• Optional Practical Training (OPT) Workshop

    Zoom

    Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You […]

  • Yoga As Healing

    Yoga As Healing
    Activities Room: Athletics & Recreation Center East Field House 451 E Field Service Road, Santa Cruz, United States

    Yoga As Healing is a 6-week trauma-informed yoga series offered by the CARE office for students at UCSC who identify as survivors of interpersonal violence. Led by CARE Advocate, Abbey […]

    Free
  • Power From Below

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    How do ordinary people organize themselves to confront the multiple, intersecting crises that characterize our moment? What are effective strategies and tactics for beating back the agenda of the billionaire […]

  • Exhibition—The Audacity to Create, works by BIPOC UC Santa Cruz alumni

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

    The Audacity to Create is an alumni exhibition showcasing the work of UC Santa Cruz Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) alumni Alejandra Chavez, Jorge Gomez-Gonzalez , Katie Dorame, […]

    Free
  • 2026 Fall (all-majors) Career & Internship Fair

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

    Undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni interested in pursuing careers in all industries are welcome to attend. Get the chance to meet recruiters from all industries/firms seeking to fill both internship, full-time, and part-time roles. Come take essential steps toward laying the foundation for your future career and potentially even land an interview!

  • SWANA Chats

    Rachel Carson College Red Room

    Come enjoy Southwest Asian & North African (SWANA) snacks and chai while we share an informal space to discuss SWANA community needs, mingle, and brainstorm collaborative efforts on Thursday, October […]

  • Waste Fest: a Sustainability Office event

    Porter College Quad

    The UCSC Sustainability Office is excited to announce Waste Fest, a fun, interactive event focused on reducing waste on campus! Join us for free food & drinks, tabling from campus […]

  • CSE Colloquium: “From Syntax to Taste”

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

    Presenter: Titus Winters, Adobe Abstract: Computing education has long emphasized intelligence, knowing how a thing works, over wisdom, knowing when to use it. We teach syntax, functional correctness, and the […]

    Free
  • Race the Flame – A Wildfire Preparedness Run/Walk

    Upper East Field

    Come and pick up your commemorative event shirt at the finish line on your way to the fair! Race Details Date: Oct. 17, 2026 Start Time: 8:00 AM Location: East Upper Field, UCSC […]

    $15 – $20
  • 2026 Harvest Festival

    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Connect with community on the campus farm at the annual Harvest Festival! Harvest Fest will have activities for all ages including face painting, flower pressing, pumpkin painting, cider pressing, tractor […]

    Free – $5
  • Trans and Queer Fall Mixer

    Porter/Kresge Dining Hall 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Trans & Queer Fall Mixer is UCSC’s annual queerlicious welcome event for new and returning students. Hosted by the Lionel Cantú Queer Resource Center, it is a festive night to connect with the rainbow community at UCSC and in Santa Cruz.   At TQFM, you will learn about resources, make new friends, and enjoy […]

  • Barnstorm Presents: 24-Hour Theater

    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Audiences are invited to attend the grand finale of a 24-Hour Theater process presented by Barnstorm at the Theater Arts Center at UC Santa Cruz.

    Free – $20
  • Barry Bowman Celebration of Life

    College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

    Join us to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Barry Bowman, Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology.