Wellness and Work-life Balance

Join UCSB Library on March 22 at 5pm for "Straight from the Source: The Source Family Archive with Isis Aquarian." This event features a conversation with Isis Aquarian about her life with the Source Family, a commune in Los Angeles in the early 1970s.

Join UCSB's Center for Black Studies Research as they welcome Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, Dr. Brandon Ogbunu, for his talk "Mending a Broken Biology: Human Diversity, Disinformation, and a New Way Forward"!

The Division of Social Sciences and the Department of Black Studies will be hosting UCSB alumna Sarah Eisner '93 and Randy Quarterman, co-founders of The Reparations Project, on March 7 from 4-6p. The talk, which is followed by a reception, will be held at the MultiCultural Center.

The Public Domain Players present to you Finding Jud(a)ea, a brand new play written and directed by Grace Kimball, PhD Student in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at UCSB. Finding Jud(a)ea will premiere on March 3 at the Isla Vista Community Center, with additional stagings on March 4 & 5.

UCSB Health & Wellness invites all students -- including graduate students -- to participate in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey. This comprehensive health survey helps H&W learn about the health and wellbeing issues students are experiencing The survey is open until March 3rd.

Join the Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) on Monday, Feb 27 from 4-5:30pm in South Hall 4603 as they welcome UCSB Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor, Dr. Dan Conroy-Beam, for his talk where he will present a sufficiency test of the "alliance hypothesis" of race! Appetizers and refreshments will be served. The event will also be livestreamed

Join the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL) for Coffee with a Prof! The winter visiting scholar is Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein, Professor of Political Science from Eastern Michigan University and Director of the Bruce K. Nelson Faculty Development Center.

Come join the International TA Appreciation Social on Wednesday, March 1 from 3-4:30p. The focus of the social is "Finding Your Teaching Identity". There will be food and fun activities to help international TAs boost their confidence as teaching assistants.

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity has two workshops around processing burnout and fatigue coming up at the end of February! In this workshop, participants explore these questions through engaging in reflections on critical thought — particularly the wisdom of BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ and feminist thinkers — and leaning into creative practices.

Next week, UCSB Arts & Lectures welcomes acclaimed materials scientist and science communicator Dr. Ainissa Ramirez. On Feb 22, Dr. Ramirez will host a lunch and learn session on the topic of “Diversity in STEM.” On Feb 23, Dr. Ramirez will deliver an illustrated presentation on the impact of women and people of color in science and engineering. Both events are free.

UCSB's Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) has a number of events coming up over the next few weeks, and you are invited! Read on for more info about each of these opportunities.

The Public Domain Players (PDP) theatre company is hosting an informational session to recruit more people, especially graduate students, and to talk about their upcoming season. This session will be held on this Thursday, Feb 16 at 6:30pm in the Early Modern Center (South Hall 2510). Join the Artistic Directors to learn more about this opportunity to get involved in the theatre arts!

The lecture series, “Fast & Curious: ED Talks from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School," returns on Wednesday, January 25 at 7pm at the Santa Barbara Public Library. Three faculty members, two graduate students, and one postdoctoral fellow will give talks about their research or work that is shaping education and applied psychology.

UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to announce several additions to the Justice for All programming initiative for Winter 2023. Read on for more information and to reserve your tickets.

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is currently accepting project proposals for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. Don’t miss the chance to fund your campus green project. Applications are due on Friday, February 3rd, 2023.