Author: Public Affairs
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Help represent UC Santa Cruz at the Watsonville 4th of July parade
UC Santa Cruz is looking for your help representing the campus at the Watsonville 4th of July parade.
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CIDER drone pilot program has trained 32 new commercial remote pilots in 2024 — application to join next year’s cohort opens in the fall
In 2024, the student cohort doubled from 20 to 40 students, and an agriculture-focused track was added alongside the general drone use track. CIDER invites all undergraduate students, regardless of their major, to learn more about the program and apply for next year’s cohort in the fall 2024.
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Thinking about Summer already? So is Summer Session.
As the dogwoods bloom across the UC Santa Cruz campus and we transition from spring to summer, it’s time for students to plan for Summer Session opportunities. Enrollment is now open, offering students an array of in-person and online academic opportunities.
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May 11 is “Clean Up Day” throughout Santa Cruz County
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in Santa Cruz County “Clean Up Day” on May 11. Organized by Trash Talkers, the goal is to make Santa Cruz County the cleanest county in the state. PitchinSantaCruz.org is inviting anyone interested in being part of the All County Clean-up Day to sign up.
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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.
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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.
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Kresge Renewal Project honored with top Bay Area architecture award
Studio Gang, an architecture practice, received the Honor Award for the Kresge College renewal project at the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects’s (AIA) 2024 Architecture Awards. The award, presented on April 18, is the highest accolade of the event.
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Power outage at the residential campus
The UC Santa Cruz residential campus is in the midst of intermittent power outages due to under voltage from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).
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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.
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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.
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Deer fawning season alert
Please be aware that spring is the prime birthing season for a wide variety of campus wildlife, including deer.
