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Dear CCS Students, Faculty and Staff, please mark your calendars for the 2024 College of Creative Studies (CCS) All College meeting! Join us for a day of community building, welcome activities (including our infamous rock-paper-scissors tournament), and lunch!

Please join us in conversations with first generation graduate students as they share their experiences into their field of study and their journey as a First-Generation Graduate Student. Topics of discussion will include navigating imposter syndrome, self-care strategies, and how to survive and thrive in academic spaces.

The event will consist of a graduate student panel and a networking mixer between first-generation undergraduate and graduate students. The event will feature graduate students from a wide range of STEM, social science, education, and humanities fields.

Audra Metzler and Stevie Andrade, HR representatives with Angi (formerly Angi's List) will present the first workshop in our Prep with a Pro series and will share perspectives on what makes an impressive professional resume and cover letter. Students will learn the process of writing these key documents, including targeting, style, and format. Audra and Stevie are experienced HR professionals who love supporting Gauchos, so don't miss this valuable virtual presentation!

As part of the 2024 UCSB Summer Carillon Recital Series, Wesley Arai (UCSB University Carillonist) will present a recital from the carillon in UCSB’s Storke Tower on Sunday, August 11th at 2:00 pm. Selections will include original works for carillon and arrangements of well-known classical and popular tunes.

Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.

CCS Music Composition Faculty Emeritus Earl Louis Stewart announces the premiere performance of his Symphony #4: Juneteenth Symphony (Identity 34:1).  It will premiere as part of the Prelude to Juneteenth Day Celebration at UC Los Angeles’ Royce Hall, presented by the Department of African American Studies.

Please join us for a reception and awards ceremony honoring the recipients of the 2024 Library Award for Undergraduate Research. Prizes of $750 for first place and $500 for second place will be awarded in each of three categories: Sciences & Engineering, Humanities & Fine Arts, and Social Sciences.

The 2024 Library Award for Undergraduate Research is generously supported by a gift from Dr. Jenny Cook-Gumperz, faculty emerita.

This event will be photographed or recorded.

Please join us for a musical event featuring the premiere of two projects by Donavan Walker '25 (CCS Music Composition). 

We are thrilled to invite you to the AI Community of Practice Spring Symposium from May 20-24.

Suite for Drowning is a collection of musical works directly inspired by near death aquatic experiences on the California Coast. This suite of live electroacoustic pieces explores the vastness of the ocean, natural forces, biological fear responses, out of body experience, and after-life. This iteration of the work is for Lucian Parisi’s senior composition recital, combining electronic material from past albums, compositions specific to this project, and live chamber improvisation.

Free Admission

There will be a reception following the concert.

Renowned Berlin-based violinist Sarah Saviet premieres a collection of new works written by CCS Music Composition students: Luca LaMarca '27, Leah Graalfs '27, Angus Malcomson '27, Kai Jenkin '26, Zachary Davis '27, and Lucian Parisi '24. Saviet will also be performing contemporary violin works: Falter by Lisa Streich, Mikka by Iannis Xenakis, and Habitual by Lawrence Dunn.

Conference Details

Date: Wednesday, May 15th and Friday, May 17th, 2024 between 8 am and 5:30 pm.
Location: UCSB Library and Kerr Hall

Discover the boundless horizons of knowledge and innovation at the UCSB Conference 2024. This week-long event is a testament to the remarkable achievements of our students, who have delved into a diverse array of research topics, fostering new insights and igniting intellectual curiosity.

We welcome you to the URCA Week Poster Colloquium at UCSB, a dynamic showcase of ingenuity, exploration, and innovation. This event serves as a platform for students from all disciplines to present their research findings and creative projects to the university community and beyond.

The Undergraduate Poster Colloquium embodies the spirit of academic curiosity and collaboration. Held annually, this event allows students to share their breakthroughs, insights, and artistic endeavors with a diverse audience. 

Mary "Jo" Little (1954-2017) was a beloved staff member known for her unwavering commitment to student wellness and the undergraduate community. During her 25 years at UCSB, Jo served in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Environmental Studies before becoming the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Assistant Dean in 2013.

CCS Dean Emeritus and paleobotanist Bruce Tiffney will lead the campus flora walk and provide a brief introduction to the diversity of plants that faculty and staff have introduced to campus.

You’re invited to 𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓭, a senior exhibition by Jesús Balandrano Ramírez '24 (CCS Art), at the CCS Gallery opening this Saturday, April 20th, and on view until Thursday, April 25th. Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd at 5pm for the reception. Light refreshments will be served.

***Free Admission***

From analog tape loops to infinite oscillators, Rachel Beetz, Anne Hege, and Julie Herndon weave together an evening of electroacoustic music reflecting on tactile interactions with sonic technologies. In this concert, Beetz (synth), Hege (voice), and Herndon (keys) augment acoustic instruments with their analog and digital likeness.  

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Sean Friar Music Composition Events

Join us for Moxie Bright Evan's '24 (CCS Art) senior show, opening this Saturday, April 13th, and on view until Thursday, April 18th in the CCS Gallery. 

This Way To Infinity pieces together shapes, colors, and text into fragmented memories. Works invite viewers into atmospheric spaces resembling dreams, omens, and energetic pathways leading to the unknown. Symbols both familiar and strange relate to archetypal and bodily forms, calling attention to our human life cycles, sensory experiences, and intimate relationships. 

Gallery hours are:

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) and UCSB Reads 2024 invites you to an open studios event hosted by CCS students in the Book Arts, Sculpture, and Painting programs.
 
Details and a map of the studios will be posted soon.
 

Network with Nick Harvey ‘14 (CCS Chemistry & Biochemistry) as he shares his entrepreneurial journey from CCS to founder and CEO of Bay Area Redwood, a business that employs sustainable practices to create high-quality timber products.

ミ★ 𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 ★彡

All students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to attend this year’s UCSB Grad Slam Final Round from 4:30 p.m.

Workshop: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM,  OLT Stage
Student Presentations: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, OLT 

Network with Alec Cao '21 (CCS Physics) as he recounts his journey from CCS to the University of Colorado Boulder, where he currently attends the prestigious Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (AMO) program.

Calling all CCS Students!

Pi Day is quickly approaching, and we want to celebrate it with you! 

We have a fun afternoon of pizza, games, and a pie-eating contest planned and we would love for you to join us from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.

The winner of the pie-eating contest will be handed (among other prizes) a perfectly swirled tin of whip cream to toss at Nicholas Washington, CCS Undergraduate Advisor. Register here!