Associated Students (A.S.) serves as the official undergraduate
student government and provides services, employment opportunities and
leadership experience. Every undergraduate student is a member upon
payment of required quarterly registration fees. A.S. Executive
Officers and Legislative Council members, elected annually each spring,
represent students and transmit student concerns to the campus
administration and academic senate as well as to the appropriate
offices within and outside of the UC system. A.S. provides avenues for
student involvement not only through elected positions, but also
through boards and committees that address a broad range of issues:
environment, women/gender, academic affairs, investments, concerts and
events, community service, lobbying, and radio broadcasting.
Associated Students’ services include A.S. Publications Service,
A.S. Ticket Office, A.S. Cashiers, A.S. Bike Shop, A.S. Legal Resource
Center, and the A.S. Short Term Student Loan Program.
Students are invited to stop by the Associated Students offices
housed in the University Center. Telephone: (805) 893-2566. Web site:
www.as.ucsb.edu.
Community Affairs Board. Through the AS/UCSB Community
Affairs Board (CAB), students find out about campus and community
volunteer opportunities, non-profit agency orientation/training, and
one-time community service events. Located in the University Center,
UCSB’s Volunteer Action Center provides students the opportunity to
explore career options, create social action, and gain practical
experience. CAB connects students to local nonprofit and human services
agencies such as Special Olympics, Best Buddies, Boy’s and Girls Club
and Transition House. In addition to local agencies students have
participated in the community through student-coordinated projects
through the Family Literacy Program, Isla Vista Youth Project and Isla
Vista Teen Center. Members of CAB fill leadership positions and gain
valuable practical experience in the areas of public relations,
community outreach, financial management, fund-raising, and
volunteer/non-profit management. For more information please call (805)
893-4296 or stop by the CAB office, 2523 University Center. Web site:
www.as.ucsb.edu/cab.
Program Board. Associated Students Program Board presents a
wide variety of educational and cultural events including lectures,
concerts, films, sneak previews, Storke Plaza events, and an annual
spring Extravaganza. Students involved in Program Board gain experience
in planning and organizing events, managing budgets, negotiating with
agents and promoters, running technical equipment, and working with
campus and community officials. Program Board members provide
leadership to other campus organizations with event planning assistance
and gain first-hand experience with the entertainment industry. Program
Board also provides job opportunities for students as ushers,
production crew, and promotion assistants. Telephone: (805) 893-3536.
Student Media. UCSB student publications include student
newspapers (Daily Nexus and The Bottom Line), yearbook (La Cumbre),
literary magazine (Spectrum), journal of undergraduate research
(Discovery), journal of graduate research (Thresholds), and an arts
magazine (Experimental Thinking). UCSB also has a radio station,
KCSB-FM and KJUC-FM Cable. Further information about student media is
available in the Storke Publications Building and in the Associated
Students main office.