Graduate StudentResource Center

​Are you in need of some centering and strength in the midst of a crazy quarter? Join your fellow grads for a free yoga event sponsored by Health & Wellness. The first six guests will also receive a free mat!

At this event, Black graduate students, as well as some undergraduates, will present research projects with which they are involved here at UCSB. Entertainment will even be provided by some students as they demonstrate their creative abilities as well.

The UCSB Multicultural Center will screen "Latino: The Changing Face of America" by writer and director Roxanne Frias, who wanted to create a film that acknowledges the important role Latinos have played in U.S. history while also not being embraced by America like previous immigrants.

The Office of International Students & Scholars hosts an International Student Lunch Discussion every other Tuesday. Enjoy good company and free pizza! Topics are casual, all are welcome.

Demonstrate your ardent self-love by enjoying free McConnell's ice cream for Valentine's Day. Stop by the GSA Lounge between 12:30-3 p.m. on February 14 to snag your scoop, sponsored by Health & Wellness!

Brazilian artist Lino Arruda will lead a two-day zine-making workshop on February 7 and 8 in the MCC Lounge, with the goal of representing Trans* and Queer narratives situated in the banal details of daily life.

Translatina activist Isa Noyola, one of the leading voices in the LGBT immigrant rights movement, will speak at The Hub on February 7.

Enjoy free food and some gardening therapy at the Graduate Student Succulunch event sponsored by Health & Wellness! Bring your own container (pot, old coffee mug, tea container, etc.) to plant ​a free succulent, add some provided googly eyes, and meet your new desk friend.

Are academic expectations, personal issues, and/or the current political climate stressing you out? Do you have trouble prioritizing your own needs and keeping things in perspective? Come join CARE, Career Services, and CAPS for a special workshop on "Self Care for Graduate Students."

Read the following article by UCSB's Office of International Students and Scholars explaining the impacts of Executive Order. Please review the guidelines issued for travel, visa renewal procedures, and maintenance of legal F1/J1 status.

UCSB’s Black Graduate Student Association and Graduate Student Associations will host a Graduate Student of Color Luncheon in the GSA Lounge on Thursday, February 2, at 11:30 a.m.

"13th" is a documentary examining how the criminal justice system in the United States has continued the legacy of slavery, which the 13th amendment sought to end. A discussion will immediately follow the free screening of the film at the MultiCultural Center.

A group of graduate students from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management researching the Carbon Neutrality Initiative at UCSB is looking for participants for a January 31 focus group regarding laboratory practices.

Read the following letter from Simran Singh, Director of UCSB's Office of International Students and Scholars, offering reassurance and guidance to the international student community here on campus.

UCSB’s Women of Color Circle will host the "Survived and Punished Teach-In," which will address the criminalization of black girls and womxn and girls and womxn of color who have experienced domestic and sexual violence, part of the larger prison pipeline problem.

Counseling and Psychological Services is offering a support group in Mandarin in order to provide a safe space for international students to create their own community and offer an opportunity for students to strengthen interpersonal skills and relate to each other at a deeper level.

UCSB's Counseling and Psychological Services is hosting an array of group therapy, workshop, and seminar offerings this quarter, including their "Riding the Wave" workshop series exclusively designed to help graduate students navigate the ups and downs of grad school with greater ease.

Affinity Grad Mixers – sponsored by the Graduate Student Apartment Community Council, Graduate Division, and CAPS – will host mixers on January 23, 24, and 26. All mixers will provide appetizers and a space for building community with other graduate students from diverse backgrounds.

Author and anti-racist activist Tim Wise will give a talk as part of UCSB's Resilient Love in a Time of Hate series that will focus on meaningful ways in which white Americans can be allies to communities of color. This event is free and will be followed by a Q&A session with Wise.

The UCSB Black Graduate Student Association provides academic support and social resources that meet the needs of Black graduate students and is committed to student mentorship, research, and service opportunities.