In-person Info Session – Japan Research Fellowships (JSPS)

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

Are you interested in funding for research, collaboration, and travel opportunities in Japan? Representatives from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) will be on campus for an in-person info session: When:  Wednesday, October 29, 2025  |  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: […]

Academic Senate Forum: Systemwide UCAD Work Group Interim Report

Virtual Event

Zoom Forum
We invite all faculty to provide comments and questions regarding the Academic Senate Task Force on UC Adaptation to Disruptions (UCAD) Charge, and UCAD Interim Report (July, 2025).
UCAD’s purpose was to develop response strategies that aim to uphold the teaching and education, research and discovery, and public service mission areas of the University of California in the context of disruptive federal executive orders, uncertain federal and state partnerships, and evolving shifts in the higher education landscape. The report makes interim recommendations related to four key categories:
Research Funding Assistance
Academic Personnel Evaluations During Disruptions
Program Resizing and Restructuring
Need for Flexibility in Course Offerings and Modalities

Creative Interventions (CI) Series

Creative Interventions (CI) is a community colloquium in contemporary creativity and creative practices that addresses the interconnected work of artists, designers, activists, and knowledge workers—and the intrinsic and transformative capacity of […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

Creative Interventions: “Asymptote” with Nora Khan

Nora Khan explores our personal relationships with computational systems through moments spanning from childhood gaming experiences to contemporary AI. The central metaphor of the “asymptote”—a curve endlessly approaching but never […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

Pokémon Makers Market

Porter College Quad

Catch the Pokémon Makers’ Market at Porter Quad! Shop student vendors, enjoy performances, join a cosplay contest, trade Pokémon cards, and compete in tournaments. Celebrate creativity and community with food, […]

Humanities Grad School 101

Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, United States
Hybrid Event

Are you an undergraduate student curious about graduate school in the humanities? Join this session to learn how to decide whether grad school is right for you and what you can do to prepare.

Queer Emergent: Scandalous Stories from Twilight of AIDS in Peru: Book Celebration and Conversation with Professor Justin Perez

Charles E. Merrill Lounge Rutherford House, Santa Cruz, CA

Join us as Huerta Center Faculty Awardee Professor Justin Perez (Latin America and Latino Studies Department) presents his new book, Queer Emergent: Scandalous Stories from Twilight of AIDS in Peru. In Queer Emergent, Justin Perez explores how advances in HIV prevention work alongside broader economic and political shifts in global health to shape queer subjectivities.

ABC Movie Night

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

Spend your Wednesday night at ABC Movie Night enjoying the film Sinners by Black filmmaker Ryan Coogler Wednesday, October 29 at 8:30 p.m. Porter/Kresge Dining Hall Free popcorn, refreshments, and […]

2025 USPA Postdoc Symposium

The UC Santa Cruz Postdocs Association (USPA) is excited to announce the 8th Annual UCSC Postdoc Symposium, happening Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Cultural Center at Merrill College. (See […]

Free

An Evening with Alice Waters

Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz are delighted to welcome award-winning chef and food activist Alice Waters for a discussion about A School Lunch Revolution, […]

Fright Night 2025

Oakes Learning Center

Head to the Oakes Learning Center for games, costume contests, and the chilling Fright Walk—plus meet campus resource centers along the way! You Belong Here: The programs and services described […]

Celebrate Halloween at the University Center Bistro!

University Center Bistro

Join us for a special themed menu, served 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Reservations are recommended but not required — save your spot at dining.ucsc.edu/ucen-bistro. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ You Belong Here: The […]

Welcome to the City: San Francisco

Candlestick Point SRA 500 Hunters Point Expy, San Francisco, United States

Join us for an Alumni Volunteer Day at Candlestick Point SRA with the California State Parks Foundation.

Fiesta on the Hill

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

Join Merrill and Crown Programs Offices for an evening of food, fun, and community. Enjoy tamales, Mexican corn, music, and piñata fun while connecting with fellow Slugs. This festive event […]

Día de los Muertos Ceremonia

When: Sunday, November 2, 2025 Where: Quarry Amphitheater, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, CA 95064 Time: 5:30-7:30pm, doors open at 4:00pm El Centro and the Quarry Amphitheater present Día […]

FREE
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