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Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)
Help us promote equity and inclusion in STEM!


Mission Statement


Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at UC Santa Cruz is an organization run by graduate students that welcomes the participation of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The overarching goal of WiSE is to advance women and historically excluded groups in STEM fields, both in percentage and position, in the face of historical, present, and future challenges.



Where will your money go?


Your donation supports the many programs and activities organized by WiSE! We organize events for K-12 students, events for UCSC undergraduate and graduate students, and events for the greater Santa Cruz community. These events include:


- Science Impacting Society: A program in which we bring middle school students to the UC Santa Cruz campus for a day of hands-on science activities, laboratory tours, and to meet amazing and diverse researchers on campus!


- Science on Tap: Our monthly seminar series is free and open to the public. We host researchers from UCSC and the local community at Abbot Square to give talks about their work and to bring remarkable and innovative research to a broad audience.


- Classroom visits: We bring the science to you! WiSE volunteers visit K–12 classrooms to do hands-on STEM activities and introduce students to diverse researchers.


- Coffee hours: workshops aimed at UCSC undergraduate and graduate students that impart skills and knowledge to empower women and historically excluded minorities to succeed in STEM fields. Coffee hour topics typically focus on career development and/or ways to combat bias in STEM, and include free coffee and snacks for participants!


- GradPath mentoring is a twice-yearly mentorship program where we pair graduate student mentors with undergraduates who are interested in grad school. Grad students share experiences and advice for deciding to go to grad school, finding research opportunities on campus, and preparing for grad school and other careers in STEM.


- Middle school tutoring: WiSE provides tutoring services to middle school students who are struggling with STEM topics. This tutoring is free for students and schools!


- Naturalists: Excursions to see and appreciate all the nature Santa Cruz has to offer! We do a variety of events, such as bird watching, wildflower tours, and tide pooling, each led by an experienced naturalist.


- Social events: WiSE hosts a variety of social events on and off campus, intended to build community among women and other historically excluded groups in STEM! 


- Additional community outreach: WiSE is active in the Santa Cruz community and at UCSC, hosting booths at the Farmer's Market, Midtown First Friday, DNA Day, and many other events. We love sharing our love of STEM with our community, and hope to make it accessible and exciting for everyone!


Finally, these funds will provide us the opportunity to develop new programs that will help us reach our ultimate goal of empowering women and historically excluded groups in STEM!


Thank you!!


See our website here, and sign up for our newsletter here to learn about events and volunteer opportunities!



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The project with the most individual donors between 7 and 8 am will receive $1,000. 2nd place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 49
2 $500 UCSC Slug Rugby 24
3 Tech4Good Student Programs 23
4 SOL Ultimate Frisbee 12
5 Formula Slug 11
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The project with the most individual donors between 12 noon and 2 pm will receive $2,500, second place will receive $1,000 and third place will receive $500. Third place generously sponsored by UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustees Panda Kroll and Janet Buck.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 Formula Slug 155
2 $1,000 STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 146
3 $500 UCSC Slug Rugby 99
4 Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers 64
5 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 49
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The project with the most individual donors between 6 and 8 pm will receive $2,500, second place will receive $1,000 and third place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 Rocket Team at UCSC 213
2 $1,000 STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 203
3 $500 Pilipino Cultural Celebration 97
4 City on a Hill Press 69
5 UCSC Slug Rugby 54
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Final Frenzy
The project with the most individual donors on Giving Day (12am-12am) will receive $10,000, second place will receive $5,000 and third place will receive $2,000. First place award generously sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board Opportunity Fund.
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1 $10,000 STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 462
2 $5,000 UCSC Slug Rugby 405
3 $2,000 Formula Slug 300
4 Rocket Team at UCSC 289
5 Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers 201
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Indie 500
The project with the most individual donors giving $500 or more will receive $2,500. 2nd place will receive $1,000.
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1 $2,500 UCSC Slug Rugby 16
2 $1,000 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 15
3 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 13
4 CalTeach Landesman Fund for Math/Science Teachers 13
5 Academic Excellence (ACE) Program 12
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The project with the most individual donors between 12 midnight and 1 am will receive $1,000. 2nd place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
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1 $1,000 Formula Slug 36
2 $500 Pilipino Cultural Celebration 22
3 Tech4Good Student Programs 17
4 Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC 17
5 KZSC Radio 10
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1 $1,000 Cloud 9 A Cappella 62
2 $500 Women's Lacrosse Team 32
3 Autoslug 32
4 UCSC Slug Rugby 22
5 UCSC Fencing Club 22
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The project teams with the most donors between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. will take home extra challenge funds! $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place. Generously sponsored by Professor of Theater Arts Patty Gallagher.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Rocket Team at UCSC 51
2 $500 UCSC Surf Club 34
3 STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 21
4 SOL Ultimate Frisbee 18
5 Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers 16
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The project with the most individual donors between 10 and 11 p.m. will receive $1,500, 2nd place will receive $750 and 3rd will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,500 Formula Slug 47
2 $750 STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 42
3 $500 UCSC Slug Rugby 32
4 Rocket Team at UCSC 32
5 UCSC Fencing Club 23
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Indie 100
The project with the most individual donors giving $100 or more will receive $1,000. Second place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 UCSC Slug Rugby 129
2 $500 STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 65
3 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 62
4 UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field 47
5 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 43
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