Thursday, September 21, 2023

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... 

PAST SESSIONS

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Check in begins at 9 am

2:30 pm Welcome and Program Overview

Humanities Lecture Hall 206

3:00 pm Family Session  Breakout

Families, friends, and support systems will stay in Humanities Lecture Hall 206 while Black Academy participants will meet with their mentors until dinner.

5:30 pm Family Dinner Taqueria Santa Cruz

Stevenson Event Center

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Excursion Day. Meet at the Cowell Haybarn by 8:45 am. Wear close toes shoes and bring water to stay hydrated throughout the day. 

Monday, September 18, 2023

10:00 am Educational Opportunities Program Merrill 102

How to utilize EOP effectively as a BA student and all of the perks that come with being a part of the program. 

11:00 am Critical Race and Ethnic Studies/ Black Studies Minor Merrill 102.  

12:00 pm Lunch College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

1:10 pm Learning Support Services Media Theater 110

Academic support resources students have access to. Learn how to access them before it's too late. 

2:05 pm Services for Transfer & Re-Entry Students Media Theater 110

Hidden Curriculum with Resilience: Finding mentor resources for support

3:00 pm Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Centers Media Theater 110

3:30 pm Disability Resource Center Media Theater 110

5:00 pm Dinner Any open dining hall

Bonding experience with your mentors each evening after all Workshops are complete for the day. Check-in with your mentor about meeting time and location

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

10:00 am Counseling and Psychological Services Merrill 102

Mental health and wellness resources for students

11:00 am Self Care & Resilience Merrill 102

Practices/tools/info to know as minoritized students in predominantly white spaces

12:00 pm Lunch College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

1:10 pm Career Success Media Theater 110

How to utilize the Handshake  app and best practices to find employment as a student

2:05 pm Title IX Media Theater 110

General things to know about Title IX/SHOP

3:00 pm Slug Support/Basic Needs Media Theater 110

How to utilize Slug Support/Basic Needs Office effectively as a BA student

5:00 pm Black Academy Community Dinner Cowell Hay Barn

Bonding experience with your mentors each evening after all Workshops are complete for the day. Check-in with your mentor about meeting time and location

10: 00 am - 10:50 am Stevenson College

FULL Diving into Santa Cruz (Navigating off-campus): A guide for mentees to explore Santa Cruz---categorizing and ranking different places, activities, etc. For example, things like off-campus communities, nature and exploration spots//locations, hidden//under utilized spots on campus, restaurants//activites in the Greater SC//Capitola area. Also would cover how to get places, utilizing the transportation system (such as purchasing bus tickets for San Jose---things in that realm). Presenter: Jayden Washington Samuels. Stevenson 151

Time Management: The Time Management Google Calendar Workshop is an interactive and hands-on session that focuses on utilizing Google Calendar as a powerful time management tool. The workshop is led by an experienced time management expert who will guide you through various techniques and best practices to optimize your daily schedule and make the most out of your time. Presenter: Maddy Brodeur Stevenson 175

Let's Talk About Money: Financial Wellness for College Students: This workshop will include information and discussions about how histories of discrimination and racism have contributed to a culture of financial silence and stress; and how we can use financial wellness as a framework for prioritizing our financial health - in school, with friends, and at home - in ways that are meaningful to us. We will also talk about the SlugCents Financial Wellness Program and resources we offer to help students with diverse experiences and understandings of money build the knowledge and skills they need to feel more confident about their financial decisions. Presenter: Tiffany Zachmeier Stevenson 152

Going Global: Interested in studying abroad or away as part of your UCSC degree? Participating in global learning can be a unique, transformative experience. Join the UCSC Global Learning team to discover the wide array of Global Learning programs available to you as a UCSC student! Our Global Learning office offers opportunities for you to study, intern, conduct research or engage in your field of study within the United States and abroad. We offer a variety of programs throughout the year including summer, semester, quarter and year-long options. There are programs for every major, language level, and budget! Your financial aid goes with you and there are many scholarships available to fund a global learning experience.  In this session, you'll learn about our different program types, academic planning, funding opportunities, and how to take the first steps on your Global Learning journey! Presenters: Caira Jackson-Brooks and Jenna Tantillo Stevenson 150

Diaspora Questionnaire pt. 2:  To promote cultural understanding, community bonding, and self-care awareness among incoming ABC (African, Black, and Caribbean) students through a diaspora questionnaire (given the day before as homework), interactive activity, and skin and hair care bag provision. Presenters: Sheyna Burns and Dr. Jackie Rabouin Stevenson Apartment Community Room

11:00 am- 11:50 am  Stevenson College

Mentoring Up - How to get the mentorship you need and deserve: This interactive workshop uses tools such as personal reflection and scenarios to better understand the mentor-mentee relationship. Participants will learn how to proactively shape the mentoring relationship through intentional communication with mentors. Workshop goal:  to empower students to be their own best advocates in the mentoring relationship.  Presenter Zia Isola Stevenson 151

Guide to Student Agency: We will go through a set of guidelines and instructions for how to best utilize student agency. This will include mentees taking the leadership compass test and them learning about the importance of having agency on campus and how it will transcend into spaces out of campus in the future. Presenter Egypt Chin Stevenson 152

Maintaining Health and Wellness at Athletics & Recreation:  This workshop would include a presentation overview of the programs and services offered through the Department of Athletics & Recreation. The goal of this workshop is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with an overview of our facilities and programs offerings, and ultimately a greater understanding of the Department of Athletics & Recreation, who we are at our core, what we do, and what we offer, so that students feel knowledgeable, comfortable and welcome here at Athletics & Recreation going forward. Presenter Sydne Raiyn Stevenson 175

Engaging YOUR Future: A Crash Course on SOMeCA: A workshop dedicated to educating students on student-led organizations on campus through SOMeCA. Intended to promote and practice student agency, SOMeCA supports students in creating, funding, and building their organizations to cultivate beneficial relationships with other students across campus. At its core, SOMeCA values accountability, agency, compassion, collectivity, integrity, and mindfulness. Presenter Nazeerah Rashad Stevenson 150

Food resources on a budget: Come learn various ways you can get food on campus for free or very cheap Presenter Kelly Hayden Stevenson Apartment Community Room

12:00 pm- 12:50 pm  Stevenson College

Self-Care and Stress Management: A workshop dedicated to helping students manage their stress levels by providing themselves with the proper self-care when needed. Presenters Dimitri Cardona, Mylah Ellis, and Dorian Owens Stevenson 151

Innovations and Resources for you, Understanding UCSC as a Hispanic-Serving Institution: UCSC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and with this eligibility regularly applies for grant-funded programs that are designed to meet the needs of our students in the areas of academic, career, transfer, sense of belonging and graduate pathways.  In this session, you will learn about the current programs we offer that you can participate in and programs you are eligible to apply to since UCSC is an HSI and a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). Presenters Charis Herzon Stevenson 152

Intersections of Black and Queer/Trans Identities: This space will provide participants the opportunity to explore navigating UCSC at the intersections of LGBTQIA2S+ identities and race/ethnicity, specifically Black and African American experiences.  The workshop will present strategies to overcome challenges while also creating an open space for questions and discussion.  Presenter delfin bautista and Melissa Chimwaza Stevenson 175

Surviving UCSC as a Black Student: A survival guide on how to navigate and exist at UCSC as a Black student. Will include things freshmen should know before coming to UCSC, tips, tricks, resources to use, and rules of thumb to live by. Advising them on how to conduct themselves during classes, how to get involved in the Black community, where to go when they want to feel a sense of belonging, where to go when they need help, how to form their own little community, and combating Imposter Syndrome. Presenter Alexis Umoren and Elliot McWhinnie Stevenson 150

Student Employment Opportunities at Learning Support Services: Learning Support Services will discuss the various student employee positions available each quarter, as well as the equity-minded, professional development best practices embedded in the hiring and training process that prepares students for employment post-graduation. Presenter Sharon Castro Stevenson Apartment Community Room

1:00 pm Lunch  Any open dining hall

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Resource Conference Day

Review the titles and descriptions for each session and select which one you will attend. There will be a capacity limit on each room of 20 people. So have a back up option in case the session you select is full.