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HDAE Highlights

By Staff Writer - April 30, 2021

Micro-articles about Our Staff & Communities

CONGRATULATIONS to Jessie Long in University & Community Housing Services for her recent promotion to Housing Systems Analyst! 

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San Joaquin Villages Neighborhood

Smart Growth: Creating Sustainable Neighborhoods

By Mark Rousseau - April 27, 2021

San Joaquin Villages Earns LEED Neighborhood Development GOLD!

With the support of the engineer of record on the San Joaquin Villages (SJV) project (Buro Happold), HDAE completed the LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) application process and is proud to announce that the community has been awarded a GOLD rating by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). This is a great accomplishment for UCSB and continues to show the commitment to sustainability for the division and campus.

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Willie Brown

From the Desk of Willie Brown

By Willie Brown - April 27, 2021

Spring Quarter is off to a good start!

While there are many details still being finalized, I want to share with you some of the highlights of what’s been happening this spring quarter and what we’re working on for this summer.

  • On April 15 Residential & Community Living began offering limited in-person programming for students in single-student apartments and family student housing. Residents can now reserve access to volleyball courts, basketball courts, and swimming pools in their respective residential area.

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Willie Brown

From the Desk of Willie Brown

By Willie Brown - March 16, 2021

COVID-19 Update: One Year Later

WOW! It has been a full year since we entered COVID-19 related lockdowns. It’s amazing how time flies. Life as we know it has changed and we still have a ways to achieve whatever we envision as “the next normal”. To accomplish this we need to use these simple tools which we all can personally control…

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