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SUMMARY:$ustainable $lug Fund $howcase
DESCRIPTION:$ustainable $lug Fund $howcase\nConnects Students with Three Major Campus Granting Bodies \nFree Food!\nAn upcoming campus event brings together the Carbon Fund\, Campus Sustainability Council\, and the Earth Futures Institute Fellowship to showcase sustainable student funding opportunities.\nStudents and campus community members with a vision for environmental impact are invited to the $ustainable $lug Fund $howcase on Oct. 13th\, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. This free event serves as a central hub for students and staff to discover\, navigate\, and secure funding across UC Santa Cruz’s major sustainability grant programs.  \nDesigned to demystify the funding process\, this showcase brings representatives from three key campus granting bodies directly to students in one collaborative space: \n\nThe Carbon Fund: Supporting projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, conduct relevant research\, or carry out education and behavioral change programs. \nCampus Sustainability Council (CSC): Funding student-initiated programs that promote environmental stewardship and social justice on campus.\nEarth Futures Institute Fellowship: Fostering innovative\, interdisciplinary research and fellowship opportunities focused on long-term planetary resilience.\n\nAttendees will: \n\nLearn which of the three funding streams best matches your project’s goals\, scale\, and focus area.\nAccess a clear timeline of upcoming submission cycles to ensure proposals are turned in on time.\nUnderstand the evaluation criteria and voting priorities used by selection committees to build a competitive application.\nReview past funded projects to spark fresh ideas and see how previous student leaders turned grant dollars into campus impact.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ustainable-lug-fund-howcase/
LOCATION:Namaste Lounge\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Reshaping representation: Midterm elections and emerging district map battles
DESCRIPTION:Congressional elections are central to American democratic representation. Their importance underpins recent concerns about partisan gerrymandering in the states and makes civic participation even more critical given the narrow majorities in Congress. Indeed\, the outcome of congressional elections has significant consequences for whose voices are reflected in state and federal policymaking\, especially when both parties have used redistricting strategically to improve their electoral prospects. In advance of the 2026 midterm elections\, this event will contextualize past redistricting efforts and explore some of the most pressing threats to today’s electoral process. Our panel will discuss the long history of redistricting in the United States\, differentiate between racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering\, discuss the intersection of race and partisan objectives\, highlight the role of recent state independent redistricting commissions and California’s Prop 50\, along with exclusionary changes to the Voting Rights Act and recent actions taken by the Supreme Court. You will not want to miss this informative discussion as you prepare to participate in these important elections. \nThis event is the first in a series of 2026-27 Resilient Democracy events brought to you by the Institute for Social Transformation. \nFree and open to the public with registration: RSVP HERE to attend in-person or virtually. Questions? Contact transform@ucsc.edu. \nModerator \n\nMelanie Springer\, Associate Professor of Politics (UC Santa Cruz)\n\nPanelists \n\nSonal Shah\, Board Chair of Consumer Reports and Senior Advisor for Results Prism Advisory\nElspeth Wilson\, Assistant Teaching Professor in Politics/Legal Studies (UC Santa Cruz)\nErik J. Engstrom\, Professor of Political Science (UC Davis)\n\nStudent Q&A Moderators \n\nAngela Navarro\, double major in Legal Studies and Politics (Stevenson College ’28). Angela interned for THE-TEAM as a Social Impact Intern\, and founded Women in Law\, the first women-focused pre-law organization at UCSC.\nNidhi Bhat\, politics major (Cowell College ’28). Nidhi interned with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage this past spring and summer and participated in the UC Washington DC (UCDC) Program.\n\nCo-sponsored by: UC Santa Cruz Institute for Social Transformation\, Politics Department\, Legal Studies Program\, Chancellor’s Office\, Merrill College\, Office for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, and The Humanities Institute. \nRegister to vote! On November 3\, 2026 there will be a General Election. Make sure you are registered to vote. You can get more information on the California Secretary of State website or the Santa Cruz County Elections Department. UCSC students\, click here for information on how to vote on campus.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/reshaping-representation-midterm-elections-and-emerging-district-map-battles/
LOCATION:Namaste Lounge\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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