Community Outreach

May 20, 2022

UCSB’s Nikkei Student Union Hosts Its Second Annual Culture Night

By Melea Maglalang

The Nikkei Student Union (NSU) held Culture Night to spotlight Japanese-American heritage and culture through the various performances.

May 20, 2022

Santa Ynez’s Lavender Living Fosters Community Amongst LGBTQIA+ Students at UCSB

By Asumi Shuda

The Lavender Living Learning Community (LLC) is located in the Gibraltar Village of Santa Ynez and is a new housing option that was established between 2017 and 2019.

May 20, 2022

AIICRC Creates Community for American Indigenous Students at UCSB

By Asumi Shuda

The American Indian and Indigenous Cultural Resource Center (AIICRC) was one of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Cultural Resource Centers created in the late 1990s.

May 19, 2022

Mauna Kea Protectors UCSB Calls for UC To Divest From TMT Project

By Asumi Shuda

Mauna Kea Protectors (MKP) UCSB was established approximately between 2017 and 2018 in light of the construction of the telescope.

May 14, 2022

UCSB Students Call for Expansion on Resources for Asexual and Aromantic Community

By Asumi Shuda

Both asexuality and aromanticism can be experienced within a variety of spectrums and LGBTQIA+ intersections.

May 14, 2022

oSTEM at UCSB Creates Space for LGBTQIA+ Students in S.T.E.M. Fields

By Melea Maglalang, Kyra Schimpf

Blaes said the existence of oSTEM can help establish a space for LGBTQIA+ students in S.T.E.M. fields by affirming their presence. 

May 11, 2022

Student Organizers Demonstrate Die-in in Honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People Awareness Day

By Asumi Shuda

The die-in began with a circle of intention amongst the event organizers to speak on why they chose to be present during the demonstration.

April 29, 2022

RCSGD Celebrates Transgender Visibility and Joy at Resource Fair

By Asumi Shuda

The fair wrapped up the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD)’s annual Trans+ Week of Visibility.

April 29, 2022

A.S. Commission on Student Well-Being Distributes Free Menstrual Products

By Asumi Shuda

This six-month pilot program will make thin and regular pads, as well as tampons, available in nine restrooms in the building.

April 22, 2022

Community, Reflection and a Shared Meal: UCSB’s Jewish Community on Celebrating Passover

By Asumi Shuda

Passover is a weeklong holiday beginning on April 15 and ending on April 23 that commemorates the exodus of Hebrews from slavery in Egypt in 13th century B.C.E.

April 21, 2022

El Congreso de UCSB Holds 29th Annual Latine College Day

By Asumi Shuda

El Congreso de UCSB is a student-led cultural, social and activist organization that works to provide an inclusive space for students of marginalized identities.

April 21, 2022

Lee Airton Lectures About Being Non-Binary in Gender-Binaric World

By Asumi Shuda

The event was co-hosted with the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD).

April 15, 2022

A.S. Trans & Queer Commission Hosts Tie-Dye Event for Pride Week

By Asumi Shuda

The event was a part of the commission’s “Queers Over the Years” series to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture throughout the last century in honor of Pride week.

April 15, 2022

UCSB Students Reflect on the Celebration of Ramadan

By Asumi Shuda

Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed through fasting, reflection, charity and prayer.

April 8, 2022

I.V. Compost Collective and St. Michael’s Church Collaborate on Mural Reflecting Chumash History

By Asumi Shuda

The village scene depicted in the mural represents an indigenous Chumash village that was situated near the Goleta slough watershed.

April 4, 2022

Trans Day of Visibility Community Panel Speak on Their Experiences

By Asumi Shuda

The event celebrated March 31’s Trans Day of Visibility, an annual holiday that celebrates transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming individuals.