Student Experience
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UC Santa Cruz Alumnus Marty O’Reilly takes the stage on The Voice
Marty O’Reilly (Kresge ’12, environmental studies) turned three out of four judges’ chairs during The Voice blind auditions.
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UC Santa Cruz earns Seal of Excelencia recertification for student-centered approach
UC Santa Cruz is one of 18 colleges and universities to earn the Seal in 2025, reaffirming its place in a group of nearly 50 institutions that are taking responsibility for advancing student success.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Tanner Rowland at the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Tanner Rowland (Cowell ’24, politics) works as a congressional aide in the U.S. House of Representatives under the Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Ricardo Esquivel at Microsoft
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Ricardo Esquivel (John R. Lewis ’24, computer science) works as a software engineer at Microsoft.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Arsema Moges at Apple
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Arsema Moges (College Nine ’24, technology and information management) works as an engineering product manager at Apple.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Jane Grantham at Warner Bros Entertainment and fortyseven communications
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Jane Grantham (Porter ‘24, art and design: games and playable media) held a contract role with Warner Bros Entertainment and recently started a new position at fortyseven communications.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Ryan Haraden at Georgetown University Law Center
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Ryan Haraden (Stevenson ’24, intensive psychology) is a J.D. Candidate at Georgetown University Law Center.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Danny Cruz at University of Michigan Medicine
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Danny Cruz (Porter ’24, biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics) is a Cellular and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Student at University of Michigan Medicine.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Ciara Bolt at UC San Francisco and Natera
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Ciara Bolt (Kresge ’24, molecular, cell and developmental biology) worked as a Junior Specialist in the Sil Lab at UC San Francisco and now holds a position as a research associate at Natera, a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ…
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Smeet Mehta at 100x.VC Mumbai
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Smeet Mehta (Crown ’24, philosophy) works as an analyst at 100x.VC—an early-stage venture capital firm based in Mumbai—to help startups get the funding they need to start their journeys.
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Opening Doors: The Sergio Klor de Alva Memorial Scholarship
After losing her 24-year-old son in 2016, Julie Lawes transformed her grief into mission: creating a memorial scholarship in his name. The Sergio Klor de Alva Memorial Scholarship helps UC Santa Cruz students pursue life-changing experiences—a legacy born from a mother’s love and her son’s keen insights.
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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.