Crown in the News
Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation
Crown’s innovation and entrepreneurship program, which is delivered in partnership with the UCSC’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development, was honored with a Highly Commended distinction in the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation category at the 2024 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference. This annual event brought together over 700 innovation and entrepreneurship centers worldwide representing 300 universities. CIED was among sixteen programs recognized for their outstanding contributions.
Other notable awardees include:
Yale University, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking: Recognized for Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines.
University of Chicago, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation.
University of Toronto Entrepreneurship: Winner in multiple categories, including Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation.
Crown lecturer and CIED project manager Nada Miljkovic has recently released a movie: Joymakers.
 This film is about the world of South Serbian Roma trumpeters and their quest to establish a music school, dedicated to nurturing young talent and preserving their rich musical heritage The film’s compelling narrative, celebrating themes of hope, resilience, and the transformative power of music, resonates deeply with audiences across the globe. Joymakers was awarded the Grand Prix at the 8th Annual FROM (International Festival of Short Films with a Roma Theme), it was named a Winner at the Miami Women Film Festival 2024, it has been accepted into the prestigious Berlin Women’s Cinema Festival, and it has premiered in for other international film festivals.
Signals from the Stars Plenary
Bill Diamond (CEO and Director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Institute -SETI-) was interviewed by Loren Kinzell (member of the UC Observatory Director’s Advisory Council and Chair-elect of the UCSC Board of Trustees), about his journey in technology development. This journey included work on photonics, with the development of laser-based methods to profile the chemical composition of the atmosphere as a way to monitor pollution, and the development of optical communications. Bill also shared his fascinating experience leading a team of scientists to look for evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life in other star systems. This event was co-sponsored by Crown College, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development (CIED), and the Sikh Foundation
Crown Appoints three highly successful professionals as Adjunct Professors in Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development so that they can share their experience in industry and facilitate our student’s transition into the job market. These will be dedicated faculty who will not only teach, but also conduct research and service.
Â
Artificial Intelligence Panel:​
Four experts in artificial intelligence exchanged points of view on the challenges and likely impacts of artificial intelligence on society and responded to student questions. From left to right, the panelists were: Sri Rao (Crown Adjunct Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship), Leilani Gilpin (Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering), Chris Gray (Crown Lecturer and intellectual known for his work on cyborgs and technology and war), and Linda Glenn (Crown Lecturer and known ethicist)
Crown Remembers Dr. Thimann
Dr. Kenneth V. Thimann was the Founding Provost of Crown College when the Class of 1974 arrived in Fall 1970. Class of ‘74 remembers him as they look at photos from that time and listen to Dr. Thimann once again via recordings from UCSC Special Collections.
Crown Instructor, Lisa Berkley, wins Teaching Excellence Award
Crown College Lecturer, Lisa Berkley, has been awarded the prestigious Teaching Excellence Award for her extraordinary pedagogical creativity and dedication in support of student resiliency. This UCSC campus recognition honors instructors who have demonstrated exemplary and inspiring teaching. Lisa was only one of eight faculty to receive this award this year, from 370 student nominations.
To learn more about Lisa’s teaching please see:Â Â https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pOXPiuUGFQhrHT15GZOng?si=ba80f7ba2fae4b32Â
Crown Celebrates Teaching with Tim Fitzmaurice
Tim Fitzmaurice, one of Crown College’s most admired lecturers for 40+ years, explored with students and alumni the interface between science, ethics and imagination as they relate to freedom.
Crown College Prison Panel Plenary
Four formerly incarcerated people talk about the technology of prison, discuss their personal transformation and the critical role that creative work played in it, and share their art, including a LEGO model of San Quentin Prison, to an audience of over one hundred students.
Crown In Ireland
Learn about pub culture, real fairies, family dairy farming facing the future, and how that fish got on your plate. Listen to the podcasts…
Fiat Lux Award celebrates three Crown alums for their dedication to Crown College
On October 27, the UCSC Fiat Lux award was presented to Lisa Rose, Susan (Su) Nerton, and Jim Lapsley for their multi-year dedication to Crown College which recently resulted in raising $1 million for Crown College. Watch More…
Cycling for Change: Crown College event with Colombian activist Jaime Ortiz Mariño and leaders from the UC Santa Cruz bike community
On October 11, Crown College at UC Santa Cruz hosted an event that brought together a visionary in urban planning, Jaime Ortiz Mariño, and two leaders from UCSC’s biking community to talk about the intersection of cycling, community, and activism. Read More… Watch More Here…
AI: Trust & Responsibility
On September 27 Linda Glenn, esteemed Crown lecturer and founder of UCSC’s Center for Applied Values and Ethics in Advanced Technologies, participated in AXIO’s prestigious Expert Voices roundtable discussion. The discussion centered around AI and how questions around regulation, trust and legality will impact the technology’s growth moving forward. Read More…
Artificial Intelligence
Founding Director of the Center for Applied Values and Ethics at Crown College, UC Santa Cruz, Linda MacDonald Glenn, will give a welcome introduction at the panel discussion, and Edward King, a nationally syndicated radio host, will moderate the panel of distinguished guests. Read More…
Preserving Earth’s future: Frontier Fellows program funds undergraduate research
Nguyen, Coyle, and Bond have ushered in a new wave of innovative and interdisciplinary research focused on preserving Earth’s future. Read More…
Blazing a Slug trail to the Olympics​
Rhythmic gymnast Izzy Connor will be the first UC Santa Cruz student to compete in the Olympics—the result of years of both personal struggle and success. Read More…
Do everything with love
Harmon’s recent bequest to UC Santa Cruz’s KZSC radio station illustrates a passion for contributing to causes that are important to her. Read More…
Alumnus David Young is transforming the field of AI-driven digital artwork
Young’s curiosity for using computers as tools for creative design eventually inspired him to become an independent artist, where he now employs AI tools to create digital artwork. Read More…
Alumnus leads massive effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing
Joe DeRisi, award-winning ‘disease tracker,’ converted unused lab space into one of America’s most prolific COVID-19 testing centers in eight days. Read More…
