Why Join?

Your membership in the UCSC Alumni Association makes all this possible:

  • Career services. Networking events, online business card exchange, mentoring, and job postings.
  • College and student project support. Thirty percent of your annual membership dues directly support your college and special student projects.
  • Awards. The Alumni Association rewards outstanding performance annually with three awards: Alumni Achievement, Outstanding Staff, and Distinguished Teaching.
  • Distinguished Visiting Professors. Association monies allow UCSC colleges to bring distinguished academics to campus each year.
  • Student scholarships. The UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $780,000 in undergraduate scholarships, supporting scholarship recipients in completion of their degrees.

On a personal level, membership brings you members-only benefits such as:

  • Virtual career fairs. Alumwire features real time career networking, weekly job updates, and employer chats
  • Access to resources such as all UC libraries, the ProQuest digital library, and a UCSC recreation facility (OPERS) card eligibilty
  • Discounts on graduate-school test preparation and professional courses
  • Discounts on events, theatre performances, hotels, and rental cars, short-term medical insurance, and auto and home insurance

It pays to stay connected!

And it’s easy—here’s how to join right now:

TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP

Annual Membership: $40 per year.

Associate Membership (for non-UCSC alumni): $45 per year.

Contributing Annual Membership: $75 per year.

Paying Life Membership: $110 per year for five years (Total $550).

Life Membership: $500 one time payment.

Supporting Life Membership (for existing life members): $1,000 Diamond Slug; $250 Ruby Slug; $100 Emerald Slug; $Other Amount Sapphire Slug

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TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP FOR RECENT GRADUATES

FREE one year Membership: Receive a free membership within a year after you graduate.

Life Membership: discounted $425 one time payment within a year after you graduate. (Receive a free diploma plaque).

Paying Life Membership: discounted $100 per year for five years within a year after you graduate. (Receive a free diploma plaque).

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4 Different Ways to Join:


  • Join ONLINE!
  • Stop by the Alumni office in the Carriage House on campus.
  • Call the friendly Alumni office staff at (800) 933-SLUG.
  • Mail an application form to the Alumni Office, Carriage House, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Alumni Association membership is open to everyone.

The Alumni Association accepts personal checks, VISA and MasterCard, and of course, cash.

For an application, or to join over the phone using your credit card, contact the Alumni Association locally at (831) 459-2530, or toll-free at (800) 933-SLUG. E-mail inquiries may be directed to alumni@ucsc.edu.

We look forward to hearing from you!