UC Santa Cruz: Counting The Decades At Alumni Week

Press release from UC Santa Cruz:

March 07, 2022

UCSC used to be the brash upstart of the UC system. When it opened in 1965, much of the campus was still unbuilt, students were living in trailers, classes were being held in a sprawling field house, and the fledgling university was still making a name for itself.

“The milestone reunions have packed event lineups throughout the week, offering alumni a unique experience that will warm their hearts,” said Shayna Kent, executive director of alumni engagement at UCSC.

“The Crownies’ 50th reunion will include folk dancing around the fountain at Crown, bringing back a Friday ritual from when they were students,” Kent said.

Cowell College's Wednesday night reunion activities include emeriti faculty and small group discussions hitting on the theme at Cowell College, “the pursuit of truth in the company of friends.” 

The Natural History Field Quarter will present a small panel of alumni working in various natural history-related fields.

The event will cover a range of topics, including early-career advice, encouraging greater diversity, inclusion in various natural history-related disciplines, and more. It will also include an invitation for anyone hoping to come to the Natural History Field Quarter’s 50-year celebration event on June 3-5. 

On Saturday morning, Merrill College is celebrating the 12-year anniversary of the Focus on Africa program. There will be a reunion for Focus on Africa alumni who took the program from the years 2014 through 2021, as well as public recognition of the newly formed co-op partnership with University of Nairobi.

Visit the Alumni Week site for a full schedule of events. 

This press release was produced by UC Santa Cruz. The views expressed here are the author’s own.