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UCSC Chamber Singers
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CAUCSC Chamber Singers
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Summer Live in the Schedule of Classes
The Summer Session Schedule of Classes goes live today. Explore course descriptions, prerequisites, and meeting times to start planning early for summer enrollment. Email summer@ucsc.edu with questions or call 831-459-5373.
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Summer Live in the Schedule of Classes
Summer Quarter courses are now live in the Schedule of Classes. Students can browse offerings, check prerequisites, and begin planning for summer enrollment.
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Karen Russell – The Antidote
Bookshop Santa CruzBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author Karen Russell (Swamplandia!) for a discussion about her latest novel The Antidote, which will be available in paperback on the night of the event. “The Antidote blends speculative and fantasy elements with rich language and vivid characters in an effort not to escape reality but to comment even more thoughtfully on […]
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Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)
Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAThis quarter, make time for you, for reflection, and for community!
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Undiscovered Shakespeare: The Two Noble Kinsmen – Episode III
Shakespeare returns to the characters and themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in what may have been the last play he had a hand in writing: The Two Noble Kinsmen. This time, however, the story of Theseus and Hippolyta, the disorienting experience of adolescent sexual desire, and the conflict of duties to sovereigns, parents, friends, and spouses are […]
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Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Bleak House
Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! Join the Pickwick Club for a series of discussions about ‘Bleak House.’
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Cultivating A Healthy Work/Life Balance
Is it possible to build a life that feels successful and sane—both professionally and personally? Do you ever feel like there’s always too much to do, at work and at home, leaving you stressed and out of balance? Or maybe you’re not there yet, but you want to ensure you never reach that point. Be […]
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From upskilling to career shifting: Education that moves you forward
Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesJoin Dean PK Agarwal in this hybrid session as he explores how professional certificates, bootcamps, and extension programs can create new pathways for career growth. Learn how flexible education models help adult learners and working professionals build momentum and navigate change with confidence. You’ll gain insight into how to: Use flexible learning options to support […]
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Oceans of Dissent: Towards a Feminist Commons Workshop
Humanities 1 Building 420 Hagar Drive, Santa Cruz, CAWe gather to forge new vernaculars of the geopolitical, to assemble spatial imaginaries of the “oceanic” that refuse rather than relent to the insistent march of capital and empire. To dissent here is an invitation to think more about the messiness and stuckness of our intellectual labors across histories of slavery, indenture, colonialism and more. This event is open to the campus community. Further details about registration to come. With questions email Sadie Lynn at sklynn@ucsc.edu This […]
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Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum
Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CAThe first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. See dates and times UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is open. NOTE: Due to […]
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Find Your Path! 2026
Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CAFind Your Path
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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2026
Join your classmates back at UC Santa Cruz for Alumni Reunion Weekend, April 24–26, 2026. This annual celebration honors the pioneering classes of 1965–1976 and the mark you have left on our campus and the world. Reconnect with classmates, celebrate your achievements, and enjoy time among the redwoods. Whether you never left or you haven’t […]
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Spring Plant Sale
Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesStock your garden with premium organic seedlings while supporting student education! Browse a huge variety of flowers, vegetables, herbs, and strawberries—all grown by UCSC Farm staff, students, and volunteers in our greenhouses. Proceeds support the Center for Agroecology’s hands-on learning programs. Full list of varieties coming soon. Special Perks: Friends of the Farm & Garden […]
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Summer Session Enrollment Open
Virtual EventSummer Session enrollment is now open! All continuing students can add classes in MyUCSC. Incoming students must register to enroll. Get ahead on your degree, explore new subjects, or catch up on requirements. Financial aid is available. Learn more and enroll at summer.ucsc.edu
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AA/PI/SWANA Heritage Night Market
Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CASave the date and join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC) on Friday, May 8th from 5-9pm at the Quarry Amphitheater as we celebrate Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Southwest Asian & North African Heritage with a Night Market! More details about our second annual AA/PI/SWANA Heritage Night Market are coming soon. This FREE […]
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52nd Annual Print Sale
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAThe 52nd anniversary of the UCSC Print Sale runs in conjunction with the Art Department’s Spring Open Studios. Hundreds of original prints will be for sale in a variety of media at this two-day event, including: Woodcuts Lithographs Etchings Photo-based prints Screen prints And more! All proceeds benefit art students: 80% of proceeds go to […]
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Spring 2026 Open Studios
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAArt Department students exhibit their art work throughout the studios and classrooms in the Visual Art Center at UC Santa Cruz.
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AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony
Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CASave the date and join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC) on Friday, June 5th from 6-9:30pm at the Merrill Cultural Center! Doors open at 5:30pm, with our ceremony beginning at 6pm. Come celebrate the graduating students who have contributed to the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Southwest Asian & North African (AA/PI/SWANA) community at UCSC. Our ceremony […]