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Welcome to the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Network! Once a Slug, always a Slug. We are thrilled to have you as an integral part of our network of over 150,000-strong.

09/02/2026

September is here and back to school season is near! 🍃🚌

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Students walking across bridge to Merrill dorms
2 - Students laying on lawn at the Merrill quad

08/28/2026

UCSC stills straight out of a movie 🖼️ What’s your favorite spot on campus?

📸 Image Descriptions:
#1 Students on a footpath, April 1988
#2 Unidentified students at the Cowell Ranch
#3 Student on a grass lawn near Oakes College, April 1980
#4 Pioneer Class: student bicycling in a field
#5 Students on a grass lawn near Oakes College, April 1980

08/27/2026

Blue skies over the Rachel Carson dorms 🌅

Rachel Carson (formerly College Eight) was the first residential college on campus to be named after a woman. The Helen and Will Webster Foundation recognizes Carson for her courage and pivotal role in awakening the public to environmental issues.

📸 Image Descriptions: Rachel Carson residential buildings at sunset

08/26/2026

Wishing we were running back home to the redwoods 🌲 Always the best to see our Banana Slug alumni right back under the trees 💛💙

🎥 Video Description: Clips from Return to the Redwoods festivities

Clips in order
1 - Individuals roasting marshmallows at East Field for Stars n S'mores
2 - Individuals gathering for presentation at Crown College Provost House
3 - Turkeys walking around College 9
4 - Alumni checking in for Return to the Redwoods
5 - Alumni observing sea anemome at Seymour Marine Discovery Center

08/23/2026

Birds eye view of Kresge College 🦉 Shoutout any Kresge affiliates in the comments🙋‍♂️

📸 Image Description: Aerial of Kresge College buildings

08/21/2026

Throwback Thursday: Student portraits edition 🤓🐌 Check out these archives of our banana slugs throughout the years 👩‍🎓

📸 Image Descriptions:
Slide 1 (left to right)
1. Pioneer Class: portrait of a student - 1965
2. Porter College student - 1966
3. College VII (Oakes College): publicity photograph, student portrait 1973
4. Computer and Information Science (CIS) Board: unidentified student
5. Mikel Cook, student 1968
6. Unidentified student of underground Chinese literature 1979
7. Chemistry Board: Donald Hatch, graduate student 1987
8. Maureen O'Hara, Kresge College student, in an office 1986

Slide 2 (left to right)
1. Student, February 1977
2. Student, ca. 1985
3. Student, January 1977
4. Student Awards Ceremony at University House (2002): unidentified student at the podium
5. Student, ca. 1983-89
6. Student, May 1978
7. John Garcia, Merrill College student 1985
8. Student with a French textbook, "En Bonne Forme", January 1977

08/20/2026

The trifecta of this past weekend 🌟 Featuring Kick-Off party snacks, Seymour Marine Center views, and exclusive Return to the Redwoods merch 🌲

🎥 Video description:
Collage of 3 short clips. The top shows the food spread inside the Multipurpose room. The middle shows a group tour at the UCSC Seymour Marine Center. The bottom video shares the Return to the Redwoods merch display.

08/18/2026

The Banana Slugs came back home this weekend! 🐌🌲

Thank you all for another amazing Return to the Redwoods. We hope you enjoyed being able to reconnect with old friends and show your loved ones around campus! Stay tuned for more Return to the Redwoods content 👀

Comment down below your favorite activity or memory from your visit back on campus! 🪵🥾

📸 Image Description:
Flyer features a sticky note with the Return to the Redwoods logo and text saying “Thank you for coming. Can’t wait to see you next year.” The background features a collage of photos from Return to the Redwoods.

Top left - Drum circle instructor outside the dining hall
Top right - UCSC trivia night screen
Middle right - Individuals posing next to Sammy the Slug
Bottom right - People sitting on lawn chairs in front of the dining hall
Bottom left - Merch hung up outside Slug Central

08/14/2026

Happy Day 1 of Return! What graduating class are you representing this Return to the Redwoods? Shoutout your class in the comments down below!

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Pioneer Class: Arleen Fidler of Gretna Green trailer
2 - University Extension courses, summer 1970 and College VII (Oakes College): students in a dorm room
3 - 1990 Students sitting at graduation and Physics Board: unidentified graduate students
4 - Students sitting on lawn outside Cowell dorms 2018 and students filming outside Cowell dining hall 2025

08/13/2026

Missing the redwoods, dining hall runs, and College Ten a little extra today🌲🪵 to these JRL memories 🖼️

Can't wait to see our Banana Slugs at JRL soon 👀 2 DAYS AWAY from

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association Awards luncheon (2002-2003) in the new Colleges Nine and Ten Dining Hall: Chancellor Greenwood with Shawna Tokars, recipient of an Alumni Association scholarship
2 - College Nine: exterior detail
3 - Student Achievement Week Awards Ceremony at the Colleges Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room (2005): view from the back of the room
4 - College Nine: exterior detail

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