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Student Life
Campus life is all about learning, discussion, and debate; meeting people from diverse backgrounds; making new and lasting friendships; attending cultural celebrations and artistic and musical performances; and getting involved with student organizations and clubs. UCSC provides a wealth of opportunity for personal growth within the context of a rich and meaningful academic experience. You will live, study, and socialize with other students in your college. You will also meet students from the other colleges—in your classes and at the many campuswide events that take place throughout the year. The colleges (described in the previous section) and the various campuswide units provide a wide range of student services to respond to individual needs, interests, and levels of personal development. In addition, students can take advantage of the campus’s stunning natural setting, the friendly and engaging local community, and easy access to the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas.
Located on the northern tip of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is famous for its Mediterranean climate, forested state parks, and miles of scenic beaches. Recreational opportunities abound—hiking through redwood forests, bicycling along mountain roads, and surfing, sailing, and scuba diving. The Santa Cruz Mountains are minutes away; the majestic Sierra Nevada is a four-hour drive to the east.
The metropolitan centers of the San Francisco Bay Area are easily accessible. By car, Berkeley and San Francisco are less than two hours from campus. San Jose, Monterey, and Carmel are one hour away.
The city of Santa Cruz, with a population of about 56,000, was originally founded as a Spanish mission. Santa Cruz is a small community with cosmopolitan appeal and a strong awareness of environmental and political issues. Art exhibits, local theater companies, a symphony orchestra, fine restaurants, and a lively contemporary music scene combine to make Santa Cruz an interesting place to live.
College Residences
All undergraduate students, whether they live on campus or not, are affiliated with one of 10 residential colleges at UC Santa Cruz. Each college provides academic support, organizes student activities, and sponsors events that enhance the intellectual and social life of the campus in addition to housing students in small-scale residential communities. About 45 percent of single undergraduate students live in university housing.
Freshmen and new transfer students entering in fall quarter are guaranteed university housing for their first two years at UCSC. Transfer students entering in fall quarter have a one-year guarantee. All deadlines must be met to qualify for guarantees.
You must be admitted as a full-time student before applying for housing. All new single students who state a preference for university housing as part of the admissions acceptance process and submit the required advance housing fee by the stated deadline will be sent housing information after college assignments are made. The housing packet will include additional information about your affiliated college and instructions for completing the online housing application/contract process.
The room and board rates for the 2008–09 academic year range from $9,449 to $13,464, depending upon the type of accommodation and meal plan (see Expenses and Financial Resources for more detailed information on rates).
The colleges at UC Santa Cruz offer two kinds of living accommodations—residence halls and apartments, both with access to common dining facilities. Nine of the colleges have both residence halls and apartments, while Kresge College has all apartments. Most frosh are housed in double, triple, or quad rooms, but some colleges occasionally house them in single rooms. Except for Kresge and Oakes, apartments are generally reserved for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. (See The Colleges for more detailed descriptions of college housing facilities.)
The residence hall floors, typically shared by 12 to 20 students, have common bathrooms and lounge areas. Students can request to live in a gender-neutral or single-gender area. Apartments, typically shared by four to seven students, have common living/dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, and a combination of shared and private bedrooms. Each community provides accessible housing for students with disabilities.
In addition to the room options, there are also a variety of theme-housing options for those who are interested. Based on academic pursuits, hobbies, individual backgrounds, and lifestyle preferences, these living/learning options serve to complement a student’s experience in residence.
All housing contracts for residence halls and apartments at the colleges and at the University Inn include meal plans. Students with meal plans may use their student ID cards to access any of the five dining halls on campus, as well as the University Inn dining hall in downtown Santa Cruz. Meal plans include Flexi Dollars (a dollar-for-dollar exchange for “food dollars” that can be used at college coffee shops, campus restaurants, and all dining halls). Additional Flexi Dollars may be added to any meal plan.
Each college’s residential program is a team effort. Professional staff (coordinators of residential education) work with students trained as resident assistants. They help organize activities and events, provide referral information about academic or personal concerns, and assist with roommate problems.
For more information on the colleges, refer to the brochure titled UC Santa Cruz, The Colleges: Communities of Learning, or contact the Campus Housing Office.
The Village
Located in the Lower Quarry, the Village houses a mix of continuing undergraduates, transfer undergraduates, and graduate students. Each of the 17 houses has nine single bedrooms with Internet connections, three bathrooms, and a kitchenette. A meal plan is optional. A manager’s apartment, office, laundry facility, community kitchen, and community lounge are located on site. The live-in manager and residential assistants are available to assist students. The Village housing fee for academic year 2008–09 is $7,992. Call (831) 459-4388 or e-mail village@ucsc.edu for more information.
University Town Center
The University Town Center (UTC), located at the corner of Pacific and Cathcart in downtown Santa Cruz, provides housing for continuing and transfer students in two- and three-person studio apartments. A meal plan is optional. Contact the UTC Housing Office for more information, (831) 502-0031 or utc@ucsc.edu.
University Inn and Conference Center
The Inn, located on Ocean Street in downtown Santa Cruz, provides housing for continuing and transfer students during the academic year. Students living at the University Inn have a meal plan that may be used at any dining hall on campus, in addition to the Inn dining hall. Contact the University Inn Housing Office for more information, (831) 466-1181 or inn@ucsc.edu.
Family Student Housing
Family Student Housing, located on the west side of campus, has apartments for students and their families (see the Child Care and Youth Programs section for information on child care and youth programs).
The apartments are unfurnished, and each has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a small study, a combined living-dining area, and an electric kitchen. Several apartments are accessible to people with mobility impairments. For 2008–09 the monthly rent is $1,210, not including utilities and phone. There is a $500 refundable security deposit and a $25 nonrefundable application fee.
If you are interested in an apartment, download an application form at housing.ucsc.edu/fsh and submit it with the application fee. Early application is advisable as these apartments are in great demand. Students with children are given priority. The waiting time for familes with children is typically three to six months and for families without children it is typically six to nine months. For more information, contact the Family Student Housing Office, (831) 459-2549, or fsh@ucsc.edu.
Camper Park
A 42-space camper park on the north side of campus is available to students who own recreational vehicles. All have water and electrical hookups; eight also have sewer hookups. Rates for 2008-09 are $428; or $476 with sewer hookup. The community includes a small central facility with rest rooms, showers, a meeting room, and a laundry room. For more information about the park and the vehicle requirements, or to request an application, contact the Village Office, (831) 459-4388, rvpark@ucsc.edu.
Graduate Student Housing
Four-bedroom apartments for single graduate students are located on the west side of campus, between Kresge College and the Baskin Engineering Building. See the Student Life area of the Graduate Studies section for a more detailed description. For more information, contact the Graduate Student Housing Office, (831) 459-5712, gradhsg@ucsc.edu.
Campus Housing Office
This office is responsible for the application and contract records for all single students living in college residence halls and apartments, the Village, University Town Center, University Inn, and Graduate Student Housing. Staff are available to advise students about room and board billing, payment plans, and contractual responsibilities. Students can purchase meal plans or Flexi Dollars online at studenthousing.
ucsc.edu. Centrally located at 104 Hahn Student Services Building, Campus Housing is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, (831) 459-2394, e-mail: housing@ucsc.edu, Web: housing.ucsc.edu.
Community Rentals Office
The Community Rentals Office (CRO) maintains current rental listings accessible on the CRO web site. Students can post and search for potential housemates and register for automatically matched rental listings to be sent to their e-mail accounts. Currently enrolled and new students access the listings for free. UCSC Extension and Summer Session students and alumni pay a small user fee to access listings. Verification of UCSC status by office staff is required.
Other services include online renters’ workshop, rental forms and resource information, and basic advising about tenants’ rights and responsibilities.
The Santa Cruz area offers a variety of housing options. Locating suitable housing can take from one to four weeks, depending upon specific requirements and restrictions. The cost of housing varies according to individual lifestyle and preferences. Price ranges are available at housing.ucsc.edu/cro/costs.html.
The Community Rentals Office, located at 104 Hahn Student Services (North Entrance), is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For further information, call (831) 459-4435, e-mail communityrentals@ucsc.edu, or visit the web site: communityrentals.ucsc.edu.
PICA is a unique collaboration that integrates classroom instruction and community-based experience for UCSC students. PICA seeks to engage students with critical issues in the development of sustainable food systems and sustainable communities. We provide ways of exploring the theory and practice of sustainability through an array of academic course work, community-based activities, and hands-on living and learning.
Academics. PICA offers classes and training in agroecology, horticulture, and organic agriculture through UCSC’s Environmental Studies Department. PICA students and faculty work closely in both the classroom and in the field, addressing topics such as:
• Ecological design of farming, landscaping, and gardening practices
• The impact of consumer choice within a global food system
• Food equity for diverse urban communities
• Social justice and empowerment in agricul- tural communities
• Environmental education focused on sus- tainability
Many PICA classes incorporate on-farm experience as a vital component of the academic curriculum. The various campus gardens and the world-renowned farm at UCSC serve as outdoor classrooms for hands-on learning. Through PICA, students are finding unique ways to learn and participate in sustainable food systems and communities.
On-campus living at PICA. The PICA residential program offers students an alternative to standard dorm living. At the Village in the Lower Quarry, students from across academic disciplines come together to create a sustainable living environment on campus. PICA residents grow organic food at the nearby Foundational Roots Garden, come together to share in weekly community meals, implement ecological landscaping projects around their housing units, and direct a Village-wide composting program. This living/learning experience allows students a way to link healthy communities with healthy food systems.
Internships and Field Studies. Through internship and field studies programs, students participate in community partnerships and placements in agricultural communities that span geographic and cultural situations ranging from local to international. PICA continues to broaden its network of partnerships with nonprofit, government, community-based, and private agencies and farms working toward sustainability. These internship and field-studies opportunities are an important way of engaging students with issues facing food systems and farming communities around the world.
For further information, please contact Bee Vadakan at vvadakan@ucsc.edu.
Co-ops are an alternative form of organizing a group of people or a business. Here at UCSC, the co-ops are entirely student run and operated. Although memberships in the Bike and Kresge Food Co-ops are available, anyone, student or otherwise, is welcome to use them.
Kresge Food Co-op
Mission statement: “We are a group of students whose goal is to run a natural food store through consensus decision-making and group responsibility. We embrace cooperation as our tool for social change. We are not for profit; we are for collective power. As a cooperative business we seek to educate all members of the community, including ourselves. We use our buying power to reflect our ideals regarding ecological, social, and political issues. For this reason we carry healthy, locally based, cruelty-free, organic products. We focus on products that are good for the earth, the people who produce them, and the people who consume them. Open to all, we provide a space where good food and revolutionary action meet at the checkout line.” Call (831) 426-1506 for more information.
Bike Co-op
The co-op is student owned and operated, run cooperatively, and nonprofit. Whether you need to purchase a bike, repair a bike, or want to learn, the co-op can accommodate your needs. People are encouraged to attend meetings, learn more about cooperatives, and get involved. The Bike Co-op is located at the Student Union. For information, come by or call (831) 457-8281.
Housing Co-ops
The Santa Cruz Student Housing Cooperative is committed to providing affordable housing, a supportive community, and student empowerment. There are two democratically owned and operated houses where a diverse group of people come together, learn how to communicate, cooperate, and live well. The houses have communal dinners six nights a week, weekly meetings with agreements by consensus, and nice rooms in big Victorians—and they are near the university bus lines. Both houses provide housing for Summer Session students. Call (831) 457-2181 for the Cesar Chavez House, or (831) 471-9098 for Zami House.
The UCSC campus strives for an academic environment disturbed as little as possible by automobile traffic. The university has chosen to reserve flatlands for future buildings, natural areas, and social and recreational spaces; as a result, parking is a limited resource on campus. UCSC requests that students not bring cars.
Comprehensive transportation systems have been developed to reduce traffic and eliminate the need for a car. Movement on the spacious campus is made easier by the care with which buildings have been located, a network of foot and bicycle paths, and an extensive intracampus shuttle system that links the colleges, central core facilities, and the two remote parking lots. Shuttle buses operate on 10- to 30-minute frequencies from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays (except on academic holidays). During summer and quarter breaks, day shuttle service is provided at 12- to 15-minute intervals. In addition, a night shuttle service, operating at 10- to 30-minute intervals, runs seven nights a week between 6 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. during the academic year. The night shuttle provides curb-to-curb transportation to the colleges. Both day and night shuttles provide wheelchair-accessible services and are free of charge. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) also operates the Disability Van Service, which provides transportation to those with mobility impairments.
Shuttle routes and schedules are available at the colleges and at campus Transportation Information Centers.
The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Metro) provides regular and convenient bus transportation to campus and to outlying areas from Boulder Creek to Watsonville, as well as to the Santa Cruz community. Metro provides service to UCSC every five to eight minutes on weekdays during academic sessions. Metro “Night Owl” buses provide late-night service to campus until 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Sunday-through-Thursday-night service to campus operates until 2 a.m. This service is funded by a mandatory student fee. Students may ride any Metro bus without additional charge by showing their current UCSC identification card to the driver.
Bicycles are a popular means of transportation on campus and in Santa Cruz. UCSC offers bicycle programs including licensing, a bike trailer for commuters, and bike racks on the shuttles. Multigeared bicycles are advisable because of the hilly terrain, and helmets are required.
Permits for on-campus parking are limited. Parking in the residential areas adjacent to the campus is restricted and strictly enforced. Due to lack of space, storage of vehicles for on-campus residents is limited, and the majority of remote-lot spaces are available to commuting students. Parking on campus for first- and second-year students living on campus is available by exception only. Parking regulations are strictly enforced; all students who bring a car to campus must purchase a permit in advance. UCSC requests that students not bring vehicles to campus if they are not eligible to purchase an on-campus parking permit.
UCSC offers a weekend shuttle between the campus and the Fremont BART Station. Use the shuttle to connect with BART, which offers rail service throughout the north bay, including stops in San Francisco, Berkeley, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Concord, and Richmond. The UCSC Fremont BART Connector provides service on Fridays and Sundays during the academic year. Reservations are required and can be made weekdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at (831) 459-3779.
Santa Cruz is served by commercial bus lines on a regularly scheduled basis. The nearest commercial airport is in San Jose, approximately 35 miles from Santa Cruz. The San Francisco Airport is about 70 miles from campus. Both airports are accessible by commercial van and limousine services.
For the occasional need of a car to travel off campus, go to the beach, go shopping, or even go home for the weekend, UC Santa Cruz has contracted with Zipcar to provide car sharing services to all eligible UCSC students 18 year of age and older. Zipcar is a membership-based car rental program providing self-service access to a variety of vehicles located on and off campus, 24/7. Reserve a car online by the hour or day, just “pay as you go”; low fees include rental costs, gas, mileage and insurance. Join Zipcar even before arriving campus at www.zipcar.com/ucsc.
Services can change, so it is recommended that you get up-to-date information from TAPS. Call (831) 459-2190, e-mail taps@ucsc.edu, or visit the web: www2.ucsc.edu/taps.
Located on McLaughlin Drive across from Colleges Nine and Ten, the Student Health Center provides quality health care focused on the particular needs of students. All registered students have access to the Student Health Center regardless of their insurance plan, as services are partially supported by their university registration fee. Care is provided by board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Students can been seen by appointment or, in cases of acute illness or injury, on the same day in Urgent Care. In case of emergencies, either during the day or after normal operating hours, please call 911.
In addition, the Student Health Center offers psychiatry services, nutritional counseling, health promotion, x-ray, and laboratory and pharmacy services on site. The center is open daily and Saturday mornings during the regular academic year. (For summer services and hours, see the Student Health Center’s web site.) For more information about the Health Center, call (831) 459-2780; e-mail healthcenter@ucsc.edu; web: www2.ucsc.edu/healthcenter.
Student Health Insurance
To ensure emergencies and other health care costs do not interfere with a student's education, all University of California students are required to carry medical insurance. A comprehensive and inexpensive program specifically designed for students is available through the university via the Undergraduate Health Insurance Plan (USHIP). All students are automatically enrolled in USHIP and billed quarterly through their student account, unless they choose to waive this coverage by providing proof of comparable insurance by the specified deadline. For detailed information regarding insurance coverage and the waiver process, see the web at www2.ucsc.edu/healthcenter. You may also contact the insurance office at insure@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-2389.
Mandatory Hepatitis B Immunization
California state law mandates that all entering students under 19 years old must be immunized against Hepatitis B. These students are required to provide the Student Health Center with documentation proving their compliance with this law. Those not in compliance at the beginning of the quarter may be dropped from their classes. For more information, see the web at www2.ucsc.edu/ healthcenter or call (831) 459-2211.
Student Health Outreach and Promotion
Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP) provides opportunities for students to explore and enhance their health and wellness as they pursue their academic and personal goals. Our various programs and services offer UCSC students culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental information, education, resources, and support around issues related to alcohol and other drug use, sexuality and sexual health, holistic health, and other health concerns. Students can get involved with SHOP by becoming peer educators, HIV test counselors, Volunteers for the Condom Co-op, and/or CUIP Interns. For more information about these positions, visit SHOP at Kresge College in the Piazetta (across from STARS), view the SHOP web site at www2.ucsc.edu/healthcenter/shop, e-mail us at shop@ucsc.edu, or call (831) 459-4679.
Alcohol and Other Drug Education. SHOP coordinates alcohol and other drug (AOD) education, prevention, and early intervention efforts on campus. Staff members work collaboratively with students to help identify relevant information and facilitate informed decision making. Educators provide formal and informal sessions and workshops for students, college residential staff, and other campus groups. Staff also serve on the campuswide AOD Advisory Committee, which develops, implements, and assesses policies.
HIV and Other STI Prevention. Helping students explore their options around the sexual choices that they make, SHOP seeks to reduce students’ risk of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unplanned pregnancy. SHOP offers the following: free and anonymous HIV testing, run by highly trained student test counselors; the Condom Co-op, selling safer-sex supplies at a reduced cost; SLUG LOVE workshops and other presentations addressing STIs, safer sex, and values clarification and communication; and academic classes. SHOP also cosponsors special events such as the annual Santa Cruz AIDS Walk.
Student Health Advisory Committee. The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is composed students interested in health care at UCSC. The group serves as a liaison between students and the Health Center staff; creates and supports campus health initiatives and other educational opportunities; and provides a fun, practical way for students to get involved and make connections with other students and health care practitioners.
Counseling and Psychological Services
Psychological counseling is available from professional staff at various locations on campus, including the colleges, Family Student Housing, and Kresge Annex B. Counseling psychologists come from a variety of backgrounds and are experienced in helping students clarify their sense of direction, set realistic goals, and better understand their personal problems.
You can meet with a counseling psychologist individually or join one of the many counseling groups offered throughout the year. Both individual and group counseling services are aimed at helping you gain greater personal effectiveness.
Information communicated to a counseling psychologist is confidential and cannot be released without a student’s permission except in specific circumstances involving risk and safety.Counseling psychologists are available to consult with individuals, groups, committees,
and campus departments and organizations in such areas as psychological problem solving, conflict resolution, ethnic and multicultural matters, and organizational development.
You may obtain further information regarding counseling services from the central Counseling and Psychological Services Office at Kresge Annex B, (831) 459-2628. Visit our web site www2.ucsc.edu/counsel.
(For information on academic and career advising, see Undergraduate Academic Program.)
Rape Prevention Education Program
UCSC pioneered the establishment of Rape Prevention Education in 1979 to address issues of rape, especially acquaintance rape.
During their orientation to the campus, students are encouraged to attend educational presentations that use theater, video, and discussion to encourage respect, responsibility, and mutuality among students. Evening workshops are organized in the residence halls and apartments throughout the year. A wide variety of films and videos are shown campuswide to discuss the politics of gender and the causes and prevention of sexual assault. Resources are available for class papers. A peer education program is offered to both male and female students. Posters, pamphlets, newsletters, and resource booklets are distributed throughout the campus. Both male and female students take advantage of these educational resources. In addition, excellent self-defense classes for women are offered quarterly.
The coordinator of Rape Prevention Education is available for individual appointments and provides nonjudgmental support for those who have been raped as well as for their
friends and loved ones. The campus also has police officers available 24 hours a day, a network of emergency phones, guards at both campus entrances from 8 p.m. until 3 a.m., and frequent shuttles and buses.
Rape Prevention Education works with other campus units to try to ensure that the physical environment is as safe as possible. Fortunately, the external UCSC environment has been relatively safe and reported rapes or attempted rapes by strangers have been rare. UCSC is similar to other campuses in that over 90 percent of student rapes that occur on campus are committed by aquaintances and are vastly underreported. For more information, contact the Rape Prevention Education Office at Kresge College, (831) 459-2721; e-mail: g_g@ucsc.edu; web: www2.ucsc.edu/rape-prevention.
African American
The African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) develops and fosters cocurricular initiatives that promote academic success, leadership training, and student development. Since the center’s inception in 1991, the program’s primary mission has been to serve as a key resource to acclimate students to general campus life and academic culture. In addition, the program provides advocacy and support in helping to monitor students’ academic progress and subsequent achievement of their educational goals. AARCC works closely with overall campus outreach to enhance the recruitment and retention of students of African descent.
AARCC welcomes volunteers and student interns to serve as members of TEAM AARCC Outreach Program or on our Advisory Council. Academic clubs include Black Science Network, Student National Medical Association, UCSC Gospel Choir, Honors and Scholars Club, and National Society of Black Engineers. Other organizations affiliated with the center include African/Black Student Alliance, African American Theater Arts Troupe, Black Sistas United, Black Men’s Alliance, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Destination Higher Education, Rainbow Theatre, University Brothers/Sisters, MLK Youth Classic, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. AARC works collaboratively with others on campus and in the surrounding community to enhance cultural and ethnic diversity initiatives on the UCSC campus. The center, located on the third floor of the Bay Tree Building in Quarry Plaza, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (831) 459-3207, fax (831) 459-2469, e-mail african@ucsc.edu, or consult our web site at www2.ucsc.edu/aasl.
American Indian
The American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) works in collaboration with the Student Alliance of North American Indians (SANAI), the University of California American Indian Counselors/Recruiters Association, and native faculty and staff, as well as the indigenous tribal community leaders of the region to develop information, programs, and events that assist public understanding of native peoples. Invested in creating a campus climate that supports all students, the center provides mentoring and personal and academic advising. AIRC is located on the third floor of the Bay Tree Building in Quarry Plaza. For more information, call (831) 459-2881 or e-mail dtibbett@ucsc.edu or native@ucsc.edu.
Asian American/Pacific Islander
The Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC) provides and enhances opportunities for education and dialogue on issues affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, as well as opportunities for leadership development and community building. AA/PIRC aims to address students’ multiple and diverse academic, social, cultural, and other cocurricular needs through programs and services. Programs include Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Year-End Ceremony for graduating seniors, leadership skills workshops, graduate school panels, and community receptions. AA/PIRC events also highlight writers, performance artists, scholars, and community leaders. AA/PIRC sponsors academic and paid internships for students interested in gaining professional exerience. Through AA/PIRC, students benefit from networking with individuals and resources such as alumni, faculty and staff, off-campus community-based organizations, and on-campus student organizations.
AA/PIRC is located on the third floor of the Bay Tree Building with the African American, American Indian, and Chicano Latino Resource Centers. Add your e-mail address to AA/PIRC’s listserv to receive announcements on leadership, scholarship, internship opportunities, events, and community news. For more information, call (831) 459-5349; e-mail aapirc@ucsc.edu, or visit www2.ucsc.edu/aapirc.
Chicano Latino
The Chicano Latino Resource Center (El Centro) is a hub of organized activities and resources that support Chicano and Latino
student transition, retention, and academic advancement at the university. Through col-
laborative efforts with campus partners,
students can participate in a host of activities that encourage intellectual growth, leadership development, preparation for graduate or
professional school, and career options. El Centro encourages and supports student and community development through cultural and educational programming. Programs include the following: New Student Welcome Program; Chicana Latina Pipeline Project; César Chavez Convocation; dialogue on academic, social,
cultural, and personal issues that affect the Chicano and Latino community; and a weekly online newsletter, CHISME E-news. El Centro offers student internships that support leadership-skills development while students help
to organize events and activities. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (831) 459-5449 or e-mail cab@ucsc.edu. Web: www2.ucsc.edu/raza
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex
The Lionel Cantú Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Intersex (GLBTI) Resource Center, located in a beautiful redwood building near Crown and Merrill Colleges, is a friendly, welcoming place to the entire community. The center’s mission is to provide educational, social, and support services to students, staff, and faculty on GLBTI issues. The Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center is home to several student organizations that meet weekly; a host of exciting programs; and a library offering books, magazines, and DVDs. Safer-sex information and supplies and other GLBTI-related materials are also on hand. Information and referral to campus and community GLBTI resources is available by phone or in person. Throughout the year, the Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center coordinates student programming with a queer focus. Education of the nonGLBTI campus population is another function of the resource center; volunteers offer workshops for groups, classes, and dorms about unlearning heterosexism and transphobia. Everyone is welcome to use the center’s cozy lounge, full kitchen, and study center to relax, study, socialize, and become involved in the campus’s queer community. The center is open Monday–Friday; usual hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by and meet the center’s friendly staff and find out about internship and volunteer opportunities. You can reach the center at (831) 459-2468 or via e-mail at queer@ucsc.edu. The center’s web site, queer.ucsc.edu features an extensive Queer Calendar. To get on the listserv for latest updates, e-mail the center with your name and e-mail address.
Women’s Center
Located in Cardiff House, a historic farmhouse near the main entrance to campus, the Women’s Center is devoted to helping students maximize their success at UCSC. Resource referrals and informal advising are always available from center staff, and weekly events include films, readings, and talks. The center also sponsors student-oriented workshops on topics ranging from money management and car care to assertiveness and stress reduction.
The Women’s Center is home base for a variety of student groups and student-run community-service efforts. Other opportunities for involvement include internships, independent study, and work-study jobs. Students can become involved in such Women’s Center projects as the 51% Pipeline Project (leadership), That Takes Ovaries (theater), Inside Out Writing Project (Women in jail)—or create projects with the support and mentorship of staff.
The center’s meeting rooms, kitchen, and garden are ideal places to study, relax, or connect with students, staff, faculty, and community members. Rotating art exhibits bring the center’s walls to life, and students are encouraged to inquire about showing their work.
For more information, check the center’s weekly calendar, visit the center’s web site at www2.ucsc.edu/wmcenter, e-mail women@ucsc.edu, or call (831) 459-2072.
The physical education, recreation, sports, and wellness programs provide a variety of interesting and challenging activities intended to attract you to becoming an active participant. The emphasis is on giving you an opportunity to develop knowledge, skills, and habits related to wellness to last through a lifetime of enjoyable physical and recreational activity.
Obtain further information about the programs described below from the Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports, located at the East Field House, (831) 459-2531. The web address is http://opers.ucsc.edu.
Physical Education Courses
Regularly scheduled courses, which carry no academic credit but are recorded on your transcript, are available in a broad range of physical activities. Many classes are small, and all offer expert instruction and carefully designed practice periods so that you can accomplish much in sessions of two to three hours per week. Most activities have intermediate and advanced sections as well as courses for beginners. Subjects offered include swimming, scuba, sailing, rowing, basketball, racquetball, tennis, volleyball, ballet, folk dance, jazz dance, modern dance, fencing, soccer, aerobics, tai chi chuan, weight training, yoga, aikido, and tae kwon do.
Web: http://opers.ucsc.edu/homepage/physicaleducation.html.
Intramurals
The intramural sports program includes competitive leagues, tournaments, and special one-day events. Many of the activities are coeducational. The leagues feature basketball, flag football, floor hockey, indoor and outdoor soccer, softball, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball. Some of the leagues are divided into different skill levels. There are tournaments in basketball, racquetball, and tennis. Special events include a 5-k and 10-k run, and an annual triathlon. Prospective participants are encouraged to form their own teams. Individuals looking to be placed on a team are also welcome. Web: http://www.ucsc.intramurals.com.
Sports Clubs
The sports club program offers a variety of sports depending on student interest. Currently, active clubs include men’s and women’s rugby, lacrosse, and ultimate frisbee; men’s soccer, baseball, cross-country, and track and field; and coed Special Olympics, cheerleading, dance, equestrian, triathlon, disc golf, cycling, sailing, water polo, badminton, and fencing.
Web: http://www.ucscsportsclubs.com/.
Intercollegiate Teams
UC Santa Cruz offers the only National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III program in the UC system. As a Division III member, the program offers no scholarships or grants in aid that are based on athletic ability. Both men’s and women’s NCAA intercollegiate teams compete in the following sports: basketball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. Women’s teams compete in golf and cross-country. For information on teams, rosters, schedules and Booster Club, go to www.goslugs.com.
Wellness Center
Located within the East Field House complex and overlooking Monterey Bay, the Wellness Center offers two floors of state-of-the-art cardiovascular and strength-training equipment. Classes, workshops, fitness testing, and personal training are available to assist everyone in reaching their fitness goals. Web: http://www2.ucsc.edu/opers/wellness/index.html
Recreation
The Recreation Program is designed to fulfill the diverse needs and interests of all members of the UCSC community. More than 100 activities, workshops, classes, off-campus outings, and special events are scheduled quarterly. In addition, the program offers a 10-day Wilderness Orientation (WO) prior to the start of school. WO is an invaluable experience for incoming college students, serving as an introduction to mountain travel and the “journey” of college education. The beautiful settings of the Sierra Nevada provide students an opportunity to form new friendships and discuss their hopes and fears about entering college while learning outdoor skills. No previous backpacking experience is necessary.
The Outdoor Equipment Rental Center offers recreational equipment including surfboards, wetsuits, and high-quality backpacking and camping gear. If you are interested in planning your own outing, contact the Recreation Program Office for assistance. The office has extensive files, and staff members act as consultants, planning with people as well as for them. The office sells international student ID cards, provides bicycle licensing, and offers a free weekly drop-in bicycle maintenance program.
Open recreation hours are scheduled quarterly; you are strongly encouraged to use the facilities. Sports equipment may be borrowed without charge. There are also recreation clubs if you are primarily interested in organized recreation and individual performance. Clubs are coed and feature some combination of recreational participation, advanced instruction, and individual competition. For a list of currently active clubs, go to ucscrecreation.com.
Banana Slug Mascot
The Banana Slug, a bright yellow, slimy, shell-less mollusk found in the campus’s redwood forest, was the unofficial mascot for UC Santa Cruz’s coed teams since the university’s early years. In 1981, when some campus teams wanted more organized participation in extramural competition, UCSC joined Division III of the NCAA. Since the application required an official team name, UCSC’s then chancellor polled the student players, and out of this small group emerged a consensus for a new moniker—the sea lions. It was a choice that the chancellor considered more dignified and suitable to serious play than the Banana Slugs. But the new name did not find favor with the majority of students, who continued to root for the Slugs even after a sea lion was painted in the middle of the basketball floor. After five years of dealing with the two-mascot problem, an overwhelming pro-Slug straw vote by students in 1986 convinced the chancellor to make the lowly but beloved Banana Slug UCSC’s official mascot.
To make it convenient for you to utilize campus physical education, recreation, and sports facilities, field houses are located on the east and west sides of the campus. At both the East Field House and the West Field House, you will find the following: gymnasium, tennis courts, outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, and locker rooms. The East Field House also has a dance studio, martial arts room, handball/racquetball courts, equipment center, fitness center, 50-meter swimming pool, half-mile jogging track, and sports fields. A strength-training and cardiovascular-fitness court is located near the east jogging track.
The UCSC Boating Center is located at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, about five miles from the campus. The boating program offers instruction and recreation using sailing and rowing vessels, such as Moore-24 sloops, Laser dinghies, C-15 dinghies, rowing dories, and sea kayaks. Web: http://www2.ucsc.edu/opers/boating/index.html
All facilities are open daily during academic terms and are available for individual recreation whenever they are not being used for classes or other scheduled activities.
The Student Union is a student-governed facility located at the center of campus where students can take a break and lounge, play pool or ping pong, use computers, meet, or watch television. The Student Union is also home to registered student organizations, campuswide student government, the Student Union Governance Board, the Bike Co-op, and Engaging Education.
Located in Quarry Plaza across from the Bay Tree Bookstore, the Union complements college facilities by providing an alternative social, recreational, and educational gathering place for all students and members of the campus community. Student-support offices located at the Union include Student Union administration, Engaging Education, and Student Activities.
The Union is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and has limited weekend hours. The Union is closed holidays and quarter breaks. For up-to-date information, call (831) 459-3167.
Campuswide Student Organizations
Expand your horizons and your academic life by joining one of over 150 student organizations. Get involved in one or more cultural, ethnic, religious, Greek, political, service, or social organizations. Gain valuable life experience in leadership and develop rewarding and lifelong friendships.
Student organization membership is open to all UCSC students. Learn more about UCSC’s campuswide groups or start your own at the Student Organization Advising and Resources (SOAR) office. Contact SOAR at (831) 459-2934, e-mail soar@ucsc.edu, or visit the web site: www.soar.ucsc.edu. SOAR is located on the second floor of the Student Union.
Sports or recreation organizations can be contacted through the Office of Physical Education, Recreation, Sports, and Wellness (OPERS): sports clubs at (831) 459-4220; recreation clubs at (831) 459-2806. Broadcast or print media clubs can be reached at (831) 459-2840.
Community Service Opportunities
Community service is a vital part of the university’s mission. It is possible for individual students, as well as campuswide student organizations, to develop service projects that link the university with the broader Santa Cruz County community. With the financial support of the campus’s Community Service Project funding, students have aided local groups such as Students Toward Achievement in Writing Success, the Strange Queer Youth Conference, and renovation of the Siena House.
The Student Volunteer Connection in the main lobby of the Academic Resources Center connects interested students with the community to volunteer their time to tutor children, mentor youth, feed the homeless, and train people with developmental disabilities.
Service programs also exist through some colleges; check with your college office about opportunities. All the student resource centers also coordinate volunteer efforts on and off campus.
For more information about service opportunities, contact the Student Volunteer Connection, (831) 459-3363 or 459-5707, or your college.
UCSC Student Voice
Santa Cruz offers you a unique variety
of opportunities to participate in university governance at the college, campus, systemwide, and national levels. Regardless of what level you choose, participating in student government will provide you with a wonderful chance to practice leadership skills, meet others who share your interests, and learn a great deal about yourself and the university.
Advisory Committees
Serving on a campus advisory committee
is a recognized channel for student involvement in the university’s decision-making processes. Advisory committees, composed of faculty, staff, and student representatives, are established to develop and recommend policies on a wide range of subjects. Annually, the Student Committee on Committees (composed of one student appointed by each college and chaired by the Internal Vice-Chair of the Student Union Assembly) nominates more than 100 students to serve on over 50 administrative and Academic Senate committees.
For information about the selection process, contact Student Committee on Committees, (831) 459-5533, or the Student Union Assembly, (831) 459-4838.
Each college has its own form of student government, enabling students to gain experience in planning, budgeting, executing, and evaluating a wide range of college programs and policies. Like the colleges themselves, each college governing body has its own character, structure, and meeting times and dates. For information, inquire in your college office or talk to our college programs coordinator.
Campuswide Student Government
The Student Union Assembly (SUA) is the undergraduate advocacy organization and the
official student voice of UCSC. It comprises three representatives from each college government; six elected officers: chair, internal vice chair, external vice chair, organizing director, commissioner of academic affairs, and commissioner of diversity; and one appointed representative from each of the following student organizations that represent historically underrepresented people within the UC system: African/Black Student Alliance; Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance; The Network (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Students); Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan; Student Alliance of North American Indians; and Ethnic Student Organization Council. The SUA also provides paid part-time internship opportunities for students each year. These internships include but are not limited to field organizers, treasurers, outreach and publicity, and strategy and planning. The SUA conducts open meetings that are held every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Bay Tree Conference Room Cervantez and Velazquez throughout the academic year. Students interested in advocacy, activism, and politics, as well as those concerned with their own and their friends’ lives, are invited to get involved. The assembly operates via issue-specific campaigns and around general campus concerns. In the past, the SUA has formed campaigns around fighting fee-hikes, defending affirmative action, saving financial aid on a national and state level, striving for reasonable campus growth, and reforming UC Regents’ procedures. Current issues have been fighting to make a UC education affordable, fighting to stop balancing budgets on the backs of students, fighting for the rights of UC workers, and working with community groups because UCSC students are also Santa Cruz residents. The SUA also works with the UC Student Association and the United States
Student Association on system, state, and national issues and will host the 2006 Statewide Womyn of Color Conference. For more information, contact the SUA at (831) 459-4838, or visit the SUA office on the second floor of the Student Union.
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) provides governance and representation for graduate students, and its Steering Committee coordinates student-life programs and activities for graduate students. for more information, contact the SGSA, (831) 459-3142, or visit the SUA office on the second floor of the Student Union.
Systemwide Student Government
The UC Student Association (UCSA) is the statewide association of graduate and undergraduate student governments from the 10 UC campuses. UCSA is the officially recognized voice of the students to the UC Board of Regents, various UC administrative offices, and the UC Office of the President. Issues covered by UCSA include UC fees and financial aid, comprehensive admissions policies, and academic policies, as well as broader issues of social responsibility such as environmental concerns and civil rights. UCSA coordinates the yearly selection of the UC Student Regent.
The SUA external office provides grassroots membership and support for the two main UCSA offices in Oakland and Sacramento. The campus office organizes students to run the grassroots campaigns that are adopted each summer during the UCSA Congress. At this session, delegates from the 10 UC campuses come together and choose the critical issues to be worked on for the next year. Issues in the past have included voter registration drives, letter-writing campaigns on particular UC issues, and increases in financial aid. UCSA provides a thorough introduction to UC politics and student representation. Students may also serve on systemwide committees through UCSA and gain a wide knowledge of the entire UC system though their service.
Two officers help to coordinate UCSA activities on our campus. The external vice-chair (EVC) is the official representative to the UCSA Board of Directors. This position has voting rights for UCSC, is the primary contact regarding all UCSA issues, and coordinates all lobbying of UCSA and local, state, and Federal governments on behalf of UCSC students. The organizing director (OD) coordinates with the EVC to effectively run the grassroots campaigns that are sponsored by UCSA every year. These positions are elected for one-year terms during spring quarter every year.
The Student Union Assembly officers in charge of UCSA activities can be reached at (831) 459-4838.
Student Media
UCSC Student Media comprises 25 print publications; KZSC 88.1, the campus radio station serving the campus as well as the tricounty Monterey Bay Area; and campus Student Cable Television (SCTV Channel 28). Over 300 students enrich their cocurricular involvement through internships academic credit, as well as fellowship and employment opportunities.
With the greatest broadcasting power of the UC stations, KZSC broadcasts diverse music, news, and public affairs programming. KZSC is a student-governed station with more than 20 students serving in management and leadership positions.
The state and national award-winning student newspaper of record, the weekly City on a Hill Press, covers campus, local, national, and international news and offers reviews and commentary. Fish Rap Live! publishes twice monthly and provides an alternative forum for free expression of ideas, coverage of local and campus events, and personal journalism. Campus newsmagazines include EyeCandy, TWANAS, Kresge Town Krier, Leviathan, Disorientation Guide, and The Project.
Annual literary journals offer poetry, prose, photography, and art. Examples are Chinquapin, Big Q, Red Wheelbarrow, La Revista, Alay, Las Girlfriends, Yellowt, Matchbox, and the Black African Voice.
SCTV is a student-governed campus cable television station, which programs and broadcasts artistic, narrative, experimental, documentary, and public-service announcement submissions of video and film by 10 broadcasting organizations; these include Banana Slug News, Rainbow TV, Film Production Coalition, Moxie Production Group, Barn TV, SCTV Events, the Community Service Documentation Project, and others. Many of the students are affiliated with the film and digital media major; however, students from all disciplines are encouraged to participate.
If you are interested in contacting any of the Student Media print or broadcast organizations, call the Press Center at (831) 459-2840, KZSC at (831) 459-3811, or SCTV at (831) 459-3917. Visit the web site for links to print and broadcast organizations: studentmedia.ucsc.edu.
Throughout the year, UCSC offers frequent and varied cultural opportunities. Students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to participate as audience members, performers, or behind-the-scenes support crew.
The considerable range of offerings includes art exhibits, lectures, films, concerts, recitals, and dance and drama presentations; programs vary from single performances to weeklong cultural celebrations. The colleges host a number of events, and the departments frequently engage speakers of particular academic interest to address the campus community or present lecture-demonstrations.
Arts & Lectures (A&L), a series of public performances and residencies by artists of international stature, is presented by University Relations during the year. Past appearances have included the vocalist Bobby McFerrin, the Ailey II dance company, performance artist Laurie Anderson, musician Bonnie Raitt, and the Guarneri String Quartet. Lecturers have included documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, NPR’s David Sedaris, the late political columnist Molly Ivins, and environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A&L collaborates with the colleges and academic units in the development of workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and seminars offered by visiting artists, with the common goal of broadening cultural perspectives through the arts. The Arts & Lectures phone number is (831) 459-3861.
The Arts Division maintains a high profile in the community with performances by faculty, student, and guest artists: music recitals are offered regularly, and several major theater, dance, and music presentations are mounted each quarter in conjunction with the academic program.
Full-scale productions by the Theater Arts Department have included the Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along, The Good Person of Sezvan by Bertolt Brecht, and a new translation of Victor Hugo’s Ruy Blas, The Princess and the Pea (coproduced with Shakespeare Santa Cruz). Recent student productions have included classic and contemporary plays such as Equus by Peter Shaffer, In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks, Bent by Martin Sherman, and Language of Angels by Naomi Iizuku, as well as the annual showcase of student choreography, Random with a Purpose.
The Music Department sponsors a variety of concerts by the University Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Singers, and Concert Choir, as well as fully staged operas and periodic faculty recitals. Recent performances have featured works such as Mozart’s Requiem, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, and the operas Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, Lou Harrison’s Mass for St. Cecilia’s Day, Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna. The department also sponsors concerts by the Jazz Ensembles and Big Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Electronic Music Studios, and ethnomusicology groups such as the West Javanese Gamelan Ensemble and Latin American Ensembles. In addition, the department sponsors a growing number of performances of Indian classical music, with recent appearances by sarod master Rajeev Taranath and sitar player Pandit Habib Khan, as well as the Pacific Rim Festival of Music in alternate years. Student recitals, class open rehearsals, and informal “Friday at Four” showings round out the calendar.
All students, not just majors, are encouraged to audition for Theater Arts Department and Music Department productions and ensembles. For information about how to get involved, call the Theater Arts Department at (831) 459-2974 and/or the Music Department at (831) 459-2292.
The Music Center, including the 396-seat Recital Hall and Indonesian gamelan and electronic music studios, houses all Music Department programs, as well as performances by visiting artists.
The Theater Arts Center is the setting for a year-round program of drama, dance, and special events. The 528-seat Theater Arts Mainstage, 215-seat Second Stage, 400-seat Media Theater, and modular Experimental Theater, as well as supporting studios and shops provide professional facilities for campus and visiting artists and productions. Other on-campus performance venues include the 153-seat Barn Theater, the Kresge Town Hall, the outdoor Upper Quarry Amphitheater, and the colleges’ dining commons. Ticket information is available from the UCSC Ticket Office, located at the Theater Arts Center, (831) 459-2159 (voice or TDD). For additional information about performing arts events, contact the Arts Division Events Office, (831) 459-2787. Online calendar: events.ucsc.edu/calendar.
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC), recognized by USA Today as one of the 10 “most influential” Shakespeare festivals nationally, is a professional theater company in residence at UCSC, which unites scholarship with academic endeavor. Every July and August, SSC produces a summer season that includes two plays by William Shakespeare as well as non-Shakespeare productions carefully chosen by the artistic director to complement the season. In late November and early December, SSC stages a holiday production, providing high-quality family entertainment. UCSC students are an integral part of this collaboration between SSC and the Theater Arts Department. Students act, build sets, hang lights, work as assistant directors, and run the show under the guidance of SSC’s professional artistic team.
SSC offers courses through the university Summer Session; sponsors conferences for scholars, teachers, and passionate theatergoers; and provides opportunities for the community to get involved in the intellectual and theatrical components of Shakespeare. The summer acting company is composed of professional Equity actors and top nonunion talent from throughout the United States, local professionals, and college-age interns. Production crews are made up of regional and local professionals and also include university students and interns.
Every spring, SSC sends out a touring group of 10 student actors and a stage manager to local schools in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. This program, Shakespeare to Go, performs a 50-minute version of one of the plays to be produced in the summer.
For further information, contact the Shakespeare Santa Cruz Office in the Theater Arts Center, (831) 459-2121, or visit the web site: shakespearesantacruz.org.
UCSC’s Bay Tree Bookstore is located in the Quarry Plaza complex in the center of campus, at the intersection of Hagar Drive and Steinhart Way. The bookstore serves as the campus resource for UCSC course materials, including new and used course books and customized faculty publications, general reading and reference books, a wide variety of school and personal supplies (including computers and computer supplies), and many other items such as backpacks, emblematic apparel, art supplies, posters, gifts, greeting cards, and academic regalia. Services include online reservations for course materials, student debit accounts, special ordering of books, book buyback services, fax services, and limited check cashing. The bookstore also houses the campus’s convenience store (the Express Store), Student ID Card Services, and UCSC’s Digital Copy Services (Express It!). For more information, call (831) 459-4544 or visit the web: slugstore.ucsc.edu/.
Child Care and Early Education Services offers programs for children of students, faculty, and staff. Enrollment is limited and early application is encouraged since most programs have waiting lists. Free or reduced rates are available to low-income students who qualify.
All programs offer nurturing, homelike environments that are safe and developmentally appropriate. The programs stress the importance of meeting children’s needs in all areas of development: social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative. The curriculum emphasizes play as a learning process and provides environments that are rich and challenging.
Programs are open to all children without regard to religion, color, ethnicity, gender, and
physical or mental ability. Full- and half-day schedules are offered. The majority of spaces are reserved for students who meet low-income requirements; these spaces are free or have a sliding-scale fee, depending on income. A few spaces with flat monthly fees are reserved for faculty and staff families. Fee-for-service spaces at a reduced rate may be available to student parents whose income exceeds state-subsidy requirements.
Information on all programs, fees, and applications is available from the Child Care and Early Education Services Office in the Community Building at Family Student Housing, (831) 459-2967, or e-mail childcareservices@ucsc.edu. Web: housing.ucsc.edu/childcare
Infant Toddler Center
Located in Family Student Housing, the Infant Toddler Center cares for children from 3 to 36 months. Small groups, low child-to-adult ratios, and primary caregivers ensure consistent and individualized care and nurturing. The Infant Toddler Center operates year-round, with closures for administrative holidays, academic breaks, and staff development.
Granary Child Development Center
Located near the main entrance to campus, the Granary Child Development Center provides care and education for preschool children ages 2–4 years. The Granary operates year-round, with closures for administrative holidays, academic breaks, and staff development.
Children’s Center
Located in Family Student Housing, the Children’s Center provides care for prekindergarten children ages 4 to 6 and after-school care for children in kindergarten. The Children’s Center program provides a rich curriculum that prepares children for kindergarten and school. The Children’s Center operates year-round with closure for administrative holidays, academic breaks, and staff developoment.
School Age Center
Located in Family Student Housing, the School Age Center is an after-school recreation program for children in kindergarten through sixth grade during the academic year. The program provides developmentally appropriate arts and crafts, life-skills and sports activities, occasional community outings, and quiet time for homework. Extended service hours are available on a preregistration basis for elementary school holidays or in-service days. An all-day Summer Recreation Program is also offered for children of UCSC students, faculty, and staff.
UCSC’s graduates—more than 70,000 of them—can maintain a lifelong connection to the campus through the UCSC Alumni Association. Through the dues they pay, Association members contribute to the living-learning environments at each college and the enrichment of the entire campus. Thirty percent of annual membership dues directly support student programs, special activities, and other projects at the colleges and campuswide.
The association promotes excellence at UCSC by making three annual awards. It supports students by offering two types of awards (college service and financial need), and enriches campus and college intellectual life through its Distinguished Visiting Professor program and endowment.
Hundreds of alumni return to campus during the annual Reunion Weekend to enjoy receptions, tours, panel discussions, and other programs through which they reconnect with old friends, faculty, and students. Thousands more reconnect through the association’s Online Community (alumni.ucsc.edu), which offers an online alumni directory, association event information and RSVP services, and much more.
Alumni are keenly interested in career issues. More than 1,000 of them act as career mentors online through the Online Community and Career Services’ Career Advice Network, and in person at the annual Multicultural Career Conference and similar events. The Alumni Association, in partnership with other UC Alumni Associations, brings politically minded graduates to Sacramento for an annual legislative conference aimed at increasing support for UC.
Alumni reconnect at events offered by regional groups across the nation and by six affinity groups.
Members of the Alumni Association enjoy a range of benefits. These include use of the campus pool and recreation facilities, an alumni affinity e-mail account, insurance coverage, use of a UC vacation center, UC Extension discounts statewide, library privileges across the entire UC system, the online Digital Library, invitations to alumni events, and more.
News of alumni is featured in the campus’s magazine, the UCSC Review, in the association’s exclusive membership newsletter, the Banana Slug Bulletin, and its e-mail newsletter, the eSlug Bulletin.
Information about the Alumni Association is available at its campus headquarters in the Carriage House, locally at (831) 459-2530, toll-free at (800) 933-SLUG, via e-mail at alumni@ucsc.edu, and on the web: alumni.ucsc.edu/.
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