About the Resource Centers

Mission Statement: UCSC Resource Centers are open to all students and offer counter-spaces for students who are queer, trans, nonbinary, womxn, and people of color, as well as impact institutional policies and campus climate. The Resource Centers engages the broader campus on issues and challenges facing our communities, and provide programs, physical spaces, and services to foster student’s academic, personal, and professional growth, through community-based leadership development. 

Vision Statement: The Resource Centers’ vision is for all students to feel fully affirmed in their diverse and intersecting identities, be empowered in their academic success, and graduate with a sense of belonging to UCSC.

Core Values:

• Student Success - to empower, develop identity and promote retention and graduation. A holistic approach to student success includes: academic, psychological and physical well-being. 
• Community Building - a sense of belonging, engagement and relationships. To collaborate by building a culture of working with and for different culture and identity groups.
• Social Justice - challenging norms and systems of oppression to improve campus climate and campus culture.
• Accessibility - being available in action, language and physical space. Breaking down barriers to promote opportunities and resources. 
• Transformation - to educate, empower, and lead. Challenging students to promote personal, community, academic, and professional development.
  
• Intersectionality - recognizing the overlapping complex systems of oppression that inform unique experiences of groups and individuals.

African American Resource and Cultural Center

American Indian Resource Center

Asian American / Pacific Islander Resource Center

El Centro

Lionel Cantú Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex Resource Center

Women's Center