ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

About the Alumni Association View the 2007 Strategic Plan   Council Member Bios   Staff Bios   The Association's mission statement: Open to all alumni, the UCSC Alumni Association is a membership organization whose programs foster a lifelong connection with the university. The purpose of the Association is to promote, influence and support the educational, cultural and social life of UCSC, and to provide a means by which alumni may both serve the university, its colleges, and its students, and to help guide the university in the future. The UCSC Alumni Association was organized in 1968 as a vehicle through which alumni could serve and promote the welfare of the university. Since 1968 the Association has grown to an organization with nearly 10,000 dues-paying members out of an alumni population of over 60,000.

The Association is governed by an elected board of volunteers called the Alumni Council. The governing body of the Alumni Association is the Alumni Association Council. The council is composed of thirty members. Twenty-four are graduates of UCSC and are elected. The following eight people serve as ex officio, non-voting members: the chancellor, or designee, of UCSC; the immediate past president of the Association; the executive director of the Association; the president, or designee, of the UCSC Foundation; a member of faculty of UCSC designated by the chair of the Academic Senate; Graduate Students Association of UCSC; and the chair of the Student Union Assembly. The executive director is responsible to the Council for the conduct of the Association's activities. Regional Chapters: Currently, chapters and regional contacts exist in the following areas: Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Rainier (Seattle), Greater New York, Boston, San Diego Washington, D.C. Other regional groups are considering forming chapters. Affinity groups: Black Escargot, Latino Alumni Network, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) group, and the Page & Eloise Smith Scholastic Society have recently organized with the support of the Alumni Association. The Association contributes to the life of the colleges and to the enrichment of the entire campus. A percentage of annual membership fees goes directly into college-fund accounts and supports special campus projects to benefit UCSC's colleges. The Association sponsors awards for excellence in teaching, outstanding college and campus service, and alumni achievement; provides an endowment for visiting academicians; and makes scholarship funds available to students with financial need. Alumni act as career information resources for students and other alumni through their participation in the Career Advice Network program, the annual Multicultural Connections Conference, and other career fairs and conferences. The Alumni Association also participates with other UC alumni associations in an annual legislative conference in Sacramento aimed at increasing support for the university. Alumni keep in touch at annual events across the country. News of alumni is featured in the campus's magazine, the UCSC Review,and the Alumni Association's newsletter, the Banana Slug Bulletin. Through the UCSC Alumni Association, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the campus can participate in the life of the university and work for its continued welfare.      YOU Really do Make a Difference...Join the Alumni Association Today! Thank you for your support. Back to top