October 2012 News from UC Santa Cruz

This month: Thousands of new students (and family members) came to campus for "move-in" activities in September, ushering in the 2012-13 academic year.

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Upcoming events

Founders Celebration 2012 [More]

The Details: special advance movie screening, October 4 [More]

Ken Norris Memorial Lecture, October 4 [More]

Showcasing photos from New Orleans, ongoing through November. [More]

What's happening on campus [More]

Newsletter archive

Banner photo

Welcome Week was a chance for new student Kelsey Metzger (second from right) to check out her new digs and start making friends. Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta

Return of the Slugs

Thousands of new students (and family members) came to campus for "move-in" activities in September, ushering in the 2012-13 academic year. [More]

Also Featured

State of the campus: Chancellor George Blumenthal celebrates achievement in special address to the campus. [More]

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Overseas ambassador: Linguistics grad headed to Germany on Fulbright Scholarship. [More]

ALUMNI UPDATES

Alumni Notes: What have you been up to? Share your latest news with your fellow Banana Slugs.

Regional events

Washington, D.C., All-UC Alumni Events
- All-UC Happy Hour, Thursday, October 11
  6:30 p.m. | Location: Email for more info
- UC Alumni Networking Night, Monday, October 22
  6 p.m. | Location: UC Washington Center
Alumni and friends of all University of California campuses and Stanford University in Taipei, Taiwan, October 18
Network with Banana Slugs in your area

Tell us what it means to be 100% Banana Slug. Use photos, video, quotes, prose, haiku, or whatever strikes your fancy! Visit bananaslugs.ucsc.edu

Information about Proposition 30, an initiative that would raise new state revenue. [More]

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