Public Affairs

As we spend 2018 celebrating the Year of Alumni, I’d like to talk to you about what we’re doing to prepare ourselves to teach the next generation of students—our future graduates.

As a public university, UC Santa Cruz has a special mission to serve all Californians through research, teaching, and service.

Most of you probably already know that recreational use of marijuana became legal in California on Jan. 1, 2018, for those over the age of 21, through the passage of Prop. 64.

The Staff Advisory Board is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive for staff and faculty Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at the Stevenson Event Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To schedule an appointment, log on at: http://www.redcrossblood.org/ and enter the sponsor code: ucscsab or call 800-733-2767 If you have questions regarding your eligibility to…

If you have not had your flu shot it is not too late! Please make every effort to get your vaccination.

Welcome back for Winter Quarter and best wishes for a healthy and happy 2018! A new year means new beginnings, so I’ll jump right into an exciting initiative launching this week that will run throughout 2018.

On behalf of the university and the City of Santa Cruz, I encourage you to avoid downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween night and instead choose to be on campus in order to participate in one or more of the many programs offered throughout our college and residential communities.

The Chancellor’s Office and University Relations are sponsoring a contest to choose a photograph of UC Santa Cruz for Chancellor Blumenthal’s winter holiday card.