Thursday, September 18, 2025

Move in begins for all of campus! Clean your room and prep for your roommate! Check on your Welcome Week to dos through your college. You may have a plenary to attend next week.

8:00 am Breakfast Rachel Carson, Nine & John R. Lewis, and Cowell dining halls are open during the week. You can pick any of them for your meals. Please be to sessions on time.

Social Science 1 & 2

 Review the titles and descriptions for each session and select which one you will attend. There will be a capacity limit on each room when you RSVP on Slug Success. So have a back up option in case the session you select is full. 

9 am- 9:50 am Sessions

Sex, Drugs, Campus Life: SHOPs Got You!

Social Sciences 2 Room 75

In this session, students will learn about the many resources the Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP) office has to offer. Our services cover sexual and reproductive health, alcohol and other drugs, and wellbeing. All of our services are free and do not require UCSHIP. Our philosophy is founded in harm reduction and unconditional positive regard, and we never tell students what they should or should not do, only offer health education and resources. Students will learn about our harm reduction supplies, wellness coaching, and peer education and how SHOP can support them while they are at UCSC. 

Mindedness, wellness, and fitness

Social Sciences 2 Room 165

Dedicated towards strengthening your mental health and spirit - learn about strategies that you can use to become more mindful through your first year of college and beyond.

Paying for College: Make a Financial Plan for the Year You Want

Social Sciences 1 Room 153

How good would it feel to know you have enough money to pay for all your college and living expenses for the entire academic year? Come to this workshop and we will show you how to organize your finances, estimate funding resources you can use to pay for tuition, fees, housing, and other college costs, and identify resources that may provide more money for school and reduce your financial stress.

RSP Mixer

Social Sciences 2 Room 179

Join our Resilient Scholar Programs (including Underground and Hope Scholar Programs) Mixer for an opportunity to break the ice, meet peers with similar visions and goals, build community and connections, and chat with some of the RSP staff team! In this space, RSP specially welcomes our students with the following lived experiences: current/former foster youth, formerly incarcerated or justice system impacted, and McKinney-Vento students.

UCSC Center for Agroecology farm tour

Social Sciences 2 Room 137

The Center for Agroecology Field Site will provide participants with a tour of the farm and a service project.  

Slug Support

Social Sciences 2 Room 71

College can be a challenging time for students, and it is not always easy to find the help you need during these stressful situations. Access to affordable and healthy food, stable housing, and comprehensive mental health resources should not be an additional stressor. Slug Support, part of the Basic Needs Village at UCSC, is here to help ensure all students have their basic needs met and help them navigate challenging circumstances by providing resources, information, connecting to on-campus departments and off-campus resources.

Surviving Your First Year in the Dorms

Social Sciences 2 Room 165

Students learn the unwritten rules of dorm life (what apps they should download to make living on campus more efficient, how to deal with roommates, how to deal with communal bathrooms, etc)

Santa Cruz Beyond the Campus: Exploring the Town

Social Sciences 1 Room 145

Best places to eat, hike, hang out, grocery shop, get a haircut, beach safety, bus tips

Campus Hike

Sciences & Engineering Library 206

Upper Campus, McHenry, Math Department

10 am- 10: 50 am Community Activity

Calculus & Community bonding, games, puzzles 

11 am- 11:50 am Faculty Panel

1 pm- 1:50 pm Math Tool Workshop

2 pm Math Workshop 3

4 pm Learning Resources

LSS/ACE, other on campus resources

1 pm Find your classes

Link up with your mentor group, bring your class schedule, and map out your first day. How to find your classes, campus hotspots, best times to take the loop or just walk.