Campus Communications
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Planned PG&E power outage Sunday, September 7
To provide permanent power to the new Family Student Housing and child care center project at Hagar and Coolidge drives, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must connect the site to UC Santa Cruz’s primary substation.
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2025-26 winter curtailment and holiday dates
Winter curtailment and holiday dates for 2025-26 are announced and include three additional winter curtailment days.
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Phishing attacks targeting UCSC employees and students
More than 300 UC Santa Cruz employee and student email accounts have been compromised through phishing attacks. ITS is taking steps to intercept and prevent these attacks.
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Notice of new policy: Interim Major Events
The Division of Finance, Operations, and Administration has launched a new Interim Major Events policy—effective for all events on or after September 1, 2025—that expands and replaces the previous student-focused policy to better coordinate large campus gatherings through a centralized planning website, event calendar, and updated approval process.
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Applications are now open to students interested in the CIDER Summer Drone Pilot Training Program
UC Santa Cruz’s CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) is offering a Summer Pilot Training Program that provides hands-on drone training and research opportunities in agriculture and climate science for students, along with FAA certification support and a $1,200 stipend.
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Police Department arrests suspect in voyeurism and theft investigations on campus
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with multiple campus incidents that occurred between February and May 2025.
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New federal rules for digital accessibility, deadline April 2026
Starting April 24, 2026, federal law requires UC Santa Cruz to make all of our digital content accessible to people with disabilities.
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Arboretum to use alternate entrance during construction
Visitors will be able to access the Arboretum through the interior side of the residential campus.
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Timely Warning Crime Bulletin: Weapons Violation
This Timely Warning crime bulletin is being issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act).
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CITRIS invites applications for research support through Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P)
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz invite UC Santa Cruz principal investigators to apply for research support through the Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P), previously known as the CITRIS UCSC Campus Seed Funding Program.
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Dear Slugs | Dean of Students Newsletter | June 2025
Wishing you strength for finals, congratulations to our graduates, and gratitude to all who participated in this year’s record-breaking campus elections.