Student Groups
College Ten recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for our students to shape their environment and develop leadership skills. Student-driven groups, advised and supported by staff, have a primary role in planning and programming student activities.
Find the group that is right for you and explore social justice and community, contribute to your community, and develop leadership skills!
Download the College Ten Groups Flyer.
Students for Social Change
Students for Social Change meets weekly throughout Fall Quarter offering an opportunity to find community, explore your relationship to social justice, and build leadership skills through fun activities, simulations, and small group discussions. Participants will plan and implement an event highlighting an international social change issue for other students.
MEETS: Wednesdays, 5:15 - 6:45 pm. Fall Quarter only.
FIRST MEETING DATE: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
LOCATION: Namaste Lounge
CONTACT: S4SJ.910@gmail.com
OXFAM
Raise awareness about global hunger, poverty, and social injustice by planning programs and events on how to take action locally and globally. Oxfam Club meets jointly with Students for Social Justice in Fall Quarter and independently in Winter and Spring.
MEETS: Fridays from 5:30-6:30 pm
LOCATION: Zoom! Contact oxfamclubucsc@gmail.com for details.
CONTACT: CoCurricular Programs Coordinator Erin Ramsden at eramsden@ucsc.edu
Community Garden Class and Group
The community garden class and group allows students to engage in a collaborative design process, learn hands-on skills and community gardening best practices, coordinate garden work days, strategize outreach, and build regenerative social and ecological systems.
CLUB MEETS: Thursdays, time TBD
LOCATION: Colleges Nine & Ten Garden
CLASS MEETS: Wednesdays in Spring Quarter, time TBD
LOCATION: Community Room
CONTACT: Linnea Beckett, lbeckett@ucsc.edu
Triangle Club
Twice-monthly gatherings and other opportunities for celebrating and strengthening queer community at College Nine and College Ten. Open to all LGBTQ students and allies.
MEETS: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
CONTACT: Katie Ilecki, kilecki@ucsc.edu
PRAXIS: Student Volunteer Community
PRAXIS is an organization geared toward community building and social justice. By participating in PRAXIS, students gain exposure to a variety of Santa Cruz community organizations, meet a diversity of people, and explore what it means to be agents of social change.
MEETS: Tuesdays, 6:00pm
LOCATION: Zoom! Contact ucscpraxis@gmail.com for details.
CONTACT: Fuey, Praxis CUIP, ucscpraxis@gmail.com.
College Ten Student Senate
Student Senate is the College's governing body. It appoints students to campus and college-wide committees, advises College administration on policy development and provides monetary support to student organizations.
MEETS: Thursdays, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
FIRST MEETING DATE: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019LOCATION: Terry Freitas Café
CONTACT: c10senate@gmail.com
Multicultural Community Weekend (MCW)
MCW is for those interested in being more involved in the multicultural community of our college. The goal of the weekend retreat is to learn more about our community and ourselves and to develop leadership skills. Through a series of structured exercises and discussions, we will explore areas impacting our individual identities (e.g. race, class, sexual orientation, gender), the College Ten community and our society as a whole.
RETREAT DATE: February 2-3, 2020
APPLICATION DUE DATE: Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Pick up a paper application in The CoCo.
CONTACT: Hailey Lopez, hlopez4@ucsc.edu
Alternative Spring Break (ASB)
Make a difference this spring break in the city of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County. Join a team of dedicated UCSC students working together for social justice and stronger communities.
DATES: March 21 - 25th, 2020
INFO MEETINGS HELD FALL QUARTER
CONTACT: Linnea Beckett, lbeckett@ucsc.edu
17th Annual Practical Activism Conference
The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong, student-led conference with speakers, organizations, and hands-on activism sessions. The conference is planned by a group of dedicated College Nine, College Ten, and Oakes College students.
DATE: Saturday, October 24, 10:30am-5pm
CONFERENCE LOCATION: Multipurpose Room (MPR)
CONTACT: coco@ucsc.edu or practicalactivism@gmail.com
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