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Word for Word Theater
San Francisco
January 20, 2007

Over 50 theater-loving slugs enjoyed a performance of Word for Word's "Strangers We Know" at the Magic Theatre at Fort Mason. At left are some of the guests at the pre-show reception and talk with one of the artistic directors. Click here for more photos.

 


RUN SALMON RUN!

On January 7, 2006, alumni of the San Francisco chapter enjoyed a guided tour (led by alumni biologists, engineers and educators) about the ecology and habitat of Coho salmon in the Lagunitas watershed.
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Photo by Brock Dolman

The Los Angeles Chapter's Summer Slug Art Party and Auction raised funds for student scholarships on July 16, 2005 at the 18th Street Arts Complex in Santa Monica with the help of alumni artists, alumni models, alumni volunteers and an alumna vintner. Click here for more photos. Or go to the L.A. Slugs website for more on the Art Party and other L.A. chapter events.


San Francisco Chapter

Point Reyes Hike

May 21, 2005

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Click here to enjoy photographs from
the 2004-05
Alumni Association Awards Luncheon,which took place on campus on Sat., February 5, 2005.

From bottom left: Outstanding Staff Award winner Cheryl Perazzo, Alumni Achievement Award winner Roberto Nájera, Distinguished Teaching Award winner M. Victoria González Pagani; top row from left Alumni Association President Ken Doctor and former Acting Chancellor Martin M. Chemers  

2004 15th Annual
Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting and Silent Auction

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A Taste of Opera & Wine in the Company of Friends
Los Angeles Chapter
May 15, 2004

UCSC Opera students Sheila Willey and Aleksey Bogdanav,
under the tutelage of Brian Staufenbiel and Patrice Maginnis,
perform pieces from Mozart's La Nozze de Figaro and Kurt Weil's Street Scene.
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UCSC Alumni in Japan
meet with Dean of Social Sciences Michael Hutchison
on May 13, 2004
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San Francisco Chapter
"Unraveling SARS" with Joseph DeRisi (Crown ‘92)
April 29, 2004

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Latino Alumni Network (LAN) members
gather during Banana Slug Spring Fair
April 17, 2004

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San Francisco chapter Sonoma County Winery Tour
September 22, 2002

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Silicon Valley Chapter
Hakone Gardens Tour with
Master Gardener Jack Tomlinson (Porter '74)

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New York Chapter
New Student Send-Off
August 24, 2002

UCSC new freshmen and transfer students gathered at
Addi Somekh's (Cowell '94) for an East Coast send-off.

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The 2002 14th annual Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting & Silent Auction raised nearly $9,000 for scholarships for financially deserving students.

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Click here for a list of participating vintners, alumni chefs, musicians, and sponsors

May 16, 2002 San Diego chapter

Psychology Professor Emeritus Thomas Pettigrew on
"Peoples Under Threat: Americans, Arabs & Israelis"

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May 4, 2002

Los Angeles area alumni gathered for a wine and cheese reception and an exclusive film screening of "TRIBUTE", a feature rockumentary which follows the struggles of tribute bands and their fans in their quest to live their rock-and-roll dreams. "TRIBUTE" is from first-time filmmakers Kris Curry and Rich Fox (Crown '91), edited by Stephen Mirrione (Porter '91 and 2001 Academy Award winner for "Traffic", and Executive Produced by Steven Soderbergh.

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Banana Slug Spring Fair 2002
April 19 - 21

Black Escargot, African American Alumni Reunion Dinner

All-Alumni Reunion Luncheon

Class of 1972 30-Year Reunion Dinner

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UC Day in Sacramento
March 18 & 19, 2002

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Alumni from all UC campuses gathered in the capitol to meet with legislators. Prof. Jerry Nelson, Director of the Center for Adaptive Optics, gave a talk titled, "From the Back of Your Eye to the Edge of the Universe: The Power of Adaptive Optics in Astronomy and Vision Science"


Whale Watching out of Half Moon Bay

Silicon Valley Chapter hosted this joint Silicon Valley/Santa Cruz/San Francisco area event and filled the boat with 48 people &emdash; and another 20 on the waiting list! This may become an annual event!

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Photos from the January 26, 2002
Rainier chapter program with
UCSC Professor of History Edmund "Terry" Burke on ,
"The Middle East: Beyond Headlines"

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Santa Cruz chapter alumni event with
Sociology professor Paul Lubeck on

"Understanding the Present Crisis: The Impact of Globalization on Islamic Movements"

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Photos from the November 3, 2001 Silicon Valley Chapter event at the San Jose Museum of Art, with alumnus and UCSC lecturer Don Fritz (Porter '74, Art) and alumna Katrina Reinhardt (Porter '01, Art History.) Click on the star.

 


1st Annual UCSC Alumni Soccer Day

Soccer loving alumni played a full field game, and then stayed to watch the UCSC Men's Slugs game vs. Utah (1-0 win for a 15-3-1 record). Alumni, current student players, and prospective students and their families stayed for a barbeque sponsored by the Alumni Association.

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Photos from the recent Los Angeles chapter event with alumnus Kent Nagano (Porter '74) at his inauguration as principal conductor of the Los Angeles Opera.

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This year's Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting & Silent Auction was the most successful ever!

Thanks to the many vintners, chefs, local businesses, volunteers, and to all of you who attended and bid generously in the Silent Auction. Over $10,000 was raised for scholarships for UCSC students.

See you again next year on July 27, 2002!

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Santa Cruz Chapter
"Insider's Preview" of Shakespeare Santa Cruz
with Paul Whitworth
May 22, 2001

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Los Angeles Chapter Annual Winetasting
at Fox Studios in Santa Monica

May 6, 2001

with host Marti Noxon (Oakes '87), Executive Producer of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

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(More event photos below)

San Francisco Chapter event with
American Studies Professor Emeritus John Dizikes May 30, 2001.

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Silicon Valley Chapter event with American Studies Professor Emeritus John Dizikes held April 18, 2001.

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Santa Cruz Chapter event with National Public Radio's "Kitchen Sisters" Davia Nelson (Stevenson '75) and Nikki Silva (Porter '73) at El Palomar Restaurant, March 20, 2001


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