• GEDi: Graduate Experience Development initiative (gedi@ucsc.edu) 

• SCOOP: Santa Cruz Organization for Outreach in Physics

  • Organizes No Jargon Talks, No Dumb Questions Night, Public Library Book Club

• GSA: Graduate Student Association

• SPS: Society of Physics Students

  • Organizes undergrad mentoring program 

• WiPA: Women in Physics and Astrophysics

• Diversity & Climate Committee

• GSC: Grad Student Commons

• Other resources 

SCOOP

The Santa Cruz Organization for Outreach in Physics (SCOOP)  aims to increase the representation of groups historically sidelined in physics, such as racial minorities, women-identifying people, queer people, people with low income, people with disabilities, people from rural communities, and first-generation college students.  Some of our key initiatives are:

• Post colloquium social hour

  • Thursdays 5pm at NSII-343

  • Look for an email from sgadam@ucsc.edu

• Board game night

  • Every Tuesday 6pm at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing

  • Look for an email from pgiffin@ucsc.edu 

• Physics Forum

• African American Resource and Cultural Center

• American Indian Resource Center

• Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center

• Lionel Cantú Queer Center 

• Career Center

• Disability Resource Center (DRC)

• Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP)

• El Centro: Chicanx Latinx Resource Center

• First Generation Initiative

• Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives (HSI)

• Learning Support Services (LSS)

• Resource Centers

• Respondent Support Services

• Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students (STARS)

• Women’s Center