For the fifth consecutive year, campus leaders will gather this week for the chancellor's annual fall conference , a daylong meeting that provides an opportunity for collective, in-depth discussion of issues that are important to the campus. This year's focus will be the future of graduate education at UC Santa Cruz.
Participants attend at the invitation of the chancellor.
Approximately 150 campus representatives were expected to attend. Following an overview presented by Greenwood, Debra Stewart, president of the Council of Graduate Schools, will give the keynote address, providing a national perspective on trends and issues in graduate education. Richard Attiyeh, vice chancellor of research and dean of graduate studies at UC San Diego, will present an overview of University of California graduate education programs, and Frank Talamantes, vice provost and dean of graduate studies at UCSC, will talk about future directions for UCSC graduate studies. The formal remarks will be followed by a roundtable discussion among the speakers, faculty, and students. Focus groups will present their key points and make recommendations during the plenary session, which will be followed by additional general discussion and summary comments by Greenwood, Simpson, Stewart, Attiyeh, and Talamantes.