Of Interest
People's Inauguration
August 9, 2020
New film by Jennifer Taylor portrays Vermont town as microcosm of divided America
July 13, 2020
"For the Love of Rutland," a new documentary by UCSC film professor Jennifer Taylor, is an exploration of the multiple problems now faced by rural America--most notably the opioid epidemic, income inequality, racism, and xenophobia.
Merrill College: Embracing individuality and cultural identities
June 30, 2020
Merrill College values diversity, inclusion, and experiential learning.
UCSC collaborates with Santa Cruz Shakespeare for virtual Shakespeare Summer Series
June 28, 2020
The Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Workshop at UC Santa Cruz are joining forces with Santa Cruz Shakespeare to present their first virtual Shakespeare Summer Series.
UCSC’s SocDoc graduate documentary films to be screened online June 15 to August 31
June 15, 2020
UC Santa Cruz will present the premiere of thesis films by nine graduating M.F.A. students in the field of social documentation this year—in a special online presentation from June 15 to August 31.
Committee on Teaching recognizes innovative, dedicated instructors
June 15, 2020
The UC Santa Cruz Committee on Teaching has announced the eight recipients of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award.
UCSC faculty and alumni win Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships from Santa Cruz Community Foundation
May 26, 2020
A dance lecturer and two alumni from the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division have been awarded Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships for 2020 and 2021 from Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.
Virtual art galleries created to exhibit works of 13 Irwin Scholars
May 19, 2020
This year’s exhibition of artwork by 13 Irwin Scholars typically would be installed at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at Porter College. But, with campus closed and a physical exhibition out of the question, Irwin 2020 has gone virtual.
Cowell College: Blazing the trail to lifelong learning
May 14, 2020
UC Santa Cruz’s first college prides itself on academic rigor and the spirit of community, living up to its motto: “The pursuit of truth in the company of friends.”
Students Power Resurvey of UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves
December 18, 2019
Raising Awareness of ‘Deficit Thinking’
December 18, 2019
Bettina Aptheker to moderate panel on impact of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
May 16, 2019
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has joined forces with Bookshop Santa Cruz and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music to present 'My Own Words: The Law & Legacy of RBG'--a panel discussion and Community Read kickoff event in downtown Santa Cruz.
Summer Session at UCSC
April 9, 2018
Gary Young, Porter Faculty Member, Wins Poetry Award
July 11, 2017
Irwin 2016: May 25 – June 11 Sesnon Gallery
May 26, 2016
EXTRAV(M)AGANZA – Celebration of Student Work: 7:30 pm June 2
May 26, 2016
2016 Porter College Commencement: 9 am June 11
May 26, 2016
Queer Fashion Show 8 pm May 13-14
May 12, 2016
13th Annual Cesar Chavez Convocation 7 pm May 18
May 12, 2016
Irwin 2016 Sesnon Gallery May 25 – June 11
May 10, 2016
Gamelan Concert - Celebrating 40 Years at UCSC May 14
May 10, 2016
32nd UCSC Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation 7PM February 12
January 29, 2016
29th Annual Multicultural Career Conference
January 29, 2016
Porter Visiting Artist: Katerina Cizek - 7pm January 25
December 9, 2015
Collective Museum by Public Doors & Windows - Sesnon Gallery
December 9, 2015
Last Day of Freedom Film - Kresge Townhall 3:30pm Thursday 12/3
December 1, 2015
Utopian Dreaming: 50 years of Imagined Futures in California & UCSC Nov 6-7
November 3, 2015
Slug Parade and Expo October 25
October 1, 2015
Raymond Saunders: Black is a Color - Sesnon Gallery
September 28, 2015
An Uncommon Place: Shaping UCSC Campus - Sesnon Gallery April 8 - May 9
April 1, 2015
Doc/Undoc: The object itself carries within a crisis of identity: What is it exactly?
October 7, 2014
Porter College Hosts Ceremony for 94 Newly Naturalized U.S. Citizens
July 3, 2014
Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2014
July 3, 2014
UCSC Orientation 2014
July 3, 2014
Shakespeare Santa Cruz 2013 - The Last Huzzah
August 29, 2013
2013 Digital Arts & New MEDIA MFA Exhibition May 2-5
April 29, 2013
Dinner Parties: Art & Agriculture 4/10-5/11 Sesnon Gallery
April 8, 2013
Making the Insitute: 3 Conversations Friday April 26 - new interdisciplinary Institute of Arts & Sciences
April 8, 2013
Spring 2013 Slug Shuttle to/from San Jose Airport & Train Station
March 14, 2013
Porter Chalk Festival April 6-7
March 14, 2013
October 19, 2012
The Birth of a Poet: William Everson Centennial October 20
October 5, 2012
Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite - Sesnon Gallery October 3-November 21
October 3, 2012
Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite
Irwin Scholars 2012 Showcase at Sesnon Gallery May 23 - June 17
May 18, 2012
Reverend Billy: Occupy Earth & Justice 8:30pm Wednesday, May 23 Porter Dining Hall
May 17, 2012
Mark Adamo's "Little Women" Thursday May 31 to Sunday June 3
May 17, 2012
Slug Mascot Art by Marc Ratner on Display at Cowell
May 8, 2012
Shakespeare 2012 Festival Season July 24 - August 26
May 8, 2012
"Emerging Worlds" - Faculty Exhibition, Sesnon Gallery, April 11-May 5
April 26, 2012
Katerina Lanfranco: Sesnon Gallery "Natural Selection" Feb 1 - April 13
January 27, 2012
The Sesnon Gallery presents artist-in-residence and UCSC alumna, Katerina Lanfranco's new, large-scale, site-specific, hand-cut installation made in collaboration with UCSC students.
OpenLab Art + Astrophysics Exhibition Until October 26
October 21, 2011
OpenLab provides a unique opportunity for ART and SCIENCE discovery to work together in energetic and untapped explorations of research at the University of California Santa Cruz.
September 29, 2011
Sesnon Gallery: Xiaoze Xie's Resistant Archeology Exhibition October 12-November 23
September 29, 2011
This stunning exhibition of new larger-than-life paintings, prints and provocative video installation showcases Xiaoze Xie’s use of books and newspapers to symbolize the fragile nature of compressed history and memory.
Fall recreation, intramural sports guide now available online
September 21, 2011
Porter College Transfer & Frosh Combination Welcome Week Guide 2011
September 12, 2011
Porter College Transfer & Frosh Combination Welcome Week Guide 2011
Chip Lord: Public Spaces at Sesnon Gallery Feb. 2 - March 5
January 21, 2011
UCSC Professor Emeritus Chip Lord was trained as an architect and is a media artist who produces both single-channel films and video installations. As a founding member of the alternative architecture collective Ant Farm (1968-1978), Lord co-produced the video art classics Media Burn and The Eternal Frame and built the Cadillac Ranch roadside sculpture in Amarillo, Texas.
