The Dean of Students for the University of California Santa Cruz was arrested at 3 a.m. on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's arrest logs show Alma Sifuentes Moreno, 49, of Watsonville, was booked into jail on one charge of DUI at 4:40 a.m. Saturday. Moreno was driving a 2012 Lexus CT200 on Highway 1 when she was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer at the Mar Monte Avenue exit between Aptos and Watsonville.When jail officers asked Moreno what her occupation was, she stated that she was the Dean of Students.Moreno is also the university's Associate Vice Chancellor, oversees a $30 million budget, and graduated from UC Santa Cruz herself in 1986."We were dismayed to learn of this matter," university spokesman Jim Burns said. "I hope you appreciate that, because of privacy laws, we can't comment either on the particulars of this off-campus arrest or comment on our response to an arrest of this nature."Moreno's biography on ucsc.edu states, "Alma Sifuentes assumed the role of Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students beginning on January 1, 2007. Six years into her role, she continues as the principal of the Campus Life Unit to provide leadership to a team of an Assistant Dean of Students, over twenty-five directors, managers and a total team of approximately two hundred professional staff members. At the same time, she oversees a budget of approximately 30 million dollars that goes toward programs to promote wellness, identity development, cultural competency, leadership development, academic success, career development and volunteerism."MUG SHOTS: See who was arrested on the Central Coast

The Dean of Students for the University of California Santa Cruz was arrested at 3 a.m. on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's arrest logs show Alma Sifuentes Moreno, 49, of Watsonville, was booked into jail on one charge of DUI at 4:40 a.m. Saturday.




Moreno was driving a 2012 Lexus CT200 on Highway 1 when she was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer at the Mar Monte Avenue exit between Aptos and Watsonville.

When jail officers asked Moreno what her occupation was, she stated that she was the Dean of Students.

Moreno is also the university's Associate Vice Chancellor, oversees a $30 million budget, and graduated from UC Santa Cruz herself in 1986.

"We were dismayed to learn of this matter," university spokesman Jim Burns said. "I hope you appreciate that, because of privacy laws, we can't comment either on the particulars of this off-campus arrest or comment on our response to an arrest of this nature."

Moreno's biography on ucsc.edu states, "Alma Sifuentes assumed the role of Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students beginning on January 1, 2007. Six years into her role, she continues as the principal of the Campus Life Unit to provide leadership to a team of an Assistant Dean of Students, over twenty-five directors, managers and a total team of approximately two hundred professional staff members. At the same time, she oversees a budget of approximately 30 million dollars that goes toward programs to promote wellness, identity development, cultural competency, leadership development, academic success, career development and volunteerism."

MUG SHOTS: See who was arrested on the Central Coast