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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.