WINTER 2019 NEWSLETTER
UCSB FIRST
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January: -Winter Quarter Instruction Began February: - Trustee Board Meeting - Philanthropy Awards Dinner March: - End of Committee Meetings and Quarter
Trustee Meeting 2019
UCSB First's favorite weekend of the
Attending the Board Meetings is
quarter, the Trustee Board meeting! We
something that all of our members are so
are so thankful to the Office of
appreciative of because it gives us the
Development and the Board of Trustees
opportunity to share our past and
for including our team in the quarterly
upcoming events with close Trustee
meetings to learn about the ins and outs of
members. At the Winter meeting, we
this University. It is remarkable to see the
talked about our Philanthropy Awards
progress going on at UCSB and what the
Dinner and how incredible the applicants
future holds for Gauchos. With that said,
were this year!
this past Winter meeting, UCSB First had the privilege to listen to and meet with molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, Carol Greider! She wowed the audience with her presentation on the development of new therapeutic strategies for cancer and age-related diseases.
Philanthropy Awards Dinner
This year, UCSB First was thrilled to host
each other's philanthropic work as well
the 8th annual Philanthropy Awards
as about UCSB First and what our role
Dinner! During this event, we give out
is on campus. Throughout the evening,
financial grants to philanthropic student
attendees heard from our co-chairs,
organizations. We found it so rewarding
Alperan Koliva and Deepika
to give back to other students
Chandrashekar, about who UCSB First
organizations and see them feel
is, as well as from guest speakers
appreciated for the hard work they do in
Beverly Colgate, Alex Moon, and
our community. Last year UCSB First
Kristi Newton who spoke about their
gave out $7,000, and this year we awarded
relationships with philanthropy.
$8,000 to seven well-deserving
Throughout the evening, attendees
organizations! Members of UCSB First
traded their own ideas about
had the opportunity to get to know more
philanthropy with each other, and some
about the work that these seven
even discovered new organizations to
organizations do both on and off campus,
join. Overall, the evening was a
as well as about the many other wonderful
success, and we can't wait to host the
organizations who had members in
Philanthropy Awards Dinner again
attendance at the dinner. Attendees were
next year!
able to learn about
THANK YOU!
Winners! With a generous $8,000 to hand out, our
to pave the path for the next generation of
committee team came together and
science and health. The relatively new
carefully looked through all seventy
organization, IV Trading Post, has the
applications and chose seven
unique initiative of tackling clothing
organizations that we felt had the most
insecurity and promoting textile
impact. UCSB First allocated $625 to the
sustainability. Their work has included
four organizations: UCSB Ideas, Greeks
holding fashion shows to de-stigmatize the
Go Green, Latino Business Association,
idea of second-hand clothes, as well as
and Rho Psi Eta. All of these groups have
clothing drives. Lastly, our first place
shown extraordinary efforts in our
winner was IV Surfrider, receiving a
community. The next two organizations,
$2,500 grant! IV Surfrider has worked
Health Professional Association and IV
diligently in the Isla Vista community to
Trading Post both received $1,500. The
preserve this beautiful area we all call
Health professional Association works
home. They are constantly collaborating
tirelessly to maintain a strong
with various organizations and a diverse
philanthropic presence on campus and
group of students to foster care and
actively assists in the education of local
consideration for our environment, as well
youth at Isla Vista Elementary. They are
as educate students on sustainable means
teaching our next generation of doctors,
of consumption!
nurses, and health care providers
Meet the UCSB First Team Committee Leadership
Alperan Koliva
Deepika Chandrashekar
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Class of 2020
Class of 2020
Directors
Adriana Mora
Miya Herzstein
Anthony Pimentel
Event Planning
Fundraising
Engagement & Outreach
Class of 2020
Class of 2020
Class of 2019
Alex Gorman
Taylor Henderson
Creative Design
Public Relations
Class of 2020
Class of 2020
CONTACT US: UCSBFirst@ia.ucsb.edu