2024
Alumni Profiles
- April 02, 2024
The Science Division announces recipients of Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dr. José de Jesús González, Dr. Maximiliano Mateo Cuevas, and Dr. Charles A. Lawson are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients for the Science Division.
- March 27, 2024
Championing inclusion: Nancy Kim’s leadership in UCSC’s resource centers
Nancy Kim graduated from UCSC in 1994, became the university’s founding Director of the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center, and currently serves as the Executive Director of Resource Centers.
- March 25, 2024
50+ years of memories: UC Santa Cruz Alumni Reunion Weekend
Alumni classes 1965-74 are invited to return to UCSC for a weekend filled with events, gatherings, and reconnecting. The class of 1974 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary milestone.
- March 13, 2024
UCSC Alumna Carolina Ixta debuts first novel
UCSC alumna Carolina Ixta debuts her powerful novel, Shut Up, This Is Serious: a coming-of-age story following two Latina teens in East Oakland.
- March 11, 2024
From start to finish: Alumni Association Scholarship paves the way for students in financial need
The UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund stands as a steadfast pillar of support, offering comprehensive financial assistance to students in need from their first year through graduation, ensuring every student's journey at UCSC is marked by opportunity.
- February 26, 2024
Alumnus James Dawes thrives in sustainable contracting and remodeling business with focus on reclaimed materials
UCSC alum James Dawes, founder of the successful contracting, demolition, and remodeling business PlaceMakers, takes pride in utilizing reclaimed materials and minimizing waste. Dawes credits his environmentally conscious business approach to the mindset cultivated during his college years.
- February 14, 2024
Alumna and award-winning author empowers the next generation
Renowned author and UCSC alumna Reyna Grande, recipient of multiple literary awards, traces her extraordinary journey to becoming a bestseller. Grande, now giving back to her alma mater through the Reyna Grande Scholarship, hopes to inspire Latinx students to pursue creative projects and amplify their cultural heritage.
- February 14, 2024
Slugs in love: Celebrating love stories from UCSC alumni
Fourteen alumni share how they found love as students at UC Santa Cruz.
- February 12, 2024
Innovation at the intersection: An alum’s trailblazing ventures in tech, film, and social change
Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler is an award-winning tech entrepreneur, a filmmaker and producer, a social justice advocate, and a scholar.
- January 31, 2024
Crafting smiles and setting records on the track: An alumnus’s unique dual-pursuit
Alumnus Leo Merle is juggling two major life goals: graduate from the University of Michigan with a doctorate in dentistry, and be the first American with cerebral palsy to run the 1,500 meter race in less than four minutes at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
- January 25, 2024
Coastal Science & Policy Program celebrates five years at UC Santa Cruz
Coastal Science and Policy Program Director Anne Kapuscinski reflects on the last five years and looks ahead to the future.
- January 16, 2024
On the frontlines of change
David B. Goldberg solidified his passion for organizing at UC Santa Cruz. Now, he is the president of the California Teachers Association, the largest teacher’s union in the state.
- January 16, 2024
Alumni and professor authors return to UCSC
Ten alumni authors and two former professors will be featured in the Creative Writing Program’s Living Writers Reading Series in Jan. through March.
- January 04, 2024
Pioneering perspectives
UCSC alumnus Bob Dodge belonged to the inaugural graduating class of UC Santa Cruz. He attests that the time he spent at UCSC was among the most transformative periods of his life.
