Wellness and Work-life Balance

All graduate students are invited to the first Grad Brunch of the academic year. Grab a burrito and other breakfast snacks and meet your fellow grad students on Wednesday, October 20 from 10 am - 12 pm at MCC Courtyard (in front of the entrance to the GSA lounge)! The event is first come, first serve and grab and go only. Make sure to wear your mask and maintain social distancing guidelines.

Students who experience stress and anxiety related to their academics and milestones may feel like their ability to complete tasks, maintain a schedule, and prepare for midterms/finals/milestones are impacted. If this resonates, you might benefit from attending the School Anxiety Program (SAP). SAP is designed to provide students with skills and tools to help manage stress and anxiety surrounding workload, milestones, & academic anxiety. SAP integrates a peer-to-peer model, where you work directly with a Mental Health Peer, who is a UCSB student. Read on to learn more and sign up!

The GSA is seeking representatives to sit on campus committees, report back to the GSA with the committee's details, and share graduate student opinions. Committees range in time commitment from a few hours per quarter to weekly meetings throughout the year, and representatives are paid for their time based on the hours spent with the committee ($50 to $250 per quarter). Apply by October 24. Read on to learn more!

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to announce the launch of it's Thriving in the Academy Initiative. Read on to learn more about this new initiative!

Are you having trouble focusing or aren’t sure where on campus you can get your work done? Come to the Women's Center EVERY MONDAY this quarter for study hours and make some friends along the way! The Center will provide a very intentional space for you and coffee as well. Study hours begin October 18th at 5pm.

Join the STS Futures Initiative on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 10 - 11:30am for its second workshop, “Global STS II: Decolonial Praxis in STS.” This workshop will feature STS leaders who are pioneering new publishing opportunities in STS, expanding the Euro-American “canon” in STS, and building STS communities in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Read on to learn more!

Join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the opening event of its 2021-2022 series "Difficult Dialogues: Undoing Microaggressions" on Wednesday, October 20, at 12pm. The talk will be delivered by Dr. Derald Sue Wing and is titled, "Microinterventions: Disarming Microaggressions."

You are invited to join the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center's new research focus group: "What is a Shakespeare: Shakespeare and Global Media." This interdisciplinary group of graduate students and faculty is focused on investigating the notion of ‘global Shakespeare.’ The group is holding two introductory meetings on October 5th at 4pm and October 7th at 11am. Read on to learn more!

Join the Women's Center on Oct. 6th to build community with other graduate students. Explore how the Women's Center can be a resource and talk about what events you would like to see throughout the year. Stop by and take home a free plant to make your space feel like home! Read on to learn more.

Join CALM Mental Health Consultant, Cassie Centofranchi, AMFT for a student parent workshop focused on parenting through the pandemic. Read on to learn more!

Looking for housing resources? The Graduate Division has compiled a number of housing resources for graduate students. Read on to learn more!

UCSB Counseling & Psychological Services is currently accepting applications for its paid Graduate Student Mental Health Peer position, to begin employment in Fall 2021 and run through Spring quarter 2022. Apply by August 23, 2021 at 5pm.

Nora Schopp, a fourth-year Materials Chemistry Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is the first-ever UCSB graduate student to receive the Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Award. Read on to learn more!

Students must submit either a vaccination record or an exemption/ deferral by Thursday, September 9, 2021. If you have any questions you may contact the UCSB COVID-19 Call Center.

The UCSB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Sharon Tettegah as an Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Tettegah joined their team as of July 1, 2021. Please join the DEI Office in congratulating Dr. Tettegah on her new appointment!