Community Resources
CalFresh Assistance
This program issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores. The amount of the benefit is based on the size of your household, your income, and your bills.
Gilman International Scholarship - Study Abroad
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness. The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.
Isla Vista Youth Project
The THRIVE Isla Vista Network is a group of organizations that work together to insure children, families and individuals have the necessary resources to be healthy and succeed. The Network provides assistance with the following areas; basic needs, childcare and early childhood education, adult education, financial assistance, health and wellness, family support, summer and after school programming and volunteer opportunities.
Essential Links
Academic Advising Assistant (AAA)
AAA allows you to access student schedules, grades/GPAs, degree information, etc.
ASSIST Transfer Credit
ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.
BLUE (formerly known as iSIS)
BLUE allows you to access student schedules, grades/GPAs, degree information, etc.
ZONES
ZONES allows you to see student's financial aid packages, EFCs, etc. This is helpful for the AS/EOP Grant qualification and application.
Event Resources
HSSB McCune Conference Room
You will need an account number - Let Marta know before you reserve this conference room
Transportation and Parking Services
Contact for Transportation/Van Rental - Wendy Devlin (wendy.devlin@tps.ucsb.edu)
Contact for Parking - Paul Barragan (paul.barragan@ucsb.edu)
Important Files
Staff Campus Involvement & Resources
Chancellor’s Staff Advisory Council (CSAC)
The mission of CSAC is to research and identify staff issues on campus. CSAC provides a direct line of communication between the Chancellor's Office and UCSB staff.
Gaucho U
The Gaucho U Certificate Program is a year-long cohort-based training and development program founded on the UC Core Competency Model. The Gaucho Mentor Connection program is itself a product of a Gaucho U cohort.
Professional Women’s Association (PWA)
The purpose of this Association is to develop awareness among faculty, and other campus constituencies of the contributions of women to the mission of UCSB; to provide activities and support to other campus constituencies that contribute to the advancement of women; to serve as a networking and communications channel among women, and to provide a forum to influence decisions on campus and community issues.
Staff Assembly
The mission of Staff Assembly is to support the research, teaching, and community service mission of UCSB by serving in an advisory capacity to the Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, senior officers, and other campus organizations seeking staff consultation.
UCSB Resources
Campus Profile
The Campus Profile contains a variety of campus statistics, including student enrollment, student demographics, and personnel and financial information.
Food Access at UCSB
Provides a centralized source of information regarding healthy and sustainable food options at UCSB and in the local community. We hope to highlight services and resources to help students, staff, and faculty access and choose healthy food options. This site also serves as a hub for learning about the campus food justice movement and efforts to reduce food insecurity and create a more sustainable and just food system.
Gaucho Credit Abroad
A public database to search for the types of credit (i.e., major, minor, GE areas, or electives) that UCSB students received for courses taken on UC Education Abroad Program since 2011-12.
Money Matters
This guide is a tool to help you navigate your finances day to day and access emergency help when you need it. It includes sections on sound money management and ways to ensure that your income is adequate to meet your needs. Because unforeseen events and emergencies do happen, the Money Matters guide also offers information on staff contacts, emergency funding, and low-cost services in the local community.
UCSB Student Affairs BI Center
View and export identifiable and non-identifiable information about students, departments, courses, etc.