UC Santa Cruz Alumni Programs
Once a banana slug, always a banana slug! From the moment students step on campus they become part of the UC Santa Cruz community for life—transforming from students to alumni.
The UC Santa Cruz Alumni community is over 100,000 strong—a network of dynamic, innovative, successful, philanthropic, and world-changing individuals around the world. UC Santa Cruz alumni are part of the 1.7 million University of California alumni living and working around the globe as leaders and contributors in our communities, businesses, and culture. UC Santa Cruz alumni are advocates, volunteers, supporters, friends, and ambassadors for their alma mater.
Opportunities abound for alumni to stay involved in the UC Santa Cruz community through networking, mentoring, attending events, volunteering, and engaging in philanthropic opportunities. Alumni stay connected through online alumni networks and social media. Programs like the Career Advice Network (CAN) and the annual Multicultural Career Conference create opportunities for alumni to mentor students toward success.
UC Santa Cruz Alumni programs are governed by the Alumni Council, an elected board of alumni volunteers. The Alumni Council seeks to build a robust connection between students and alumni, connect alumni where their passions are the strongest, and to strengthen the alumni network throughout the UC Santa Cruz community for personal and professional advancement. The alumni network supports students and alumni through the pivotal moments in life.
UC Santa Cruz Alumni promotes excellence through scholarships and awards. Alumni support student scholarships each year, including the Alumni Association Scholarship, College Service Award, Graduate Student Awards, and Leadership Service Awards Alumni enrich campus and college intellectual life and recognize and celebrate notable members of the UC Santa Cruz community by presenting two annual awards each year, the Alumni Achievement Award and Outstanding Staff Award, and by publishing articles about notable alumni in UC Santa Cruz publications. For information visit the UC Santa Cruz Alumni website.