Merrill Cultural Center

Name: AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony
Start: 2026-06-05T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-05T21:30:00-07:00
Location: Merrill Cultural Center

200 McLaughlin Dr
Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Get Directions

Events at this venue

February 2026
February 5 @ 4:00 pm

UC Santa Cruz NAI Chapter: From Campus to Commerce Winter Event

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

Join us for an engaging gathering at the intersection of breakthrough science and real-world impact featuring: A fireside chat with accomplished inventor and NAI Fellow David Schaffer – UC Berkeley Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Director of QB3, and Director of Bakar BioEnginuity Hub – with a conversation exploring translational research and commercialization successes […]

Free
February 24 @ 2:45 pm

Teaching Symposium — Teaching Week 2026

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

This is the kick-off event for Teaching Week 2026. The symposium will showcase the work of instructors (including grads, lecturers, senate faculty) presenting on a teaching innovation, activity, program, or scholarly work. Presentation modalities include posters and short spoken presentations. Application to Present RSVP here to attend

Free
February 26 @ 4:30 pm

Distinguished Teaching Award Lecture — Teaching Week 2026

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

Hybrid Event

Join us as Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Laurie Palmer, Professor of Art, shares her insights on teaching. This lecture is one of the key events featured in Teaching Week 2026.
Starting in 2018-2019, the Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching on our campus. This annual award is an opportunity to acknowledge the pedagogical contributions of our colleagues that include—but also go beyond—any one particular course. It seeks to recognize an instructor that has made significant contributions to educational equity within and beyond UC Santa Cruz.

Free to the public
June 2026
June 5 @ 6:00 pm

AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

Save 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 […]