has been instrumental in working to raise the university’s profile. Henley and her husband, Jeff, ’66, have given their name to an endowed chair, the
Otto instilled Deckers with a
Mosher Alumni House boardroom, and
respect for the environment,
the new gate gracing the campus’s east
which can be seen in the
entrance. She will receive an Honorary
company’s sustainability
Alumna Award.
efforts. With a shared focus on environmental issues, Deckers has been a corporate partner of the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management since 2006. Honorees will also include humanitarian
Chemical Engineering Professor Emeritus Duncan Mellichamp and wife Suzanne will be honored for their contributions to many areas within UC Santa Barbara. Duncan, who served as a faculty member for 40 years, and Suzanne have established nine
Harvey Schechter, ’47, Classics Professor
endowed chairs at the university, as well
Apostolos Athanassakis, philanthropist
as served as models for other faculty who
Judy Henley, and Chemical Engineering
have made gifts to the campus.
Professor Emeritus Duncan Mellichamp and wife Suzanne, M.A. ’70, for their work and service to the university. Long-time volunteer Harvey Schechter
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The 2009 Alumni Association Awards Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 25 at Corwin Pavilion, UC Santa Barbara University Center. A no-host reception
will receive the Graver Alumni Service
begins at 5:30 p.m. Individual tickets are
Award, which honors alumni for service to
$90. Blue table reservations are $800.
the Alumni Association. Schechter, now
Gold table reservations are $1,000 and
in his 80s, shares what it means to be a
include two bottles of wine. Each table
Gaucho for Life with others as he attends
seats eight. To make reservations, please
every Awards Banquet, incoming student
contact Mary MacRae at (805) 893-2957
picnic, Chancellor’s recruitment reception
or e-mail mary.macrae@ia.ucsb.edu.
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research Discovering How Vegetables Help Fight Cancer
amines Scholar Ex ows V Sh Trade of T arket in World M
How do culture-specific genres like American soap operas and Latin telenovelas so easily cross borders and adapt to new cultural surroundings? And why is “The Nanny,” whose gum-chewing star hails from Queens, N.Y., a smash in Italy? In an examination of the global television market, D e n i s e D. Bielby, a professor of sociology at UC Denise D. Bielby Santa Barbara, explores the cultural significance of the international trade of television shows, and seeks to understand its remarkable success despite the inherent cultural differences between shows and local audiences. Bielby and co-author C. Lee Harrington, a professor of sociology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, take a look at the workings of the television industry, including its origins, history, and product management in the book “Global TV: Exporting Television and Culture in the World Market” (New York University Press, 2008).
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While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables can help prevent breast cancer, the mechanism by which the active substances in broccoli and cabbage, for instance, inhibit cell proliferation was unknown –– until now. UC Santa Barbara scientists have shown how the healing power of these vegetables works at the cellular level. Their research was published in the journal Carcinogenesis in December. Compounds called isothiocyanates inhibit the proliferation of human tumor cells by a mechanism similar to the way that the anticancer drugs taxol and vincristine inhibit cell division during mitosis. “Broccoli and broccoli sprouts have the highest amount of the isothiocyanates,” said first author Olga Azarenko, who is a graduate student at UC Santa Barbara.
Top: Leslie Wilson, UCSB cancer researcher, at a microscope in the lab where research was done on the food and cancer prevention paper. Photo by George Foulsham, UCSB Public Affairs Below: Olga Azarenko, UCSB cancer researcher, graduate student, and the first author on the food and cancer prevention paper.
Fisheries Stock Assessment Software Now Publicly Accessible The most widely used software package for the development of state-of-theart fisheries stock assessment methods, AD Model Builder, or ADMB, can now be downloaded without charge from a public Web site, http://admb-project.org. The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara is a partner in the project. ADMB-based computer models are used globally to monitor populations of many endangered and commercially valuable species. ADMB-based stock assessments are critical to the management of commercially important fisheries stocks worth billions of dollars, as well as ecologically sensitive species in the United States and internationally.
UC Santa Barbara Receives Grant for Stem Cell Research Tools The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is granting more than half a million dollars to UC Santa Barbara for tools and technologies to develop new treatments for diseases that can be helped by stem cell research. Dennis O. Clegg, co-director of the UCSB Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering, explained that the new technologies will facilitate cost-
effective methodologies for the culture of human embryonic stem cells at clinically relevant scales. The Tools and Technologies Awards are intended to support work that either creates new reagents and methods for stem cell research, or scales up existing technologies –– all designed to accelerate the development of critical therapies for patients with chronic disease or injury. –Public Affairs 25
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Campus Watches as Obama Takes Office Members of the UC Santa Barbara campus community gathered Jan. 20 to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States. Mosher Alumni House’s Alumni Hall overflowed with more than 100 people watching two big screen TVs at an event sponsored by the Center for Black Studies Research. The crowd clapped and shouted as Obama was declared the president at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Televisions were also set up at the UCen in Corwin Pavilion and the Hub for students, staff, faculty and visitors to watch as Obama and Joe Biden took their oaths of office. Faculty and students with 9:30 a.m. classes had to break away just as Obama was finishing his inaugural address. Some students chose to be late rather than miss the end of the speech.
Kavli Institute Offers Pioneering Physics to High School Educators The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UC Santa Barbara has awarded $7,000 in cash prizes to six science teachers for their exceptional multimedia classroom presentation on particle physics in the age of the Large Hadron Collider. The teachers’ winning presentations, which include a talk and accompanying discussions suitable for presentation during a single science class period, can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/kitpnews/ item/?id=55. The prize recipients were among 78 educators who recently took part in a Kavli Institute program that brings high school teachers to UC Santa Barbara each year to interact with scientists on the most exciting areas of modern physics research. —Public Affairs
Technology Management Program Partners with One Laptop per Child Through a partnership with the One Laptop per Child Project, the UC Santa Barbara Technology Management Program provided XO laptops to a Kellogg Elementary School third-grade class. Now, the Goleta, Calif., students can communicate with Kenyan students who are also equipped with the XO laptops. The Kellogg classroom is the first to be a Santa Barbara County regional partner with OLPC. After the laptops
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were demonstrated for the students, the Technology Management Program presented OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte with the Leader in Innovation award for groundbreaking steps forward in the field of technology and innovation. The One Laptop per Child project creates educational opportunities by providing laptops to the world’s poorest children.
Internet Links Students at UC Santa Barbara and Jackson State University A National Science Foundation program allows students in Mississippi to take a UC Santa Barbara materials class that otherwise wouldn’t be available at Jackson State University. The Partnership in Research and Education in Materials program is designed to enhance diversity in materials science through partnerships between minority-serving institutions and NSF-funded material research centers. Professor Guillermo Bazan’s class is one of several collaborative projects involving UC Santa Barbara and Jackson State. The classrooms, which are almost 2,000 miles apart, are connected via an Internet-based webcast, with multiple video screens in each classroom. Bazan sees videoconference classes as a future trend in teaching. “It should be possible to coordinate classes whereby experts in different universities contribute to specific topics,” he said. —Public Affairs
Graduate student Michelle Senatore operates the controls for the videoconference classroom. UCSB Photos by George Foulsham
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Get Your Taste of Food Matters The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UC Santa Barbara is presenting a series of talks, films and events on the theme Food Matters. Topics will include food production, food as a commodity, the global food crisis, and the cultural history of food. Events will include: TALK: Allen James Grieco (Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies), 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB TALK: The Triumphs of French Cuisine from Carême to Ratatouille, 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB TALK: Marion Nestle (Nutrition, Food Studies, NYU), author of “What to Eat,” 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Marjorie Luke Theater FILM: Short Orders: A Night of Short Films about the Global Appetite, March 2 FILM: “Dumplings,” April 7 FILM: “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” May 5 TALK: NPR’s The Kitchen Sisters, 4 p.m. May 7 at McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB TALK: Rebel Without a Cuisine: Julia Child and the Making of the American Cook, 4 p.m. May 13 FILM: “Ratatouille,” June 2
Isla Vista Foot Patrol Opens New Station The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department opened its new Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station in December. The two-story building features 5,300 square feet of workspace along with a 1,400-square-foot covered secure loading area for patrol vehicles. The energy-efficient building will also house Isla Vista Foot Patrol has moved into its updated members of the UC Santa Barbara Police station at 6504 Trigo Road. Department and the CHP who combine to serve Isla Vista and the UC Santa Barbara Campus. Santa Barbara County funded the $4.2 million facility, which rests on UC Santa Barbara land secured through a 40-year lease.
Library of Congress honors UCSB Digital Library Pioneer Larry Carver, who recently retired as director of library technologies and digital initiatives at UC Santa Barbara, has been named a Pioneer of Digital Preservation by the Library of Congress. Carver’s work to develop the Alexandria Digital Library allowed geospatial information from the University Library’s Map and Imagery Lab to be searched quickly online. The basic concepts behind the Alexandria Digital Library have been widely adopted by Google Earth, Wikipedia, and others, and were seen on Election Night when almost every television news station and Web news site displayed an interactive U.S. map with real-time voting results. —Public Affairs
For more information, go to www.ihc.ucsb.edu/foodmatters.html.
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Daily Nexus No Longer in Print on Fridays As a cost-cutting measure, the Daily Nexus has reduced its printed issues to four days a week during Winter Quarter by eliminating its Friday edition. According to the paper, the move will save almost $15,000 and avoid the need for staff layoffs. In addition, the paper will reduce it use of color on it pages. The student newspaper will continue to post news to its Web site, www.dailynexus. com, on Fridays.
• Batsheva Dance Company, Feb. 24, Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara • Afro-Cuban All Stars, Feb. 28, UCSB Campbell Hall • Sarah Vowell, March 1, UCSB Campbell Hall • Keys to New Orleans, March 4, UCSB Campbell Hall • Alvin Ailey, March 10 and 11, Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara • Aquila Theatre Company, March 11, UCSB Campbell Hall
UC Begins Paying $42 Million in Disputed Fees Lawsuit In December 2008, the University of California began paying more than $42 million to about 55,000 alumni in response to a class action suit over disputed fees. In 2006, California Superior Court ruled that UC had improperly raised fees for professional students and others during the Spring and Summer Quarters of 2003 after promising not to do so. In 2007, the decision was reinforced by a state appeals court and the California Supreme Court.
Mosher Alumni House Now available for your event
* Weddings
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* Business Conferences
* Recruiting
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Discount Rates for Alumni Association Life Members
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After evacuating her Mountain Drive home Claire Gottsdanker pulls over to take one last look at the Tea Fire. Photo: Paul Wellman
Community Outreach During Tea Fire Crisis In the wake of November’s Tea Fire, which caused more than 5,000 people to evacuate, burned nearly 1,940 acres and destroyed more than 200 homes in the Santa Barbara and Montecito area, the UC Santa Barbara community united to show support for victims of the wildfire. Four UC Santa Barbara faculty and staff members were among those who lost their homes in the fire. Outreach efforts included: • UCSB’s Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic offered three free counseling sessions to people whose families were affected by Tea Fire or other Southern California wildfires. The clinic serves as a training site for doctoral students in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology. • To help those who lost treasured family photographs, Art Professor Richard Ross organized free portrait services for victims of the fire. Photographers Ross, Chris Owen, Mollie Crutcher, Sadie Raber, Calico Brown, and Karen Spektor took family pictures at Ross’s studio. • The UC Santa Barbara Athletics
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Department offered 500 tickets to men's and women's basketball games to victims of the Tea Fire. • The University Art Museum opened the Architecture and Design Collection to homeowners whose houses were destroyed or damaged by the blaze. The archive features the collections of three of Santa Barbara's most important architects, George Washington Smith, Lutah Maria Riggs, and Frank D. Robinson, who designed many homes on Mountain Drive, which was especially hard hit by the fire. • Members of UC Santa Barbara men’s and women’s basketball teams gave out free tickets for two December games, T-shirts and posters to emergency personnel who worked on the Tea Fire. • UC Santa Barbara established a 24hour emergency assistance line for staff, faculty members, and students who lost or were evacuated from their homes. • The campus offered short-term, interestfree loans for UC Santa Barbara faculty and staff to meet immediate needs.
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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ’78 and ’79 Championship Teams Honored at Awards Banquet In 1978, the Gauchos set the standard by capturing UC Santa Barbara’s first PCAA (Big West) Cross Country Championship. Then they returned the following year to win another title. To celebrate that achievement’s 30th anniversary, the UCSB cross country program honored the 1978 and 1979 teams on Jan. 17. Team alumni reunited with an alumni tour of the Mosher Alumni Building, an alumni social hour at the Gauchos Hall of Fame, and the 2008 Cross Country Awards Banquet.
MEN’S BASEBALL UCSB Baseball Ranked No. 30 in Two Preseason Polls Coming off a 35-win season, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team has recently been recognized by several publications as a team to watch this year. Collegiate Baseball’s preseason poll tabbed the Gauchos 30th in the nation, one of only three Big West teams to be ranked that high at www.baseballnews.com. Shortly thereafter, Ping! Baseball also ranked UCSB 30th in the country, also one of only three Big West schools to be ranked in the Top-30 at www.pingbaseball.com. UCSB opens its baseball season with two games on Feb. 22 before hosting its home opener against Westmont at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
BASEBALL ALUMNI Alum Michael Young Wins Gold Glove, Fielding Award Former UCSB baseball player Michael Young won his first career Gold Glove and was one of four American League players to capture his first-ever fielding award. Starring as shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Young became the first infielder to win a Gold Glove from a team with the worst fielding percentage in the majors. In 151 games at shortstop this season, Young had a .984 fielding percentage, making just 11 errors in 669 total chances. An All-Star, Young also batted .284 with 12 home runs and 82 RBIs.
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Former UC Santa Barbara baseball standout Chris Valaika was named the Cincinnati Reds’ Minor League Player of the Year for 2008. Valaika, 23, last season played at Class A Sarasota and Class AA Chattanooga. In 129 games the Florida State League All-Star hit .317 with 18 home runs, 81 RBIs and nine stolen bases. Valaika led all Reds Minor League batters in hitting and ranked second in RBIs. He played for the U.S. team in the prestigious XM All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium.
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS Gaucho Athletes Get in Spirit of Giving The UC Santa Barbara men’s and women’s basketball teams provided 52 local underprivileged children with a Holiday SWishes and Baskets of Fun shopping spree on Dec. 15 as part of the Athletic Department’s Gauchos Give community outreach program. Working with the Page Youth Center and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara and Goleta, Chris Devine helps an area youth pick out toys the teams spent the during the UCSB basketball teams’ Holiday evening with the kids, SWishes and Baskets of Fun shopping spree. who were given $100 shopping sprees at Kmart in Goleta. “We want our teams to get out and give back to a community that gives so much to us and also educate our student-athletes that there is something bigger out there,” said women’s head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. In addition, UC Santa Barbara athletes, led by the Gauchos’ Student Athlete Advisory Board, raised more than $2,000 for its Secret Angels/Adopt-a-Family holiday project. The money goes directly to the purchase of Christmas presents for less fortunate families in Isla Vista, UCSB’s neighboring community. —UCSBgauchos.com 31
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alumni authors Yoga for Board Sports
Friday Evening: Creating La Dolce Vita
Peggy Hall
Michele (Bucher) Carbone ’78 Pentola Press
Surf enthusiast and wellness expert Peggy Hall uses her experience in the water to educate the boardriding masses on the proper care and keeping of an active body. Her new DVD, “Yoga for Board Sports,” emphasizes the power of posing peacefully while conditioning boarder bodies. Her routines aim to prepare, recover, and strengthen bones and muscles while simultaneously maximizing sessions in the water, snow, street or wherever your riding takes you. Hall says that the use of her specially designed program will reduce pulled muscles and help eliminate injuries that might keep you away from your beloved shred sessions.
Instructions for preparing authentic Italian meals for family and friends are interspersed with Carbone’s personal anecdotes and culinary journey in this informative and heartwarming work. Seasonal menus, techniques for shopping and steps to stocking and preparing the kitchen complete the author’s recipe for enjoying quality time with loved ones over delicious Italian food. Inspired by Carbone’s transition from corporate engineer to caregiver, this book brings together food and family to create la dolce vita.
Cultural Transgression and Material Culture ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine John La Puma ’78 Crown Publishing Practicing physician and professionally trained chef John La Puma has combined his areas of expertise in this informative book on culinary medicine. La Puma shares his advice for losing weight and keeping it off, without sacrificing flavor or a love for food. This collection of recipes and advice explores the ways in which food can work like medicine in the body, while still maintaining its flavor and appeal.
Red States, Blue States and the Coming Sharecropper Society Steve Cummings ’69 Algora Publications In light of the current economic crisis, Cummings looks to explain the decline in the national economy over the past several years, tracing the situation back to 2005. This book examines the signs of an approaching economic crisis and offers a theoretical justification for advancing new liberal-progressive ideas. Following politics within the Democratic Party, Cummings analyzes the contrast between red and blue states in an economic and historical context.
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Miriam T. Stark, Brenda J. Bowser ’02, and Lee Horne University of Arizona Press Brenda J. Bowser, along with her co-editors Stark and Horne, analyzes the complexity of cultural boundary formation and its effects on anthropological archaeology. Through the collection of several contributors’ research, they seek to find solutions as to why people deviate and conform to certain group behavior and how specific behavioral boundaries are formed in the first place. Their study focuses on cultural transmission from the prehistoric to the present and emphasizes the influence of learning as a socially constructed organization.
Red, White and Brew: An American Beer Odyssey Brian Yaeger ’96 St. Martin’s Press “Red, White and Brew” is the ultimate beer run across the United States, hitting 26 breweries, 17 brewpubs, and one homebrewer. From fifthgeneration family-run brewing companies to firstwave microbreweries, this book is a travelogue, guide and genealogical study of beer families and home brewers from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore. It is filled with eclectic characters and shrewd businesspeople who produce liquid philanthropy, one keg at a time.
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1960s Class of 1969 Reunion at All Gaucho Reunion 2009 — April 24, 25, 26 Gerald Beer, ’67, was honored with the 2008 President’s Distinguished Professor Award for exceptional achievement and service to the California State University of Los Angeles campus and community. A professor of mathematics, Beer also serves as a mentor to many as the department’s principal graduate advisor. Bob Kovitz, ’68, has been appointed to the city of Tucson’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Dr. Walter J. Rossiter, Ph.D. ’68, of W.J. Rossiter & Associates, Clarksburg, Md., has received the 2008 William C. Cullen Award from ASTM International Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing. The commit-
tee honored Rossiter for “his distinguished contributions and personal commitment to Committee D08 and to the field of roofing and waterproofing through his extensive research, prolific publication and exemplary leadership.” He spent more than 35 years as a research chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) until his retirement in 2006. J. Patrick Waddell, ’69, was dubbed a Fellow by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Rewarded for his achievements and proficiency at the 2008 SMPTE Fall Conference, Waddell has earned an outstanding rank among engineers in the motion image industries.
Carol Dietz Savoy, ’78, has been promoted to the position of director of Worldwide Sales Operations for Sunrise Telecom. Catherine Marshall, Ph.D. ’79, a professor at the University of North Carolina, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council for Educational Administration.
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1970s Dr. Stephen Saunders, ’70, has joined the APS Healthcare, Inc., in White Plains, N.Y., as chief medical officer. Dr. Saunders has more than 30 years of health care service in the public sector, most recently as the medical director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. At APS, he will lead companywide quality improvement activities, guide clinical product development, and provide oversight to APS medical directors and physicians.
In front of a crowd of more than 200, Geoff Gray, ’00, set a new world record (pending certification from the Guinness Book of World Records) for the mile lunge mark in August 2008 at Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium. With a time of 27:04, Gray beat the previous record of 30:20 by more than three minutes. To count, each lunge required Gray to touch the ground with his knee. Gray also used the opportunity to raise money for Dog Adoption Welfare Group, with donors pledging money for each lunge.
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State campuses of Lima and Marion to become a lecturer in Classics. Fisher would like to thank UCSB Classics for getting him off to a good start.
Sally J. (Phillips) Carricaburu, ’73, had a poem published in the new anthology of Alaskan writers titled “Crosscurrents North, Alaskan on the Environment.” Scott Fisher, ’74, has retired after a 24-year career as professor of Humanities at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, and has transferred to the Ohio
Jon Erlandson, ’80, M.A. ’83, was appointed as the new director of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon in July 2008. While teaching at the university for the last 18 years, Erlandson received the Thomas Herman Distinguished Teaching Award and a Knight Professorship. He also published several books, with his next being “The Children of Neptune.” Roman Baratiak, ’82, has been named associate director of UCSB Arts & Lectures. Formerly the film and lectures manager, Baratiak brings more than 30 years of UCSB service to his new role. He will work closely with Director Celesta Billeci on major curatorial matters such as programming the deRoman Baratiak, ’82 partment’s extensive and eclectic film and public lecture series. Lee Rivers Mobley, M.A. ’87, was promoted to RTI Senior Fellow at RTI International. Since becoming a Fellow, Mobley has been involved in a range of activities to proCoastlines
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mote the development of science at RTI and specifically to develop the area of spatial analytics. Mobley has been with RTI for seven years, specializing in all aspects of health care markets.
John Walker, ’87, is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at South Dakota State University in Brookings. He is also the Patricia Pierce Distinguished Artist in Residence at SDSU, and principal piano, harpsichord, and celesta for the South Dakota Symphony. Last year, Walker performed and conducted Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Minor with the South Dakota Chamber Orchestra. He is the composer of several sets of piano accompaniments to instrumental etudes published by Carl Fischer, including the Rose 32 Etudes for clarinet and the Ferling 48 Studies for oboe or saxophone. His current composing project is writing accompaniments to Leon Lester’s 60 Rambles for Carl Fischer. Last year,Walker also began a recital series of the Beethoven 32 sonatas, which he is performing throughout the upper Midwest. He lives in Brookings, S.D., with his wife, Mary, who is also a pianist and teacher, and son, Dorian. Eric Stiff, ’89, has been named ShareholderIn-Charge (Managing Partner) of Bullivant Houser Bailey PC’s Sacramento office. Stiff joined the West Coast law firm a little more than three years ago as part of the merger between Bullivant and the Sacramento-based corporate finance and securities law firm, Bartel, Eng & Schroder. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate Finance, Securities and International Transactions practice group and represents emerging and established companies in a variety of practice areas. He earned his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
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Class of 1999 Reunion at All Gaucho Reunion 2009 — April 24, 25, 26 Meagan Hayes, ’90, was appointed as the director of marketing for Haskell & White LLP, an accounting, auditing and tax-consulting firm based in Southern California. As director of marketing, Hayes is responsible for developing and implementing the firm’s annual marketing plan and promoting new services to current and potential clients.
Los Gatos, Calif.-based inventor Jonathan Frank, ’89, has been selected to appear on season three of “Everyday Edisons,” a PBS reality series chronicling modern inventors and the development of their inventions. Frank will be involved in all phases of the product development of his invention, a new twist on the traditional toy car. The third season is tentatively scheduled to air in Fall 2009.
Shanna Bright, ’93, was recently hired as the new director of Sales and Marketing for Apple Tree Asia. Bright moved to Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 28, 2008, to begin her new career in Tourism and Hospitality. She will dabble in Real Estate and Import and Distribution as well. Bright also writes a blog, “On the Bright Side,” found at www. ShannaBright.com. Lawrence Washington, ’94, is currently on his second Iraq tour with the Marine Corps as an Osprey pilot and logistics officer. Washington is due to arrive back home in April 2009, and is up for Lieutenant Colonel select in the same year. Olympic gold-medal winner Todd Rogers, ’96, was chosen as the Santa Barbara Independent’s Sportsperson of the Year. Rogers won 15 volleyball tournaments in 2008, including Beijing’s Todd Rogers, ’96 Olympic Games with teammate Phil Dalhausser. Dr. Karolyn Hanna, Ph.D. ’97, professor of Nursing at Santa Barbara City College for 29 years, was recently honored with the Association of Community College Trustees’
Pacific Region Faculty Award. The award represents the top community college faculty member in ACCT’s Pacific Region — one of five regions in the U.S. — for the 2008-09 academic year. Dr. Hanna has made major contributions to the nursing profession at the local, state and national level. She was named the 20082 0 0 9 Faculty Lecturer, Dr. Karolyn Hanna, Ph.D. ’97 the highest honor bestowed on an SBCC faculty member.
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AAUS publication and present her research findings at a scientific meeting.
Danny Openden, SPEDR, Ph.D. ’05, Clinical Services Director of the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, won an Applied Autism Research Award from the Organization for Autism Research. The project, an extension of the remote parent-training program that began at UC Santa Barbara, will examine telemedicine as a mechanism for providing ongoing followup training.
Niki Wilson, MESM ’06, is completing her second year as a county planner working on habitat mitigation programs at the Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. She gave a talk titled “Planting the Seeds of Ecological Sensitivity in the Solid Waste Industry” at the Western Regional Symposium of the Solid Waste Association of North America and wrote a case study on a compost-based soil quality remediation project that she implemented at the landfill. The article was published in the September 2007 issue of Biocycle magazine.
Bonnie Rogers, ’05, was awarded a research scholarship from the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) for her marine biology research project. Currently a CSU Long Beach marine biology master’s student, Rogers focused her research project on a condition called barotraumas, and its affect on the vision of rockfish. She will have the opportunity to write an article for an
Erin Claybaugh, MESM ’07, joined the Green the Capitol team in January 2008. The group was created as part of an initiative launched by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2007 to make the facilities and operations of the House of Representatives more environmentally friendly.The first “green actions” included stocking 100-percent post-consumer recycled paper in the office supply store and converting the cafeterias to sustainable, organic, and/or local foods and compostable food containers.
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Scott Norris, ’88, right, was featured in a video “Scott Norris: Coping With Illness,” which aired nationally on UCTV in November. In the video, Norris talks to Psychology Professor David Sherman’s class about living with brain cancer. Norris was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 1999, which was followed by surgery to remove the tumor and radiation treatment. In August of this year, he celebrated nine years without a recurrence.
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Joan Frye Clark, ’49, died Nov. 11, 2008. A former Student Government activist and mother of three, Clark studied sociology at UC Santa Barbara and worked for 20 years as director of community services for L.A. Harbor College and Cerritos College. Margaret McLaughlin, ’51, died in Fall 2008.A resident of Port Ludlow, Wash., she and her husband, Bill, ’50, were supporters of UC Santa Barbara, including donating to the building of Mosher Alumni House. In 1948, she came to Santa Barbara
to become a teacher. When the Korean War started and her husband was sent overseas, she set her career aside and put her life’s focus on her family. She is survived by her husband, Bill, and their three sons. Sally (Goodfield) Schwerin, ’62, passed away on Sept. 10, 2008, during a snorkeling trip on Catalina Island. The mother and volunteer spent her last 35 years in Palo Alto, Calif., with her fellow Gaucho husband, Geoffrey Schwerin. Richard E. Dolliver, ’65, died Dec. 29, 2008, at home in Agoura Hills, Calif. He was 66. He had worked for Kemper Insurance and CNA Insurance as an industrial hygienist. He became a senior consultant for Andersen Environmental in 2003. Dolliver had also served as an Army officer at White Sands Missile Range in 1967 and then in South Vietnam from 1968-69. Dolliver served in the Army Reserve until the early 1990s, retiring as a full colonel with a Bronze Star. Dolliver met Holly Jean Minech while they were students at UCSB. They married in 1970 and had two sons, Gregory Richard Dolliver and Gary William Dolliver. Janet Clair Mogilner Aiches, M.A. ’66, died Sept. 10, 2008. She had been a Santa Barbara resident since 1960. Aiches worked as a counselor and therapist for 35 years, was an accomplished pianist and an active member of Hadassah. She was married to Eugene “Gene” Aiches, who predeceased her in 1999. Survivors include her children, Richard Saperstein and Joan (Jon) Saperstein Nackerud, and stepdaughter Marilynn (Leo Lomeli) Aiches. Jean Etienne Duboscq, Ph.D. ’92, died of renal cancer on June 13, 2008. Duboscq worked at several institutes including the CERN center in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Wilson Lab at Cornell University. He is survived by his daughter, Sandrine, 11. Jack Thorn, ’06, died Oct. 30, 2008, from complications related to a bone marrow transplant. He was 23. Thorn had been diagnosed with T-Cell lymphoma. Thorn
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Your Name In Milestones was active with campus political and human rights groups, including UCSB Campus Democrats and Amnesty International. He also started a grassroots student activist Web site, www.losethelabel.org. Ralph Malcolm died Oct. 1, 2008, after a brief illness. A popular figure of the Santa Barbara beach and diving scene, Malcolm served in the Army with the 43rd infantry division, 804th field artillery during World War II, earnTo read more ing medals and Milestones and Class Notes, distinctions for log into our online community valor. Malcolm at www.ucsbalum.com attended UC Santa Barbara when it was the Santa Barbara Teachers College at the Riviera. He became a Santa Barbara lifeguard in 1953, and then head lifeguard for the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department. He was also in charge
of the Los Banos del Mar swimming pool. He also won numerous awards as a sharp shooter. He is survived by his sister Patricia Hunt, of England, and her children. Walker Jameson Price died Oct. 30, 2008. He was 19. Price attended Santa Barbara High School and was enrolled at UC Santa Barbara as a sophomore. A lifelong resident of the greater Santa Barbara area, Price was remembered and celebrated at a Rincon Beach memorial service on Nov. 9, 2008. Myra Bailey Windmiller, award-winning photographer and former school psychologist, died of complications due to pancreatic cancer on Sept. 26, 2008. Windmiller enrolled at UC Santa Barbara to study anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Hayward State University in Alameda, Calif.
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UCSB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008
The 2007-2008 fiscal year was a year marked by new initiatives and new opportunities for the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association. The grand opening of the Mosher Alumni House was held in conjunction with the Second Annual All Gaucho Reunion. This fiscal year also marked the closing of the construction account at $12,250,000. With fiscal year-end gifts there is less than $100,000 in outstanding construction loans for the building. A bridge loan from the campus will allow all construction costs to be paid while pledge payments come into the MAH funding account over the next few years. The Mosher Alumni House has quickly become the center of campus life. Now operating seven days a week, the House hosts an eclectic mix of campus activities, from major international symposiums for academic units, to student study halls during finals week, to social events for varied student groups from ROTC to Hermanos Unidos. Discussions with various campus groups regarding the improvement and use of the first floor of the Mosher Alumni House continued during the year. Several options remain viable for what is now estimated would be a $3 million improvement. The All Gaucho Reunion, held April 24-27, 2008, more than doubled the attendance of the prior year. Highlights included the grand opening of the Mosher Alumni House, the dedication of the Phil Womble Hall of Champions, the ICA Hall of Fame Banquet, the Gaucho Gallop and the Walter Capps Center Vietnam Class Reunion. The event received even wider publicity than in previous years, including a major piece in the Los Angeles Times reporting on the Capps Reunion. The 2007 summer operation of the Family Vacation Center was the most successful ever. Participation increased, as did operating reserves from the Center. Occupancy at the Summer Inn also increased. Preliminary bookings for the 2008 summer were strong. During the fiscal year the financial and legal operation of the FVC was moved from the Alumni Association to Alumni Affairs. This was done to reduce Association exposure to UBIT liabilities and operating risks. The challenge of growing paid membership in the Alumni Association continues. Reflecting national patterns, the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association paid membership barely increased during the fiscal year. The Association launched a new student alumni association in the fall of 2007. While the results were mixed in terms of sustained participation, we began the process of making student engagement a greater priority in the coming fiscal year. A very productive partnership was forged with Student Affairs to launch Senior Week leading up to the All Gaucho Reunion. A new Zero Year Reunion was introduced in June 2008, the night before commencement.
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Statement of Financial Position Assets Current Assets: Cash Short-term investments Receivables Prepaid expenses
131,395 1,235,599 133,877 26,330
Total Current Assets
1,527,201
Investments and Other Assets Long-term investments Due from Mosher Alumni House fund Furniture & equipment Perpetual income interest In trusts
2,690,756 0 11,544 31,621
Total Investments and Other Assets
2,733,921
Total Assets
4,261,122
Liabilities and Net Assets Current Liabilities: Accounts payable Deferred program fees Loan payable-current portion
286,847 40,452 12,500
Total Current Liabilities
339,799
Other Liabilities Deferred royalty revenue Loan payable-net current Portion Total Other Liabilities Total Liabilities Net assets Unrestricted – undesignated Unrestricted – designated Total unrestricted
Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted
172,353 29,806 202,160 541,958 506,289 3,101,457 3,607,746 92,054 19,365
Total net assets
3,719,164
Total liabilities & net assets
4,261,122
Statement of Activities Support and Revenue: Program Support and Revenue University support Family Vacation Center revenue Membership dues Program events Advertising Travel programs
1,184,376 1,878,148 196,434 122,049 28,113 59,547
Total Program Support and Revenue
3,468,667
Other Support and Revenue Unrealized gain (loss) on investments Investment income Realized gain/loss on investments Contributions Royalties Total Other Support and Revenue Total Support and Revenue
(207,769) 176,533 89,574 14,633 337,778 410,749 3,879,416
Expenses: Program Services Member programs and services Support Services Management and general Support to UCSB campus Membership development Total Expenses Increase (decrease) in net assets
2,037,527 474,597 1,673,840 167,864 4,353,827 (474,411)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Balance as of June 30, 2006 Increase (decrease) in net assets for The year ended June 30, 2007
3,460,558
Balance at June 30, 2007 Decrease in net assets for the year ended June 30, 2008
4,193,575
Balance at June 30, 2008
3,719,164
733,017
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How two UC Santa Barbara alumni met their retirement goals while simultaneously giving back to their alma mater: ➢ We wanted to fund our retirement while at the same time diversifying our investment portfolio. ➢ We wanted to ensure that we had sufficient income for the remainder of our lives. ➢ We wanted a plan with significant tax benefits to allow us to utilize greatly appreciated stock. ➢ We wanted a plan that ultimately benefited UC Santa Barbara and our other charitable interests.
Kent Vining BA ’70 and Julie Ann Mock MA ’75 met these goals by creating a specific plan that: • Took advantage of available tax benefits while diversifying their investment portfolio in retirement. • Provided a platform for a long-term retirement income stream. • Made a generous provision for planned gifts that will ultimately benefit the campus as well as other charitable interests. How was all this accomplished? Kent and Julie, over the years, had amassed a number of highly appreciated shares of stock from his employer. Kent and Julie each decided to fund individual charitable remainder unitrusts with that stock to provide income for their lifetimes. As trustees of their trusts, Kent and Julie were free to diversify their portfolios in order to ensure their retirement nest egg. Additionally, they set up life insurance policies to replace the value of their unitrusts for their heirs. Upon each of their deaths, their trusts will provide a generous gift to those charitable interests closest to them, including the Alumni Association, the Mosher Alumni House and Intercollegiate Athletics. “Julie and I were able share our success with the University and our other charitable interests during our lifetime, insure that our retirement years were well-funded, and allow for our estate to be kept whole for our heirs. Why wouldn’t anyone want to do that?”
If you have some similar ideas and are interested in a gift plan to meet your financial planning and charitable giving objectives, please call:Victoria Wing, Director of Major Gift Planning at (805) 893-5556, toll-free (800) 641-1204 or email victoria.wing@ia.ucsb.edu.
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