Your Journey through the Latest News and Events from HDAE
Welcome to The Compass, Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises newsletter. From the latest HDAE news and events, to innovative programs enhancing the student experience, we cover it all. For questions, or to submit article ideas, contact us at compass@housing.ucsb.edu.
Prospective Gauchos Spend the Day with Us
It was a warm sunny morning, and the HDAE team made up of staff and student workers arrived early to help stage the first in-person Housing Fair since 2019! The Fair was part of UCSB’s Open House 2022, an event that invited tens of thousands of students and their families to experience our beautiful campus in-person.
Transitioning Back to Normalcy
Over the past two years, COVID-19 has changed the way we work and live. Because of campus community members' high vaccination rate coupled with boosters, we now have the opportunity to transition back to normalcy this summer. Here are some highlights of work that is happening behind the scenes to accomplish this.
HDAE Staff on the Move
Micro-articles about Our Staff & Communities
Commit to Taking Care of Ourselves
Creating Community Through Delicious Food
The talents and experience of UCen Catering and Special Events Catering have merged to become Campus Catering. Coinciding with the blend is an expansion in services and plenty of fresh, new offerings.
Creating an Inclusive, Thriving and Connected Environment
COVID-19: Two Years Later
As we prepare for the last quarter of the 2021-2022 academic year, I want to applaud the work that everyone has accomplished while facing immense challenges. I also want to breathe a sigh of relief due to COVID positivity numbers dropping across the country, including Santa Barbara County and here on campus, and the shifts taking place at this time – shifts that are moving away from public health mandates toward public health recommendations.
HDAE Staff on the Move
David Zamora, Potwasher, De la Guerra Dining Commons... Catalina Porras, Sr. Custodian, Munger Physics Residence (KITP)... Artemio Almanza, Sr. Custodian, De La Guerra Dining Commons... Virgilio Piedra, Cook, Carrillo Dining Commons... and Juan Toledano, Sr. Building Maintenance Worker, Residential Operations
Micro-articles about Our Staff & Communities