Santa Cruz Info

UCSC Campus

Here is a map of the UCSC campus.  For more campus maps, check here.

Parking

Participants who wish to rent a vehicle or drive their own vehicle to campus will need a parking permit.  Parking on the UCSC campus is regulated 24-hours, 7 days a week and all vehicles parked on the campus are required to have a parking permit. Commuters may purchase a parking permit as part of registration.

Also, look here for UCSC Maps.

Recreation Facilities

Conference participants will be able to use the UCSC recreation facilities, as available, during normal operating hours for a fee of $5/day.

General Santa Cruz Information:

For general information about Santa Cruz, check out our local newspaper. You may also contact Sue Grasso at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Transportation to the Institute

Driving Directions:

Driving directions to campus from the greater Bay Area are available here.

Airport Shuttle Information:

Santa Cruz Flyer:  $40 from SJC and $55 from SFO, with fixed shuttle times.

Santa Cruz Airport Shuttles: $50 for a shuttle from SJC and $80 from SFO(Extra $10 for each additional passenger) Website: http://SantaCruzShuttles.com/
 
Early Bird Shuttles: $75 from SJC and $115 from SFO (extra $10 for each additional passenger after the first 3) website: http://www.earlybirdairportshuttle.com
 
Blue Water Limo (for Sedan airport transfer, not limo)
SJC, one-way (incl. all tax/gratuity): $98.00
SFO, one-way (incl. all tax/gratuity): $147.60
Telephone: (831) 477-0170
NOTE: Passenger must tell them that this is "UCSC Business" to qualify for rate when making reservation.

Public Transportation:

Information regarding public transportation from Bay Area airports can be found here.

Please note that public transportation from Bay Area airports to UC Santa Cruz can take several hours.

Information regarding local bus service can be found here.

Conference Registration

Students who have been accepted to the UCSC Summer Institute in the Philosophy of Cosmology must register for the conference between April 10 and April 15.  Registration is $300, and students will need to pay $830 for housing by June 7.

Please register here, or copy and paste this address into your browser: https://regstg.com/Registration/RegForm.aspx?rid=64762307-61f9-4f27-bfd8-8aeaa2ee2410&action=add 

Students who will be receiving an honorarium from Rutgers will need to fill out a W9 form and send it to Jean Urteil, either electronically ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), by fax (732-932-8617), or by mail (below).  Please include "Summer Institute" as the subject of faxes and emails.

Jean Urteil

Undergraduate Secretary

Rutgers University

School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Philosophy

1 Seminary Place, Room 114

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901.