HDAE Highlights V4N7
Micro-Articles about Our Staff & Communities
CONGRATULATIONS
Willie Brown received the ACUHO-I 2022 Parthenon Award! Willie was recognized for his leadership, creativity, dedication, and overall tremendous work in student housing. Please enjoy watching videos of Willie's award recognition at the ceremony followed by the reception that took place the next day. Congratulations on your well-deserved recognition, Willie!... Jill Horst was named a Trustee of the National Association of College & University Food Services. She was also recently spotlighted in the UC Santa Barbara Magazine...
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Britney Zavala, HDAE Front Desk Attendant, was recognized with a University Service Award, which is given in recognition of unselfish and dedicated service to the University, its students, and the community… Danielle McGary, a San Nicolas Resident Assistant, was recognized with a University Award of Distinction, which is given to students who have contributed greatly to the quality of life by giving unselfish service to others within a particular area… and Vonnie Wei, a Residence Hall Desk Attendant, was recognized with the Yonie Harris Award for Civility in Public Discourse which is presented to graduates who best exemplify the principles of free speech and respectful dialogue and who foster a campus climate of civility and open-mindedness.
UC Moves, formally known as UC Walks, is an annual UC-wide well-being initiative that promotes wellness and an active lifestyle in the UC Community. This year’s event encouraged UCSB staff and faculty to “move more” for three weeks in May while competing against other UC campuses. All participants used the Walker Tracker program/app. The app tracked everyone’s daily steps and other fitness activities they completed and manually entered into the app. UC Moves included weekly encouraging emails and hybrid fitness classes such as yoga and circuit training. UCSB had 141 participants that completed a total of 24,096,137 steps! All participants had a chance at winning a day pass to the Recreation Center. Congratulations and great job representing, Gauchos!
Interested in going on a tour of the Munger Hall Mock-Up? Sign up on the Office of Strategic Asset Management web page! Tours for UCSB staff members are available Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
With a suggestion from Karla Burris and help from Manuel Herrera and his Grounds Crew, recently retired HDAE Graphic Artist Eric Zobel designed and built two tiny libraries for West Campus and Storke Family Student Housing community gardens. These were a gift from the HDAE Arts & Culture Committee to the many children in the area and were installed at a lower height for easier access. Special thanks to Noreen Balos and Rebecca Kovacs of Residential & Community Living for filling the libraries with picture books!
Carol Dreste, Interim Director of the Campus Store, and her husband Neil are hosting another college student this summer. Luke Chaney and his parents caravanned out from Ankeny, Iowa, a small community outside of Des Moines. Luke just finished his 3rd year at Iowa State University. He is studying construction engineering and is interning at Stel in Santa Barbara. He’s creating 3D visuals and renderings of new product ideas. He takes an idea and brings it to life visually. Carol is enjoying another opportunity of sharing her home and dog Dozer with Luke. If you are interested in hosting a student in your home, please reach out to housinginfo@housing.ucsb.edu and they’ll instruct you on how to post on their rental listings database.
We are happy to report that Learning & Development is returning this fall! We've missed you! One of the values of HDAE is Lifelong Learning, which helps us to better adapt to change, keeps our brain healthy and fuels innovation. Some of our offerings will include fan favorites, Professional Competency Program and Transitions in Work and Life. We will also be offering schedule-friendly one-hour, one-time sessions, both in-person and hybrid. Stay tuned for brochures to follow. In the meanwhile, join us for the following learning opportunities: Town Hall in September (date to be determined); Lending Library: Brene Brown books, Dare to Lead, Daring Greatly, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong; and One-on-One coaching using the StrengthFinders program. If you have any questions or are interested in coaching, please reach out to Gracie Huerta at ghuerta@ucsb.edu or 805-893-4510.
Did you know? The UCSB Campus Store hosted a book signing on May 19 for Environmental Studies professor Liz Carlisle. She spoke at Corwin introducing her book, Healing Ground: Climate, Justice and The Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming. The book tells the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx and Asian American farmers who are reviving their ancestors' methods of growing food - techniques long suppressed by the industrial food system. Copies are still available to purchase for $28. On May 25, Corwin hosted The Women in Carnival Symposium, Mas Intersections: Exploring Diasporic Carnival and Festival Cultures. The Campus Store featured several titles in support of this event. Attendees were encouraged to purchase or bring these books to the symposium to have an opportunity to get their books signed by various distinguished authors. If you're interested in learning more about future book signings or literary events, follow The Campus Store on social media (clickable icons below) or visit their website to view events posted on the main landing page banner.
