The Guide to Services was created for Faculty & Students by the Division of Student Affairs in order to highlight the various departments of Student Affairs
Admissions & Outreach Services -
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Assists students in preparing for and applying for admission to the university; processes and evaluates more than 45,000 applications annually.
Arts & Lectures -
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Presents a lively and diverse performing arts season of music, dance, and theater featuring internationally acclaimed artists as well as writers’ readings, public lectures, and a series of exceptional films.
Associated Students -
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Undergraduate students’ governing body; represents the student community at the local, state, and national levels and serves as the liaison between students and university administration.
Campus Learning Assistance Services -
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Helps students increase their mastery of materials through course-specific tutoring and skills development.
Career Services -
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Provides individual and group career counseling, graduate school advising, career information, internships, job listings, and on-campus interview program.
Counseling Services -
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Provides individual and group counseling, stress management, crisis intervention, and consultation to faculty and staff.
Disabled Students Program -
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Serves as the campus liaison regarding issues and regulations related to students with disabilities and coordinates appropriate academic support services for eligible students.
Early Academic Outreach -
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Assists high-achieving and high-potential first generation, and low-income students to attain high academic standards and provide the necessary academic support to matriculate into the University of California. Also provides students, their families, and communities with the necessary resources to increase eligibility, applications, and enrollments in post-secondary education.
Early Childhood Care & Education Services -
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Provides a quality child-care program for student, staff, and faculty families, serving children three months to five years of age (tuition subsidies available to eligible student families). Also provides the campus community with a Family Support and Outreach/Referral Program.
Educational Opportunity Program -
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Provides a network of support services for students from primarily low-income and/or first-generation college backgrounds to assist with academic, financial, personal, career, social and cultural needs.
Financial Aid Office -
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Provides services to help eligible students and their parents receive the assistance necessary to minimize financial obstacles in obtaining a degree from UCSB.
First-Year, Graduate and Instructional Programs -
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Provides a positive environment for students to learn and think critically, make independent, ethical and healthy personal decisions, and to respond proactively and supportively to the needs of a highly diverse society. Also focuses on caring for the academic and intellectual maturation of students.
International Students & Scholars -
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Provides services and programs to meet the cross-cultural and immigration needs of international students and scholars as well as assists academic departments in their efforts to bring visiting international faculty and researchers to UCSB.
MultiCultural Center -
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Strives to promote a sense of belonging among students of color, international students, and gay, lesbian, and bisexual students; working to facilitate the retention and recruitment of students of color and to combat institutional racism and ethnocentrism.
Office of Judicial Affairs -
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Strives to create a safe and intellectually challenging setting for UCSB students to live and learn, and to maintain an environment conducive to UCSB's principles of "Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship," by publishing and enforcing the UCSB Campus Regulations, administering the campus judicial process, educating the campus community about academic integrity and responsible conduct, and much more.
Office of Student Life -
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Offers general assistance to students in problem solving and emergencies, addresses student conduct and grievance issues, and gives referrals when necessary; provides campus room scheduling, organizational advising and consultation, leadership development, and a student locator service; coordinates voter registration and oversees campus crime and safety compliance.
Office of the Registrar -
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The Office of the Registrar establishes and maintains the academic records of the university and provides students with the enrollment services necessary to attain their educational goals.
Orientation Programs & Parent Services -
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Provides services and assistance that will aid new students in their transition to the university; exposes new students to the broad educational opportunities of the institution, and integrates them into the life of the university.
Recreation -
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Administers exercise and sport-related programs and services, from
College of Letters & Science-based academic minors to a
comprehensive array of recreational sports offerings.
Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) -
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Serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning and ally community; provides LGBTIQQ educational programming, social activities, advocacy, resources, and consultation with the goal of enhancing safety, acceptance, and quality of life in the UCSB community.
Student Affairs Grants & Development -
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Manages donations to the division that support important programs and services that help students to develop their scholarship, leadership, and citizenship potential. Students receive the financial, academic, and personal support they need to succeed at UCSB and beyond through these generous donations.
Student Mental Health Response Coordination -
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The coordinator of student mental health services is a readily accessible single point of contact for faculty, staff and students who are concerned about a distressed student and do not know which office to contact. The coordinator will consult about a student, provide referrals to campus departments, develop action plans, and follow up with students, staff and faculty as appropriate.
Storke Student Publications -
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Daily Nexus: newspaper produced by students and catering to the interests of students. LaCumbre Yearbook: annual chronicle of the year produced by students for students attending UCSB.
Student Health Service -
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Provides full-service primary health care services with limited specialty services based on the special needs of the unique UCSB population.
Student Information Systems and Technology -
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Provides computing services to the Division of Student Affairs, including application development; web development; desktop, server and network infrastructure systems support.
Upward Bound -
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Assists eligible students in their efforts to successfully complete high school and obtain a college education. Upward Bound students participate in a variety of activities designed to help them reach their full academic and personal potential through tutoring assistance, college and career planning, educational field trips, and a summer residential program.
Visitor Center -
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Provides the more than 34,000 annual campus guests with information sessions given by professional staff and tours led by volunteer student guides.
Women's Center -
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Provides advocacy, resources, and education on gender issues through events, rape and sexual harassment prevention education programs, support groups, art gallery, library, meeting rooms, and re-entry / non-traditional student services.