CAMPUS NOTES

Registration is underway for the “Women’s Leadership Symposium 2008: A Symposium About Women in University Settings,” sponsored by UC San Francisco. The two-day conference on June 5 and 6 has 30 workshops and features keynote speakers, such as United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta. See <www.ucsf.edu/cge> for the program.

A new University Children’s Center, located in the Student Resource Building on the eastern edge of Main Campus, celebrated its grand opening on Feb. 1. Around 33 youngsters, including toddlers, were already receiving daily care there, reported Leslie Voss, director of UCSB Early Childhood Care and Education Services. More than 100 people attended the opening.

Shane Anderson, a naturalist and collector for the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, has been named 2007 Naturalist of the Year by the Western Society of Naturalists. A UCSB staff member since 1975, he shared the honor with his wife, Genevieve, who is a biology professor at Santa Barbara City College.

Peter Cataldo, a senior administrator in the UC Office of the Senior Vice President, Compliance and Audit Services, was appointed UCSB’s interim director of audit and advisory services last month. He will be on campus 60 percent of his time while a search is conducted for a new director.

Dan Givens, former publications manager for the registrar, has been selected publications manager for the College of Letters and Science. A UCSB alumnus, he has worked on campus for the last 21 years.

Barbara Louise Endemano Walker, a former UCSB assistant research geographer with a Ph.D. in geography, has been appointed director of research development for the social sciences for ISBER (Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research) and the Office of Research. She joined UCSB in 1998.

Morgan J. Cowles, a computer resources specialist in Davidson Library’s Map and Imagery Laboratory, died in an avalanche on Jan. 28 during a backpacking trip in Sequoia National Park. The New York City native was 39. He was a two-year employee of the library. He is survived by his parents, who reside in Santa Fe, NM, a sister, and a grandmother. A memorial service has been scheduled for April 12 in Santa Fe.

Robert W. Reynolds, professor emeritus of psychology, died at his Goleta home on Jan. 28, 2008. The Buffalo, NY, native was 80. He specialized in teaching about brain function and behavior during the 34 years that preceded his retirement in 1990. He is survived by two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.