UCSC Community Relations

Thank you, Congressman Panetta! We appreciate all you are doing to help secure #DoublePell

Happy 50th, #PellGrant! We've delivered our birthday card to Congress, celebrating this milestone and highlighting the importance of reinvesting in the program. Take a look at the card and help us spread the word ➡️ bit.ly/happybirthdayp… #DoublePell #PellTurns50 #UC4Pell

Superheroes, spaceships, and social wearables: An immersive, social STEM camp for middle school girls sparks interest, builds confidence in STEM, group communication, collaboration, problem-solving, technical design, coding, and user experience design. bit.ly/3rIAvHg

UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive will assume the role of incoming board chair for the @MBEPartnership working to achieve equitable economic development, high-quality educational and health-care systems, and environmental preservation for the Monterey Bay. go.ucsc.edu/3xKw0Qn

I recently toured the Armory Building in Santa Cruz with Mayor Sonja Brunner and Vice Mayor Martine Watkins to discuss what the city is doing to expand homelessness response efforts. I look forward to supporting them at the federal level as they tackle this ongoing crisis.

Announcing our new CEO to succeed Willy upon his retirement. Erica Padilla-Chavez will join SH as CEO July 18. SH will host a 50th anniversary party on July 21, which will include a celebration of service for Willy as well as an opportunity for people to meet Padilla-Chavez.

@UCSC & @CSUMB joined HACU’s Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education with 100's of other HSI's to express our support for more federal funding. Thanks to our amazing students for sharing their stories and @RepJimmyPanetta for your support of higher education & HSI students!

Our efforts to double the #PellGrant continue! Join us in asking Congress to make #DoublePell a priority in the next federal budget. Add your name and spread the word! #UC4Pell bit.ly/3JOpNWw

Congress is working on funding for the next fiscal year and we need lawmakers to make the #PellGrant a priority! Join our efforts by signing the petition calling on Congress to #DoublePell. #UC4Pell bit.ly/3JOpNWw

Let’s invest in the success of students and efforts to protect our communities from climate change. Will you ask lawmakers to provide critical funding for @UofCalifornia? bit.ly/35JpTzB #UCAdvocate #CAleg

📣 Lawmakers are debating the state budget today! Will you ask them to provide critical funding for @UofCalifornia? Let’s invest in the success of students & efforts to protect our communities from #ClimateChange. Send an email now! 📧 bit.ly/3B8vY4v #UCAdvocate #CAleg

Public health researchers from UCSC, Stanford, and UCSF published new research showing how racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths across California changed as vaccines became available starting in January of 2021. Read the full story in the comments.

An interview with @UCPrezDrake on leading during a pandemic, his priorities for UC and being on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall) bit.ly/3uo1ERL

In honor of Black History Month, today we honor artist ✨Jacob Armstead Lawrence✨ (9/7/1917 – 6/9/2000) who was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. #BlackHistoryMonth #art

.@ucsc Music Professor Karlton Hester has mixed feelings about #BlackHistoryMonth. The composer, saxophonist, and flute player believes that it’s important, but one month is not enough. bit.ly/3IZl9Ez

Register here for the event! #mlk #BHM specialevents.ucsc.edu/events/mlk/202…

Happy first day of Black History Month! Please join our 38th Annual MLK Jr. Convocation with speaker Dr. Ruha Benjamin, an incisive scholar of tech-reinforced racism on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

Join us for our 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation. A celebration of the life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by presenting speakers who discuss the civil rights issues of equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

As we honor the legacy and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr today, we invite you to get inspired to make change by taking a look back at UC Santa Cruz’s Martin Luther King Jr Convocations featuring Angela Davis, Alicia Garza, Robert Moses and more. go.ucsc.edu/33HCORQ