• Research Lunch & Learn: Effective award management

    Virtual Event

    Join the Research Financial Services and Extramural Funds Accounting leadership for a conversation about good internal controls and effective financial oversight of sponsored projects accounts. During this session, we will discuss the tools and resources that are available to ensure that we are good stewards of the funds entrusted to us. We will review when […]

  • September Slugs and Steins with University Archivist Kelsey Knox

    Virtual Event

    Slime is on Their Side: Celebrating 40 (Official) Years of the UCSC Banana Slug Mascot While rumors and stories abound about the sea lion vs. banana slug controversy of the 1980s, the full history of the banana slug as UCSC’s long-running student chosen mascot has rarely been explored. In honor of the 40th anniversary of […]

  • Sowing Sovereignty: Growing Seeds and Cultivating Resilience

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

    Join the Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) at the Hay Barn and UCSC Farm for a focused conversation on organic seeds — from seed economics and profitability to hands-on care and […]

    $75 – $99
  • International Student Orientation (ISO)

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

    Welcome new international students! International Student Orientation (ISO) is designed to help you get to know other students, learn more about the campus, and ease your transition to UC Santa […]

  • Slug Family Welcome

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Humanities Lecture Hall 206 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA

    Saying goodbye is a major milestone! Join us in Humanities Lecture Hall 206 after helping your student settle into their new home. These dedicated send-off gatherings give families a space […]

  • ISO San Francisco Day Trip

    Quarry Plaza Student Union, Santa Cruz, CA

    Welcome, New International Slugs! Come join International Student Services and Programming and fellow new international students on a fun day trip to the city of San Francisco. We will be traveling together […]

  • International Fall Welcome

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

    College Nine/John R. Lewis and International Student Services and Programming invites you to come celebrate the start of fall quarter at our annual International Fall Welcome! Swing by to meet […]

  • Miriam Pawel – California Dreams

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes 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. This event is cosponsored […]

  • Celebrating Agroecology: A book talk with Author Bruce H. Jennings

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

    Join us for a conversation with Author Bruce H. Jennings about his new book, Revolutionary Science: The Struggle for Agroecology in the Americas. About the book As the climate crisis becomes […]

    Free
  • AI Frontier Summit – Intelligence at Scale: Agents, Physical AI & Chips #SFTechWeek

    3175 Bowers Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95054 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    AI Frontier Summit 2026 brings together AI founders, researchers, investors, and industry leaders to examine how the next generation of intelligent systems is being built—from autonomous agents and physical AI to infrastructure innovations integrating GPUs, memory, photonics, and interconnect technologies. The summit connects technical breakthroughs with real-world deployment, business strategy, and investment opportunities. What You’ll […]

  • Min Jin Lee – American Hagwon

    Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Min Jin Lee, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, who returns with American Hagwon—a breathtaking contemporary epic, by turns […]

  • Race the Flame – A Wildfire Preparedness Run/Walk

    Upper East Field

    Race Details Date: Oct. 17, 2026 Start Time: 8:00 AM Location: East Upper Field, UCSC Entry Fee: Adults are $20 and kids 12 and under are $15 Register for the race today! In an […]

    $15 – $20
  • Harvest Festival

    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Connect with community on the campus farm at the annual Harvest Festival! Harvest Fest will have activities for all ages including face painting, flower pressing, pumpkin painting, cider pressing, tractor […]

    Free – $5
  • Dance Masterclasses with NBA Dancers Caroleen Chang (Golden State Warriors) & EJ Aban (Sacramento Kings)

    West Field House Rachel Carson College Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Come train with the UCSC Spirit Squad and our incredible masterclass teachers at our Fall Clinic on October 17th! We are hosting classes in contemporary with Caroleen Chang and hip hop with Emil “EJ” Aban! You won’t want to miss the opportunity to learn from these talented NBA dancers! Secure your spot! Find the registration […]

  • Lineages of Workers Inquiry in the U.S.

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

    The 1970s saw a burst of working-class struggle in the United States. In a moment of crisis, workers responded with courage and determination to fight back. A wave of strikes […]

    free
  • Seymour Center Homeschool Day: Spectacular Science

    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations, aquarium feeds, a scavenger hunt, and lots more. • Enjoy hands-on […]