College Nine

"Remember slugs, it isn't if you're first or last, so long as you apply on time." says a yellow banana slug is chilling in front of the College 9 and John R Lewis College Housing and Residential Life Office.

Start this Summer!

Once you have been accepted to UC Santa Cruz, you don’t have to wait until the fall to begin your journey. Instead, you can get an edge on your education by taking classes this summer.

This is College Nine

Take a walk through College Nine -- one of UC Santa Cruz's 10 residential colleges on campus. College Nine opened in 2000 and its theme of international and global perspectives recognizes the importance of cultural competency in the 21st century. The College Nine community offers students a range of opportunities to explore these issues and to develop skills as dynamic leaders. Watch»

Spencer Foundation Grant for (H)ACER!

Congratulations to the (H)ACER program for recieving a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation! This grant will help UC Santa Cruz education researchers document the many types of STEM learning taking place in a Latinx immigrant-led community garden at Calabasas Elementary School in Watsonville. This is one of the many ways in which we at College Nine and John R. Lewis College honor and visibilize knowledge holders and forms of expertise among our students and community partners, especially those of minoritized backgrounds.

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