Join us in celebrating the brilliant actors, directors, screenwriters and costume designers for our Umoja Rainbow Theatre Blackout! We’ll be providing fun hand-on bouquet-making experience at the Fireside Lounge Saturday May 16th from 6-10PM!

Be sure to make some beautiful bouquets for our talented young students! 🌸

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, 5/15!

e2 is hiring 4 LEAD CHUCK RETENTION COORDINATORS for the 2026-2027 academic year! 🎊

🩷 Application is also available in our Linktree (in our bio)

REQUIREMENTS:
✅️ Resume & Cover Letter
✅️ Short answer questions (found in application)
✅️ Two strong references (names, phone, & emails to serve as references regarding abilities [NOT letters of recommendation!])
✅️ Current class, finals, summer, & fall schedules of availability

⏰️ Due: Friday, May 15 at 11:59pm

Please let us know if you have any questions by emailing our program organizer at jrgongor@ucsc.edu

Do YOU like Mario Party and want something to do next Wednesday night? 🎉

Join us for our Barkada Bash KAMP Intern Event‼️

Get ready for a night of fun mini-games 🎲 where you and your fam can compete for Kampitition points!

Be there or be 🟥

Drop by the Namaste Lounge for various career prep resources and community! We will have de-stressing craft activities, button making, and Career Success’s photo booth for headshots. Pono spam musubi is also up for grabs 🤙🏽 see you there!😝

Hey SIO Volunteers & Community! Join us this upcoming Monday for more scenario based training that'll help you develop skills and decide what role you fit into the best in our tours!

Pono’s will be provided on a first come, first serve basis, so make sure you arrive on time!

Date: Monday, April 20th
Time: 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Location: Oakes Guzman Room

e² IS HIRING for the Summer and 26/27 Academic Year!

We are also hosting a community lunch tomorrow Wednesday April 29th & Thursday April 30th from 1pm - 3pm! Please come by to ask questions about the positions and to also get some food!

The deadline for these positions is Monday, May 4th, 2026 by 11:59pm.

You can submit an application to the Google Form in our bio! Please refer to our google form for the list of positions and links to the job descriptions.

e² IS HIRING for the Summer and 26/27 Academic Year!

We are also hosting a community lunch tomorrow Wednesday April 29th & Thursday April 30th from 1pm - 3pm! Please come by to ask questions about the positions and to also get some food!

The deadline for these positions is Monday, May 4th, 2026 by 11:59pm.

You can submit an application to the Google Form in our bio! Please refer to our google form for the list of positions and links to the job descriptions.

THIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 29th prepare for your midterms by attending the KAMP study jam at 🌲Redwood Lounge🌲 from 12pm - 6pm‼️

Make connections with people in your major, study for your midterms, visit KAMP Gabay for career success tips, take time for yourself, and eat Beach Hut Deli!

💐⭐️ Join KAMP x PDT for free forever flower bouquet making and learn about bulaklakan, a traditional dance that will be performed later in the quarter!

🗓️ Thursday April, 23 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM

📍 Porter 144

Hey SIO Volunteers & Community! Join us this upcoming Monday for more scenario based training that'll help you develop skills and decide what role you fit into the best in our tours!

Pono’s will be provided on a first come, first serve basis, so make sure you arrive on time!

Date: Monday, April 20th
Time: 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Location: Oakes Guzman Room

Can I be an organizer? YES!

If you feel empowered to join the movement towards a UCSC campus students deserve, attend our upcoming Organizing Workshop facilitated by Teamsters Union Representative and Alumni Veronica Diaz! We will be sharing different resources to help folks in their organizing journey.

Date: Friday, April 10th
Time: 6 PM to 8 PM
Location: Student Union

Please RSVP here and invite your friends!

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSepYNYOnz3ocKz6dlr4rcyrtQuWu8BOBgEP4sF4mH22TEh-Kw/viewform

Welcome back to Spring Quarter! Join us this Thursday at our Core Kickstart meeting to learn more about who we are as CUSN (Community Unified Student Network), the communities we serve, and the resources that we provide and can direct you towards, all while connecting with our AA/PI community. Donuts and snacks will be provided! 

Date: Thursday, April 9th
Time: 3:30pm - 5pm
Location: RCC Red Room

Join us this upcoming Monday for our 5th General Body Meeting. We will be hosting a political education on the hate crimes that E2 has experienced. We have many new tour opportunities coming up, so please sign up!

On a side note, we are urgently seeking tour guide volunteers for Cruickshank Middle School Merced tour on 4/23, from 10am-12pm. We need around 5 more tour guides that would be ideal! Email us if you are interested.

Teriyaki Beef, Katsu, and Baked Tofu from Pono’s will be provided during the SIO GBM, so please arrive on time (: and as always bring reusable water if possible!

📍 Where? Oakes Guzman Room
🗓️ When? April 6th
🕑 Time? 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM

Join APISA for the last GBM of the quarter in collab with CUSN!! Happening on Thursday, March 12th in Stevenson Academy 152!! Food will be provided hope to see you there🌺

Financial Aid & Scholarships Office Town Hall ‼️

Join ChUCK & the SUA at Oakes Learning Center on Wednesday, March 11th from 7-9:00 PM ⏰

🗣️Main Speaker: Director of FASO Lorena Rodriguez

Ask questions and share your experience💬

• Financial aid holds?
• New federal legislation concerns?
• Ongoing frustrations?

Bring a friend and come build community 🩷

🍽️ FREE food provided!

Hey there e2 community! Join the Student Initiated-Outreach team in writing postcards with encouraging messages about higher education to students from underserved communities who have accepted their admission to UCSC.

Help us reach our goal of 500 postcards written 🦋

This event will happen on Wednesday, March 11th, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM in the e2 center!

Hi SIO Volunteers and community! Join us this coming Monday to practice phone banking scenarios and sign up to volunteer for phone banking days!

We will be serving empanadas on a first come first served basis, so make sure to arrive on time! If you're interested in volunteering for our upcoming tours, definitely show up! Hope to see you there 😁

Location: Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge (at Cowell College)
Date: Monday, March 9th
Time: 7:45pm-9:15pm

In collaboration with the Treehouse Undergraduate Bioinformatics group, MedLife, AMSA, and KAMP we will be hosting an alumni panel with TUBI alumni. Come join us to hear what the alumni are up to and gain insight on various careers in science.

March 6th 2026

2:30PM-3:45PM

Zoom Link Below:

https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/92928232473?pwd=6ROjGMqFVUtx91zLwXfKewwr1hvOf1.1

TUBI is a one quarter bioinformatic immersion program that gives you experience in bioinformatics research, analyzing RNA-seq data from tumor cell lines. Its open to all UCSC undergrads who are interested in gaining research experience.

TUBI ALMUNI HAVE GONE TO…

🧬 careers in bioinformatics and cancer research

🏫 prestigious Ph.D and masters programs

🏥 medical school

🔬 advocate for people and families impacted by cancer

Join ChALE x KAMP to bring our communities together to reflect on our shared identities as historically immigrant communities.

🗓 March 3rd | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Oakes Learning Center

Come learn, connect, and build community while enjoying pizza and crafts! We’ll be making keychains, bracelets, and a collaborative group map.

Hope to see y'all there!

Next Thursday, 2/26 from 6-8 PM in the Redwood Lounge we will be hosting our Housing Workshop + Trivia Night! 🏡🎲

Join us as we discuss the application process for on/off-campus housing, finding roommates, and how marginalized communities are impacted in Santa Cruz.

We will provide dinner (tamales + snacks/bevs) 🫔, and our top 3️⃣ trivia winners will receive a prize! 🏆 TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND RSVP NOW 🙈

In times that call for care and unity, community matters more than ever.

Join us for a Vigil Against ICE: Community, Care, and Resistance — a space to reflect, connect, and stand together in support of immigrant communities. 🕯️

📍 Redwood Lounge
🗓️ Feb. 24 | 6–7:30 PM
Let’s show up for one another. ✨

Questions/accommodations: e2.chale@gmail.com

Hey SIO Volunteers & Community, what would you do? This upcoming Monday on January 23rd, in the Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge (in Cowell College) from 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM we will be hosting a scenario based GBM that’ll help you develop skills and decide what role you fit into the best in our tours!

Yummy Panda Express will be provided on a first come, first serve basis, so make sure you arrive on time! If you’re interested in getting involved with SIO and helping out with our upcoming AATAT Program make sure you show up.

Where? Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge (in Cowell)
When? Monday, Feb. 23rd
Time? 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM

Join us for a community vigil to
🔹remember the people detained in 1942 & today
🔹reflect on ongoing injustice
🔹hold space for collective support & expression

Thursday, Feb 19th
7pm - 8:15 pm
Student Union

You belong here. This program is open to all and designated to be inclusive, accessible, and welcoming. This program is open to all members of the public, consistent with state and federal law. Learn more at bit.ly/dsas_youbelonghere. For accommodations, please contact us at soar@ucsc.edu.

Come to SIO's GBM meetings to build volunteer skills for future programs and get to know each other! A meal will be provided :)

Date: Monday, Feb 9th
Time: 8pm-9pm
Location: Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge (Cowell)

Get ready to study! This Tuesday, find ChALE at… ❤️

S&E Library | Bottom Floor | Room 118 💛
12PM - 6PM 🤎

Hey SIO Volunteers & Community, what would you do? This upcoming Monday on January 23rd, in the Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge (in Cowell College) from 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM we will be hosting a scenario based GBM that’ll help you develop skills and decide what role you fit into the best in our tours!

Yummy Panda Express will be provided on a first come, first serve basis, so make sure you arrive on time! If you’re interested in getting involved with SIO and helping out with our upcoming AATAT Program make sure you show up.

Where? Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge (in Cowell)
When? Monday, Feb. 23rd
Time? 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM

🩷 Calling all Steppers! 🩷

A Step Forward will be having our first event next Thursday, our ASF Info Night! Come by to have some fun, learn about our mission, and how you can support future generations of college students of color! This event will be in preparation for the upcoming @e2.ucsc SIO Volunteer Orientation. 🦋

WHERE: McHenry Room 2353
WHEN: Thursday, Jan 23 @ 6pm

Will you take your first step forward and attend the Info Night? 👣 We can't wait to see y'all there!!

Join us Wednesday, January 21st from 6pm - 7:30pm at Porter Hitchcock Lounge for food, community, and to learn more about CUSN's missions to support students in higher education!

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ʚїɞ We are excited to invite you to our Student-Initiated Outreach Volunteer Orientation next Saturday, January 17th from 12pm-4pm at the Oakes Learning Center!

Come learn about SIO and get involved in our programming this Winter and Spring!

Please scan the QR code on our flyer or RSVP using the link in our bio as food will be provided! We look forward to seeing you next Saturday! 🥳

Survey says… KAMP is back with Family Feud is THIS SUNDAY! 🥳 Join us from 7:00–9:30 PM at Classroom Unit 2 for a fun night with your fams, friendly competition, and lots of laughs 💛

📆 Sunday, January 11
🕖 7:00–9:30 PM
📍 Classroom Unit 2