
Student Experience
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Fall Move-In brings students back to campus
UC Santa Cruz welcomed thousands of students and families during Move-In 2025, filling residence halls and launching Slug Start, a six-week celebration of campus life.
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Slug Start 2025: A celebration of connection and belonging
Slug Start is a six-week celebration of campus life, packed with traditions, events, and opportunities to connect, belong, and thrive as students begin their Banana Slug journey.
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100 internships through Central Coast K-16 Collaborative open career pathways for local students
The Central Coast K-16 Regional Collaborative, led by UC Santa Cruz’s Educational Partnership Center, is funding nearly 100 paid internships that connect local students with career pathways in high-demand fields across the region.
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UC Santa Cruz GEAR UP and PVUSD mark 25 years of advancing student success
Since 2000, the partnership has provided tens of thousands of local students with academic guidance, family engagement, and strong community connections to help them prepare for college.
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Return to the Redwoods welcomes hundreds back for third year and first-ever ABC alumni reunion
Return to the Redwoods 2025 saw hundreds of alumni return to UC Santa Cruz for a weekend filled with celebration.
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UC Santa Cruz students discover sunflower sea stars keep kelp-hungry urchins at bay
Presence of well-armed predator may be one way to help decimated kelp forests recover
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UC Santa Cruz earns high marks in Princeton Review rankings
UC Santa Cruz has been named one of the nation’s top universities by The Princeton Review for 2025, earning national recognition for its exceptional financial aid, strong value, sustainability leadership, and stunning campus—affirming its reputation as a student-centered, socially conscious, and academically rigorous institution.
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Alumna wins first season of ‘Yes, Chef!’ on Peacock
UC Santa Cruz alumna Emily Brubaker won the first season of ‘Yes, Chef!’ against 11 other professional chefs.
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Meet your 2025-26 Alumni Council
Twenty-two members make up this year’s Council, with each councilor serving two-year terms upon being elected.


