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Dr. Ron D. Vale ‘80 (CCS Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry); alt text: headshot of Ron, a man smiling at the camera wearing a grey button up top and eyeglasses
Meet 2026 CCS Commencement Speaker Dr. Ronald D. Vale ’80 (CCS Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
CCS class photo: students laying and standing in front of yellow CCS building. Photo edited with text overlay reading: Thank You - UCSB Give Day 04.09.26
With Gratitude: CCS Exceeds Its Give Day Goal
Team UCSB-WA (left to right): coach Wesley Hung ‘24 (CoE Computer Science), Ezra Furtado-Tiwari ‘28 (CCS Computing, Mathematics), Om Mahesh ‘28 (CCS Mathematics; CoE Computer Science) and David Qiao ‘26 (CoE Computer Science; L&S Mathematics)
UC Santa Barbara Team Heads to ICPC World Finals
Wide group photo of hundreds of students gathered on a lawn in front of the College of Creative Studies building at UC Santa Barbara on a sunny day. The building façade shows the CCS sign and address number 494. Students are seated and standing in rows, facing the camera. Overlay text at bottom right reads: “UCSB GIVE DAY — 04.09.26.
UCSB Give Day is Thursday, April 9!
Black-and-white illustrated event poster filled with dense, surreal doodles—faces, instruments, abstract symbols, and chaotic scenes—surrounding bold red text reading “WESLEY BOWEN.” Below, a pink box lists event details: “May 15th // 7pm, Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.” The imagery has a playful, slightly dark tone, with references to music, performance, and imagination woven throughout.
Sick And Twisted Individuals: A CCS Senior Recital by Wesley Bowen '26 (CCS Music Composition)
Event
May
15
headshot of Jo Little, a woman with red hair wearing a beaded shell necklace and smiling
Jo Little Memorial Campus Walk
Event
May
18
Suraya Martinez '26 (CCS Art); alt text: a smiling young woman poses in front of a series of photographs and a rack of clothes
𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒫𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝒲𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝓉 & 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝒲𝑒 𝒟𝒪: A Senior Exhibition by Suraya Martinez '26 (CCS Art)
Event
May
20
A concert photo of Switch-Ensemble playing instruments to a crowd, illuminated by blue stage lights
[Switch〜Ensemble] Concert: Presented by CCS Music Composition
Event
May
23
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