Hono mai mo te Ra Whakawhiti!
I UC Santa Cruz, e aroha ana matou ki a matou tauira whakawhiti! Ko te Ra Whakawhiti 2025 he huihuinga i runga i te puni mo nga akonga whakawhiti whakauru katoa. Kawea mai to whanau, haere mai ki te whakanui i a matou i runga i to maatau papa ataahua! Titiro atu mo etahi atu korero ka tata mai ki tenei wharangi.

Ra Whakawhiti
Rāhoroi, Mei 10, 2025
9:00am ki te 3:00pm Wā Moananui-a-Kiwa
Admitted transfer students, join us for a special preview day designed just for you! This will be a chance for you and your family to celebrate your admission, tour our beautiful campus, and connect with our extraordinary community. Events will include a keynote address by celebrated alumna author Reyna Grande, campus tours led by a S.L.U.G. (Student Life and University Guide), next steps presentations, majors and resources tables, and live student performances. Come experience Banana Slug life – we can’t wait to meet you!
STARRS Welcome & Student Panel
Baskin Auditorium 101
9:00am - 10:00am me 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Join the staff of our Services for Transfer Re-Entry and Resilient Scholars to kick-off your Transfer Day experience! These folks are dedicated to supporting and advancing the social mobility of the students they serve by providing transformative higher education experiences. Learn more about how they can support you, and from their transition student mentors.

Financial Aid Sessions
Baskin Auditorium 101
Kawea mai o patai! Rapua nga korero mo nga mahi ka whai ake me te Te Tari Awhina Putea me te Karahipi (FASO) me pehea e taea ai e matou te awhina i te kaareti he utu mo koe me to whanau. Ka tohatohahia e FASO neke atu i te $295 miriona ia tau i roto i nga tohu e pa ana ki te hiahia me te kaiaka. Mena kaore koe i whakakii i to FAFSA or Moemoea App, mahia inaianei!
Kei te waatea hoki nga kaitohutohu awhina putea mo tuku-i roto i te tohutohu takitahi from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Angitu Mahi
Kresge Classroom 3105
Tatou Angitu Mahi kua reri te roopu ki te awhina i a koe kia angitu! Rapua etahi atu korero mo a maatau ratonga maha, tae atu ki nga mahi me nga mahi whakangungu (i mua me muri i te paahitanga), nga huihuinga mahi e haere mai ai nga kaitono ki te puni ki te rapu i a koe, te whakangungu mahi, te whakarite mo te kura hauora, kura ture, me te kura paetahi, me te maha atu!

Whakauru Wāhitau
Kresge Classroom 3105
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
We’re excited to welcome back to campus award-winning alumna author Reyna Grande for our keynote address! As a special gift, the first 200 students to attend the address will receive a complimentary copy of Grande’s book, He Moemoea e kiia ana ko te kainga, a memoir in which Grande vividly recounts her own arduous journey to find her place in the U.S., and her transformation from a community college student to a successful published author. Kirkus Reviews recently named A Dream Called Home one of the best books of the 21st Century.

Te haerenga o te puni
Marae Baskin starting location, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hono mai ki o maatau kaiarahi hoa, mohio ki nga kaiarahi haerenga a nga akonga i a koe e arahi ana i a koe i runga i te haerenga hikoi o te puni ataahua o UC Santa Cruz! Kia mohio koe ki te taiao e noho ai koe mo nga tau e whai ake nei. Torotoro nga kaareti noho, nga whare kai, nga karaehe, nga whare pukapuka, me nga waahi noho pai mo nga akonga, katoa i roto i to maatau puni ataahua i waenga i te moana me nga rakau! Kaore e taea te tatari? Haere mariko inaianei!

Takutai Campus Tour
Whare Biology Coastal 1:30 - 4:30 pm Ko te waahi kei waho o te puni – ka kitea he mapi i konei
Kei te haere koe ki nga huihuinga Coastal Campus i raro iho nei? Tena koa RSVP hei awhina i a maatau ki te whakamahere! Mauruuru koe.
Kei raro iho i te rima maero mai i te whare wananga matua, ko to tatou Coastal Campus he pokapu mo te tuhura me te auahatanga o te rangahau moana! Rapua etahi atu korero mo a maatau mahi auaha Nga kaupapa rauropi me te Koiora Evolutionary (EEB)., me te Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, te Seymour Center, me etahi atu kaupapa putaiao moana a UCSC - kei runga i to maatau puni takutai ataahua i te moana!
- 1:30 - 4:30 i te ahiahi, te Rauropi me te Koiora Whakawhanaketanga (EEB) Tapanga taiwhanga
- 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Nau mai e nga kaiako EEB me te roopu paetahi
- 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Nga haerenga hurihuri
- 4:00 - 4:30 pm - Whakahou mo nga patai taapiri me te pooti i muri i te haerenga
- Whai muri i te 4:30 i te ahiahi, ka taea e nga ahuatanga o te huarere - Te ahi ahi me te s'mores!
Me mōhio: Ki te toro atu ki to matou puni Takutai, e taunaki ana matou kia haere koe ki nga huihuinga o te ata i te whare wananga matua i 1156 High Street, katahi ka peia atu ki to matou Coastal Science Campus (130 McAllister Way) mo te ahiahi. He kore utu te waka waka ki te takutai moana.

Nga Rauemi a nga Tauira me nga Tohu Nui
9:00am - 3:00pm, Marae Baskin & Kresge Piazza
He whakaakoranga kei te whare wananga? He aha nga ratonga hauora hinengaro? Me pehea e taea ai e koe te hanga hapori me o hoa Panana Slugs? He waahi tenei ki te timata ki te hono atu ki etahi o nga tauira o naianei, o nga kaiako me nga kaimahi! Torotoro i to kaupapa matua, tutaki ki nga mema o te karapu, mahi ranei e hiahia ana koe, ka hono atu ki nga ratonga tautoko penei i te Awhina Moni me te Whare.

Kōwhiringa Kai
He maha nga momo kai me te inu ka waatea puta noa i te puni. Ka tu nga taraka kai motuhake ki nga kooti poitūkohu o waho, ka tuwhera a Cafe Ivéta, kei Quarry Plaza, i taua ra. Kei te hiahia koe ki te whakamatau i tetahi wheako whare kai? Ka watea hoki nga tina iti, e tiaki ana koe-katoa ki te whare wananga e rima whare kai. Ka waatea nga whiringa kai huawhenua me te vegan. Mauria mai he ipu wai ka taea te whakamahi ano - kei a matou nga teihana whakakii i te huihuinga!

Parent & Supporter Lounge
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 3rd Floor of Baskin Engineering
Let your student explore the event while you take a break to connect with other future Banana Slug supporters! Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be available.

Whakaaturanga Whakaaturanga Panuku
Kresge Academic Centre 3201
Ia 30 meneti, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, 1:00-3:00 pm
Kua reri ki te hanga UC Santa Cruz to kaainga kaareti? Tukuna mai mo te arahi whaiaro mo to tuku whakaurunga, te Tauākī Whakamaunga ki te Rēhita (SIR), whare, awhina putea, me nga wa mutunga matua. Ka watea a matou kaitohutohu whakauru ki te arahi ia koe i roto i te tukanga whakauru, whakautu i o patai, me te awhina i a koe ki te whai i to mahi nui e whai ake nei kia noho hei Banana Slug.
Ahakoa kua reri koe ki te tuku, e hiahia ana ranei koe ki te ako atu mo te huarahi kei mua, kei konei matou ki te tautoko ia koe. Ka whakahaerehia he Whakaaturanga me te Uiuitanga ia 30 meneti.

Housing Info Sessions
Kresge Classroom 3105
10:00 - 11:00 am wātū me 1:00 - 2:00 pm wātū
Ka noho koe ki hea mo nga tau e haere ake nei? Find out about the variety of on-campus housing opportunities for transfer students, including residence hall or apartment living, themed housing, and our unique residential college system. You will also learn about how students receive assistance finding off-campus housing, as well as dates and deadlines and other important information. Meet with the Housing experts and get your questions answered!
Tirohia tetahi tauira ruma moenga i te papa tuarua o te Whare Taonga o Baytree in Quarry Plaza!
