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Santa Cruz Indymedia | Education & Student ActivismAsking Questions About UCSC's Missing Journalism Program
On June 7th, UC Santa Cruz students concerned about their missing journalism program asked questions of Bill Ladusaw, UCSC's Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education. Ladusaw seemed to place blame on UCSC's faculty for the loss of the journalism program, while dodging questions about the misappropriation of funds at the administrative level, including Chancellor Denice Denton's extravagant dog-run. Ladusaw encouraged students to seek support from faculty members and the academic senate for the reestablishment of the journalism program, though it was unclear why students should shift their focus off of UCSC's administration.  bring-back_6-7-06.jpg Text from the protest announcement:
DEMAND JOURNALISM AT UCSC!! http://indybay.org/calendar/event_display_detail.php?event_id=10535&topic_id=60 The long lived and long acclaimed Journalism Program at UCSC was cut in 2003 by the decision of one Dean of Humanities. He did not discuss this decision with professors, other faculty, or students. It is the opinion of the Journalism Now Committee, and many student media organization members that this was an unfair, unnecessary, and detrimental decision in relation to the success of education at UCSC. A new Dean of Humanities will be clocking-in this summer. The Journalism Now Committee agrees with an opinion expressed at the last academic senate meeting: now is the opportunity to improve the fate of writing courses at UCSC. Please take your academic experience into your own hands and do whatever you can to save the programs you value.
Journalism Now Committee
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Support Student Journalism, Bring Back the Classes
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Alma Sifuentes and her Camera Phone
 camera-phone_6-7-06.jpg Doug Zuidema and Alma Sifuentes of UCSC's administration spent their time watching over the protest. Doug Zuidema is the director of Student Judicial Affairs. Alma Sifuentes is the director of residential and dining services.
Faculty & Administration Let's Work Together
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Bill Ladusaw
 ladusaw_6-7-06.jpg Bill Ladusaw, UCSC's Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
Protest Watcher from the Administration
 protest-watcher_6-7-06.jpg Comments (Hide Comments)Bring Journalism Back to Santa Cruz!
Friday Jun 9th, 2006 8:50 PM
Bring Journalism Back to Santa Cruz!
Tell the administration we want Journalism Now! March 2001 – Wlad Godzich, then UCSC’s Dean of Humanities, writes in his Long Range Plan that “the Journalism minor is expected to grow by one-third by 1010-11.” February 24, 2003 – Applications for the Journalism minor are no longer accepted. June 2003 – Funding for teachers, classes, and resources associated with the minor officially ends due to a “internal reallocation of its funds.” June 2005 – Conn Hallinan, Journalism lecturer and faculty lecturer and faculty advisor to CHP, leaves UCSC as the last class of the Journalism Minor graduate. April 2006 – the Journalism Now Committee drafts a letter to request that the academic Senate Committee continues to list the Journalism minor in UCSC’s Course Catalogue. alma sifuentes used to be a good one
Saturday Jun 17th, 2006 1:20 AM
guess she now works for the man. see what a little money and the quest for power can do to anyone, even a good chicana?
so so many people of color started their administrative careers at UCSC pledging to serve their people and those without a voice. Kinda pathetic the path most have taken. pathetic use of state money
Sunday Jun 18th, 2006 12:11 AM
how many ucsc administrators does it take to watch a few students protesting? doesn't anyone get tired of paying these people to sit on their ass all the time? what do they really do for work?
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