Welcome to UC Santa Cruz Government & Community Relations

The Office of Government and Community Relations serves as the University¡s liaison to elected officials, public agencies, and the community.

The goal of the office is to develop and maintain relationships, to provide public visibility, awareness, and support for the University¡s mission and to link campus resources with public policy.

This is accomplished through program services to the community, and in partnership with federal, state and local officials.

Above: Former Assemblymember John Laird and Professor Dan Wirls were guest speakers at a recent UCSC Alumni event in downtown Santa Cruz.

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Take Action! Be an advocate for UCSC!

Let those in Sacramento know what UC means to California. Visit our new UCSC Advocacy Campaign website and sign up to be an advocate.

Information on Federal Stimulus Funding

The University has developed a web page to assist members of the UC Santa Cruz community as they explore the opportunities for funding that are available as a result of the stimulus bill. More »

Sam Farr lauds Peace Corps volunteers at UCSC reception

Former Peace Corps volunteers, current members, and their families joined Rep. Sam Farr and UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal to honor UCSC's contribution to the Peace Corps last year--the campus produced 52 volunteers, second among all medium-sized colleges in the nation. More »

Being a Good Neighbor

UCSC and the City of Santa Cruz developed the Good Neighbor Guidelines (MS Word format) for students and community to help promote positive relations in their neighborhoods. [More]

HEADLINES

NASA's Fermi Telescope reveals a population of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars [More]

UCSC anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman honored for pioneering research on human evolution [More]

Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis [More]

New major in physics education approved [More]

Renowned Indian musician and former UCSC Distinguished Adjunct Professor Ali Akbar Khan dies at 87 [More]

UCSC engineer provides support for World Refugee Day live webcast on June 20 [More]