New Student Events and Orientations

9/15/25 - Mathematics Graduate Student Orientation

Monday, September 15, 2025

10:00 AM—3:00 PM

The purpose of Mathematics Graduate Student Orientation is to share information essential to the graduate program, connect new and continuing students, faculty, and staff, and provide students access to essential tools for success and access. 

Itinerary TBA. 

9/19/25 - Preparing for Inclusive Teaching 2025

Friday, September 19, 2025

9:00 AM—5:00 PM

Preparing for Inclusive Teaching is the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)’s one-day professional development program for early-career graduate students in Physical & Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, and the School of Engineering. This intensive program supports your preparation for being a Teaching Assistant (TA) at UCSC, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. During this program, grads will participate in interactive workshops designed to help you feel prepared to lead welcoming, equitable learning experiences in gateway STEM and Social Science courses. 

Participants in Preparing for Inclusive Teaching enjoy:

• meeting and forming community with fellow early-career graduate students in related fields;

• connecting with faculty and advanced graduate students in related fields during a catered lunch and discipline-specific breakout sessions;

• learning more about teaching in their fields at UCSC, getting to know their future students, and developing strategies for creating effective and inclusive TA-led sections;

• accessing community and support from staff at the Teaching & Learning Center and Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiatives; and

• obtaining a professional development certificate issued by the TLC indicating successful completion of this one-day intensive.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the interest form by August 25, 2025. We will reach out in late August to confirm your participation.

If you’d like more information, please visit our Preparing for Inclusive Teaching program page or contact tlc@ucsc.edu.

9/23/25 - MATH Summit 2025

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Mathematics faculty Nandini Bhattacharya and Pedro Morales-Almazan have been leading one of the main activities of the HSI GANAS Career Pathways grant on our campus. This activity is intended to increase course grades and reduce equity disparities in the Math 11 calculus series with applications in the life sciences. They have worked with other department faculty and graduate students researchers in developing course curricula which enables the understanding of conceptual calculus that is contextualized in life sciences. 

All first year students are individually selected to participate due to your possible future role as a teaching assistant in our department. There have been significant developments in several math courses, so this will be an opportunity to convene with all those involved in teaching and supporting these courses. For your time, the grant is able to compensate you with a $200 Amazon gift card for your participation. 

The summit is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd from 9am-4pm. It will take place at the Active Learning Classroom in the Science & Engineering Library with continental breakfast and lunch provided. You will be receiving a Google calendar invitation. So that we can plan accordingly, we ask that you please RSVP via the calendar invite no later than September 8th.

If you have questions about the details of the summit, feel free to reach out to Nandini (nandini@ucsc.edu), Pedro (pmorale5@ucsc.edu) or Lydia (zendejas@ucsc.edu)

9/24/25 - International Student Orientation

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Programming specific to international students occurs the morning of Graduate Student Orientation, hosted by Global Engagement. This session is mandatory for all new F-1 and J-1 graduate students. Information about International Student Orientation can be found on the ISSP orientation website. 

9/25/25 - Instruction Begins

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Instruction Begins, first day of classes. 

TBD - MATH Teaching Assistant Meeting

Quarterly TA Meeting to determine section assigns and scheduling conflicts. More information TBA.