Community Outreach

April 27, 2023

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 20, 2023

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 16, 2023

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On In and Around Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 16, 2023

Trans & Queer Commission kicks off UCSB Pride 2023 with Queer Fest, Trans town hall

By Asumi Shuda

The town hall created a space for Trans & Queer Commission to hear feedback, and the Queer Fest featured live music, student vendors and a mural unveiling.

March 21, 2023

2 UCSB Students Accepted into Aquarium of the Pacific’s 2023 African American Scholar Program

By Melea Maglalang

This year, the program welcomed 10 students from eight campuses across California, including undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.

March 17, 2023

El Congreso organizes die-in, protesting Munger Hall project

By Asumi Shuda

The group gathered in opposition to Munger Hall: a proposed nine story dormitory set to house 3,500 students in individual bedrooms that largely lack real windows.

March 13, 2023

For some campus dance groups, practice means a trip to Lot 22

By Holly Rusch

UCSB dance groups — like Taara, a Bollywood-fusion dance team, or Raíces de mi Tierra, a folklórico group — can often be found practicing practicing in the campus parking garage on weeknights. 

March 12, 2023

Food Security & Basic Needs Taskforce, Asian American studies professors launch research of basic needs insecurity in AAPI communities

By Asumi Shuda

The research will be based on surveys sent to AANHPI students at UCSB, which will survey food, housing, mental health and other relevant topics.

March 11, 2023

UCSB alumni, staff establish fellowship for female Iranian graduate students

By Asumi Shuda

The fellowship is currently in its initial stages, and its proprietors are working to establish requirements and other details of the opportunity.

March 9, 2023

Vista point: Weekly goings-on in and around I.V.

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around I.V.

March 5, 2023

Office of International Students & Scholars, F-1 visa students reflect on employment options for international students

By Asumi Shuda

International students are required to obtain an F-1 visa to study in a university or college in the United States, as per the United States Department of State.

February 25, 2023

C.O.D.E. hosts community workshop on accessibility and inclusion in community

By Kyra Schimpf

The workshop sought to “build back communities and organizations by integrating accessibility,” according to Sophia Lee-Park.

February 24, 2023

OBSD reflects on second year of Vision Fellowship program

By Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

The Vision Fellowship is an OBSD scholarship that funds UCSB undergraduate students’ passion projects

February 23, 2023

UCSB Black studies professor delivers talk on perpetrators of sexual harm in historical context of prison abolition

By Alex Levin

Terrance Wooten’s lecture delved into a major criticism of the abolitionist movement.

February 23, 2023

Vista Point: Weekly ongoings in and around I.V.

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around I.V.

February 16, 2023

UCSB Black Student Union celebrates Black faculty, staff

By Asumi Shuda

UC Santa Barbara’s Black Student Union celebrated Black faculty and staff during an appreciation ceremony on Feb. 10 at Corwin Pavilion, honoring community members for their work and commitment to students on campus. ...