Diversity & Outreach

GSAW April 14– April 18, 2008

The UCSB Community and the Graduate Division heartily thank all of our fine graduate students who help make UCSB such a vibrant academic community.

Graduate students play a vital role in all aspects of our university community, from their inspired work as researchers to the many hours they dedicate to teaching, and graduate student success is inextricably linked to the success of our university!

In recognition of the many contributions of UCSB graduate students, the 4th Annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week will be held the week of April 14th – April 18th, 2008.

The UCSB Graduate Division is coordinating a number of campus-wide activities to recognize the excellence of our graduate students and to honor the role they play in enriching the quality of research, undergraduate teaching, and education at UCSB.

We also want to acknowledge graduate students for their diverse participation in public service activities in the communities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Isla Vista.

Please join us in this week of exciting activities!

Schedule of GSAW Events
GSAW Raffle
Campus Supporters of GSAW
Community Supporters of GSAW
PRINTABLE CALENDAR (PDF)

GSAW Schedule of Events

Monday April 14th
4:00PM – 6:00PM: GSAW Kickoff
mosher
Wine and Cheese Reception at the Mosher Alumni Building,
with a performance by the UCSB Middle East Ensemble

Tuesday April 15th
11:30AM-1:30PM: Student of Color Luncheon, SRB Multi-purpose Room. Sponsored by NSF AGEP (The UC/NSF Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate)

5:00PM – 7:00PM: Happy Hour, Sharkeez (416 State Street)
Food and Drink Specials for all graduate students

Wednesday April 16th
8:30AM – 10:30AM: GSA Breakfast--Free Bagels, Fruit, and Coffee.
Health and Wellness info, too!
GSA Lounge, University Center
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Association

Thursday April 17th
7:30PM-9:30PM Buchanan Hall 1910
The PhD Comic Guy Dr. Jorge Cham presents
“The Power of Procrastination”

comic
Dr. Jorge Cham is a Chinese-Panamanian post-doc best known for his popular newspaper and web comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD Comics). He first started drawing PhD Comics as a grad student at Stanford University, and has since been syndicated in several university newspapers and in three published book collections.

"Piled Higher and Deeper" the comic strip has appeared in The Stanford Daily for the past nine years and in the MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Caltech newspapers.

The strip has appeared or been featured in the journal Nature, the Chronicle of Higher Education, IEEE Potentials magazine, Math Horizons magazine, Stanford Magazine and Canada's The Peer Review magazine among others, and has been linked to by USA Today's and The Washington Post's websites.

In 2005, Cham began an invited speaking tour of over 80 major universities delivering his talk titled "The Power of Procrastination" that humorously recounts his experiences as a stressed-out academic.

Friday April 18th
3:00PM – 5:00PM: Graduate Student Beach Picnic, Goleta Beach
Free BBQ and Raffle at the beach for graduate students, and their families and children. Enjoy the beach and a BBQ with family and friends. There will be activities for the kids too!

For more information contact The Graduate Division
Office of Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention at 805.893.8994

GSAW Students at BBQ

GSAW Raffle

Register at each event for the Raffle!
At each event, graduate students can register for the raffle which will be held at the Graduate Student Beach Picnic on April 18th. We have many great prizes to give away, including a brand new UCSB themed bike (retail price $300)!
Many more prizes are on the way!

The raffle will be held on Friday, April 18th at the Beach Picnic.
Raffle prizes include:

Gift Card from Blenders in the Grass
Gift Certificates to Dish Café
Gift Certificate from IV Food Co-op
Gift Certificate from Lazy Acres
Free Balloon Bouquet from PJ’s Hallmark
Gift Certificates from Silvergreens
Dollar gift Basket from Trader Joe's
Santa Barbara Axxess Books
Gift certificate for 2 hours of free bowling & shoe rental for 6 people
from Zodo’s
2 entrée voucher from Natural Café
Gift certificate for free table sitting (as many as you can fit) from
Color Me Mine
Dinner Vouchers from Elephant Bar
Gift Certificates from UCSB Bookstore
Meal Vouchers from UCSB Faculty Club
Gift Certificates from Woodstock’s Pizza
Lunch Certificates from UCen Dining
5-Packs of Coupons for Free 16 oz Smoothie from Jamba Juice
Adventure bucks for UCSB Adventure Programs classes or outings
Pair of Tickets for May 20th performance of Mark Morris Dance Group
Free Bike Tuneups from UCSB Bike Shop
UCSB themed cruiser bike from www.collegiatebikes.com