Campus Communications
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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.
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Guide to 2024-2025 continuing undergraduate student housing
On Monday, January 29, all undergraduate students currently living in university housing received this email update about the 2024-25 continuing undergraduate student housing process. This email includes information about housing information sessions, the application period, the housing waitlist, and off-campus housing resources.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Add/Drop/Swap and Undergrad Part-Time Deadline Extended
Dear UCSC Community, Due to the MyUCSC system outage, which began at 7:06 AM this morning and has continued throughout the day, the deadline to add, drop, and swap courses has been extended through 11:59 PM on Thursday, February 1, 2024. The Undergraduate Part-Time Program application deadline has also been extended to Thursday, February 1, 2024.…
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Planning for possible disruptions on Friday
There have been several posts on social media calling for a demonstration at the base of campus from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. While we do not know how the event will unfold, blocking entrances is disruptive activity and not legally protected speech or sanctioned labor activity.
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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.
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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.
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Section of Hagar Road closed
A section of Hagar Road between Steinhart Way and just above the East Remote Parking Lot will remain closed until further notice. The heavy rain appears to have caused damage to the road.
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Information security statement on generative AI
Although AI offers new and powerful capabilities for research and education, it also poses a potential risk to institutional data that UC Santa Cruz is legally and ethically obligated to protect.
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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.