Summer #9 - 9/5/25

[Eric Zimmerman]

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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:

9/9/25              Fall Class Registration Pass #3 opens, Check GOLD for assigned day/time

Summer Session Deadlines:

9/12/25            Session B Grade Change Deadline

- To review all the UCSB Summer Session Deadlines click here
- Click here to view all Quarterly Deadlines & Registration Pass dates

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ES ADVISING AVAILABILITY:

If you need ES Advising assistance with preparing your Fall 2025 schedule, first try our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for answers to many common questions.  Students are also welcome to:

·      Email questions to advi...@es.ucsb.edu and we will do our best to respond as soon as possible (normally 1-2 business days).

·      We also offer drop-in Advising in Bren Hall, Rm 4312, Monday thru Thursday from 1:00-3:00 pm. Just come by and we will help you on a first come-first serve basis.

·      Or, you can schedule a remote Zoom appointment with an advisor using the Schedule Appointment link on the ES Advising webpage.

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INDEX:

1).  Research opportunity with UCSB’s Global Studies: EAP Orfalea 
    Fellows Program Recruitment

2). Please join us for a virtual info session to learn about UC Center Sacramento! 
    We have scheduled a couple of virtual info sessions on the following days to get more information!

3). The Nike HSI Scholarship Program, designed to empower young leaders 
    who currently attend a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), application is 
    now open and closes on September 15, 2025 2:00 PM PT.

4). UCSB Internship:  Fall 2025 Your Children’s Trees at UCSB Internship Opportunities

5). Local Creek Cleanup Opportunities for Environmental Studies Students

6).  UCSB Coastal Fund is accepting Fall Grant Applications

7). FOR ALUMNI Considering Graduate School at UCSB - Graduate Admissions Webinar 
    - Wed. Sept. 17 from 10:00am - 11:15am. Virtual

8). 26th Annual California Ocean & Coastal Amateur Photography Contest

    Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025 at 5pm (PST)

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CONTENT:

1)  Research opportunity with UCSB’s Global Studies: EAP Orfalea Fellows Program Recruitment

Are your students still looking for a research opportunity? We still have space in a unique EAP-related research opportunity with the Orfalea Fellows program for your students that may be planning to study abroad in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and/or the Middle East for part of the 2026-2027 academic year (so, this year, they complete the 3-course series, GLOBL 196A/B/C, designing a research project through this year, then they go abroad the year after this one to complete the research and their final project.)

 

An informational flyer is attached along with a longer, more detailed document (with student testimonials and more information about applying.)

 

Please let us know (me, or Omar Mansour, oman...@ucsb.edu) if you have any questions, and students can contact Omar for approval codes to use in pass 3

 

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2). Please join us for a virtual info session to learn about UC Center Sacramento! We have scheduled a couple of virtual info sessions on the following days to get more information!

 

And anyone interested can RSVP at uccsp...@ucdavis.edu.

 

- Friday, September 5th from 12-1pm

- Thursday, September 18th from 11-12pm

- Tuesday, September 30th from 2-3pm

- Monday, October 6th from 1-2pm

- Wednesday, October 29th from 12-1pm

- Friday, November 7th from 11-12pm

- Tuesday, November 18th from 1-2pm

 

Spend a term studying and interning in and around the CA State Capitol at UC Center Sacramento! Gain professional development, academic credit, research, and internship experience!

 

Spring 2026 Term

Priority Deadline: Wednesday, 9/10/2025

Final Deadline: Thursday, 10/16/2025

Learn More: uccs.ucdavis.edu

Apply at: https://apply.uccs.ucdavis.edu

 

Summer 2026 Term

Priority Deadline: Thursday, 12/4/2025

Final Deadline: Thursday, 1/15/2026

Learn More: uccs.ucdavis.edu

Apply at: https://apply.uccs.ucdavis.edu

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

 

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3). The Nike HSI Scholarship Program, designed to empower young leaders who currently attend a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), application is now open and closes on September 15, 2025 2:00 PM PT.

Please read the information below and encourage your network to apply today!

The Nike HSI Scholarship Program is designed to empower young leaders who currently attend a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

An HSI is an institution of higher education with an undergraduate student enrollment that is at least 25 percent Hispanic. Please reference the latest US Department of Education NCES list to confirm if an institution is designated as an HSI.

Award
Scholars are selected based on merit. Award amounts range from $5,000 to $10,000, based on demonstrated financial need.

Eligibility Requirements

Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).

Currently enrolled full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university that is officially designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) – as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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4). UCSB Internship:  Fall 2025 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 fall we are looking for part-time interns interested in filling paid positions for our contracted tree planting and tree care project at Ellwood Marine Terminal and volunteer positions to work on tree care and other YCT at UCSB projects. See the attached flyer for details. 

 

We also have two board positions open: Tree Walk Coordinator and Grants Coordinator. Contact YCT at UCSB President Mia Ryang at mia_...@ucsb.edu for more details. 

 

Applications are due September 25th. Please apply here: https://forms.gle/beYGSx9ML9zhdqeU8 

 

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5). Local Creek Cleanup Opportunities for Environmental Studies Students

My name is Olivia Schroeder, and I’m a UCSB Environmental Studies student as well as the Watershed and Creek Intern with the Environmental Defense Center (EDC). I wanted to reach out to see if you might be able to share an upcoming volunteer opportunity with students in the Environmental Studies Department.

This fall, EDC will be hosting a series of community Creek Cleanups. These events are a fun and rewarding way to come together while protecting clean water, beaches, and wildlife from litter and pollution. In 2024 alone, volunteers removed 7,180 pounds of trash from Goleta creeks, preventing that waste from reaching the ocean and harming sensitive ecosystems.

Participation also counts toward volunteer/service hours and offers students a wonderful chance to connect with the community, learn about native plants and wildlife, and gain a deeper understanding of our local watershed ecosystems.

Upcoming Cleanup Dates (all 9:00–11:30 AM):

- September 6 – Devereux / El Encanto / Phelps Creeks

- September 20 – San Pedro / Las Vegas Creeks

- October 4 – Glen Annie / Tecolotito Creeks

- October 18 – San Jose Creek

- November 1 – Maria Ygnacio / San Antonio Creeks

- November 15 – Atascadero Creek

 

Attached is our flyer with details for the first cleanup at Devereux on September 6. We’d love for Environmental Studies students to join, and it would be amazing if you could help spread the word by sharing this with the department.

 

To RSVP or learn more, students can contact Brian Trautwein at btrau...@environmentaldefensecenter.org or (805) 963-1622 ext. 108.

 

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6).  UCSB Coastal Fund is accepting Fall Grant Applications

Coastal Fund connects people and the environment by allocating funds to programs that celebrate, explore, and protect the coastal ecosystems in and around the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The Coastal Fund (CF) is a student initiative dedicated to the conservation of the UCSB coastline. Our student body recognizes that the coast is at the heart of our campus’ culture and character and must be protected. In response, each undergraduate student contributes $5.75 per quarter, and each graduate student $3.00 per quarter, into a fund that provides over $450,000 each year to protect and enhance our coastline. Since Fall of 1999, the Fund has allocated over $5 million to countless local projects or programs. The Coastal Fund accepts proposals during three funding cycles throughout the year (one per academic quarter) and critically reviews them for consistency to the CF Mission Statement vision and principals, relevance to the student community, adherence to UCSB and Regental policy and benefit to the UCSB shoreline. Applicants present their proposals at board meetings which gives Board Members opportunities to ask specific questions to each applicant and learn about the project in detail. Proposals are denied, funded entirely, funded partially, or modified as needed.

 

We’re excited to be getting ready for a new year of Coastal Fund applications! We’ve set our deadlines for all funding cycles this year, and they are as follows:

Fall Cycle:
Major (over $1000) Application Deadline- 
8PM Friday October 3rd, 2025
Minor ($1000 or less) Application Deadline- 
8PM Friday November 7th, 2025

Winter Cycle:
Major (over $1000) Application Deadline- 
8PM Friday January 9th, 2026
Minor ($1000 or less) Application Deadline- 
8PM Friday February 13th, 2026

Spring Cycle:
Major (over $1000) Application Deadline- 
8PM Friday April 3rd, 2026
Minor ($1000 or less) Application Deadline- 
8PM Friday May 8th, 2026

 If you have any questions about an application or want to discuss an idea before submitting a full proposal, feel free to contact coast...@as.ucsb.edu or our advisor Sarah at sar...@as.ucsb.edu.

 

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7). FOR ALUMNI Considering Graduate School at UCSB…Graduate Admissions Webinar - Wed. Sept. 17 from 10:00am - 11:15am. Virtual

Are you thinking of pursuing your advanced degree at UC Santa Barbara? Sign up for an admissions webinar to learn about the graduate admissions process.  If so, Register here

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8). 26th Annual California Ocean & Coastal Amateur Photography Contest

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025 at 5pm (PST)

Announcement of Winners: Beginning of November 2025

This annual contest is free and open to all amateur photographers. An amateur photographer is defined as someone who earns less than 50 percent of their income from photography. See www.coastal.ca.gov/photo for previous winners, rules, categories, and prizes!

 

Photographs in this contest feature the following subjects:
- The scenic coast and the Pacific Ocean off California
- People and the California coast
- California ocean and coastal wildlife

The 26th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest is presented by the California Coastal Commission.

 

Contest prizes generously donated by Adventures by the Sea, All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting, Blue Waters Kayaking, Captain Dave's Whale Watching, Captain Kirk’s San Francisco Sailing, Central Coast Outdoors, City Cruises, Clearly Tahoe, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Island Packers, Klean Kanteen, Local Tastes of the City Tours, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Old Town Trolley Tours, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, San Diego Seal Tours, San Francisco Whale Watch Tours, Santa Cruz Whale Watching, Sea Forager, Sea Trek, and The Steinbeck House. See all the prize descriptions here.

Read more about this contest at https://www.coastal.ca.gov/photo/

-- 
Eric D. Zimmerman  (he/him)
Student Services Manager, Lecturer
Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara

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