2024  News Briefs

Classroom Emergency Preparedness workshop

A new workshop on Classroom Emergency Preparedness has been developed through a partnership between the Office of Emergency Management and the Teaching and Learning Center.

Campus celebrates “Bring Your Kids to College Day” on April 25

The UC Santa Cruz Student-Parent Organization is gearing up to celebrate "Bring Your Kids to College Day" on April 25.

Notice of Open Comment Period: Draft Fire Protection Policy

The Division of Finance, Operations and Administration is proposing revisions to the Fire Protection policy.

Chancellor’s innovation awards honor excellence in research, creativity

The 2023 recipients include innovators who have created breakthroughs in knowledge and technology that are improving our world, creators bringing forgotten history to life by merging storytelling, augmented reality, and holographic filmmaking, and community partners transforming lives and providing nourishment through job training, transitional employment, and organic farming.

Good turnout at Annual Teaching Week

The Teaching and Learning Center and the Academic Senate held the 2nd Annual Teaching Week at UC Santa Cruz.

Join DroneCamp 2024 and learn how to use drones for mapping and field data collection

CITRIS and the Banatao Institute’s CIDER Program invites you to join them at the 2024 DroneCamp, a collaborative five-day training program that covers everything you need to know to use drones for mapping and field data collection.

UC Santa Cruz joins consortium advancing Earth system science programs

UC Santa Cruz has joined a nonprofit consortium of 126 North American colleges and universities focused on research and training in Earth system science.

Deer fawning season alert

Please be aware that spring is the prime birthing season for a wide variety of campus wildlife, including deer.

Hahn Parking Lot 101 closure April 1 – April 19 

Between April 1 and April 19, as UC Santa Cruz welcomes over 10,000 admitted and prospective students and their families to campus, access to the Hahn Parking Lot 101 will be restricted during business hours.

Community encouraged to take precautions following a string of burglaries

The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is encouraging the campus community to take extra precautions following an attempted burglary and completed burglary of a campus mailroom and a string of car break-ins.

Nominations for the UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development are open until March 22

Designed for mid-career faculty and staff participants, and sponsored by the Office of the President, the program is open to all employees who are committed to the initiative's mission.

Dining Services opens Owl's Nest Cafe, located in Kresge College

Dining Services and the Division of Student Affairs and Success are pleased to announce the opening of Owl’s Nest Cafe. Located in Kresge College, Owl’s Nest provides food service Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Staff Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Staff Scholarship Program

Using funds raised during Giving Day from generous UCSC community members, UCSC career, non-represented staff can take courses, enroll in seminars and webinars, and attend conferences that support career advancement. Up to $500 per fiscal year will be reimbursed.

Vote for UCSC in STAT Madness 2024!

Vote for UCSC in the 2024 STAT Madness competition!

UC Santa Cruz-based center leads system-wide commitment to White House food security initiative

The Center for Economic Justice and Action (CEJA) at UC Santa Cruz will lead the University of California’s participation in the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.

Continuing student housing application period closes March 4

Deadline to register to vote in March primary is Feb. 20

February 20 is the deadline to update your registration online to vote in the March 5 California Primary Election. 

Office of Equity and Equal Protection announces new systemwide anti-discrimination policy

The Office of Equity and Equal Protection (EEP) is pleased to announce the issuance of a new systemwide policy on Anti–Discrimination.

Legal Studies major Lauren Elscott found her passion with music and events on campus

Lauren Elscott is senior in the legal studies program whose true passion lies in music and events. At UC Santa Cruz she discovered the electronic music minor and how to be involved on campus.

Join the Banana Slug art contest

Get ready to unleash your inner artist and celebrate creativity like never before. The Assembly Bill 1850 (AB 1850) Banana Slug Art Contest is here to bring a splash of color and imagination into your life.

The UCSC’s African American Theater Arts Troupe presents Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage

Light-hearted comedy captures the struggles of the formerly incarcerated staff as they hope for a better life

Breaking Records and Feeding Hope

Space Management Policy Update

March 5 is Election Day in California

UC Santa Cruz's second annual Teaching Week Feb. 26 - March 1

The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and the Academic Senate are delighted to present UC Santa Cruz’s second annual Teaching Week which will take place February 26–March 1, 2024. This is an opportunity for the entire campus to celebrate the many changes to the culture and practice of teaching and learning on our campus and to shine a light on all of the work so many of you have put into transforming your educational practices.

Campus division renamed to University Advancement

UC Santa Cruz has renamed the Division of University Relations to the Division of University Advancement.

UC Santa Cruz Summer Session offers exclusive tuition discount to California Community College students

UC Santa Cruz Summer Session is launching a new 50 percent per-credit Summer Session tuition discount exclusively for California Community College students.

Search launches for Associate Vice Chancellor for Colleges, Housing and Educational Services

The Division of Student Affairs and Success is pleased to announce the launch of a national recruitment for our associate vice chancellor for colleges, housing and educational services (AVC CHES).

The Department of Performance, Play, and Design depends on crucial funds from Measure 11

Many are hoping for an adjustment to Measure 11, which dictates the quarterly ticket price for all shows. If the measure makes it onto the ballot and passes it will bring in hundreds or thousands of dollars in revenue.

Institute for Social Transformation releases five-year impact report

UC Santa Cruz's Institute for Social Transformation is celebrating its five-year anniversary and released an impact report reflecting on progress thus far. 

UC Santa Cruz provides international travel support to campus community

UC Santa Cruz is now providing expanded services to faculty, staff, and students traveling internationally.

A new cohort of drone pilot students start in the 2024 CIDER Drone Pilot Training Program

The CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) welcomed its 2024 Drone Pilot Training Program cohort in an orientation session on January 8.

2023-24 CITRIS UC Santa Cruz Tech for Social Good Program's student project teams kick off

The 2023-24 CITRIS Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz started in January with kick-off meetings with the winning technology development track teams.

Faculty and staff invited to attend a student housing webinar on Feb. 7

Dave Keller, interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Colleges, Housing and Educational Services invites all faculty and staff to attend a housing webinar at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The webinar will provide updates about the continuing student housing process.

Music Professor Russell Rodriguez wins the Américo Paredes Prize

The American Folklore Society awarded UC Santa Cruz professor Russell Rodriguez the annual Paredes prize in recognition of his work in the arts with the local community and his contributions to folklore and tradition.

Institute of Arts and Sciences announces new interdisciplinary initiative on climate change

A new multi-year initiative will bring together arts and science to start a conversation about marine biology and the effects of climate change. The new exhibit is set to premier in 2025, and the project is already in progress as the Friedlaender lab collaborates with nationally recognized artists.

National Endowment for the Humanities gives $60,000 award to two UCSC faculty members

The National Endowment for the Humanities included two UC Santa Cruz professors in their most recent round of grants and awards. Drs. Jennifer Derr and Stacy Kamehiro are using their newly awarded funding to continue in the projects that focus on diverse groups and global impacts.

Tech insider Guy Kawasaki to moderate panel featuring Jeremiah Owyang and Luca de Alfaro

“Artificial Intelligence in the Academic and For Profit Environments” will be hosted at UC Santa Cruz’s Silicon Valley campus on Jan. 30, beginning with a reception at 5:30p. The panel will start at 6p. More details are available here.

Call for participation: Campus roads Bike and Pedestrian Safety Study

The University of California, Santa Cruz has recently launched the Campus Roads Bike and Pedestrian Safety Study to identify safety enhancements and develop conceptual street designs for key campus corridors.

Plan for Summer this Winter

UC Santa Cruz Summer Session offers courses spanning various disciplines each summer. The various sessions run from June 24 through August 30 and attract a diverse community of continuing students, visitors, and high school students. Explore the available summer courses at summer.ucsc.edu now and prepare for open enrollment starting on May 1.

Transfer Summit will convene to discuss transfer student experience

You are invited to attend the 2024 Transfer Summit on Friday January 12 from 2-5 PM at the Stevenson Event Center. The goal of the summit is to create a high-level shared understanding amongst faculty and staff of the many aspects of the transfer student experience.