#17 Dec. 2, 2025
Eric Zimmerman
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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:
NOW!!! Winter Quarter Class Scheduling Pass #3 opens
12/5/25 Fall
quarter deadline to change Grading Option or
submit a Withdrawal form for a Fall class
Click here to see UCSB’s 2025-26 Registration Pass Times.
To view UCSB’s Quarterly Deadlines click here
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SPECIAL ES EVENT:
FUEL FOR FINALS: STUDY NIGHT THIS WEDNESDAY for students in the ES
Seminar
Room! The Environmental Studies program and Gauchos Go Green are
teaming up to
host a Study Night on Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:30 – 8:30 PM
in Bren
4016. Bring your assignments and enjoy a relaxed, supportive
space to get
work done with your peers. There will be plenty of snacks and
drinks to get
you the fuel you need to succeed this finals season. All are
welcome!
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INDEX:
1) TODAY!!! Environmental
Career Panel,
5:00pm @ MSI Auditorium, Rm 1302
– in the Marine Science Building next to Bren
Hall.
2) SPECIAL EVENT: UCSB Shoreline Adaption Plan
Meeting! Your Coast, Your
Voice!
- Thursday, December 34, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 PM. MSI Auditorium,
Room 1302, UCSB
3) Take a break from studying for finals! Volunteer to help with Creek
Clean-Up on
Maria
Ygnacio Watershed on December 6th.
4) SAVE
THE
DATE: UCSB 2025 Webinar on
“Near-term
Strategies for Unlocking Industrial Electrification.”
- Tuesday, December 16th, 1pm - 2pm PT Zoom Webinar: Registration link
5) UCSB’s
Coastal
Fund is Recruiting! Consider joining the all-student Coastal Fund
Board,
in
charge of allocating approximately $600,000 in funds each year!
6) UCSB
Coal Oil
Point Reserve is offering paid Winter internships UCSB
COnservation
and Restoration
(CORE) Program.
7) UCSB’s Your Children's Trees at UCSB Winter 2026 Intern Advertisement
8) FULL-TIME
ENV
JOB: City of Goleta is
looking for a new
Environmental Services
Manager in our Public Works Department! $138,077.64 -
$176,225.94 Annually
- Closing Date 12/18/2025
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CONTENT:
1) TODAY!!!
Environmental
Career Panel, 5:00pm @ MSI Auditorium, Rm 1302 – in the Marine
Science Building
next to Bren Hall.
About the Talk: Moderated by Associate Professor and Director of
the Benioff Ocean Science
Laboratory, Douglas
McCauley, the conversation will explore how each respective
panelist got their
start and will aim to give you a behind-the-scenes peek of what a
day in the
life entails. Plus, they'll offer advice for those interested in
exploring or
seeking careers with an environmental focus.
The Panelists:
- Barkley Dean, VP, Executive Experiences, Salesforce
- Becca Tucker, Director of Corporate Engagement, Blue Whales Blue Skies
- Adam Ernster, Wildlife Photographer & Captain
- Nic Elmquist, Wildland Fire Specialist, Montecito Fire Department
We invite you to have a scan of our panelists (above) ahead of the session, and look forward to audience questions to help drive the conversation.
This event is open to undergraduates, graduate/postdocs, faculty, and other interested members of the campus community.
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2) SPECIAL
EVENT: UCSB Shoreline
Adaption Plan
Meeting! Your Coast, Your
Voice!
- Thursday, December 34, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 PM. MSI Auditorium,
Room 1302, UCSB
Join us for a community conversation to share
ideas, explore
interactive maps, connect with coastal experts, and discuss how
changing
conditions shape UCSB’s coast while building a more resilient,
sustainable
future. The Campus Lagoon Shoreline (Area 3) and the Lagoon Road
Corridor (Area
4) are highly sensitive zones where biological, cultural, and
community values,
resources, and infrastructure intersect. Planning in these areas
calls for a
system of managed coastal adaptation, including the protection of
campus
facilities and infrastructure, public shoreline access, habitat
preservation,
and cultural resource protection.
The UCSB Shoreline Project is funded by the State Coastal Conservancy to support implementation of the University's Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy. It launched in the Spring of 2025 and will continue through early 2027.
Learn more about UCSB’s Shoreline Adaptation Project here.
See attached flier for more info about the event and speakers.
Questions? – Email shari....@ucsb.edu
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3) Take a break from studying for finals! Volunteer to help with Creek
Clean-Up on Maria
Ygnacio Watershed on December 6th.
This clean-up is a great opportunity for Environmental students and community members to get hands-on experience protecting our local watershed while supporting the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), the Chumash, and SB Channelkeeper.
Maria Ygnacio Creek Clean-Up – Rescheduled Event
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Corner of Ribera Drive and Matorral Way (where the Maria Ygnacio Bike Path crosses under Highway 101)
Participants should wear closed-toed shoes, long sleeves, and pants, and bring water.
To RSVP or Learn More
Contact Brian Trautwein
Email: BTrau...@EnvironmentalDefenseCenter.org
Phone: (805) 963-1622 ext. 108
Students may also RSVP by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer!
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4) SAVE THE
DATE: UCSB 2025 Webinar on
“Near-term
Strategies for Unlocking Industrial Electrification.”
- Tuesday, December 16th, 1pm - 2pm PT Zoom Webinar: Registration link
UCSB Professors Dr. Eric Masanet and Dr. Leah Stokes will be joined by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Senator Martin Heinrich (NM) for a deep dive into one of the most immediate, practical opportunities to cut industrial climate pollution in the U.S. — electrifying low- and medium-temperature process heat used in manufacturing.
In this webinar, we’ll walk through emerging findings on the technologies that are ready to deploy today, including air-source heat pumps and electrode boilers, and how they can provide clean heat across the country. These solutions could reduce climate pollution by roughly 20–30% across major facilities in three of the most energy-intensive manufacturing sectors: chemicals, pulp & paper, and food & beverage. In several states — including New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington — these options can already be cost-competitive, and sectors like ethyl alcohol and pulp & paper can have attractive payback periods.
What we’ll cover:
- The scale of today’s electrification opportunities in the U.S. industry
- The state-by-state and sector-level economic potential of electrification technologies
- How policy can unlock broader adoption and deliver climate, health, and economic benefits
- Implications for federal and state policy design
We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation.
See
the complete announcement here!
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5) UCSB’s Coastal
Fund is Recruiting! Consider joining the all-student Coastal Fund
Board, in
charge of allocating approximately $600,000 in funds each year!
Consider joining the all-student Coastal Fund Board, in charge of allocating approximately $600,000 in funds each year to programs that celebrate, explore, and protect the coastal ecosystems in and around the University of California, Santa Barbara. Positions are open to all degree fields, and students should expect to commit at least one full academic year to the Board. This is a rare and unique opportunity to make a lasting impact while at UCSB and to get involved with the Santa Barbara community. Members of the Board also learn a great deal about local organizations acting to benefit our coastline.
The primary duty of the Coastal Fund Board is to review submitted grant proposals, evaluate them based on quality of project design, relevance to the Coastal Fund Mission Statement, overall impact, and allocate funding accordingly. Please visit https://coastalfund.as.ucsb.edu/ to learn more.
Requirements:
- Able to attend a weekly zoom meeting from 6 to ~ 9:30pm every Tuesday night during the fall, winter, and spring quarters (excluding finals week)
- Interested in issues surrounding coastal protection in the Santa Barbara area
- Highly organized and able to communicate effectively with other board members and grant applicants both via email and in person
- Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment
Board members will be eligible for a small quarterly honoraria.
To apply please submit a resume and cover letter to the Coastal Fund at coast...@as.ucsb.edu. The cover letter should include an explanation of how your experience will help you make informed decisions in evaluating grant proposals.
The application is due Friday, December 19th, by 11:59pm.
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6) UCSB Coal Oil
Point Reserve is offering paid Winter internships UCSB
COnservation and Restoration
(CORE) Program.
The CORE Program provides field experience to UCSB students,
particularly those who have not had this opportunity. For more
information, visit
our website.
To apply, fill out the attached application and email to copr.con...@nrs.ucsb.edu
The deadline to apply for winter quarter
is Friday,
December 5th.
See attached application!
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7) UCSB’s Your
Children's Trees at UCSB Winter 2026 Intern Advertisement
Winter 2026 Your Children's Trees at UCSB Internship
Opportunities
Your Children's Trees at UCSB is a campus organization conducting tree restoration, planting and care projects throughout the community. We are dedicated to educating the public about the benefits of urban forests and the importance of planting native trees in our environmentally sensitive areas.
This winter we are looking for part-time interns interested in
filling
scholarship and volunteer Urban Forest Restoration and Education
Trainer
positions. The general responsibilities of the position include
tree planting
and care, growing trees in a nursery, facilitating and maintaining
tree walks,
participating in Science Nights at local elementary school, and
completing a 30
hour per term
minimum time requirement. Scholarship applicants can receive a $500 scholarship check at the end of the term upon successful completion of the internship. Currently there are a minimum of 5 positions available.
See attached flyer for additional information. Please feel free to contact YCT at UCSB President Mia Ryang (mia_...@ucsb.edu) if you have any questions.
Application are due on December 12th at 6pm: https://forms.gle/DE34UKfxGFZFkJS96
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8) FULL-TIME ENV
JOB: City of Goleta is
looking for a new
Environmental Services Manager in our Public Works Department
- Closing Date 12/18/2025
Join our team! The City of Goleta has a new employment opportunity available for an Environmental Services Manager in our Public Works Department. Learn more about the position and apply here by December 18, 2025.
Full time, exempt - $138,077.64 - $176,225.94 Annually
For all employment opportunities with the City of Goleta, click here.
-- Eric D. Zimmerman (he/him) Student Services Manager, Lecturer Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara To schedule a Zoom advising appointment visit: https://tinyurl.com/8nrcckds "Work Hard ~ Play Harder!"
