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AI Spring Symposium, “AI in Action: Insights from the UCSB Community”
April 28-May 2, 2025
The goal of the AI CoP Spring Symposium is to create space for the UCSB community--faculty, staff, researchers and students--to share their insights, concerns and data-driven approaches for using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance the mission of our University.
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Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities facilitates equitable access, opportunities, and support for students producing knowledge.
ONDAS Student Center (OSC)
The ONDAS Student Center at UCSB promotes the success and retention of first-generation college students with an emphasis on the first year transition and underrepresented student experience.
Transfer Student Center (TSC)
Founded in 2016, the Transfer Student Center is a space for students who have transferred to UCSB to make connections: with each other, with the resources of the campus, and with pathways to academic and career success.
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OTL Guidance and Resources
Faculty & Graduate Students
Course Evaluation Town Hall recording (shift to Explorance Blue)
Artificial Intelligence/Large Language Models in Teaching and Learning: Resources and Considerations
Research-Based Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Introduction to Institutional Navigation, UCSB Style (~14 min video created for new faculty)
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‘Job market ready’ — Feature on ID's Certificate in College and University Teaching
Gen Z Is Ready to Talk. Are Professors Ready to Listen? (Chronicle of Higher Ed, UCSB campus access or login req'd) - transformative humanities program