UC

FIFTY

waysTO BE AMAZING

From its beginning, UC Santa Cruz was hailed by then-UC President Clark Kerr as "the most significant educational experiment in the history of the University of California." It still is.

In our first 50 years, we've assembled the DNA sequence of the human genome and made it publicly available; pioneered the country's first organic farm and garden program; and developed the first computer game design major in the UC system.

All this is taking place on one of the most visually stunning campus settings in the world, a magical stretch of rolling meadows and majestic redwoods overlooking Monterey Bay. The place invites collaboration, and encourages original thinking, while cultivating an offbeat charm and endearing quirkiness that captures global attention.

And we're just getting started.

Here are 50 ways to become just as amazing as UC Santa Cruz.

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FIFTY

waysTO BE AMAZING

UC Santa Cruz began, it was hailed by then-UC President Clark Kerr as "the most significant educational experiment in the history of the University of California." It still is.

In our first 50 years, we've assembled the DNA sequence of the human genome and made it publicly available; pioneered the country's first organic farm and garden program; and developed the first computer game design major in the UC system.

All this is taking place on one of the most visually stunning campus settings in the world, a magical stretch of rolling meadows and majestic redwoods overlooking Monterey Bay. The place invites collaboration, and encourages original thinking, while cultivating an offbeat charm and endearing quirkiness that captures global attention.

And we're just getting started.

Here are 50 ways to become just as amazing as UC Santa Cruz.

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  • One

    be quietly influential

  • Two

    share your work

  • Three

    ignore the naysayers

  • Four

    tell the truth

  • Five

    seek imaginative friends

  • Six

    protect the vulnerable

  • Seven

    make play serious

  • Eight

    crunch the data

  • Nine

    use your words

  • 10

    look to the stars

  • 11

    walk to the beat of your own drum

  • 12

    be a sport

  • 13

    lawyer up

  • 14

    look deep

  • 15

    herd cats

  • 16

    explore uncharted waters

  • 17

    write to live

  • 18

    shake up the paradigm

  • 19

    talk to the universe

  • 20

    go beyond

  • 21

    safety first

  • 22

    branch out

  • 23

    make the oceans your classroom

  • 24

    study film and prosper

  • 25

    examine history

  • 26

    know your roots

  • 27

    learn from the best

  • 28

    raise your hand

  • 29

    write up a storm

  • 30

    live for saturday night

  • 31

    always explore

  • 32

    tune in

  • 33

    entertain big ideas

  • 34

    go organic

  • 35

    just keep truckin' on

  • 36

    make unusual choices

  • 37

    learn from nature

  • 38

    help others fly

  • 39

    celebrate history

  • 40

    host writers

  • 41

    create a name for yourself

  • 42

    cherish special things

  • 43

    celebrate education

  • 44

    start young

  • 45

    honor diversity

  • 46

    think globally

  • 47

    keep reserves

  • 48

    watch and learn

  • 49

    waste not

  • 50

    share your passion