• User Experience and Web Design info session

    Design digital experiences people love to use. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, organizations need professionals who can combine empathy, usability, and aesthetics to create interfaces that engage and delight users. Learn how UX and web design specialists use research‑driven methods, prototyping tools, and inclusive design principles to build seamless digital experiences across platforms. Your […]

  • 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.
  • Cardiff Open House

    Cardiff House 114 Carriage House Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Cardiff Open House is an opportunity for campus partners and the greater community to visit the American Indian Resource Center's new shared location with the Women's Center at the Cardiff […]

  • Research Lunch & Learn: Research Security

    Virtual Event

    Join us on January 14, 2026, 12-1 p.m., for an overview of evolving research security expectations and how they affect proposal development, award management, and ongoing project compliance. Led by Jeffrey Weekley, Director of Research IT, Nutan Mellegers, OSP Associate Director, and Csilla Csaplár, AVC Research, this virtual session will discuss the Research Security Training […]

  • American Indian Resource Center and the Women’s Center Cardiff House Winter Welcome Open House

    Cardiff House 114 Carriage House Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Cardiff House Winter Welcome Open House is an opportunity for new and returning students, and campus partners, including staff, and faculty to visit the American Indian Resource Center and  the Women’s Center at the Cardiff House near the base of campus. Stay connected with our centers and the resources we offer by visiting with us […]

    Free
  • Successful Slug Workshop: Understanding & Using Your Syllabus

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

    Understanding & Using Your Syllabus Wednesday, January 14, 2:45–3:30 p.m. Location: ARCenter 203 Break down, understand, and use your syllabus as a tool for success. Successful Slug Workshop Series Join Learning Support Services (LSS) for Successful Slug Workshops on Tuesdays at 12 p.m. and Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. These 45-minute workshops are open to all […]

  • ECE Associate Teacher Info Session

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

    Start a meaningful career shaping young minds. With early learning programs in growing demand, educators who understand child development, curriculum design, and classroom dynamics are essential. The UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Early Childhood Education: Associate Teacher certificate builds foundational expertise in teaching infants through preschool‑age children, developing age‑appropriate curriculum, and collaborating with families and communities. […]

  • The art of interviewing: From good to great.

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

    Interviews are no longer just about resumes. In this section with PK Agarwal, dean of UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, we will dive into behavioral questions, storytelling techniques, virtual interview etiquette, and ways to stand out with authenticity and confidence. Learn to craft memorable responses to behavioral interview questions using proven storytelling frameworks. Understand what sets […]

  • Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World

    Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

    Free