Wellness and Work-life Balance

The Residency Unit of the Office of the Registrar will be holding a live Zoom training session to discuss the Temporary Amendment to UC Residency and Policy Guidelines and further information on the residency reclassification process for continuing graduate students. This training will take place on Thursday, July 15 at 9 am. Read on to learn more and to RSVP!

Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation (ECQI) at UCSB is excited to announce the new Art of Quantum competition! This competition invites quantum scientists and engineers in the US to share the beauty they see in quantum research, the creativity that goes into experiments, and the emotions of discovery through art images and captions. Attend a caption-writing workshop on July 15 from 4-5 pm to perfect your entry and submit your application by July 25. Read on to learn more!

Graduate students, staff, and faculty are invited to join Health and Wellness, Student Leadership and Engagement, and CAPS for the Well-being Summer Book Club! Join to explore how to “find your people, create community, and live a more connected life.” The club will meet Tuesdays, starting 6/29, from 6:30-7:30pm. Read on for more information!

UCSB Arts & Lectures announces the return of FREE Summer Cinema with Be Excellent & Party On! - Movies Under the Stars in Your Cars on Thursday evenings at 8:30pm from July 1 through Aug. 12 at West Wind Drive-in Santa Barbara. Take a trip back to the drive-in (and back in time!) with a series of nostalgic comedy and adventure flicks from the ’80s and ’90s. Read on for more info!

Sponsored by the UCSB Office of Black Student Development, AVC Umoja Community invites students, faculty, staff, and others in the community to join them for a Juneteenth Celebration at 9am on June 18. Read on for more info and to RSVP!

The STS Futures Initiative is thrilled to be hosting this year's Cal STS retreat: two full days of free professional development workshops and networking opportunities on June 25th and 26th. Participants are free to pick and choose which workshops they are interested in attending. Read on for more details and to register!

UCSB's Graduate Division proudly invites you to Commencement 2021 to celebrate the graduate students who have completed degrees in 2020 and 2021! Read on to learn more about this year's commencement events.

Please join UCSB's Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Belinda Robnett on June 3 from 1:30-2:30pm for a presentation on the office's current initiatives and programs, as well as future plans for advancing equity and justice on campus. There will be a Q&A and you can submit your questions in advance. Read on to learn more!

Receive $50 a month to help cover the cost of your internet or cell phone! Did you lose income in the past year due to coronavirus, or is your income 135% or less than the federal poverty guidelines? Apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, a newly launched federal program which can pay for part of your monthly bill. Read on to learn more!

Join UCSB's CCAMPIS on June 8 at 8pm for a talk by Mary Rose Gates-Bowes and Marian Harms from CALM. Participants will gain information and strategies related to supporting children with transitions. Read on to learn more!

UC Santa Barbara will be offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to staff, faculty, and students every Thursday through June 10. Don’t wait—book your appointment now!

Attention graduate student parents! The Cottage Health Covid-19 Drive-Up Vaccination Clinic at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital is now offering the Pfizer vaccination to individuals 12 and over (those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian).

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures for a FREE virtual event with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet. "Creating Hope with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama" in conversation with Pico Iyer takes place on Tuesday, May 18 at 8:30 p.m. Pacific. Read on to learn more!

You are invited to participate in UCSB's Online Commencement Ceremony, the Grad Walk, or both! You must confirm your participation on MarchingOrder using your @ucsb email address. The last day to schedule your participation is TODAY, May 11, at midnight Pacific time.

The Graduate Student Association at UC Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients. The GSA Excellence in Teaching Award (ETA) recognizes graduate students who have shown excellence and gone above and beyond as teachers at UC Santa Barbara. Read on to learn more!