The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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This workshop is a 3-day, intensive, research-based program specifically designed to help leaders navigate high-stakes situations. The workshop provides tools to navigate budget and resource conversations, manage leadership transitions, and address friction constructively.

Crucial Conversations® for Leaders will take place 9/8, 9/9 & 9/10, from 9-12:30 pm, in person at SSMS's Annenberg Room. It will be led by Caroline Adams, Ombuds, certified Crucial Conversations facilitator, with the assistance of Pati Montojo and David Rasch, Associate Ombuds. For questions about the course, contact caroline.adams@ucsb.edu.

Crucial Conversations for Leaders is provided with the support of the College of Letters and Sciences, the Office of the Ombuds, and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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September 9th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm
September 10th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

October 20th: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
October 22nd: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

A professional, updated headshot is crucial for departmental and lab websites, conferences and workshops, and research communication with both university communications teams and external publications.

These headshots are taken on a drop-in basis at no charge to faculty members. No appointments are necessary, so there may be a brief wait upon arrival. Headshots are taken at Kerr Hall 1205. You enter through the Video Services door in the breezeway that runs through the middle of the building. Once you enter, the Photo Services door is the first door on the left. There is a small flight of stairs going down into the studio, if that is an issue for anyone, please let Jeff Liang know ahead of time and he can let you in another way. Receiving photosA BOX folder will be shared to your @ucsb.edu email containing only your headshots. One complimentary edited headshot is available upon request. Otherwise, you will receive all of the headshots taken during the session with basic global edits.

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This workshop is a 3-day, intensive, research-based program specifically designed to help leaders navigate high-stakes situations. The workshop provides tools to navigate budget and resource conversations, manage leadership transitions, and address friction constructively.

Crucial Conversations® for Leaders will take place 9/8, 9/9 & 9/10, from 9-12:30 pm, in person at SSMS's Annenberg Room. It will be led by Caroline Adams, Ombuds, certified Crucial Conversations facilitator, with the assistance of Pati Montojo and David Rasch, Associate Ombuds. For questions about the course, contact caroline.adams@ucsb.edu.

Crucial Conversations for Leaders is provided with the support of the College of Letters and Sciences, the Office of the Ombuds, and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.

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Courses will be held every other Wednesday, from 9:10am-9:50am via Zoom. Please check the Human Resources Employee Services website for a full list of topics and schedules.

Get Moving with TPS- Explore Transportation Alternatives: Explore all the different options to find your way to our beautiful campus. Parking permits aren’t your only avenue! Enjoy guidance based on your commute!

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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September 9th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm
September 10th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

October 20th: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
October 22nd: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

A professional, updated headshot is crucial for departmental and lab websites, conferences and workshops, and research communication with both university communications teams and external publications.

These headshots are taken on a drop-in basis at no charge to faculty members. No appointments are necessary, so there may be a brief wait upon arrival. Headshots are taken at Kerr Hall 1205. You enter through the Video Services door in the breezeway that runs through the middle of the building. Once you enter, the Photo Services door is the first door on the left. There is a small flight of stairs going down into the studio, if that is an issue for anyone, please let Jeff Liang know ahead of time and he can let you in another way. Receiving photosA BOX folder will be shared to your @ucsb.edu email containing only your headshots. One complimentary edited headshot is available upon request. Otherwise, you will receive all of the headshots taken during the session with basic global edits.

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This workshop is a 3-day, intensive, research-based program specifically designed to help leaders navigate high-stakes situations. The workshop provides tools to navigate budget and resource conversations, manage leadership transitions, and address friction constructively.

Crucial Conversations® for Leaders will take place 9/8, 9/9 & 9/10, from 9-12:30 pm, in person at SSMS's Annenberg Room. It will be led by Caroline Adams, Ombuds, certified Crucial Conversations facilitator, with the assistance of Pati Montojo and David Rasch, Associate Ombuds. For questions about the course, contact caroline.adams@ucsb.edu.

Crucial Conversations for Leaders is provided with the support of the College of Letters and Sciences, the Office of the Ombuds, and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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This updated training now includes hands-on practice with the AI Process Generator feature in Nintex Process Manager (formerly Promapp). You'll learn the fundamentals of process mapping and see how AI can help you get a head start on documenting your processes faster than ever.

What to expect:

An introduction to process mapping concepts and best practicesA guided walkthrough of Nintex Process ManagerA live demo of the AI Process Generator featureHands-on time to map a real process you bring to the sessionOne-on-one feedback from the instructor on your map

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This workshop will explore ways to integrate artificial intelligence into your course assignments. Participants will get hands-on experience interacting with AI and peers to identify promising ideas and potential pitfalls of AI-enhanced assessments.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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You can earn your Yellow Belt through three (3) virtual instruction sessions. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to improve the processes they work in.

Topics Covered:

Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education settingDescribe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvementGain the ability to identify “non-value added” activitiesDiscover how imprecise, ambiguous information can stall process improvementRecognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

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Guided Walking Meditation

September 14, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Are you looking for more energy? To relax and reduce stress? To take a break? To be physically active? To have fun? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for this guided session to experience the benefits of mindful walking.

Guided Meditation for Love & Kindness

October 5, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Loving-kindness meditation is all about sending feelings of love, kindness, and goodwill to yourself and others. Explore the benefits of opening your heart and nurturing compassion during this guided practice.

Guided Meditation for Cultivating Gratitude

November 2, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Gratitude can help you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Join us for this webinar to unlock the transformative power of a mindful gratitude practice. 

Mindfulness to Ease Holiday Stress

December 7, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

While the holidays can bring joy to many, they can also bring stress and burnout. Discover how mindfulness can help you cultivate inner peace, boost your mood, and reclaim your energy this holiday season.

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This workshop will explore strategies to utilize classroom meeting time for structured observations of student learning. We will discuss options for re-designing class activities and assessments, including shifting some of a course's direct instruction online.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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SUPERVISORS and NON-SUPERVISORS are welcome.

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Create class environments that help Gen Z students participate in your cool interactive learning activities.

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Explore how to use Nectir Chat to build digital communities that can enhance student outcomes. Learn practical and simple strategies to foster engagement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging that drives academic success.

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The universe is made up of things that interact. From microscopic particles in matter to human minds on the internet, these interactions can produce remarkable examples of “emergence”, or complex behavior that cannot be predicted from individual parts.
Physicists remain deeply puzzled by emergence, as it produces remarkable properties observed in some materials. The mystery extends beyond physics to the rise of life, the existence of consciousness, and even the spread of internet memes. In this lecture, Roger Melko will follow common threads connecting these phenomena to the most striking recent example of emergence, artificial intelligence.
AI may itself offer new tools for unravelling the mysteries of emergence. Melko will describe how we are already using it to understand and control complex quantum systems, including quantum computers. Finally, he will ask whether a deeper understanding of hierarchies of emergence could allow us to harness it as a scientific and technological resource.

About the speaker:
Roger Melko is a theoretical physicist at the University of Waterloo and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He earned his PhD from UCSB, where he studied computational approaches to quantum matter. He then spent two years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developing quantum simulations for some of the largest computers in the world, before returning to Canada to take up his professorship at Waterloo.
For the last decade, his research has explored the emerging relationship between artificial intelligence, condensed matter physics, and quantum science. His current work aims to bring AI and quantum computers together, creating a virtuous cycle in which intelligent machines help accelerate the development of quantum computers, and new AI/quantum hybrids open entirely new frontiers in complexity and intelligence for physicists to explore.

Reception at 5PM, Talk at 6PM

Parking will be provided in Lot 10
In-Person RSVP: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/2cc2tpv
Register to watch online (if unable to attend in-person): https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ozZQzMMvRvyCZOGa5jyI_Q#/registration

Please contact friends@kitp.ucsb.edu for more information

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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You can earn your Yellow Belt through three (3) virtual instruction sessions. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to improve the processes they work in.

Topics Covered:

Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education settingDescribe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvementGain the ability to identify “non-value added” activitiesDiscover how imprecise, ambiguous information can stall process improvementRecognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Presented live and online, each webinar provides information on a variety of well-being topics. You can join the monthly webinars in one of two ways:

View them from your work station at home or office.Gather with co-workers in a workplace meeting room.Plus, you can watch any of the past webinars you may have missed by visiting www.healthnet.com. Once you sign up, you’ll get an email before each session with the topic, date and time so you can adjust your schedule.

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Led by: Dr. Zamir and Dr. Zisser

Location: Zoom

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This webinar is for anyone interested in learning about the latest research on anxiety and panic treatment and the three key steps to breaking free from the cycle of panic and avoidance. Whether you know someone who experiences anxiety, have experienced it yourself, or would simply like to learn more, this workshop is open to everyone.

In this presentation, ASAP will host clinical psychologist Dr. Danny Zamir and postdoctoral clinician Dr. Mackenzie Zisser from the Anxiety and Panic Disorders Clinic of Santa Barbara. They will share practical tools to help participants outsmart anxiety and panic symptoms by interrupting the thought patterns and behaviors that fuel the cycle of panic. They will also explain the evolutionary basis of the panic response and demonstrate how this understanding can be used to reduce and even eliminate panic symptoms over time.

To learn more about the Anxiety and Panic Disorders Clinic, visit anxietysantabarbara.com

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This workshop will help you think through your AI syllabus policy and how to talk with students about using, or not using, AI to support their learning

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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This workshop will explicitly focus on how we currently assess student learning and what shifts/changes are necessary to ensure equitable student outcomes and genuine understanding of student learning processes. With a focus on Alternative Assessment, we will examine together how research-based assessment practices circumvent AI malpractice.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Here are our upcoming picks:

August: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

September: The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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You can earn your Yellow Belt through three (3) virtual instruction sessions. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to improve the processes they work in.

Topics Covered:

Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education settingDescribe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvementGain the ability to identify “non-value added” activitiesDiscover how imprecise, ambiguous information can stall process improvementRecognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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📍 Salesforce Park 4th Level, 425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

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A group of dedicated UCSB alumni volunteers is launching Olé Ventura, the Gaucho community for Ventura County, and we’d love for you to be part of it.

Join fellow Gauchos for an evening of mixing, mingling, and making new connections as we celebrate the start of this exciting alumni community. Whether you’re looking to reconnect with UCSB friends, expand your local network, or simply enjoy spending time with fellow alumni, this is the perfect opportunity.

Topa Topa 4880 Colt St., Ventura
Friday, Sep 18, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Register for the meetup

If you’re interested in helping shape the future of Olé Ventura, we’re also looking for alumni who would like to serve as volunteer leaders. If you can’t attend the meet-up but would still like to get involved, please register anyway and indicate your interest in volunteering.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Saturday, September 19th, 2026
5:30 PM Doors | 6:30 PM Lecutre

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The UCSB Affiliates are proud to partner with the historic Bellosguardo Estate and Margerum Wine Company on Saturday, September 19th for Drinking Wine in Ancient Greece and Persia. This exclusive evening features a fascinating lecture by UCSB History Professor John W.I. Lee exploring ancient wine-drinking cultures, remarks by winemaker Doug Margerum, self-guided estate tours, wine, and light hors d'oeuvres.

Wine was much more than a drink in the ancient world, it was part of social life, celebration, diplomacy, and cultural exchange. Professor Lee will take us from the city-states of ancient Greece to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, drawing on ancient literature, cuneiform documents, art, and archaeology to reveal how Greeks and Persians drank, gathered, and connected over wine.

About Professor Lee
John W.I. Lee is a Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara. His research and teaching focuses on the histories of Achaemenid Persia (550-330 BC) and Classical Greece, on African American classical education and scholarship, and on the history of warfare. Professor Lee grew up in Asia, where his father served as a U.S. diplomat, and in Hawai’i. He received his BA in History from the University of Washington (Seattle) and his PhD in History from Cornell University before coming to UCSB as an assistant professor in 2000. He has lived in Greece, worked on excavations at Corinth and other ancient Greek sites, and led archaeological travel-study groups in Greece and Turkey. He is a member of the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the first U.S. overseas research center.

The UCSB Affiliates is led by a volunteer board of community members and campus representatives passionate about creating innovative and community- centered programming. The goal of the UCSB Affiliates is to build and celebrate connections between UC Santa Barbara and the greater Santa Barbara community. We provide a pathway for community members to learn more about UC Santa Barbara and participate in campus activities. Through our events and newsletters, we highlight exciting campus-community partnerships and initiatives.

Learn more at communityrelations.ucsb.edu/ucsb-affiliates

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Learn more about SOAR² on our program webpage!

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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This workshop will help you think through your AI syllabus policy and how to talk with students about using, or not using, AI to support their learning

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Beyond the Books with PALS

Participate in the UCSB Library’s “Beyond the Books” activity by visiting several locations to explore the Library and discover its resources. Collect free treats and swag along the way while meeting friendly PALS (Peer-Assisted Library Services) students and staff.

Makerspace

Meet Makerspace staff, grab some free goodies, and enter for a chance to win a UCSB-themed coaster set made with the laser cutter. Then head to the Makerspace (1st floor, Ocean Side), to make your own pin button and get inspired for the school year.

Open and Affordable Course Material

Meet Course Reserves staff and the Open and Affordable Course Materials Librarian to learn how the Library can help you save money and access course materials for free. Submit a note to your instructors about course materials for a chance to win an Amazon gift card.

Special Research Collections

Come chat with Curators and the Audiovisual Preservation team from UCSB Library Special Research Collections (SRC) about our amazing rare, valuable, and unique historical materials and get your hands on retro media from the early 20th century to the 1980s. Play our legacy media quiz and get free goodies! Our team will also be on hand to answer questions about how to get started in primary source research and gain access to our collections.

UCSB Reads

Get free UCSB Reads items from previous years, including books, bookmarks, and other memorabilia. Learn more about the UCSB Reads program, this year's shortlist, and how you can participate in the Winter and Spring activities connected to this year's book selection.
UCSB Reads is an award-winning, campus-wide, and community-wide "one book" program led by the Library. Each year, a committee of faculty, staff, students, and community partners convenes to select an intellectually stimulating, interdisciplinary book by a living author that appeals to a wide range of readers and can be incorporated into the UCSB curriculum.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Center is a hub that connects students with mentored research and creative projects across campus. Our team will be on hand to answer questions about: how to get started in research, find a mentor, get funding for your projects, and more.

Whether you're new to research or looking for your next project, the URCA Center is here to help you get started. Come talk with us and find out how you can apply your skills and enhance your academic experience at UCSB.

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Learn more about SOAR² on our program webpage!

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Title: Open Science in the Age of AI: A Structural Biologist's Perspective

Invited speaker: James Fraser, PhD, Ernest L. Prien Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF.

Description
In 2020, AlphaFold transformed the field of structural biology by using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve a problem researchers had worked on for over fifty years: predicting the three-dimensional structure of proteins. Its success was made possible in part by the extensive collection of protein structures that biologists have openly shared in the Protein Data Bank since 1971. AlphaFold demonstrates how research shared today can enable discoveries that its creators may never have anticipated.

Drawing on his experiences as a structural biologist, Dr. Fraser will explore what it means to practice open science as new technologies reshape how research is conducted and shared. He will discuss how data increasingly have both human and machine audiences, as well as the debate over the missing AlphaFold3 code. Dr. Fraser will also reflect on the research questions he chooses to tackle because AI still cannot solve them, and why reviewing the work of others is one of the best ways to learn how to become a scientist.

Speaker Bio
Dr. James Fraser is the Ernest L. Prien Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at UC San Francisco (UCSF). He received his PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and was an EMBO Short-Term Fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel before beginning his independent research career at UCSF.

Dr. Fraser’s research explores how proteins move and change shape — and how these dynamics influence their biological functions. His lab combines experimental and computational approaches to reveal the different structures proteins can adopt and to understand how they respond to chemical, genetic, and physical changes. This work bridges structural biology, biophysics, protein engineering, and drug discovery, with implications across a range of therapeutic areas. Dr. Fraser’s contributions have been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the Carl Brändén Award from the Protein Society (2025), the inaugural W.H. & W.L. Bragg Prize from the International Union of Crystallography (2020), and an NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (2011). He was also named to Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30” list of rising stars in science and innovation (2011).

As a leader and active practitioner of open science, Dr. Fraser has worked to advance more open, transparent, and collaborative approaches to conducting and communicating research. His lab puts these principles into practice by openly sharing research outputs, including preprints, protocols, data, and code. For 7 years, Dr. Fraser served on the board of ASAPbio, a nonprofit working to promote innovation and transparency in life science communication. He is also a proponent for open peer review, including collaboratively reviewing preprints with his trainees and sharing those reviews publicly through PREreview. His commitment to open science extends to how research and researchers are evaluated, including advocating for hiring and promotion practices aligned with the principles of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Event logistics
This event may be photographed or recorded.
Advance registration is recommended as space is limited (Register Now!)

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Beyond the Books with PALS

Participate in the UCSB Library’s “Beyond the Books” activity by visiting several locations to explore the Library and discover its resources. Collect free treats and swag along the way while meeting friendly PALS (Peer-Assisted Library Services) students and staff.

Makerspace

Meet Makerspace staff, grab some free goodies, and enter for a chance to win a UCSB-themed coaster set made with the laser cutter. Then head to the Makerspace (1st floor, Ocean Side), to make your own pin button and get inspired for the school year.

Open and Affordable Course Material

Meet Course Reserves staff and the Open and Affordable Course Materials Librarian to learn how the Library can help you save money and access course materials for free. Submit a note to your instructors about course materials for a chance to win an Amazon gift card.

Special Research Collections

Come chat with Curators and the Audiovisual Preservation team from UCSB Library Special Research Collections (SRC) about our amazing rare, valuable, and unique historical materials and get your hands on retro media from the early 20th century to the 1980s. Play our legacy media quiz and get free goodies! Our team will also be on hand to answer questions about how to get started in primary source research and gain access to our collections.

UCSB Reads

Get free UCSB Reads items from previous years, including books, bookmarks, and other memorabilia. Learn more about the UCSB Reads program, this year's shortlist, and how you can participate in the Winter and Spring activities connected to this year's book selection.
UCSB Reads is an award-winning, campus-wide, and community-wide "one book" program led by the Library. Each year, a committee of faculty, staff, students, and community partners convenes to select an intellectually stimulating, interdisciplinary book by a living author that appeals to a wide range of readers and can be incorporated into the UCSB curriculum.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Center is a hub that connects students with mentored research and creative projects across campus. Our team will be on hand to answer questions about: how to get started in research, find a mentor, get funding for your projects, and more.

Whether you're new to research or looking for your next project, the URCA Center is here to help you get started. Come talk with us and find out how you can apply your skills and enhance your academic experience at UCSB.

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In Person: Student Resource Building MPR

Online: Attend The Session Virtually

During this session, you will:

Meet our DSP staff and get to know the teamReceive guidance on activating and using your accommodationsLearn how to send letters of accommodation to your instructorsAsk questions and get personalized supportLearn about DSP Fall eventsPlease bring your device so we can guide you through the process step by step. Light refreshments will be provided for those attending in person.

We look forward to meeting you and helping you get set up for a successful Fall quarter!

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Learn more about SOAR² on our program webpage!

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Courses will be held every other Wednesday, from 9:10am-9:50am via Zoom. Please check the Human Resources Employee Services website for a full list of topics and schedules.

Compensation and Classification at UCSB w/ Kathy Moore - Learn about how your job title and salary are determined, when and how employees receive pay increases, what it means to be exempt or non-exempt, and how to navigate the HR/Compensation website for more information.

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Beyond the Books with PALS

Participate in the UCSB Library’s “Beyond the Books” activity by visiting several locations to explore the Library and discover its resources. Collect free treats and swag along the way while meeting friendly PALS (Peer-Assisted Library Services) students and staff.

Makerspace

Meet Makerspace staff, grab some free goodies, and enter for a chance to win a UCSB-themed coaster set made with the laser cutter. Then head to the Makerspace (1st floor, Ocean Side), to make your own pin button and get inspired for the school year.

Open and Affordable Course Material

Meet Course Reserves staff and the Open and Affordable Course Materials Librarian to learn how the Library can help you save money and access course materials for free. Submit a note to your instructors about course materials for a chance to win an Amazon gift card.

Special Research Collections

Come chat with Curators and the Audiovisual Preservation team from UCSB Library Special Research Collections (SRC) about our amazing rare, valuable, and unique historical materials and get your hands on retro media from the early 20th century to the 1980s. Play our legacy media quiz and get free goodies! Our team will also be on hand to answer questions about how to get started in primary source research and gain access to our collections.

UCSB Reads

Get free UCSB Reads items from previous years, including books, bookmarks, and other memorabilia. Learn more about the UCSB Reads program, this year's shortlist, and how you can participate in the Winter and Spring activities connected to this year's book selection.
UCSB Reads is an award-winning, campus-wide, and community-wide "one book" program led by the Library. Each year, a committee of faculty, staff, students, and community partners convenes to select an intellectually stimulating, interdisciplinary book by a living author that appeals to a wide range of readers and can be incorporated into the UCSB curriculum.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Center is a hub that connects students with mentored research and creative projects across campus. Our team will be on hand to answer questions about: how to get started in research, find a mentor, get funding for your projects, and more.

Whether you're new to research or looking for your next project, the URCA Center is here to help you get started. Come talk with us and find out how you can apply your skills and enhance your academic experience at UCSB.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 is the first survey exhibition of the late artist, environmental educator, and landscape planner Bonnie Ora Sherk (b. United States, 1945–2021). This exhibition traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era.

Jackie Amezquita: Gemidos de la Tierra brings together the work of Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist Jackie Amézquita (b. Guatemala, 1985). Rooted in land-based methodologies and ancestral material knowledge, the exhibition examines migration, collective memory, and the relationship between human and more-than-human systems across time.

Sounds curated by DJ Darla Bea. Light refreshments will be served.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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*Please note participants will be encouraged to gather materials prior to the workshop. Additional details will be sent to your email two weeks before the workshop.

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Even when casually looking around, humans make three to four eye movements per second without conscious thought. For generations, scientists have wondered if these automatic gaze patterns serve a particular purpose. In his presentation titled “Why We Look Where We Look: How AI Answered an Age-Old Human Mystery,” Eckstein will reveal how building human visual traits into an artificial intelligence agent helped solve this long-standing puzzle. He will share how AI trained to comprehend scenes naturally mirrored human viewing habits, proving that our everyday gaze is actually an optimal strategy to quickly process the world around us.

The Internet shapes nearly every part of modern life, yet keeping it performant, fair, and reliable remains surprisingly hard. In his presentation titled “Making the ‘Net’ Work in the Agentic Era,” Gupta will discuss how his team uses AI to accelerate networking research, inform broadband policy, and move toward networks that run themselves.

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Advance registration is recommended as space is limited.

About the Speakers

Dr. Miguel Eckstein is the Mellichamp Chair in Mind and Machine Intelligence and Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara. He has published over 200 articles relating to computational human vision, visual attention, search, perceptual learning, and the perception of medical images. His research uses behavioral, neuroscience, and computational methods to uncover how humans see.

Dr. Arpit Gupta is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara and a Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research spans production-ready self-driving networks (AIOps) and data-driven policymaking. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Google Research Scholar Award, the Benton Opportunity Fellowship, and the UC Presidential Faculty Fellowship, along with multiple Applied Networking Research Prizes and best-paper awards at top networked systems conferences (IMC, NSDI, CCS, etc.).

About AI in Action

AI in Action: Conversations with UCSB Researchers aims to foster an open, interdisciplinary community exploring how AI can deepen understanding, expand access to knowledge, and inspire new forms of scholarship. The speaker series showcases how UC Santa Barbara researchers are using innovative applications of AI, from accelerating materials science and environmental modeling to uncovering new insights in language, art, and history. Each session includes presentations by UCSB faculty and research teams on how AI tools and methods are shaping their work, followed by discussion on broader trends, challenges, and ethical considerations.

AI in Action is co-led by UCSB Library and the UCSB AI Community of Practice (CoP), AI for Research Special Interest Group, with support from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Office of Research, Office of Teaching and Learning, Marine Science Institute, and National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Space is limited. You’ll be contacted for a brief, confidential pre-screening session.

Led by: Kate Hawley, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, ASAP

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You'll learn how to identify opportunities created by emerging technologies, build businesses around them, redesign work and organizations to capture their value, and lead people through the transformations that follow.

In this online event, you’ll learn more about MTM’s distinctive curriculum that prepares early- and mid-career professionals for the demands of today’s AI-driven economy and for the decision-making future technologies will require. MTM 2026 alum Andy Quach will share about his experiences in the program and how it prepared him for his current role in an AI Builder residency program. Then we’ll hear from current MTM students about their experience in the program’s innovative AI building intensive course. Finally, we’ll have time for all your questions.

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This is an event for LGBTQ+ Staff and Faculty and their allies.

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
7:00 PM at Draughtsmen Aleworks (Goleta)

Spirituality in Santa Barbara, Past and Present

Professor Joseph Blankholm will lecture on the rich history of metaphysical spirituality in the Santa Barbara region, which remains a global hub for all kinds of spiritual seekers. His talk will describe the specific beliefs and practices that are common in this spiritual tradition and discuss some of the metaphysical movements that continue to thrive in Santa Barbara, like Spiritualism and New Thought. Blankholm will also discuss how metaphysical beliefs and practices like energy, vibrations, channeling, and manifesting have become part of popular culture. As metaphysical spirituality becomes more mainstream, it’s more important than ever to understand its influence on parts of life as different as the gig economy, the growth of alternative medicine, and the realignment of party politics in the twenty-first-century United States.

About the Professor

Joseph Blankholm is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on secularism and the variety among nonreligious people, including atheism and spirituality. His latest project, on metaphysical spirituality, is supported by a $1.5m grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

The UCSB Affiliates is led by a volunteer board of community members and campus representatives passionate about creating innovative and community- centered programming. The goal of the UCSB Affiliates is to build and celebrate connections between UC Santa Barbara and the greater Santa Barbara community. We provide a pathway for community members to learn more about UC Santa Barbara and participate in campus activities. Through our events and newsletters, we highlight exciting campus-community partnerships and initiatives.

Learn more at communityrelations.ucsb.edu/ucsb-affiliates

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Meet new Humanities faculty, IHC fellows, and staff members. Learn about Bodies Politic, our 2026–27 public events series. Find out about our publicly engaged programs and funding resources for faculty and graduate students. Enjoy good food, drink, music, and conversation.

Cosponsored by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts

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Featured artist, Madeleine Eve Ignon will present an excerpt of her performance, Go mamma go at 5:30pm. Go mamma go is an experimental work that explores cliches and archetypes of motherhood through clowning and movement.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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You can earn your Yellow Belt through three (3) virtual instruction sessions. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to improve the processes they work in.

Topics Covered:

Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education settingDescribe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvementGain the ability to identify “non-value added” activitiesDiscover how imprecise, ambiguous information can stall process improvementRecognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

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Guided Walking Meditation

September 14, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Are you looking for more energy? To relax and reduce stress? To take a break? To be physically active? To have fun? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for this guided session to experience the benefits of mindful walking.

Guided Meditation for Love & Kindness

October 5, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Loving-kindness meditation is all about sending feelings of love, kindness, and goodwill to yourself and others. Explore the benefits of opening your heart and nurturing compassion during this guided practice.

Guided Meditation for Cultivating Gratitude

November 2, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Gratitude can help you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Join us for this webinar to unlock the transformative power of a mindful gratitude practice. 

Mindfulness to Ease Holiday Stress

December 7, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

While the holidays can bring joy to many, they can also bring stress and burnout. Discover how mindfulness can help you cultivate inner peace, boost your mood, and reclaim your energy this holiday season.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Participation in both days is required to receive full credit.

SUPERVISORS and NON-SUPERVISORS are welcome.

Click here to register in the UC Learning Center.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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You can earn your Yellow Belt through three (3) virtual instruction sessions. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to improve the processes they work in.

Topics Covered:

Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education settingDescribe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvementGain the ability to identify “non-value added” activitiesDiscover how imprecise, ambiguous information can stall process improvementRecognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

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Courses will be held every other Wednesday, from 9:10am-9:50am via Zoom. Please check the Human Resources Employee Services website for a full list of topics and schedules.

Get Connected, Stay Connected w/ Campus Employee Groups: Engage with all the diverse staff groups on campus. Learn all the ways to get connected and find your community!

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Space is limited. You’ll be contacted for a brief, confidential pre-screening session.

Led by: Kate Hawley, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, ASAP

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Participation in both days is required to receive full credit.

SUPERVISORS and NON-SUPERVISORS are welcome.

Click here to register in the UC Learning Center.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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You can earn your Yellow Belt through three (3) virtual instruction sessions. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to improve the processes they work in.

Topics Covered:

Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education settingDescribe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvementGain the ability to identify “non-value added” activitiesDiscover how imprecise, ambiguous information can stall process improvementRecognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

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Dr. Niema Moshiri, a teaching professor in Computer Science at UCSD, will be presenting on coding/automation tools to offer meaningful feedback on assignments for large classes. This guest speaker is jointly hosted by the Office of Teaching and Learning and the UCSB Teaching Professor Network.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The AI Community of Practice (CoP) invites all members of our campus community to our 2026-27 Fall kickoff meeting. Learn about what is trending with AI across the UC system, at UC Santa Barbara and within our CoP.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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This updated training now includes hands-on practice with the AI Process Generator feature in Nintex Process Manager (formerly Promapp). You'll learn the fundamentals of process mapping and see how AI can help you get a head start on documenting your processes faster than ever.

What to expect:

An introduction to process mapping concepts and best practicesA guided walkthrough of Nintex Process ManagerA live demo of the AI Process Generator featureHands-on time to map a real process you bring to the sessionOne-on-one feedback from the instructor on your map

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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SUPERVISORS and NON-SUPERVISORS are welcome.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Space is limited. You’ll be contacted for a brief, confidential pre-screening session.

Led by: Kate Hawley, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, ASAP

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Mark your calendars for alumni reunion weekend! Reconnect with classmates, enjoy live music and special performances, attend a lecture from your favorite prof, take a stroll down Del Playa with friends, and relive some of your best memories with your Gaucho community. Get excited to celebrate with Gauchos and explore reunion photos from previous years. Whether it’s been a few years or a few decades, we can’t wait to welcome you back to campus!

Please visit our website for more information as it becomes available. Stay tuned for more details!

If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please contact Liz Holohan, Programs Director at liz.holohan@ucsb.edu (805) 893-4956.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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View all Mosher Alumni House check-in hours:

Thursday, October 15, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, October 16, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, October 17, 2026: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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For questions, please contact Ashley Antoon '11, Corporate Relations and Student Recruitment Manager (antoon@engineering.ucsb.edu),

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, this program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970, on view at the AD&A Museum through November 29.

Thank you to our program collaborators: Kona Ice of Santa Barbara, Performance Art Museum. Special thanks to Bonnie Sherk Estate, Life Frames, Inc., and A Living Library, San Francisco.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine.

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Galen Stucky Lecture in Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
The lecture series honors Professor Emeritus Galen Stucky, the Essam Khashoggi Chair in Materials Chemistry who retired in 2024. Professor Stucky held appointments in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, the Materials Department, and in the Biomeloceular Science & Engineering Program. This year, the Stucky Lecture will be presented by a UC Santa Barbara alumnus, Professor Shannon Boettcher, Ph.D. '08. Boettcher is a Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering and holds the Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Friday, October 16, 2026

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster Session & Mixer
Join faculty, staff, alumni, and students from the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry for a poster session and mixer.

This Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (DCB) Reunion is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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Please join us for a reception following the lecture.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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In this conversation, kL Mays and Alice Sparkly Kat share what they have learned about the ethical practice of reading the elements and about collective divination’s power to make history. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Joseph Blankholm, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UC-Santa Barbara. The event is free and open to the public.

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Mark your calendars for alumni reunion weekend! Reconnect with classmates, enjoy live music and special performances, attend a lecture from your favorite prof, take a stroll down Del Playa with friends, and relive some of your best memories with your Gaucho community. Get excited to celebrate with Gauchos and explore reunion photos from previous years. Whether it’s been a few years or a few decades, we can’t wait to welcome you back to campus!

Please visit our website for more information as it becomes available. Stay tuned for more details!

If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please contact Liz Holohan, Programs Director at liz.holohan@ucsb.edu (805) 893-4956.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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View all Mosher Alumni House check-in hours:

Thursday, October 15, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, October 16, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, October 17, 2026: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Friday, October 16, 2026

9:00 AM -11:00 AM - MTM: Preparing Leaders for the Future of Technology Management
A session featuring MTM program recaps, updates, and future plans, as well as time to learn about what current MTM faculty are researching and teaching about the impact of technology on organizations and work.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - What’s Your Business Strategy for AI? (open to all registered All Gaucho Reunion attendees)
In this interactive case session, UCSB alumni will take on a real business problem involving a company facing a consequential technology decision. The facts will be messy. The answer will not be obvious. The stakes will feel familiar to anyone trying to lead, invest, build, advise, or compete in a world being reshaped by AI, platforms, data, and rapid technological change.

Professors Paul Leonardi and Nelson Phillips will lead the discussion in the Technology Management style: sharp, practical, strategic, and focused on what leaders actually have to decide when technology changes the rules of competition and organizing. Participants will receive the case in advance, then come prepared to debate what the company should do next. No technical background is required. Just bring your business judgment, your curiosity, and your willingness to make a call when the future is uncertain.

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM - MTM: Lunch

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM - MTM: State of the Industries, Knowledge Sharing, Career Empowerment
Sessions for MTM alumni to dive deeper into topics related to managing technology and innovation.

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Tech Leaders, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs Reception ($35) (open to all)
Technology Management invites MTM alumni, TMP Certificate alumni, New Venture Program participants, and anyone interested in technology management, innovation, and entrepreneurship to join us for a time of connection with colleagues old and new. Refreshments will be served. Location: OASIS

Saturday, October 17, 2026

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Faculty Talk: Learning to Work with Intelligent Machines (open to all registered All Gaucho Reunion attendees)
It's been "everything, everywhere, all at once" with AI since 2024, and everyone is wondering what we have to show for it. In this talk, Technology Management Professor Matt Beane will draw on his research and his experiences with his startup SkillBench to explore how we can change AI use to improve productivity and human skill at the same time - for the individual, the process, and the company. Open to all UCSB alumni.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Intrapreneurship and Innovation: Why Good Ideas Fail (open to all registered All Gaucho Reunion attendees)
Successful innovation depends not only on having good ideas, but on helping people understand and support those ideas. This session will focus on research and practical frameworks leaders can use to improve traction and adoption in their organizations. Led by Dr. Renee Rottner, Department of Technology Management, and open to all UCSB alumni. Refreshments provided.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - MTM Alumni Town Hall
A conversation with MTM leadership and each other about the future of MTM alumni engagement.

Questions? Please email mtm@tmp.ucsb.edu

The Master of Technology Management (MTM) Reunion is part of All Gaucho Reunion Weekend.

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Professors Paul Leonardi and Nelson Phillips will lead the discussion in the Technology Management style: sharp, practical, strategic, and focused on what leaders actually have to decide when technology changes the rules of competition and organizing. Participants will receive the case in advance, then come prepared to debate what the company should do next.No technical background is required. Just bring your business judgment, your curiosity, and your willingness to make a call when the future is uncertain.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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The exhibition is on view at the CCS Art Gallery from October 1-30, 2026. FREE event. Open to all. Come mingle with CCS and UCSB Library leadership over appetizers and drinks.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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Join us for a special lunch celebrating 25 years of Women in Science and Engineering, held in conjunction with All Gaucho Reunion. Whether you were a WiSE member, are a current student, or simply want to celebrate this incredible milestone, all alumni are welcome to attend. Come reconnect with old friends, meet fellow alumnae, and honor the community that has supported women in STEM at our campus for a quarter of a century.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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Tanya Zimbardo is an independent curator and writer based in San Francisco. She has guest (co-) curated exhibitions and related public programs at the Berkeley Art Center; di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art; Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture; Mills College Art Museum; Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery at San Jose State University; Slash; and the 500 Capp Street Foundation, among others. She is working on upcoming projects in 2027 for UCR ARTS and Mills College Art Museum. Zimbardo has curated select artist film and video screening programs at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, independently, and for organizations such as Artists’ Television Access, Canyon Cinema Foundation, San Francisco Cinematheque, and the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts. She recently curated and co-edited the catalog Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 (Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture), which will travel to the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara in the Fall of 2026. Zimbardo has contributed to publications including Feminist Media Histories, INCITE Journal of Experimental Media, and VoCA Journal. Zimbardo regularly gives public lectures and guest talks to higher education classes.

Jenni Sorkin writes on the intersections between gender, material culture, and contemporary art. Her recent is Art in California (2021), written for Thames & Hudson’s acclaimed World of Art series. As a state, California is the site of tremendous diversity in the visual arts and has been at the forefront of cultural production throughout the 20th century. Her first book, Live Form: Women, Ceramics and Community (University of Chicago Press, 2016) examined the confluence of gender, artistic labor, and the history of post-war ceramics. Recent projects include the essay “Affinities in Abstraction: Textiles and Otherness in 1970s Painting,” in Outliers and American Vanguard Art. Lynne Cooke, ed. (Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2018) and “Alterity Rocks: 1973-1993,” Art in Chicago: A History from the Fire to Now. Maggie Taft and Robert Cozzolino, eds. (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2018). She has published widely as an art critic, and her writing has appeared in Artforum, Art Journal, Art Monthly, East of Borneo, NU: The Nordic Art Review, Frieze, The Journal of Modern Craft, Modern Painters and Third Text. In 2004, she received the Art Journal Award. She currently serves on the editorial board of Journal of Modern Craft, and has served as a member of the editorial boards of Art Journal and Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture. She is the recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (2014-15), the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design (2012), the Getty Research Institute (2010-11), and the ACLS/Luce Fellowship in American Art (2008).

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Friday, October 16, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Campus Lagoon

Take a tour of the restoration and transformation of Lagoon Island and Campus Point from old agricultural fields and military structures to diverse native wildflowers, oak woodland, dunes and coastal sage scrub with Chris Berry '17, alumni and the Campus Lagoon Steward with UCSB's Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (Cheadle Center). Tour will highlight recent removal of military era asphalt and a September prescribed burn.

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The event is part of All Gaucho Reunion Weekend 2026.

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The lab is located on the Devereux campus (West Campus of UCSB), about 2 miles from Ellison Hall. Transportation to and from Ellison Hall is available. Registered attendees will recieve more information and logistics within two weeks of the event.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion Weekend 2026. Register here!

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When: Friday, October 16th, 2026
More on AGR: https://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion

Schedule:

3:00 pm — Lab Meeting. Current lab students will share about recent work, followed by a catch-up on what alumni have been up to and what the lab is working on now.4:30 pm — PBS Courtyard Mixer. Conversation continues with faculty, current undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni joining in.6:00 pm — PBS Afterparty at Draughtsman Aleworks (53 Santa Felicia Dr, Goleta, CA 93117).Who's invited? All students who worked in the lab for course credit (e.g., 99, 199, 197) or as a volunteer, and current lab members.

How to attend: In-person attendance on campus is encouraged. A simulcast option for those unable to attend in person is also being explored — details to follow.

This event is being held in conjunction with the PBS Alumni Relations & Development Committee.

Stay connected: Alumni interested in mentoring current students, joining a panel at ENGAGE (the lab's annual alumni panel mixer), or getting involved with alumni groups can learn more here: https://psych.ucsb.edu/alumni/psychological-brain-sciences-alumni-council

Survey: Alumni are invited to complete the PBS AGR Lab Reunion 2026 Survey — a nostalgic, quick way to share an update, RSVP intentions, lab memories, and a favorite UCSB-era song.

Questions or want to say hello? Reach out to the lab directly.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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When: Friday, October 16th, 2026
More on AGR: https://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion

Schedule:

3:00 pm — Lab Meeting. Current lab students will share about recent work, followed by a catch-up on what alumni have been up to and what the lab is working on now.4:30 pm — PBS Courtyard Mixer. Conversation continues with faculty, current undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni joining in.6:00 pm — PBS Afterparty at Draughtsman Aleworks (53 Santa Felicia Dr, Goleta, CA 93117). (PBS = Psychological & Brain Sciences, the department's name as of 2010.) A separate, unaffiliated university AGR event will also be happening at Institution Ale, and AGR activities continue all weekend.Who's invited? All students who worked in the lab (99, 199, 197, 198), plus all PhD students who were part of the lab.

This event is being held in conjunction with the PBS Alumni Relations & Development Committee.

Stay connected: Alumni interested in mentoring current students, joining a panel at ENGAGE (the lab's annual alumni panel mixer), or getting involved with alumni groups can learn more here: https://psych.ucsb.edu/alumni/psychological-brain-sciences-alumni-council

Survey: Alumni are invited to complete a short survey — a fun way to share an update, RSVP intentions, lab memories, and a favorite UCSB-era song: https://forms.gle/o1gWAPQtbturjcpx7

Questions or want to say hello? Reach out to the lab directly.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Galen Stucky Lecture in Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
The lecture series honors Professor Emeritus Galen Stucky, the Essam Khashoggi Chair in Materials Chemistry who retired in 2024. Professor Stucky held appointments in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, the Materials Department, and in the Biomeloceular Science & Engineering Program. This year, the Stucky Lecture will be presented by a UC Santa Barbara alumnus, Professor Shannon Boettcher, Ph.D. '08. Boettcher is a Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering and holds the Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Friday, October 16, 2026

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster Session & Mixer
Join faculty, staff, alumni, and students from the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry for a poster session and mixer.

This Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (DCB) Reunion is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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When: Friday, October 16th, 2026

Schedule:

3:00 pm — Lab Meeting. Current lab students will share updates on their work, followed by a catch-up on what the lab has accomplished over the past two-plus decades.4:30 pm — Courtyard Mixer. Conversation continues with faculty, graduate students, and alumni joining in.6:00 pm — PBS Afterparty at Draughtsman Aleworks (53 Santa Felicia Dr, Goleta, CA 93117). (PBS = Psychological & Brain Sciences, the department's name as of 2010.) A separate, unaffiliated university AGR event will also be happening at Institution Ale, and AGR activities continue all weekend.Who's invited? All students who worked in the lab (99, 199, 197, 198) since 2004 — roughly 175 people — plus all PhD students who were part of the lab.

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ct4vsZ6AuqJsRYQh7

Stay connected: Former lab members interested in mentoring current students, joining a panel at ENGAGE (the lab's annual alumni panel mixer), or getting involved with alumni groups can learn more here: https://psych.ucsb.edu/alumni/psychological-brain-sciences-alumni-council

Questions or just want to say hello? Reach out at sherman@ucsb.edu

Survey: Alumni are also invited to complete the PBS AGR Lab Reunion 2026 Survey

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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When: Friday, October 16th, 2026
More on AGR: https://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion

Schedule:

3:00 pm — Lab Meeting. Current lab students will share about recent work, followed by a catch-up on what alumni have been up to and what the lab is working on now.4:30 pm — PBS Courtyard Mixer. Conversation continues with faculty, current undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni joining in.6:00 pm — PBS Afterparty at Draughtsman Aleworks (53 Santa Felicia Dr, Goleta, CA 93117). (PBS = Psychological & Brain Sciences, the department's name as of 2010.) A separate, unaffiliated university AGR event will also be happening at Institution Ale, and AGR activities continue all weekend.Who's invited? All students who worked in the lab for course credit (e.g., 99, 199, 197) or as a volunteer, any visiting scholars from over the years, and current lab members.

How to attend: In-person attendance on campus is encouraged. A simulcast option for those unable to attend in person is also being explored — details to follow.

This event is being held in conjunction with the PBS Alumni Relations & Development Committee.

Stay connected: Alumni interested in mentoring current students, joining a panel at ENGAGE (the lab's annual alumni panel mixer), or getting involved with alumni groups can learn more here: https://psych.ucsb.edu/alumni/psychological-brain-sciences-alumni-council

Survey: Alumni are invited to complete the PBS AGR Lab Reunion 2026 Survey — a nostalgic, quick way to share an update, RSVP intentions, lab memories, and a favorite UCSB-era song.

Questions or want to say hello? Reach out to the lab directly.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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About UC Santa Barbara's Naked Shakes:

Naked Shakes believes in the transformation of the actor and the space, along with the imaginative ability of the audience. Each play is presented clearly and directly so that the audience inhabits the imaginative world of the play through Shakespeare’s language. The barren physical theater space is very important to the Naked Shakes concept; it takes on the identity of whatever locale or particular piece of poetic language is described, and yet always reminds the audience they are in a theater. When Prospero in The Tempest describes “the great Globe itself,” he is not only referring to the entire Earth, but also the “Globe” Theater – Shakespeare’s theater. That duality is what Naked Shakes is all about.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning Naked Shakes has performed at UCSB and transported productions to Southwest Shakespeare Company at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Westmont College and Center Stage in downtown Santa Barbara. Past Naked Shakes productions include: the premiere of The Death of Kings, a two-part adaptation of Shakespeare’s history plays, Hamlet, King Lear, Much Ado about Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest.

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Regular registration: $45

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Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online here. (Note: Tickets are purchased through the All Gaucho Reunion registration system but attending the reception is open to all and does not require registration for the AGR.) Questions? Please email mtm@tmp.ucsb.edu.

This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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Mark your calendars for alumni reunion weekend! Reconnect with classmates, enjoy live music and special performances, attend a lecture from your favorite prof, take a stroll down Del Playa with friends, and relive some of your best memories with your Gaucho community. Get excited to celebrate with Gauchos and explore reunion photos from previous years. Whether it’s been a few years or a few decades, we can’t wait to welcome you back to campus!

Please visit our website for more information as it becomes available. Stay tuned for more details!

If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please contact Liz Holohan, Programs Director at liz.holohan@ucsb.edu (805) 893-4956.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Thursday, October 15, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, October 16, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, October 17, 2026: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

9:00 AM - Global Studies: Welcome
Enjoy light refreshments and opening remarks for our Department Chair, Javiera Barandiarán.

9:45 AM - Global Studies: Looking Back
Early Faculty members and the first MA Cohort discuss the beginnings of the Global Studies graduate programs.

11:00 AM - Global Studies Today
Departmental updates & Post-Covid reflections.

11:45 AM - Global Studies Lunch
Enjoy lunch with Global Studies Anniversary Reunion attendees.

1:00 PM - Global Studies: Looking Forward
An alumni panel discusses how Global Studies shaped their careers and reflect on changing needs in public and private sector work

3:30 PM - Global Studies: Kendra Chiota Payne Memorial
Recipients of the Kendra Chiota Payne Global Studies Award discuss their work advancing women globally, and the lasting impact of Kendra's legacy.

5:00 PM - Global Studies Reception
Learn what current Global Studies students have been up to while catching up with old and new friends.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

9:45 AM - Welcome Back & Brunch
Join us for brunch and a discussion on the structure and goals of a UCSB Global Studies Alumni Advisory Board.

The Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion Celebration is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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Tour will include a visit to the Cheadle Center's newest project at the site of the former Ellwood Marine Terminal which is being designed to honor Chumash Coastal Heritage.

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Friday, October 16, 2026

9:00 AM -11:00 AM - MTM: Preparing Leaders for the Future of Technology Management
A session featuring MTM program recaps, updates, and future plans, as well as time to learn about what current MTM faculty are researching and teaching about the impact of technology on organizations and work.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - What’s Your Business Strategy for AI? (open to all registered All Gaucho Reunion attendees)
In this interactive case session, UCSB alumni will take on a real business problem involving a company facing a consequential technology decision. The facts will be messy. The answer will not be obvious. The stakes will feel familiar to anyone trying to lead, invest, build, advise, or compete in a world being reshaped by AI, platforms, data, and rapid technological change.

Professors Paul Leonardi and Nelson Phillips will lead the discussion in the Technology Management style: sharp, practical, strategic, and focused on what leaders actually have to decide when technology changes the rules of competition and organizing. Participants will receive the case in advance, then come prepared to debate what the company should do next. No technical background is required. Just bring your business judgment, your curiosity, and your willingness to make a call when the future is uncertain.

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM - MTM: Lunch

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM - MTM: State of the Industries, Knowledge Sharing, Career Empowerment
Sessions for MTM alumni to dive deeper into topics related to managing technology and innovation.

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Tech Leaders, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs Reception ($35) (open to all)
Technology Management invites MTM alumni, TMP Certificate alumni, New Venture Program participants, and anyone interested in technology management, innovation, and entrepreneurship to join us for a time of connection with colleagues old and new. Refreshments will be served. Location: OASIS

Saturday, October 17, 2026

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Faculty Talk: Learning to Work with Intelligent Machines (open to all registered All Gaucho Reunion attendees)
It's been "everything, everywhere, all at once" with AI since 2024, and everyone is wondering what we have to show for it. In this talk, Technology Management Professor Matt Beane will draw on his research and his experiences with his startup SkillBench to explore how we can change AI use to improve productivity and human skill at the same time - for the individual, the process, and the company. Open to all UCSB alumni.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Intrapreneurship and Innovation: Why Good Ideas Fail (open to all registered All Gaucho Reunion attendees)
Successful innovation depends not only on having good ideas, but on helping people understand and support those ideas. This session will focus on research and practical frameworks leaders can use to improve traction and adoption in their organizations. Led by Dr. Renee Rottner, Department of Technology Management, and open to all UCSB alumni. Refreshments provided.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - MTM Alumni Town Hall
A conversation with MTM leadership and each other about the future of MTM alumni engagement.

Questions? Please email mtm@tmp.ucsb.edu

The Master of Technology Management (MTM) Reunion is part of All Gaucho Reunion Weekend.

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This event is part of the Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend. Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the MA program and the 10th anniversary of the Ph.D. program. Events are complimentary and open to all registered reunion attendees.

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Format: The main event begins with team captains (alumni, former members, and friends of the club) building a team through a silent auction draft, bidding on prepared profiles of participating fencers. Each team consists of three fencers: one Epee, one Foil, and one Saber. Next, we begin with a round of pools! Each team will meet each other once and each fencer will compete against their opponent of their respective weapon in a 3-minute, 5-point bout. A team gets a victory once they win 2 out of their 3 bouts. However, regardless of the order of victories, we will fence through all three bouts. This process will repeat until your team has fenced every other team; ultimately seeding everyone 1st through last.

We will continue our competition through a direct elimination relay of three 15-touch bouts, one in each weapon. Epee and Foil will use the traditional three 3-minute periods. If time allows, we tournament will run with a consolation/losers bracket, so teams can continue fencing for final placements. Open bouting post-elimination is also welcomed and highly encouraged!

Main event prize: One of our brand new UCSB Fencing Jackets!

Registration: There is no fee for fencers or spectators. However, fencers are encouraged to register on AskFred to select their weapon of choice.

**Disclaimer** - Not all participants may be listed on AskFRED.

Throughout the tournament, participants will also be able to purchase Power-Ups and Curses that can put fun twists on bouts and give teams a competitive edge. These, along with the alumni draft, merchandise sales, and direct donations, help raise money to support the UCSB Fencing Club.

We will also host a One-Touch Epee Tournament, open to all fencers at the event regardless of their usual weapon. Each bout is decided by a single touch in a single-elimination direct elimination bracket with no losers bracket. 1st place prize is TBD!

Complimentary snacks, water, and coffee will be provided

We also have a brand new line of Merchandise! Merchandise will be ordered based on requests submitted through our advance order form, so please submit the form if you would like to purchase UCSB Fencing gear:

https://forms.gle/aUawrvEcuKA9dfum9

Merchandise order deadline: September 25th. We will only have a limited number of extra jackets available at the tournament, so ordering in advance through the form is strongly recommended.

Location: Robertson Gymnasium, Main Gym, UC Santa Barbara

Date: Saturday, October 17th

Time: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Accommodations & Parking: UCSB Lots 15 and 18 are closest to Rob Gym. Hotel accommodations and other discounts are available by registering for the All-Gaucho Reunion at https://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion#agr-land-hdr

Questions? Please reach out to us via email at recreation-ucsbsportclub.fencing@ucsb.edu

Come fence, reconnect with old teammates and friends, and help support the UCSB Fencing Club. Go Gauchos!

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Hear from a keynote speaker, then spend the afternoon in open networking with current students and fellow Greek alumni - sharing your career journey, answering questions, and making the kind of connections that last and inspire. No formal presentation required! Just show up, be yourself, and give back.

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This event is part of the Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend. Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the MA program and the 10th anniversary of the Ph.D. program. Events are complimentary and open to all registered reunion attendees.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Our distinguished guest speaker this year is Marisa Lagos '03, journalism superstar. Marisa is a political correspondent and co-host of Political Breakdown at KQED. This event is for alumni of the Daily Nexus.

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This event is part of the Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend. Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the MA program and the 10th anniversary of the Ph.D. program. Events are complimentary and open to all registered reunion attendees.

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This event is part of the Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend. Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the MA program and the 10th anniversary of the Ph.D. program. Events are complimentary and open to all registered reunion attendees.

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About UC Santa Barbara's Naked Shakes:

Naked Shakes believes in the transformation of the actor and the space, along with the imaginative ability of the audience. Each play is presented clearly and directly so that the audience inhabits the imaginative world of the play through Shakespeare’s language. The barren physical theater space is very important to the Naked Shakes concept; it takes on the identity of whatever locale or particular piece of poetic language is described, and yet always reminds the audience they are in a theater. When Prospero in The Tempest describes “the great Globe itself,” he is not only referring to the entire Earth, but also the “Globe” Theater – Shakespeare’s theater. That duality is what Naked Shakes is all about.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning Naked Shakes has performed at UCSB and transported productions to Southwest Shakespeare Company at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Westmont College and Center Stage in downtown Santa Barbara. Past Naked Shakes productions include: the premiere of The Death of Kings, a two-part adaptation of Shakespeare’s history plays, Hamlet, King Lear, Much Ado about Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest.

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This event is part of the Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend. Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the MA program and the 10th anniversary of the Ph.D. program. Events are complimentary and open to all registered reunion attendees.

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Whether you're returning to campus for the first time in years or are a regular visitor, the 50th Reunion Golden Gauchos Dinner offers a warm and welcoming opportunity to honor your journey, celebrate your accomplishments, and strengthen the bonds that connect generations of Gauchos.

We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend!

Tickets: $60 early-bird, $70 regular

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Tickets: $40

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Questions? Contact Professor Brad Bouley (bouley@ucsb.edu).

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Tickets: $20 early-bird / $25 regular

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Mark your calendars for alumni reunion weekend! Reconnect with classmates, enjoy live music and special performances, attend a lecture from your favorite prof, take a stroll down Del Playa with friends, and relive some of your best memories with your Gaucho community. Get excited to celebrate with Gauchos and explore reunion photos from previous years. Whether it’s been a few years or a few decades, we can’t wait to welcome you back to campus!

Please visit our website for more information as it becomes available. Stay tuned for more details!

If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please contact Liz Holohan, Programs Director at liz.holohan@ucsb.edu (805) 893-4956.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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View the full weekend schedule below: Questions? Email Hailey Fletcher, hfletcher@global.ucsb.edu.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

9:00 AM - Global Studies: Welcome
Enjoy light refreshments and opening remarks for our Department Chair, Javiera Barandiarán.

9:45 AM - Global Studies: Looking Back
Early Faculty members and the first MA Cohort discuss the beginnings of the Global Studies graduate programs.

11:00 AM - Global Studies Today
Departmental updates & Post-Covid reflections.

11:45 AM - Global Studies Lunch
Enjoy lunch with Global Studies Anniversary Reunion attendees.

1:00 PM - Global Studies: Looking Forward
An alumni panel discusses how Global Studies shaped their careers and reflect on changing needs in public and private sector work

3:30 PM - Global Studies: Kendra Chiota Payne Memorial
Recipients of the Kendra Chiota Payne Global Studies Award discuss their work advancing women globally, and the lasting impact of Kendra's legacy.

5:00 PM - Global Studies Reception
Learn what current Global Studies students have been up to while catching up with old and new friends.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

9:45 AM - Welcome Back & Brunch
Join us for brunch and a discussion on the structure and goals of a UCSB Global Studies Alumni Advisory Board.

The Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion Celebration is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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This event is part of the Global Studies 20th Anniversary Reunion during All Gaucho Reunion Weekend. Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the MA program and the 10th anniversary of the Ph.D. program. Events are complimentary and open to all registered reunion attendees.

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This event is part of All Gaucho Reunion.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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About UC Santa Barbara's Naked Shakes:

Naked Shakes believes in the transformation of the actor and the space, along with the imaginative ability of the audience. Each play is presented clearly and directly so that the audience inhabits the imaginative world of the play through Shakespeare’s language. The barren physical theater space is very important to the Naked Shakes concept; it takes on the identity of whatever locale or particular piece of poetic language is described, and yet always reminds the audience they are in a theater. When Prospero in The Tempest describes “the great Globe itself,” he is not only referring to the entire Earth, but also the “Globe” Theater – Shakespeare’s theater. That duality is what Naked Shakes is all about.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning Naked Shakes has performed at UCSB and transported productions to Southwest Shakespeare Company at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Westmont College and Center Stage in downtown Santa Barbara. Past Naked Shakes productions include: the premiere of The Death of Kings, a two-part adaptation of Shakespeare’s history plays, Hamlet, King Lear, Much Ado about Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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October 19, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Caregiving can be overwhelming, often leaving little time to care for yourself. Learn practical ways to navigate the demands of multi-generational caregiving—from supporting children to aging family members—and gain tools to strengthen your own health and wellbeing.

The Healthy Holiday Mix: Sleep, Exercise, Love & Food

November 16, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

The holidays can bring joy – but also stress, fatigue and schedule overload. Give yourself the gift of self-compassion – adding movement or taking rest. Even lessening the guilt of enjoying food – especially if you have a chronic condition. Apply tips for staying healthy and energized all season long.

Cozy Up: Discover the Magic of Hygge

December 14, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Discover the Danish art of hygge—the practice of creating warmth, comfort, and joy in everyday moments, especially during the fall and winter seasons. Learn to find contentment in slower rhythms and develop mindful habits that foster coziness, support restful sleep, and nurture wellbeing. Give yourself permission to embrace a gentler pace and savor quiet moments without rush.

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This workshop will explore ways to structure assessments that foster deep learning while attending to concerns about AI and academic integrity.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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September 9th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm
September 10th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

October 20th: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
October 22nd: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

A professional, updated headshot is crucial for departmental and lab websites, conferences and workshops, and research communication with both university communications teams and external publications.

These headshots are taken on a drop-in basis at no charge to faculty members. No appointments are necessary, so there may be a brief wait upon arrival. Headshots are taken at Kerr Hall 1205. You enter through the Video Services door in the breezeway that runs through the middle of the building. Once you enter, the Photo Services door is the first door on the left. There is a small flight of stairs going down into the studio, if that is an issue for anyone, please let Jeff Liang know ahead of time and he can let you in another way. Receiving photosA BOX folder will be shared to your @ucsb.edu email containing only your headshots. One complimentary edited headshot is available upon request. Otherwise, you will receive all of the headshots taken during the session with basic global edits.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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October 21, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Learn more about women's top health issues including breast cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, and reproductive health.

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Courses will be held every other Wednesday, from 9:10am-9:50am via Zoom. Please check the Human Resources Employee Services website for a full list of topics and schedules.

Performance Matters - Maximize your Performance w/ Lisa Phelps - Discover ways to share your accomplishments and communicate a year in the life of your career with your supervisor. Invest in your performance. It matters.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Presented live and online, each webinar provides information on a variety of well-being topics. You can join the monthly webinars in one of two ways:

View them from your work station at home or office.Gather with co-workers in a workplace meeting room.Plus, you can watch any of the past webinars you may have missed by visiting www.healthnet.com. Once you sign up, you’ll get an email before each session with the topic, date and time so you can adjust your schedule.

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RSVP: https://forms.gle/eZsSDpQ9ZL4DTbBh9

Space is limited. You’ll be contacted for a brief, confidential pre-screening session.

Led by: Kate Hawley, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, ASAP

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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September 9th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm
September 10th: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

October 20th: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
October 22nd: 8:00 - 12:00 pm

A professional, updated headshot is crucial for departmental and lab websites, conferences and workshops, and research communication with both university communications teams and external publications.

These headshots are taken on a drop-in basis at no charge to faculty members. No appointments are necessary, so there may be a brief wait upon arrival. Headshots are taken at Kerr Hall 1205. You enter through the Video Services door in the breezeway that runs through the middle of the building. Once you enter, the Photo Services door is the first door on the left. There is a small flight of stairs going down into the studio, if that is an issue for anyone, please let Jeff Liang know ahead of time and he can let you in another way. Receiving photosA BOX folder will be shared to your @ucsb.edu email containing only your headshots. One complimentary edited headshot is available upon request. Otherwise, you will receive all of the headshots taken during the session with basic global edits.

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In this brave new world of generative AI, our students will enage with AI models in their future careers. How can we leverage evidence-based teaching practices and AI Literacy Frameworks to empower our students with the ethical and technical skills that will help them succeed.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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While in theory, the democratization of information could expand citizens' knowledge and insight, in practice, we live in an era of "information disorder" that could upend global politics. In the Pacific Views Talk for Fall 2026, Julia Morse (Political Science) examines how information disorder is changing conflict and cooperation alongside developments in AI, and recommends how policymakers might respond to such challenges.

Julia C. Morse is Associate Professor of Political Science at UCSB and the author of The Bankers' Blacklist (Cornell University Press, 2022). Her research examines international organizations, compliance, and the politics of information, including contestation and disinformation in the AI age.

She is currently co-authoring a book Damage Control: Lies, Evasions, and the Cost of Breaking International Law, and also serves as a non-resident fellow at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, where she co-directs the AI Upskilling for Social Scientists program. Prior to academia, Morse worked as an FBI intelligence analyst and a foreign affairs officer at the US Department of State. She is a 2025–2026 UCSB Public Voices Fellow.

Morse will deliver a presentation that is approximately 45-minutes, followed by a Q&A session.

This event may be photographed or recorded.

Advance registration is recommended as space is limited.

More Information

Debra Herrick, “How information disorder shapes global politics,” The Current, 2026.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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SUPERVISORS and NON-SUPERVISORS are welcome.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Space is limited. You’ll be contacted for a brief, confidential pre-screening session.

Led by: Kate Hawley, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, ASAP

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From 5-6 PM, online and in-person attendees will learn more about the classes, consulting project, and networking opportunities that make MTM the best choice in business-oriented, tech-focused graduate programs. We'll also discuss the application process, tips for success, and our application fee sponsorship program, and conclude with Q&A.

In-person attendees are invited to join us from 6-6:30 to continue the conversation with pizza and refreshments. Meet current MTM students, faculty, and staff, and have all your questions answered!

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From 5-6 PM, online and in-person attendees will learn more about the classes, consulting project, and networking opportunities that make MTM the best choice in business-oriented, tech-focused graduate programs. We'll also discuss the application process, tips for success, and our application fee sponsorship program, and conclude with Q&A.

In-person attendees are invited to join us from 6-6:30 to continue the conversation with pizza and refreshments. Meet current MTM students, faculty, and staff, and have all your questions answered!

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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This interactive session will explore how colleagues across UCSB are leveraging Google Gemini to support their work.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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4:00-7:00pm

October 30, 2026

College of Creative Studies Gallery (Building 494, Room 103)

UC-Santa Barbara

Free and Open to the Public

Music provided by DJ Fridge and Ty. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

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Bringing together eight artists across various mediums, Cosmic Synastry highlights the productive tension between collective understanding and individual interpretation as an essential condition of meaning. In place of a conventional biography, each artist’s astrological birth chart will be presented alongside their work to situate the artist and viewer in a shared symbolic system: astrology. Taking its name from astrological synastry, the practice of comparing two individuals’ birth charts to discover the relationship between them, this exhibition encourages viewers to draw from their personal experiences and collective understandings of the zodiac to generate interpretations of each artwork’s meaning. Cosmic Synastry encourages viewers to interpret symbols through signs, the artists’ and their own.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Gemidos de la Tierra currently consists of twelve panels honoring the names of over 200 immigrants who have lost their lives while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody between 2003 and 2023. On November 1, joined by her collaborators and community, Amézquita will publicly activate this work by continuing to add the names of those who have passed away since 2023.

Please join us in a public memorial for the hundreds of people who have died in ICE detention. This is a space for memory, dignity, and collective healing. Comfortable attire is encouraged; event will take place outdoors.

For accessibility accommodations, please contact us as soon as you can. Advance notice helps us fulfill your request.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Guided Walking Meditation

September 14, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Are you looking for more energy? To relax and reduce stress? To take a break? To be physically active? To have fun? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for this guided session to experience the benefits of mindful walking.

Guided Meditation for Love & Kindness

October 5, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Loving-kindness meditation is all about sending feelings of love, kindness, and goodwill to yourself and others. Explore the benefits of opening your heart and nurturing compassion during this guided practice.

Guided Meditation for Cultivating Gratitude

November 2, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

Gratitude can help you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Join us for this webinar to unlock the transformative power of a mindful gratitude practice. 

Mindfulness to Ease Holiday Stress

December 7, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PT

While the holidays can bring joy to many, they can also bring stress and burnout. Discover how mindfulness can help you cultivate inner peace, boost your mood, and reclaim your energy this holiday season.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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Led by: Kate Hawley, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, ASAP

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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What does it take for students to truly thrive today? Join instructors, TAs, and students for a candid dialogue on how academic pressure, a sense of belonging, and the rise of AI are shaping the learning experience at UCSB. Together, we’ll discuss student perspectives and share practical ways instructors can foster supportive, connected classrooms.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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This workshop will explicitly focus on how we currently assess student learning and what shifts/changes are necessary to ensure equitable student outcomes and genuine understanding of student learning processes. With a focus on Alternative Assessment, we will examine together how research-based assessment practices circumvent AI malpractice.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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SUPERVISORS and NON-SUPERVISORS are welcome.

Click here to register in the UC Learning Center.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 traces Sherk’s sustained commitment to art and ecology in the public sphere and her influential role within the first generation of California Conceptual and performance artists, as well as within the artist-run space movement of the era. It showcases newly transferred film and video alongside rarely seen photographs, collages, works on paper, artist books, printed matter, and ephemera documenting Sherk’s early performances and site-specific interventions of the 1970s and 1980s.

The AD&A Museum is an educational partner of the multi-year initiative High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027), which celebrates and historicizes High Performance (1978–97), the first international magazine devoted exclusively to performance art. Through educational collaborations and programming, this exhibition highlights Sherk’s feature in the magazine. UCSB students will also offer personalized tours of the exhibition as a reflection of their learning environment and varied disciplinary interests.

Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970 was organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and curated by Tanya Zimbardo. The presentation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture was generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts, the FMCAC Board of Directors, and individual contributions to the Fort Mason Fund. The exhibition at the AD&A Museum is made possible by Teiger Foundation. Generous support is additionally provided by Isabelle Clara Greene, FASLA.

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On November 1 as part of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, Amézquita will publicly update the work with the names of those who have passed away in recent years. Each name is hand-cast using soil from the state where the person died, combined with masa, salt, and rainwater—materials that carry cultural, ancestral, and elemental resonance. This method of making is both devotional and political: a way of calling the body back into presence and refusing erasure. Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil) honors the humanity of those whose lives have been reduced to statistics, offering a stark contrast to the cold, bureaucratic erasure that often accompanies death within carceral systems. In this light, the AD&A Museum shares this history for collective witnessing as caretakers of their memory.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra is organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and is curated by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the AD&A Museum Council.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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October 19, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Caregiving can be overwhelming, often leaving little time to care for yourself. Learn practical ways to navigate the demands of multi-generational caregiving—from supporting children to aging family members—and gain tools to strengthen your own health and wellbeing.

The Healthy Holiday Mix: Sleep, Exercise, Love & Food

November 16, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

The holidays can bring joy – but also stress, fatigue and schedule overload. Give yourself the gift of self-compassion – adding movement or taking rest. Even lessening the guilt of enjoying food – especially if you have a chronic condition. Apply tips for staying healthy and energized all season long.

Cozy Up: Discover the Magic of Hygge

December 14, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PT

Discover the Danish art of hygge—the practice of creating warmth, comfort, and joy in everyday moments, especially during the fall and winter seasons. Learn to find contentment in slower rhythms and develop mindful habits that foster coziness, support restful sleep, and nurture wellbeing. Give yourself permission to embrace a gentler pace and savor quiet moments without rush.

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The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.

This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.

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