• 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
• STEM Harbor (SCI 223) and M.E.S.A. (SCI 224)

Join Project S:AIL in STEM and M.E.S.A for snacks, music, meet and great, and positive vibes as we kick off another productive year with your stem squad. Whether you're taking on a STEM major or completing general transfer coursework, STEM Harbor is here to help you stay on track and achieve your goals within our supportive STEM community. Tackle your challenge coursework, to-do list, recharge, network, and complete the day with a sense of accomplishment with the STEM Student Success Team!

Advance Registration is requested in advance for this event.

Sponsored by: Project S:AIL in STEM

• Wednesday, July 23, 2025: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
• Thursday, July 24, 2025: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
• Friday, July 25, 2025: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
• STEM Harbor

Advance registration is required. Space is limited. Deadline to register is July 9th, 2024. Open to new to college and rising 2nd year students pursuing STEM majors.

Meet peers, faculty, and STEM Success Team who will introduce you to what to expect as a new STEM student. Explore campus, connect with student support services, preview a chemistry lab activity, tour a professional industry lab, and more!

Completing STEM Voyage provides access to internship and undergraduate research experience programs, personalized STEM counseling, and all Project S:AIL in STEM activities. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss!

Sponsored by: M.E.S.A. and Project S:AIL in STEM

• Friday, August 1, 2025: 11:00 AM-1:30 PM
• MESA Center (SCI 224)

Are you a new or returning STEM student? Please join us for STEM Welcome Day hosted by M.E.S.A. Project S:AIL in STEM — your go-to programs for academic, career, and transfer support!  

• Meet the M.E.S.A. and Project S:AIL in STEM teams
• Explore STEM resources
• Get connected and build your community

• Dates: August 19, 2025 | Deadline: August 18, 2025 | Also complete a UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) account!
• Dates: August 27, 2025 | Deadline: August 26, 2025 | Also complete a UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) account!

UCSB’s Transfer Making It Happen (TMIH) is a transfer preparation program that strives to ensure entering first-year community college students make a smooth transition into the University of California (UC). TMIH is open to all graduating high school seniors entering a California community college (CCC).

TMIH participants will be introduced to the key resources at the community college, as well as resources at the UC, that will support their transfer journey. Students will be equipped with the critical information needed to transfer within a timely manner. Learn more.

• Transfer Prep Academy (in-person session)
• Dates: July 23-25, 2025 | Deadline: May 17, 2025 | Also complete a UC Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) account!
• Overnight program on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus
• Transfer Prep Academy (virtual session)
• Dates: July 30-31, 2025 | Deadline: July 15, 2025
• Virtual program

The UCSB Transfer Preparation Academy is a free summer program designed for California community college (CCC) students who plan to apply for transfer admission to the University of California for Fall 2026 admission or beyond. Participants will discover academic and co-curricular opportunities available at UCSB, while obtaining individualized UC admissions support. Students will attend workshops that strengthen their leadership skills, experience lectures and workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions with the UCSB community and other transfer students. Learn more.

• Workshop: 5:00-6:15 PM
• Location: SCI 118
• Host: Professor Nell Papavasiliou

Registration closed-event full.

• 4:00-6:00 PM
• STEM Harbor

Advance registration is requested for this event.

• 5:00-6:00 PM - Workshop
• 6:00-6:30PM - Headshots
• STEM Harbor

Advance registration is requested for this event.

• 11:00AM - 1:00PM, SCI 313
• 4:30PM - 6:30PM, SCI 226

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Drop in to meet with our STEM Student Support Team to review action items in admissions portals, updating academic records, document submissions, reviewing financial aid awards, cost of attendance, and more!

• 9:30 AM - 1:00PM
• EC-LRC

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Drop in for our pop up at East Campus to learn more about STEM Harbor and meet the STEM Student Support Team!

• Workshop: 5:00PM - 6:15PM
• Location: SCI 218
• Host: Professor Joe Selzler

Learn how chemists design and create household products & the chemistry behind products you use everyday. Create bath bombs, foaming hand soap and other common products. Create your own version of products that you can keep and take home with you!

Advance registration is requested for this event.

• Workshop: 6:00-7:15 PM
• Location: SCI 118
• Host: Professor Jeff Wood

Advance registration is requested for this event.

This workshop will provide you with some basic, useful, practical skill and knowledge:

• Use basic hand tools to assemble a mechanical device
• Wire a simple electrical unit
• use basic electronic tools to test the electrical performance of a simple motor

• 11:00AM - 1:00PM
• SCI 313

Drop in to meet with our Student Support Team to review establishing admissions portals, updating academic records, document submissions, cost of attendance, and more!

Advance registration is requested for this event.

• 4:30PM - 6:30PM
• SCI 226

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Learn more about petitions for priority registration as a high unit major, SAP appeals and more!

• 1:00PM - 3:00PM
• ASC 140

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Join a panel of STEM professional experts who will share their own STEM Journeys and gain insights into which skills are best to focus on developing for research, as well as where the opportunities for research experiences can be found. Then hear from VC students at varying stages of having applied, been accepted, and/or completed research-based internships. They will share their experiences with seeking out and completing these opportunities.

• 9:00AM - 12:00PM
• Santa Paula- East Campus LRC

At Cash for College workshops, attendees can expect to receive support with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). These applications are crucial for determining eligibility for federal and state financial aid programs, including grants, loans, and work-study opportunities.

• 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
• MESA Center (SCI 224) 

UCSB-Smithsonian Scholars Program is hosting information sessions at Ventura College. Come and learn about the following & receive application support:

• Paid internship opportunities
• Field Research experiences
• Professional and Academic Workshops/Networking
• A 6-week data science course

Application Deadline is February 15, 2025

• 5:00-6:30 PM
• STEM Harbor (SCI 223)

Learn about STEM Harbor resources, see the space, meet STEM peer mentors (STEM Navigators), faculty, and staff. Stay for a STEM student leadership panel. 

Advance registration is requested for this event.

• 11:00AM - 1:00PM
• SCI 221

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Learn more about petitions for priority registration as a high unit major, SAP appeals, and more!

• 3:30PM - 4:30PM
• ASC 140

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Project S:AIL in STEM in partnership with Womxn in STEM (WiS) will be hosting an information session for STEM majors on financial aid.

Navigating High Unit Majors: Stay on Track with Your Units!
STEM degrees often require high units which can affect your financial aid. Know the
unit limits for your program and plan your courses to stay eligible for aid.

Explore All Types of Financial Aid and Their Requirements:
Financial aid options for STEM students include federal grants, scholarships, work-study,
and loans. Each has specific eligibility requirements.

FINANCIAL AID 101 FOR STEM STUDENTS_0.pdf

• 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
• MESA Center (SCI 224) 

Advance registration is requested for this event.

UCSB-Smithsonian Scholars Program is hosting information sessions at Ventura College. Come and learn about the following & receive application support:

• Paid internship opportunities
• Field Research experiences
• Professional and Academic Workshops/Networking
• A 6-week data science course

Application Deadline is February 15, 2025

• 9:00AM - 1:00PM
• EC-LRC

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Drop in for our pop up at East Campus to learn more about STEM Harbor, meet a STEM Navigator (peer mentor), the Research and Industry Experience Program, meet a STEM Counselor, STEM advising sessions, and more!

• 2:00PM - 3:00PM
• SCI-226 

Project S:AIL in STEM in partnership with the VC foundation will be hosting a scholarship workshop on January 13th, from 2:00 - 3:00 PM in SCI 226.

Requirements for the scholarship include:

• 1 letter of recommendation
• 2 short essays
• A copy of unofficial transcripts
• A copy of the Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 schedule/bill

For scholarship application questions, please contact Araceli Aggarwal aaggarwal@vcccd.edu 

Register: 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025-Guthrie Hall

For VC Students, Faculty, and Staff

UCSB Transfer 101: STEM Focus – Jessica Mora, Admissions Counselor, Transfer Services, UC Santa Barbara

Come learn about all the transfer opportunities in UC Santa Barbara's STEM programs.

Monday, April 28, 2025 4:00-5:00 PM on Zoom. Please register.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the zoom meeting.

The 2025 Black Student Success Week will emphasize how we are serving underserved students, including but not limited to Black and African American students, to support and ensure their success in community colleges and beyond.

#TheBlackHour 12-1pm PT

Throughout the week, #TheBlackHour webinars will share insights and approaches for improving student success among underserved students, including but not limited to Black and African American students, in community colleges. These daily webinars are open to community college administrators, staff, faculty, practitioners, and students.

#TheAfterParty 1-2pm PT

Join us for daily small group discussion forums immediately following #TheBlackHour webinars. These facilitated discussion forums will provide an opportunity for participants to debrief and reflect on topics and themes highlighted during #TheBlackHour.

#TheStudentHour6-7pm PT

This student-centered series focuses on the needs and resources available to help current and prospective college students succeed. Working with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office “I Can Go To College” campaign, #TheStudentHour webinars occur Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 pm.

Register now!

Free event! Conference agenda: Conference Agenda | Irvine Valley College (ivc.edu) 
 

Highlights of presenters/panels/workshops:
Dr. Terri Richardson: CSUN Pre-Health Professions Advisor
Medical School Admissions Directors: UCI Medical School, Touro University Medical School and CA University of Science and Medicine Medical School

Dental, Optometry, PA, PT, Pharmacy, PA, PT and Public Health Workshop Presentations 
Two Panels: Medical School Student Panel and Mix Health Professions Student Panel

Most of the workshop sessions will be recorded and posted on our Irvine Valley College Transfer Center YouTube page: IVC Transfer Center - YouTube.

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For:
The LGBTQ+ CCC Revolution

Join us for the 7th Annual California Community Colleges (CCC) LGBTQ+ Summit, held virtually on Tuesday, April 15 - Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. This year’s theme, “We are the ones we have been waiting for: The LGBTQ+ CCC Revolution,” emphasizes the collective commitment to creating thriving, supportive environments for LGBTQ+ students. 

This free summit offers an opportunity for students, faculty, classified professionals, administrators and community members to come together to learn, share innovative ideas and develop strategies to improve campus programs and student support services. Through dynamic trainings, inspiring speakers and student testimonials, we’ll explore how to transform our institutions and make lasting structural changes to better serve LGBTQ+ students across CCC campuses. 

Register now!

Friday, April 18, 2025-ASVC Meeting Room

For VC Faculty and Staff

Wednesday, April 30, 2025-Guthrie Hall

For VC Students, Faculty, and Staff

• 6:00-6:45 PM
• CSUCI or Zoom

Hosted by CSUCI Writing & Multiliteracy Center

Hear from CSUCI alumni about careers in data visualization. Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

Plot-A-Thon celebrates student learning of data analysis, visualization, and storytelling through interdisciplinary, team-based competition. Plot-A-Thon consists of a series of Fall training workshops and a two-day data visualization “hack-a-thon” event occurring in Spring.  For participants, there will be prizes for winning teams, opportunities to network with corporate sponsors and listen to inspiring plenary speakers!

• 6:00-6:45 PM
• CSUCI or Zoom

Hosted by CSUCI Writing & Multiliteracy Center

What is Plot-A-Thon? A data visualization festival for all students! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register. Registration pends February 7, 2025.

Plot-A-Thon gives students from any college the opportunity to learn about working with data through workshops from experienced professionals and peer tutors, then use that knowledge in a fun competition! Plot-A-Thon consists of Fall workshops that prepare students for the Plot-A-Thon Main Event: the February 28-hour Data Visualization Competition. During the Main Event held in CSUCI’s Broome Library, students are invited to spend the night, hack-a-thon style, while they work on the projects (overnight is optional). There will be plenty of food, caffeinated beverages, workshops, tutors, networking opportunities, and activities throughout the evening!

It is the ultimately “learning by doing” experience!

• 3:00PM - 6:00PM
• UCSB

Hosted by National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (NSF LSAMP).

Students interested in learning more about UCSB's Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology (EEMB) are invited to a Research Lab Open House. Learn about undergraduate research! Come tour research labs, talk to lab members, and learn about conducting research! Vans leave from VC at 2:30pm. Contact professor Nick Schooler for more details. Scan the QR code on the flyer or click this link to sign up!

• 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and 2-3 PM
• Virtual-please register to receive the Zoom link.

UCSB-Smithsonian Scholars Program is hosting virtual information sessions for Ventura College students. Come and learn about the following & receive application support:

• Paid internship opportunities

• Field Research experiences

• Professional and Academic Workshops/Networking

• A 6-week data science course

Application Deadline is February 15th, 2025

For more information about the Smithsonian Scholars Program, contact Melani Castellanos at melanicastellanos@ucsb.edu.

• See flyer below for dates and times
• STEM Harbor (SCI 223)

Advance registration is requested for this event.

It's time to review your transfer applications! Join us for Transfer Application Support Drop-In Hours and get the help you need to finalize everything.

Drop by with any questions or concerns — we're here to support you every step of the way.

• 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
• SCI 226 

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Get support from Adrienne Arguijo, Grant Director and former UC Santa Barbara admissions reader with a final review of your PIQ responses. 

• 11:30AM
• MESA Center (SCI 224 

There will be an information session today, Wednesday, November 13th, at 11:30 AM in the MESA Center (SCI 224).

This is a great chance to learn more about the program, which offers:

• Paid internship opportunities

• Field Research experiences

• Professional and Academic Workshops/Networking

• A 6-week data science course

• 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
• SCI 226 

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Get support from Daniel Gonzalez-Albor, STEM/Transfer Counselor and Adrienne Arguijo, Grant Director with a final review of your UC, CSU, Common App transfer applications. Get a second (or third!) pair of eyes on your application to check for completion, common errors, and tips for how to present your best transfer admission applications.

• 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
• SCI 226 

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Get support from Adrienne Arguijo, Grant Director and former UC Santa Barbara admissions reader with drafting your PIQ responses. This is a drop in session where students can learn tips and best practices for drafting PIQ responses. You do not have to have started your responses to attend this drop in session. Adrienne will be on hand to walk you through each question and support you in drafting strategic and thorough responses. This is a session you won't want to miss!

• 2:30-4:00 PM 
• SCI 226 

As the deadline for the NREIP Internship and SMART Scholarship approaches, join Dr. Ramon Flores and Oralia Razo from NAVSEA for a comprehensive guide to the application process! Gain valuable insights and practical tips to help you complete and submit your applications with confidence before the deadline!

Sponsored by: Project S:AIL in STEM and ASVC 

• 8:30 AM-1:00 PM
• Applied Science Center (ASC 130)

Advance registration requested for this event. This is an event for Ventura College and East Campus students.

Register today!

Raíces of Resilience: Thriving, Healing, and Sembrando Semillas of Cultural Identity

Students are the center of Ventura College’s HSI identity. This event will support and empower students to increase their knowledge of servingness and guide VC’s capacity to better serve its students, particularly those from Latine/@/x and historically minoritized backgrounds. Students will engage collaboratively with peer leaders, staff, faculty, and administrators in transformational and healing activities while centering resiliency and their cultural roots.

Ali Cortes, LMFT and Founder of Bienestar Latinx

You Are Not Here By Mistake, You Can Embody Your Sacred Wisdom

In a world shaped by colonial histories, the systems we live, work, and learn within continue to perpetuate cycles of oppression—often in invisible ways. This keynote will focus on how students, especially first-generation student communities, can navigate imposter syndrome, bicultural identity, and familial expectations. This speech will inspire participants to reimagine holistic wellness and innovation in education, career, and community by integrating ancestral wisdom, cultural healing practices, and equitable frameworks. 

Agenda

• 8:30-8:45 AM: Check in 
• 8:45 AM-9:00 AM: Breakfast, Welcome, and Land Acknowledgement
• 9:00-9:20 AM: Welcome Address, President Lourido-Habib
• 9:20-10:10 AM: Keynote-Ali Cortes
• 10:10-10:20 AM: Networking Break 
• 10:20-11:20 AM: Session 1: Semillas de crecimiento: HSI Identity Through Student Leadership, Advocacy, & Activism
• 11:20 AM-12:00 PM: Session 2: Navigating Burnout
• 12:15-1:15 PM: Lunch with facilitated student panel and round tables

• 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
• SCI 226  

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Get hands on support from STEM counselor, Daniel Gonzalez-Albor and Grant director Adrienne Arguijo with completing your transfer admission Applications (UC/CSU/Private). Please bring your unofficial academic transcripts. 

Sponsored by: LSAMP NSF C6 A

• 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

The trip will include major-specific campus tours, transfer information, and a research symposium where you can find out about research projects and internships. Transportation by charter bus and all meals are provided.

Deadline to sign up is October 2, 2024.

• 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
• ASC Quad

Drop in and join us for:

• Paletas
• STEM activities
• Mixer, meet, & greet with STEM student organizations including Womxn in STEM (WiS), SHPE, SACNAS, Engineering Society, Biology Club, and more!

Agenda

• 1:00-2:00 PM: Engineering Society STEM activity
• 2:00-3:00 PM: STEM Mixer
• 3:00-4:00 PM: WiS/SHPE STEM activity

Stay after the STEM Fair for a movie night, screening A Million Miles Away in ASC 150. Doors open at 5:00 PM, movie starts at 6:00 PM.

Sponsored by: CSUCI Project Ayudas

All community college students are invited to join the CSU Channel Islands STEM Transfer day. Learn about transfer steps and how you can earn your four-year degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Open to ALL STEM majors. 

This free one-day event will have:

• Faculty led campus lab tours
• Workshops on undergraduate research
• STEM student panel discussion 
• Chat with CSUCI STEM faculty
• Meet STEM faculty 
• Admissions & Academic Advising sessions
• Learn more about STEM majors
• Free lunch

Priority registration deadline ends September 27th!

• 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• East Campus Room 1

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Learn more about STEM Harbor, meet a STEM Navigator (peer mentor), the Research and Industry Experience Program, meet a STEM Counselor, STEM advising sessions, and more!

• 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
• SCI 221

Advance registration is requested for this event.

Get support with applying for the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE) Seed to Tree Scholarship. Presented by Adrienne Arguijo, Grant Director HSI STEM, Former AHSIE Councilmember

Get support with:

• Eligibility requirements
• Application process
• Tips for presenting your best application
• Learn More about AHSIE

Application deadline: November 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM

The award package includes a cash scholarship, complimentary conference registration and travel, and recipients will be honored at the AHSIE conference.

• 8:30 AM-12:30 PM
• Applied Science Center

Advance registration is requested for this event. An event for Ventura College & East Campus staff, faculty, and administrators.

Register today!

Resilience and Renewal: Transformación Through Community, Collaboration, and Intentional Practices

This year’s summit comes at a time of significant growth, momentum, and transformation for our campus community. As we navigate the opportunity for renewal, we remain resilient and committed to enacting a serving-minded community through collaboration and empowerment. Join colleagues in collective care, learning, and interactively sharing best practices to serving our students, and each other.

Mental Health Impact of Transformación on Staff and Faculty at HSIs

Keynote: Adriana Alejandre, LMFT

Founder of Latinx Therapy, trauma psychotherapist, podcaster, and nationally recognized mental health advocate

An interactive 45-minute discussion on systemic challenges staff and faculty at Hispanic Serving Institutions face and how these challenges impact the mental health of not only the staff and faculty, but also the students they serve. This talk will include an exploration of cultural factors that influence our communication style, how the transformation process connects with accountability, compassion fatigue, and burnout and its impact on the nervous system. Recommended strategies to create a culturally attuned environment during change with an emphasis on mental health will be shared.

Practical tools and a co-regulation exercise will be implemented to model collective care that staff and faculty could utilize on their own or with their students. A Q&A will follow this talk. Resources connected to the topic will be shared.

Agenda

• 8:30-9:00 AM: Breakfast and check in

• 8:45 AM-8:55 AM: Spirit Cleansing and Land Acknowledgement

• 9:00-9:15 AM: Welcome

• 9:15-10:15 AM: Keynote

• 10:15-10:30 AM: Networking Break

• 10:30-11:30 AM: Session 1: Equity Data

• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Session 2: Transforming VC for Equity & Justice-Care & Call to Action

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) announces National Hispanic Serving Institutions Week to be observed September 9-15, 2024. The observance takes place during National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15 - Oct. 15.

HACU-member HSIs are encouraged to observe the week with campus activities to heighten awareness of the important role HSIs play in improving access to education and advancing equity for traditionally underserved students.
Celebrate National HSIs Week and Tag @HACUNews on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and use hashtag #HSIsWeek.

National HSIs Week 2024 Calendar of Events

Click on the link below to view the calendar and pre-register for the events! Events are open to the VC campus community (students, faculty, and staff) and this year's events have a special focus on STEM

• 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• UCSB's University Center (UCEN) 

Join us in celebrating undergraduate research at the UCSB Fall Undergraduate Research Showcase. This event highlights the achievements of UCSB students and those from nearby community colleges, particularly students who are first-generation, low-income, or underrepresented in higher education, through engaging research posters. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with UCSB faculty, staff, and students in a dedicated tabling area, which will feature information on UCSB admissions, the transfer process, and engage with transfer and graduate students.

To participate in the research poster presentations, please Register by Friday, November 1, 2024.

• 3:00 PM
• MESA Center (SCI 224 

UCSB-Smithsonian Scholars Program is hosting an information session at Ventura College. Come and learn about the following & receive application support:

• Paid internship opportunities
• Field Research experiences
• Professional and Academic Workshops/Networking
• A 6-week data science course

• Registration for each event is required
• Via zoom

The C6 Alliance is dedicated to helping STEM students across the Central Coast to excel in their academics and develop professional networks designed to assist them in entering into the STEM careers of their dreams. STEM students from Allan Hancock, Cabrillo, Cuesta, Monterey Peninsula, Moorpark, Oxnard, Santa Barbara City, and Ventura Colleges are invited to join us for these instrumental and informative presentations as the Alliance rallies around you to support your academic success!

Register:

Sponsored by: Project S:AIL in STEM in partnership with FYE, Tutoring Center, Career Services, CSUCI, Basic Needs Center, Student Health Center, and the Naval Base Ventura County.

• Tuesday, July 23, 2024: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

• Wednesday, July 24, 2024: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

• STEM Harbor

Advance registration is required. Space is limited to 15 students. Deadline to register is June 14, 2024. Open to new to college and rising 2nd year students pursuing STEM majors.

We will introduce you to what to expect as a new STEM student. Meet and network with peers and our Success Team while exploring what the STEM Harbor and campus support services has to offer. Our supportive culturally affirming STEM familia (family) is committed to ensuring your equitable academic, transfer, and career success.

Completing STEM Summer Voyage will provide you priority consideration for a STEM Navigator paid position fall 2025, access to our new undergraduate Research & Industry Experience Program, personalized STEM counseling, and all Project S:AIL in STEM activities. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss