College Nine
Academic Emphases
College Nine’s theme of International and Global Perspectives emphasizes the causes and consequences of our increasingly interconnected world, where responses to threats like climate change and pandemics require large-scale collective action. Our academic and co-curricular programs analyze economic and cultural globalization, immigration, ethnic conflict, genocide, and human rights, among other issues. Students interested in these issues, either as their major focus or as part of their general education, are invited to join the College Nine community.
Additional information about College Nine academics, including Core Course requirements and other academic programs, is available here.
College Community and Facilities
Founded in 2000, College Nine is one of the newest colleges at UCSC. College Nine creates an integrated living and learning environment through engaging academic and extracurricular programs focusing on the theme of International and Global Perspectives. Student leaders, faculty, and staff collaborate to develop an array of programs exploring the many aspects of the college’s theme. Some of the programs include faculty presentations, guest speakers, conferences, debates, films, courses, arts events, and interactive workshops. These programs unite community members in an atmosphere of mutual respect, in which important contemporary and controversial issues are discussed.
College Nine is home to many engaging programs and initiatives including:
- College Nine Senate
- College Nights
- International Living Center
- iFloor
- Co-Curricular Programs Office
- Practical Activism Conference
- Intercultural Community Weekend
- Community Garden
The College Nine Student Senate serves as the student government for College Nine and represents its students to the college and campus administrations and to the Student Union Assembly (SUA), the campuswide student governance board. The Senate appoints representatives to campus and college committees, provides monetary support to student organizations, hosts community programs, and consults with college administration on policy development.
College Nine is situated in a redwood grove next to the Social Sciences 1 and 2 Buildings near the heart of campus. One of the campus’s Instructional Computing Labs is conveniently located in the Social Sciences 1 Building. A nature preserve serves as College Nine’s “backyard.” College Nine students have immediate access to hiking, running, and mountain bike trails in the adjacent forest.
Residence halls offer approximately 600 single and triple bedrooms. These fully furnished residence halls include adjacent student study spaces, recreational areas, and WiFi. In addition, there is a state-of-the-art dining hall with an adjoining multipurpose room and recreation lounge for both College Nine and John R. Lewis College.
College Nine and John R. Lewis College also house approximately 400 upper-division students in apartments, with single, double, and triple bedrooms. All apartments have full kitchens, living rooms, bathrooms, and WiFi. Ground-floor apartments have decks, and most upper apartments have private balconies.
For more information about academic or general college programs, visit the College Nine website.
College Nine Faculty and Staff
College Nine faculty and staff are listed on the college's faculty and staff page.