She is primarily known for her ethnographic work on post-Communist Bulgaria as well as being a contributor to the field of postsocialist gender studies. Stephanie Foo, longtime journalist and radio producer released her first book, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma, in February 2022. Over the years people move, change phone numbers, retire, create new email addresses and launch new social media profiles. After polling showed support for a potential fee, a measure to introduce a quarterly fee passed in 2017 with 79% of voting students in favor.[155]. She has been profiled in Artforum, Wired, Mondo 2000, and other publications, and been interviewed for documentaries like Traceroute. Newton was most notable for being a co-founder of the Black Panther Party where he operated the organization as the de facto leader. His collaborators have included R. Paul Butler, Debra Fischer and Steven S. Vogt, Jason Wright, Andrew Howard, Katie Peek, John Johnson, Erik Petigura, Lauren Weiss, Lea Hirsch and the Kepler Science Team. [16] The second plan, conceived by Thomas Church, put the colleges into the redwood forest at the top of the hill above the Great Meadow. Guillermo Anderson was one of the best known Honduran musicians. The class of 73 celebrated their 50th reunion. Explore publications by members of the Politics department READ MORE. Campus Directory - Find contact information for UC Santa Cruz faculty, staff, and students. Music Alumni | Music Department | UC Santa Cruz Apartments are generally reserved for students above the freshman level. He is also best known as the founder of WhoWhere?, an internet search engine he sold to Lycos in 1998. . Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Jonah Peretti, founder of Huffington Post and BuzzFeed, Cary Fukunaga, film director, writer, and cinematographer, Reyna Grande, award-winning Mexican author, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Astronaut and former NOAA Administrator, Stefano Bloch, academic, graffiti artist, and author, bell hooks, critically acclaimed author and cultural theorist, David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering and director of the Genomics Institute at UC Santa Cruz, Angela Davis, distinguished professor emerita of History of Consciousness, Kenneth V. Thimann, plant physiologist and microbiologist. astronomy and astrophysics 05) splits her focus on issues of both galactic and national scales. [13], However, Santa Cruz was selected for the beauty, rather than the practicality, of its location, and its remoteness led to the decision to develop a residential college system that would house most of the students on-campus. [34] Along with UCI, UC Santa Cruz was the youngest university to gain admittance to the AAU. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from University of California, Santa Cruz. He is best known for winning an Academy Award for his editing of the film Traffic (2000). In 2011, she was named on the Forbes 30 under 30 media list. Still, some professors write evaluations for all students while some would write evaluations for specific students upon request. [79] UCSC administers the National Science Foundation's Center for Adaptive Optics. He is best known for his work in horror films, including V/H/S, Southbound, Ready or Not, Scream and Scream VI. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. They are rare in the United States and in the world in general. He was the tenth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2014 to 2017. Schaffer also produced a number of TV shows and movies, some of which include MacGruber, PEN15, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, and Palm Springs. Sisters Julie and Kristen Gautier-Downes Turn Loss Into an Art. Brett Michael Dennen is an American folk/pop singer-songwriter from Central California. UC Santa Cruz's famous forests and meadows will be the venue for this beautiful and challenging 5K stomp across the campus in support of student scholarships. We are thrilled to have you as an integral The UC Santa Cruz Alumni community is a dynamic, innovative, successful, philanthropic, and world-changing network of individuals spread around the world. Holding the first ever Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience and Environment, TallBear has published on DNA testing, race science and Indigenous identities, as well as on polyamory as a decolonization practice. His professional work is in Native American languages, and he is well known as the creator of the Klingon language in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. Although the default grading option for almost all courses offered is now "graded", most course grades are still accompanied by written evaluations. Students were still given narrative evaluations to complement the letter grades. He served on the faculty of Evergreen State College from 2002 until 2017, when he resigned in the aftermath of a series of campus protests about racial equity at Evergreen, which brought Weinstein to national attention. Welcome Stevenson Alumni! - University of California, Santa Cruz Wendy L. Brown is an American political theorist. She is most notable for her series regular role as Lola, a "trans-truther", on the second and third seasons of the Hulu television program Difficult People, on which she was also a writing consultant. She is a 2010 recipient of the Alex Awards. Gustav Hansen is a Danish professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has lived in Monaco since 2003. Notable Alumni, Alumni Businesses, Crowdfunding, and other special projects that engage our alumni constituents as needed. [129], Another well known tradition is what is known as "First Rain". [81], UC Santa Cruz was tied for 58th in the list of Best Global Universities and tied for 83th in the list of Best National Universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report's 202 rankings. Build bridges to make the general UC Santa Cruz alumni programs and communications accessible, inviting, and engaging to alumni of all backgrounds. And join us for Alumni Weekend next year! Gunjan Sinha is an Indian-American entrepreneur and business executive. In the overall rankings we add non-academic prominence and alumni popularity indicators. [57] The northern half of the campus property has remained in its undeveloped, forested state apart from fire roads and hiking and bicycle trails. [36] On February 10, 2020, graduate student-workers responded to disciplinary threats from UCSC administrators with a full teaching strike. He is best known for his performance as Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer" in the 2009 buddy-drama film, 3 Idiots. [121] In February 2006, Chancellor Denice Denton got the designation removed. [59], A number of shrines, dens and other student-built curiosities are scattered around the northern campus. UC Santa Cruz Alumni. Print. April Yee joined the UCSC Alumni Council in 2017. [25] For example, when Kerr came to deliver an address at UC Santa Cruz's first commencement exercises in 1969, the ceremony was hijacked by students who denounced Kerr and McHenry for having "planned and created Santa Cruz as a capitalist-imperialist-fascist plot to divert the students from their revolution against the evils of American society and, in particular, against the horrors of the Vietnam War. [16] This was clearly the better idea, but presented the problem of how to place the colleges inside the forest. During the Obama Administration, Cokley served as the executive director of the National Council on Disability. Teague has illustrated over 40 books including the Poppleton series, the First Graders from Mars series, The Great Gracie Chase, and other favorites. Footbridges span those ravines on pedestrian paths linking various areas of campus. Notable alumni of the University of California, Santa Cruz include co-founder of the Black Panther Party Huey P. Newton (BA 1974, PhD 1980); actress and comedian Maya Rudolph (BA 1995); founder of Huffington Post and BuzzFeed Jonah Peretti (BA 1996); filmmaker Cary Fukunaga (BA 1999); marine biologist and MacArthur Fellowship winner Stacy Jupiter (PhD 2006); acclaimed author and cultural theorist bell hooks (PhD 1983); acclaimed author Geoffrey Dunn[156][157] and several Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists. Konstantin Batygin is an American astronomer and Professor of Planetary Sciences at Caltech. [110] Students can still elect to receive a "pass/no pass" grade, but many academic programs limit or even forbid pass/no pass grading. Return to the Redwoods Introducing a reimagined campus experience for UC Santa Cruz alumni. The ten colleges are, in order of establishment: For the fall 2022 term, UCSC offered admission to 31,075 freshmen out of 77,500 applicants, an acceptance rate of 40.09%. George Kraw attributes his life successes to the education he received from UC Santa Cruz. 1989 - (born 1967) - President of Brooklyn College, and a scholar on rape law Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim is an American actress known for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice, Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer, Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries Elvis, and "Control" on Person of Interest. Other duties and special projects as assigned. Below we share profiles of alumni who embody the values and qualities that represent UC Santa Cruzsocial justice, public service, environmental stewardship, a dedication to exploring the human condition, and a determination to change the world. Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski is a Russian American journalist, television host and commentator. [150] Sororities on campus include Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Pi Alpha, Tri Chi, Sigma Omicron Pi, Kappa Zeta, Lambda Theta Alpha and Alpha Psi. [62] At night, orange lights illuminate the occasionally fogged-in paths. Women of Color Against Violence, the Boarding School Healing Project, and the Chicago chapter of Women of All Red Nations, Smith has based her activism and her scholarship on the lives of women of color. The $72 million Coastal Biology Building officially opened on 21 October 2017 on the Coastal Science Campus. Lisa Winter is an American engineer, roboticist, and television personality. Among the magical moments of Alumni Reunion Weekend 2023 were the conversations among classmates who recounted stories of their days on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Below we share profiles of alumni who embody the values and qualities that represent UC Santa Cruzsocial justice, public service, environmental stewardship, a dedication to exploring the human condition, and a determination to change the world. Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun. UC Santa Cruz Alumni ID Card; Update Your Info - Alumni ; Class Notes; Friends Groups. From September 2003 to July 2016, UCSC managed a University Affiliated Research System (UARC) for the NASA Ames Research Center under a task order contract valued at more than $330 million. AWARDS & HONORS. The first plan was to build the campus on what is now the Great Meadow, so it would be close to the existing city of Santa Cruz. University of California, Santa Cruz Alumni Today [127][128] He later became an executive producer and writer on several Fox shows including 24, Terra Nova, and The Orville. Together, they offer 65 graduate programs, 64 undergraduate majors, and 41 minors.[67]. [122] Military recruiters declined to return to UCSC the following year, but returned in 2008 to a more low-keyed student reception and protests using elements of guerrilla theatre, rather than vandalism or physical violence. Third World Feminism: The Theory and Method of Oppositional Consciousness in the Postmodern World', Sandoval emerged as a significant voice for women of color and decolonial feminism. Aside from social fraternities and sororities on campus, there are also a number of professional organizations as well. Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer is an American comedian, actor, writer, and film director. NOTABLE ALUMNI. Weinstein has been criticized for making false statements about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. David Talbot is an American journalist, author, activist and independent historian. Previously she was a research astronomer in the Space Sciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center and held the position of Co-Investigator and Kepler Mission Scientist on the Kepler Mission, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size planets around other stars. Life & health insurance plans are available to alumni and their families, as a benefit from the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association 1-800-922-1245 Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm Eastern Time Lisa Lutz is an American author. 2 among the best public game design colleges in the U.S.[94], UC Santa Cruz is ranked top 10 in excellence in undergraduate teaching in 2022 and third in research influence in 2018.[94]. Tuesday, April 19, 2022. [32], By the early 1990s, the campus was still inefficient in that average teaching loads were still light compared to other UC campuses, but SAT scores had stopped falling, the faculty was performing good research, and the campus was beginning to rise in university rankings. His first book, Why We're Polarized, was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020. Alumna Kathryn Sullivan was the first U.S. woman to spacewalk B.S. In 2009, RePEc, an online database of research economics articles, ranked the UCSC Economics Department sixth in the world in the field of international finance. Ronald R. Gonzales is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, who served as the 63rd Mayor of San Jose, California. Alumni Profiles - University of California, Santa Cruz [28] Another major factor behind the decrease in quality was a series of "grisly murders" around Santa Cruz,[28] which at the time was labeled the "murder capital of the world". A joint program with UC Hastings enables UC Santa Cruz students to earn a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor degree in six years instead of the usual seven. UCSC alumna Irene Vasquez works towards a restoration of Yosemites cultural and ecological heritage. Alumni - summer.ucsc.edu Philanthropists and alumni parents George Ow Jr . and the radio show and podcast Bullseye. Home / About / Facts and Figures Facts and Figures Enrollment, 2021-2022 Undergraduates: 17,084 Graduate students: 1,896 Total: 18,980 Campus factsheets International Excellence Partners in Community Community Minded Academic programs Academics at UC Santa Cruz Undergraduate majors: 65 Graduate studies: 65 programs Chela Sandoval, associate professor of Chicana Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara, is a noted theorist of postcolonial feminism and third world feminism. In 1957, the California State Senate passed a resolution asking the Regents to consider the Monterey Peninsula, and that same year, the California State Assembly passed its own resolution asking the Regents to consider the Santa Clara Valley.