Elevator Users' Survival Guide

Business and Administrative Services
ADA Compliance
421 Kerr Hall
UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077
Email: willats@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-3759

Access to Transportation

Below is a list of all elevators and lifts at UCSC, and their hours of operation. They are all serviced on a monthly basis; servicing generally takes between 10-15 minutes. Occasionally, elevators will break down. If you suspect that an elevator is not functioning, and there is no informational sign posted on the elevator telling you when the elevator is expected to be fixed, you can call the Work Order Desk at x9-4444, 24 hours a day. If the staff at the Work Order Desk are aware of that elevator not functioning, they will be able to tell you when the repair person was called; the elevator will usually be fixed within 24 hours of any service call. However, your call might be the first the Work Order Desk has heard of any problem, in which case they will immediately contact the repair person.

If you are stuck, whether due to an elevator needing repair or the elevator being shut down for the night, call x9-4444. During business hours, the Work Order Desk will dispatch someone to assist you in finding an alternate route. After business hours, you will be connected with Campus Dispatch, who can send a custodian to turn on the elevator.

If you are inside an elevator that breaks down, pick up the emergency phone located in every elevator. It will ring directly to Campus Dispatch, who will get someone out to help immediately.

There are a number of wheelchair lifts on campus. Originally, they all required a universal lift key; however, during 2005-2006, all but one of these lifts has been rewired to work without a key. The one exception is the stair lift at Merrill College. If you need to use it, you can get a key. Students should contact the Disability Resource Center (x9-2089) to request a key; staff and faculty can contact the Lockshop (x9-2165) directly, or Susan Willats, ADA Compliance Officer for Facilities, Transportation, and Computing Access (x9-3759).

Elevators and lifts available 24 hours a day

Academic Resource Center
Baskin Engineering Freight
Baskin Engineering Passenger
Bay Tree Bookstore
Center for Adaptive Optics
College 8 Academic
College 8 Cafe
College 8 Commons
College 8 Dining Hall lift
College 9 Res. Hall, R-4
Colleges 9/10 Dining Hall
College 10 Res. Hall, R-2
Communications Passenger
Communications Freight
East Field House
Engineering 2 (three elevators)
Graduate Commons
Health Center
Interdisciplinary Sciences Building
Kresge Administration
McHenry Library Freight-C
McHenry Library Passenger-A
McHenry Library Passenger-B
Merrill Garavanti
Merrill outside lift
Music Center Recital Hall
Earth & Marine Sciences #1 Office Block
Earth & Marine Sciences #2 Lab Block
Earth & Marine Sciences #3 Lab Block
Earth & Marine Sciences office block lift
Porter A Dorm
Porter B Dorm
Porter Dining Hall
Science & Engineering Library Passenger
Science & Engineering Library Service
Sinsheimer lab, north
Sinsheimer lab, south
Social Sciences 1
Social Sciences 2
Stevenson Apartments Building 9
Student Union/Redwood Building
Thimann Labs
University Center
Wellness Center

Elevators with restricted hours of operation

Cowell Administration: 8 am to 10 pm
Hahn Student Services: 8 am to 10 pm
Kerr Hall (left hand): 8 am to 5 pm 3rd floor only; rest of floors 24 hours a day
Kerr Hall (right hand): 8 am to 5 pm 3rd floor only; rest of floors 24 hours a day
Nat Sci II: 7 am to 6 pm street level only
Nat Sci II Annex: 8 am to 10 pm; off weekends
Oakes Administration: M-F 7 am to 6 pm; off weekends
Oakes Science Center: M-F 7 am to 6 pm; off weekends
Porter Classroom: 8 am to 10 pm; off weekends
Stevenson Administration: 8 am to 10 pm

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Last modified July 19, 2006.
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