LALS News

There are lots of events coming up this Spring! Did you know that students who attend campus events and join student organizations feel more confident in their post-grad career prospects? (Gallup News) The same goes for students who get involved in research projects. Now is a great time to get started, or to share your ongoing work with your peers at our LALS Research Symposium (more info below).

Our own LALS Chair, Professor Catherine Ramírez, has seen her PhD research published by Duke University Press, turned into a theatrical performance, and amplified by a major cosmetics brand. Who knows where your research will take you!

Highlights:

• Sign up to present at our LALS Research Symposium on Wednesday, June 4th, 11am-1pm (fill out the form by May 15th!)
• Seniors! Save the date for our End of Year Celebration: Friday, June 6th, 2025
• Sign up to meet with LALS faculty and talk resumes and cover letters!
• LALS Linked in Learning collection now available
• LALS 2025-2026 tentative course schedule is up on the website--please note that this is a draft and there will likely be changes (contact Ursula for more info)

See LALS Chair Professor Catherine Ramírez's interviews about the pachucas.

Mark your calendars for our LALS Research Symposium! We'd love to hear about your research, or you can use this opportunity to get inspired by your peers. This event will be held in the Bay Tree Building, in the Cervantes & Velasquez room, with reception following on the deck. The symposium is open to the public, so bring your family and friends!

Presenters, please complete the form by end of day on May 15th! See what kind of information we need by viewing the form. **Please note: five-minute presentation draft/slides due by June 2nd.**

We'll do our best to keep our advising hours updated on the advising website. For instance, if there is a strike on May 1, our office will not be open that day (the website will be updated with this information). Check our Instagram page for the zoom link for Monday and Wednesday drop-in advising!

Find available academic advising appointments on Navigate Slug Success. You can also email us at lalsadvising@ucsc.edu or lalspeer@ucsc.edu to set up a time or ask a quick advising question.

Spring Quarter Drop-in Advising in Merrill 32:

• Monday: 11am - 2pm - stop in or call 831-459-4284
• Wednesday: 11am - 2pm - stop in or call 831-459-4284
• Thursday: 11am - 2pm - stop in or call 831-459-2119

**Note that Tuesday drop-in advising is cancelled until May 13th. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

Please feel free to start with us when you're not sure who to ask!

This is a work in progress, so please know that some courses are likely to change--we'll keep the list updated if they do. Follow this link to the full page!

Here's what you can bring:

A template for a cover letter (1 page). Please see this Career Services web page for tips on how to draft a cover letter. Having a strong cover letter template can save you a lot of time.

You can also come to the meeting with a resume (1-2 pages). Please see this Career Services web page for resume tips.

How will this feedback session work?

1. Select a 15-minute slot on a date and time that works for you. Click HERE to sign-up.

2. Save the date in your calendar. The confirmation page will include the Zoom link.

3. Join the Zoom meeting at your designated time (please note that running late means your time will be shortened as a student has likely signed up after you).

4. Share the Google Doc link(s) to your cover letter template and/or resume when you join the meeting with the LALS faculty member. You’ll get your feedback in real time.

The LALS department looks forward to working with you. Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to get added support directly from an LALS faculty member!

Your LALS Faculty have identified some useful tutorials in Linked in Learning, now available in the LALS Collection. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

This talk explores the linkages between the Dirty War in Argentina and the 1980 Gwangju Uprising in South Korea that have been obfuscated and erased by disciplinary borders. Dr. Kim examines the connections and intimacies between the overlapping histories of these two cities demonstrating the ways in which Global South countries were violently conscripted into dirty wars against communism. Through an analysis of Im Heung-soon's documentary Good Light, Good Air (2021), she reveals how missing bodies and transformed urban spaces haunt Gwangju and Buenos Aires, proposing that Korean-Latin American connections offer possibilities for imagining decolonial futures. Please register here.

The Legal Studies Program 2025 Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Tamara Lave, Professor of Law at the University of Miami and author of Sexual Assault on Campus: Defending Due Process.

Wednesday, April 30

3:30-5:00pm, including reception

UCSC Hay Barn

Zoom Meeting

https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/99981544795?pwd=Z4xUuboXsTbdazXqouXYPjadvrtYrd.1

Meeting ID: 999 8154 4795
Passcode: 085004

The Institute for Social Transformation is excited to offer an internship scholarship program called Transforming Futures. The goal of the program is to open up opportunities and remove financial barriers for first-generation, underrepresented, undocumented, and low-income students at UC Santa Cruz so they can participate in career-advancing summer internships off campus.

Learn more about this inclusive scholarship on the Transforming Futures web page >>

• Scholarships up to $8,000, depending on financial need

• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience and build up your professional network

• Supportive mentorship and professional development during the summer

• Open to undergraduates in the Social Sciences and John R. Lewis College/College Nine students

• EOP students especially encouraged to apply

• Funding is available for summer 2025

Applications are due May 1, 2025, so secure your summer opportunities soon!

UCSC Feminist Studies and the UCSC Music Department present:

Tricia Rose is an internationally respected speaker, award-winning writer, and scholar of African American culture, racial inequality, and gender. Prof. Rose is Director of the Systemic Racism Project at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Advanced Study, and Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University. She is the author of Metaracism, Black Noise, and The Hip Hop Wars.

Book talk: Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives - And How We Break Free

11 am || HUMANITIES 1 building rm 202

F R I D A Y , M A Y 2 , 2 0 2 5

Lifting As We Rhyme: 50 Years of Black Feminist Sonic World Making - with Tricia Rose, Humanities professor Gina Dent, and Music professor and hip hop artist akua naru.

3 pm followed by a reception || Merrill Cultural Center

Please register here so we know who to expect and how much food to order. The first 20 students who register to attend either or both events by April 23 will receive a copy of Metaracism.

We grabbed these calendar events from the Huerta Center Newsletter. You can subscribe here!

The Security Deposit Program, a special initiative for Spring 2025, is designed to assist student renters who are unable to pay the full cost of a security deposit for off-campus housing. This program provides a one-time payment to cover a portion of the deposit, with awards processed through the Financial Aid Office. On average, the award will not exceed $2,000. Applications will be accepted from April 1st to June 13th.

To be considered, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be a currently enrolled, degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student in Spring 2025, continuing into Summer/Fall 2025.
• Demonstrate financial need by completing and submitting an assessment form as part of the application.
• Have completed either the CA Dream Act or FAFSA and have room in their aid package. International students are eligible to apply - see FAQ in application.
• Have secured off-campus housing for the upcoming academic year.
• Submit a complete application

Career Coaching @ Hanh 125

We have peer coaching drop-ins Monday - Friday in our office at Hahn 125 and some virtual options (see flyer and Coaching page for more details).

• Mon & Fri 10 AM - 3 PM
• Tue, Wed, Thu 10 AM - 4 PM

Career Coaching Across Campus

We have pro staff offering career coaching drop-in hours in different spaces across campus (see flyer and Coaching page for more details).

• Mon 11 AM - 1 PM @ ISB 417
• Mon 2 PM - 3:30 PM @ Ethnic Resource Center Lounge (3rd floor of Bay Tree Building)
• Tue 11 AM - 1 PM Virtual via Zoom
• Thu 3:30 PM - 5 PM @ PSB 207

Sessions start Sunday, April 6th.

Students can sign up on TutorHub - UCSC's Tutor Portal.*

Interested in tutoring, but the class is not supported?

We have other programs that work to support students - read more about them below:

Math Study Hall

• Serves students with math questions in the following subjects, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and vector calculus. (The tutors are math majors and may have the capacity to tutor higher levels of math)

• Students are encouraged to work with other students who may be in the same class or can work individually. The tutor roams the room checking in on students individually and providing support.

Writing Study Hall

• Serves students with any writing work (assignment or personal) they encounter.

• Students will have access to 30-minute meetings with a writing tutor who is trained to help students become better writers, not edit.

Successful Slug Workshops

• 45-minute workshops that teach students the tools to be successful at UCSC. The topics in the workshop are science-backed best practices for effective, durable learning!

• Topics include Study Skills, Goal Setting, Productive Struggle, Note-Taking, Understanding your Syllabus, Time Management

Peer Success Coaches

• The coaching program connects interested students with peer coaches. In those private, one-on-one meetings, students can reflect on their experience at UCSC, learn new study strategies, and get connected to resources and opportunities.

The Writing Center offers support in working on academic and creative writing and professional documents (such as cover letters and résumés) and graduate school application materials.

View schedules and make an appointment: https://writingcenter.ucsc.edu/about/services.html

Learning Support Services Writing Study Hall - Hosted in person, ARCenter 206:

• Monday 10AM-12:30PM
• Tuesday 3:30-5:30PM
• Wednesday 1-4PM
• Thursday 3:30-5:30PM
• Friday 1-4PM

Study Hall offered during Finals Week is dependent on tutor availability and will be updated Friday, 3/14 (end of Week 10).

Do you know about SHOP wellness coaching? They can help with all kinds of issues, including: time management, roommate/housing issues, partying safer, and many other topics (see flyer for more ideas). Getting help with external stress can make a difference in your ability to focus on academics!

Request a SHOP appointment here.

Read more about their SHOP Talk services here.

Are you unsure of your remaining requirements? Here are some ways to find out:

1. Review the shared plan you made with your advisor(s) in Google sheets (the name of the plan should include your last name/s and your SID number)
2. The Degree Progress Report
3. The Catalog Requirements for your LALS program
4. Email lalsadvising@ucsc.edu!

Is it time for a self-care break?

Anxiety Toolbox: https://caps.ucsc.edu/groups-and-workshops/anxiety-toolbox.html

30-minute Relaxation: https://caps.ucsc.edu/groups-and-workshops/30-minute-relaxation.html

Groups and Workshops: https://caps.ucsc.edu/groups-and-workshops/groups.html

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Phone: (831) 459-2119