http://youtu.be/Hd_ptbiPoXM 

Lower West Field University of California, Santa Cruz

*Graduates must arrive at the College Eight Plaza by 11:30 AM. Guests are encouraged to arrive no earlier than 12:00 PM.

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Note: Crystal Clear Video and Photography is an independent local company and is not directly associated with UCSC or College Eight.

 Getting Started

Graduating from UCSC and walking the College Eight Commencement Ceremony is a multi-part process. Listed below are the two major steps that all students who wish to participate in the C8 Ceremony need to take. Click Here to download a complete list of the steps that students should take to ensure an enjoyable commencement experience.

        Step 1 – Announce your Intent to Graduate from UCSC

To graduate from UCSC, you must apply to graduate at the Registrar's Office, or at their webpage.

       Step 2 – Register to participate in the College Eight Commencement Ceremony

Click Here to Register to walk in the College Eight Commencement Ceremony.

Not a College Eight Student?

If your not a College Eight student but are interested in petitioning the Provost to walk with College Eight, please Click Here to download a copy of the printable form. Please follow the directions on the form. Read it carefully!

Commencement Rehearsal

Friday, June 10, 5:30-6:45 PM.

A brief Commencement Rehearsal will be held on Friday, June 10, at the College Eight Plaza. We will walk through the ceremony procedures and answer any last-minute questions. All those walking in the ceremony are expected to attend.

Announcements & Caps/Gowns

Order Announcements, Caps & Gowns and other items at the Bay Tree Bookstore Graduation Center beginning Tuesday, April 12 through Friday, June 3. You may order many items at the UCSC Baytree Bookstore’s website: http://slugstore.ucsc.edu/. You are strongly advised to order your Announcements at least five weeks ahead of graduation to receive them on time.

Caps and gowns are strongly encouraged for the Commencement Ceremony. Although there is an option to rent or buy a baccalaureate hood, College Eight will not be “hooding” graduates during the ceremony. * Discounts available for diploma frames when ordering announcements between 4-12-11 to 4-15-11.

Cap & Gown distribution will start on June 6 - 10, 2011 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM and Saturday, June 11 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Order your Cap and gown ahead of time through the Bookstore’s Graduation Center.

The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility

“I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.”

Be part of a national student movement by taking a voluntary personal pledge for social and environmental responsibility! The Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) is a national organization founded in 1987 by students at Humboldt State University. Students define for themselves what it means to be socially and environmentally responsible. The purpose of the pledge is not to limit or restrict our employment options, but rather to remind us of the importance of every decision we make and of the opportunities for proactive involvement that exist in all aspects of our daily schedules.

Click here to take the Graduation Pledge online at UCSC.

For more information about the GPA movement please click here.

Disability Accessibility

College Eight is committed to making the ceremony accessible to all participants, families and guests. Disability vans/shuttles will be available throughout the day for transportation assistance between the parking lots and ceremony site. For accommodation requests, separate from the use of disability vans/shuttles, please contact the College Eight Office at 831-459-2361.

Parking and On-Campus Transportation

During Commencement weekend, with ten colleges hosting ceremonies, parking will be very limited and traffic heavy. Each registered senior will receive only two (2) parking passes for the day. Passes will be mailed to each registered senior’s local address in late May. We recommend that you plan to carpool, shuttle, use public transportation, and most of all, plan ahead.

Parking passes must be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle, visible to staff directing traffic and parking. Follow the "West Side Ceremonies" and "College Eight" signs. Parking officials will direct cars to the appropriate lots. Guests may walk or take shuttles to the ceremony site at the Lower West Field.

For additional information about parking & transportation please visit the UCSC Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) website at http://www2.ucsc.edu/taps. Commencement related information will be posted on the TAPS website in the Spring quarter.

Earth Week Keynote Speaker

Thursday, April 21st

7PM – 9 PM

Oakes College Learning Center

Where on Earth are We Going: Environmental and Cultural Sustenance for our Times

In her writing and public presentations, Osprey Orielle Lake draws upon her life's work dedicated to environmental protection and cultural transformation as well as her collaboration with organizations around the world that are working to create a just and sustainable future. She insightfully weaves together history, ecology, culture, governance, women’s leadership and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature. Using an elegant balance of artful narrative and considerable research, Osprey describes how a reconnection with nature in contemporary society can transform our human perspective, providing a solution-oriented and hopeful guide to change in this time of environmental and societal peril and promise.

About Osprey Orielle Lake: Author, Artist, Activist

Osprey Orielle Lake, MA is a lifelong advocate of environmental justice and societal transformation. She is the Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus, on the Board of Praxis Peace Institute and an advisor to the International Eco-Cities Standards initiative. Osprey has traveled to five continents studying ancient and modern cultures while making presentations at international conferences and universities. She is the Founder/Artist of the International Cheemah Monument Project, creating 18 foot bronze sculpture monuments for locations around the world, where people can ponder a better future for the earth and humanity. Osprey’s unique perspectives as a renowned international sculptor and public speaker on environmental issues have been featured on both national and European television and radio. Her book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature, has just been released by White Cloud Press

www.ospreyoriellelake.com  

www.worldforum.org/womans-caucus.htm

Schedule of Events & Activities

All events in this schedule are open to UCSC Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration unless indicated.

Members of the surrounding Santa Cruz Community are welcome at all events listed as “Open to the Public”.

All events are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.

Friday, April 15^th

Earth Week 2011 Kick Off

Time: 12:00 Noon – 4:00 PM   -   Location: UCSC Quarry Plaza, UCSC Bookstore

Please come join us for this fun and informational kickoff to Earth Week 2011. We will be featuring info tables from various campus and community organizations. The Program in Community and Agroecology will be selling farm fresh produce at their Market Cart. OPERS will have their famous rock wall with free rock climbing and prizes. There will also be a hydration station educating participants about the benefit of reusable water bottles while encouraging folks not to use disposable single use water bottles. Come have fun and learn about all of the other Earth Week activities.

Host Organization: Earth Week 2011 Coordination Committee

Saturday, April 16^th

PICA Garden Work Day

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM   -   Location: PICA, A Quad UCSC Village (Near Base of Campus)

Come join a garden workday at PICA! (Program in Community & Agroecology) There will be a delicious organic lunch provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Host Organization: PICA

Younger Lagoon Restoration Work Day

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM   -   Location: UCSC Long Marine Lab

Join the Campus Stewardship Program and Campus Natural Reserve for a restoration workday at beautiful Younger Lagoon. We will be planting various native species in two different locations, both with sweeping coastal views! Meet us at the whale skeleton just out side the Seymour Discovery Center. Snacks provided, No open toed shoes please.

If you are interested in participating in this event please RSVP grounds_interns@ucsc.edu or call 459-4680

Host Organization: Campus Stewardship Program and Campus Natural Reserve

Bees & Bee Keeping

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM   -   Location: Gate House, UCSC Farm

Join James Cook of Meder St. Farms to learn the basics of bee natural history and bee keeping. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a snack. $20 for Friends’ members, $25 general public, $5 for UCSC students, payable the day of the workshop. UCSC student participation supported by UCSC Measure 43 funding.

Host Organization: Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

FEATURED EVENT

Earth Day Santa Cruz – (Open to the Public)

Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM   -   Location: San Lorenzo Park,

The City of Santa Cruz, the County of Santa Cruz, Ecology Action, Save Our Shores, local non-profits, and concerned citizens work together to make Earth Day Santa Cruz the premier environmental event for the greater Santa Cruz community, with educational information, activities for kids, live music and a focus on green businesses. Come join us for this fun-filled celebration!  Click Here to visit us on Facebook.

Please consider volunteering at our River Clean-up portion of the event hosted by Save our Shores. To Volunteer, Click Here

Host Organizations: City & County of Santa Cruz, Ecology Action, Save Our Shores

Reuse & Grow

Time: 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM   -   Location: Cowell College Courtyard

Celebrate Earth day with us! Join us to your own flower seeds and decorate pots. Craft recycled art, by helping us use our leftover supplies from programs past to craft your own masterpieces! There will be garden cupcakes and seasonal fruit to munch on!

Host Organization: Cowell College Programs Office

Earth Fest – Sustainability Fair

Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM   -   Location: College Eight Plaza

Sustainability is something that anyone can learn to love! College Eight and Oakes are pulling out all the stops to make this fair awesome! Come enjoy food, friends and fun while learning how to live a more sustainable life!

Host Organizations: Oakes College and College Eight Student Life

Day Hike: Campus Secret Spots

Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM   -   Location: Depart from Stevenson Knoll (above East Field)

Celebrate the Earth by using  "foot knowledge" to explore some secret spots on or near campus. Join a UCSC Recreation Leader on a four hour, moderately easy, hike to some of their favorite natural places; places you can really sink your toes into. Bring water and a snack.

Host Organizations: OPERS Recreation Department

Sunday, April 17^th

Compost Workshop at PICA

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM   -   Location: PICA, A Quad UCSC Village (Near Base of Campus)

Come learn about the amazing world of compost at PICA (Program in Community & Agroecology). You will learn about how to create an effective compost system and learn how to turn and build a compost pile. We look forward to having you join us!

If you are interested in participating in this event please RSVP yacanreachme@gmail.com

Host Organization: PICA

UCSC Family Student Housing Sustainability Festival

Time: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM   -   Location: UCSC Family Student Housing

Come celebrate Earth Week at the Family Student Housing Annual Sustainability Festival. Enjoy some free local organic BBQ and music, play games, network with organizations working on sustainability projects and learn about recycling, sustainable food systems, and more. This event is great for families and kids. All are welcome.

Host Organization: UCSC Family Student Housing

Monday, April 18^th

Meatless Monday!

Time: All Day   -   Location: Crown/Merrill Dining Hall

Entire dining menu will offer meatless options for reducing your carbon footprint through offering a fully vegetarian menu. This event will include information tabling.

Host Organization: UCSC Dining Services

Finding your Kuleana: 

Leadership & Development for Young People in the Food Movement

Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM   -   Location: Muwekma Ohlone Conference (Bay Tree Conference Rooms-3rd Floor)

Young people across the country, from rural and urban to indigenous communities are testing their voice, seeking new alliances, and fostering change.  Come learn about the importance of sharing stories, building new skills, and preparing to manifest a pathway of informed leadership and thoughtful action in these challenging times.  Focusing on, but not excluding broader issues, this workshop will explore food justice, community action, and how we ground ourselves in seeking empowerment by integrating our past and building a present moment ripe with potential.

To RSVP email Khara Schmitt at kharaschmitt@gmail.com to confirm your space in this FSWG/ESLP workshop

Host Organization: UCSC Food Systems Working Group

Sunset Hike

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM   -   Location: Depart from the Porter Squiggle – Porter College

Join us for an evening hike starting on campus and going to the wilds of nearby Wilder Ranch. Lead by a UCSC Recreation student leader this promises to be a fun filled event to a place a world apart from everyday campus.

Reserve a spot: www.ucscrereation.edu on the Wilderness Skills section.

Host Organization: OPERS Recreation Department

FEATURED EVENT

Education for Sustainable Living Speaker Series – (Open to the Public)

Dr. Richard A. Oppenlander & Tim Galarneau: Food Systems

Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM   -   Location: UCSC Classroom Unit 2

Dr. Richard  A. Oppenlander, Author of “Comfortably Unaware: Global Depletion and Food Choice Responsibility,” Dr. Oppenlander is a sustainability advocate, writer, and speaker committed to improving the health of our planet. Through literary work or in person, he brings an eclectic combination of experiences regarding this topic spanning the past 40 years. Since the early 1970's, Dr. Oppenlander has extensively studied the effect our food choices have on our health and the immense impact those choices have on our environment. He is president and founder of an organic vegan food production and education business, and has given hundreds of lectures, presentations, and open discussions on the topic of food choice. He has been a featured guest appearing on radio shows, in newspapers and magazines. With "Comfortably Unaware" as well as with his speaking engagements, Dr. Oppenlander addresses the fact that our current choices of foods are causing Global Depletion-the loss of our land, water, air/atmosphere, food supply, biodiversity, energy resources, and our own health. In compelling fashion, he reveals serious inefficiencies and unsustainable practices in our current food production systems and explores unique solutions. Along the way, Dr. Oppenlander challenges audiences with new insights regarding how this has happened- exposing our cultural, social, educational, governmental, and even media influences.

Tim Galarneau is a past Roots of Change Fellow who works as an education and research program specialist on social issues for the Centerfor Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) focusing on farm to institution, community food systems, and student education and empowerment.  He also serves as an advisor to campus farm to college efforts as a Board member for the California Student Sustainability Coalition and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.  In addition, Tim is a co-founder of the Real Food Challenge that is working to shift over $1 billion in annual food procurement and consumption in colleges and universities in the United States by 2020 toward greater sustainability.  Most recently, Tim is part of a diverse network of young leaders across the country, known as Live Real, that are creating a new “move-entity” for empowering  youth and vulnerable communities toward changing their food systems

Host Organization: Education for Sustainable Living Program

Tuesday, April 19^th

Panel on Energy Security

Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM   -   Location: College Eight, Academic Lecture Hall, Rm 240

Practically everything we do in our daily lives requires energy, and energy security is all over the news, but what does it mean exactly for you and your future? If you've ever wondered about how reliable our energy system is and what California is doing to become more sustainable with its energy supply, come ask your questions to the experts on our panel: Alan Richards (legendary retired UCSC professor of Blood and Oil), Michael Colvin (policy analyst at the California Public Utilities Commission) and more to be confirmed! This is also a great event if you're interested in a career in energy and want to ask the panelists how they made it successfully in this field of work!

Host Organization: UCSC Green Campus

The Japanese Nuclear Disaster: Impacts & Implications – (Open to the Public)

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM   -   Location: Stevenson College Event Center

Daniel Hirsch, UCSC Nuclear Policy Lecturer and former Director of Adlai Stevenson Program on Nuclear Policy, will present a lecture on the recent nuclear tragedy in Japan. He will discuss the impact on Japan as well as California, whose nuclear reactors are located near major earthquake faults.     All are welcome. Come prepared to be well informed and called to action in creating a safer world!

Host Organization: Cowell College

Wednesday, April 20^th

Healthy, Flavorful, & Farm Fresh Cooking...India Joze Style!           

Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM   -   Location: Departing from OPERS Recreation Office Porch

Integrating local, fresh product and exploring the role of authentic spices and flavors from India Joze’s kitchens will provide an exciting excursion!  Join us on a trip to India Joze downtown to learn how inspiration, history, and the magic of the wok come together with some flavorful fusions to taste while exploring the role of sustainability and food choices!  This amazing tasting and learning adventure is only $10 for UCSC students!  To register go to www.ucscrecreation.com and the trip is under the Food System Learning Journeys.

Host Organization: UCSC Food Systems Working Group

How Green is Green? - Sustainability and the Cannabis Industry           

Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM   -   Location: College Eight Redroom

Marijuana has been celebrated, demonized, legalized, criminalized, and generally been a controversial subject for much of human civilization. How does it measure up, however, from an environmental standpoint? Join the Student Environmental Center for an educational and fun night about the environmental impacts (positive and negative) of modern cannabis farming practices. Free vegetarian organic dinner will be provided.

Host Organization: Student Environmental Center

Stargazing with Cosmic Joe Jordan           

Time: 7:45 PM – 10:00 PM   -   Location: Bike Path Knoll or Depart from College Eight Plaza

Join "Cosmic Joe" Jordan a scientist with NASA/AMES Research Center for a night of stargazing on the knoll by the Chancellor's House & the UCSC Bike Path. Come learn about the stars, constellations and folklore about the beautiful night sky. This is sure to be a fun, engaging and exciting opportunity. Don't Miss out.    

Host Organizations: College Eight & OPERS Recreation Department

Outdoor Film Screening: Bag It!           

Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM   -   Location: Behind C8 Red Building between A & B Quads

Bag It! An award-winning documentary film following the world wide use of plastic bags, plastic's impact on the environment and human health, showcasing alternatives and solutions!

"It makes no sense that we invent a material designed to last forever, then make products from it that are designed to be thrown away."

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Host Organization: College Eight

Thursday, April 21^st

Beefless Thursday

Time: All Day   -   Location: Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

Entire dining menu will offer Beefless options for reducing your carbon footprint through offering a full menu without beef. This event will include information tabling.

Host Organization: UCSC Dining Services

Sustainability at UCSC, the University of Hawaii West O'hau, & MA'O Farm

Time: 10 AM – 12:00 Noon   -   Location: TBD (check http://sustainability.ucsc.edu)

Join university leaders and organic farmers from the University of Hawaii West O'hau (UHWO), and MA'O Farms as we explore our various efforts to integrate sustainability into planning, curriculum, student learning, and business operations at a university. Presenters include the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, faculty from UHWO, leaders from MA'O Farm, and UCSC sustainability stakeholders. The presentations will be divided into two parts:

Part One: 10am-11am UCSC Sustainability Initiatives

Part Two: 11am-12pm UHWO Sustainability Initiatives

Host Organizations: The Division of Social Sciences, the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, and the UCSC Campus Sustainability Office

Organic & Local Food Fair

Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM   -   Location: Colleges 9/10 Dining Hall

Free food samples for everyone! Come taste great food from our industry partners who provide us with many of our natural and organic selections that we serve in our dining halls and UCSC cafes on campus! Talk with the suppliers, ask questions about your food choices!

Host Organization: UCSC Dining Services

Round Table Discussion With Earth Week Keynote Speaker Osprey Orielle Lake

Time: 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM   -   Location: UCSC Bookstore – New Sustainability Section

Come join the Earth Week Keynote Speaker for an informal discussion about our society, sustainability and Nature. This will be an “organic” conversation with topics generated by participants. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the Earth Week Keynote Speaker in a more intimate setting.

Host Organizations: College Eight and UCSC Bookstore

FEATURED EVENT - Earth Week Keynote Address– (Open to the Public)

Where on Earth are We Going: Environmental and Cultural Sustenance for our Times

Osprey Orielle Lake

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM   -   Location: Oakes College Learning Center

In her writing and public presentations, Osprey Orielle Lake draws upon her life's work dedicated to environmental protection and cultural transformation as well as her collaboration with organizations around the world that are working to create a just and sustainable future. She insightfully weaves together history, ecology, culture, governance, women’s leadership and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature. Using an elegant balance of artful narrative and considerable research, Osprey describes how a reconnection with nature in contemporary society can transform our human perspective, providing a solution-oriented and hopeful guide to change in this time of environmental and societal peril and promise.

Host Organizations: College Eight and UCSC American Indian Resource Center

What’s Wrong with Our Food

Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM   -   Location: Cowell College, Apartment Community Room

We will be viewing the documentary "Food, Inc." and discussing the what is wrong with the way America produces food as well as what we can do to change and improve our current system in a practical manner. Organic snacks will be provided!

Host Organizations: Cowell College

Friday, April 22^nd – EARTH DAY 2011

10^th Annual Campus Earth Summit – (Open to the Public)

Time: 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM   -   Location: Colleges 9/10 Multipurpose Room

The Earth Summit will be a space for students, staff, faculty, and community members to come together to determine their involvement and action for the topic areas covered in the Breakout events. Much of the event will be formatted according to input from the students at UCSC as to what they would like to see, and will likely include project planning, opportunities to tackle the issues raised at the Breakout events, and workshops about current campaigns and efforts to increase campus sustainability.

Host Organizations: Student Environmental Center

Ode to the Globe – (Open to the Public)

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM   -   Location: Colleges 9/10 Multipurpose Room

Directly following the Campus Earth Summit, there will be a celebration atmosphere for this event. Music, poetry, art project, community and campus organizations and more! Come out and have fun while celebrating our Planet. It is sure to be a blast.

Host Organizations: Student Environmental Center

Additional Events & Activities

All events listed below occur either Before or After Earth Week but still meeting the spirit and vision of the Week.

Saturday, April 9^th

Earth Scouts – Part 1: Scouting

Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM   -   Location: Stevenson College Knoll – Above East Field

Learn scouting skills! Knot tying; tent pitching contest, wilderness survival skills, and a hike through Pogonip Park. Trail food will be served!

Host Organization: Stevenson College

Earth Scouts – Part 2: Night Sky

Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM   -   Location: Stevenson College Knoll – Above East Field

Come learn about the night sky. Topics include zodiac signs, constellations in the sky & their history. Check out the night sky through our telescopes & learn about astrophotography and light painting! Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Host Organization: Stevenson College

Wednesday, April 13^th

Corn: The Good, The Bad, and the Deliciously Ugly – College Night

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM   -   Location: College’s 9/10 Dining Hall

A College Night that focuses on corn and its impact within our food systems. Feature presentation includes the documentary "King Corn", locally grown foods from Santa Cruz farms and sustainability games in the MPR!

NOTE: College Night is restricted to College Nine or College Ten affiliates.

Host Organization: Colleges 9/10 Programs Office

Thursday, April 14^th

Big River: Film Screening

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM   -   Location: College 9 Namaste Lounge

Big River is the follow-up documentary to "King Corn". This documentary follows the path of the Mississippi River and the affects of the corn industry in the midwest.

Host Organization: Colleges 9/10 Programs Office

Saturday, April 23^rd

Top 10 Herbs to Grow in an Herb Garden

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM   -   Location: Gate House, UCSC Farm

Join Western/Chinese herbalist and licensed acupuncturist Darren Huckle to learn how much you can do with just a few herbs. Darren will discuss how to grow, prepare and use 10 great medicinal plants. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a snack. $15 for Friends of the Farm & Garden members, $20 for general public, $5 for UCSC students, payable the day of the workshop. UCSC student participation supported by UCSC Measure 43 funding.

Host Organization: Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Friday, April 29^th

Arbor Day Hair Cuts

Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM   -   Location: Crown College Courtyard

Donate $5 and we’ll give you a buzz cut.  All contributions will support Arbor Day tree planting.

Host Organization: Crown College Programs Office

 Earth Week 2011: Local Energy, Global Vibrations

Friday, April 15^th – Friday April 22^nd

What is Earth Week?

Earth Week is a campus wide collaborative week dedicated to dialogue, education and action celebrating sustainable culture, community and the place we live. We see this week as an opportunity to build a stronger movement for environmental and social justice.

Throughout the week there will be a wide selection of events, activities, programs including hikes, workshops, special meals, dialogue groups, as well as special lectures and skill building opportunities. Various departments, colleges and student organizations at UCSC will host these events and activities.

Schedule of Events:

A full schedule of events is available here.

Special Initiatives:

UCSC Baytree Bookstore, Sustainability Section for Earth Week

The Student Environmental Center and Education for Sustainable Living Program have partnered with the Baytree Bookstore to set up a section in the bookstore and a roundtable area to promote books on the topic areas of sustainability for our campus systems and community.  Please stop by and see the choices- some of which will be part of the Monday Night Speaker Series during spring quarter in Classroom Unit 2.  Stay tuned for the list of authors that will be available for books signings and other related events!  

http://slugstore.ucsc.edu

Take Back the Tap Campaign

Our UCSC campaign is in full swing and you can purchase your stainless steel water bottle for just $4.99 + tax, at any dining hall or cafe! Support UCSC's ambitious goal of eliminating single use water bottles on campus!

UCSC Dining Director “Goes Vegan” in April!

In an effort to evaluate the health benefits of reducing the amount of animal protein in his diet and to objectively look at the true range of vegetarian and vegan options in the UCSC Dining Halls and campus run cafes, UCSC Dining Director is “going Vegan “ for the month of April.

If you are interested in following Scott Berlin’s experience feel free to follow his blog by clicking the link below.

http://veganslug.blogspot.com

Slugs go Green!

Slugs Go GREEN! is a week long outdoor tabling activity at the Colleges Nine and Ten Quad (located just outside the Dining Hall). We will have Earth Day quizzes, button making as well as information about the Local Foods Showcase on Thursday April 21, 2011 at the Colleges Nine and Ten MPR.

Information:

For more information about Earth Week please email tjessen@ucsc.edu or mkittred@ucsc.edu or via phone at 831-459-4902

The Earth Week Coordinating Committee would like to ensure that all who want to participate in Earth Week events have access. For disability accommodations for any event please contact the “Host Organization” listed in the schedule of events. Form any of the events that are “open” to the public please contact Mike Kittredge @ mkittred@ucsc.edu or call 831-459-4902

Earth Week 2011 Partners & Collaborators:

College Eight, UCSC Student Environmental Center, American Indian Resource Center, UCSC Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS), UCSC Program in Community & Agroecology (PICA), UCSC Food Systems Working Group, UCSC Sustainability Office, UCSC Farm, Campus Sustainability Council, UCSC Dining,

Green Campus, Education for Sustainable Living Program, Ecology Action & More!

A special thanks to Kathy King from www.kathykingdesign.com  for designing the Earth Week logo.

Another special thanks to Carly Hayer for designing the Earth Week 2011 Poster

Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 1:00 PM*

Lower West Field University of California, Santa Cruz 

*Graduates must arrive at the College Eight Plaza by 11:30 AM. Guests are encouraged to arrive no earlier than 12:00 PM.

Getting Started

Graduating from UCSC and walking the College Eight Commencement Ceremony is a multi-part process. Listed below are the two major steps that all students who wish to participate in the C8 Ceremony need to take. Click Here to download a complete list of the steps that students should take to ensure an enjoyable commencement experience.

Step 1 – Announce your Intent to Graduate from UCSC

• To graduate from UCSC, you must apply to graduate via the link in your student portal,

• If you are not an active registered student, you may apply ­at the Registrar's Office, or via their webpage

• You should apply to graduate only during the quarter in which you will be completing all graduation requirements. The deadline for Winter ‘12 is February 6th. The deadline for Spring ‘12 is May 2nd. The deadline for Summer ‘12 is August 3rd.

Step 2 – Register to participate in the College Eight Commencement Ceremony

• Click Here to Register to walk in the College Eight Commencement Ceremony.

Not a College Eight Student?

If your not a College Eight student but are interested in petitioning the Provost to walk with College Eight, please Click Here to download a copy of the printable form. Please follow the directions on the form. Read it carefully!

Commencement Rehearsal

Friday, June 15, 5:30-6:45 PM. 

A brief Commencement Rehearsal will be held on Friday, June 15, at the College Eight Plaza. We will walk through the ceremony procedures and answer any last-minute questions. All those walking in the ceremony are expected to attend.

Announcements & Caps/Gowns

Order Announcements, Caps & Gowns and other items at the Bay Tree Bookstore Graduation Center beginning Tuesday, April 17 through Friday, June 8. You may order many items at the UCSC Baytree Bookstore’s website. You are strongly advised to order your Announcements at least five weeks ahead of graduation to receive them on time.

Caps and gowns are strongly encouraged for the Commencement Ceremony. Although there is an option to rent or buy a baccalaureate hood, College Eight will not be “hooding” graduates during the ceremony. * Discounts available for diploma frames when ordering announcements between 4-17-12 to 4-20-12.

Cap & Gown distribution will start on June 11 - 15, 2012 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM and Saturday, June 15 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Order your Cap and gown ahead of time through the Bookstore’s Graduation Center.

The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility

“I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.”

Be part of a national student movement by taking a voluntary personal pledge for social and environmental responsibility! The Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) is a national organization founded in 1987 by students at Humboldt State University. Students define for themselves what it means to be socially and environmentally responsible. The purpose of the pledge is not to limit or restrict our employment options, but rather to remind us of the importance of every decision we make and of the opportunities for proactive involvement that exist in all aspects of our daily schedules.

Click Here to take the Graduation Pledge online at UCSC. 

For more information about the GPA movement please Click Here

Disability Accessibility

College Eight is committed to making the ceremony accessible to all participants, families and guests. Disability vans/shuttles will be available throughout the day for transportation assistance between the parking lots and ceremony site. For accommodation requests, separate from the use of disability vans/shuttles, please contact the College Eight Programs Office at 831-459-4279.

Parking and On-Campus Transportation

During Commencement weekend, with ten colleges hosting ceremonies, parking will be very limited and traffic heavy. Each registered senior will receive only two (2) parking passes for the day. Passes will be mailed to each registered senior’s local address in late May. We recommend that you plan to carpool, shuttle, use public transportation, and most of all, plan ahead.

Parking passes must be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle, visible to staff directing traffic and parking. Follow the "West Side Ceremonies" and "College Eight" signs. Parking officials will direct cars to the appropriate lots. Guests may walk or take shuttles to the ceremony site at the Lower West Field.

For additional information about parking & transportation please visit the UCSC Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) website. Commencement related information will be posted on the TAPS website in the Spring quarter.

For more information, contact College Eight Programs 

Physical Location: College Eight Student Commons - Room 204 

Mailing address: College Eight Programs Office UCSC / 1156 High Street / Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Office Phone: (831) 459-4279 

The 2010 College Eight Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 1:00 PM*

Lower West Field University of California, Santa Cruz

*Graduates must arrive at the College Eight Plaza by 11:30 AM. Guests are encouraged to arrive no earlier than 12:00 PM.

Getting Started

Graduating from UCSC and walking the College Eight Commencement Ceremony is a multi-part process. Listed below are the two major steps that all students who wish to participate in the C8 Ceremony need to take.  Click Here to download a complete list of the steps that students should take to ensure an enjoyable commencement experience.

        Step 1 – Announce your Intent to Graduate from UCSC

To graduate from UCSC, you must apply to graduate at the Registrar's Office, or at their webpage.  Click Here.

        Step 2 – Register for College Eight Commencement

Click Here to Register to walk in the College Eight Commencement Ceremony.

        Not a College Eight Student?

If your not a college Eight Student but are interested in petitioning the Provost to walk with College Eight, please Click Here to download a copy of the printable form. Please follow the directions on the form. Read it carefully!

Click Here for information about the Commencement Ceremonies at other UCSC Colleges.

Student Speaker Nominations

Do you know someone who would make a great commencement student speaker? Would you make a great commencement speaker?

Click Here to nominate a student speaker for the 2010 College Eight Commencement Ceremony.

             Student Speech Topical Areas

            A strong commencement speech should include (or  address) at least two of the three topics below.

1.    Societal Change –How the world and/or the USA and/or California are changing?

2.    Institutional Experience – What has the UCSC and the College Eight Community been like during the past few years?

3.    Personal Experience – How the values, ideas, goals, relationships, etc. of the speaker have grown and developed during their time at UCSC and College Eight?

            Student Speaker Requirements

Nominee's will be contacted by the College Eight 2010 Commencement Planning Committee and asked to submit and present a draft of their speech to a special "Student Speaker Selection Committee" provided that they:

1. Are a College Eight Student

2. Are in Good Academic Standing (Both Current & Cumulative GPA above a 2.0)

3. Will be completing all graduation requirements by June 12, 2010

Commencement Rehearsal

A brief Commencement Rehearsal will be held on Friday, June 12, at the College Eight Plaza. We will walk through the ceremony procedures and answer any last-minute questions. All those walking in the ceremony are expected to attend.

Announcements & Caps/Gowns

Order Announcements, Caps & Gowns and other items at the Bay Tree Bookstore Graduation Center beginning Tuesday, April 13 through Friday, June 4. You may order many items at the UCSC Baytree Bookstore’s website: http://slugstore.ucsc.edu/. You are strongly advised to order your Announcements at least five weeks ahead of graduation to receive them on time.

Caps and gowns are strongly encouraged for the Commencement Ceremony. Although there is an option to rent or buy a baccalaureate hood, College Eight will not be “hooding” graduates during the ceremony. * Discounts available for diploma frames when ordering announcements between 4-13-10 to 4-16-10.

The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility

“I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.”

Be part of a national student movement by taking a voluntary personal pledge for social and environmental responsibility! The Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) is a national organization founded in 1987 by students at Humboldt State University. Students define for themselves what it means to be socially and environmentally responsible. The purpose of the pledge is not to limit or restrict our employment options, but rather to remind us of the importance of every decision we make and of the opportunities for proactive involvement that exist in all aspects of our daily schedules.

Click Here to take the Graduation Pledge online at UCSC.

For more information about the GPA movement please click here.

Disability Accessibility

College Eight is committed to making the ceremony accessible to all participants, families and guests. Disability vans/shuttles will be available throughout the day for transportation assistance between the parking lots and ceremony site. For accommodation requests, separate from the use of disability vans/shuttles, please contact the College Eight Programs Office at 831-459-4279.

Parking and On-Campus Transportation

During Commencement weekend, with ten colleges hosting ceremonies, parking will be very limited and traffic heavy. Each registered senior will receive only two (2) parking passes for the day. Passes will be mailed to each registered senior’s local address in late May. We recommend that you plan to carpool, shuttle, use public transportation, and most of all plan ahead.

Parking passes must be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle, visible to staff directing traffic and parking. Follow the "West Side Ceremonies" and "College Eight" signs. Parking officials will direct cars to the appropriate lots. Guests may walk or take shuttles to the ceremony site at the Lower West Field.

For additional information about parking & transportation please visit the UCSC Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) website at http://www2.ucsc.edu/taps/. Commencement related information will be posted on the TAPS website in the Spring quarter.

For more information, contact College Eight Programs

Physical Location: College Eight Student Commons - Room 204

Mailing address: College Eight Programs Office UCSC / 1156 High Street / Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Office Phone: (831) 459-4279

If you'd like a copy of the DVD of Commencement 2010, please click on the link below.

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Commencement 2010: Speaker Biographies

STUDENT SPEAKERS

LEANA SCOTT

Originally hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Leana Scott is graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies with a focus on environmental justice and policy.  She has been an active member of the campus community during her time here. Leana was a founding member of the Pre-Law Society, and in addition, worked in the Office of Admissions Outreach, as a Student Life & University Guide for three years.  Like many of her peers at UCSC, Leana took her educational pursuits out of the country, as she spent a summer abroad in Melbourne, Australia and Kakadu National Park studying Australian culture, history, literature, wildlife and environmental complexities.  While at UCSC, she also interned in the Office of Congressman Sam Farr, California’s 17th District.  She plans on either attending either law school or pursuing a Masters in Public Administration.  

CHELSEA SNELL

Chelsea Snell graduated from UCSC with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and a minor in Sociology.  In her four years here, she was actively involved in the community by working in the College 8 Programs Office. She also served as the Co-chair of the Student Environmental Center; was on the Earth Day Planning Committee for four years and worked on the Campus Earth Summit.  Chelsea’s environmental passion lies within education.  She has worked in numerous Life Labs throughout the Santa Cruz community as well as studied Sustainable and Environmental Education.  She grew up swimming in rivers, hiking mountains and having a great love for the outdoors.

 Raj Maitra

Raj Maitra, a Minnesota native, is a part of UCSC’s first graduating class in Bioengineering. However, he has a passion for the arts as well, and hopes to continue playing jazz piano in the future, while taking on complex challenges in the ever changing technological world. Raj has also been active in the student community, as a College Eight programs assistant, and senior graduation committee member.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

JoeBen Bevirt

JoeBen Bevirt describes himself as an inveterate entrepreneur. He was born with a passion for engineering, that has driven the formation of four successful companies over the past 10 years.

In 2000, JoeBen co-founded Velocity11 which developed high-performance laboratory equipment. He served as President & CEO until 2002, as President until 2006, and as a board member until the sale to Agilent Technologies in 2007. Under his leadership, Velocity11 repeatedly achieved record organic growth.

JoeBen founded Joby, Inc. in 2005 to develop, market, and sell useful, unique, and delightful consumer products. Profitable almost immediately, Joby continues to deliver new products and record profits.

JoeBen turned his focus to renewable energy and in 2008, founded Joby Energy Inc. to develop groundbreaking airborne wind turbines to harness the abundant power of high-altitude wind. Airborne wind turbines generate electricity at prices that promise to transform the way we power the planet.

In 2009, leveraging the control systems and electric propulsion systems developed at Joby Energy, JoeBen founded Joby Aviation to revolutionize how we commute. Joby Aviation is developing a compact electric personal aircraft designed for efficient high speed flights. Electric propulsion enables our aircraft to takeoff and land vertically while retaining the efficieny of an airplane.

JoeBen holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. He holds 12 U.S. patents.

 For a look back on the 2010 Commencement, click here.

Home Sweet Home

Your Room: Each room is furnished with a basic complement of furniture that includes a bed, desk, bookcase, chair, and dresser. Furniture should not leave your room for any reason. You are responsible for the condition of your room and furnishings.

Residence Hall Suites: Suites consist of three double rooms (six residents in each suite) a small living room and bathroom. Suitemates are jointly responsible for the cleaning of the common area of the suite (their bathrooms and living room). Furniture should not leave your suite for any reason. Suite residents are subject to exactly the same policies and expectations as other residents. In particular, suite residents should carefully observe noise, guest, and party policies. Failure either to abide by these policies or to keep the suite clean may result in the loss of suite status. In such a situation, the hall door to the suite would be taken off, and the bathroom and living room would become extensions of the hall and open to all residents.

Lobbies/Lounges are available on the first floor of the residence halls and in Buildings 2 and 6 of the apartments, as study spaces, for holding events, or informal places to relax. The lobbies and lounges are furnished with TV/ VCRs, couches, tables, chairs, and lamps and this furniture must stay in the room! Any lounge furniture found in student rooms will be removed and residents may be charged for the associated costs. Responsibility for keeping the lobbies, the lounges and their furnishings in good condition lies with all residents of the building.

Apartments: Apartments are furnished with living room furniture (couch, two chairs, coffee table, two side tables, two lamps), and a dining table and six chairs. Apartments are also given a vacuum and starter kit of cleaning supplies.

Room Condition Forms and Apartment Condition Forms: All rooms and apartments are inspected prior to move in. You will have an opportunity to review and add to the inspection sheet. Please take the time to review the form carefully and document any existing damage in the room and/or suite/ apartment and return it to the College Eight Housing Office. When you move out, your residence will be inspected and you will be billed for any damage or missing furniture.

Room Assignments: Over the summer, and as needed during the academic year, the Housing Office reviews applications and questionnaires from students, and makes roommate and apartment matches and assignments. Despite our best efforts, not all roommate, suitemate, and apartment mate relationships run smoothly from the beginning. If you find things are not working for you, please talk first with your RA. The RA may be able to help you and your roommate, suitemates, or apartment-mates find a solution without making a room switch. If, after this, you still have concerns, your CRE can outline your options. In most cases, you will have to wait until the end of the current quarter. Remember, the CRE and Housing Coordinator must approve all room switches in advance!

Cleaning And Maintenance

Maintenance: The maintenance staff handles all repairs in residential areas except for phone and Internet problems. Keep in mind that all requests will be handled in the order of importance, rather than in the order that they are received. Reporting problems authorizes the maintenance staff to enter your room with only a “knock of notice.” It is important that you inform your roommate, suitemates, or apartment mates that you have requested maintenance service.

For maintenance needs within your room, apartment or building, please submit a work request ticket to http://fixit.ucsc.edu. If you have an urgent maintenance problem that cannot wait for response until the next business day, please see http://fixit.ucsc.edu for phone numbers.

Telephone Repair: Problem with your in-room phone service can be reported to 831-459-3111 or via email to NetTel@ucsc.edu.

ResNet: Problem with your campus internet connection can be reported to 831-459-4638 or e-mail resnet@ucsc.edu.

Custodial Service: The residence hall common areas and apartment lounges and laundries are visited every weekday by one of our custodians. It is their job to perform routine cleaning of the bathrooms and vacuuming the lounge and the hallway. Please keep in mind that on weekends there is no custodial service. Residents are responsible for any cleaning that may be required as a result of their use of these areas.

Disposing of Trash: When the wastebasket in your room fills up, please empty it into one of the dumpsters located in the parking lot or behind the “D” Garden building or below the “C” Garden building. In the apartments, there are dumpsters located next to Buildings One and Four.

Decorating Your Room: You may decorate your living area. However, with your roommate(s), suitemates, and apartment mates, you are responsible for any damage to your living areas. Your best guide is to take very good care of your area, both to have a nice living space and to avoid extra costs on moving out.

The Dos and Don’ts of Wall Hangings, Posters, and Lights: We recommend that you use a very limited number (less than 10 per wall) of small pushpins or thumbtacks on walls and ceilings, and avoid posting anything on your doors. Please do not use tape, double-sided tape, or putty-these are very hard to remove and necessitate repair and repainting. If you need to post papers and reminders on your wall, buying an additional bulletin board is a very good investment (you can hang the board with four small pushpins, rather than being billed for the repair and repaint of your wall for many pinholes).

Bulletin Boards are available on apartment doors, and on residence hall walls just adjacent to the room doors for your use. You may post decorations, notes, etc. on the bulletin board. Please avoid posting anything on the painted surfaces of the doors because tape, pushpin, and tacks will all damage the door. Damage to the door finish could result in a billing at the end of the year. Decoration on any area in the hall other than the bulletin board is not permitted by the Fire Department due to the potential fire hazard.

Outside the Building: Please do not hang anything on the outside of the building or from your window.

Waste Reduction Program: College Eight is proud to support the student managed College Eight Waste Management and Recycling programs. Your fellow students provide centers where you can drop off recyclables in both the Residence Hall and Apartment areas. Please empty and rinse all containers before placing them in the recycling bins & take cardboard to the special dumpster behind the “D” Garden building or in the Upper Apartments area.

Bicycles: Many of our students choose to bring bicycles to campus, and understandably want to store them in their rooms for greatest security. The College does have outdoor bike racks for bikes to be locked to if you are less concerned with security. If students do bring their bikes into the building, they must take great care not to cause damage or track in mud and dirt with them! If this does occur, the resident will be charged for the repair and clean up and may lose the privilege of bringing the bike indoors. Bicycles may be stored in your room, but never in the hallways, lobbies, stairwells, or lounges! Please do not install any hooks in the ceiling to hang your bike or other objects (to do so will result in repair charges at the end of your stay). Outside, don’t lock your bike to stair railings, or anywhere other than the bike racks. Practice good bicycle safety. If you are unsure of campus or other bicycle safety rules, please contact the Police Department for more information and a brochure.

Keys: It is essential that you protect yourself and your belongings by locking your room when you are away or asleep, and by keeping careful track of your keys/access card. If you lose your key/access card, report this promptly to the College Housing Office so that your room may be re-keyed or you can be issued a new card. You will be billed for this per the terms of your housing contract. Do not lend your key/access card to anyone at anytime.

Safety and Security

In an emergency, dial 911 from any phone.

The safety and security of College Eight depends on the cooperation of all of us! This cooperation also makes this a more comfortable and secure place to call “home.” While the campus and college work hard to provide a safe and secure environment, all residents must accept responsibility for their own safety and the security of their belongings.

The Community Safety Program: The staff of Community Safety Officers (CSOs) supports the safety and security of the residential areas during the evening and also works with residents on complying with University and College policies. CSOs are on duty between 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. every night. The CSO carries a radio so that you can have him paged to your location by phoning 459-2100 (or x9-2100 from a campus phone) and asking the CSO Dispatcher to relay a message to the CSO.

Taking Care of Yourself and Your Belongings: Lock your door and take your keys and student ID whenever you leave your room or apartment. It makes sense to lock your door at night when you are going to bed. If you live on the first floor or have a balcony outside your room, always close and lock your windows when you’re out of your room. Don’t leave your belongings unattended when you are in public places such as the Library or the Dining Hall. Cooperate with other members of your building to watch out for those who shouldn’t be there. If there is someone in your building that you don’t think belongs there, or who makes you feel uncomfortable, immediately contact the Police Department, CSO or another member of the Residential Staff. If you notice suspicious behavior (such as someone looking into autos in the parking lot late at night) contact the Police Department, the CSO or Residential Staff immediately. If you would like additional information or tips on security issues, please contact the CSO and s/he will make an appointment to meet with you to discuss these issues. If you would like a workshop on security with a police officer or Residential Staff can arrange one.

Residents’ Personal Belongings: The University cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to residents’ belongings. Residents are strongly encouraged to have their belongings/valuables insured either on their parents’ homeowner’s insurance policies or by separate renter’s insurance. The CSOs are available to assist residents in engraving their valuables with identification numbers.

Do Not Prop Open the Entry Doors to the Residence Halls! It may be convenient for you to prop the door late at night when you are expecting a pizza delivery but doing so puts the whole Residence Hall (including yourself) at risk should an unauthorized person gain entry. If you are expecting a friend to visit you (or if you’re waiting for that pizza delivery), please wait in the lobby for them to arrive.

Solicitors: People selling magazine or newspaper subscriptions, or requesting donations for charity, for example, are not allowed in the residential buildings. If you see someone you suspect is a solicitor, please contact Residential Staff, or the Housing and Residential Life Office, or the CSO.

Campus Police: UCSC has its own Police Department on campus. The twenty-four hour, non-emergency phone number is 459-2231. If you have an emergency and you need to contact someone immediately, please call 911, which is the campus emergency number.

Campus Fire Department: UCSC also has its own Fire Department on campus. The twenty-four hour, non-emergency phone number is 459-3473. If you have an emergency and you need to contact someone immediately, please call 911, the campus emergency number.

Emergency Phones: “Blue Phones” are located throughout the campus. These are special phones, which can be easily recognized by the blue light attached to the red phones. To use these phones, lift the receiver and the Police Dispatcher will answer. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the location of these phones across the campus.

Campus Entry Security Kiosks: The Main and West Entrances to UCSC are staffed at night from 8 pm until 3:15 am by the University Police Department. Students who are expecting guests between these hours should call the kiosk and give permission for their guests to be allowed on campus. Campus residents must give the name of their expected guest and, if possible, the type of automobile in which they will arrive. The phone number of the Main Entrance Kiosk is 459-3377. The phone number of the West Entrance Kiosk is 459-3388.

Prohibited Behavior and Possessions: UCSC Policy prohibits conduct that is “a threat to the health or safety of any person”. Please refer to the UCSC Student Policies and Regulations Handbook for more information. In addition, weapons of all types are prohibited on campus. If you have any question about whether you are in possession of a weapon, please contact the UCSC Police Department for clarification.

Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Fire Alarms produce an unmistakable noise. When a fire alarm sounds, you must leave the building immediately, even if you believe it might be false. Any person who fails to evacuate the building or to cooperate with staff promptly may face judicial action and jeopardizes their on-campus housing. When you leave your room, lock your door and take your keys. Do not re-enter the building until fire department personnel or a member of the Residential Staff gives an “all-clear” signal. Members of the Residential Staff have the task of insuring that the building is completely evacuated. They will check each room in your apartment for occupants. Residents who fail to evacuate the building promptly may be fined and/or face disciplinary action.

Evacuation: In the event that a building or the College must be evacuated, residents should be familiar with the evacuation plans for the area in which they live. Take a few minutes to study the evacuation plans and diagrams posted on the inside of each room in the College. If you have any questions concerning evacuation, please contact either the CSOs or members of the Residential Staff.

Fire Alarm Boxes are distributed throughout the College. Most of them have a metal striker attached to the box, which can be used to break the glass to gain access to the alarm handle. If, for some reason, one of the strikers is missing you may use another hard object such as the heel of your shoe.

Smoke/Heat Detectors: Every bedroom and/or apartment is equipped with a combination smoke/heat detector. When a heat detector is activated the alarms in the entire building sound and you must leave the building. When a smoke detector is activated, a local alarm in the room or the apartment sounds. If your smoke detector “goes off” and there is no apparent reason (there is no smoke in your room), please call Maintenance during the day or the CSO at night. They can evaluate the situation and contact appropriate University officials. The smoke/heat detectors are wired directly to campus communications and if you tamper with them the Police Dispatcher will immediately know of your activity. Tampering with or removing any type of fire equipment are serious criminal offenses and you will be billed for any damage to your smoke/heat detector. Do not place anything over or too near the detectors.

Overhead Water Sprinkler Heads have been installed throughout the apartments and residence halls. These are designed in such a manner that if temperatures in their vicinity reach a certain level part of the sprinkler head will melt and a spray of water will be released. It is very important that residents use care with these sprinkler heads because they can be accidentally activated. Please do not play games in the residence halls (such as soccer or Frisbee) because damaging one of these heads can release an enormous amount of water. In addition, please do not hang tapestry or other objects in your room in such a manner as to obscure or cover up these sprinklers or the smoke/heat detectors.

Emergency & Safety Prohibitions--The following are prohibited on campus:
--Halogen torchier-type lamps.
--Candles of any type, oil lamps, or any other device producing an open flame. Open fires.
--Cooking in your residence hall room using an open flame stove, wok, or hot plate or any other device that has heated coils.
--Storage of explosives or flammable materials (including fireworks).
--A vehicle with gas tanks within the buildings or parked outside in close proximity to the buildings (use parking lots).
--Do-it-yourself electrical wiring and extension cords. Please use only approved surge protectors that have an internal circuit breaker.
--Restricting access to or from resident rooms or buildings--anything blocking hallways, entryways, stairwells or pathways.

Community Expectations and Policies

More than 700 students make up the residential community at College Eight, joining another 900 or so off campus students to comprise the entire College student body. For such a large and purposeful community to thrive and succeed, every resident must be committed to the principles of cooperation and active consideration. The policies that follow have been developed and refined by College residents and staff since these residences opened in 1989. These policies require that residents actively consider the well-being of their neighbors and the community, and make compromises for the benefit of those around them. Each resident can reasonably expect that others will be considerate of their needs. Issues and problems can be referred to any Residential Staff member for consultation and, as needed, action.

Noise And Quiet Hours: It is our philosophy that the residences should be quiet enough at all times for study and at night for sleep. It is essential, therefore, that all residents are actively considerate of their neighbors in regulating the volume levels of their music and personal activities at all times, whether they are inside or outside of a building.

Quiet Hours are designated times, during the nighttime and early morning, when music and conversation cannot be heard outside residents’ rooms or apartments.
--Sunday through Thursday, quiet hours are 10 p.m. - 10 a.m.
--Friday and Saturday nights quiet hours are 1 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Noise Complaints: Any person who violates quiet hours, is excessively and/or repeatedly noisy outside quiet hours, and/or is uncooperative in responding to requests for quiet should expect to receive a formal noise complaint. There is no obligation to give a warning prior to issuing a noise complaint during quiet hours. Any resident may file a noise complaint. Residential Staff and the CSOs are also charged with enforcing the noise policy and may be expected to file them too. Finally, the CSOs, Residential Staff and other residents will not act as your own personal “alarm clock” to remind you when quiet hours begin. Although others may sometimes remind you that your noise levels are a little high, this is done as a courtesy.

Residence Hall Bathrooms: Residence hall bathrooms are common areas maintained by the residents using them and the custodial staff acting in collaboration. The custodial staff alone cannot, and should not be expected to keep the bathrooms clean and sanitary. Everyone must work together! It is the responsibility of every resident to pick up after him/herself, to maintain the cubbyholes neatly, to wipe up spills or messes they make, and to use the bathrooms in a neat and sanitary way. The custodians will visit the bathrooms once every weekday to do routine cleaning and sanitizing. If the custodian or maintenance staff find a bathroom “trashed” or extraordinarily dirty, the area will be posted for clean up by the residents prior to the custodian’s return to do normal cleaning. Maintenance will supply cleaning supplies, and Residential Staff can be called upon to facilitate meetings or a cleaning schedule so that residents can work together to resolve problems.

Guests: When you agreed to your housing contract, you agreed to have guests overnight a maximum of fifteen (15) times in the entire academic year. This translates into five (5) nights in any one quarter. In addition, your guest may not stay more than three (3) nights in a row. If you exceed these limits, you may lose your guest privileges for the quarter or the year.

The conduct of your guests is YOUR responsibility. They must abide by the same residential and University policies and standards that you do. Guests who create disturbances, damage property, or harass anyone in any way will be asked to leave immediately (with the assistance of the University Police if necessary). Residents who have unruly guests may face disciplinary action themselves. So, even before your guests arrive, it is best to make sure they know what you and the College expect of them. It is the right of any resident or staff member to ask a guest (theirs or someone else’s) to leave if the guest is imposing on residents. These requests must be immediately honored.

Alcohol Use: As one of our main goals is to create an academically supportive and comfortable environment for all residents, we actively discourage use of alcohol by all students, and prohibit underage use.

General Limitations - Alcohol is strictly prohibited in all common areas of the residences and in all outdoor and public areas of the College. Social or other gatherings where serving or consuming alcohol is a primary focus of the gathering are prohibited. Persons under age 21 may not be present in places where alcohol is being served or consumed. No student or visitor may provide alcohol to minors, or be present where others are violating alcohol policies. For those who choose to drink, the College encourages and expects responsible decision-making regarding the use of alcohol.

Students age 21 and over – Students of legal drinking age may, in a very limited context, choose whether or not to consume alcohol privately in their rooms/apartments as long as this is neither in violation of University policy nor disruptive to the community. The prohibitions listed above, under general limitations, apply to those over 21.

Common Sources, Large Quantities and High Risk Drinking: Possession and/or use of kegs, party balls or other common source containers for alcohol or large quantities of alcohol are strictly prohibited. The possession and/or use of drinking devices such as funnels or use of alcohol as part of drinking games is also prohibited.

Illegal Drugs: We believe firmly that illegal drug use has no place in an academic community, adversely impacting not only the student involved, but other students and residents as well. University regulations, state laws and the Terms and Conditions of the housing contract prohibit use, possession, sale or manufacture of narcotic or illegal drugs and/or use or possession of drug paraphernalia. Examples or drug paraphernalia include, but are not limited to pipes, water pipes, bongs, and hookahs.

These standards apply everywhere at UCSC and to all members of the UCSC community and to visitors. Violation of these policies is grounds for University judicial action and also violates the terms and conditions of the housing contract. Residents responsible for these violations will face judicial action and cancellation of their University housing.

The UCSC Health Center’s Student Health Outreach and Promotion Office provides resource and referral assistance on request for students related to alcohol and other drug use/abuse. They can be reached at 459-3772 and www2.ucsc.edu/healthcenter/shop/

Student Conduct Processes

When there is a violation of the College policy or University regulation, the Coordinators for Residential Education (CRE) are responsible for overseeing matters related to the investigation and resolution of the matter. When a report of misconduct is received by the CRE, s/he will begin an investigation that includes notifying the resident(s) of alleged misconduct, and requesting a meeting to discuss the allegations. During an investigation, if there are concerns about a continuation of the misconduct, or an escalation of hostility, temporary restrictions may be placed on the resident (such as a restriction from having guests in one’s room or apartment, or from visiting a particular area or building of the College).

Every effort is made to come to an appropriate resolution with the resident. These often include discussion of policies and community standards, educational opportunities for the resident, and community service, among other options. Usually, such voluntary resolutions bring a positive closure to the event. In rare cases, more serious sanctions are warranted.

In all cases, students have the right to due process as provided in the UCSC Student Policies and Regulations Handbook: Policies and Regulations Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students (http://www2.ucsc.edu/judicial/). For more information about the judicial process, including University regulations, possible sanctions, and due process and appeal avenues please consult the UCSC Student Policies and Regulations Handbook and the Terms and Conditions of the housing contract (http://housing.ucsc.edu/).

Watch the Video 

A greener future depends on everyone’s involvement.

College Eight provides many opportunities for you to support what is important to you. Each fund is distinct and allows for measurable progress, but integrates with the others to provide for a greater student experience.

Core Course Fund

Supports the expansion of the pioneering Core Course Wiki, and augments the development of innovative methods for freshman environmental instruction.

Venture Fund and the Green Incubator

Provides seed funds to student projects developed in the entrepreneurial incubator.

College Chairs

Create opportunities for students to work closely with cutting edge faculty on environmentally innovative projects by providing faculty with resources to develop dedicated programmatic offerings in the college setting.

Partnership Fund

Brings leaders from the economic and socially conscious green sector to offer clinics that contribute to the environmental incubator, mentor students, and forge links between the academic and professional arms of the green movement.

Fellowship Fund

Provides expanded learning opportunities for promising students to engage in unique projects of “discovery.”

Mentorship Program

Creates opportunities for experts from the region to mentor our undergraduates. Some examples include lectures at College Eight, sabbaticals in college, internship opportunities for our students at firms and organizations, and direct mentorship of students in our Green Incubator, as and when we launch the Venture fund.

If you, or any of your friends, would like to contribute to our vision, or have ideas of your own that you’d like to see developed, please do not hesitate to contact us. Just click on the "Contribute" button below.

1. Set academic and personal goals that matter to you.  

 Discover a secret of motivation:  Find a passion in learning.  Make your education meaningful to you.  What do you want to accomplish at UCSC - and in your life - this year? How about this quarter?  What do you need to do this week to help realize your goals?  Today?  Put your goals for the quarter, week and day in writing and use them to motivate you and to keep on track.

2. We’re here for you!  Know and use your campus resources.  

Your college academic advisor or the Academic Resource Center  http://www2.ucsc.edu/arc/ are great places to start with any academic questions or concerns.  Writing and course subject tutors are available.  For personal concerns or help with stress, mood, or relationships, check out the campus Counseling and Psychological Services www2.ucsc.edu/counsel.   Find out about campus resources that provide help with academics, personal issues, and finding community connection at http://admissions.ucsc.edu/student_services.cfm  

3. Meet and get to know faculty.  You’ll be glad you did.

A faculty connection often makes the difference between an average education and a great one.  However, students often avoid professors or TAs because they feel intimidated, inarticulate, or embarrassed.  These feelings are common at first, but don’t let them stand in the way of possibly the most rewarding aspect of your education. It’s important to understand that most faculty truly enjoy meeting with students. And don’t forget that faculty and staff are people you hire for educational services! We work for you!  So come on in and get your money’s worth.  Office hours are a great time to ask a question about the course material, discuss a challenging homework assignment, get help with a paper, or discuss your interests in the course topic.  You’ll be laying the groundwork for future letters of reference for jobs or grad school, improving your grades, and maybe finding a mentor.

4. Learn actively.  Tap your deeper potential.

Understand your learning style (http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm).   Is it more important for you to read and reflect or to discuss and question new material?  Do you have a strong preference for visual information? Perhaps you learn best by hearing, or through a hands-on approach?  Research shows that students who study on their own and discuss the material with a study group once a week understand the material better and feel more engaged with the class.  Pay attention to how you learn and capitalize on your strengths.

5. Handle your time or it will handle you.  

Overwhelmed? Not enough time in the day?  Each week, 168 fresh hours are deposited in your time account for you to spend as you wish.  Learn how to use your time to support your priorities and wellness.  (Of course, it helps to really know what your priorities are!)  Evaluate your use of time – see how and where you spend it.  (Oops!  Five hours online!) Make a schedule and use a planner to keep up with reading and homework.  Take a free campus workshop on time management (http://eop.ucsc.edu/eop/timemanagement).  Study consistently, tackling difficult subjects first.  Learn to say no to distractions - find a good study spot.  When your use of time matches your personal and academic priorities, you have discovered the power of time management.  Congratulations.

6. Develop strong reading, listening, writing and note-taking skills.

Use the links below to develop your study skills.  Attend study skills workshops offered each quarter through the Academic Resource Center http://www2.ucsc.edu/arc/.  Or work one-on-on with a campus tutor, peer advisor, academic specialist, or counseling psychologist to improve your skills.

7. Get involved in co-curricular activities; learn skills and gain experience.

Find out about options for service learning, field studies, and internships that offer real life experience.  This is especially rewarding if you prefer a more “hands on” learning style.  Discover the diverse array of student organizations on campus.  There’s something for everyone – or become a co-signer and start your own student org!  Find a sense of community, connection, and confidence.

8.   Manage your stress or be stressed.  

Exercise, good nutrition, and adequate sleep are reliable stress relievers.  Take a martial arts, sailing, or dance class ( http://opers.ucsc.edu).  Journaling, music, yoga, meditation, creative arts, knitting, photography, hike/climb/surf/swim/bike . .  find something you enjoy.  Find drug- and alcohol-free methods of relaxation and connection.  Feed your body, heart, soul and spirit as well as your mind.  Balance work and fun.

LINKS

UCSC Academic Resources Center Site

http://www2.ucsc.edu/arc/

UCSC tutor information and sign-ups

http://www2.ucsc.edu/lss/tutorial_services.shtml

FAQ on tutor sign ups and drop-in writing tutoring

UCSC Admissions/Orientation

http://admissions.ucsc.edu/orientation/resource_guide/academic_success.cfm

“What to expect in college” with excellent and detailed descriptions of steps for success.

Virginia Tech online study skills workshops and tips

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

Includes tips on managing time, taking lecture notes, power reading, test taking, and more. 

Berkeley Daily Planet

First Generation College Students Under Stress

http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=12-11-00&storyID=2597

Describes some of the challenges that come with being the first person in your immediate family to attend college.

Santa Clara University – Center for Multicultural learning

http://www.scu.edu/cml/firstgen/index.cfm

This project presents the stories of 11 students at Santa Clara University who are first generation college students. The student authors talk about their family histories as well as their application and adjustment to college.

Dartmouth Academic Skills Center

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/

Suggestions for managing your time, reading textbooks, taking lecture notes, and managing stress and anxiety. 

Ten tips you need to survive college

http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/10tips.html

Academic success expert Dr. Carolyn Hopper’s study tips.

More sites to promote academic success

http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda7.html

Professor Linda Walsh’s websites provide tips to help you manage your time, take better notes, study more effectively, work on your memory, take tests, and handle the stresses of college life. You can also explore your learning style and find some excellent general academic success sites here.

Starting Fall Quarter, 2009, this page will regularly post and update College Eight news. Bookmark and visit often. 

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Bettie, Julie http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=2

Bridgeman, Bruce http://people.ucsc.edu/~bruceb/

Bury, Jeffrey http://people.ucsc.edu/~jbury/

Caldwell, Melissa http://anthro.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=21

Carson, Benjamin

Cooperstein, Bruce http://www.math.ucsc.edu/Faculty/coop.html

Costa, Daniel http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/costa/people/

Crow, Ben http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=4

Ferguson, Joel http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~fjf/Joel/Joel_Ferguson.html

Fisher, Andrew http://www.es.ucsc.edu/personnel/Fisher/

FitzSimmons, Margaret http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=3'

Garcia-Luna, Jose Joaquin http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~jj/

Gilbert, Gregory http://people.ucsc.edu/~ggilbert/

Ginzburg, Viktor http://count.ucsc.edu/~ginzburg/

Gliessman, Stephen http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=5

Goldfrank, Walter http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=7

Griggs, Gary http://www.es.ucsc.edu/personnel/Griggs/

Haddad, Brent http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=7

Helmbold, David http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~dph/

Holl, Karen http://people.ucsc.edu/~kholl/

Hu, Minghui http://history.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=46

Kamieniecki, Sheldon http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=82

Koch, Paul http://www.es.ucsc.edu/personnel/Koch/

Kolaitis, Phokion http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~kolaitis/

Koo, David http://www.ucolick.org/~board/faculty/koo.html

Letourneau, Deborah http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=10

Lipschutz, Ronnie http://people.ucsc.edu/~rlipsch/

Lodha, Suresh http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~lodha/

Lubeck. Paul http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=9

Mathews, Andrew http://anthro.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=127

Miller, Ethan http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~elm/

Narayan, Onuttom http://wagner.ucsc.edu/

Press, Daniel http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=12

Pudup, MaryBeth http://communitystudies.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=6

Raimondi, Peter http://www.eeb.ucsc.edu/faculty/raimondi.html

Reinarman, Craig http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=11

Rofel, Lisa http://anthro.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=34

Schlag, Martine http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~martine/

Shakouri, Ali http://quantum.soe.ucsc.edu/

Szasz, Andrew http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=15

Tsing, Anna http://anthro.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=35

Varma, Anujan http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~varma/

West, Candace http://sociology.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=17

Williams, Terrie http://www.eeb.ucsc.edu/faculty/williams.html

Zavaleta, Erika http://envs.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=15

Zhang, Yi http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~yiz/

Liu Wentai http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~wentai/

Burke, Edmund http://history.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=5

Thompson, Bruce http://history.ucsc.edu/directory/details.php?id=20

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