Compass

Creating Community through Inspiring Workshops

Language functions include communication, play, emotional release, and learning — all things found at this year’s Deepening Understanding Conference.  

2023 Student Energy Savings Contest Results

Survey Says… Your Voice Matters

Let me start by congratulating Jill Horst and the Campus Dining team! The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) has recognized Jill with the Silver Plate Award. This is a significant achievement and pays tribute to innovative and outstanding foodservice operations and their leaders. She will receive the award at a celebration in Chicago on May 20, 2023. 

Micro-Articles about Our Staff & Communities

HDAE Staff on the Move

Residential & Community Living Welcomes a New Leader

Tenaya Towers Using Recycled Water in Toilets

Mobile Access Card Coming Soon to Samsung Wallet

For 20+ years, UCSB has been expanding the functionality and service locations for the Access Card. Not until this last Fall did it become a recognized campus enterprise capability, with a newly formed Access Governance Committee (Co-Chaired by Ben Price and Melissa Jarnagin). The committee has forty staff members to help guide all Access decision-making, service changes, and enhancements.

Thank you to HDAE Staff for Making a Difference!

On the five year anniversary of the catastrophic January 9 Debris Flow in Montecito, another record-setting storm system battered Santa Barbara County and resulted in closures of highways 101 and 154 by late Monday afternoon. As a result, all of the local hotels were filled within hours of the evacuation orders and road closures, and several of our staff that commute to campus were stranded without a place to stay the night.