Compass

Creating an Environment Where Everyone Can Succeed

A core value of Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises (HDAE) is promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. HDAE puts this value into action through our communications and by actively engaging with the campus community. Included below are some of the ways in which HDAE has initiated and supported working toward encompassing and embracing these important principles.

R&CL Launches Staff Newsletter

Feeling the effects of the instabilities and heightened temperament of the world, the Residential & Community Living (R&CL) team created a Call to Action (C2A) group. All R&CL staff was invited to join – managers, the UCHS team, the powerful administrative team, our patient complex coordinators and resident directors – anyone interested in meeting to express themselves or coordinate ideas to help each other, well, to quite frankly, feel better and to heal.

Happy New Year HDAE Team!

HDAE Staff on the Move

Micro-articles about Our Staff & Communities

CONGRATULATIONS! Jeremy Guida of University & Community Housing Services has a new family member. Baby Elwood was born on January 7 and mom, dad and grandpa (Randy Bittner — who some of you may remember) are happy and healthy.

Have a wonderful winter break!

Fall Quarter is coming to a close and I want to thank you for the determination and dedication you continue to display throughout the pandemic. The intense work that has gone into successfully re-opening and supporting our students could not have been done without your hard work and partnership.

Micro-articles about Our Staff & Communities

CONGRATULATIONS! 

UCSB Move-in 2021

Can you believe Winter Break has started?! Only just a few months ago the campus was quiet and HDAE was gearing up to move in nearly 10,000 students.

Now that the students are on a break, we can take a moment to reflect on all the astounding work our staff put in to prepare for the arrival of a small city.

The smash burger craze has come to UCSB! 

Student Finds a Home Among One of Us

Thousands of students are excited to be back after a year away from campus due to the COVID pandemic. Due to a variety of issues, there was a shortage of available housing in the community this fall. The university responded by contracting with several hotels to house students, and many staff and faculty opened their homes to help students in need.