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Engagement & Feedback

Student Survey: Share Your Advising Experience

The Student Survey is now closed. Thank you for your feedback - Survey Snapshot can be found here (n=474 responses).

Tell us what it is like to find advising support, learn about academic opportunities, and figure out next steps at UCSC.

This quick five-question survey asks about your experience with advising, academic opportunities, and what would make UCSC easier to navigate.

Complete our survey by April 26th to enter the raffle for one of two $50 Amazon gift cards. The survey closes May 7th.

Congrats to Chloe & Arman, recipients of the gift cards!

Student Consultations & Focus Groups

Student Town Hall #1 | March 2, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Student Focus Group #1 | April 9, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Divisional Deans’ Advisory Committee - PBSci | April 16, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Student Focus Group #2 | April 16, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Student Focus Group #3 | April 21, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Zebra Club Student Group | May 1, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

ITS UX Research Pool - Student Feedback | May 2026

Student Union Assembly (SUA) including Big 5 Student Organizations | TBD

Student Town Hall #2 | TBD

Staff & Faculty Consultations & Focus Groups

CODA (Coalition of Departmental Advisors) Meeting #1 | March 19, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

All-Advisor Watercooler Wednesday | March 25, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Divisional Leads Meeting | March 26, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

CAAD - College Assistant Director Meeting | April 2, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Council of Provosts: Advising Sub-Committee Meeting | April 6, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

All-Advisor Watercooler Wednesday | April 8, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

CAC - College Advisor Connection Meeting | April 9, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Undergraduate Academic Advising Council Meeting | April 13, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Student Success & Equity (DSAS) Leadership Meeting | April 15, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

CODA (Coalition of Departmental Advisors) Meeting #2 | April 16, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Enrollment Management Leadership Meeting | April 16, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

AMP / Department Managers Meeting | April 23, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

Open Faculty Meeting | April 24, 2026 (Consultation Summary)

CEP / Senate Consultation Meeting | April 29, 2026 (Presentation)

CODA/CCAAD All-Advisor Meeting | May 14, 2026

College Advising Assistant Directors / Divisional Leads Spring Quarter Meeting | May 14, 2026

* Consultation Questions for Advisors

* Consultation Questions for Campus Partners

* Consultation Questions for Faculty

Your Voice Matters

The feedback form is now closed. Thank you for your thoughts and input!

Share your thoughts, experiences, concerns, and ideas at your own pace. You may submit feedback anonymously or under your name.

Form submissions will be accepted through Thursday, April 30th, 2026.

Mid-Point Snapshot

This mid-point snapshot provides an update to the CP/EVC and VPDUE-GE, summarizing progress to date, emerging themes, and the key directions taking shape across the initiative.

Call for Student Focus Group Participants

The Transforming Advising Workgroup is inviting current undergraduate students to participate in upcoming focus groups about Designing the Future of Undergraduate Advising at UC Santa Cruz. We want to hear your honest opinions and experiences to help us understand and improve academic advising at UCSC.

The Details:

When: April 9th at 2pm, or April 16th at 2pm, or April 21st at 4pm
Location: in-person at Baobab Lounge (Merrill College)
Who: Current undergraduate students
Time Commitment: 1 hour
Compensation: As a thank you for your time, participants will receive a $10 amazon gift card

If you are interested in participating, please fill out this short questionnaire so we can find the right mix of students. We will confirm your selection and send a calendar invite the day before.

For the April 9th group, fill out this form by April 7th.
For the April 16th group, fill out this form by April 14th.
For the April 21st group, fill out this form by April 19th.

Questions? Email advising@ucsc.edu.

Transforming Advising Student Town Hall

Students are invited to a Transforming Advising Student Town Hall on Monday, March 2nd from 4:30–5:30 PM in the Namaste Lounge.

This town hall will introduce UCSC’s Transforming Advising initiative and create space for students to share feedback, questions, and ideas about how advising can be clearer, more connected, and more supportive.

Transforming Advising is grounded in lived student experience, keeping the student journey at the center of what we discuss, prioritize, and create. Student perspectives are integral to inform this work.

Food and snacks will be available. All students are welcome!

Call for Sub-Committee Membership Nominations

The Sub-Committee Feedback Form is now closed. Thank you for your interest and support!

This form allowed members of the UCSC community to nominate someone (including yourself) to be considered for one of the Transforming Advising thematic sub-committees. Sub-committees will help develop recommendations grounded in student needs, on-the-ground experience, and practical implementation considerations.

Submission of this form indicates interest in being considered; it does not guarantee placement.

Form submissions will be accepted through Friday, January 23, 2026.

How Your Perspectives Inform This Work

Restructuring undergraduate advising will affect every student, advisor, and the many people who support students every day. To design a model that truly reflects our campus, the Transformation Workgroup needs to understand the advising landscape from multiple perspectives: student experiences, academic advisors’ practice, and the insight of staff and faculty who work closely with students.

We are committed to a process that is informed by the people who use, provide, and partner with advising services.

Ways To Engage

We know that people feel comfortable sharing input in different ways. Feedback in all forms is welcome, including:

Online feedback form
Share comments, concerns, or ideas at your own pace. You may submit feedback with your name or anonymously.
Listening sessions and focus groups
The Working Group and its subcommittees will host targeted sessions with students, academic advisors, staff, and faculty to hear more detailed stories and suggestions.
Open forums and town halls
Campus-wide sessions will offer space to learn about emerging ideas, ask questions, and react to draft recommendations.

This site will be updated to reflect scheduled listening sessions, focus groups, open forums, and town halls.

Our Commitment to Inclusive Engagement

We recognize that not everyone has the same time, comfort, or access to participate. As this work moves forward, we aim to:

Offer multiple ways to participate, both in person and online.
Create spaces where disagreement and critique are welcomed and taken seriously.
Seek out voices that may not be represented on formal committees, including students and staff who are often underrepresented in planning processes.

If you encounter barriers to participating or have suggestions for how engagement can be more inclusive, please reach out to co-chairs Yunny Yip (ydyip@ucsc.edu) and Carrie Haber (carrie@ucsc.edu). Your feedback on the process is as important as your feedback on the advising model itself.

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