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AED offers opportunities for intellectual and professional development, provides a forum for students with common interests, and extends a program of service to benefit the college/university community.

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Americas Green Corps (AGC) is on a mission to improve public safety and unify the Americas for the renewable energy build out. Our catch phrase is..."steering the big wheel onto a sustainable course and onward to starry horizons"

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We aim to pay our employees and interns a fair wage and establish a group co-lab with UCSB when funding is approved.

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Our mission is to reduce waste at UCSB both through direct collection and through education and information sharing. We believe that true environmental progress requires direct, hands-on action and personal responsibility, not just ideals and slogans. We, along with our partner organization The Department of Public Worms, are deeply committed to the day-to-day recycling, compost, and electronic waste collection services that have helped make UCSB a state and national leader in waste reduction for nearly 20 years. At the same time, we recognize that teaching students and staff how to recycle, compost, and reduce waste can have a huge impact both on and off campus, and is the only way to achieve lasting change. We value our campus and community, and are committed to a goal of zero waste at UCSB!

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Backcountry Squatters strives to create and cultivate a community network dedicated to supporting women in the outdoors. We aim to encourage engagement and leadership in the outdoor community by creating club outings, events, and clinics that are focused on introducing and increasing the skills, knowledge, connections, and support necessary for women to reach their full potential in the natural world

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To bring together the best and most creative social entrepreneurs at UCSB
To cultivate successful applications to the Big Ideas Contest
To network with UCSB’s entrepreneurial communities
To host speaker events with successful and admirable social innovators
To start projects for a smarter future

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The purpose of BSC is to connect the Bren graduate students to sustainability events and groups in the greater UCSB and Santa Barbara Community.

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Civil Robotics is designing a new firefighting robot to increase the efficiency of fire preventative measures and minimize the risks to firefighters when combating forest fires. The robot will be a 4 x 6 x 2.5ft fully autonomous car with fan-like cutter blades allowing it to cut through brush and other flammable material. With the rate and extremity of wildfires in California rapidly rising due to climate change, it is becoming increasingly important to have a safe, effective, and efficient way to control them Civil Robotics' robot aims to achieve this.

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This is UC Santa Barbara’s official class group! It is a space for you to connect with other students from your year, engage in conversations about student life, ask questions, share concerns, engage in campus programming, and learn about co-curricular activities.

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This is UC Santa Barbara’s official class group! It is a space for you to connect with other students from your year, engage in conversations about student life, ask questions, share concerns, engage in campus programming, and learn about co-curricular activities.

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This is UC Santa Barbara’s official class group! It is a space for you to connect with other students from your year, engage in conversations about student life, ask questions, share concerns, engage in campus programming, and learn about co-curricular activities.

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This is UC Santa Barbara’s official class group! It is a space for you to connect with other students from your year, engage in conversations about student life, ask questions, share concerns, engage in campus programming, and learn about co-curricular activities.

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This is UC Santa Barbara’s official class group! It is a space for you to connect with other students from your year, engage in conversations about student life, ask questions, share concerns, engage in campus programming, and learn about co-curricular activities.

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1. To promote companies in private and public sectors to understand and act on their connections with the natural world. As a group, we will analyze some real-life problems (public or private) and come up with suggestions we feel fit the issue we are facing. After a careful analysis, we will construct a report that will contain our environmental suggestions as well as designs that fit our recommendation (marketing campaign, website redesigning, ect...). Those reports may or may not be sent to the company we have decided to analyze. As such, Clean Consulting will not “provide” consulting services, nor will it sign contracts with parties outside of UCSB.
2. To evaluate companies’ current practices and encourage the use of most sustainable strategies. For this, the Clean Consulting team will meet with mentors and professionals that have the experience to consult us on our work. In more detail, our team will look over energy use (water and electricity) and waste management strategies of the company/department being studied. From this data, the analyst team of Clean Consulting will be able to generate an environmental audit. Business strategies will also be analyzed. After looking at our findings, we will look at the best practices in the industry and finalize a report with all of our suggestions for our client. Some “green” marketing suggestions can also be made if the client has an opportunity to expand its services/products to “green” consumers.
3. To make companies aware of their corporate social responsibility and the growing presence of sustainability in the professional sphere.
4. To encourage student involvement in the sustainability field and help them gain experience and connections. We aim to collaborate with companies in the environmental consulting industry (or sustainability) to train the members of Clean Consulting; our “partner” company would act as a mentor, giving us advice and teaching us how to create environmental audits, reports, etc...

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Members of Clean Consulting at UCSB will benefit from experience in business, consulting, and sustainability practices, as well as connections. We aim for our members to work with our "partner" businesses to help them with sustainability and corporate social responsibility while being mentored by those experienced in the field.

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CCE is a collaborative student organization with the mission to help the university to invest collectively in renewable energy.

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The mission of this organization is to provide its members opportunities to gain broader insight into the engineering profession by sponsoring meetings which will bring practicing engineers to the campus, arranging field trips to research and engineering establishments, sponsoring student projects of engineering interest, and participating in local SAE Section activities. It shall also be the purpose of this organization to encourage good fellowship among engineering students and their teachers.

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Students who hold a valid, unexpired SAE Student Membership may join this organization and enjoy voting privileges in UCSBSAE. Faculty and staff members who hold a valid, unexpired SAE Membership may join this organization and enjoy voting privileges in UCSBSAE.

Students, faculty, and staff members who do not have a current SAE membership will be admitted as associate members and will not enjoy voting privileges.

The only difference between a full member and an associate member shall be the privilege to vote on items and in officer elections; associate members shall be entitled to actively participate in meetings and join committees and teams.

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The Edible Campus Program aims to address local food insecurity by repurposing underutilized spaces for sustainable food production, turning waste into food, and engaging students as growers and producers. We train students in practices that address social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability and help them to reclaim their personal connection to the land and their food.

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The purpose of the FWF chapter at UCSB is to promote knowledge of the FWF organization and scholarship grants available to students who have lost a parent that was part of the ocean community. The FWF chapter at UCSB is the first school chapter started with the FWF organization to help get college aged kids involved in its mission. FWF's stated mission on their website is: Our mission is to help the children of fallen watermen get the college educations their parents would want them to have. This is open to anybody who has made the ocean part of their lives...not just sponsored athletes. The goal of FWF is to ensure that 95% of the donations go directly to pay for the college tuitions for the children of fallen watermen and women.

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The FWF chapter at UCSB will allow students to connect with one another, raise awareness of the FWF scholarships to those who have lost a parent that was part of the ocean community, help organize fundraisers, participate in beach clean ups, and give back to the ocean community along the coast of California!

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Goleta Coast Audubon Society is UCSB's birding and bird conservation club. We are a registered campus organization at UCSB and an official campus chapter of the National Audubon Society. We are comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students, and we organize bird walks, conservation projects, and advocacy initiatives. Our mission is to protect wildlife and the habitat it needs to thrive, while engaging and educating students and the public on science and conservation issues pertaining to birds.

We generally post our meetings on Shoreline, but the best way to find out about upcoming events is to join our email listserv. We also have a very active Slack channel with several messages per day. To join our listserv and Slack channel, please send us an email at goletacoastaudubon@gmail.com. We'd love to meet you. We're always looking for people who want to learn about birds and get involved in the organization.

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To institutionalize and promote sustainable practices and ideals within the Greek community through advancing discussion, facilitating collaboration, and achieving short-term and long-term projects.

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Our mission is to provide all community members of UCSB a space to have a garden, and the resources to succeed in it.

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Becoming a member brings you into a community of students and faculty who want to learn how to grow their own food, practice their connection to nature, and stay physically active. You'll meet like minded people, and learn unique gardening tips from your plot neighbors.

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The mission of this organization shall be: to tackle the most pressing issues in local communities through the collaboration with their diverse members, the development of tailored outreach projects, and the dissemination of information. UCSB Health Guardians of America advocates for an inclusive environment for students across all academic disciplines to broaden and build professional skills. Collaboration within the club is pursued by granting members an equal opportunity to weigh in on the executive selection of outreach projects. The organization expands its mission to aid from areas exclusive to healthcare to the education and security sectors.

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The organization's mission is to bring together diverse groups of people passionate about effecting change with respect to Animal Rights, Health, and Environment through advocacy, education & outreach.
We meet every Monday at 6:00 PM PST on zoom, join at the link below! We welcome anyone who cares about animals, health and/or the planet.
If you'd like to get into contact with us, please email us at hearclubuscb@gmail.com


Zoom link: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/82404530078?pwd=QWNFNlFzSnRsZzVGdHBKSnduOGNyQT09

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Our mission is to facilitate the transition to ethical, affordable, and sustainable plant-based food systems, starting with the community in and around UCSB.

Plants are at the intersection of at least a dozen problems and opportunities in our food system: climate change, public health, food insecurity, biodiversity, food access, diversity and inclusion, soil health, law and policy, technology, food justice, animal welfare, and antibiotic resistance. Driving the rapid emergence of a plant-centric food system is a critical lever of change to creatively address all these issues.

Our club is a chapter of the Plant Futures Initiative network. Plant Futures can act as a bridge between passionate students and organizations and companies who are looking for talent and solutions to the emerging problems of the plant-based food space.

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* Access to a community of like-minded students and professionals who are passionate about plant-based food systems.
* Opportunity to make a positive impact by helping transition to a plant-based food system and curriculum at UCSB

*Organize/Attend talks by leaders in the plant-based field
*Special Vegan Powers

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To provide residents in Isla Vista with a free composting service that encourages sustainable food practices, educates community members, and supports local gardens.

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The Eco Vista Festicon will be an interactive festival with a focus on sustainability and the eventual creation of Eco Vista. Eco Vista is essentially the idea of Isla Vista taking leadership in sustainability practices within our community to spread awareness and educate the community on the climate crisis. A festival is a great way to bring the ENTIRE community together while still keeping it fun and palatable for everyone involved. The “conference” aspect of the Festicon will be comprised of various speakers and activations from sustainability companies/ organizations on sustainability and the climate crisis to spread awareness and educate the community. The Eco Vista Festicon will bring the excitement of a festival while simultaneously educating the community.

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Members will be a part of a community festival that will be centered around sustainability and the climate crisis. Members will learn festival production, festival management, talent management, customer relations, diplomacy, marketing, etc.

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The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.

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Fill out our application (link below) and DON'T REQUEST TO JOIN OUR SHORELINE GROUP. We will add you if you are accepted! :) https://forms.gle/1aDJDEJ9GtZ6iqAi8 Check out @islavistasurfrider on Instagram for more info

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The organization's purpose is to promote the intersection between the community, the environment and fashion. More specifically we aim to:
-To eliminate the stigma surrounding second hand shopping by providing a positive experience with thrifting in the community.
-To encourage originality and creativity in order to inspire conscious shopping habits.
-To promote environmental consciousness of students and community members in Isla Vista by giving them a platform to directly participate in the cause.
-To strengthen community involvement by recognizing the specific needs of the diverse mix of community members, especially the houseless and low-income residents.

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Plaztic Collaborative seeks to connect with other environmental and sustainable clubs on campus to plan activities and events, such as hosting workshops and having guest speakers. Ultimately, we want to create a space where students interested in design, sustainability, accessibility, and environmental justice, etc. can collaborate and make new connections.

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To create and support an active student diving community in the Santa Barbara area
To discuss local dive spots, resources, opportunities, and to organize fun events that bring divers together
To encourage safe and responsible diving

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10% off at Santa Barbara Aquatics & Blue Water Hunter
15% Woodstocks
50% off all rentals during sanctioned dive events
Gear Checkout for solo dives
Access to GroupMe of many experienced divers

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Our mission is to provide students with tools to achieve academic success. Tools like; a positive community to serve as a support system, meditation to focus the mind, some secrets of breath work to help influence thought processes, and emotions, yoga to relax the body and lastly a shift in perspectives to open new doors and broaden horizons.

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We teach children concepts in Environmental Science, Sustainability, and the unique ecosystems that surrounds them. During the earliest stages of their educational development, we encourage kids to think in new ways about the world around them through activities, experiments, and discussions, inspiring them to bring the message of environmental stewardship home to their families and friends. In this way, we cultivate the next generation of passionate caretakers of the Earth and promote sustainability from the youngest members of society up.

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Our air, water, and home are threatened: For millennia, we have depended on a stable climate that has shaped every part of our way of life. Now, we face the frightening reality that this foundation will crumble within our lifetimes unless we take immediate and decisive action to transform our energy system. Communities across America are already feeling severe impacts, with working-class people and people of color being hit hardest.

Solutions are ready to go, and they’ll make our lives better: Wind and solar energy are now cheaper than the polluting oil, gas, and coal of yesterday. We can halt climate change and create tens of millions of jobs by upgrading America’s outdated infrastructure. We could be on the brink of a new age of prosperity and health.

But a greedy few are driving us toward catastrophe: This brighter future is being held hostage by a handful of wealthy oil and gas executives who will stop at nothing to squeeze the last bit of money out of the earth. They’ve gotten away with it by lying to the public, and buying politicians of both parties to stall progress and secure massive giveaways for themselves. Their incredible wealth means their families will be fine, but the rest of us won’t.

We will not be divided: To keep up this scheme, they pit us against each other -- by political party, skin color, and where we live. They tell us that one community has to suffer for another to thrive. They say some children must breathe toxic air so that others can have power. They say some parents must choose between a dangerous and polluting job, and no job at all. They say climate refugees from other countries are simply not our concern. They divide us up and exploit us each in different ways, while they get massive bonuses. We say no more.

We are the majority. We will win: We are ordinary young people who are scared about what the climate crisis means for the people and places we love. We are gathering in classrooms, living rooms, and worship halls across the country. Everyone has a role to play. Public opinion is already with us -- if we unite by the millions, we can turn this into political power and elect leaders who stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.

We are not looking to the right or left. We look forward. Together, we will change this country and this world, sure as the sun rises each morning.

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Our mission is to amplify important ocean research and support ocean solutions by providing a platform for Bren and UCSB researchers to share their work. Leveraging SOA's vast global network, the Hub aims to expand the exposure of the innovative sustainable solutions that already exist to many of the ocean's problems. In this way, it is intended to accelerate collaboration and foster global partnerships that help in the implementation of these solutions. For us, the answers to many of the world's biggest environmental issues are already there, the real challenge now is to put them into practice.

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The STRI team is made up of UCSB students. We know how necessary technology is in our everyday coursework and research. And we know what it feels like when these devices don’t work. STRI believes that sustained access to quality technology is an unmet basic need on campus and will work towards reducing this digital divide. A technology repair resource not only helps to address equity issues, but also environmental impacts. Reusing is a fundamental (and relatively neglected) aspect of the reuse, reduce, and recycle trifecta. By facilitating tech repair, STRI aims to reduce e-waste on campus and contribute to UCSB’s broader sustainability efforts.

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The Laboratory Resources, Advocates, and Teamwork for Sustainability (LabRATS) Program at UCSB assists researchers on campus in reducing their impact on the environment while also improving safety, encouraging good laboratory management practices, and promoting communication and resource sharing. Our program is uniquely prepared to adapt campus recycling, energy management, and sustainability practices to the unusual materials used and processes implemented in laboratories.

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Our mission is to promote wildlife-based stewardship among students by educating them about wildlife and environmental issues, by working on projects in the field, by exploring local natural habitats, and by inspiring individuals to enhance their ecological responsibility.

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The project, "UMMA Swim and Surf" invites children from low income families to learn the basics of swimming, self rescue and ultimately the basics of surfing at no cost. The UMMA Swim and Surf project will educate young people about keeping our beaches clean, coastal ecology and environmentalism. We hope to inspire another generation of young persons to be stewards of our coastal environment. UMMA Swim and Surf will help to enhance feelings of self worth, healthy living, and safety. Studies have shown that children of color, ages 5-19 are five and a half times more likely to become a victim of drowning than their counterparts from the community at large. With COVID-19 and Civil Disturbances around the nation, now more than ever, well meaning people feel a responsibility to do something to heal our communities, through acts of selfless service. UMMA, the word for community in Arabic captures this intent. A small grassroots program like USAS, will hardly solve the challenges of racism, or bigotry that we face as a nation, but as a great man once said, "Just because we can't do everything, doesn't mean we don't have a responsibility to do something." This program sends a message that if we really care about the issues of our time, we should roll up our sleeves and get to work, even if those efforts are small.

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The purpose of Voiz at UCSB shall be to accelerate SDG 12 of responsible consumption and production by promoting conscious consumerism while acknowledging it is not entirely all the consumers’ responsibility. Holding corporations accountable and educating consumers through our reviews after a thorough training is what we hope to accomplish and is our main priority. This in itself encourages environmental advocacy.

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To connect the community with plants

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Your Children’s Trees works to keep our urban forests healthy by
planting and caring for trees in public areas such as schools and
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