#UCSantaBarbaraBound: Recent Episodes

UC Santa Barbara Orientation Programs & Parent Services

Congratulations Incoming Students! You've done the hard part of being accepted to the University of California Santa Barbara! Now let's get you ready for Fall. The office of Orientation Programs & Parent Services, along with our Fabulous O-Staffers, will be sharing with you some great tools for success and inform you of the next steps in order to get you YOU #UCSantaBarbaraBOUND!

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Our O-staffers talk with MCDB Professor Mike Wilton about biology courses at UCSB, office hours, and more. 

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Our O-Staffers talk with the Director of Orientation Programs & Parent Services about Orientation, her experience going to UCSB, and much more. 

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One of our O-Staffers talks about some of the ways you can connect with us now that all of our Orientation sessions are over, find recordings of the presentations if you want to review the information and talk briefly about how you can apply to be an O-staffer next summer. 

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One of our O-Staffers highlights Counseling and Psychological Services or CAPS. 

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One of our O-Staffers talks about ONDAS Student Center. 

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One of our O-Staffers highlights the Student Needs Advising Center.

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One of our O-Staffers highlights some of the popular ways students get involved at UCSB. 

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One of our O-Staffers talks about Isla Vista. 

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One of our O-Staffers goes over the “I Heart UCSB” pledge. 

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One of our O-Staffers discusses how academic advising looks like during our Transfer Orientation sessions. 

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One of our O-Staffers discusses a mandatory education known as Gaucho FYI. 

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A few of our O-Staffers share some of their experiences at UCSB and let you know what it means to be a Gaucho. 

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A few of our O-Staffers share some of their experiences at UCSB and let you know what being a Gaucho really means. 

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One of our O-staffers goes over some tips for succeeding in online classes. 

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One of our O-staffers discusses the empty nest feeling that some parents experience. 

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One of our O-Staffers focuses on the usage of Pronouns on our campus. 

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One of our O-Staffers explains the campus’ new student engagement software, Shoreline. 

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One of our O-Staffers goes over what academic advising looks like during our Freshman Orientation sessions

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One of our O-Staffers talks about an important platform, Gauchospace, that UCSB students use. 

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One of our O-Staffers will be highlighting how Zoom will be used during Orientation. 

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One of our O-Staffers highlights some of the engagement opportunities during Orientation's Student Night Social. 

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One of our O-staffers shares the advantages of attending Orientation. 

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One of our O-staffers talks about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and how this law applies to students at UCSB. 

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One of our lovely O-staffers kicks off our first ever episode by letting you know how to reserve your summer Orientation spot!