Ongoing

2026 Right Livelihood International Conference

Hybrid Event

The Right Livelihood International Conference is a five-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners across continents, the conference combines asynchronous learning with participatory dialogue and collaborative action. Rather than advocating specific outcomes, the conference positions education as a democratic […]

Flow and Friction Symposium: Media Practices Across Global Asias

Cowell Conference Room 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz

“Media Practices Across Global Asias,” a  graduate-student research cluster working across the History of Art and Visual Culture and Film and Digital Media departments, hosts their first symposium titled “Flow and Friction.” The day-long symposium is comprised of four panels with presenters from UC Santa Cruz and universities further afield in the U.S. and abroad. Three of the […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

Run Like a Slug 5k

Upper East Field

The UC Santa Cruz Department of Athletics and Recreation is proud to announce the second annual Run Like a Slug 5k. Banana Slugs can register here for the race. Get ready to embrace […]

Risk Services & Occupational Health’s Campus Wellness Fair

Upper East Field

Friday, May 15, 12:00 PM -2:00 PM Where:  Upper East Field The Risk Services & Occupational Health’s Campus Wellness Fair is a fun-filled event open to all students, staff, and faculty. It will showcase the many UCSC departments, programs, and resources on campus that help contribute to a culture of well-being on our campus. You […]

Demystifying Failure: The Necessity of Mistakes

Successful Slug Workshops
Academic Resources Center (ARC) 408 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz

In this workshop, you will: In this workshop, you will: Move from “failing” to “flourishing” by learning to reframe setbacks and build resilience in academia. The Successful Slug Workshop series, hosted by Learning Support Services Peer Coaches, are open to all UCSC undergraduate students and focus on academic skills and tools to support your success […]

STEM Culture Festival

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Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz

The STEM Culture Festival is returning to UC Santa Cruz on Friday, May 15 from 1-4pm in the Baskin Engineering Courtyard. Join us! This year, we’re expanding with even more performances, activities, and creative ways to celebrate UCSC’s vibrant, diverse, and excellent STEM culture!  What to expect: Cuban Dance Master Susana Arenas and her troupe […]

UCSC Graduate Research Symposium

McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz

Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor We are delighted to invite you to the 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium! This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, […]

FREE

2026 Graduate Research Symposium

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McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz

UCSC 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, talk, or mixed media presentation. The event is […]

FREE

Rasanblé/Rasanblaj: Call & Response

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz

Join us for an evening of call and response between Portsha Jefferson, dancer and artistic director of Rara Tou Limen, and artist-scholar Gina Athena Ulysse. Jefferson will offer a Haitian […]

CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza

Woodhouse Brewery 119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz

CMENA is proud to present AZA for our 2026 Spring concert. AZA weaves the rich musical traditions of North Africa’s Tamazight culture with contemporary global influences, creating a unique and captivating sound. Led by Moroccan-born musician Fattah Abbou, AZA blends the intricate melodies and dynamic rhythms of styles like Ahwash, Rwais, and Gnawa. The band […]

UCSC Concert Choir

Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz

UCSC Concert Choir

Free – $12