Student Achievement Week 2017

June 5-June 9, 2017

Students are recognized for their achievements in research and other scholarly activities during Student Achievement Week!  During this time, many will present their work publicly through a myriad of events -- everything from the Annual Print Sale, art exhibitions, and theater productions to a sciences and engineering poster symposium.

ARTS DIVISION

Chautauqua

May 12-14, May 19-21, May 26-28
7:00 p.m. 
Barn Theater, UC Santa Cruz

Chautauqua is the Theater Arts Department's long-running annual festival of performance by UCSC students.
Weekend 1: May 12-14 (A Story for the Girls, Everything Closes at Midnight, Men at Work, and What We Do)
Weekend 2: May 19-21 (Good Poetry, Blushing Violet, and Rubies of Mokarar) 
Weekend 3: May 26-28 (Masked, Self & Other, and A Particular Kind of Heaven) 

Parking is free in the Barn Lot, Mon-Fri after 5:00pm and on weekends
Tickets are only sold night-of at the theater ($3–$5; cash or Venmo)

"ZOOT SUIT" by Luis Valdez

Friday, May 26–Sunday, June 4
Thursday through Saturday at 7:30PM
Sundays at 3:00PM
Mainstage Theater (UCSC)

This energetic musical drama written by Luis Valdez, a key figure in the Chicano Rights Movement, is inspired by the riots that followed the racial profiling and imprisonment without evidence of a group of Mexican-American men by the LAPD in 1942. Because of the penchant among those attacked for wearing extravagant, long cut “zoot” suits, the wave of incidents became known as the Zoot Suit Riots. "Zoot Suit" premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 1978 to standing-room-only crowds and ran for a year before becoming the first play on Broadway written by a Chicano author. Earlier this year, Valdez created a new version of the play which opened at the Taper Forum to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Center Theatre Group. The revival was held over three times due to demand. UC Santa Cruz will be the first academic theater in the world to produce the new script. The production will be directed by UCSC faculty member and Luis’s son, Kinan Valdez.

Reserved seating.

Sammy Showcase

Saturday, June 3
1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UCSC Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara, California, at 3175 Bowers Avenue.

Over the past nine months, students from the UCSC Game Design BA, BS and MS programs have been working diligently on their capstone projects. This event marks the first time playable builds of every team’s game will be shown to the general public! In addition, a panel of industry professionals and alumni will be judging each game based on technical and artistic achievement, with the winners taking home a coveted Sammy Award at The Sammy Awards Show the following week.

Friends, family, and the general public are all welcome!

Film and Digital Media Student Showcase

Monday, June 5
7:00 p.m.
Communications 150 (Studio C)

Presenting a variety of student projects from the past year that feature critical studies, digital media, animation, screewriting and (of course) film!

Spring Open Studios

Friday, June 9
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Baskin Visual Arts Center and
Digital Arts Research Center (DARC)

Spring Open Studios 2017 features student art work in a variety of media including: drawing, painting, print media, sculpture, intermedia, photography and electronic art. Come to the UCSC Art Department on Friday June 9th, 2017 to see the Art students' artworks! This event is free and open to the public. There is a $4 fee to park in the performing arts parking lot.

UC Santa Cruz's 43nd Annual Print Sale 

Friday, June 9 & Saturday, June 10
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
UC Santa Cruz Elena Baskin Visual Arts Printmaking Studio, Room G-101

This annual event attracts people from all over campus and the greater Monterey Bay community. PrintMedia students get to sell their original artwork and the community gets to support budding artists while collecting beautiful art. Now that’s a win-win opportunity! Hundreds of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, digital prints, handmade books, and more will be on display and available for purchase at extremely reasonable prices. This is a unique opportunity to see and purchase high quality hand-made artwork, meet the artists and tour the exceptional art facilities at UCSC. Profits directly benefit the student artists and the UC Santa Cruz Printmaking Program. The sale can accept CASH & CHECKS ONLY (sorry, no credit cards). Friday parking attendants will be selling parking permits for $4 and Saturday parking is available using the self service kiosks.

HUMANITIES DIVISION

10th Annual Undergraduate History Showcase

Thursday, May 11
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Stevenson Fireside Lounge 

2017 History Alumna Keynote Speaker: Erin Wright, Director of Community Relations at Oakland Raiders, Class of 2009

The History Department Undergraduate History Showcase is an annual event held each spring that recognizes the exceptional research being conducted by UC Santa Cruz history undergraduates. The showcase provides undergraduate students with a unique opportunity to share their research with a larger audience, as well as provides a forum for students, faculty, and the university community to engage in scholarly discussion. In addition, a UCSC history alumnus is invited each year to deliver a keynote address aimed at undergraduate research. The event is free and open to the public. 

Eighteenth Annual Literature Undergraduate Colloquium

Thursday, May 18
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Humanities 1, Room 210

The Eighteenth Annual Literature Undergraduate Colloquium is a day-long event showcasing and celebrating undergraduate academic work in the Literature Department. Students present their work--creative and analytical--to an audience including other students, faculty, family, and community members. The Literature Undergraduate Colloquium is an exciting event for all participants!

Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference

Friday, June 2
12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Stevenson Fireside Lounge

Toward the end of the Spring Quarter each year, the Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference showcases the research of undergraduate students in its programs. This conference always features as an invited speaker, a distinguished alum of the department.

Celebrating Humanities

Wednesday, June 7
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cowell Provost House

The annual “Celebrating the Humanities” event is an important opportunity to acknowledge undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty who have achieved special recognition, distinctions and honors over the course of the 2016-17 academic year. Highlights include the presentation of the Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award–which honors commitment to excellence in teaching and its transformative impact for undergraduate students, and the Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) poster presentation showcasing excellence in undergraduate research projects.

Feminist Studies End-of-Year Senior Celebration

Friday, June 16
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Humanities 1, room 210

Presentations by graduating FMST students with a reception to follow in the Humanities courtyard. Open to FMST students.

DIVISION OF PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND JACK BASKIN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

20th Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

Thursday, June 8
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Jack Baskin Engineering Courtyard

A forum for the presentation of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creativity in science, engineering, and mathematics. This free event is sponsored by the Division of Physical & Biological Sciences, and the Jack Baskin School of Engineering.

JACK BASKIN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Student Recognition Luncheon

Wednesday, June 7
12:00 p.m.
(by invitation)

The Jack Baskin School of Engineering is celebrating the achievement of our students. Award winners, and their faculty mentors, are cordially invited to a celebratory lunch on Wednesday, June 7.

SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION

Student Recognition Luncheon

Thursday, May 26
(by invitation)

Social Sciences will have a Student Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, May 26.  All recipients of Division awards, including Deans' and Chancellor's Undergraduate Award recipients, will be honored by the Dean and Social Sciences Board of Councilors.

Natural History Art Student Exhibit

Thursday, May 26 - Friday, June 1
Baskin Visual Arts Courtyard

A display of student art work that features scientific illustration using a variety of art styles. The works will be displayed over one week in the window galleries outside the Baskin Visual Arts courtyard. All are welcome to this free exhibit sponsored by the Norris Center for Natural History. There is a fee to park in the performing arts parking lot.

2017 Environmental Studies Senior Poster Symposium

Monday, June 5
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Norris Center for Natural History

Interested in viewing cool projects ENVS students have been doing this year? Join us for the 2017 ENVS Senior Poster Symposium! Monday June 5th, in the Norris Center for Natural History, NS2 229 & NS2 233. All students and faculty are invited to attend. Students will display posters summarizing their research/projects and will be available for questions. Free food and drinks!

COLLEGES AND CAMPUS

Merrill Undergraduate Research Spotlight Event

Wednesday, May 24
(by invitation)
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Merrill Provost House

Merrill will be hosting a reception for student and faculty participants in the Merrill Research Mentorship Program and Merrill Student Special Projects Funds Program combined with a short forum for the student participants to present their work.

Oakes College Senior Showcase

Thursday, May 25
(open to all Oakes students)
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Oakes Learning Center

The Senior Showcase will celebrate Oakes students who have completed or are in the process of completing a senior thesis or project in order to celebrate their academic accomplishments. This event will allow Oakes students to present their work to the Oakes community, share with other students what they have learned, and inspire other Oakes students to pursue a thesis or project. Priority will be given to theses/projects that encompass Oakes core values of social justice and diversity.

Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony

Wednesday, June 7
(by invitation)

Undergraduates who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa will be formally inducted into the PBK Honors Society at this event.  This year’s ceremony will recognize inductees from the graduating classes of summer 2016, fall 2016, winter 2017, and spring 2017.  Winners of the Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship will also be recognized.

Chancellor's and Steck Awards Presentation

Thursday, June 8
(by invitation)

Three senior theses/ projects from each of the five academic divisions are chosen each year, from the winners of the Deans' Awards, to receive Chancellor's Awards. This event recognizes those fifteen top research projects of the year. The Steck Award recognizes the most outstanding research project chosen from the fifteen Chancellor's Awardees, and is announced at this event.

Koret Scholars Undergraduate Research Slam

Friday, June 9 
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
McHenry Library

Koret Scholars will be presenting posters featuring undergraduate research, scholarship, and creativity in art, science, humanities, engineering, and social sciences.