Events

Operation Unplug! Pledge to Leave Campus Sustainability this Winter Break
2025-11-24 00:00 - 2025-12-23 23:59, 2025-11-25 00:00 - 2025-12-24 23:59, 2025-11-26 00:00 - 2025-12-25 23:59, 2025-11-27 00:00 - 2025-12-26 23:59, 2025-11-28 00:00 - 2025-12-27 23:59, 2025-11-29 00:00 - 2025-12-28 23:59, 2025-11-30 00:00 - 2025-12-29 23:59, 2025-12-01 00:00 - 2025-12-30 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) and 19 more dates | CA
UCSC Energy Management and the Sustainability Office are leading the first annual “Operation Unplug” campaign to conserve energy (and reduce greenhouse gas emissions) during winter break. Before leaving your residence hall, apartment, or office, please unplug any fridges or minifridges, computers and/or monitors, power strips, and all other energy intensive appliances or equipment! Take the pledge and/or upload a photo of what you unplugged to the campaign’s google form for raffle entries to win one of two $50 gift certificates. Recruit your friends and coworkers for an additional entry each and try to be the winning building (the building with the most participants is guaranteed one raffle winner)! Operation Unplug is open to all students, staff, and faculty. Be the slug that pulls the plug!

Merrill College Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program
2025-12-15 08:00 - 2026-01-23 17:00 | CA
The program offers Merrill students an invaluable professional opportunity: the chance to work closely with a faculty member and get the kind of experience and advice that can prepare students for graduate or professional school or a career. Students who participate in the program will be employed as Research Assistants.
This program enables Merrill College Faculty Fellows to benefit from paid research assistance from an undergraduate affiliate of Merrill College.
The application is submitted by the faculty member rather than the student.
For additional information and application: DEADLINE EXTENDED to January 23, 2026
Merrill College Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program

Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)
2025-12-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Jack Baskin Engineering, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064
During the chaos of a quarter, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences, classroom ideas, research on learning, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions.

Western Regional Hub: Undergraduate Success Group Meeting
2025-12-30 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Members of the hub’s working group focused on Undergraduate student success will meet to share ideas and strategize.
If you would like to be involved in the hub’s work, please contact Richard Raygoza at riraygoz@ucsc.edu
