• OLLI at UCSC Sunday Speaker Meeting

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

    Join OLLI for a social hour and presentation with Professor Benjamin Storm, “Remembering and Forgetting in the Digital Age,” as we discuss how new technologies have the potential to greatly enhance and expand the functioning of human memory, but they can also carry unintended consequences.

    Free
  • Queer Agroecology Day

    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Do you like… Queer joy? Food? Making plant dyed crafts? Dancing outside? Discussing intersections between agroecology and queer identity? Join us for the third annual Queer Agroecology Day, an event for the UC Santa Cruz student community presented by the Food Systems Working Group. For questions/accommodations email ucscfswg@ucsc.edu. This event is open to all students […]

  • Of Body and Soul: Politics and Eschatology in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean

    Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    This seminar explores how pre-modern debates over body and soulshaped political and eschatological thought in the Mediterranean. Each panel brings Jewish, Christian, and Islamic voices into dialogue, with Dante Alighieri’s oeuvre as a recurring point of comparison. Our aim is to situate questions of embodiment, psychology, soteriology, and collective destiny in light of their historical […]

  • Successful Slug Workshop: Defeating Academic Burnout with Self Efficacy

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

    Defeating Academic Burnout with Self Efficacy Tuesday, February 17, 12:00-12:45 p.m. Location: ARCenter 203 Learn how developing your self efficacy can combat burnout through a mindful reflection activity. Successful Slug Workshop Series Join Learning Support Services (LSS) for Successful Slug Workshops on Tuesdays at noon and Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. These 45-minute workshops are open to […]

  • Global Seminar: Mokuhanga Printmaking in Japan Info Session

    Virtual Event

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Tuesday, February 17th at 12:00-1:00 pm in Seminar Room D101 in the Art Department. Register Here  Earn 6 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Mokuhanga Printmaking in Japan this summer. This program is taught by Jimin Lee, Professor of Art. Quick Facts: Locations: Tokyo, Japan Course: ART 161J Mokuhanga: […]

  • Meet a Roomie: College Nine/John R. Lewis

    Meet a Roomie
    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Looking for roommates for next year? Hoping to add a roommate to a group or to join a group? Attend a Meet a Roomie event to connect with other continuing students who are interested in living in the College Nine or John R. Lewis College communities for the 2026-27 academic year. This is a casual, […]

  • Drop-In Figure Drawing

    Drop-In Figure Drawing
    Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Drop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is no formal lesson and only dry media is allowed (no paints). — ADVISORIES – These events contain mature content […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • CSE Colloquium – Query Optimization: How to design a Meta-Algorithm that designs Algorithms?

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

    Presenter: Mahmoud Abo Khamis, RelationalAI Abstract: Database systems have evolved from simple bookkeeping tools to comprehensive data analytics platforms capable of learning from the data and making business decisions. As a result, database queries expanded in their expressive power and applications to include tensor computations, constraint satisfaction problems, graph analytics, scientific computing, SAT solving, among […]

    Free
  • Info Session: Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register here Earn 10 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands in Amsterdam this summer. This program is taught by Nada Miljkovic, Entrepreneurship Instructor and Program Manager for UCSC’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development.  Quick […]

  • Career Success Drop-In Coaching at the Cantú Cabin – Winter 2026

    Lionel Cantú Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

    Drop-in with Career Coach & Engagement Specialist Bridge Kennedy to discuss Career Exploration, Job Search Strategy, Interview Prep, Grad School Prep, or whatever’s on your mind related to your career success! Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm Dates: Wednesdays, Weeks 7 & 9 of Winter Quarter 2026 2/18/2026 & 3/4/2026 Location: Cantú Queer Student Resource Center, Merrill […]

  • Fetishized Book Talk with author Kaila Yu

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join AA/PIRC on Wednesday, February 18th from 5-7pm at Namaste Lounge for a conversation with Kaila Yu, former model and author of Fetishized, to discuss her experience being an object of Asian fetish and how media, pop culture, and colonialism contribute to the oversexualization of Asian women. AA/PIRC will be giving out 20 copies of Fetishized at our event, where you […]

  • Lunar New Year Celebration

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

    Celebrate Lunar New Year at UCSC at our annual celebration hosted by ISSP and C9/JRL.

  • Exhibition—The One with the Manes, works by Yasmine Benabdallah

    Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    A multimedia exhibition by Yasmine Benabdallah, Film and Digital Media PhD candidate, explores a shared history between Morocco, Brazil, and Portugal through video installations, photographs, and watercolors. More information about the artist. Admission – FREE and open to the public. – Gallery hours are Mon.–Sat., noon–5:00 p.m. – More Gallery information here. Full schedule of […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Mental Health First Aid Certification

    Mental Health First Aid Certification

    Thursday, February 19, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Register for the Zoom link Be prepared to support those around you by getting certified in Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid teaches the skills needed to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, as well as […]