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Whats Our Mission?
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The Academic Resources Center is a collaborative
effort of UCSC Student Affairs units which seek
to support student academic success. This
coalition actively seeks to partner with other
academic and administrative departments that work
to support students' academic achievement and
personal development. Our fundamental objective
is to provide students access to academic and
related resources.
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ollaborative Units include
ARC

• Disability Resource Center (DRC)
• Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP)
• Learning Support Services (LSS)
• Services to Transfer and Re-entry Students
  (STARS)
• Student Media
• Student Volunteer Center (SVC)

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Disability
Resource
Center
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UC Santa Cruz is committed to making all
programs, services, and activities accessible to
students with disabilities. The Disability
Resource Center (DRC) exists to ensure that the
academic aspects of the campus are accessible.
Our services are confidential and free of charge
use of services is entirely voluntary and
provided at your request.
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The DRC serves approximately 500 students with
permanent disabilities including

• Learning disabilities
• Psychological disabilities
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Visual,mobility or hearing
  
  impairments
• Chronic systemic disorders
• Temporary medical conditions

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DRC ACCOMMODATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

• Tailored to each individuals disability-related
  needs to achieve his or her educational goals,
  commonly used accommodations include
• Note takers, readers
• Special testing arrangements
• Liaison with faculty and staff
• Sign language interpreting and Realtime
  Captioning
• Housing accommodation recommendations
• On-campus transportation referrals
• Adaptive equipment loan
• Alternate media (audio books, etc.)
• Advising and support
• And moresee our website http//drc.ucsc.edu

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In order to qualify for services you must provide
current medical documentation from an appropriate
medical provider as specifically described in the
DRC criteria.
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The DRC also serves as a resource to faculty and
staff as they make their programs accessible to
all individuals.
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How to contact us
Questions about required documentation or
services provided by the DRC can be answered by
contacting the office at [phone]
(voice), [phone] (TTY) 146 Hahn Student
Services Website http//drc.ucsc.edu
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Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP)
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EOP MISSION

• Student academic success and achievement
• Increase student retention and graduation
• Increase student interest, preparation and
  enrollment in graduate and professional school
• Promote student leadership

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Who is an EOP Student?

• Students who will be the 1st in their family to
  complete a bachelors degree
• Come from under-resourced family backgrounds,
  high schools and communities

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Advising Programsand Services
What do we DO...

• Academic Advising
• Personal and Academic Counseling
• Referrals
• Academic Support Programming

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Advising Programsand Services
How we do what we do

• Academic Programs Workshops
• Study Strategies
• Time Management / Life Management
• Peer Leadership
• Community Events

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BRIDGE PROGRAM

• Academic Preparation Support Program
• Summer orientation program
• Academic advising, learning support, and
  community building activities throughout the
  academic year

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PRE-GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Pre-graduate programs are designed to promote
  graduate and professional school interests and
  preparation. The two pre-graduate programs are
• Faculty Mentor Program (FMP)
• Graduate Information Program (GIP)

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PRE-GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• FACULTY MENTOR PROGRAM (FMP)
• 2 quarter research internship for EOP students
  interested in pursuing graduate studies
• Targets 3rd 4th year students in the arts,
  social sciences, and humanities
• Receive academic credit
• Hands-on research experience with a faculty member

• GRADUATE INFORMATION PROGRAM (GIP)
• General graduate and professional
• school advising
• Sponsor activities that focus on informing and
  preparing students for educational opportunities
  beyond the baccalaureate degree.
• GIP website offers a comprehensive step-by-step
  guide to all aspects of the process of preparing
  for and applying to graduate school including
  identifying internships.
• www2.ucsc.edu/eop/gip

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How to Contact EOP

• Please visit or contact us at
• 121 Academic Resources Center (ARC)
• [phone]
• www2.ucsc.edu/eop

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Learning Support Services LSS
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Learning Support Services Helps students
academic goals
achieve

• Interactive environment
• Work with content
• Work with other students
• Ask questions
• Communicate what you know

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Learning Support Services Include

• Modified Supplemental Instruction (MSI)
• Tutoring (for courses not supported with MSI)
• Writing support for all students
• Intensive writing support for ESL students
• Drop-in writing tutoring
• Small guided learning sections in Math 2 and 3
• Study nights during final exam week including
  Drop-in tutoring for specific classes and MSI
  Review sessions
• Academic Success workshops (CSAS)

• Modified Supplemental Instruction (MSI)
• Tutoring (for courses not supported with MSI)
• Writing support for all students
• Intensive writing support for ESL students
• Drop-in writing tutoring
• Small guided learning sections in Math 2 and 3
• Study nights during final exam week
• Academic success workshops (CSAS)

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MSI

• Specific undergraduate classes are targeted
  (30-35 per quarter) for MSI
• Weekly interactive learning groups

All students should make MSI a part of their
weekly study habits. Look at the difference in
pass rates for students!

Selected classes in Math, Econ, Science,
Engineering, LALS, Psych, Soc Full schedule on
line at www2.ucsc.edu/msi/
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Tutoring

• All students are eligible for tutoring
• Sessions meet weekly
• Small groups
• Sign-up for tutoring on the web
• www2.ucsc.edu/lss/tutorial_services.shtml
• Tutor sign-up start the second week of the
  quarter

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CSAS Workshops

• Time management
• Discipline-specific study techniques
• Writing a research paper
• Test Anxiety
• Note-taking

More information http//www2.ucsc.edu/csas
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What have students thought about the LSS program?
The LSS programs helped me get through my most
difficult classes and helped me excel in
others. The extra help in classes was just what I
needed to maintain a strong GPA.
Diana Lopez Sociology Major and Education Minor,
Porter, Graduated June 2006
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How to Contact Learning Support Services

• Located on the second floor of the Academic
  Resources Center (ARC),
• 459-4333 M-F 8-5
• Visit our web-site at http//www2.ucsc.edu/lss/

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• STARS
• Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students
• Over a period of almost 35 years, STARS has
  evolved from a grassroots student-organized
  womens re-entry program to a Student Affairs
  unit serving 3,100 undergraduate and graduate
  transfer and re-entry students on campus.

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Transfer students needs upon arrival to campus
are significant. Some may not be adequately
prepared for their majors. Others may need
assistance with upper division level writing. A
large percentage of them must adjust from a
semester system to the intensity of the UCSC
10-week quarter. Coming from a variety of
socio-economic backgrounds, transfer students are
often the first in their families to attend
college. They face a new academic culture that
can be disorienting and challenging.
Approximately 30 of transfer students are
re-entry.
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Re-entry students at UCSC are deeply committed to
attaining a college education. Our campus
defines re-entry students as

• undergraduates 25 years and older
• graduate students 29 and over
• students who have had a substantial break in
  their formal education
• military veterans
• students who are also parents regardless of age

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STARS is charged with helping ensure a smooth
transition into the university for these
students. Overarching goals of the unit are
to?Provide services and programs which are
essential for student access, transition,
enrollment, academic success, graduation, and
achievement of life goals. ?Support the social,
cultural, emotional, physical and intellectual
development of individual students within the
transfer and re-entry student population. ?
Through advocacy, help educate the campus
community regarding the multi-dimensional needs
of these students and work in broad-based
collaborations to create an inclusive and
welcoming environment.
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Two resource centers housed in different
locations on campus provide programs and
services STARS at the ARCenter and STARS at
Kresge.
Both STARS centers are comfortable places for
students to study, relax, and meet friends. An
open door policy allows students and prospective
students to drop in and ask for assistance from
professional staff. Computer workstations with
free printing, couches, coffee and tea, and a
variety of reading material make these centers a
home away from home for many students during
their stay on campus.
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UCSC Renaissance Scholars Program

• Assisting foster youth at high school, community
  college and UCSC to achieve their college dreams.
  

We provide innovative and exciting Student-cente
red events, activities and support services
Institution-to-institution and multi-county
collaborations
Photo UCSC Renaissance Scholars with 8th grade
students from Alameda County attending Early
Academic Planning Camp, 2005
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Renaissance Scholars Program benefits include

• High School
• ? Early Academic Planning Camp
• ? SAT test preparation
• ? UC/CSU admissions, financial aid,
  transfer workshops
• ? UCSC campus visits

• Community College
• ? Designated community college counselor
• ? Financial aid scholarship advising
• ? UCSC Transfer Partnerships Program counselors
• ? Year-round Renaissance Scholars Program events
  at UCSC and off-campus locations

• UCSC
• ? Designated financial aid scholarships advisor
  ? Program academic advisor/advocate
  ? Priority registration
• ? Work study internships
• ? Leadership development opportunities

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KARL S. PISTER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY AWARD
PROGRAM was established in 1993 by former UCSC
Chancellor Karl S. Pister to increase
opportunities for talented low income community
college students recognizes students who have
overcome adverse socioeconomic circumstances, and
who have a demonstrated commitment to assisting
and improving the lives of others OSHER
REENTRY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM at UCSC Since July,
2005, STARS has been honored to receive Bernard
Osher Foundation grants totaling 150,000 which
established the OSHER RE-ENTRY SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM. The program was endowed in Fall, 2006
with a 1,000,000 gift.
2005 Pister Scholar Ben Baubin
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UCSC Lifelong Learners
UCSC Lifelong Learners is a community of men and
women from diverse educational, occupational, and
geographic backgrounds who are devoted to the
pursuit of learning. They enjoy spirited
discussion, reading, and exploring new
interests. For over two decades, UCSC Lifelong
Learners have come together to learn, and enjoy
cultural, social, and recreational activities.
The organization of over 300 members meets on the
UCSC campus for a faculty colloquium and social
hour throughout the academic year. Membership is
open to anyone who is interested in learning
regardless of age. Most members are between 60
and 85.
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Members are invited to join one or more of our
peer interest groups. These vary from year to
year and include such topics as Art
Architecture, Film Discussion, Boating, Play
Reading, Creative Writing, Opera and Current
Affairs. Seminars and courses, research work
with emeriti faculty, and seasonal social events
are other aspects of the Lifelong Learners
learning community. Members may also audit UCSC
courses with permission of the instructor, or
take courses for credit through University
Extension Concurrent Enrollment. As a UCSC
Friends Group, the Lifelong Learners sponsor a
book scholarship program and endowment for
returning adult students. UCSC Services for
Transfer and Re-Entry Students (STARS) offers
Lifelong Learner members a home base on the UCSC
campus.
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You can reach the STARS on the web
http//stars.ucsc.edu or call us at 459-2552
(ARCenter) or 459-5886 (Kresge)
Locations STARS Main Center -- ARCenter Room
216A Stars at Kresge -- Kresge College
Piazetta E-mail STARS -- corky_at_ucsc.edu
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25 Print Media Organizations
Student Press Center
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Journalism Creative Writing Reporting
Poetry Art Photography Design Production
Business  Management
Congress shall make no lawabridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press or the right
of the people to peaceably assemble, and to
petition the government for a redress of
grievances
First Amendment
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Student Volunteer Center
Established in 1987, the Student Volunteer Center
(SVC) is a student-run organization designed to
enhance student involvement in the Santa Cruz
community by providing meaningful volunteer
opportunities.
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Campus and Community Involvement Fair

• Held each fall in the Quarry Plaza
• Over 50 campus and community organizations set up
  tables and recruit volunteers

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Second Harvest Food Drive

• Students and residential staff donate meals and
  flexi dollars from their meal plans and the
  proceeds are donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.
• Students collect food and monetary donations from
  the surrounding community

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Service Recognition Ceremony

• The Service Recognition Ceremony is held each
  spring in the ARC Courtyard
• The Ceremony honors students, student
  organizations, staff and faculty who have
  performed exemplary community service

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Community Service Project (CSP) Grant

• Community Service Project Grants are available to
  individual UCSC students and student groups who
  are interested in designing and implementing
  quality, direct-service projects that address
  community needs or problems within Santa Cruz
  County.
• Grant proposals are considered on a monthly basis
  between October and April and range from 100 -
  1000

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SVC Internship Program

• A great opportunity for students to learn how to
  organize a volunteer program and gain leadership
  skills
• Students are awarded 2 or 5 units to assist the
  SVC coordinators or work in a community
  organization

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Alternative Spring Break

• A group of students along with a staff and/or
  faculty member travel to New Orleans to provide
  Katrina relief
• Students participate in cultural and educational
  activities
• SVC student leaders coordinate the entire trip
  with support from advisors

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How to contact SVC
Visit us at the Academic Resources Center, first
floor reception desk Call us at 831-459-3363 /
Email us at volunteer_at_ucsc.edu website
http//volunteer.ucsc.edu
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For more information about the Academic Resources
Collaborative, visit us on the web at
www2.ucsc.edu/arc/