Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities at UCSC are provided through various Friends Groups, Councils and Interest Groups. These groups provide you with the opportunity to serve alongside like-minded people to support the programs you care about. Join a group today to volunteer, engage and support UCSC
and it's many programs. This list is constantly being updated--so continue to check back for more opportunities!
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Group
| Description of Opportunity
| Contact
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Arboretum Associates
| Volunteer opportunities include leading guided tours, helping in the library, serving on various committees, helping weekly with Collection Care and Weeding groups
| Contact the Arboretum at 831.427.2998
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UCSC Affiliates
| Volunteer opportunities include fundraising for scholarships and help plan events that bring community members to campus.
| contact Liz at 831.459.1325 or email lize@ucsc.edu
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Women's Club
| Volunteer opportunities include serving on various committees, fundraising and helping with the yearly Chocolate Festival.
| contact Sally Lester at 831.459.2552 or email sal@ucsc.edu
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Friends of the Farm and Garden
| Volunteer opportunities include helping with community events, working at the UCSC Farm or Alan Chadwick Garden, taking part in our docent program, helping with the Harvest Festival and other activities.
| Contact Joan at 831.459-3240, or email jonitann@ucsc.edu |
Career Advice Network
| Volunteers provide career counseling and professional advice to students and alumni by telephone or as part of career fairs and conferences.
| Email canNetwork@ucsc.edu or call (831) 459-2368
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Friends of Shakespeare Santa Cruz
| Volunteer opportunities include assisting at gift concessions or the beverage bar before performances and during intermissions and distributing posters and brochures throughout the community. Also, ushers and greeters are always needed during the festival season.
| Contact Sara Wilbourne at 831.459.5810 or
e-mail srwilbou@ucsc.edu |
Shakespeare Santa Cruz Board of Directors
| The Board of Directors is a volunteer committee that helps meet that goal and mission of Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
| Contact Marcus Cato at 831.459.3162 or email mcato@ucsc.edu
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UCSC Parent Council
| Volunteer opportunities include hosting events, fundraising and attending local and regional events.
| contact Frankie Melvin at (831) 466-2922 or email fmelvin@ucsc.edu
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Lifelong Learners
| Provides lectures, courses and interest groups (including Volunteers in Action Group) to community members who wish to engage in social, cultural and educational opportunities.
| Contact Corinne Miller at 831.459.4968 or email corky@ucsc.edu
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Friends of the Long Marine Lab
| Volunteer opportunities include being a docent, aquarist, fundraising, providing administrative support, gardening and school program volunteers.
| Contact Lisa Rose at 831.459.3694 or email lmrose@ucsc.edu
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Legislative Advocacy Network
| Working with UC governmental relations professionals and faculty and
staff, the Office of Institutional Advocacy mobilizes advocates to
support legislative activities in Sacramento.
| Contact Donna Blitzer at 831.459.3938 or email dblitzer@ucsc.edu
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Admissions Outreach
| Alumni volunteers attend high school and community college events as representatives of UCSC to share their experience as former students with prospective students.
| Contact the Office of Admissions at (831) 459-4008 or email admissions@ucsc.edu
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Slug to Slug
| Slug to Slug is a student group committed to building an across campus community and lifelong bridge to UCSC through Slugs helping Slugs. Volunteer opportunities include helping at various campus and community events.
| contact Shayna Kent at 831.459.3966 or email skent1@ucsc.edu
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UCSC Alumni Association Council
| Serving on the Alumni Council is one of the ways you can advance the interests and promote the welfare of the university. Volunteer opportunities include helping with membership drives, hosting events, networking and career mentoring.
| contact Lynn Zachreson at 831.459.5842 or email lynnz@ucsc.edu
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Regional Programs
| Regional volunteers help bring UCSC across the United States! Join others in your local area in hosting events, networking and sharing about your UCSC experience!
| Contact Allison Garcia at 831.459.1909 or email acgarcia@ucsc.edu
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Retirees Association
| Retirees serve the University as advocates, ambassadors, and volunteers.
| Contact Lee Duffus at 831.426.6960 or email duffus@cruzio.com |
Emeriti Association
| Emeriti Group meetings monthly for lunch and discussion as well as sponsoring community-wide lectures.
| Contact Stanley Stevens at 831.475.9172 or email sstevens@library.ucsc.edu
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Career Mentoring
| Join the online network of mentors that help provide UCSC students with information regarding the business field you are in.
| Contact Lynn Zachreson at 831. 459. 5842 or email lynnz@ucsc.edu
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UCSC Opera Circle
| The Opera Circle helps to raise awareness and enjoy the UCSC student opera program.
| Contact Leah Hanson at 831.459.3277 or email lchanson@ucsc.edu
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Friends of the UCSC Library
| The Friends of the UCSC Library help to financially support the UCSC Library.
| Contact Lettie Bennett at 831.459.4211 or email lettie@ucsc.edu
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Friends of the Cowell LIme Works Historic District
| Friends of this group have the opportunity to volunteer on exciting restoration projects or to be a docent for historic district tours. | Contact Sally Morgan at 831.459.1254 or email limeworks@ucsc.edu
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Friends of the Dickens Project
| Volunteers can help with a myriad of events revolving around the Dickens Universe.
| Contact Barbara Keller at hbkeller@earthlink.com
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| Smith Renaissance Society | Volunteer as a mentor to local students and foster youth.
| Contact Corinne Miller at 831.459.3480 or email corky@ucsc.edu
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