Rainbow Slugs Staff Virtual Lunch Get-together

Hello! Please join us for a virtual lunch time hang-out so that folks can gather, decompress, and be in community. We encourage folks to eat their lunch while we meet, […]

Ecosystem of Care Webinar: Dining Services

The DSAS Ecosystem of Care webinar series continues with a spotlight on Dining Services—your guide to how students dine on campus at UC Santa Cruz. Designed for families, this session […]

Frosh, Friends, and Family: Welcome to the Sciences

This webinar welcomes incoming science students and families to the Sciences. Meet the Science Excellence team and learn about key summer events, advising support, and resources to prepare for a […]

Rooted in Nature Camping Trip

Rooted in Nature is more than a camping trip — it’s a intergenerational healing experience to reconnect with land, self, and community.

Free

CASPA 2025 Summer Symposium

Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Building AI-Native Data Centers The Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association invites you to join its annual all-day Summer Symposium where speakers will focus on Building AI-Native Data Centers: Innovations from […]

free

45th Annual Dickens Universe featuring ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’

Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

The Dickens Universe is a unique cultural event that brings together scholars, teachers, students, and members of the general public for a week of stimulating discussion and festive social activity […]

$410

Astronomy on Tap!

Abbott Square

Come ask our panelists your wildest questions about exoplanets!

Free!

ALEKS Math Placement for Science and Math Majors

Get introduced to ALEKS PPL, an essential online platform for assessing and strengthening your math skills. In this brief session, you’ll learn how ALEKS functions as both a placement assessment […]

The Curiosity Gala

Join us July 25th, 2025 for The Curiosity Gala! Don your finest Victorian attire and enjoy a night of lively entertainment including Victorian dance lessons, casino tables, a raffle, postprandial potations, and a live auction! Purchases from the evening’s activities will support The Dickens Project’s educational programs.

$50

Summer Session 2 Start!

Welcome to the start Session 2! You can add and drop classes until the deadline for each session. Remember, they come up quickly in a five-week course!

Birds & Blooms Tours

Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Birds and Blooms tours are back for the summer! Bird language coach Jeff Caplan is just back from travels and will lead Arboretum tours about South Africa and Australia. These […]

SOLD OUT: Floral Arrangement Workshop

Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

This workshop is full. Join Katie Wolf, creative director of Eothen event and design floral studio, for a morning of creativity and connection. Take what you learn in this workshop […]

Sliding Scale

Larsen, B. (CMPM) – Communal Narrative Play in Perennial Games

Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

Online communities tell stories with the games they play. As continual updates, recurring monetization, and platforms for community discussions have flourished, we have seen a rise in video games using […]

Exploring your science major

Choosing a major can feel overwhelming, but many science students share a common academic path in their first year. This session breaks down the similarities in core coursework, introduces the […]

Last modified: Oct 28, 2025