• The Mindful U: Finding Calm, Clarity + Connection in a Chaotic World

    The Mindful U: Finding Calm, Clarity + Connection in a Chaotic World With Jessica Sanam Hekmat Thursday, Sept. 30, 2025 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni This interactive session, led by career coach Jessica Sanam Hekmat, invites participants to pause and reset to cultivate […]

    Free
  • The World Cafe: Food, Tea, and Conversations that Matter

    Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall

    The World Café — food, tea, and conversations that matter. Every other Wednesday, 5–7pm, RCC Dining Hall. All students welcome, every college and major. Free with a meal plan, or pay at the door. This quarter: Sept 30 — Conversation Café: What conversations matter to you this year? Oct 14 — Activism Café: How can […]

  • BME 280B Seminar: Speaker Julian Lucas & Speaker Theo Kell

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Title of Talk 1: Enabling Population-Scale Analysis of Human Centromere Diversity Presenter 1: Julian Lucas, Graduate Student in Miga Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz Description: Centromeres are essential for […]

  • 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 must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end, or you will not receive credit […]

  • International Student Orientation Make-Up Session

    Virtual Event

    Greetings, New International Students! This session is designed for all new F-1 and J-1 international students that were not able to attend the in-person orientation. During this make-up session, you […]

  • Miriam Pawel – California Dreams

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Miriam Pawel for a reading and signing of her new book California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California—an epic story of one of the world’s elite public universities, its sweeping social impact, and hopeful lessons about endurance in troubled times. […]

  • Produce Pop-Up

    Produce Pop-Up

    Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to fresh, healthy, and affordable organic produce, with offerings sourced from the UCSC Farm and other local organic growers. Academic year hours and locations: Beginning Oct. 2 Wednesdays: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. […]

  • Slugs Campout

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Upper East Field

    5th Annual Slugs Campout Have you ever wanted to camp under the stars overnight after enjoying s’mores, hot chocolate, and smiles around a cozy campfire? UCSC students are invited to […]

  • UCSC Farm U-Pick

    UCSC Farm U-Pick
    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Come enjoy picking your own organic produce at the campus farm! When: U-picks will take place on Saturdays from 9am to 12pm through October 10. What: Enjoy farm fresh corn, […]

  • Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm

    Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Take a free, guided tour of the 30-acre organic UCSC Farm. Visitors can enjoy touring the organically managed greenhouses, hand-worked garden beds, orchards, row crop fields, and children’s garden, while learning about the history of the site and the basic concepts of organic farming and gardening. Perched on a meadow near the campus entrance, the […]

  • Make Your Resume Awesome!

    Career Success Student Lounge (125 Hahn) 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Does your resume need a little help? Are you unsure about where to start, or about how to make your resume absolutely fantastic? Join us for this 30-minute workshop to […]