University of California, Santa Barbara
PAE-8: Support Programs for Underrepresented Groups

Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity
http://www.apeo.ucsb.edu/
Through the two main components of our office, Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity’s mission is to serve a diverse population by supporting and providing pathways of high-quality P-20 academic preparation and equal opportunity programs consistent with university, state, and federal policies related to student enrollment and retention and faculty and staff hiring through partnerships within the university and the larger community.

Student initiated Recruitment and Retention Center: http://www.as.ucsb.edu/sirrc/retention.html
The Student Initiated Recruitment and Retention Committee is a collective effort of students catering to the needs of local and academic communities. The committee assists historically underrepresented, low-income, and under-resourced students and organizations in establishing the fundamental interaction needed to create a long-term recruitment and retention program within our UCSB community.

The committee is comprised of members and organizations of all ethnic groups, providing a culturally diverse environment while working towards increasing diversity at our campus. It provides a unified space for all organizations to maintain and create recruitment and retention programs, as well as offer resources to facilitate interaction amongst students, faculty, and administration.

Furthermore, the committee provides multilateral support, stemming from various associations, to promote student leadership, empowerment, and coalition building by developing common goals, securing resources, and garnering long term support from the various campus organizations. The Student Initiated Recruitment and Retention Committee fosters guidance and support for underrepresented communities in the pursuit of higher education.

African diasporic Cultural Resource Center (AdCRC)
The African American (AdCRC) serves to educate, promote, and encourage the interaction and dialogue among the diverse ethnic groups within the African American communities at UCSB and to promote cross cultural learning and interaction amongst all ethnic groups.

American Indian Cultural Resource Center (AICRC)
The American Indian Cultural Resource Center serves to educate, promote, and encourage the interaction and dialogue among the diverse ethnic groups within the American Indian communities at UCSB and to promote cross cultural learning and interaction amongst all ethnic groups.

Asian Resource Center serves (ARC)
The Asian Resource Center promotes education and awareness of the diverse ethnicities within the Asian Pacific American community. The Center also provides a supportive environment for students, staff, faculty, and community members to develop an appreciation for one's identity and to affirm an institutional commitment that recognizes one’s community.

Chican@/Latin@ Cultural Resource Center (CLCRC)
The Chican@/Latin@ Cultural Resource Center provides a culturally enriched environment where students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds can come and learn about a diverse culture. Our objective is to educate and unify the Chican@/Latin@ community through the mediums of art, language, people, food, traditions, and history.

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/eop
The Educational Opportunity Program offers academic and other support services to low-income and first generation college students. EOP provides guidance through the admission and enrollment process and supports EOP students through graduation with services such as academic and personal advising, cultural programming, academic support groups, orientation and summer bridge programs, peer advising, and career counseling. Also see Summer Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) above.

Middle Eastern Resource Center (MERC)
The Middle Eastern Resource Center (MERC) promotes awareness and education of Middle Eastern heritage through dialogue and programs in the arts, music, and culture. It aims to integrate Middle Eastern students into the campus community and support their academic success.

Women’s Center:
http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/women/index.aspx
The Women’s Center uses a feminist approach to provide support, advocacy, resources, and education to the UCSB community. The Center values and respects all genders, bodies, sexual orientations, and racial and ethnic identities, while challenging all forms of oppression. It works towards creating a campus environment that is safe, equitable, and just and envisions a world free of oppression and violence. The Center strives for inclusion and equity through its programs and services and celebrates the richness of our differences while working collectively to create a community of leaders, scholars, and global citizens for the future. The Women’s Center is located in the newly constructed Student Resource Building (SRB). The Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (see entry under "Student Resource Centers") and the Re-Entry/Non-Traditional Student Resource Center are both located in the SRB as well. These three physical spaces make up the elements of the UCSB Women’s Center.

Disabled Students Program
http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/dsp/
The Disabled Students Program serves as the campus liaison regarding issues and regulations related to students with disabilities. DSP works in an advisory capacity with campus departments to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities. DSP coordinates academic support services for students with temporary and permanent disabilities, including note takers, readers, sign language interpreters, and adaptive computing.

Multicultural Center:
http://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu/About/Services.aspx
The MultiCultural Center promotes cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of differences through a variety of programs. The Center’s performances, lectures, discussions, exhibits, and films are drawn from national and international cultures and foster a multi-ethnic worldview.

Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity: http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/sgd/
The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity at UCSB is designed to be a safe and supportive environment for all students, staff, and faculty, emphasizing resources for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex (LGBTQI) community, as well as allies and those who are questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The Resource Center welcomes a diversity of racial, ethic, religious, political, and cultural values, while advocating for the welfare of those who have historically been marginalized because of their sexual and/or gender identity. The Resource Center staff is committed to serving the campus and larger community with professionalism and respect. The Resource Center provides educational programming, social activities, advocacy, and consultation with the goal of enhancing safety, tolerance, and quality of life in the UCSB community. The RCSGD operates under the auspices of the Women's Center.

Non-traditional student programs:
http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/women/NonTradSTUResources/Resources.aspx

We also have 20 student organizations registered through the Office of Student Life that identify as a “cultural/ethnic group”: http://ucsbosl.orgsync.com/OrgList

Student Food Bank
The Associated Students Food Bank is a student-run service that is available to all UCSB students, both graduate and undergraduate. We aim to eradicate hunger from our campus community by providing basic food supplies, toiletries, and information about additional resources to students in need.

Associated Students' Commissions:
Commission on Disability Equality http://www.as.ucsb.edu/code/
Queer Commission http://www.as.ucsb.edu/qcom
Student Commission on Racial Equality http://score.as.ucsb.edu/
Take Back the Night http://www.as.ucsb.edu/profiles/?commName=Take_Back_the_Night
Womyn's Commission http://www.as.ucsb.edu/womyns/

Academic and Financial Support Programs:

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Program
http://www.cse.ucsb.edu
CSE IGERT is a National Science Foundation funded program to recruit and retain outstanding underrepresented minorities in IGERT-participating science, mathematics, and engineering doctoral programs.

McNair Scholars Program
http://mcnair.ucsb.edu
The McNair Scholars Program prepares qualified undergraduates for entrance to a PhD program in all fields of study. The goals of the program are to increase the number of first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented students in PhD programs, and, ultimately, to diversify the faculty in colleges and universities across the country.

Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS)
http://www.oiss.ucsb.edu
The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) serves the needs of international students and scholars, as well as the UCSB community which works with this international population. OISS provides administrative assistance, counseling, advising, and programming to the campus community. The staff meet with students and scholars about immigration, employment, housing, health care, financial concerns, academic problems, travel, and personal issues.

Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity
http://senate.ucsb.edu/councils.and.committees
The Committee promotes campus diversity and equity, ensuring the equal treatment of women, ethnic minorities, individuals of diverse sexual orientations, individuals with disabilities, and other members of the campus community. In meeting this charge, the committee may initiate studies on campus diversity and equity, using data collected from all campus sources; formulate and disseminate recommendations on any matter influencing campus diversity and equity; and address matters involving the hiring, employment, educational, and social circumstances of faculty, staff, and students.

Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion

http://chancellor.ucsb.edu/committees

UC President Mark Yudof recently formed a systemwide Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/23577

to address challenges in enhancing and sustaining a tolerant, inclusive environment on all UC campuses. The Council's first meeting was held June 30, 2010. UCSB also has a Campus Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion. It is chaired by Chancellor Yang and composed of faculty, students, staff, administrative personnel, community representation, and ex-officio members, which includes academic deans. The purpose of the advisory council is to:
• Provide ongoing evaluation of campus climate conditions, practices, and policies.
• Suggest measures that will support the goals of inclusion and community, especially including measures reflecting promising practices from elsewhere in UC and the nation.
• Coordinate its analyses, recommendations, and other work with related work of any entities created by faculty, staff, students, or neighboring communities.
• Fulfill other campus-specific responsibilities identified by the Chancellor.
• Respond to queries and suggestions from the President's Advisory Council.

Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women
http://chancellor.ucsb.edu/committees
The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women is an administrative committee that has existed on campus since the mid 1970s. It draws its membership from faculty, staff, and students on campus, and its standing members include the director of the Women's Center, our Title IX Coordinator and Sexual Harassment Officer, chair(s) from the Senior Women's Council, and chair(s) from the Professional Women's Association. The charge of CACSW is to advise and consult with the Chancellor about concerns and issues regarding the status of women at UCSB. The committee engages in the review of drafts of campus- and system-wide policies pertaining to campus women (e.g., parental leaves, sexual harassment, gender equity in sports). The CACSW, along with the Women's Center, organizes a panel discussion "Demystifying the Tenure Process" for junior faculty women on a yearly basis. The CACSW conducts meetings and investigations on issues including leadership, governance, representation of women in faculty and key administrative positions, pay equity, career equity review, work/life, staff-student ratio, Title IX, safety, student parent registration, diversity training, and female graduate student representation, employment, and mentorship. Since 1997, CACSW has met annually with the Chancellor and his Vice-Chancellors to discuss a yearly report on the status of women at UCSB.

Senior Women's Council
http://diversity.evc.ucsb.edu/links/swc.cfm
The Senior Women's Council was founded in 1993 to create a forum for defining and actively addressing issues that promote gender equity and diversity at UC Santa Barbara. All tenured women faculty and lecturers with SOE are automatically members. The steering committee, comprised of 15-20 members, specifies several well-defined programmatic goals that the Council will accomplish each academic year. The direction of SWC's program is based on input from all tenured women.

Eucalyptus
http://diversity.evc.ucsb.edu/links/eucalyptus.cfm
Eucalyptus is the campus Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns. This university-wide committee is comprised of faculty, staff, and students. It meets periodically to discuss LGBT related issued and concerns.

Professional Women's Association
http://www.pwa.ucsb.edu
The Professional Women's Association (PWA) at UC Santa Barbara promotes a sense of community through networking and community service and focuses on the advancement and accomplishments of UCSB Women. PWA provides opportunities to develop one's professional and personal self, as well as to network on campus through activities that include brown bag lunch sessions, networking luncheons, a holiday party for IV children, and an annual professional development conference.

Please note that many of the above resources are designed to support students, staff, and faculty (rather than just one of the three groups). This is only a sampling of the support services and programs available.