Student Experience
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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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Slug Gaming looks to level up presence on campus
Slug Gaming, a student group for casual and competitive esports players, want to increase campus support for their players and foster a strong sense of community for gamers at UCSC.
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Alumna’s gift extends legacy to support future Slugs
Linda Peterson aims to share the positive experience she had as one of UCSC’s pioneer alumni
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Students find support, success through Next Generation Scholars in Applied Mathematics program
Students have found success through the Next Generation Scholars in Applied Mathematics program, which provides students scholarships and additional support such as counseling and career readiness workshops
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Young alum creates bequest to empower future generations
Alumna Cassi Janakos, co-founder of a company offering corporate lactation programs, created an endowment for the UC Santa Cruz Feminist Studies Department with the aim of empowering other women as leaders and innovators
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Scholarship honors family’s humanities legacy
The roots of the Jay family tree are deeply seated in the Humanities Division.
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New scholarship supports under-represented students
Alum establishes establishes the Edith and Leon Rosenthal Memorial Diversity Scholarship to help high-achieving under-represented students from the Bay Area attend UC Santa Cruz
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Scholarship opens doors to the past for future archaeologists
Judith Habicht Mauche, professor emerita of archaeology, is a modern-day pioneer who has established an endowed scholarship that will preserve programs and experiences in human exploration and develop the next generation of UCSC-trained archaeologists
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Costumes get lead role
New gift from alumnus Jim Gunderson (Rachel Carson ’77, philosophy) ensures students have the opportunity to step into costumes that enrich their experience and enhance their performances.
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Do everything with love
Tiffany Harmon’s bequest to KZSC illustrates the alumna’s passion for contributing to causes she values
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Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in ocean sciences
Oceans Sciences DEI and Anti-Racism fund raises awareness about diversity in the geosciences and helps graduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed in the field.