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Meghan Carlson portrait

Helping Students Succeed

By Becky Villaneda - October 10, 2019

Staff Highlight: HDAE's New Social Worker

It took months of searching for the right candidate to add a social worker to the Housing team, but finally in late May, Meghan Carlson was added to the roster.

Based in the trailers near the Channel Island Five Residence Halls, Meghan will be providing clinical and case management care as needed to students in University-owned housing.

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Staff celebration on the UCEN lawn

Hats Off To Our Staff!

By Staff Writer - July 11, 2019

Showing Appreciation for a Job Well Done

UCSB's Staff Celebration Week 2019

Staff Celebration Week is an annual event celebrating the contributions of UCSB’s talented and dedicated staff. Taking place during May each year, the week provides opportunities for staff to enjoy all that campus offers with various tours, concerts, social events, and more.

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UCSB HDAE National Music Week poster

Giving a Soul to the Universe

By Eric Zobel - July 11, 2019

HDAE’s Celebration of Music

A long time ago Plato said “music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything.” Napoleon was later heard to utter “music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.” And many, many, years later Pam Rodgers, former Ortega Dining Commons General Manager, said “we’ve got this grand piano in the middle of our dining commons… how can we let it sing!?”

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Portola Dining Commons interior

A Platinum Partnership at Portola

By Barry Colwell - July 11, 2019

Savings by Design with Southern California Edison

SCE’s ‘Savings By Design’ program is intended to encourage state of the art energy-efficient design and construction practices in new construction nonresidential buildings. The program goals are intent on promoting the efficient use of energy by offering free ‘up-front’ design assistance and recommendations early in the project, and incentivizing developers with a number of substantial financial benefits based on the resultant improved energy usage.  

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Your Journey through the Latest News and Events from HDAE

 

Welcome to The Compass, Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises newsletter. From the latest HDAE news and events, to innovative programs enhancing the student experience, we cover it all. For questions, or to submit article ideas, contact us at compass@housing.ucsb.edu.