AARCC is hiring Media Interns to help with AARCC’s website, social media, newsletter, and Zoom support. If interested please apply to ER# 15922!
Any questions, please email AARCC’s Interim Director Riana Howard at rihoward@ucsc.edu
|
|
Office Hours w/ Riana
AARCC's Interim Director
AARCC’s interim Director, Riana Howard, is hosting ZOOM drop in office hours this fall starting October 15th!!
Office Hours are scheduled for Thursdays from 10am-12pm PST.
Zoom Meeting ID: 949 4981 4720
Passcode: FALLRHOH
This is a great opportunity for incoming and current students to learn more about the African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) , if you have general questions, or just want to chat.
|
|
Office Hours w/ AARCC's ABC Retention Specialist Shannel
Meet with AARCC's Interim ABC Retention Specialist if you would like to plan for the school year, ask questions about your progress, or just connect with AARCC staff.
15 Minute drop in sessions will be hosted through fall quarter on Zoom. Longer meetings should be scheduled in advance.
Zoom Meeting ID: 791 698 7723
For any questions or accessibility needs, please contact Shannel Joseph at stjoseph@ucsc.edu.
|
|
Office Hours w/ Melissa
AARCC'S Program Coordinator
Every Wednesday 12 pm - 1 pm
The office hours will help to provide opportunities for y'all to "drop by" as you would normally do when we were able to interact in-person.
Office Hours will be hosted through Fall Quarter on Zoom
Meeting Passcode: VirtualOH
Here are the guidelines for AARCC office hours:
- First-come basis via Zoom "waiting room"
- 20 - minute sessions
- You set the tone!
Please contact Melissa at mchimwaz@ucsc.edu to schedule a longer appointment or for any accessibility needs.
|
|
Until the End of COVID-19 |
Quarantine Quilt: Making Self-Care Community Care
We want to acknowledge that these time can be very challenging for us mentally, physically, and emotionally. Because of this, we have come up with The Quarantine Quilt, a compilation of self-care strategies community members have been using during the COVID- 19 pandemic. We encourage you to submit any form of self care you have been implementing, either in a picture submission or a video submission. Stay well!
When: Until the end of COVID-19
Where: Earth
Link to the submission forms:
For any questions, please contact Melissa at mchimwaz@ucsc.edu.
|
|
Note*
LCRC's Not Your CisHit Talent Show has been postponed.
|
|
AIRC: Fall Events
Join the American Indian Resource Center in their upcoming remote events this fall quarter!
Amah Mutsun Speaker Series:
Saturday, November 7 from 11 AM - 1 PM
Indigethanx:
Friday, November 20 from 5 PM - 7 PM.
Events will take place over Zoom, please stay tuned on AIRC social media for registration information.
Please reach out to airc@ucsc.edu if you have any questions or accessibility needs.
|
|
Womxn's Center Virtual Office Hours |
|
Hey y’all! The Womxn’s Center Program Coordinator is holding Virtual Office Hours starting at the beginning of the Fall academic year, the week of September 28th.
This is a great opportunity for incoming freshmen or transfer students to connect. Feel free to bring any specific questions you may have or we can also just chat.
It is first come, first serve. Emailing your questions ahead of time is helpful. Hope to see y’all there!
Zoom Meeting ID: 997 1374 4111
with any questions or accessibility needs
|
|
Graduate Pedagogy Fellows 2020-2021
Call for Applications
The Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL) invites applications for the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program, which supports the development of peer leaders in higher education pedagogy with a particular focus on the significance of the Teaching Assistant (TA) role in supporting equitable outcomes in student learning.
Program Details
In Winter 2021, Fellows participate in a 10-week course, hosted by CITL, that meets weekly on Thursdays at 3:00-4:30 p.m. (Pacific Time). During continued remote instruction, participants will meet weekly in synchronous Zoom sessions during this time, and will be asked to engage in some asynchronous activities between the live sessions.
To apply to the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program, prepare and submit the application materials listed in the attached Call for Applications to your department by Monday, November 2, 2020.
|
|
Campus Events & Resources |
|
Paid Research Opportunity for Black Students |
|
Ask A Slug is a peer-to-peer support program that provides all UC Santa Cruz students with an opportunity to ask questions. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
OR
THEN
#3: A peer will follow up with you within 72 hours via phone, email, Zoom, Google hangout, or Zoom. You decide how we contact you!
No matter what you need or whatever question you have, Ask A Slug!
|
|
SHOP Party Safe Presents: Virtual Drop-In Hours |
|
|
|
Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP) is excited to announce some online, peer-to-peer support opportunities for Fall Quarter! I am writing to you in hopes that you can share this with your student communities and on your social media accounts and newsletters.
For Fall Quarter, Guiselle Vasquez, SHOP's highly trained Party Safe intern is offering 2 weekly drop in hours to support students around safer alcohol and drug use. During this time, we've seen AOD (alcohol and other drug) use increase and we want to support students no matter where they're at.
Guiselle (and our other SHOP folks) can help students with...
- Strategizing harm reduction techniques
- Learning more about the effects of drugs and alcohol (what's an upper/downer/hallucinogen/etc?)
- Coming up with COVID-safe socializing ideas!
- Recognizing and responding to overdose
- Understanding drug synthesis
|
|
|
|
I LAB PRESENTS: Fluid Fridays!
If you would like to receive the ZOOM link please fill out this form.
For Questions or Accommodations please contact theilabucsc@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @theilabucsc
|
|
First Annual Clickfest Arts Festival by Cultural Arts and Diversity
Cultural Arts and Diversity is announcing it’s first ever virtual arts festival Click Fest. The week of October 26th - October 30th we will be having a live panel series with notable artists from Oakland, Santa Cruz, and Los Angeles. Topics will range from business and industry tips to art as the revolution.
Amidst outcries from the public for greater POC representation and acceptance, the Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center presents a trailblazing virtual festival allowing students to connect with acclaimed BIPOC artists in their first ever multicultural arts festival, Click Fest.
Artists will be discussing a wide range of subjects from representation in their respective mediums, to using their art as a form of activism. To accompany the panel discussions, student art submissions touching on their own experiences will be viewable on the CAD website.
|
|
|
 |
National Society of Black Engineers Fall Quarter General Body Meetings |
|
|
|
Student Fee Advisory Committee - Recruiting
The Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) is currently recruiting for undergraduate representatives from the following colleges: College 9, Cowell, Stevenson, Rachel Carson, and Oakes.
SFAC appointments are two year terms and committee members are paid a $500 quarterly stipend. Interested students apply through the Student Committee on Committee website - information is on the flyer.
|
|
|
ONYX HIGHLIGHTS
["Onyx" is a composition of African/Black/Caribbean (ABC) professionals working at UCSC. Onyx, the precious stone is a beautiful gem with healing and grounding elements aiding in transforming negative energy, thus it was a fitting reflection of our staff/faculty.]
|
|
Erin Crenshaw, MA
CAPS Doctoral Intern
Erin Crenshaw, MA is a doctoral intern working with the CAPS office for this academic year. Erin is completing her PsyD in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant in Los Angeles. She is strongly relational and accordingly believes that therapeutic change can only occur through client safety, a collaborative alliance, and mutual trust. She uses a multicultural approach to treatment that acknowledges the intersectionality and salience of identity.
As a Black and Mexican female, Erin understands the unique plight of underserved populations and the multi-dimensionality of identity formation. Where all CAPS counselors have training working with African, African-American, Black, and Caribbean students, Erin understands that sometimes it’s important to process these unique lived experiences with a counselor who shares their ethnic and racial identities. Erin is passionate about social justice issues and advocating for her clients. Accordingly, therapy with her emphasizes empowerment and a focus on client strengths.
Erin’s office hours are Monday-Friday, 8-5pm. To contact Erin, or make an appointment, you can contact the CAPS office by phone at (831) 459-2628.
|
|
Interested in being highlighted as an ABC staff or faculty member on an upcoming Call & Response? |
|
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU
If you are a UCSC alumni and would like to be highlighted on an upcoming Call & Response Newsletter, please fill out our form
|
|
Jobs/ Internships/Scholarships |
|
Interested in making an impact on your community and the nation? Want to work on public policy with the people making it happen every day, explore new ways to apply your expertise, expand your network and grow as a leader? Apply today for CHCI's D.C.-based immersive Fellowship Programs!
|
|
Building Belonging Program Research Opportunity |
The Building Belonging Program is a new undergraduate fellowship program designed to increase belonging and engagement for students through faculty mentored service-learning and research projects. Fellowship awards are $1,500 for the quarter awarded.
The program aims to support undergraduate students in Social Sciences who are:
- EOP eligible
- first-generation
- low income
- under-represented
- former foster youth
Students must be enrolled in at least 6 units. We strongly encourage participation of sophomores and juniors.
Faculty apply to the program and select student fellows to help with research projects. Students who are interested in participating should contact the professors here.
|
|
|
|
CaT Internships for New & Returning Interns |
Attention prospective math and science teachers!
A system-wide Cal Teach working group is preparing a series of interactive webinars to explore technology applications from the teacher perspective:
- On August 20, Adrienne Nau offered “Creating & Maintaining Classroom Community During Distance Learning."
- Next up, on October 8: Noyce Scholar Corey Lee will present “Understanding the Power & Capabilities of a Zoom Virtual Classroom."
-
Registration for future events and recordings of past events can be found at this link. Future webinars will be announced on UCSC’s Cal Teach Events page.
|
|
|
|
Job Opportunity: Zoom Corps!
Zoom Corps, a program facilitated by staff in ITS, pairs students with faculty to provide basic Zoom support during their classes such as helping to moderate the class, monitor the chat, hand raising, etc. We’ve also extended this for staff to support events. Our goal is to help keep students employed and give them meaningful work to support student success, instruction, and the academic mission.
Please contact Linda Luu (liluu@ucsc.edu) the Zoom Corps Supervisor for more info!
|
|
Job Opening – Editorial Assistant
University of California Press seeks an Editorial Assistant to work with two Acquisitions Editors. Location: Oakland, CA (but currently working remotely) University of California Press is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly publishers. For more than 125 years, it has championed work that influences public discourse & challenges the status quo in multiple fields of study. UC Press strives to drive progressive change by seeking out & cultivating the brightest minds & giving them voice, reach, & impact.
The University of California is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
Qualified candidates can submit a resume and cover letter online.
|
|
Division of Student Affairs & Success Internship |
|
Student Web and Communications Intern
Join the Division of Student Affairs and Success team as our student Communications and Web Coordinator and work with our staff to provide timely information to our campus community via website management and media channels. The Communications and Web Coordinator will update the divisional, SFAC, and Respondent Support Services websites, maintain the divisional staff intranet, create graphic design and flyer content to announce information, and, as needed, monitor and manage social media platforms. This student employee will be editing, building, maintaining, and organizing our website; WCMS knowledge is a must. Experience using design suites such as Canva or Photoshop is very helpful.
|
|
BMI Peer Mentors 2020-2021
The Black Men's Initiative is currently recruiting Peer Mentors for the 2020-2021 academic year. The job is posted on the Career Center Employee Request (ER) System. The ER number is #8066, Black Men's Initiative (BMI) Peer Mentor. The position can be viewed online. For inquiries, contact Thomas Logwood via email at tlogwood@ucsc.edu
|
|
Global and Community Health Wellbeing Awards
The UCSC Division of Social Sciences Global and Community Health (GCH) Wellbeing Awards program enables undergraduate and graduate students to complete a research project that addresses Global and Community Health in collaboration with a community organization. The program is offered through the Institute for Social Transformation, who supports and facilitates the wellbeing awards.
The application is now open until Oct. 30, 2020 and Nancy Chen will host an info session on Oct. 14, 12-1pm. Please direct questions to Nancy Chen nchen@ucsc.edu or the Institute for Social Transformation at transform@ucsc.edu.
|
|
San Francisco Officials Unanimously Approve 'CAREN' Act To Tackle Racist 911 Calls |
From October 21, 2020:
San Francisco officials approved a measure to curb racially discriminatory phone calls to law enforcement agencies in a unanimous vote on Tuesday.
The CAREN Act was originally introduced in July at a previous San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting after a local white couple called the police on a man writing “Black Lives Matter” in front of his home, as Blavity previously reported.
The motion would award the victim damages of at least $1,000 if they pursued legal action, according to ABC 7.
The name of the bill is a reference to the epithet “Karen,” which is often used to describe a middle-aged white woman displaying entitled or demanding behavior, according to Urbandictionary.com. In July, Amy Cooper was lauded as a Karen after charges were brought against her for calling the police on a Black bird watcher who raised issue with the woman’s unleashed dog, as Blavity previously reported.
San Francisco's CAREN ACT, short for Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies, will expound upon the city’s definition of protected citizens to restrict fake emergency calls that are intended to discriminate against a person on the basis of their race, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a press release obtained by ABC 7.
Read the full article HERE.
|
|
AARCC Interns Recommend ! |
|
Enjoy the following media & pop culture recommendations from our student team! |
|
Industry Games by Chika
recommended by Victoria
|
|
Sister Sister now streaming on Netflix
recommended by Seeyade
|
|
Iridescent by Ayoni
recommended by Victoria
|
|
Luke Cage now streaming on Netflix
recommended by Jasmine
|
|
OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS: Finding Jobs During this Difficult Time
Resources for Jobs & Internships
Who is currently hiring and who is not:
Available Internships:
Candid Career: Candid Career is a library of thousands of video clips of professionals sharing their personal career experiences and job preparation tips. Here you can watch short videos in which people in a variety of professions tell you all about their career.
Local Job Opportunities
Developer at Loc Art
Social Enterprise Development Coordinator
As development associate, you'll be responsible for seeking out funding opportunities for Anato. You will be writing grants for Anato on a commission-basis. Anato is a start-up with many grant opportunities in the context of sustainable agriculture, closed-loop business, plastic-free solutions, woman-owned company.
Junior Video Editor at Crawford Group
This is a hands-on entry-level position which will support the marketing organization in the production of video deliverables and organization of video media. This is a remote paid internship opportunity but candidates must be located near either Santa Cruz or San Jose, CA. Apply Today!
|
|
Ask a Slug!
Ask A Slug is a peer-to-peer support program that provides students with an opportunity to ask their peers questins. Complementing the new chatbots now available on the Admissions and Student Business Services websites, this live “ask me anything” peer-led program seeks to provide a space to support students wayfinding for any questions in a remote learning environment. Trained peers will help students get connected to the resources they need.
How it works
Students can either sign up for an appointment or fill out a simple Google form indicating their question and their preferred contact method (Chat/Hangouts, Zoom, phone, and so on). Once the request is received, a trained peer will reach out to initiate a conversation.
|
|
COVID-19 Resources
Creators: Rachel Freeman-Cohen, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, UC Santa Cruz and Jorge Hernandez, Chief of Staff for Diversity and Inclusion office, UC Santa Cruz
Click here to access the resource guide
|
|
CAPS is open for Telehealth
CAPS is open and providing remote drop-in and teletherapy services to students affected by wildfire.
Many people (including UCSC students) are being evacuated from their residences. People have lost their homes, and many people are fearful of losing their lives.
CAPS is offering support to students who are affected either directly or indirectly by the fires.
If you are experiencing any reactions or trauma related to the fires, you can access the following services:
- Same Day Crisis Services: If you would like to talk (via Zoom or phone) to a crisis therapist from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, please call (831) 459-2628 to be connected with a CAPS therapist.
- After Hours Crisis Services: If you would like to talk to a therapist (via phone) after 5:00 pm or on the weekends, please call (831) 459-2628 and choose #3 to be connected to a crisis therapist.
-
Let’s Talk - Drop-in (via Zoom): Get a brief, confidential conversation with a professional therapist. You can receive consultation, support, advice, and/or referrals. See the current Let's Talk schedule.
|
|
Remote Learning Resources for Students!
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
First, let us say, this is scary. Feelings of fear, anxiety, and stress are a natural and expected response. Self-care is critical. Help is available. We are in this together. Let's show social solidarity while maintaining physical distance.
|
|
FREE Resources for Students as a response to COVID-19
EOP is preparing to provide you all with our services remotely! We wanted to forward you all some with some links to some educational courseware websites that are offering FREE access to students impacted by COVID-19!
All links are completely clickable for your convenience!
Vital Source is another eBook library website/application that is providing students with free access to their BookShelf site which houses a large variety of textbooks from over 1,000 publishers!
We hope this helps you all get ready to soak up some free resources for Spring Quarter! Please share this information as you wish, we're all in this together!!
If you have any further questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to reach out to us!
Best,
The EOP Textbook Lending Library Team
University of California, Santa Cruz
Phone: (831) 459-7086
|
|
Connect with SHOP!
Instagram
@wegotyouslugs
@partylikeaslug
@condomcoop
UCSC SHOP on Facebook
|
|
African Student Union: Meetings TBD
asuucsc1@gmail.com
Black Campus Ministries: Meetings TBD
Meg.Giron@intervarsity.org
Black Mens Alliance: Meetings TBD
bma.ucsc.edu@gmail.com
Black Student Union: Meetings TBD
bsu.slugs@gmail.com
Black Womxn's Alliance: Meetings TBD,
bsu.ladyslugs.ucsc@gmail.com
National Society of Black Engineers, Meetings TBD.
nsbe.ucsc@gmail.com
|
|
Call & Response Submission Guidelines |
|
- Send us a flyer and blurb.
- The blurb should include important details about why people should be interested in the event, resource, or opportunity.
- Include title, date, and time of event in your email.
- Send all submissions to aarccenews@gmail.com by Thursday at 4p.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
