Our Mission

Prepare students for what they want to do with their lives by developing relevant career skills.

Our Vision

Banana Slugs changing the world, wherever they are, however they can.

Our Services

Our office works to support undergraduate and graduate students, as well as UCSC alumni. Career Success offers career coaching for students and alumni. We hold career fairs and work with on-campus and off-campus partners and employers to set up recruitment events, on-campus info sessions, workshops, and more. Our office also connects students with experiential learning opportunities on campus. We coordinate the Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP), the Professional Career Development Program (PCDP), and the GANAS Career Pathways Project. Career Success also manages hiring for on-campus positions and supervises the onboarding process for all new hires. Finally, our website acts as a hub for career resources, including printable handouts and checklists, informational grad school and employment guides, and collections of job boards and external resources.

Meet Our Team

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Administration

• Emily White Executive Director, Career Success      ewhite5@ucsc.edu

• Katy Elliott Business Analyst katye@ucsc.edu

• Isis Fleming Administrative Specialist ioflemin@ucsc.edu

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Experiential Learning Team

• Dr. Veronica Heiskell Associate Director, Experiential Learning & Student Employment vheiskell@ucsc.edu

• Alma Orozco Internship Coordinator for HSI and EOP Initiatives alrooroz@ucsc.edu

• Lauren Orme Internship Coordinator, CUIP & UCCS lvorme@ucsc.edu

• Makaida Bailey Student Employment Coordinator     majbaile@ucsc.edu

• Taylor Harrison Student Employment Project Specialist      taeharri@ucsc.edu

• Vacant LAEP/Work-Study Coordinator      ucscel@ucsc.edu

• Experiential Learning Team: ucscel@ucsc.edu

  Student Employment Team: student-employment-group@ucsc.edu

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Career Engagement Team

• Eric Curiel Interim Associate Director of Career Engagement & Career Engagement Specialist Industry Communities: Sciences & Health Academic Liaison: Division of Physical & Biological Sciences ecuriell@ucsc.edu

• Rebecca Tivang Career Engagement Specialist Industry Communities: Law & Gov., Education & Human Services Academic Liaison: Division of Social Sciences rtivang@ucsc.edu

• Sarah Griffin Career Engagement Specialist Industry Communities: Arts & Communications Academic Liaison: Arts Division, Division of Humanities  sakgriff@ucsc.edu

• Erin Busch Career Engagement Specialist Industry Communities: Engineering and Technology Academic Liaison: Baskin School of Engineering esbusch@ucsc.edu

• Bridge Kennedy Career Engagement Specialist Industry Communities: Environment & Sustainability  Academic Liaison: EOP, Resource Centers, STARS bridgekk@ucsc.edu

• Michael Carmine Career Engagement Specialist Industry Communities: Business & Entrepreneurship Academic Liaison: Silicon Valley Extension mcarmine@ucsc.edu

• Joseph Grato Recruiting and Events Specialist jgrato@ucsc.edu

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General Inquiries

• Email: csuccess@ucsc.edu

  Phone: (831) 459-4420

• Recruiting, Fairs and Events

  (831) 459-5107 slugtalent@ucsc.edu

• CUIP Internship Program

  (831) 459-3973 cuip@ucsc.edu
  Website: intern.ucsc.edu

• Work-study Contact

  ucscel@ucsc.edu