Baskin Day 2025
October 17th, 12-5pm
Come Explore, Create, and Celebrate Baskin Engineering!
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What is Baskin Day?
Baskin Day is an annual student-run event open to everyone, where we celebrate the achievements and community of students and faculty within the Jack Baskin School of Engineering.
This event is a great way to meet new people who share your interests and enjoy a fun-filled day on campus!
Baskin Day will feature clubs tabling, student-led workshops, hands-on activities like pin making and tote bag pressing, free swag, food, interactive games, a recruiting fair, and an advising booth.
Featured Panelists and Speakers
Featured Advisors
2025 Featured Student Organizations!
BioEthics Club
A forming club that intends to meet for discussion and debate on relevant cases, research endeavors, and ideas for ethics in the STEM field.
Drone and GIS Society
The Drone and GIS Society is a space for Slugs with shared interests in drone technology, videography, mapping, GIS, environmental projects, and storytelling. The club offers hands-on workshops, certification resources, field work opportunities, showcases, guest speakers, and more.
SASE
The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) brings together a community of driven STEM students dedicated to professional growth, cultural awareness, and leadership development. The club empowers members to advance their careers, build meaningful connections, and make a positive impact through community engagement and collaboration.
Slug Gaming
Slug Gaming is UC Santa Cruz’s student-run gaming and esports club, welcoming players of all skill levels. They host competitive teams, casual gaming nights, and community events to connect all gamers.
Slugbotics
UCSC's Robotics Organization. They build robots!
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Formula Slug
Formula Slug is UC Santa Cruz's premier student-run electric vehicle team, proudly competing each June in the international Formula SAE Electric competition in Michigan. There, we put our student-built racecar to the test against teams from around the world in a rigorous series of technical inspections, static events (design, cost, and business presentations), and dynamic events measuring acceleration, handling, endurance, and overall performance.
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Adobe
Bring your ideas to life with Adobe! We’ll be showcasing Adobe Express and other creative tools for design, content creation, and collaboration. Stop by to discover tips, resources, and how you can become an Adobe Student Ambassador to grow your skills and leadership on campus.
UCSC iGEM
iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) is a global competition focused on education and synthetic biology. Each year, an interdisciplinary team of undergraduates works to tackle real-world challenges through innovative projects.
Students design, build, and lead their projects, gaining hands-on experience, teamwork, and problem-solving skills beyond the classroom. Projects draw on diverse fields—from microbial engineering to bioinformatics—providing a holistic view of real-world scientific work.
Beyond the science, iGEM builds a team. Students dedicate 40+ hours weekly, honing leadership, project management, and collaboration skills, preparing them to become the next generation of scientific innovators.
SCAI
An AI club focused on teaching students all about AI both, conceptually as well as applications!
Google Developer Group
The Google Developer Group at UC Santa Cruz is a chapter of the global GDG community. It offers an inclusive space for anyone interested in technology, hosting workshops on Flutter, React, and Firebase, as well as socials like trivia and game nights. The group also organizes four-month project competitions, where members collaborate in teams to build software applications and present them to judges and the wider community.
NSBE
The national Soceity of Black Engineers is an organization that helps to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.
CTD x DFA
UCSC's premier UI/UX Design organization dedicated to fostering a community for fellow designers to nurture their skills and prepare for future careers in UI/UX.
UCSC Startup Club
The premier student entreprenuership club at UCSC. We help students build their dream business with funding, mentorship and pitch competitions. Part of CIED, Crown College, and Santa Cruz Works.
IGC
A club focused on providing a space and resources for those interested in solo or indie game dev, or just learning about game development in general. Spend the quarter developing a game! No experience necessary.
Slug Security
The student-run cybersecurity organization at UC Santa Cruz. For hackers, by hackers: learning, building, and never quiet.
UCSC Rocket Team
The Rocket Team is the first student-run organization devoted to all things aerospace and rocketry at UC Santa Cruz. Each school year, the team participates in the world's largest rocketry competition: the International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). Students participating with the Rocket Team gain valuable skills in practical engineering, aerospace research, and extensive team projects. Through the process of designing and building rockets each year, our members gain valuable experience working in teams to tackle the problems posed in rocket flight. As a team, our mission is to design and build high-power model rockets that model current challenges in space exploration and aerospace engineering and see UC Santa Cruz lead the way on developing sustainable and effective rocketry.
Baby Slug Game Developers Club
A community based work, discussion, and play test zone for anyone interested in improving in game development to have access to resources and feedback.
UCSC Amateur Radio Club
A club dedicated to expanding student knowledge about wireless radio-frequency communications and activities.
ACM-W
ACM-W (Association for Computing Machinery for Women) is a STEM club on campus that serves to educate, promote, and connect women and non-binary individuals in the computing field by bridging the gap between academia and industry!
Slug Linux User Group
The Slug Linux User Group at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A group of students who are passionate about Linux and open-source software.
Girls Who Code
We are an inclusive community of students dedicated to bridging the gender gap through education, mentorship, and community building. We aim to create a welcoming space for underrepresented genders in technology at UC Santa Cruz. Come to our weekly meetings for the technical workshops, skill-building events, guest speakers, and socials, and stay for the friends & community!
CruzHacks
Cruzhacks is the premier Hackathon club at UC Santa Cruz. CruzHacks is the largest hackathon in Santa Cruz. Each year, we invite hundreds of students to develop solutions to real-world problems, pursue inclusion in tech, and kindle the spirit of innovation. We hope to provide people of any experience level with problem solving skills and opportunities.
SHPE
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at UCSC is a student chapter dedicated to empowering Hispanic/Latinx students in STEM through community, professional development, and leadership opportunities.
UCSC Chemistry Club
UC Santa Cruz Chemistry Club strives to foster a community of students excited about chemistry and STEM. Throughout the year, we host meetings, study sessions, lab tours, and outreach events with the community, working to garner interest in chemistry and promote scientific exploration. We have built an inviting community of students that fosters curiosity and peer support. For the '24-'25 school year, we were recognized by the American Chemical Society as a Commendable Student Community and we are looking forward to continuing this work throughout the upcoming school year.
SWE
We are a non-profit organization founded in 1950, empowering women to advance in the field of engineering through club meetings, workshops, and social events.
ACM
ACM is a student run organization that strives to create a supportive and inclusive community for people of all skill levels who are passionate about computer science and engineering to learn and network.
Thank you to our sponsors!
This group is open to all students consistent with state and federal law, the UC Nondiscrimination Statement and
the Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters.