University of California, Santa Barbara
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The campus has the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Jeffrey Stewart, Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, began his inauguration on January 3, 2022, and oversees campus efforts to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Stewart ensures that he will continue to offer a diverse and inclusive community for students on campus. The Office is excited to have launched the Thriving in the Academy Initiative for all members of the campus, which embraces the core principles of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. These principles serve as pillars for community building and guide how UC Santa Barbara builds their teams, cultivates its leaders, and creates the organizational culture. The initiative plans to strengthen historically underrepresented communities both on campus and beyond.

The campus also has two additional offices, the Office of Equal Opportunity & Discrimination Prevention (EODP), and the Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy Compliance Office (Title IX) The Office of Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy Compliance aims to prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment based on sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex- or gender-stereotyping and sexual orientation. Through the work of this office, the campus aims to foster an equitable campus environment in all the University’s work opportunities and educational programs.

The campus Office of Equal Opportunity and Discrimination Prevention also aims to prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment based on all non-gender based reports. It also has a responsibility to ensure the institution complies with federal and state laws and University policies and procedures regarding affirmative action, non-discrimination, and retaliation for staff and faculty. EODP works to promote and integrate the principles of equal opportunity, affirmative action, non-discrimination, and excellence through diversity on campus. It also works to ensure the University provides an environment for faculty and staff that is free from discrimination and harassment based on protected categories including but not limited to race, color, national origin, age, religion, and veteran status. The EODP Office also provides a variety of standard and customized training programs to help faculty and staff understand, prevent and respond to discrimination, harassment, and equity in work and academic environments.


The Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education Office (CARE)mission is to create a campus community that is free from violence and promotes healing. CARE’s goal is to provide professionally designed services for the prevention and intervention of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and harassment. All services are free and confidential and are available to students, staff, and faculty of all identities. Through policy development and community collaborations, we are committed to survivor empowerment and a public health approach to prevention.

The campus also has the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD), which facilitates the intersectional inclusion and representation of the identities, experiences, and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, staff, faculty, and alumni. RCSGD staff and volunteers, in collaboration with campus partners, promote the celebration, development, scholarship, and success of the LGBTQIA+ community through advocacy, education, programming, and resource creation and referral. RCGSD also provides education, builds coalitions, and advocates at individual, departmental, campus, and system-wide levels to improve UCSB for all LGBTQIA+ people

The campus also has the MultiCultural Center. Through its pillars of educational programming, student engagement, and community outreach, the MultiCultural Center models a mutually supportive relationship with its students, and the campus at large, and serves as a bridge to the larger surrounding community. These pillars, along with the day-to-day interactions and opportunities for students and community members to foster and maintain connections, continue to ground the center as a shared community space that provides platforms for critical dialogue and serves to uphold a safer, welcoming space that validates marginalized identities. The center cultivates a culture of care-work and belonging for students and student coalitions through opportunities for development and empowerment in their academic, professional, and personal pursuits

The campus also has the Educational Opportunity Program. EOP is committed to providing a support and information base that validates each student's experience and nurtures a sense of participation, belonging, and empowerment. Through mentorship, academic programs, one-to-one counseling/advising, campus student support service referrals, and social/cultural programming, we strive to maximize a student's involvement and success in the campus academic community. In addition to assisting students through to graduation, EOP helps motivate and inform students to utilize services to enhance their preparation for the job market and/or graduate/professional school admission. Also, EOP offers a summer program, STEP, for incoming first-year students to facilitate the transition to UCSB.

The campus also has the Disabled Students Program. DSP provides academic accommodations to students with disabilities. The DSP staff work in an advisory capacity with a variety of campus departments to ensure that equal access is provided to all disabled students. DSP provides temporarily or permanently disabled students with the following academic support services: exam accommodations, notetaking, reading, and transcription. Students with disabilities attending UCSB can be assured of receiving the same core support academic services offered throughout the University of California's System-wide chain of campuses.


The campus ONDAS Student Center promotes the success and retention of first-generation college students with an emphasis on the first-year transition and underrepresented student experience. The center provides mentoring and academic support in a learning-centered space for students to connect with faculty, staff, and peers in order to grow personally and excel academically. ONDAS primarily supports first-year students and faculty professional development.

The Promise Scholar Program(PSP) empowers high-achieving, first-generation students from low-income households. The program covers a certain amount of money in grants and scholarships to eligible first-year students over four years and transfers students over two years. PSP also offers academic and support services for its scholars.


The campus has multiple committees that aim to promote diversity and inclusion. Each committee targets members from underrepresented groups, ensuring they are given equal access to any opportunities offered and represented in the community. The committees include:
- Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity
-Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women
-Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion
-Chancellor's Outreach Advisory Committee (COAB)
-Professional Women's Association
-Senior Women's Council
-Asian/Pacific Islander Community (APIA)
-Latinx UCSB Network Association (LUNA)
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- The Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity (https://senate.ucsb.edu/~councils-and-committees/?CDE) promotes campus diversity and equity, ensuring the equal treatment of women, ethnic minorities, individuals of diverse sexual orientations, individuals with disabilities, and other members of the campus community. In meeting this charge, the committee may initiate studies on campus diversity and equity, using data collected from all campus sources; formulate and disseminate recommendations on any matter influencing campus diversity and equity; and address matters involving the hiring, employment, educational, and social circumstances of faculty, staff, and students. The committee also is charged with meeting the campus goals of diversity and equity and pursuing the goals of affirmative action.

- The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (https://chancellor.ucsb.edu/committees/CACSW) is an administrative committee that has existed on campus since the mid-1970s. It draws its membership from faculty, staff, and students on campus with standing members including the director of the Women's Center, our Title IX Coordinator and Sexual Harassment Officer, chair(s) from the Senior Women's Council and chair(s) from the Professional Women's Association. The charge of CACSW is to advise and consult with the Chancellor about concerns and issues regarding the status of women at UCSB. The committee engages in the review of drafts of campus and system wide policies pertaining to campus women (e.g., parental leaves, sexual harassment, gender equity in sports). The CACSW along with the Women's Center organizes a panel discussion "Demystifying the Tenure Process" for junior faculty women on a yearly basis. The CACSW conducts meetings and investigations on issues including leadership, governance, representation of women in faculty and key administrative positions, pay equity, career equity review, work/life, staff-student ratio, Title IX, safety, student parent registration, diversity training, and female graduate student representation, employment, and mentorship. Since 1997, CACSW has met annually with the Chancellor and his Vice-Chancellors to discuss a yearly report on the status of women.

- The Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion purpose is to:
- Provide ongoing evaluation of campus climate conditions, practices, and policies.
-Suggest measures that will support the goals of inclusion and community, especially including measures reflecting promising practices from elsewhere in UC and the nation.
-Coordinate its analyses, recommendations, and other work with related work of any entities created by faculty, staff, students, or neighboring communities.
-Fulfill other campus-specific responsibilities identified by the Chancellor.
-Respond to queries and suggestions from the President's Advisory Council. Former UC President Mark Yudof formed a systemwide Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion to address challenges in enhancing and sustaining a tolerant, inclusive environment on all UC campuses. The Council's first meeting was held on June 30, 2010. UCSB also has a Campus Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion. It is chaired by Chancellor Yang and composed of faculty, students, staff, administrative personnel, community representation, and ex-officio members, which includes academic deans.

- The Chancellor's Outreach Advisory Committee (COAB) (https://oep.ucsb.edu/initiatives/coab) is the policy and governing body for all campus outreach programs. COAB provides overall guidance on policy, budget, and evaluation issues regarding UC Santa Barbara's K-12, community college, and graduate academic preparation and educational partnership programs. COAB also advises the chancellor and other staff on these matters and monitors outreach programs via evaluation efforts. COAB is committed to strengthening campus academic preparation and educational partnership programs. The Board will provide consultation and direction to the campus in the development and oversight of campus initiatives supported by university outreach funds. In collaboration with the Academic Senate, the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and Student Affairs, COAB, and the Office of Outreach Initiatives coordinate the Faculty Outreach Grant (FOG) Program.

- The Professional Women's Association (https://www.pwaucsb.com) is campus affiliated staff organization that offers opportunities for professional development and networking throughout the year including their annual day-long conference during the spring quarter. Also, the committee promotes a sense of community through networking and community service and focuses on the advancement and accomplishments of UCSB Women. PWA provides opportunities to develop one's professional and personal self as well as network on campus, through activities that include brown bag lunch sessions, networking luncheons, a holiday party for IV children, and an annual professional development conference.

- The Senior Women's Council was founded in 1993 to create a forum for defining and actively addressing issues that promote gender equity and diversity at UC Santa Barbara. All tenured women faculty and lecturers with SOE are automatically members. The steering committee, comprised of 15-20 members, specifies several well-defined programmatic goals that the Council will accomplish each academic year. The direction of SWC's program is based on input from all tenured women.

- The Asian/Pacific Islander Community (APIA) (http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/communities/asian-pacific-islander) is a collective of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) staff and faculty at the University of California Santa Barbara that aims to create a supportive, proactive, and knowledge-sharing community in order to ensure a welcoming, safe, and inclusive campus for the AAPI identified individuals by promoting the growth of staff and faculty while supporting students through collaborative efforts.

- The Latinx UCSB Network Association (LUNA) (https://www.facebook.com/LUNA.UCSB) primary mission is to provide activities and opportunities to assist with the retention, development, and promotion of Latinx communities at UCSB. In addition, LUNA promotes the ties with institutional, local, regional and national organizations with similar missions to learn from and contribute to diversify the university.

- The ucsbBlack committee is a supportive and enjoyable space for Black-identified faculty and staff at UCSB to build community and create connections with one another. We hope to further develop and sustain an environment that allows Black faculty and staff to feel supported, professionally and personally, by their peers. Also, the committee provides opportunities to model and promote unity and solidarity among Black identified faculty and staff to better support the academic and overall success of Black identified students. It’s imperative that we make sure that we, staff and faculty, are thriving and connecting too.

UCSB offers multiple trainings and activities educating on Cultural Competence.

All supervisors and faculty are required to take this training: "UC Preventing Harassment & Discrimination: Supervisors, Faculty, MSP" This training is for supervisory employees and faculty at all UC locations. It provides information on preventing and responding to sexual violence and sexual harassment and what each of us can to do to make our UC culture safer for all. It will take a minimum of 2 hours to complete and meets the legal requirements of AB1825 and AB2053. This course includes a section specific to requirements under Title IX and the Clery Act. This course contains information on sensitive topics that include sexual violence; if you find that you need an alternate activity to meet this requirement, please contact your location Title IX officer.

All undergraduates are required to take Gaucho FYI, which is a mandatory Zoom webinar program that has been developed to introduce new students to a variety of health and safety topics. The webinar must be completed during the first three weeks of the fall quarter. Each of these online modules and the Gaucho FYI webinar are required of all new First Year, Transfer, and Education Abroad Program students. https://orientation.sa.ucsb.edu/resources-info/new-student-requirements/ucsb-mandatory-education

- Supervisory Certificate Program (SCP).
Employees who are not supervisors, as well as those who are, are invited to enroll in the Supervisory Certificate Program. The program is designed to give staff professional training in the key areas of leadership competencies, policies and procedures, and people skills.
- AB 1825 Supervisory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.
California legislation mandates that all employers who employ 50 or more persons must provide two hours of training in the prevention of sexual harassment every two years to California supervisors. The AB 1825 supervisory training is required of supervisory staff and faculty. The training is virtual. : Faculty and Supervisors are legally required to complete two hours of sexual harassment prevention training every two years, and new faculty and supervisors are required to take training within 90 days of hire. Starting January 2016, a systemwide faculty/supervisor training and education program was implemented that revised the content in the sexual harassment prevention training so that it meets UC’s systemwide curriculum. Staff who are not supervisors will also be required to complete sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention training. UC’s systemwide staff training and education program requires new employees to receive training within the first six weeks of hire. All staff will receive training annually. The new training will include information on their responsibility to report sexual violence and sexual harassment if the incident involves a student.

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Discrimination Prevention offers the EO/AA & Diversity Search Committee Briefing, which is intended to address compliance and best practice issues related to Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Improving Diversity in Academic and Staff search processes. EODP offers a 90-minute Briefing for any Department who requests the Briefing.

The Office of EODP also offers AA/EEO Non-Discrimination Overview of the UC Non-Discrimination policy and the State and Federal laws and regulations, which are the basis for the UC policy, as well as Federal Affirmative Action regulation and its application within our Campus.

Also, in partnership with the Title IX Office and CARE, the Office of EODP offers a Professional Training on Mutual Respect workshop, which explores the role we all have in creating environments that are inclusive, safe, and supportive for every individual’s success. In alignment with UCSB’s mission, this collaborative endeavor is facilitated by EODP, Title IX, and CARE in an effort to understand how our backgrounds and experiences shape our beliefs, values, and actions. You will learn skills and tools to acknowledge and address biases and microaggressions in a respectful manner and understand potential policy implications.