Events
Week of Events
Alumni Weekend 2017
SAVE THE DATE April 28 – 30, 2017 More info and event schedule at: alumniweekend.ucsc.edu
Sunday, April 23, 2017
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Monday, April 24, 2017
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
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Friday, April 28, 2017
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
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April 29, 2017Ethics and the Language of Conservation
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April 29, 2017Humanities Mix & Mingle
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April 29, 2017Graduate Alumni Panel Discussions
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April 29, 2017 -Teach-in with Gina Dent: “Ex Post Facto: How to respond to a ‘post-truth’ world”
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April 29, 2017Graduate Alumni Networking Mixer
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April 29, 2017 -An Immersion into Dickensian Cocktails
Ethics and the Language of Conservation
Daniel Guevara (Philosophy) and Claudio Campagna (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Wildlife Conservation Society) assert that we need to radically rethink the meaning of conservation. “Sustainable Development” is a failed term, and as a result, the crisis of conservation is fundamentally a philosophical crisis with real-world implications. Their goal is to give a compelling and […]
Humanities Mix & Mingle
Please join us from 12-1 for a lunchtime Mix & Mingle in the Humanities courtyard. Connect with Humanities alumni, faculty, and beloved emeriti professors while enjoying complementary beverages and desserts. Tables and chairs will be set up, so grab your lunch at Quarry Plaza and come spend some time with the Humanities Division! Registration link: […]
Graduate Alumni Panel Discussions
Join us for lively panel discussions: Careers and Resources for Entrepreneurship for Graduate Students in the Santa Cruz Region, San Francisco to Monterey (1p-2:15p); Graduate Student Alumni Leaders in Santa Cruz Region, San Francisco to Monterey (2:30p-3:45p) and, Life after Graduate School. Panelists will share their stories and work experience in academic career, non-academic career, […]
Teach-in with Gina Dent: “Ex Post Facto: How to respond to a ‘post-truth’ world”
Gina Dent, associate professor of feminist studies, history of consciousness, and legal studies, will discuss the role of the humanities in responding to the current discussion of “alternative facts.” How can we develop a critical relationship to “facticity,” while preserving the ability to think and act politically? Registration link: http://alumniweekend.ucsc.edu/sessions/teach-in-2/
Graduate Alumni Networking Mixer
Graduate Alumni and current graduate students will have an opportunity to meet each other, discuss their work and enjoy a relaxed opportunity to reconnect and network. Refreshments will be provided. Location: Graduate Student Commons and Cafe Iveta Registration link: REGISTER HERE
An Immersion into Dickensian Cocktails
Charles Dickens was a unique and protean fellow; writer, social commentator, reporter, actor, father, and much more.He was also a great lover of the table and glass, a noteworthy bon vivant who created wondrous punches, cups, cocktails, and other nourishing potations, in novels as well as in daily life. This lecture will address Dickens’s skill […]