Oakes College Programs - UCSC

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welcome hike and movie night today! 🎥

See you at noon gamers 😁

Everyone has a talent so be there or be square 😝

Come by the learning center for drinks tonighttt 😁

Welcome 101 starts at 10! Come get some good intel and free food 🤑

Hiiiii everyone!! 💞✨ HAPPY WELCOME WEEK! We are so so so excited to have you all come to Oakes College ♥️ Our Programs Team has been preparing for weeks to give you all the best welcome week events!!

Check out the welcome week schedule 🤩

Let’s have some fun before classes start ☺️

Dear Oakes Family,

We are so excited to send you this message. We happily invite you to join our VIRTUAL Oakes Family Welcome Event.

Tuesday, August 22nd
6:00-8:00pm PST
Via Zoom
RSVP: bit.ly/oakes-virtualwelcome23

We will be covering academic, advising, student life, and residential life and housing information. We highly encourage you to attend and get more information and ask questions. The deadline to RSVP is Monday, August 21st by 5PM.

-Oakes College Staff

Hii Oakes Folx! We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Carnival this year 🎟! Entry is free and we will have a bunch of destress info activities before finals and we will also have free food and some fun prizes! ⭐️ Make sure to join us this Sunday from 12pm-4pm!🎪

It’s-a me, Mario! Join Stevenson and Oakes College in our special collaborative event–Super Mario Scavenger Hunt! Will you be able to find all the hidden lucky blocks, full of prizes, before it's-a game over?

Hints will be posted live on the Stevenson & Oakes Instagram, Thursday, June 1st at 11 AM. Each lucky block will contain a QR-code, that will be your map and guide, and track all the lucky blocks you find. The more you find, the bigger the prize! First come and first served, while supplies last.

Explore the college campus with friends! The scavenger hunt ends at 3 PM, and the prize pick up station will be from 4-6 PM, at the respective location indicated on the QR-code map.

Good Luck! 🌟

Hi Oakes Folx!! Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2023 we ask Oakes Grad affiliates to please join us in celebrating the end of the year at the Oakes Senior Dinner and Sunset⭐️ The RSVP closes today so please make sure to fill the form out!

Hey Oakes Folx⭐️
has an amazing course concerning food systems that will be available in the fall quarter and will fulfill the PR-S GE
Please email [email protected]

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

On The Margins & Mental Health and Wellness Committee invite you all to come and meet licensed coaches who focus on anti-racism, healing, and resiliency practices and learn how to book FREE sessions.
🗓 Thursday, May 25th📍Oakes Upper Lawn⏰ 12:00pm-3:30pm

Free snacks, drinks, giveaways!

COME FOR A DAY OF RELAXATION AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please email: [email protected] with any questions or accommodations needed.

OAKS 155 Research For Social Justice: Special Topics, Upper Division 5 Units
Examines how social science research informs advocacy and advances social justice issues. Students analyze quantitative and qualitative data and use evidence-based findings to create a final advocacy project. Students will strengthen skills for developing research questions, interpreting qualitative and quantitative data, articulating research findings, and effectively communicating research for advocacy and public outreach. Relevant for students interested in careers in advocacy, policy, and nonprofit work. Enrollment limited to 25. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): SI.)

E-bike Demo Event with Gazelle @ Oakes
Tuesday, May 16th 11am - 2pm
@ the Oakes College Lawn

Are you ready to fly up UCSC's hills with little to no effort? Want to feel like a kid again? Prepare to set your pedal assist mode to turbo, cruise past parking permits and $5+ a gallon gas, and get from A to B sweat-free.

Join Slug Bike Life and Gazelle Bikes for an educational and fun e-bike demo event. Come try over 10 different e-bike models at various price points, and see why e-bikes are flying off the shelves and shaking up the transportation landscape.

Register for a spot at slugbikelife.org or stop by during the event.

Oakes College is HIRING for Next Year: Social Media Specialist!!⭐️

Job Description:
Knowledgeable in Public Relations and Marketing Strategies (promoting events, programs, resources, etc)
Comfortable navigating Social Media Platforms: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok
Maintaining engagement with community
Attending events/programs and taking pictures

Apply through Handshake: Job #6882009

For any questions, please email: [email protected]

Hi Oakes Folx!
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈SPRING PRIDE GALA🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️is just around the corner! Join us along with SHOP, CARE, KZSC and the Cantú Q***r Center for a fun event that will highlight LGBTQIA+ figures in the arts.

We will have mocktails🍹yummy food, dancing and live DJ sets🎧

We can’t wait to see you there. Make sure to RSVP before May 19th so you won’t miss out!
bit.ly/pridegala23

Hi Oakes Folx!
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈SPRING PRIDE GALA🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️is just around the corner! Join us along with SHOP,CARE,KZSC and the Cantu Q***r Center for a fun event that will highlight LGBTQIA+ figures in the arts. We will have mocktails🍹yummy food, dancing and live DJ sets🎧We can’t wait to see you there. Make sure to RSVP before May 15th so you won’t miss out!

Kresge Presents PRIDE ‘Sweet Sixteen’🌈

Join us in celebrating our 16th anniversary of PRIDE at UCSC!🌈🎉 Follow for sneak peek previews!

Saturday, May 13th
March: Meet at Quarry Plaza at 10:30 am and the march begins promptly at 11 am (arrive early and March map link here)
Festival: Kresge College at 2 pm

Beginning in the Quarry📍, march through campus and participate at each event set up by each of the colleges and residential communities 🗺

The march will end in Kresge where a festival with a food truck, live entertainment, free swag, and PRIDE merchandise will continue the Pride celebration🎉🌈🎸🌯

For questions and accommodations, email Francesca at [email protected]

Hello everyone!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS because we are currently planning our End of the Year Oakes Senior Dinner x Sunset Event!!! 🌅 Ahhhhh, commencement and summer are closely approaching...

We cordially invite everyone and anyone (yes, guests are allowed!), whether you're graduating or not, to come join us for an evening to bond, eat dinner enjoy the sunset, take pictures, and more together 💞✨

Please RSVP (bit.ly/oakes-dinner23) so that we can ensure we have enough food for you all.

The event is happening on:
📅 Friday, May 26th
🕔 5pm-8pm
📍 Oakes Upper Lawn + Oakes Amphitheater
Further Event Details:
The event theme is: THROWBACK THEME
Dress Code: Semi-Formal
Catering: D'La Colmena
If you have any questions or need any accommodations please email: [email protected]

We hope to see y'all there!

Oakes Senior Committee ❤️

Soooooo are y'all ready to get cozy (dress warm), eat popcorn, and watch a SCARY (Oakes Learning Center) and NON-SCARY movie (Oakes Upper Lawn)

Event Details:
Date: Friday, May 12th
Time: 7:30PM-10PM

Scary: Oakes Learning Center
Non-Scary: Oakes Upper Lawn

There will be prizes, popcorn, snacks!!! Bring your own blanket if you can :)

Any questions or accommodations, please email: [email protected]

Hii Folx⭐️
Join us in celebrating Pride during the Sweet IG fest presented by 🏳️‍🌈 they will be making a stop at the 📍Oakes Circle where we will have FREE BOBA and keychain making supplies!
🗓Saturday May 13th!
We can’t wait to see y’all there!!!!!!!!!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
For any questions please feel free to DM us💌

Hii Oakes Folx!
Join us in celebrating Pride🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️!!
They will be stopping by at the Oakes circle where we will have FREE BOBA and a keychain making station⭐️
We can’t wait to see you there!
🗓Saturday May 13th
Please DM us with any questions you may have ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Hi Oakes Folx⭐️
We are selling Oakes building merch!!
T-shirts are avaible for $10 dollars at the housing office! We take cash and Venmo!

Hello everyone!! We wanted to let you know that Rachel Carson and Oakes Programs Offices will be hosting "Stanford Blood Drive" on Friday, April 28th from 10:00am - 4:00pm in the West Field Gym at Rachel Carson College.

To schedule an appointment, go to sbcdonor.org (sponsor code 2224). Otherwise, you may walk-in, but you may have to wait.

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

We hope to see you there!

Hi Oakes Folx💗 We are currently organizing a spring pride gala💫

Keep and eye out for more info!

The spring pride gala will be taking place May 20th from 8:30-11:00pm at the Porter Dining Hall🌈

The Undocumented Student Services and Oakes would like you to come listen to our very own Oakes Alum and Poet Deyci Carrillo López and work on some creative writing pieces with her!

📅 Friday, April 28th
🕔 5pm-7pm
📍 Oakes Learning Center
RSVP: bit.ly/deyci-rsvp
Come and you get a chance to win a $25 Amazon Giftcard or Deyci's very own book!!

Deyci Carrillo López, as she says it herself, is a proud product of Guanajuato, México and East Oakland, California. Deyci started writing poetry when she was around 13 years old, shortly after finding out that she was undocumented. Words helped Deyci define who she is and who she wants to become in this world that is constantly screaming to define her worth and her power. With poetry, Deyci reclaimed her power and who she is. She is also a small business owner and with her brand hopes to inspire little and big humans to discover and own their magic through poetry, stickers and apparel.

Instagram:

Deyci will also be selling her book in-person.

If you have any questions or need any accommodations, please email: [email protected]