• Global Cafe: Holiday Treats

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

    Join Global Engagement for our monthly Global Cafe. Come stop by the International Lounge in Classroom Unit 101 for coffee, tea, refreshments, and community. This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members. Each monthly cafe is held on the following Wednesdays from 14:00 – 16:00: October 21 November 18 December 2 […]

  • Social Justice in Climate Finance Symposium

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

    December 4, 2026 at UC Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Campus The Social Justice in Climate Finance Symposium brings together global communities within and beyond academia to envision how to mobilize climate financing for the benefit of frontline communities. To meet our collective climate challenges, we must reimagine how billions of dollars are invested into building […]

  • 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 […]

  • Research Lunch & Learn: Employee Compensation Certification (ECC)

    Virtual Event

    Please join Office of Research and Enterprise Financial Systems experts for a demonstration of the new Employee Compensation Certification (ECC) system. Presenters will review how this change impacts our reporting/certification […]

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    For more than 40 years, UC Santa Cruz’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation has honored Dr. King’s legacy of freedom, equity, and human dignity. In its early years, the convocation hosted foundational movement figures and icons of the Civil Rights Era. As systemic inequities have evolved, so too has the scope of our speakers—welcoming […]

    Free
  • Distinguished Teaching Award Lecture — Teaching Week 2027

    Alumni Room 615 College Nine Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Teaching Award Lecture – 2027 Join us as 2025-26 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Emily Murai, Continuing Lecturer, Environmental Studies, shares her insights on teaching. This lecture is one of the […]

  • Join Us for the 24th Annual Practical Activism Conference

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

    Join us for the  24th annual Practical Activism Conference! Practical Activism is a free day-long conference featuring speakers, performances, interactive workshops, and a variety of hands-on creative activities and opportunities on a wide range of social justice issues. The conference serves to provide information, tools, and opportunities to generate local and global change. Practical Activism […]

    Free
  • Summer Session Enrollment Open

    Summer Session Enrollment Open
    Virtual Event

      Summer 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

  • Chemical Screening Center 2027 Symposium

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join the UCSC Chemical Screening Center on May 7, 2027 for our biennial symposium in PSB240. The event is free to all who register by April 15, 2027 (registration link will be available closer to the time, at csc.ucsc.edu). We are featuring a distinguished speaker, Dr. Ethan Perlstein, CEO of Perlara PBC, the first biotech […]

    Free