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Campus Resources for Graduate Students

Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS)
Career Services
Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Counseling Services
Davidson Library
Disabled Students Program
Early Childhood Care and Education Services
Financial Aid Office
Graduate Student Association
Housing and Residential Services
How to Survive and Flourish
Instructional Development/TA Development
International Students and Scholars
Judicial Affairs
Multicultural Center (MCC)
Office of Research
Office of Student Life
Student Health
Women’s Center

Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS)

• Organizational, time management, and project management skills workshops
• Individual writing skills assistance for English as a second language students
• Employment opportunities as tutors

Location: 3rd floor of the Student Resource Building (SRB)

Career Services

• Resources for graduate students seeking academic jobs
• Resources for graduate students seeking non-academic jobs
• Reference letter service
• Graduate student specific drop-in hours

Location: Building 599

Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity at UCSB is designed to be a safe and supportive environment for all students, staff, and faculty, emphasizing resources for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community, as well as allies and those who are questioning their sexual and/or gender identity. The Center welcomes a diversity of racial, ethic, religious, political and cultural values while advocating for the welfare of those who have historical been marginalized because of their sexual and/or gender identity. The Director and staff are committed to serving the campus and larger community with professionalism and respect. The Center provides educational programming, social activities, advocacy and consultation with the goal of enhancing safety, tolerance and quality of life in the UCSB community.

Location: 3112 Student Resource Building

Counseling Services

• Crisis Intervention for self or others
• Individual and group therapy sessions
• Graduate and older students group
• TA training for handling distressed students
• Stress management

Location: Building 599

Davidson Library

• Individual consultations with librarian subject specialists
• Graduate student study lounge on the 8th floor with wireless access
• Extended borrowing privileges
• Cubicles available to PhD candidates for one quarter with the possibility of 5 renewals
• 2 secure offices for 1 day loan for graduate students

Disabled Students Program(DSP)

The DSP provides academic support services to any student with a documented disability, at no cost to the student. DSP requires written verification from a medical doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist, and/or learning disabilities specialist. Some services available for students include:

• Sign-Language interpreters
• Note-takers, readers, specialized educational materials
• Use of special adaptive equipment
• Test-taking accommodations

If a TA/RA needs accommodations, the hiring department is responsible for providing those services. The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) in Human Resources will accept documentation and work with the department to make appropriate accommodations.

Location: 2nd floor of the Student Resource Building (SRB)

Early Childhood Care and Education Services

Year-around high quality early childcare is available on campus through the Orfalea Family Children’s Center (located on West Campus) and the University Children’s Center (located in the Student Resource Building). The Orfalea Family Children’s Center provides care for children ages 3 months to 5 years. The University Children’s Center provides care for children ages 3 months to 3 years. Both centers are open between 7:30am – 5:30pm Monday – Friday. Also provided by these centers are;

• Reduced child-care rates for full-paying student families (approximately 40% lower than staff and faculty rates)
• Family support services, including family support groups and educational meetings
• Employment opportunities as classroom teaching assistants
• Volunteer and intern opportunities
• Research site opportunities

Financial Aid Office

• Federal Work Study, subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans, Graduate PLUS Loans, and Alternative loans are available to graduate students
• Teaching Assistant Loans are available to TAs during their initial period of employment. TAs can borrow up to the amount of their first month’s salary and repay that amount out of their first 3 paychecks. TAs can apply for this loan 30 days prior to the start of the first day of instruction for their initial quarter of their TAship

Location: 2103 Student Affairs Building

Graduate Students Association (GSA)

The GSA is the elected representative government for graduate and professional students at UCSB. The GSA works to ensure that graduate student concerns are addressed in on- and off-campus policy decisions. We also provide graduate students with information concerning decisions that are relevant to graduate student life and organize graduate social events.

• GSA Lounge – Offers comfortable seating to enjoy lunch and use free wireless internet
• Organized graduate student events

Location: University Center, room 2502

Housing & Residential Services

• Variety of University Housing options
• Single graduate student on-campus housing at San Clemente Villages
• Assistance for finding housing in the community for graduate students with special needs

Location: 1501 Residential Services Building

How to Survive and Flourish, a Survival Guide for Graduate Women at UCSB, Composed and Written by Volunteer Graduate Students for Fellow Graduate Students.

• This document is made available by the UCSB Women’s Center and is full of useful information for both men and women graduate students. Topics include funding, writing a dissertation, and finding a job.

Instructional Development/TA Development

• TA Development Program
• Quarterly teaching skill workshops
• Media support for classrooms and large lecture halls
• Private consultations on improving teaching and learning
• TA Instructional Grant Program
• TA Departmental Training Grants
• Lead TA Institute
• Summer Teaching Institute for Associates
• Assistance in completing the Certificate in College and University Teaching
• "TAs as Teachers, a Handbook for Teaching Assistants at UCSB"
• International TA Handbook

Location: Kerr Hall

Office of International Students and Scholars

• International Student Orientation
• Immigration advising
• Visa Assistance
• Social/cultural adjustment
• Personal counseling, referral
• Employment authorization
• English Conversation Program
• Presentations by immigration attorneys

Location: 3rd floor of the Student Resource Building

Judicial Affairs

• Training for TAs on academic integrity issues, advise TAs on handling disruptive students, and taking reports on hate incidents.

Location:2201 Student Affairs/Administration Building

Multicultural Center (MCC)

The UCSB MultiCultural Center presents over 90 events each year that increase cultural awareness and understanding. These events include lectures, films and videos, panel discussions, readings, art exhibitions, and music, dance, and dramatic performances. Events are open to everyone and most events are free. The MCC’s facilities can be utilized by graduate students for programs, meetings, and events. The MCC can also provide funding for programs that compliment its mission statement.
Location: University Center between Corwin Pavilion and UCen Road

Office of Research

• Reviews proposals and accepts awards on behalf of the UC Regents for graduate student grant and fellowship proposals (such as National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants) that require authorized representative endorsement
• Guidance on intellectual property issues
• Bi-monthly Funding Resources Newsletter that lists funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students

Location: 3227 Cheadle Hall

Office of Student Life (OSL)

• Monthly Graduate Mentor Newsletter
• In-person assistance and advising offered by two graduate mentors
• Organizational support for the Graduate Student Association
• Registered graduate student organizations receive advising, event planning advace, room scheduling, and organizational accounting support through OSL

Location: 2nd Floor of the Student Resource Building

Student Health

• Full spectrum of primary care and specialty services for all students, including stress reduction modalities
• Graduate Student Health Insurance

Location: Building 588

Women's Center

The Women's Center is a place where people work to understand the changing roles of women and men and to expand the educational, professional, and personal opportunities for women. The Center challenges sexism, racism, heterosexism, and classism and other barriers that inhibit women's inclusion and equal power. The Women's Center provides a climate in which women can celebrate and cultivate their common strengths as well as recognize their rich cultural and individual differences." The Women's Center has a library, meeting rooms, and net stations, an art gallery, and weekly workshops.

• Internship opportunities
• Graduate Student Lecture Series – Talks given by grad students in their areas of research, which is good practice for job talks
• Academic Job Market Series – Panels with senior faculty members, tips and stories, phone and conference interviews, negotiating job offers, how to prepare for the job market

Location: 1220 Student Resource Building