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Home / News & Events / News / Undergraduate Research Rewards UCEAP is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Awards! The University of California Education Abroad Program offers undergraduate research awards annually in three disciplinary areas: the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each award consists of a $1,000 stipend. The purpose…

Home / News & Events / News / Meet the Director of Global Programs, Lisa Swaim By Kate O’Neill  The Division of Global Engagement welcomes Lisa Swaim to the role of director of Global Programs. Swaim joins the division with experience in global programming, study abroad, immigration, teaching, and advising. At UC Santa Cruz, Swaim will develop,…

Home / News & Events / News / International Student Orientation to take place in September By Kate O’Neill  International Student Orientation, formerly Global Start, will be offered in September prior to Welcome Week to all incoming international frosh, transfer and exchange students. International Student Orientation for incoming undergraduate students will take place from Sept. 16 – 19.…

Home / News & Events / News / Kyoto University student exchange agreement in finalization process after delegation visit By Kate O’Neill  UC Santa Cruz and Kyoto University are finalizing a student exchange program that is expected to launch in fall 2020. UC Santa Cruz’s burgeoning relationship with Kyoto University began in August 2018, when a UC…

Home / News & Events / News / Scholarships make studying abroad more accessible for students By Kate O’Neill  In an effort to make opportunities to study abroad more accessible for all students, undergraduates participating in UC Santa Cruz Faculty-Led Study Abroad programs received a cumulative $50,000 in scholarship funds made possible by generous friends and supporters of the…

Home / News & Events / News / Five Faculty-Led Study Abroad programs to run this summer By Kate O’Neill  Five UCSC Faculty-Led Study Abroad programs will run this year during Summer Session 2019. These programs offer students a unique opportunity to take UCSC courses taught by UCSC faculty abroad. Over 70 students have been selected to…

Home / News & Events / News / Town Hall on the ACE Internationalization Lab process By Kate O’Neill  Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a Town Hall to learn more about the strategic planning process taking place this year to guide and advance the internationalization of our campus. Attendees will have the opportunity to voice…

Home / News & Events / News / Faculty support partnership development efforts in Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil By Kate O’Neill  Several faculty from the Jack Baskin School of Engineering (BSOE) recently collaborated with the Division of Global Engagement on partnership development efforts with universities and organizations in South America, as part of the division’s broader effort…

Home / News & Events / News / UCEAP Academic Integration Grants Program Deadline In support of systemwide and campus initiatives to promote internationalization of UC campuses, the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) invites grant proposals from UC academic departments to remove academic barriers and integrate study abroad into their curricula. The deadline for submission is Wednesday May 1, 2019.…

Home / News & Events / News / ACE Internationalization Lab steering committee reviews campus global engagement efforts By Kate O’Neill  The American Council on Education (ACE) Internationalization Lab steering committee, led by 15 senate committee representatives, faculty at large, and faculty administrators, has begun a review of campus internationalization efforts. Chancellor George Blumenthal and Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor…

By Ella Gallego  I was at the San Francisco Airport with my parents. It was late August and we were sitting in uncomfortable, high-backed chairs next to bustling customs, waiting for the right time to say goodbye. Up until that point, I had never left the U.S. (neither had my parents, really); I had only…

Home / News & Events / News / Meet the two Global Staff Exchange participants for 2019 By Kate O’Neill  For the 2018-19 academic year, Mary Knudtson and Sarah Woodside-Bury were selected to participate in the inaugural Global Staff Exchange Program with the University of Sussex. Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellness Mary Knudtson will…