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Welcome to the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Network! Once a Slug, always a Slug. We are thrilled to have you as an integral part of our network of over 150,000-strong.

09/10/2026

From hauling mini-fridges into freshman dorms four years ago to watching the next group of undergrad prepare for their turn, the 2022 archives are hitting right now 🥹

Alumni comment down below your best survival guides for the incoming class! Did you have any packing essentials or advice you wish you heard on move in day? 📦

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Sammy the Slug holding a basket of dorm essentials in front of a Cowell dorm building. Text overlay on banner says “UCSC THROWBACK 2022 MOVE IN”
2 - Top image features five individuals smiling in the parking lot. Bottom image features students holding items for move in.
3 - Two students smiling in new dorm
4 - Top image features 3 individuals moving items around for move in. Bottom image features students waiting for check in.

09/09/2026

Missed the in-person screening of "The Cigarette Surfboard"? You're in luck! 🏄 Join Banana Slug alumnus filmmaker Ben Judkins (Kresge '17, Film/Digital Media) and "ciggy board" creator Taylor Lane for the online premiere of their powerful documentary, presented by the Whale Tail Grant - California Coastal Commission🐚

Follow a surfer's-eye view of the ocean to see how even the smallest actions like dropping a cigarette butt on the beach impact our seas. With surfing and ocean challenges on the rise, it’s time to advocate for ocean wellness! 🌊

🎟️ Stream live from September 15–27, and stick around for an exclusive virtual Q&A at the end! tinyurl.com/virtualcigarettesurfboard

📸 Image Description: Background image features an individual carrying a surfboard above their head. Bottom image features a person surfing. Text overlay says "THE CIGGY BOARD REPRESENTS TAKING A PROBLEM, FINDING OUT HOW YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, BUT ENJOYING THAT PROCESS." - Jack Johnson, Musician, Surfer, Activist" Text reads "GET YOUR TICKET NOW TO "the cigarette surfboard" ONLINE PREMIERE Sep 15-27 + virtual Q&As a film by Ben Judkins starring "TAYLOR LANE, JACK JOHNSON, MIKEY FEBRUARY, TOM NOVOTNY, CLIFF KAPONO, EASKEY BRITTON, FERGAL SMITH, HANNAH BENNETT, CHRIS HINES, ROB MACHADO & CAITY SIMMERS."

09/05/2026

Together, we can keep growing 🌱When you support the Center for Agroecology, you're helping cultivate future environmental leaders, advance innovative research, and ensure the Farm remains a place where learning, discovery, and community continue to flourish 🌾

Support our programs today and take home exclusive farm-inspired merch.

Choose your gift:
🍓 $20 → Custom Farm Keychain
👩‍🍳 $35 → Canvas Kitchen Apron
🌿 $50 → California-Shaped Cutting Board

🔗 Link in bio to learn more and support!

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Text sharing information to support the UCSC Center for Agroecology. Image of UCSC farm keychain, canvas kitchen apron, and California shaped cutting board. Images on the side feature student working with tool on the farm, another student picking fresh flowers, and lastly a student working with plants.
2 - Text sharing information on how donor supports the program.

09/04/2026

Throwback Thursday: Library edition 📚 Alumni what was your favorite study spot on campus?

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - McHenry Library: student studying on the patio
2 - Science Library dedication: University Librarian Allan Dyson and audience
3 - McHenry Library: person using microfilm reader
4 - McHenry Library: person using copy machine
5 - Stevenson College Library: interior view. Students sitting on couches reading.
6 - Science and Engineering Library: unidentified staff or student reaching for book.

09/02/2026

September is here and back to school season is near! 🍃🚌

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Students walking across bridge to Merrill dorms
2 - Students laying on lawn at the Merrill quad

08/28/2026

UCSC stills straight out of a movie 🖼️ What’s your favorite spot on campus?

📸 Image Descriptions:
#1 Students on a footpath, April 1988
#2 Unidentified students at the Cowell Ranch
#3 Student on a grass lawn near Oakes College, April 1980
#4 Pioneer Class: student bicycling in a field
#5 Students on a grass lawn near Oakes College, April 1980

08/27/2026

Blue skies over the Rachel Carson dorms 🌅

Rachel Carson (formerly College Eight) was the first residential college on campus to be named after a woman. The Helen and Will Webster Foundation recognizes Carson for her courage and pivotal role in awakening the public to environmental issues.

📸 Image Descriptions: Rachel Carson residential buildings at sunset

08/26/2026

Wishing we were running back home to the redwoods 🌲 Always the best to see our Banana Slug alumni right back under the trees 💛💙

🎥 Video Description: Clips from Return to the Redwoods festivities

Clips in order
1 - Individuals roasting marshmallows at East Field for Stars n S'mores
2 - Individuals gathering for presentation at Crown College Provost House
3 - Turkeys walking around College 9
4 - Alumni checking in for Return to the Redwoods
5 - Alumni observing sea anemome at Seymour Marine Discovery Center

08/23/2026

Birds eye view of Kresge College 🦉 Shoutout any Kresge affiliates in the comments🙋‍♂️

📸 Image Description: Aerial of Kresge College buildings

08/21/2026

Throwback Thursday: Student portraits edition 🤓🐌 Check out these archives of our banana slugs throughout the years 👩‍🎓

📸 Image Descriptions:
Slide 1 (left to right)
1. Pioneer Class: portrait of a student - 1965
2. Porter College student - 1966
3. College VII (Oakes College): publicity photograph, student portrait 1973
4. Computer and Information Science (CIS) Board: unidentified student
5. Mikel Cook, student 1968
6. Unidentified student of underground Chinese literature 1979
7. Chemistry Board: Donald Hatch, graduate student 1987
8. Maureen O'Hara, Kresge College student, in an office 1986

Slide 2 (left to right)
1. Student, February 1977
2. Student, ca. 1985
3. Student, January 1977
4. Student Awards Ceremony at University House (2002): unidentified student at the podium
5. Student, ca. 1983-89
6. Student, May 1978
7. John Garcia, Merrill College student 1985
8. Student with a French textbook, "En Bonne Forme", January 1977

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