A Different Model for the UCSC Colleges: Colleges Nine and Ten An Oral History with Deana Slater and Wendy Baxter Interviewed and Edited by Irene Reti Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz University Library 2018 This oral history is covered by a copyright agreement between Deana Slater and the Regents of the University of California, dated December 20, 2017, and an agreement between Wendy Baxter and the Regents of the University of California dated August 9, 2017. Under “fair use” standards, excerpts of up to six hundred words (per interview) may be quoted without the University Library’s permission as long as the materials are properly cited. Quotations of more than six hundred words require the written permission of the Head of Special Collections and Archives and a proper citation and may also require a fee. Under certain circumstances, not-for-profit users may be granted a waiver of the fee. For permission contact: Irene Reti
[email protected] or Regional History Project, McHenry Library, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064. Phone: 831-459-2847 CONTENTS Interview History 1 Deana Slater, College Administrative Officer, College Nine and College Ten 7 Early Background 8 Coming to Merrill College at UC Santa Cruz 10 Envisioning Two New Colleges for UCSC: Colleges Nine and Ten 12 Connecting Colleges Nine and Ten with the Social Sciences Division 13 Organizing the Colleges: Creating a New Structure 15 Namaste Lounge, Café Revolución, and Terry Freitas Cafe 31 Intercultural Competency 33 Colleges Nine and Ten