Summer 2020 September

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UC International Student Advocacy Conference

Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 10 AM – 5 PM

The UC International Student Coalition is virtually hosting its first International Student Advocacy Conference on September 12th, 2020 from 10 am to 5 pm PDT. Our conference will feature a guest panel on intersectionality and workshop session topics on international student mental health, LGBTQIA+ barriers, and resource inequities. Our conference mission is to facilitate a community space promoting international student solidarity and grassroots advocacy efforts on issues of resource inequities, cross-cultural barriers, and more.
UCSB Associated Students Bike Shop
Have questions or concerns about your bike? Come talk to one of our mechanics during our Zoom consultations. We want to be able to help you the best we can during this period of time with respect to COVID-19 safety guidelines. Our consultation hours will be open Monday-Thursday from 12-4pm for the rest of session B!
Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA)
We’ve included a testing site update in this week’s post! Also please keep in mind that the numbers we post are only reported cases and therefore may not be an accurate representation of how many cases currently exist. Please keep practicing social distancing and continue to wear a mask!💚
*these numbers represent updated cases since last week’s post*
Coastal Fund
Happy National Wildlife Day! California is a global hot spot for biodiversity, and our home in Santa Barbara is no exception. This native flora is the Coastal Bush Lupine, lupinous arboreus, that grows all along the coast! It is a perennial shrub that can reach up to 2 meters tall! Its flowers are either this bright yellow or a light lilac. While out and about today try to find some other native wildlife while wearing a mask and keeping a safe distance from others.
PC: Ron Wolf
Coastal Fund
The graduate board of directors representative position for the UCSB Coastal Fund is still open and we want to hear from you! Open to all majors and disciplines. Be a part of our organization’s grant allocation of $400,000 annually to important, local environmental projects. Apply by September 18th and find out more about this fun and amazing opportunity at coastalfund.as.ucsb.edu/coastal-fund-positions/
Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA)
Free thermometers are available at Pardall Center, IV Food Co-op, and at IV Neighborhood Clinic, so be sure to pick yours up! Please continue to social distance and note that these are just reported cases and may not accurately represent the number of cases actually present!🤍
*these numbers represent updated cases since last week’s post*
AS Food Bank and Miramar Pantry will be closed for the week of September 14th-18th. AS Food Bank will be open Friday, Sept 11th and will reopen Wednesday, September 30th. Anticipated Fall hours for AS Food Bank are Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-2pm. Miramar Pantry will reopen the week of the 21st. Anticipated Fall hours for Miramar Pantry are : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 4:00-6:30 PM.

Given that both pantries are closed the week of the 14th, the UCSB Food Security and Basic Needs Taskforce will be doing a pop up produce pantry for food insecure UCSB students on Wednesday, September 16th. We will be focusing on fruits, veggies, and some grain (e.g. rice/pasta).

Please sign up below if you would like free groceries on:

Wednesday,
September 16th, 2020
5pm-7pm
at the UCSB Food Security and Basic Needs Advising Center (Also called the “SNAC”)
(at the UCen, next to Jamba Juice, across from Storke Plaza).

This is open to all current UCSB students and their families who are experiencing food insecurity.

If you are showing any signs of illness, please do not come to the distribution and instead, please sign up for deliveries for people who are sick or immuno-compromised: https://forms.gle/sxpJYL7X2BDwqYN27

Please come wearing a face covering and please help us to ensure that everyone stays at 6ft distances. We will have sneeze guards around distribution tables, distancing markers, sanitizer for use at the distribution, and our staff will also be following safety guidelines.

If you are an international or undocumented student, please note that this program does not trigger public charge rules and no data is reported in a way that could affect public charge.

UCSB students will be asked to share their student ID/perm number below. Family members/dependents of UCSB students will not need to report their name. Instead we will just ask for the number of people in the family.

It is ok for a non-UCSB student who is sharing a household with a UCSB student to pick up the groceries. In this case, we ask the non-UCSB student to be able to provide the name and student ID/perm number of the student they live with in order to pick up groceries.

Student ID/perm numbers will be used to identify demographic and financial metrics on participants to report broad statistics about the group of students we are serving and to evaluate total versus unique participant counts of the community the UCSB Food Security and Basic Needs Taskforce serves. No data specific to individuals will be shared outside this program.

If you have any questions, please reach out to kcmaynard@ucsb.edu or visit http://food.ucsb.edu/ and use the chat box in the lower right hand corner.

UC Santa Barbara
September 14 at 7:45 AM 

Excellence recognized: UC Santa Barbara has moved up

U.S. News and World Report

‘s list of public national universities! More on The Current: https://bit.ly/35yqGl1 #BestColleges

Isla Vista Tenants Union
September 14 at 1:48 PM Instagram 
🧚🏽 Back with more ways to help you out with rent during these hard times! 🧚🏽 DM us if you have any questions! 💚 🏡
Associated Students Pardall Center

is sharing a COVID-19 Update.

September 15 at 7:47 AM 
As a program of Associated Students UCSB, the Pardall Center will be closed beginning September 15th to prioritize application of UCSB Administration’s new guidelines for COVID-19 service operations. We will be closed until all new measurements can be met. Please direct all inquiries to as-pardallcenter@ucsb.edu in the meantime. Free prints, masks, or thermometers will not be available during this closure. We thank you for your patience, and will be back open soon!
Xochitl Clare

is at

UCSB REEF
👩🏾‍🔬Big box. Big day for a lady scientist. My first major grant award came through! What’s inside? I’m sure you want to know…! 👀
COVID-19 makes doing important science all the more challenging. But we are determined to see it through while staying safe!

This day couldn’t have been possible without the

UCSB REEF

of the

Coastal Fund

and, my collaborators at the UCSB REEF and my research group, the Hofmann Lab

Updates coming soon! Stay tuned! 😎
UCSB A.S. Public and Mental Health Commission
September 15 at 8:13 PM 
Passionate about advocating for Public and Mental Health resources for the student body? Apply to be a part of our 2020-2021 Executive Board!
Deadline: September 25th
Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA)
Although the number of positive cases in IV has somewhat decreased over the past few weeks, City of Goleta is reporting a significantly lower utilization of testing sites in the recent few weeks. Please continue to get tested to protect yourselves and your loved ones💛
*these numbers represent updated cases since last week’s post*
Associated Students congratulates Sina Sadighi! Sina, a former Special Events Coordinator from ASPB, won an Emmy this past weekend for co-producing the Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Special. In 2009, Sina produced an evening Extravaganza where Ludacris headlined. https://www.emmys.com/bios/sina-sadighi
Associated Students Pardall Center
We apologize for the inconvenience. Pardall Center’s distribution program will not be providing the following services until further notice:
– free printing
– free masks and thermometers distribution
The locations mentioned below have free masks and thermometers. For printing, we recommend Staples in Goleta and FedEx on Calle Real.
Thank you for your understanding!
September 22 has been declared National Voter Registration Day – what better excuse to check your voter registration and make sure your residence and mailing address is accurate and up-to-date.
“Voting in California has never been easier and registering to vote is the first step,” said Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters Joe Holland. “All California residents are eligible to vote was long as they are a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old on Election Day.”
The deadline to register to vote in California for the upcoming Presidential Election is October 19. Registering prior to this deadline ensures that voters receive all the voter material they will need.
“I highly recommend registering to vote before the October 19 deadline,” said Holland. “It ensures that the voter has the opportunity to receive, review and mark their ballot safely and securely at home.”
There are several ways to register. Forms are available online at SBCVote.com or RegisterToVote.ca.gov. Paper applications may be available at most U.S. Post Offices, Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters Offices or the Department of Motor Vehicles. To verify voter registration status or update registration information, such as an address or party affiliation, go to SBCVote.com.
If a voter misses the October 19 registration deadline, they may use the conditional voter registration process through Election Day, and must go to the County Registrar of Voters office or a polling place to register and vote. Ballots cast conditionally will be processed once the Registrar of Voters Office has completed the voter registration verification process.
The three election offices in the county will be open for voting, voter registration and voter questions from October 5 through Election Day, November 3.
Office locations and regular business hours:
Santa Barbara
4440-A Calle Real
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, except holidays
Lompoc
401 E. Cypress St, Room 102*
8 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, except holidays
*To better serve voters, the Lompoc Office will move to the Lompoc Veteran’s Memorial Building at 100 E. Locust starting October 22, 2020
Santa Maria
511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Suite 134
8 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, except holidays
The Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters Office wants to help make the voting process as easy as possible. For questions or assistance, please call (805) 568-2200.
The EVPSA office is currently looking for students passionate about mental health to apply to be a Peer Facilitator for their brand new Peer to Peer Program.
Apply to be a Fellow & get to experience the inner working of Associated Students! Link: tinyurl.com/pearmanfellowship
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For more information about the fellowship: https://www.as.ucsb.edu/get-involved/fellowship-application/
Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA)
Please continue to utilize local testing sites to ensure that you are safe and healthy before Fall quarter begins! As more people move into our Isla Vista community, it is imperative that you continue to practice social distancing measures & wear a mask! Happy last week of summer!💗
*these numbers represent updated cases since last week’s post*

Virtual Community Covid-19 Response Town Hall

Monday, September 28, 2020 at 3 PM – 4:30 PM
Public · Hosted by Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA) and The Beloved Community Isla Vista
REGISTRATION LINK: https://ucsb.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_Q7hVTq1NSsuEqlPlkKmCvw…
Join us for our Virtual Community Covid-19 Response Town Hall that will take place on Monday, September 28, 3-4:30 PM! Stop by to hear about the action being taken by UCSB, SB County, healthcare professionals & more regarding Covid-19 in our community!
**Sponsored by UCSB Associated Students, UCSB Health and Wellness, The Beloved Community Isla Vista, Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann, and Santa Barbara County**
Panelists:
– Margaret Klawunn, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, UCSB
– Laura Polito, M.D., Physician, Student Health, UCSB
– Joan Hartmann, Third District Supervisor, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
– Christopher Johnson, Associate Dean of Educational Programs, Student Affairs, SBCC
– Suzanne Grimmesey, Chief Quality Care and Strategy Officer, Behavioral Wellness, County of Santa Barbara
– Yasamin Salari, External Vice President for Local Affairs, Associated Students, UCSB
– Katya Armistead, Assistant Vice Chancellor & Dean of Student Life, UCSB
– Melissa Cohen, General Manager, Isla Vista Food Cooperative
– Claudia Govea, IV community member
– Spencer Brandt, President, Isla Vista Community Services District
– Sabina Menzhausen, Vice Chair, Isla Vista Tenants Union, Associated Students, UCSB
Facilitator: Marisela Márquez, Executive Director, Associated Students, UCSB
This event will be live streamed on the EVPLA Facebook page and broadcast on KCSB-FM 91.9.
Living History Project 
Help us welcome Fall quarter and join us in our first general meeting on October 5, at 5pm!
KCSB-FM 91.9 in Santa Barbara
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IT’S HERE! Our annual t-shirt design contest! Have fun with these. As long as they meet the requirements listed in this graphic, your design will be entered to win the cash prize of $250, aaand have all the cool kids sporting your art.
Just email to gm@kcsb.org to submit. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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