Strolling Dinner, Leon Panetta Keynote Speech and Dessert Reception
Friday, April 25, 6 – 9 p.m., University Center, Cost: $150

Leon Panetta Keynote Speech and Dessert Reception
Friday, April 25, 7:30 – 9 p.m., University Center, Cost: $50

Online Registration is now closed.
Please call Special Events Office (831) 459-5003

At UCSC, we launch. We launch ideas, dreams, passions, big thoughts, lives, and careers. The campus itself was launched from the minds of original thinkers — the rebels and visionaries, artists, scientists, and poets who risked walking off the path to try something different.

The idea was to incubate great learning and thinking among small colleges where students lived and learned, while also nestling within a major research university — all in a spectacular setting that inspired reflection, expansive thinking, and a deep concern about the Earth and its creatures.

This provided an unparalleled student experience — a respite from anonymity, a chance to interact directly with professors and perform real research, and an opportunity to form close bonds with the bright and curious souls living in close proximity.

And the experiment has worked. This evening is a celebration of that bounty of intellectual stimulation — an experience that is launching our current curious and creative students into bright futures.

Join us for a strolling dinner where you will have the opportunity to interact with current students and learn about their projects and their future trajectories. After dinner, join us for America in the 21st century – is America in renaissance or decline?, a talk by Leon Panetta, chairman of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy and former Secretary of Defense. Continue the conversation and celebration over a delectable assortment of desserts and coffee.

For more information, please contact the UC Santa Cruz Special Events Office.