Volunteer
Alumni making a difference
Alumni around the globe are reconnecting with their UCSC community through exciting volunteer opportunities – in-person and virtually. The needs are many. Find a volunteer opportunity that excites you. Reconnect, meet other alumni, support students, and be a part of the UC Santa Cruz future that is transforming the world.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities or suggest a new one. Email Barbara at baoden@ucsc.edu to inquire about volunteering.
Endless volunteer opportunities
With a commitment as small as two-hours, you can make a lasting impact. Join us in strengthening the UCSC community—your time and talents make a difference! Volunteer opportunities:
- Host an alumni event (in-person or virtual)
- Help plan a reunion
- Support student move-in or commencement weekend
- Host a Slug Summer Send-Off for incoming students
- Submit stories for alumni social media
- Be a Giving Day advocate
- Help us find lost alumni
- Serve on a committee
- Read scholarship applications
Alumni Reunion Weekend volunteers
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2025 will bring together and celebrate the classes of 1965-1975 on UC Santa Cruz campus, April 25-27, 2025.
We need volunteers to help find and invite classmates. Email alumni@ucsc.edu if interested.
Volunteers in action
Read what other alumni have to say about their volunteer experience at UCSC.
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