News & Events

ELI Project, Education+, Launches a New Website

Education+ launches a new website to make signing up for free tutoring, enrichment, and more easily accessible and equitable to all youth in Santa Barbara and Goleta.

ELI Alum, Erick Morales Oyola, Inspires Sea Change Through Art

ELI Alum, Erick Morales Oyola, curated a photography exhibition to bridge the gap between marine awareness and conservation engagement among the UCSB community.  His exhibition is now viewable in the UCSB library.  Read on for more information on the exhibit.

Sea Change 

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 8:00am to Fri, 12/13/2024 - 5:00pm

Exhibition 

Location: Learning Commons 

Upcoming CUEL Event: First Annual Eco Expo

Don't miss this chance to learn about on-campus environmental organizations and opportunities, including clubs, initiatives, academic programs, internships, funding opportunities, and more!  Stop by the CUEL table to learn about our programming and win a prize!

Upcoming CUEL event: Climate Fiction Writing Workshop

Can a story change the world? Are you considering a career in environmental communications or creative writing? This session is for you.

The UCSB Greti U. Croft Center for Undergraduate Environmental Leadership invites all UCSB undergraduates to our first careers training workshop of 2024-2025!  Join guest Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff in person and meet virtually with writer and journalist, Omar El Akkad to learn how your writing can change hearts and minds.  

"Quick Fix" in the UCSB Magazine

Why relinquish if you can repair? That’s the shared philosophy of undergraduate students, Molly McGee and Eva Mills, who collaborated on UC Santa Barbara’s first fix-it fairs, community events where anyone can get free access to tools and expert help making minor repairs to items like clothing, jewelry, musical instruments, bikes, and skateboards.  

ELI Capstone Event

The annual Environmental Leadership Incubator (ELI) Capstone event will be held on Friday, May 31 from 12-2:30 pm in Bren 4016 (top floor, 4L).  Our Capstone event is an opportunity for our ELI students to share their environmental leadership projects and year-long leadership development experiences.  It is also a chance to celebrate their hard work, perseverance, and leadership successes. 

Surf Swap for Sustainability

Surf duo and ELI students, Ruby Wedbush and Emma Sayre, share that "as surfers, we collectively consume an astounding three-quarters of a million boards each year. Shockingly, only a small fraction of these boards are constructed from sustainable, biodegradable, or recyclable materials, highlighting a significant environmental concern within the surfing community." In response to this pressing issue, Emma and Ruby have founded Sustainable Surfers with a clear mission: to cultivate an environmentally-conscious community of surfers in Isla Vista.

ELI Students Provide Interactive Map of UCSB Outdoor Study Spaces

ELI students, Tanner Ellison and Emily Hernandez, partnered with the UCSB Office of Public Affairs & Communications (OPAC) to create an interactive map of all outdoor study spaces on campus.   

ELI Project, Education+, Seeks to Support and Inspire Local Youth

ELI student, Jess Lickstein, turned her passions for educational equity in primary school and in making positive change in in our Goleta and Santa Barbara community into her successful Education+ leadership project which provides tutoring as well as environmental education and coding enrichment to local K-8 students.  

Upcoming ELI Student Workshop: Wildfire Emergency Planning

Are you prepared if a wildfire broke out here in Santa Barbara? What would you do, and where would you go?   Don’t miss this valuable chance to create a personalized emergency plan to prepare for a wildfire emergency.  ELI students, Christopher Tai and Vivian Liang, are hosting a workshop on wildfire preparation and planning. Come for the opportunity to learn about wildfires, and create your personalized evacuation plan with the help of Gustavo Agredano from Santa Barbara County's Fire Safe Council.

Free Pizza and sparkling water are provided! 

Spring Fix-It Fair Scheduled for May 17th

ELI students, Eva Mills and Molly McGee, have founded the Isla Vista Fix-It Fair as part of their ELI project.  They have hosted two successful fix-it fairs already in the fall and winter quarters, and have recently scheduled their final fair for this spring.  

ELI in the News: Hundreds in Isla Vista Celebrate Earth Day with ‘The Plunge’

ELI student, Lior Kishinevsky, had a dream to gather participants for a world record ocean plunge in hopes on raising awareness and funds for marine conservation. This past weekend, on Sunday, April 21, in honor of Earth Day the next day, UCSB students flocked to Devereux Beach to fulfill Lior's vision.  The Independent news source covered the story!

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