#14 Nov. 14th, 2025
Eric Zimmerman
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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:
11/17/25 MONDAY!! Winter Quarter Class Scheduling Pass #2 Opens
12/1/25 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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ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE CAREER BOOK:
FREE eBook for Download: “Climate Change Means Green Jobs”
by Dennis
Nord, PhD - Director Emeritus of UCSB Career Services and
long-time guest
speaker in ENVS 190!
The
goal of this 300+ page book is to influence as many bright minds
as possible to
tackle the climate change issues we are facing!
Sections include:
I. The Active Process in Three Steps, Start Here
II. Climate Career Topics
III. Career Profiles and Inspiration
IV. Make Your Climate Career Move: Where are the opportunities?
V. Essays on Climate Careers and Green Jobs
Epilogue: How do you handle your first green job and start your
way to the
next?
Climate change isn’t just a crisis — it’s a career
opportunity. “Climate
Change Means Green Jobs” helps people see where their skills fit
in the green
transition. Download for Free: https://bit.ly/47rGAMf
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INDEX:
1) ENVS 190 OFFERED IN WINTER 2026
(not Spring): Theme is
“Exploring
Environmental Careers and
Pathways”
2) Starting
Registration Pass #2 Watilists for full class become an option in GOLD.
Review how to find and add
yourself to a course waitlist, including Linking a Waitlist
to an Enrolled
Course, here!
3) COMM
187 - Data
Science in Communication - Now Open to
Non-Communication Majors (Pass 2)
4) SOC
146 – Urban Environment
– is willing to allow a certain number of ES
majors to enroll in the class this
Winter!
5) ATTN: ES B.S. and HYDRO majors: Fulfill your year-long
PHYSICS
requirement while
studying abroad this Summer in England through UCEAP’s
Sussex Summer Physics program.
- INFO
Session: Wed. Nov. 19th 4:00-5:00pm in
Bioengineering Bldg. 1001
6) UCSB
SIDES is
going to host a teach-in about research opportunities in ES
this coming Tuesday,
Nov. 18th, 6-7pm, in Él Centro 1st floor Conference
Room
7) Are
you interested
in becoming a teacher? If yes, join UCSB/CalTeach Informational
Meeting to
learn more about pursuing a Science and Mathematics Education Minor?
- November 20th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in ED 4219
8) Are
you interested
in mental health? Do you want to help your peers?
UCSB Lean On Me is
Recruiting Peer Supporters!
9) Call for Presentations: UCSB American Indian and Indigenous Collective 2026 Symposium
10) LOCAL ENV JOB: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Cultural Ecologist
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CONTENT:
1) ENVS 190 OFFERED IN WINTER 2026
(not Spring): Theme is
“Exploring Environmental Careers and
Pathways”
Remember, ENVS 190 can be taken up to three
times for academic
credit!
NOTE: ENVS 190 will NOT be offered in Spring 2026. The next time
it will be
taught is Fall 2026.
Wondering how to turn your passion for the planet into a
meaningful career?
This course helps you explore the wide range of professional paths
in the
environmental field and chart your own course. Through guest
speakers, hands-on
activities, and real-world case studies, you’ll discover how
people across
sectors are addressing today’s most pressing environmental
challenges—and where
your skills and values can make a difference.
You’ll identify your strengths, clarify your
goals, and
develop practical career tools, including networking strategies,
informational
interviewing techniques, and resume-building tips. Learn directly
from UCSB
experts, alumni, and environmental professionals who are shaping
the future of
sustainability.
Environmental careers discussed in Winter 2026
may include
environmental law, consulting and planning, environmental writing
and
communication, and regenerative economics. By the end of the
course, you’ll
have expanded your network, honed your professional toolkit, and
gained a
clearer sense of your place in the global movement for a more
sustainable
future.
This class is ideal for students from any major
who are
interested in exploring environmental career options after
graduation. Offered
by the Greti U. Croft Center for Undergraduate Environmental
Leadership
(CUEL) in collaboration with the UCSB Environmental Studies
Program.
Time and Location: Fridays 11-12:15, ILP 1302
Professor: Dr. Erika Zollett
Credit and Grading: 1 credit; Pass/No Pass
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2) Starting
Registration Pass #2 Watilists for full class become an option in GOLD. Review how to find
and add
yourself to a course waitlist, including Linking a Waitlist to an
Enrolled
Course, here!
Remember, the units of waitlisted coursework
WILL count
toward the student's unit maximum for the current registration
pass, unless the
student has opted to link the waitlist to one of their enrolled
courses.
If you have issues or questions about how to use a course
waitlist, contact the
Office of the Registrar at Regist...@sa.ucsb.edu
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3) COMM 187 - Data
Science in Communication - Now Open to Non-Communication Majors
(Pass 2)
The Communication Department is participating
in a
campus-wide data science initiative and has updated COMM 187: Data
Science in
Communication to allow non-Communication majors to waitlist the
course during
Pass 2.
This course explores the role of data science in Communication and
related
Social Sciences, covering computational methodologies, Big Data,
Machine
Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, it examines
ethical
considerations, the social impact of technology, and data
visualization through
case studies in Communication research.
If you are interested, please sign-up on the waitlist for COMM 187
in Pass 2.
We will be selecting the top 20 non-Communication majors from the
waitlist. Add
codes will be issued to the selected students on Monday, November
24th, and
they will have three days to enroll in the course.
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4) SOC 146 – Urban
Environment
– is willing to allow a certain number of ES majors to enroll in
the class this
Winter!
This course maps out the social, cultural, and political history of the relationship between the urban built environment and the natural environment as they have
changed over time in California. While readings and lectures will provide the broader context, students will engage in hands-on research and writing-
intensive assignments each week. Students will learn how to create and conduct a case study, connect specific cases to questions in urban and environmental sociology, and compare cases between various student projects. Students will choose cases from a list of urban development and land conservation sites in
California and will conduct weekly independent historical and qualitative research that focuses on urban and environmental planning, policy, and
activism, and be prepared to discuss the materials each week. The class will incorporate lectures, occasional visiting speakers, and broader discussions of sociological research and methods. We will work toward a final project in which students display and discuss their research in a poster session.
NOTE: Interested students will need to reach
out to Prof.
Deener directly < ade...@soc.ucsb.edu>
for an approval code if they are not a SOC double major, since the
course is
restricted to SOC and PRE-SOC students. Be sure to let them know
you’re
majoring in ES!
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5) ATTN:
ES B.S. and HYDRO majors: Fulfill
your year-long PHYSICS requirement while studying abroad this
Summer in England
through UCEAP’s Sussex Summer Physics program.
- INFO
Session: Wed. Nov. 19th 4:00-5:00pm in
Bioengineering Bldg. 1001
Complete the entire
Physics 6
series with labs in one summer abroad! At the University of
Sussex, mere
minutes from one of the most famous seafronts in the world, you
can take
undergraduate physics courses that are hard to get at many UC
campuses.
Students from UC Irvine, UC Merced, and UC Santa Barbara can earn
a full
year of physics credit. Participate in lab experiments, attend
group
workshops, and hone your problem-solving skills with students from
other UC
campuses.
Learn more about the Sussex
Summer Physics program online here.
Register for the Info session here!
If you have questions
please
contact the UCSB EAP
Office here!
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6) UCSB SIDES is
going to host a teach-in about research opportunities in ES this
coming Tuesday,
Nov. 18th, 6-7pm, in Él Centro 1st floor Conference
Room
Attached is the flyer for the event with all
the details, it
will be in Él Centro 1st floor Conference Room from 6pm-7pm.
Questions, contact joliem...@umail.ucsb.edu
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7) Are you interested
in becoming a teacher? If yes, join CalTeach Informational Meeting
to
learn more about pursuing a Science and Mathematics Education Minor?
- November 20th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in ED 4219
Are you interested in becoming a teacher? Do you want to explore more about the world of education? Do you consider pursuing a Science and Mathematics Education Minor?
The UCSB CalTeach Program offers several courses, in-classroom experiences, and pre-professional opportunities!
We have an upcoming event on November 20th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in ED 4219 that will provide you with more information about UCSB’s CalTeach Program. We hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact Dr. Karin Lohwasser, CalTeach Program Director, email: lo...@ucsb.edu
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8) Are you interested
in mental health? Do you want to help your peers? UCSB Lean On
Me is
Recruiting Peer Supporters!
Lean On Me is a 24/7 anonymous peer-to-peer text line run by trained UCSB
students that allows for easy access to confidential non-crisis emotional
Support. We are looking for peer supporters who are caring and empathetic and who have a flexible schedule to pick up texts whenever messages come in!
If you are interested in becoming a potential Lean On Me supporter, please fill this application form: https://forms.gle/vmQB12X4hudbE6nZ9
We will be accepting applications for this round of recruitment until Friday, January 9th, 2026 at 11:59pm.
Also, if you are ever looking for a listening ear, you can text our helpline number (805)-874-5888. To learn more and stay updated with our organization, check out our Instagram @leanonmeucsb
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9) Call for
Presentations: UCSB American Indian and Indigenous Collective 2026
Symposium
Please forward the following call for papers for the University of California at Santa Barbara's 13th Annual American Indian and Indigenous Collective's (AIIC) Symposium to your students and Native Networks. This year, we are convening the symposium under the theme "Braided Knowledges: Blending Ways of Knowing for Environmental Resilience."
We’re inviting interested participants (upper-level undergraduates, graduates, staff, faculty, and community members) to submit an abstract of 250-300 words and a 1-page CV by Friday, December 19th, 2025. For more information, please see the attached CFP. Please feel free to share the CFP with your communities and those you know who may be interested.
Undergraduates, Graduates, Faculty, Staff and
Community
Members:
Please submit an abstract of 250-300 words and a one-page CV here.
Or, follow this link: https://forms.gle/oG1HxmqWmZTgmw2BA
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at ucsb...@gmail.com.
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10) LOCAL ENV JOB: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Indians, Cultural
Ecologist
The Cultural Ecologist will develop, lead, and participate in projects related to land and ocean environmental resilience and climate adaptation within the Chumash homelands. They will help facilitate a better understanding of how land and ocean ecosystems have changed and apply Chumash knowledge systems and practices to restore biodiversity in areas that have been impacted by habitat degradation and human activity. Assist in the protection and development of projects that will bring together indigenous knowledge and science-based data to inform decision-making and planning. This position will strengthen the ability of the Tribe to understand and improve their resilience to natural hazards and respond to changing conditions across the Chumash homelands. Projects should emphasize indigenous methodologies and problem-solving with environmental leaders and planners towards protection and preparation on topics including sea level rise, coastal flooding, climate hazards, offshore wind and renewables, stream and habitat restoration, and resiliency planning. The Cultural Ecologist will be located within the Culture Department, but work closely with Legal Affairs, Grants, Environmental, Cultural
Resources, and other Departments within the
Chumash Tribe.
Likewise, the position will work closely and develop partnerships
with appropriate local,
state, federal, and NGOs serving communities within traditional
Chumash homelands.
See attached for complete job description and requirements!
Please send resumes to: Nakia Zavalla THPO/Culture Director at
nzav...@chumash.gov
-- 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!"
