2008 vol. 11 issue 3 president’s message - university of ......club, raising nearly $2,000 for...

DateLine UCSC Women’S ClUbWhere Campus and Community Come Together

Fall 2008 Vol. 11 Issue 3

mission StatementThe UCSC Women’s Club is open to all women of the

campus and town communities. Its purpose is to be of service to

the university, to foster friendships between town

and gown, and to encourage understanding and support

for the mission and functions of the university. A special

goal of the club is to develop scholarships for

re-entry students.

InsIde thIs Issue:Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

desserts and drinks . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Interest Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

scholarship Recipients . . . . . . . . . 6

Fundraisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . back page

For up-to-date Club information, please visit our web site,

http://womensclub.ucsc.edu

You’re invited to the Fall GatheringWednesday, october 1, 2008, 11:30 am - 1 pm

UCSC Arboretum, Horticultural II building

President’s messageWelcome to the 2008-09 year with uCsC Women’s Club! We’re off

to a great start with our wonderful board members who’ve been working throughout the summer to make plans for our 43rd year . Our 1st Vice President, Bonita sebastian, has been organizing an exciting group of speakers for our monthly meetings, including Bruce Margon, uCsC Vice-Chancellor of Research, whose own research focuses on high-energy astro-physics, and who’s been involved with the hubble space telescope project for over 25 years .

We’re fortunate to have the Arboretum as the location for most of our monthly meetings . the board will kick off the year by providing a light lun-cheon at the Fall Gathering, where you’ll hear about the year’s plans as well as the range of opportunities our interest groups provide . In a departure from our recent refreshment arrangements, beginning in november, our monthly meetings will include drinks and dessert only . In december we’ll join the other university friends groups for a holiday party, and our spring luncheon will highlight our scholarship recipients .

For many years Liz evanovich has served the uCsC Women’s Club as staff Liaison between the Women’s Club and the university . Recently the

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As the air turns crisp and fall leaves gather, so do members of

the uCsC Women’s Club! Our first monthly meeting of the year is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the

uCsC Women’s Club’s goals, interest groups and activities, socialize with friends both old and new, and get up-to-date information about events . enjoy a lovely luncheon provided

by the club’s board members as you’re entertained by our own choral group, Fiat Musica .

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UCSC Women’s Club board Roster

2008–09

OfficersPresident - sally Lester

1st Vice President - Bonita sebastian2nd Vice President - May Clark

secretary - Jo Barbiertreasurer - nutan Kopel

CoordinatorsFood – Roberta Bromberger

Fundraising - Lorraine MargonInterest Groups - Irma AndrewsMembership- stephanie nielsen

newsletter - hazel PowellPublicity - Laurie salatichscholarship - Mary Wellssunshine - estelle LevineWebsite- Andrea Cohen

Members-at-LargeCynthia noble-Vesecky

ellen Kimmelhelga Cathrein

dorothea ditchfieldRoberta Bromberger

Leticia MedinaLiz evanovichhelen Palmer

Amanda Van Loan

Chancellor’s RepresentativeKathleen hughes

Chancellor’s AssociateKelly Weisberg

Several former and new UCSC Women’s Club board members gather in June. Front row: nutan Kopel, mary Wells, Andrea Cohen, Jo barbier. middle row: laurie Salatich, may Clark, estelle levine, bonita Sebastian, Sally lester. back row: Stephanie nielsen, Irma Andrews, Roberta bromberger, leticia medina, Dorothea Ditchfield, liz evanovich, Hazel Powell.

university began transitioning the way it supports its friends groups, and Liz will move to the role of member-at-large on the Women’s Club board . the board continues to work closely with the university . We thank Liz for her devoted service to our club, particularly to the board . she’s gone above and beyond the call of duty to assist us, and we are greatly appreciative .

A particular goal of our club is to provide scholarships for uCsC re-entry students . this past spring we awarded $12,000 in scholarship money to twelve deserving students . We plan to increase our scholarship awards this coming spring . Last year we were very successful in our fund-raising, gathering nearly $17,000 . noteworthy was last year’s first annual santa Cruz Chocolate Festival, so highly successful that our second annual santa Cruz Chocolate Festival is planned for sunday, February 8, 2009, at the Cocoanut Grove, a much larger venue than last year . thanks to your contributions of all kinds, the Rita Olsen Pister endowment has reached $125,000! Please continue to contribute to this worthy cause .

Please enjoy our fall newsletter to keep current with our club activities, and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at sal@ucsc .edu or 831-459-2552 .

sincerely, sally LesterPresident

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newcomers’ luncheonnew uCsC Women’s Club members will be invited to join Board members at an October 22 luncheon hosted by 2nd Vice President May Clark and Member-at-Large Cynthia noble-Vesecky . new members gain information and have an opportunity to ask questions about the organization .

• Please remember to send in your membership dues! •

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Desserts and DrinksIn recent years our club members have provided a light luncheon at our monthly meetings . As our club has grown, arranging the luncheon for a large group has become a greater challenge . the board decided that, beginning with our november general meeting, club members will provide dessert . the board will continue to provide drinks .

You’re welcome to bring your lunch with you and enjoy the yummy des-serts . We’re now asking members to bring desserts, so please sign up at our next meeting to share your favorite cookies, pies, and cakes!

Food Helpers Wanted!Food Coordinator Roberta Bromberger is hoping you’ll volun-teer to help her with coordinating our new dessert-only menu . this is your chance to work with a wonder-ful group of women and have fun in the process! Volunteers may circu-late sign-ups for general meetings, remind members of their sign-ups, receive and arrange the set-up of drinks and desserts, and/or help with cleanup . For more information, con-tact Roberta Bromberger, bobby@paradiseav .com, or sally Lester, 831-459-2552 or [email protected] .

Setting the Pace in the Human Race

Did You Buy Your Women’s Club T-Shirt?If you didn’t get your t-shirt yet, you can buy one on October 1 at our Fall Gathering . Women’s Club t-shirts will be on sale for $8 each .

More than twenty women partici-pated in the 2008 human Race

on May 10 on behalf of the Women’s Club, raising nearly $2,000 for student scholarships . Most Women’s Club par-ticipants walked the 10K course from natural Bridges, along West Cliff and back . however, a few ran the course with determination and speed . We kept good company with one another, and at least three spouses and one dog

rounded out the mix . We were treated to a continental breakfast before the race, snacks and drinks at the halfway point, and a barbeque lunch afterward .

the Women’s Club was one of nearly 130 nonprofits that participated . More than $220,000 was raised by approxi-mately 3,000 individual fundraisers . It was the most profitable race yet according to the Volunteer Centers of santa Cruz who organized the race .

FAll 2008UCSC Women’S ClUb SPeAKeR

PRoGRAmWednesday luncheons are

from 11:30 am – 1 pm

OctOber 1

Horticulture II, UCSC Arboretum

Fall Gathering

NOVember 5

Horticulture II, UCSC Arboretum

Bruce Margon UCSC Vice Chancellor for Research

“The beauty of Hubble”

Margon’s research focuses on high-energy astrophysics, particularly the late stages of stellar evolution and

compact stars . he has been involved with the hubble space telescope

project for 25 years .

SUndAy, deCeMBeR 14, 2-4 pM

University Center

Chancellor George Blumenthal hosts the third annual uCsC Friends

Groups holiday Open house to celebrate giving .

no JAnUARy MeetIng

save the dates for our upcoming 2009 speaker Program:

February 4 • March 4

April 1 • May 6Financial Planning Seminar to be offered in JanuaryLearn more about retirement planning and other investment vehicles by attend-ing an hour-long seminar sponsored by the uCsC Women’s Club . A panel of speakers will discuss topics such as changes in estate planning, medical issues and directives, tax issues, and how to manage your financial risk and optimize the return on your investments . this will be a great opportunity to ensure you are doing everything possible to secure your financial future and that of your loved ones . Logistical information will be announced this fall . In the meantime, if you would like to be on our e-mail list for this workshop, please contact Lorraine Margon at [email protected].

InterCampus Day on April 16Mark your calendar and join us for this year’s InterCampus day on April 16, 2009 at uC davis . davis is the 2009 host for the northern California campuses, including uC Berkeley, uC san Francisco, and uC santa Cruz

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Interest Groups news

Many of our interest groups met over the summer and will continue meet-ing into the fall . new members are always welcome . We have two new

groups ready to go: Quilting and euchre, a card game . If you are interested in an activity we do not have listed here, perhaps you would like to lead a new group . Let Irma Andrews know . You may reach her at [email protected] . Club members may sign up for groups at our October 1st luncheon or may contact the group leader directly .

AdVentURe gRoUp

A full agenda has been planned for the upcoming year with the objectives of providing a wide variety of excursions and having an outing approximately once a month . several of the venues have set dates; however, most of them will be set depending on inter-est shown during Fall Gathering in October . Be sure to visit the display table for details! We encourage sug-gestions, ideas and comments . Our outing destinations include

• The Eugene O’Neill House and sunol Water temple in november

• Christmas in the Adobes in Monterey, december 11 or 13

• The De Young Museum and Palace of the Legion of honor in s .F . with a Burmese Lunch

• An overnight train trip to the California Railroad Museum, the California Capitol Museum, and Old sacramento

• Local organic and boutique farms, including Far West Fungi, Valencia Creek (lavender) Farms, Olio delle Colline di santa Cruz (olive trees), Pacific Crest Apiaries

• Golden Gate Park in S.F. to visit the California Academy of sciences, strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, and the Conservatory of Flowers in the springtime

• Art studios of current UCSC Women’s Club members along with a special meal

Contacts: Madeline Kaufmann, 429-8810 [email protected]

nan Moore, 471-2007 [email protected]

Bon AppetItCouples meet about four times a year to prepare a gourmet meal . the first dinner will be on October 11 . At that time the group will decide on future meals and dates . Join if you like to cook and eat!

Contacts: Amanda Van Loan, [email protected]

evelyn Prichard, [email protected]

BooK CLUBS Book Club 2 and Book Club 3 are not adding new members so they can stay at a reasonable size for good discus-sions . the other two clubs invite club members to join them .

BooK CLUB 1 meets each month in participants’ homes to enjoy lunch and review a selected book .

Contact: helen Palmer, 479-1926 .

Meets 1st Monday of each month, 1–2:30 pm

BooK CLUB 3 (BRoWn BAg BIBLIopHILeS) was very lucky to meet the author Cristina Garcia in April to discuss her books A Handbook to luck and The Aguero Sisters . she was

born in Cuba but was raised in new York and is a national Book Award nominee . the meeting was arranged by Janet Leimeister, a co-owner of the Capitola Book Cafe . It was fascinat-ing to be able to discuss the process of her writing and the background of her stories with Garcia . she indicated it was the first time she had met with a book club . It was as enjoyable to her as it was to us, her readers . We hope to meet with another author in the future .

BooK CLUB 4 is an enthusiastic evening group that meets at the home of evelyn Falk . Members take turns providing snacks and leading great dis-cussions on the book of the month .

Contact: eleanor southers, [email protected]

Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm

BRIdgeWe should all be keeping those brain cells active, and bridge is a good way to do it and have some enjoyment at the same time . You don’t have to be an expert to join the group . We start with light snacks, and then get down to bridge for about three hours . new members are welcome . If you would like to play bridge but are not sure you are ready to play with experi-enced players, there is also a Learn to Play Bridge group you might want to join . (see page 5) .

Contacts: Marian Brown, 475-7892

Christine King, 427-3399, [email protected]

Meets 2nd tuesday of each month, 12- 3 pm at Messiah Lutheran Church

dRAMA QUeenSthis is a theater interest group . We attend and discuss plays and shows together . Join us if you are interested in sharing drama, musicals or other theat-rical pieces . We will work out meeting times and places as events arise .

Contact: Bonita sebastian, [email protected] bag bibliophiles meet with author Cristina

Garcia (center) at the Capitola book Café.

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engLISH In ACtIonMeet with a uCsC student from a foreign country to help him/her prac-tice conversational english .

Contact: Vanessa tollefson, [email protected]

eUCHRedo you like card games? Play euchre with dorothea ditchfield and other Club members . euchre is fun! It is played with regular cards but none below a nine . You don’t have a lot of cards to hold, and you’ll learn how to play in one session .

Contact: dorothea ditchfield, [email protected]

FIAt MUSICAFiat Musica is the Women’s Club cho-ral ensemble . Anyone who has sung in a chorus (even high school) or who has always wanted to sing, is invited to join this group . We perform several times throughout the year at meetings held by the uCsC Women’s Club and other women’s organizations and at special community events .

Contact: Lorraine Margon, [email protected]

Rehearses weekly, thursday nights, 7-8:30 pm at the UCSC Women’s Center

gARden CLUB

this very active group meets in par-ticipants’ homes . We bring a sand-wich and gardening tips to share, enjoy talks, have plant exchanges, and sometimes take a walk around a nice garden .

Contacts: Cherry thompson, [email protected]

Barbara Vorlop, 464-2973

Meets 2nd Monday of each month, 11 am-1 pm

HIKIng/WALKIng gRoUpWe enjoy walks in the area, many of them in local parks . We usually walk four or five miles and some-

times include lunch in our outing . We get home by early afternoon . We would like to have new walkers join us . If you have a favorite hike or if you’ve heard about a trail you’d like to explore, share that with us, and join us for our monthly walks .

Contacts: Laurie salatich, [email protected]

ellen Kimmel, [email protected]

Meets 2nd thursday of each month, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

KnIt nIte Beginning and experienced knitters get together to share their pastimes, conversation and perhaps knitting patterns! We meet in members’ homes in the evening . Meeting days for the coming year have not been decided . Let us know what is best for you .

Contact: stephanie nielson, [email protected]

LeARn to pLAy BRIdgeIf you’ve never, or rarely, played bridge

and would like to learn the game and have some fun while doing so, join this group . It can also serve as a refresher for you if you haven’t played bridge for a long time . We welcome real beginners as well as ‘advanced learners’ who know the basics but aren’t confident about playing with experienced players . We meet at the deAnza Clubhouse, where we start with a snack, have a bridge lesson, and then play bridge .

Contact: Irma Andrews, 688-3545 [email protected]

Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, 6-9 pm

LUnCH BUnCHthe group meets once a month for lunch . Members take turns choosing a local restaurant . Working members may be able to fit this group into their schedule .

Contact: Bonita sebastian, [email protected].

Meets 3rd Friday of each month at noon

MAH Jonggthis Chinese game with its beautiful tiles is easy to learn . experienced and beginning players are welcome .

Contact helen Palmer, 479-1926

Meets tuesdays, 1-3 pm, in Capitola

Fiat music performs on July 18 at Relay for life fundraiser for cancer research. This is the debut of Fiat’s new director, lindsay burstedt, a senior in the UCSC music program. lindsay was last year’s Assistant Director for the UCSC opera.

24 members of the Garden Club, including Paula Woolever, Gayle Anderson, and Dorothy Hale, enjoy the march meeting at barbara Shield’s home on Smith Grade Rd. with her immense num-ber of blooming tulips. members also share blooms from their home gardens.

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Congratulations 2008 Scholarship Recipients!Each spring thE Ucsc WomEn’s clUb grants scholarships to dEsErving rE-Entry stUdEnts at Ucsc. this year the scholarship committee awarded twelve scholarships for a total of $12,000 to the following students who were honored at our May luncheon .

Holly Alpertholly is a Ph .d . candidate in envi-ronmental stud-ies, focusing on u n d e r s t a n d i n g and evaluating impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and natural resources . she envisions her career having both science and policy components, and she plans to work in the western us because the impacts of climate change on water resources will be especially important in this region . her funding supported her last field season of research .

Roosbelinda CardenasAs an international student pursu-ing a Ph .d . in cultural anthropolo-gy, Roosbelinda seeks to dovetail her graduate education to learn about and combat racism in Latin America . she has advanced to candidacy and will begin fieldwork in fall 2008 . As a new mother, she is applied her scholarship toward child care expenses .

Regina ChavezAn extremely h a r d - w o r k i n g and indepen-dent Latina, Gina has been sepa-

rated from her family because of her involvement with the gay com-munity . she completed the honors program at Orange Coast College and is currently completing an under-graduate degree in community stud-ies . she is passionate about creating social change around issues of early childhood education . she used her scholarship toward necessary medical expenses .

Laura duran-gomezMajoring in global economics and Latin American and Latino studies,

Laura came from Mexico to the us in 1998 with no knowledge of english . she is the single parent of two daugh-ters . her goals are to succeed and be a role model for her daughters and her community by completing a master’s degree in public health . her scholar-ship funded summer session classes .

Levi goldmanLevi is an art major whose work focuses on the body and the idea of the prosthetic, particularly his own prosthetics which he wears for better hearing . his scholarship helped to fund the procedure to implant a bone-activated hearing aid .

Kristin HulveyKristin is a Ph .d . candidate in envi-ronmental studies, concentrating on conservation biology . her scholarship funded a project evaluating the impacts of introduced reindeer into the st . George Island, Alaska ecosystem and working with local stakeholders to develop a reindeer management plan .

Frances KargFrances was a re-entry undergradu-ate student to uCsC in fall 2005 and completed her bachelor’s degree in marine biology . she is now pursuing a master’s degree in education and teaching and used her scholarship to go toward summer fees . she is the first in her family to attend college . she is excited about having the “ability to share the wonders of nature with students, especially those

who would not otherwise have the means to have such experiences and possibly inspire some to become future marine biologists .”

Joshua KarraschJosh is completing a BA in psycholo-gy while preparing to attend medical school . A veteran

of the armed services, Josh is currently coordinating a veterans’ peer men-tor program at uCsC . he works as a paramedic while attending uCsC . Josh used his scholarship toward fees for required organic chemistry classes in the summer .

Blythe LeeAs a single mother of three daughters, Blythe completed her undergraduate degree in literature in spring 2008 and entered the master’s in education and teaching program at uCsC . she hopes to find a position to use literary studies to further social jus-tice in public schools . her scholarship helped fund her first term fees .

Katrina MakuchKatrina was a re-entry undergradu-ate student who completed her bachelor’s degree

in economics and is currently pursu-ing a master’s degree in applied eco-nomics . her scholarship helped fund a female entrepreneur project with Rising International, a local non-profit organization that contributes to reduc-ing world poverty by enabling women in developing countries to participate in the global economy .

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Barbara SmithAs the first in her family to attend college, Barbara is determined to change a genera-

tions-long pattern . she is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psy-chology and used her scholarship to fund summer classes . her long-term goal is to provide education to war-torn communities .

Veronica perezthe mother of two girls, Veronica is committed to majoring in psy-chology with a minor in Latin American and Latino studies . her long-term goal is to com-plete a master’s degree in social work in order to help victims of domestic violence in her home community of east san Jose . her scholarship funded summer classes .

SCHolARSHIP Continued from page 6 InTeReST GRoUPS Continued from page 5

QUeRy A QUILteRdo you want to quilt with a group of fellow quilters, or perhaps you want to learn how to quilt? Jo Barbier invites you to “Query a Quilter”: Ask a quilter what they enjoy about quilting and you’ll get a bounty of answers but always, “I love it .” We will start with a once a month daytime meeting and hopefully go to a weekly or bi-weekly meeting . Welcome to all, those with no experience or prize winners . the best thing about a quilting group is that quilters are the most enthusias-tic and supportive people you’ll ever meet . Please ask me any questions .

Contact: Jo Barbier, 425-1671 [email protected]

SIngLeS goURMetthis is an interest group for single women who like to create and share gourmet meals in a small group . the group will get together to work out the details .

Contact: Bonita sebastian, [email protected]

WeSt SIde poWeR WALKeRSWalkers choose a different meet-ing spot each month . At the top of spring street, Lighthouse Field, and natural Bridges are typical spots for us . We occasionally do a breakfast, generally on the wharf, during the walk . Please join us for a good start to your day .

Contact: Karin [email protected]

Meets tuesday and thursday morn-ings, 7:30-8:30 am

Fundraising Update – We’re making a Difference!

We made great strides for our students last year by raising almost $17,000 for our re-entry scholarship program in 2007-08 . this coming year we’ll contin-

ue our efforts to make a difference for students who really do appreciate what we do to support their educational pursuits . Mark your calendar for these tasty occasions:

Community night at shadowbrook Restaurant takes place on tuesday, december 9, 2008 . Come dine with family and friends—the more the merrier! One-third of all food and beverage sales will go to our scholarship program .

Our second annual santa Cruz Chocolate Festival is set for sunday, February 8, 2009, from 2 to 5 pm at the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom . If you are interested in being part of the organizing team for this event, please contact Lorraine Margon at [email protected] .

On saturday, May 9, at 8 am is human Race 2009 at natural Bridges state Park .

In memoriamWith much sadness we acknowledge the passing of two dear club members, Beverly Levine and harriett Cramer . Beverly was an accomplished profes-sional with a broad range of interests, including travel, agriculture, writing, and music . she traveled the world, helped write and edit a book of World War II memories, and most recently was a member of Fiat Musica . she was known for her witty nature and her kindness to young people .

harriett will be remembered as an avid bridge player and a wonderful storyteller—she always had a twinkle in her eye as she told a story! harriett and her husband were very involved in the local chapter of Mended hearts, a cardiac support group offering help, support, and encouragement to heart disease patients and their families .

Our hearts go out to their families—we will miss these two wonderful women .

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UCSC Women’s Club Calendar Fall 2008MAH JONGG 1-3:00 Helen Palmer

FIAT MUSICA 7:00-8:30PM Lorraine Margon

Interest groups are open to all Women’s Club members. There is no addi-tional fee for joining a group, but there could be a charge for materials, transportation, or admission fees for some events.

Check womensclub.ucsc.edu or the printed directory for contact information. Call or email for details.WEST SIDE POWER WALKERS 7:30-8:30AM Karin Grobe

Fall Gathering 11:30 a.m. at the UCSC Arboretum

BOOK CLUB ONE 1-2:30 Helen Palmer



BOOK CLUB THREE Noon



BOOK CLUB FOUR 7:30 Eleanor Southers


HIKING GROUP 9:30-3:00 Laurie Salatich Ellen Kimmel



BON APPETIT 6:00 pm Amanda Van Loan, Evelyn Prichard

GARDEN CLUB 11-1:00 Cherry Thompson, Barbara Vorlop

GARDEN CLUB 11-1:00 Cherry Thompson, Barbara Vorlop

GARDEN CLUB 11:00 am -1:00 pm Cherry Thompson, Barbara Vorlop

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE 6-9:00 Irma Andrews






BRIDGE CLUB Noon-3:00 Marian Brown, Christine King



Newcomers’ Luncheon

BOOK CLUB TWO 1:00

BOOK CLUB TWO 1:00

BOOK CLUB TWO 1:00 pm

LUNCH BUNCH Noon-1:00 Bonita Sebastian



Women’s Club Luncheon/Speaker

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Shadowbrook Restaurant

Community Night

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