UC Santa Cruz Alumni

Throwback Thursday: Student portraits edition 🤓🐌 Check out these archives of our banana slugs throughout the years 👩‍🎓

📸 Image Descriptions:
Slide 1 (left to right)
1. Pioneer Class: portrait of a student - 1965
2. Porter College student - 1966
3. College VII (Oakes College): publicity photograph, student portrait 1973
4. Computer and Information Science (CIS) Board: unidentified student
5. Mikel Cook, student 1968
6. Unidentified student of underground Chinese literature 1979
7. Chemistry Board: Donald Hatch, graduate student 1987
8. Maureen O'Hara, Kresge College student, in an office 1986

Slide 2 (left to right)
1. Student, February 1977
2. Student, ca. 1985
3. Student, January 1977
4. Student Awards Ceremony at University House (2002): unidentified student at the podium
5. Student, ca. 1983-89
6. Student, May 1978
7. John Garcia, Merrill College student 1985
8. Student with a French textbook, "En Bonne Forme", January 1977

The Banana Slugs came back home this weekend! 🐌🌲

Thank you all for another amazing Return to the Redwoods. We hope you enjoyed being able to reconnect with old friends and show your loved ones around campus! Stay tuned for more Return to the Redwoods content 👀

Comment down below your favorite activity or memory from your visit back on campus! 🪵🥾

📸 Image Description:
Flyer features a sticky note with the Return to the Redwoods logo and text saying “Thank you for coming. Can’t wait to see you next year.” The background features a collage of photos from Return to the Redwoods.

Top left - Drum circle instructor outside the dining hall
Top right - UCSC trivia night screen
Middle right - Individuals posing next to Sammy the Slug
Bottom right - People sitting on lawn chairs in front of the dining hall
Bottom left - Merch hung up outside Slug Central

Happy Day 1 of Return! What graduating class are you representing this Return to the Redwoods? Shoutout your class in the comments down below!

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Pioneer Class: Arleen Fidler of Gretna Green trailer
2 - University Extension courses, summer 1970 and College VII (Oakes College): students in a dorm room
3 - 1990 Students sitting at graduation and Physics Board: unidentified graduate students
4 - Students sitting on lawn outside Cowell dorms 2018 and students filming outside Cowell dining hall 2025

Missing the redwoods, dining hall runs, and College Ten a little extra today🌲🪵 to these JRL memories 🖼️

Can't wait to see our Banana Slugs at JRL soon 👀 2 DAYS AWAY from

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association Awards luncheon (2002-2003) in the new Colleges Nine and Ten Dining Hall: Chancellor Greenwood with Shawna Tokars, recipient of an Alumni Association scholarship
2 - College Nine: exterior detail
3 - Student Achievement Week Awards Ceremony at the Colleges Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room (2005): view from the back of the room
4 - College Nine: exterior detail

Just another walk to campus with our favorite deer friends 🦌

📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Deer walking through the trees on Cowell college
2 - Three deer walking on a field sunset in the background
3 - Four deer walking on a field with sunset in the background

Bring a piece of the forest home with you! 🌲✨

This Return to the Redwoods campaign is all about celebrating the special place that connects our UCSC community and creating meaningful experiences for both students and alumni.

Want to grow your very own piece of campus? When you make a gift of $25 or more, you'll receive an exclusive Coast Redwood seedling to take home and nurture! 🌱💙

👉 Donate today at: give.ucsc.edu/return-with-a-redwood

📣 1 WEEK AWAY from Return to the Redwoods 2026. Are you ready? Sammy sure is! Let’s see if you can find the hidden banana slug in each photo. Hint: he sure likes to blend in 🎨



📸 Image Descriptions:
1 - Individuals gathering around merch table at field. Magnifying glass featuring Sammy the Slug. Return to the Redwoods logo top left. Text that says “1 Week Away” and “Spot Sammy: Find the banana slugs at Return to the Redwoods”
2-3 - Level 1. Photo of individual wearing blue and yellow party hat holding a balloon.
4-5 - Level 2. Individuals sitting in a classroom watching mock lecture.
6-7 - Level 3. Pairs siting at the lawn holding “Return to the Redwoods” frames.
8-9 - Level 4. Guests grabbing snacks at the food table.

Throwback Thursday: Guess the college edition🏫 Can you guess which location each of these UCSC archives feature? Let us know if you got them right in the comments✅



📸 Image Descriptions (SPOILERS):
1 - Campus main entrance, UCSC sign, with the Barn Theater in the background. UCSC Alumni logo and text saying “Guess the location: UCSC Archives Edition”
2-3 - Porter College: students near the dormitories
4-5 - College Eight: Students at a coffee shop, "Eight Inn“
6-7 - Merrill College: college building
8-9 - Stevenson College: students in the Stevenson Coffee Shop

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