Alumni act as career information resources for students and other alumni through their participation in the Career Advice Network program, the annual Multicultural Connections Conference, and other career fairs and conferences. The Alumni Association also participates with other UC alumni associations in an annual legislative conference in Sacramento aimed at increasing support for the university. The Association is governed by an elected board of volunteers called the Alumni Council. D.C. Other regional groups are considering forming chapters. Affinity groups, Black Escargot, Latino Alumni Network, and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender group have recently organized with the support of the Alumni Association.
Alumni keep in touch at annual events across the country.
News of alumni is featured in the campus's magazine, the UCSC Review, and the Alumni Association's newsletter, the Banana Slug Bulletin. Through the UCSC Alumni Association, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the campus can participate in the life of the university and work for its continued welfare. The governing body of the Alumni Association is the Alumni Council. The Council is composed of thirty-one members. The executive director is responsible to the Council for the conduct of the Association's activities.