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Family Day 2024

Porter and Kresge Colleges will be holding a joint Family Day event for 2024 – Woohoo! Make sure to Save this Date,  Saturday February 3, 2024

Registration is open through Monday, January 30, 2024

Schedule

Note:  Crafting activities will be held in adjacent rooms from 10:00am - 11:30am. Activities may include button making, coloring (Kresge and Porter specific pages), faux stain glass and tote bag decorating.

Parking

A campus parking map can be found here although the closest parking is as follows:

• Core West Structure (Lot 112) - free on weekends (Cross the bridge across the street from Core West Parking, to access Kresge)
• Porter College Lots 124 or 125 - via ParkMobile

Lodging

If you're in search of accommodation options for the event, consider these choices:

• Dream Inn UC Rate of $259.00 (parking fees will apply)  Call the reservations department at 844-291-9681 and ask for the "UCSC Family Day Room Block" and get the discount applied to an Ocean View King or 2 Queen room.
• Hotel Paradox $139  (parking fee waived, must book by Jan. 19th)  Booking Link: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1702585971525&key=GRP&app=resvlink
• Courtyard Marriott $139  ($15 per day parking fee)  https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1702944375746&key=GRP&app=resvlink  (book by Jan. 12, 2024)
• La Quinta $129  Please contact (817) 453-5040 and reference UCSC Family Night for the discount

Campus Dining

Consider joining your student for a meal in one of the Campus’s Dining Halls.

Prices on Family Day are as follows:

• All guest diners 12 and older will pay the student price of $12.23+tax/person
• Children ages 3-11 pay $7+tax/person
• Children under 3 years of age will eat for free

Campus Dining Halls, Markets and Cafés accept Slug Points, Banana Bucks, FlexiDollars and Credit Cards.  Cash is no longer accepted.

Have a question? Not sure who to contact? Email María Dolores Castillo at madocast@ucsc.edu or call (831)459-4434. Thank you!

Kresge/Porter Family Day 2024 Presentations

Student Leader Presentation/Panel: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PBM1MFNV92YO5ZgxjRTc-UcTrr7TE8HiF7pWhPvexiY/edit?usp=sharing

 Housing Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12_iNtJI4RlZU2CVaMq3UHLaiTK-Z_afj2zzrSdbj5FE/edit?usp=sharing 

Kresge Fall 2023 First Year Student Orientation

Below is a link to the August 24 Kresge College Fall 2023 First Year Student Orientation.