• College Night: Back to the Past

    College Nights
    College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

    College Nine and John R. Lewis College, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present “Back to the Past” an exploration of activism through the decades. Join us Tuesday, January 27 from […]

  • How to Optimize Your Career Fair Experience

    Virtual Event

    Interested in attending one of our upcoming career fairs but not sure what to do once you’re there? We can help with that!

    Join us for this webinar on Tuesday, January 27th from 5:30-6:30 to learn about how to make the most out of the experience. You get answers to these questions
    – What should you do to prepare in advance?
    – How should you engage with recruiters and other attendees?
    – Are there any practices or strategies to be mindful of before, during, and after?
    Plus much more…

    Career fairs can be a solid way to engage with recruiters to learn about job and internship opportunities as well as get an idea of what it’s like to work in a field that you might be interested in. Having a solid understanding of how to navigate your experience can help make a huge difference.

  • 42nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation

    Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 307 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA

      The Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation honors and celebrates Dr. King’s legacy while addressing the ongoing struggles for equity, justice, and freedom. This year’s keynote will feature Larry McDonald, a […]

  • Petals and Pours

    Join AA/PIRC on Tuesday, January 27th from 6-7:30pm at Terry Freitas Commons to learn about the origins, history, and issues surrounding tea as we taste different teas from Asia (including […]

  • 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.
  • STEM Career & Internship Fair

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    If you are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or research, then take advantage of this opportunity to meet recruiters from companies looking to fill various positions (both technical and non-technical). Learn more about internships and full-time career opportunities. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent alumni are all welcome to attend!

  • International Market Fair

    Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:

    Participate in an international-themed fair and win free snacks from around the world

  • Decolonizing Education with Annamarie Chavez

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join our conversation with, fourth-year UCSC student Annamarie Chavez as she aims to spread awareness around colonial practices within higher educational systems like universities while challenging those institutions to bring indigenous perspectives and practices to the forefront.

    Free
  • Ancestral Algorithms: Indigenous Virtual Realities & the Ethics of AI

    This talk explores how Indigenous analytic and ancestral technologies, rooted in technē as craft, knowledge, and skilled practice, inform contemporary digital forms such as Virtual Reality and AI. It traces how ancestral memory is transferred, adapted, and sustained across generations through decolonial and anti-colonial frameworks, while critically engaging both the generative possibilities and the structural […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • The Sheikh’s Jews: Muslim-Jewish Relations in Interwar Algeria

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

    The Center for Jewish Studies presents, The Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies. Until the middle of the twentieth century, Algeria hosted an array of Jewish communities—some deeply-rooted, others […]

  • Business, Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities Career & Internship Fair

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni interested in pursuing careers in business, arts, social sciences & humanities industries are welcome to attend. Get the chance to meet recruiters from many industries/firms seeking to fill 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!

  • Allen van Gelder Memorial

    University Center University Center, Santa Cruz, CA

    You are cordially invited to an event celebrating the life and research legacy of Allen van Gelder, who passed away in April 2025 after 37 years of dedicated service to […]

  • UC Center Sacramento Information Session

    Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:

    A representative from the UC Center Sacramento (UCCS) program will be at UCSC to host a UCCS overview information session. If you are interested in learning more about this impactful […]

  • Fanon in Documentary Film: Algerian Legacies

    Communications Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Film Screening and Panel Discussion:  5:30-7pm, Communications 150, Studio C Reception:  Communications 139, 7-8pm Marking the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s birth, the Center for Middle East and North Africa is […]

  • Pesticide Impacts in and around Monterey Bay lecture

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    The short- and long-term health impacts of pesticide use for local communities on land as well as in the ocean are addressed in a conversation with Yanely Martinez, Katherine Gabriel-Cox, Adam Scow and Logan Pallin. This event is presented as part of as part of the Intersections of Climate Change series, and is organized with […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • AI Workshop Series: AI in the Semiconductor Industry

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

    Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the semiconductor industry—from design to manufacturing. In this AI workshop, students will examine how AI is being applied to chip design, Electronic Design Automation […]

    $145