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The UCSB Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry provides exciting research at the cutting edge of modern chemical and biochemical science. Our faculty is exceptionally distinguished, including two Nobel laureates, and publications from our department were the 7th most cited in the nation among all chemistry departments, as reported by Chemical and Engineering News.

We offer state-of-the-art facilities for research in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. Graduates of the PhD program are well-equipped to pursue a wide variety of career options.

Our program fosters interdisciplinary collaborations both on campus and with scientists nationally and internationally. Affiliated research units on campus include the Materials Research Laboratory, the California Nanosystems Institute, the Institute for Terahertz Science and Technology, the Neuroscience Research Institute, the Marine Science Institute, the Center for BioEngineering, and the Mitsubishi Chemical - Center for Advanced Materials.

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The UCSB Academic & Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) supports the health and well-being of faculty, staff, and family members. We assist with identifying, managing, and resolving work-related and personal concerns that may affect job performance and relationships. We offer confidential short-term counseling, consultation, wellness workshops, and assistance with threat management.

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UCSB Adventure Programs exists to enhance campus and community life by providing educational and recreational experiences through wilderness trips, outdoor recreation classes, ropes courses, and climbing center programs. Our philosophy is to hire people who are responsible, enthusiastic, hardworking, and willing to learn. More important than technical experience in the activities we do, we want people who are "heads up" in terms of risk management, awareness, customer service and interested in professional development. Many of the skills necessary for employment can be learned on the job or during the Leadership Training Course.

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The African diasporic Cultural Resource Center (AdCRC) educates, promotes, and encourages the interaction and dialogue among the diverse ethnic groups within the African diasporic communities of UCSB and to promote cross cultural learning and interaction amongst all ethnic groups. The AdCRC is an environment for students, staff, faculty and community members to develop an understanding of and appreciation for their African diasporic cultural identities. AdCRC staff strives to create and maintain a welcoming atmosphere for all to acquire knowledge in relation to the diversity of cultures within the African diaspora.

The AdCRC strives to assist in the holistic development of students of the African diaspora by focusing on several areas: academic excellence, cultural awareness, leadership development, social involvement, and proactive civic engagement. As a result of successfully developing our students in each of the aforementioned areas, the AdCRC, in turn, aids in the overall retention and graduation rates of our Black students at UCSB.

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The American Indian and Indigenous Cultural Resource Center (AIICRC) promotes cultural identity development and strives to empower indigenous students through their college careers. By providing resources, activities that build and enhance leadership skills, educational events and ongoing development of the space, we encourage the sharing of ideas and experiences, which imparts a greater understanding of our culture(s) to one another and the campus community. Through collaboration and networking; students, staff, faculty, and community learn from one another important aspects of our culture(s).

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Get added to the American Indian and Indigenouse Cultural Resource Center's email distribution list to receive community event updates, campus resources, and our campus partners' programming relevant to our center and its allies!

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American Indian Student Support Services (AISS) directly supports American Indian/Alaska Native and Indigenous students with:

• Culturally enriched retention programming
• Scholarship and research opportunities
• Higher education, professional development, and career readiness support

AISS supervises administrative duties for the cultural college-exploration conference STANDS (Students Taking Action for Native Dreams of Success), and works closely with California tribal education programs to promote college readiness to Native youth.

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Because we believe that art can transform individuals and communities, our mission is to stimulate research, support artistic practice, and generate original programming through the Art, Design & Architecture Museum's collections.

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Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Arts & Lectures annually presents more than a hundred events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to "educate, entertain and inspire," A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.

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Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara is an interdisciplinary department that offers a wide variety of intellectual ideas and approaches. We are also the very first academic department dedicated to the study of Asian Americans at a major research university, and the first department in the United States to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian American Studies.

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The Asian Resource Center (ARC) is one of the five Cultural Resource Centers that is administered by the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). EOP provides cultural programs that facilitate interaction/collaboration between students of all cultural/ethnic backgrounds allowing them to gain an understanding of and appreciation for similarities and differences in each other and themselves. EOP Cultural Services helps to create an environment that celebrates and promotes the history, contributions, intellectual heritage, education and growth of students. The mission of the Asian Resource Center (ARC) is to educate, promote, and encourage the interaction and dialogue among the diverse ethnic groups within the Asian American community at UCSB. The Center provides a supportive environment for students, staff, faculty, and community members to develop an appreciation for one's identity and to affirm an institutional commitment that recognizes one's community.

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Get added to the Asian Resource Center's email distribution list to receive community event updates, campus resources, and our campus partners' programming relevant to our center and its allies!

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Beyond Academia at UC Santa Barbara is a career exploration organization for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars of all disciplines. Inspired by UC Berkeley's Beyond Academia, our annual conference was established in 2015 and strives to educate about career options alongside and outside academia. Our goal is to help attendees develop an action plan that will help prepare them for the career of their choice.

Beyond Academia affirms wherever grad students and postdocs are in their career journey. We provide resources that empower people to make informed choices about their career options. No prior career development work is necessary to attend the annual conference. As much as possible, we integrate diverse disciplinary interests and representation into all aspects of the annual conference.

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Biological Engineering is a hub for research and teaching at the interface of biology, engineering and physical sciences. It builds on UC Santa Barbara's strengths in biophysics, biomaterials, biomolecular discovery, and computational and experimental systems biology, enabling fundamental scientific discoveries to be transitioned to applications in medicine and biotechnology.

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The UCSB Blum Center fosters interdisciplinary, socially engaged research and learning on poverty and inequality, and promotes democratic responses to address these inequalities at home and abroad.

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To foster collaboration and innovation in multidisciplinary research and propel a new
generation to lead scientific and technological breakthroughs for the benefit of all
Californians.

CNSI is one of four California Institutes for Science & Innovation established by the
Governor’s office in 2000. These comprehensive research centers concentrate on
complex scientific challenges that demand multidisciplinary strategies and state of the
art equipment and facilities.

CNSI-UCSB is a powerhouse of more than 500 innovative professors, scientists,
researchers, entrepreneurs, and expert staff who are dedicated to developing and
catalyzing groundbreaking innovations to solve California’s most pressing scientific
problems.

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CALTEACH PREPARES EXCEPTIONAL K-12 TEACHERS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS!
CalTeach is a University of California system-wide program to recruit, prepare, and support exceptional K-12 teachers in science and mathematics. The initiative began in response to both state and national concerns about the critical shortage of highly qualified elementary and secondary teachers.

CalTeach at UCSB includes opportunities for both undergraduate students and graduate teacher credential candidates.

https://education.ucsb.edu/academic-programs/calteach-science-math-initiative/overview

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CARE's mission is to provide professionally designed services for the prevention and intervention of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking and harassment. All services are free and confidential and are available to students, staff, and faculty of all identities. Through policy development and community collaborations we are committed to survivor empowerment and a public health approach for prevention.

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CLAS is a tutorial service at UCSB that provides group and individual content tutoring in math, science, statistics, economics, biology, chemistry, physics. In addition, CLAS tutors assist students with language acquisition in Russian, Italian, and Spanish and are available to help students with any piece of writing at any point in the writing process. CLAS also provides general academic-skills workshops and individual tutorials.

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The Carsey-Wolf Center supports research, teaching, and public programming about media. Our goal is to foster informed dialogue, critical skills, historical understanding, and new forms of literacy for a global and interconnected world. Engaging media experts, students, and scholars, our research and programming are committed to broadening the ways in which we understand media.

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CITRAL provides seminars, research, resources, and support for equitable teaching and learning.

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CMES is a research and outreach center, housed within the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research (ISBER) at UC Santa Barbara. We develop and support programs that enhance public understanding of the Middle East and the interdisciplinary study of the Middle East. CMES affiliates have expertise in Middle Eastern history, politics, economics, religions, cultures and languages.

Our mission is to encourage critical and informed knowledge of the Middle East, and support critical Middle Eastern scholarship. We achieve this through lectures, workshops and seminars, providing grants, and a public education and a cultural outreach program for K-12 educators and students, among other means.

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At CLAS, learning is our middle name: we help students understand course concepts; we engage students in the learning process; we guide students toward discovering solutions to problems; we encourage students to become independent thinkers and lifelong learners.

What does this mean?

We DON'T
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tell students what they should be doing,
tell students what they should know by now,
explain the how without the why, and
stay stagnant.

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ask a LOT of questions,
get students talking to us and to each other,
reinforce when students are doing something well,
provide encouragement and strategies when students are struggling, and
pursue our own growth alongside our students.

CLAS as a program is growing and evolving with the introduction of hybrid elements to our model. We have more modes of accessibility than ever before, and we are working to fine-tune them according to student feedback.

Listen to students. Tell us what they are worried about, what they are struggling with, what they are asking for. Tell us also where they are thriving, and where they are benefiting. Tell us what ideas you have for how we can better meet their needs, and how we can better meet yours.

At the end of the day, CLAS is us. It's what we're doing, and what we're trying to do better.

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CLAS Academic Skills is a program at CLAS that provides workshops, online modules, and individual consultations to help students study better at UCSB. The tutors and student academic specialists who work for CLAS Academic Skills want every UCSB student to love learning while achieving their academic and intellectual goals. We cheer on students as they face their most challenging classes. We collect, research, and share tactics, approaches, habits, and attitudes that help students to flourish in their classes.

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Since 1967, the College of Creative Studies (CCS) has offered a small intellectual community of committed undergraduate students and faculty set within a major research university. CCS students and their faculty advisors work together to design a study plan that encourages students to take risks, to explore, and to develop their passion. Whether it is producing creative work or conducting original research, students are inspired and empowered to make significant contributions to their field by creating new knowledge.

The mission of CCS is to recruit the most talented and imaginative undergraduates, and provide them with the intellectual environment and advice that allows them to undergo the transition quickly from consumers of knowledge to colleagues in the act of human creativity in the arts and sciences.

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The mission of the College of Engineering is to provide its students a firm grounding in scientific and mathematical fundamentals; experience in analysis, synthesis, and design of engineering systems; and exposure to current engineering practice and cutting edge engineering research and technology. A spirit of entrepreneurship in education, scholarly activity and participation in engineering practice infuses UCSB's College of Engineering.

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Welcome to the Comparative Literature Program! If you have an independent mind, interests in global perspectives, and a commitment to the study of world literatures, you will find your intellectual home in our program.

Comparative Literature majors take a global approach to the study of literature, crossing national and cultural boundaries (from Slavic to Spanish, from English to East Asian languages, from Italian to Arabic), while also crossing disciplines (from literary studies to Black Studies, Chicana/o Studies, and Film and Media Studies). They have the flexibility to tailor a sequence of courses to their own interests and to learn about diverse approaches to literature from ancient to modern times.

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Anthropology is the study of humankind in the broadest sense. Our faculty and PhD students specialize in three subfields: archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and Integrative Anthropological Sciences (evolutionary, biological and cultural). We offer BA degrees with an emphasis in archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology and a general anthropology degree covering all emphasis subfields. For over half a century, the Department of Anthropology at UCSB has been an active and vibrant center of research, mentorship and teaching. We invite you to join us.

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The Department of Chemical Engineering is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service to the profession and the community. We are a medium-sized department, widely recognized as prestigious and frequently ranked within the top ten chemical engineering graduate programs in the country. We offer accredited programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemical Engineering.

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We represent all branches of chemistry, from materials chemistry to chemical biology. Our 44 faculty, including two Nobel Laureates, a graduate program in Chemistry and Biochemistry, postdoctoral researchers, and staff are all dedicated to exploring the frontiers of chemical science. We pride ourselves in a strong collaborative research environment, an ethos maintained by our connection to several interdisciplinary research units on campus.

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Advising Services:
See the link below to review our advising services:
https://undergrad.chem.ucsb.edu/current/advising

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The UCSB Department of Communication is internationally known for its research and instruction in communication processes and effects. The program focuses on human interaction, especially its social impacts and practical applications. Our goal is to provide theoretically motivated, innovative, and methodologically rigorous research, teaching, and service. We aim to help students understand how messages are developed, interpreted, and exchanged to inform, influence, and connect across a wide range of social contexts and cultures.

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The Department of Earth Science at UCSB conducts field studies in diverse regions ranging from the tallest mountain peaks of the Himalayas, the wilderness of Antarctica, to the vast undiscovered depths of the ocean floor. Our graduate and undergraduate students participate directly in the excitement of exploring terra incognita. Taught by a distinguished and dedicated faculty (including several members of the National Academy of Sciences, and winners of the UCSB Distinguished Teaching Award), students discover the unfolding planetary drama of which they are part.

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Welcome to the UC Santa Barbara Department of Economics, one of the leading Economics Departments in the world. We are committed to shaping policy and informing the public on critical economic issues. We have a distinguished and varied group of Economists researching a variety of specialized fields, and we are training the next generation of Economic leaders at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Welcome to the Department of Global Studies Undergraduate Advising information center! Please see below for some advising resources.

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Welcome to the University of California, Santa Barbara's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), home of the Surfrider Battalion. Our program provides leadership training for students and trains future Officers for the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S. Army National Guard. Army ROTC enhances a student's education and provides unique educational opportunities by combining leadership and management theory with actual hands-on experience. Army ROTC develops self-discipline, physical stamina, leadership, management skills and many other qualities essential to success in life.

The Army ROTC program at UCSB is not only academically demanding, but is well known throughout the nation as one of the top ROTC units. Westmont College, Santa Barbara City College and California State University at Channel Islands are affiliates of the Army ROTC program at UCSB. ROTC students from all three (3) affiliated schools attend the same Military Science courses as UCSB students, and participate in all ROTC events. Being a student at UCSB, Westmont College, California State University at Channel Islands or Santa Barbara City College, and learning to become a leader will make your college experience even richer and prepare you for a successful future.

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The UCSB Department of Recreation provides programs, services and facilities which promote an active, balanced lifestyle that contribute to the development of social, emotional and physical health essential to long-term wellbeing.

We Believe In / Value:

Inclusion

Wellness

Building Community

Being Student Focused

Creating Life Enriching Opportunities

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Together, we serve UCSB's Sport Clubs teams! As an Athletic Training Intern (ATI) you learn the tools to work directly with Sport Club Athletes to assess, rehabilitate, and prevent injuries, as well as first aid and emergency care. ATIs gain valuable experience in the field of Sports Medicine with hands-on experience and guided mentorship from Certified Athletic Trainers. During weekly in-service meetings, all of our interns learn about anatomy, mechanisms of injury, and practice assessment and treatment skills.

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Grow your Resume
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Work/Learn from our amazing Certified Athletic Trainers

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The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is devoted to the research and teaching of the literatures, cultures and languages of Spain, Portugal and Latin America. We award the degrees of B.A. in Spanish or Portuguese, and PhD, with specializations in the areas of Spanish and Latin American Literature, Portuguese and Brazilian Literature, and Iberian Linguistics, with optional emphases on Translation Studies, Feminist Studies, Medieval Studies and Applied Linguistics.

These programs are supported by an outstanding and internationally recognized faculty representing the following areas of teaching and research: Peninsular and Latin American culture and literature, Portuguese and Brazilian studies, US Latino studies, translation studies, drama, critical theory, new media studies, popular culture, applied linguistics, and language pedagogy.

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The Department of Theater and Dance fosters a vibrant and stimulating environment that encourages creative self-expression and critical thinking. Undergraduate programs include intensive, conservatory-style training for actors and dancers, as well as general degrees with a focus on Dance, Design, Directing, Playwriting, Theater and Community and Theater and Performance Studies. The department's nationally recognized and highly ranked graduate program offers a diverse array of interdisciplinary approaches to performance research within a global orientation. The department provides a lively forum for faculty to integrate teaching and research, at the cutting edge of their areas of expertise.

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Each year temporarily and permanently disabled students attend classes at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They are attracted by the university's academic reputation, moderate weather conditions, and excellent physical accessibility offered here. The lay of the land is flat and free from environmental barriers and most physical structures are accessible. In addition, the UCSB campus provides excellent barrier free, modified, residential facilities to those students seeking to live on campus.

Providing academic accommodations to students with disabilities is a shared responsibility of the campus. Students with disabilities are responsible for ensuring that the Disabled Students Program (DSP) is aware of their disabilities and for providing DSP with appropriate documentation. DSP is located at 2120 Student Resource Building and serves as the campus liaison regarding issues and regulations related to students with disabilities. The DSP staff works in an advisory capacity with a variety of campus departments to ensure that equal access is provided to all disabled students.

Students with disabilities attending UCSB can be assured of receiving the same core support academic services offered throughout the University of California's System-wide chain of campuses.

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We are committed to striving for the highest standards in early care and education programs and, in so doing, supporting the children, families, and students of UCSB. University affiliation motivates us to be leaders in early care and education through direct service to families enrolled and as a valuable resource for the greater UCSB and surrounding community.

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The East Asia Center (EAC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara promotes interdisciplinary research and cultural events on East Asia. It brings together UCSB faculty, students, and the wider local public with leading scholars and other creative individuals from other institutions in order to create a critical and nurturing community for the study of East Asia. EAC strives to collaborate with a range of departments, individuals and other units in the Humanities, Social Sciences and beyond that are invested in education and public understanding of East Asia. EAC invests in relationships between UCSB and the East Asian region as well as the academy and the public. EAC is housed within the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research (ISBER) at UC Santa Barbara.

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WEBSITES
Electrical & Computer Engineering - https://www.ece.ucsb.edu
Computer Engineering - https://www.ce.ucsb.edu

OFFICERS
Undergraduate Program Officer - Beth English
Student Affairs Manager - Val de Veyra

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A space for discussion leaders to collaborate, connect, and share information about upcoming events for our students!

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EAP: Bringing UCSB to the world and the world to UCSB

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The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is committed to providing a support and information base that validates each student's experience and nurtures a sense of participation, belonging and empowerment. Through mentorship, academic programs, one-to-one counseling/advising, campus student support service referrals and social/cultural programming, we strive to maximize a student's involvement and success in the campus academic community. In addition to assisting students through to graduation, EOP helps motivate and inform students to utilize services to enhance their preparation for the job market and/or graduate/professional school admission. EOP focuses on serving those who are income eligible and first-generation undergraduates.

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"Keeping the doors open for those yet to come."

A cultural resource building offering a safe space for Chicanx/Latine students since 1970.

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Environmental Studies explores the interactions of humans with their natural environment. Today's environmental problems have evolved into highly complex and interdisciplinary issues involving political, economic, social, as well as physical and biological aspects. Modern environmental studies must include urban, agriculture, and natural habitats.

Society needs educated citizens who can address current and future environmental problems with an understanding of the linkages between systems such as the urban environment and atmospheric contamination, economic growth and its impacts on natural resources.

We believe that this approach will not only protect and sustain the human enterprise and the planet's natural systems, but will allow both to thrive.

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STTP is an eight-day summer virtual program for incoming transfer students, the purpose of STTP is to facilitate the transition of EOP transfer students to UCSB. Students will be attending academic, social and career focused workshops and programs to provide opportunities to learn outside the classroom. The program requires a time commitment of approximately 4-5 hours per day including breaks. Participation is required in the workshops and social events, therefore, if you are unable to attend the program please let us know immediately so we can give your spot to another student.

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Be amongst a select few EOP transfer students to stay before the fall quarter begins and become familiar with the campus community.

Visit campus departments such as Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Career Services, Student Health, and more!

Connect with other EOP transfer students to build social and support networks before school starts.

Meet various UCSB staff members including EOP counselors to understand access to resources and boost your comfort level on campus.

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The mission of the Faculty & Staff Wellness Events Calendar is to collaborate across campus in order to share wellness events that are designed for, or open to, faculty and/or staff. These will include the areas of social/emotional wellness, physical wellness, financial & workplace wellbeing.

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Membership in the FSH Group will bring you information, events, updates and opportunities to connect with your fellow members and leaders! We are so happy that you're here.

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The Family Vacation Center is a program within Alumni Affairs. Our mission is to reconnect alumni families with campus through a summertime family camp experience. We employ approximately 70 student staff each summer to help us achieve this goal.

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The FSL team supports approximately 12% of the student population who have joined values-based Greek-lettered organizations (GLOs).

Our fraternity and sorority community at UCSB includes 5 student-governed councils: Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC), Interfraternity Council (IFC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Professional Fraternity Council (PFC), and United Sorority & Fraternity Council (USFC).

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The French Program
The study of French is an intellectual adventure that leads to the core of Western civilization. In language, literature, the arts, the media, political theory, philosophy and religious thought, France has played a key role in shaping the West as we know it today, with great scientists, artists, explorers and thinkers radically transforming our ideas about time, being, truth, justice and power. French is also an important global language, with more than 180 million speakers worldwide, including those in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. In today's global economy, mastery of French, especially when combined with English fluency, offers a powerful advantage to those entering the job market, going on to graduate or professional training, or considering work with aid agencies and NGOs. French is the third most requested language in the American labor market, particularly in sectors such as insurance, healthcare, finance, and humanitarian aid.

The Italian Studies Program:
The Italian Studies major is an intellectual adventure that leads to the core of Western civilization. It is an interdisciplinary major that combines training in Italian with courses that may be chosen from a broad spectrum of fields, including history, literature, sociology, art history, music, gender and ethnic studies, film studies, and translation studies. It enables students to gain a high degree of proficiency in written and spoken Italian while deepening their knowledge of Italy's history and culture, enabling them to understand Italy's role in shaping the modern world. Students who major in Italian benefit from all the advantages of a liberal arts education and are equipped to pursue careers in media, law, international commerce and finance, education, government service, travel and tourism, and communications, among others.

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Traditional prevention programs may only approach men as potential perpetrators and women as potential victims. Green Dot approaches all students, staff, administrators, and faculty as allies. The original Green Dot program was conceived in the college setting to prevent dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. It relies on the premise that if everyone does their small part and commits to individual responsibility, the combined effect is a safe campus culture that is intolerant of violence.

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Our mission is to teach German and Slavic languages, and to research and teach the literatures and cultures of the peoples living in these languages. We offer classes that address the highly complex histories and cultures of German speaking and Slavic countries. While our classes are steeped in the histories of these different literatures and cultures, our faculty believes that studying the past has an impact on the present, and that studying the diversity of literatures helps our students understand the present in its complexity and with the many challenges of a globalized world.

About a decade ago, the Report of the Presidential Humanities Commission of the University of California noted that the humanities "can help all members of the university community, but especially students, learn how to negotiate our culturally diverse contemporary world in ways that are both knowledgeable and sensitive."

It is such knowledge and such sensitivity that the acquisition of other languages and the study of their multi-faceted literatures develop and foster in depth; in ways that deeply impact the learner's and researcher's life.

We invite you to join us in our endeavor and passion!

Willkommen!

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Global Engagement, based in the Office of Research, supports UCSB faculty, staff and students in their teaching, research and service missions around the globe.

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The Graduate Division promotes excellence in graduate education and ensures our graduate students are successful and prepared for careers across the professional spectrum. Stellar graduate students attract world-class faculty, serve as mentors and teachers for undergraduates, conduct cutting-edge research, and go on to leadership positions in California, the United States, and the world.

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The UCSB Graduate Scholars Program mission is to provide a community of diverse doctoral scholars with the academic, professional, and social support systems that will allow them to gain educational and personal success. The ultimate goal is not only to diversify the academic and professional world but also to realize our potential as an inclusive society.

GSP is a comprehensive program designed to provide support, mentoring, and services for incoming graduate students from populations that are traditionally underrepresented in the academy. These groups include under-represented minorities, first-generation college students, students who identify as LGTBQ, women in departments with less than 25 percent women enrolled, DACA students, graduate students who are parents, veterans or military dependents, students with disabilities, or any other students from non-traditional backgrounds.

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The Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) is the primary resource for career and professional development support for current graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UCSB. We offer a variety of workshops and events, individual advising, and referrals to other campus resources that serve grad students and postdocs.

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Welcome! This group is for current UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, as well as faculty and staff who support these populations.

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The Department of Health & Wellness supports the flourishing of students as they navigate the University experience for academic success and a fulfilling life.

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BENEFITS OF BECOMING AN ADVOCATE
Learn health promotion skills like public speaking, address sensitive topics
Network with Health & Wellness staff and other Student Affairs professionals
Hands on experience with health promotion
Volunteer opportunities for Health & Wellness events
Grow your resume/co-curricular transcript
Give back to the UCSB community

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Welcome to the Department of History of Art & Architecture at UC Santa Barbara!

The teaching interests of the faculty are closely aligned with their research and form six clusters of expertise:

Art and Architecture of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
Art and Architecture of the Early Modern World
Modern and Contemporary Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture
Architecture and Urbanism
Museum and Curatorial Studies
Theory and Criticism

Faculty expertise in these six clusters is exceptional for its intellectual diversity and global reach across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. We work across national boundaries as well as media and sites — painting, print, photography, popular art, sculpture, ceramics, architecture, cities, digital media — to define a global interdisciplinary field.

In the undergraduate curriculum, a new emphasis on global perspectives and intercultural exchanges joins the department's long-established strengths in European and Non-Western traditions. The department also offers two interdisciplinary undergraduate Emphases: in Architecture & Environment, a program that promotes an understanding of architecture within a complex matrix of social, geographical, and political factors, and in Museum Studies, a program designed to engage historical and theoretical questions with professional practice and encourage "hands on" experiences through internships.

The department's graduate program for the Ph.D. degree balances maximum flexibility with rigorous training in order to foster the creativity that is essential to the development of a vital discipline. Students are encouraged to utilize individual and collective faculty expertise to create specific fields of art historical inquiry. Feminist art history and gender studies, text-image relationships, art theory, technology and art, the epistemology of collecting and displaying objects, the study of urbanism and the cultural landscape are some noteworthy faculty interests. For those interested in museum careers, there are ample opportunities to work through our internship program with area institutions, including the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Fowler Museum at UCLA and the Huntington Library and Art Collections; the department also enjoys a close working relationship with J. Paul Getty Museum.

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We use the Internet at work, home, for enjoyment, and to connect with those close to us. However, being constantly connected brings increased risk of theft, fraud, and abuse. Universities, which are characterized by their openness based on academic freedom, are among the most widely attacked targets. The University takes steps to ensure the security of our infrastructure and systems, but cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and everyone can take a few simple steps to make the Internet more secure!
security.ucsb.edu

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Innovation for Energy Efficiency

The Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to cutting-edge science and technologies that support an energy-efficient and sustainable future. IEE's research activities leverage the considerable expertise of UCSB's highly acclaimed faculty, scientists, engineers and researchers. By fostering collaborations, sponsoring research, and expediting the commercialization of new technologies, IEE is a key driver of significant advances in energy efficiency.

The Institute's energy efficiency research focuses on critical energy issues in three broad interdisciplinary themes; Smart Societal Infrastructure, Energy Efficient Computing and Communications, and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Projects within these themes build on and integrate UCSB's world-class foundational research in electronics, materials, photonics, computing and systems architecture, artificial intelligence / machine learning, and environmental sciences and policy.

The results of these interdisciplinary research projects are changing the way we use energy, while concurrently educating and training a new generation of energy-aware and sustainability-aware scientists and technologists.

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Instructional Development is a service organization that provides pedagogical training and individual course consultation to all UCSB instructors and TAs. We also administer course evaluation surveys, support and maintain classroom technology, and run the campus video studios. We foster a climate for excellence in instruction at UCSB.

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The IHC's mission is to advance knowledge about human experience in cultural, historical, and social contexts and to do so through programs that foster human agency, social connectivity, and civic empowerment.

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The undergraduate program is designed for students broadly interested in the following areas: culture and art; professional careers in business and government; teaching professions in fields such as language, social sciences, and history, and further academic study of Latin America, Spain, or Portugal.

The Latin American and Iberian Studies program offers interdisciplinary undergraduate courses for students in the program. LAIS course offerings range in type from lecture classes with discussion sections to small seminars taught by faculty affiliated with the program and individualized independent study. Faculty affiliated with the LAIS program offer these classes, assisted in some courses by LAIS graduate students.

In addition to the courses that LAIS offers, students also take courses in other programs and departments, including Art History, Economics, Film Studies, Music, Religious Studies, Spanish and Portuguese language and literature, Linguistics, History, Anthropology, Black Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Environmental Studies, Political Science, Sociology, and Feminist Studies.

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Academic advisors help students achieve their goals by sharing knowledge and also by partnering with students to analyze their options at UCSB and beyond. We aim to be an indispensable resource to connect students with great opportunities and the many sources of support at UCSB that are essential for student success.

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UCSB Library empowers researchers and students to create and adapt knowledge for the benefit of society.

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Life of the party is a student based group that believes that you can party without putting yourself in danger. That you can drink without binging or blacking out. That you can experiment without putting yourself at risk for synergistic overdose. That you can have fun while still taking care of yourself and your peers.

We provide information, suggestions, and alternative activities to make social experiences safer and more fun. We are working to correct any incorrect perceptions of the social scene at UCSB, and to celebrate the incredible community of Isla Vista.

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UCSB's Master of Technology Management offers motivated early-to-mid-career professionals the essential business knowledge and entrepreneurial mindset to navigate their careers and expand leadership opportunities within technology-driven firms.

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MRL scientists and education staff are dedicated to improving access to science for diverse groups and to building a competent work force of scientists and engineers. Our education programs provide undergraduate research opportunities, graduate student training, outreach to K-12 students and teachers, and community outreach.

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The McNair Scholars Program prepares qualified undergraduates for entrance to a PhD program in all fields of study. The goals of the program are to increase the number of first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students in Ph.D. programs, and ultimately, to diversify the faculty in colleges and universities across the country.

This federal program was established in memory of physicist and Challenger Astronaut, Dr. Ronald E. McNair. It is one of several TRIO programs funded by the Department of Education supporting the academic achievement of students from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. The UCSB McNair Scholars Program is funded by a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education with additional support by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and the deans of the College of Letters and Sciences and the College of Engineering. Some of our science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) scholars are partially funded by Edison International.

The UCSB McNair Scholars Program provides undergraduates with opportunities to participate in academic year and summer research activities. McNair Scholars attend courses, seminars and workshops on topics related to graduate school preparation; complete a research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor; and have the opportunity to present their research at local, regional and national conferences.

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The mission of the Mental Health Peer Program (MHP) is to support the student body achieve academic, social, and personal success. Through the provision of mental health services, MHP strives to help ensure that students - as well as the larger campus community - remain healthy in this pursuit of success. MHP promotes the emotional well-being of students through relaxation services, psychoeducational workshops, direct peer-to-peer counseling, and stress management and academic anxiety services. Our objective is to help in the creation and maintenance of a healthy campus environment. We educate, support, advocate and help foster a culture of acceptance and appreciation of human differences. In the provision of services, MHP staff strive to offer a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment for all.

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The Middle Eastern Resource Center (MERC) is one of the five Cultural Resource Centers that is administered by the Educational Opportunity Program. EOP provides cultural programs that facilitate interaction/collaboration between students of all cultural/ethnic backgrounds allowing them to gain an understanding of and appreciation for similarities and differences in each other and themselves. EOP Cultural Services helps to create an environment that celebrates and promotes the history, contributions, intellectual heritage, education and growth of students. As such, the MERC is dedicated to the cultural awareness and academic success of students of Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian (MENASA) heritage. It fosters dialogue, cross-cultural learning, and interaction among the diverse ethnic groups within our MENASA student communities and the campus-at-large. Through its programs, the MERC works to assist students to embrace their cultural identity, integrate into student life, promote an appreciation and celebration of diversity, and reinforce an affirmation of our institutional and educational commitment to leadership, achievement, collaboration, excellence, and community.

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Get added to our Center's email distribution list to receive our newsletters, community event updates, campus resources and our campus partners' programming relevant to MENASA-identifying students and their allies!

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In 1987, UCSB students of color, who were then severely underrepresented at the University demanded the creation of a hospitable and safe space for their use. Such a space was intended to facilitate the retention and recruitment of students of color and to combat institutional racism and ethnocentrism. These aims were to be realized in part through educational programming, which would promote changes in attitudes and behaviors throughout the campus community.

Out of this initial impulse and the ensuing dialogues among students and allied faculty and staff, the MultiCultural Center was born. Students of color joined with international students to share a space, which, it was hoped, would realize these initial demands, and increase communication among people of different cultures. In time, recognizing the need to be inclusive of diverse value orientations, the MCC mission was broadened to include combating racism, sexism, and heterosexism.

UCSB struggles today with the same problems which necessitated the formation of the MCC. The MCC and concerned students, faculty, and staff continue to resist and confront these persistent forms of group oppression. In addition to continuing to provide a safe space for students of color, international students, and gay, lesbian, and bisexual students, the MCC serves as a bridge to the entire campus community. To that end, the MCC offers a broad spectrum of events including lectures, panel discussions, films and videos, musical, dance, and dramatic performances, and poetry readings, which are all open to the general public.

It is vital that the MCC always remain an autonomous site under the direct control of the MCC Board, composed of students, staff, and faculty. The MCC strives to support student activism and maintain a mutually supportive relationship with its student users, as they work together in pursuit of a more just society.
—The MultiCultural Center Board, April 20, 1995

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The Non-Traditional Student Resource Center provides a community space for students whose life experiences may differ from traditional students. It is a home for any student who is:

An undergraduate student over 24 years old (25+)
A graduate student over 29 years old (30+)
A domestic partnered /married student
Student with dependent(s)
Re-entering student
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In response to a strong culture of Black student activism, the Office of Black Student Development (OBSD) advances the experiences of all Black students, advocates for their needs, and fosters their personal and academic achievement through graduation and beyond. Through the development of innovative and sustainable programs and services aimed to increase the recruitment, retention, academic achievement, holistic support, and self-advocacy of our Black population, OBSD addresses the needs of the Black student community and holds ourselves and the university responsible to meet those needs. We strive to engage, develop, and activate these experiences to promote an inclusive campus experience that fosters a sense of belonging and leaders of social change.

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The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion supports the vibrant and diverse community at UCSB and seeks to advance the principles of equity and inclusion for all of its members. Alongside campus partners, the DEI Office advocates to enhance equity, to foster a greater sense of belonging, and to combat discrimination, so that we may achieve our community principles of dignity, accountability, and mutual respect.

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OISS serves UCSB's international community as well as campus departments, faculty, and staff that work with international students and scholars.

Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive environment which supports international students academically, professionally and personally by providing holistic advising on immigration, employment and cultural matters.

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The Executive Vice Chancellor is committed to working with all of the UCSB constituents to chart a strategic path that positions UCSB as one of the nation's top research universities in the 21st century; one that emphasizes our commitment to the highest quality of teaching, research, public service, outreach, and the pursuit of excellence and diversity.

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The Office of the Registrar establishes and maintains the academic records of the University, and provides students with the enrollment services necessary to attain their educational goals. We support the mission of the University by providing accurate, responsive, respectful service through the continual development of our staff, policies, procedures, and technology.

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The ONDAS Student Center at UCSB promotes the success and retention of first-generation college students with an emphasis on the first year transition and underrepresented student experience. We provide mentoring and academic support in a learning-centered space for students to connect with faculty, staff, and peers in order to grow personally and excel academically.

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Pre-College Programs provide students with unique opportunities to earn college credit while in high school. Simultaneously, these programs are designed to shape each student's academic, professional, personal, and social development. Our programs challenge high school students by exposing them to the academic excellence of UC Santa Barbara while immersing them in the university's social environment.

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Procurement Services group to share information during COVID-19

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The Research Mentorship Program is a competitive, six-week summer program that engages qualified, high-achieving high school students from all over the world in interdisciplinary, hands-on, university-level research.

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Residential & Community Living is a unit of Housing, Dining and Auxiliary Enterprises. R&CL's Vision Statements are:
- Human connection is the heart of our work.
- We exemplify diversity and inclusivity.
- We are a catalyst for collaboration and co-creation.
- We recognize opportunities for growth when mistakes occur.
- We keep it fresh, vibrant and innovative.

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Our mission statement is to "put the unity in community!"

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As a member of RHA, all can benefit from representing and supporting all students living on campus. A monetary benefit is provided to members who fulfill specific positions in the form of a quarterly stipend. Those interested in joining RHA will find the organization is devoted to supporting and lifting up residents through health, educational, social, cultural, and recreational activities and support. All members must be on-campus residents.

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The Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD) at UC Santa Barbara facilitates the intersectional inclusion and representation of the identities, experiences, and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. RCSGD staff and volunteers, in collaboration with campus partners, promote the celebration, development, scholarship, and success of the LGBTQIA+ community through advocacy, education, programming, and resource creation and referral.

The RCSGD uses intersectional and social justice lenses to work toward trans justice, queer justice, racial justice, and other forms of justice by examining and combating oppressive systems, including white supremacy, heterosexism, misogyny, patriarchy, and xenophobia.

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Academic Initiatives supports collaborative programs for students and finds opportunities for partnerships with and beyond Student Affairs. A primary objective of Academic Initiatives is to better integrate campus departments and faculty with the work of the Division of Student Affairs, creating a bridge between academics and student support services.

Academic Initiatives facilitates student academic and leadership opportunities, community engagement, support, and research experience, building on strong programs already existing in the Division of Student Affairs. Academic Initiatives's partners include EOP, CLAS, OSL, Wellness and others.

Directed by the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Services, Academic Initiatives is the home of the Gene & Susan Lucas Undergraduate Research Fund and the Michael D. Young Internship program. Academic Initiatives is housed on the 3rd floor of the Student Resource Building.

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The SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara is a catalyst for interdisciplinary study of the relationship of brain, mind and behavior.

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Welcome to the San Clemente Villages at UCSB! This page is a space for residents to meet fellow graduate students, receive news from the San Clemente team, and learn about upcoming events and ways to get involved!

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Being a member of this page allows you to become and remain involved in your graduate student community! This is a great place for networking, keeping up on community opportunities, and communicating with your fellow graduate students!

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Our mission at San Nicolas Hall is to provide a safe, educational, and supportive community for residents to grow and connect with one another.

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The mission of Santa Catalina North staff is to foster an atmosphere that maximizes student potential and encourages personal and professional development. We accomplish this by engaging students so they gain a deeper understanding of themselves, supporting student academic success, creating spaces where students can develop connections in their neighborhood and residence hall, and encouraging students to explore their roles and contributions to their communities.

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San Cat North residents can use this platform to stay up to date on community programs and events, participate in community discussions, and receive regular updates from SCN staff.

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SciTrek exists to promote the synergies between science inquiry, language arts, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). We work towards providing on-site resources for students, practicing teachers, and teachers in training to cover required grade level performance expecations and experience the processes that form the basis of all evidence based approaches to understanding our world.

Our focus is showing how reading and writing benefit when embedded in an inquiry-based science setting. This process involves initial observations, generation of questions, design of experiments to address the question, execution of experiments which students design themselves, data collection, analysis of data and its presentation to peers.

We strive to make it easy for school principals and classroom teachers to adopt the SciTrek learning modules (multi-session classes over 2-4 week periods) by providing resources and teaming SciTrek instructors (UCSB undergraduates) with the classroom teacher. All provided at no cost to the school.

Our work is guided by a belief that the scientific method creates a blend of curiosity and critical thinking that is an essential element in achieving curriculum goals. Our unwavering commitment to our community and advancing knowledge/skills of teachers and students is matched by a belief that learning about science should be fun and enjoyable, with life-long benefits of dealing with increasing complex societal issues.

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Student Academic Support Services was established in 1998. SASS promotes the retention, academic success, engagement and graduation of UCSB students.

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Our VISION: Student Affairs: Engaged in Every Student's Success

Our VALUES: Inclusion | Compassion | Dedication | Collaboration

Our MISSION: The Division of Student Affairs advances the education, research, and service mission of the university by providing programs and services that contribute to students' academic achievement, personal development, well-being, and success. As dedicated, compassionate, and collaborative professionals, we cultivate lifelong leaders and learners who recognize and appreciate the dignity of individuals and communities.

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This group is used for administrative purposes. Staff members are added on an as-needed basis. Students can find our events on the Shoreline events calendar.

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Campus Organizations | Fraternities & Sororities | Leadership Development

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Student Life is a collection of 10 units and numerous initiatives in the Division of Student Affairs. Among many other things, Student Life units and initiatives:
-Advocate for the perspectives and needs of students as significant campus constituents,
-Champion genuine inclusion of all students and their myriad intersecting identities in our learning community, and
-Encourage student engagement in order to foster civic engagement, leadership, and career success.

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The Student Mental Health Coordination Services (SMHCS) office is the single point of contact for the campus community to report concerns about a student in distress or a student distressing others. As the department that collects all information regarding distressed student concerns, SMHCS Coordinators are able to construct a holistic picture of how referred students are functioning and connect them with appropriate campus resources. As a non-clinical office, SMHCS is able to collaborate with other departments on campus to provide coordination of care, interventions, social support, and follow-up services from a network of campus resources.

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The Transitions office fosters academic success for incoming students through workshops, courses, resources, and activities.

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The Summer Research Academies offer a dynamic, 4-week summer program that introduces qualified high school students to the research enterprise through project-based, directed research in STEM, Humanities, and Social Sciences fields.

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During seven sessions of varying length (from the end of June to mid-September), Summer Sessions offers over 600 courses, including online courses, and works with faculty and departments to develop unique learning experiences in special courses and programs well suited to the summer term.

Summer Sessions makes it possible for students to get a head start and to make progress toward their degree year-round, with financial aid and housing available. Each year we welcome over 9,000 students to UC Santa Barbara for Summer Sessions.

Enrollment in Summer Session is open to everyone -- UC Santa Barbara students, visiting students from UCs and other US colleges, international and qualified high school students. No matter what type of student you are, only in-state unit fee prices apply.

Additionally, Summer Sessions welcomes the campus and broader Santa Barbara communities to enjoy the films, plays and events of the Summer Culture and Community Program and the engaging summer lecture series, GRITtalks.

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The Taubman Symposia is dedicated to bringing to our campus leading writers, artists, scholars, critics, and activists engaged in work of great distinction related to the Jewish experience.

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echnology Management is a multidisciplinary field of science that examines the opportunities and challenges of technological innovation, industry disruption, and organizational change, and their influence on business performance and competitive advantage. UC Santa Barbara Technology Management faculty investigate the dynamic interplay of technological, organizational, and human factors within and beyond the enterprise and their impact on the way businesses create and operate. UCSB Technology Management students explore the world of work through research-based, theoretical, and experiential learning and one or more academic pathways: Ph.D. in Technology Management, Master of Technology Management, New Venture Program and Competition, and UC-recognized Undergraduate Certificate in Technology Management and Graduate Program in Management Practice (GPMP Certificate).

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The mission of the UC Santa Barbara Testing Center is to provide a professional testing environment that supports the campus mission of an educational journey of discovery that stimulates independent thought, critical reasoning, and creativity by:

Providing a secure, quiet, clean, inclusive, and accessible environment with knowledgeable and courteous testing staff that empowers students to perform at their maximum ability and meet their educational goals.
Striving to support the accommodations, academic success and personal growth of students testing in the center and its auxiliary sites.
Serving as the primary liaison between students and faculty, department staff, outside testing agencies and other educational institutions regarding testing services.
Facilitating the testing needs of on-campus, distance-learning students and the community by providing national, professional, certification, and advanced-standing examinations.
The Testing Center is committed to maintaining professional testing standards and practices, as well as safeguarding the confidentiality of student records. The UC Santa Barbara Testing Center adheres to academic integrity policies set forth by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Student Conduct.

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The Department of Art offers contemporary, traditional, multi and interdisciplinary approaches to artistic production. We are committed to creative research that investigates the relationship between practice and inquiry, and how this dynamic manifests itself in contemporary life.

Our recognized faculty are as committed to teaching as they are to their creative practice and research. We attract students from all backgrounds who are self-motivated, visually and conceptually inventive and interested in contributing to a community of artists at a world-class, public research institution. Within the interdisciplinary setting offered at UCSB, emerging artists develop their unique modes of practice and critical skills through both thinking and making, essential to their future roles as practicing professionals in a complex and diverse society. Our faculty, students and alumni actively participate in local, national and international venues for exhibition, as well as emerging publishing platforms for cultural production and dissemination of work.

The Department of Art encourages a climate that fosters broad and diverse perspectives, in which faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to participate in and contribute to a culturally rich and equitable society.

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The mission of the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) is to strengthen UCSB's capacity to play a leading role in the education and professional development of current and future scientists and engineers. Activities include efforts to increase participation and diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, both to improve general scientific literacy and to meet national workforce needs.

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It is the mission of the Summer Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) to aid in the retention of incoming EOP students so that they may persist and continue on toward a four year degree at UCSB. STEP programming will assist participants in their transition to UCSB by cultivating a sense of belonging and community while instilling university standards and expectations in relation to scholarship, leadership, and citizenship.

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It is the mission of the Summer Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) to aid in the retention of incoming EOP students so that they may persist and continue on toward a four year degree at UCSB. STEP programming will assist participants in their transition to UCSB by cultivating a sense of belonging and community while instilling university standards and expectations in relation to scholarship, leadership, and citizenship.

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Transfer Edge is a six-week, customizable experience designed to immerse incoming transfer students in all that UC Santa Barbara has to offer, from breathtaking vistas to the exchange of scintillating ideas. Beyond academics, Edge brings students together in a supportive community that fosters lasting relationships. A variety of social activities will be offered each week, allowing students to build community with like-minded peers while constructing a unique experience that suits their needs and priorities.

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Transfer Edge is a six-week, customizable experience designed to immerse incoming transfer students in all that UC Santa Barbara has to offer, from breathtaking vistas to the exchange of brilliant ideas.

Edge students collaborate with advisors, mentors, and program staff to envision an academic roadmap that reflects individual educational goals, and enroll in credit-bearing courses that will count toward degree progress. Students engage in transfer-focused courses to learn about campus resources, facilities, and services designed to support success and well-being. A plethora of supplemental workshops allow students to focus on what matters most to them, whether that's landing an on-campus job, gaining hands-on research experience, or mastering productive study habits with peers.

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The Transfer Student Center is a space for UCSB's transfer students to make connections: with each other, to campus resources, and with pathways to academic and career success. The Center is home to two full-time academic advisors from the College of Letters & Science, peer educators, and departmental partners who are able to help transfer students transition successfully to UCSB by providing specialized programming and opportunities that add value to their undergraduate education. We are open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

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UCSB Extension, now known as Professional and Continuing Education, is committed to providing essential skills and expertise to compete in today's job market. We are helping shape the future of our community, connecting UCSB with our fast-growing entrepreneurial base, and providing opportunities for career advancement and lifelong learning for students of all ages. We offer professional courses and certificate programs to UCSB students getting them ready for the competitive job market after graduation. Our International Programs enable visiting scholars and professionals from all over the world to experience the outstanding research and instruction at our top-rated University.

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UC Santa Barbara strives to live up to our reputation as Santa Barbara's "Best Place to Work" by supporting faculty, staff, and student employees, in the pursuit of a fully integrated life. UCSB Work-Life can connect you with the people and resources to make life work.

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Subscribe to get our quarterly newsletter with work-life tips, campus and community resources, and connect to a community of like-minded individuals pursuing Work-Life Wellness.

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The UCSB Alcohol & Drug Program (ADP), a behavioral health program within Student Health, offers a safe, healthy, and learning-conducive environment through the promotion of healthy choices regarding the use of alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs. The program utilizes evidence-based, harm-reduction strategies and focuses on reducing high-risk behavior and encouraging personal and community safety and responsibility.

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UCDC & UC Sacramento offer undergraduate students an exciting opportunity to combine course work, exciting field research and unparalleled internship experience during a quarter's residence in our nation or state capital.

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Empowering Innovative Excellence through Exploration, Intention, and Connection.

Inspiration. Inclusivity. Engagement. Open. Community. Opportunity. Commitment. Integrity. Compassion. Imagination.

A place for every singer.

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At UCSB Conference & Hospitality Services, our primary objective is to support and enhance the educational, research and public service mission of the University by providing services and facilities in the planning, coordination, and execution of conference programs. We support the educational mission of the University and contribute to the academic year program of Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises by providing additional revenue and services to students, faculty, and other educationally related groups. Additionally, Conference & Hospitality Services markets the University and the Santa Barbara community to our clients by the efficient and professional administration of its services and the establishment of a positive base for community relations.

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The mission of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is to assist Student Affairs and the University in helping the student body achieve academically, socially, and personally through culturally responsive mental health services. CAPS is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment to ensure that all students remain psychologically healthy in pursuit of their goals.

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1. Inclusion: We create a space where all voices matter.
2. Collaboration: We collaborate with each other and our campus partners for the purpose of providing high quality and comprehensive services.
3. Compassion: We are guided by the values of respect, warmth, and empathy.
4. Impact: We strive to create lasting change by being active, innovative, and invested in our mission.

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The UCSB First mission is to foster a campus-wide culture of philanthropy. Our goal is to raise awareness with UCSB students about the importance of private giving, which makes our outstanding educational experience possible. We strive to inspire students to get involved with philanthropy now because collectively, we can make a difference.

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The Graduate Center for Literary Research (GCLR) aims to be a place for lively intellectual exchange between students of CompLit and other affiliated disciplines in the Humanities at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). We welcome emergent scholars engaged in the study of literature, art, film, and theory. The Center is directed by Sven Spieker (Germanic & Slavic Studies/Comparative Literature). The current Graduate Student Research Coordinator is Rachel Feldman (Comparative Literature). Both work with a Student Advisory and Editorial Board and a Faculty Advisory Board that help run the GCLR. Our activities include quarterly roundtables; a Dissertation and Prospectus Writing workshop; annual week-long visits by distinguished scholars; and the management of Exchanges, an annual peer-reviewed responsive journal produced by the Student Editorial Board that takes it theme from the annual interdisciplinary conference.

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UCSB Health Professions Advising provides information and resources to students who are preparing for careers in various areas of healthcare. Whether you hope to become a physician, dentist, veterinarian, nurse, physician assistant, or other healthcare professional, we offer curriculum and academic guidance, including course selection and scheduling as well as career and admissions counseling.

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Human Resources, Administrative Services -- Essential Services in Pursuit of Excellence 

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Providing pre-law advising and guidance on preparation for the law school application process.

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At the University of California, Santa Barbara, we envision a future where we have little to no impact on the environment, and everyone is engaged in sustainability. We are committed to fostering a culture of sustainability through campus-wide sustainability efforts, program development, and promulgating the sustainability work of staff, faculty, and students – our greatest renewable resource. UCSB strives to capitalize on our position as an institution of higher education to ensure that all students understand the interconnectedness of environmental, economic, and social systems and to communicate that we each have a role to play in sustainability.

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The UCSB Teacher Education Program is committed to preparing creative teacher leaders. We offer a rigorous, 12-month master's degree + teaching credential program with credentials in Elementary Education, Secondary Education (specializing in English, History, Math, or Science), and Special Education (specializing in Mild to Moderate or Extensive Support Needs).

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The Undeclared and Transitions Advising Team utilizes advanced, specialized advising techniques when working with students who are currently Undeclared or who are exploring new possible major paths to encourage in-depth self reflection that allows students to consider values, interests, and abilities.

We also assist students in creating academic plans and finding engagement opportunities that explore possible major interests. We work with continuing students as they evaluate their progress and re-evaluating their options with the goal that all Undeclared students will have identified one or two majors of interest by the end of their first year.

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The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Office's mission is to further UCSB's goals of fostering academic excellence and diversity by supporting equitable access to research opportunities both on and off campus.

Developed as a resource to help guide students towards experiential education opportunities, the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) office seeks to enhance undergraduates' time at UCSB through participation in research and creative activities. Students are able to engage in programs such as the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Grant, the Faculty Research Assistance Program (FRAP), the Undergraduate Research Colloquium and the Undergraduate Research Slam. Together, these programs work to foster individuals who are prepared to apply their learned skills towards their future personal, academic, and professional goals.

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Join the URCA Shoreline group to hear about research opportunities at UCSB.

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Provide academic advising services to undergraduate sociology students.

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At UC Santa Barbara, Undocumented Student Services (USS) is committed to fostering a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for prospective and current undocumented students, students with mixed-immigration status families, and students from refugee backgrounds.

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The University Center is the Student Union at UCSB offering a variety of products and services to students, faculty, staff, alumni and campus visitors. Approximately 10,000 visits are made to the UCen on an average day with additional visits of 5,000-6,000 at our satellite operations. The UCen also provides jobs for approximately 500 students giving them a "real world" learning experience outside of the classroom. We strive to contribute to the intellectual, cultural, social and recreational life of the campus.

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The Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life at UCSB promotes discussion of how ethical teachings and values relate to civic life – at local, national, and global levels.

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The Women's Center is the primary organization on campus dedicated to providing education on women's issues, feminism, healthy masculinities, and gender and social equity. In addition, we serve as a conduit for many other women's and social justice organizations, and a site for mentorship and external educational programs. Our space and programs are available to all individuals of all genders interested in understanding how gender shapes our social world, and how we can work to eliminate all forms of gender-based oppression.

The Women's Center uses a feminist approach to provide support, advocacy, resources and education to the UCSB community. We value and respect all gender identities and presentations, bodies, sexual expressions, and racial and ethnic identities while challenging all forms of oppression. We work towards creating a campus environment that is safe, equitable, and just.

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Women, Gender, & Sexual Equity Department (WGSE) is comprised of the Women's Center and Non-Traditional Student Resource Center. The WGSE Department uses a feminist approach to provide support, advocacy, resources and education to the UCSB community. We value and respect all genders, gender expressions, bodies, sexual orientations, and racial and ethnic identities while challenging all forms of oppression. We work towards creating a campus environment that is safe, equitable, and just.

For specific event information, please refer to the Women's Center or the Non-Traditional Student Resource Center pages.

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