The graduate peers are here to help you successfully navigate graduate student life at UCSB.
Drop by the Graduate Student Resource Center (1st Floor of the Student Resource Building) to meet with the peers during office hours (spring schedule). If the hours on the schedule do not work for you, contact the peers directly to set up a meeting that fits your schedule.
Here is a list of the graduate peers, their specialties, and contact information:
Courtney Gosnell
Title: Funding Peer
Contact: fundingpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu
Specialties: Finding funding, Funding search tools, Fellowship Proposal Library (Application Samples), Department Specific Funding Opportunities and Presentations, Post-Doc Preparations
Mario Galicia
Title: Diversity Peer
Contact: diversitypeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu
Specialties: Around Campus/Town, School/Work-Life Balance, Intra- and Extra-Mural Research Opportunities, Graduate School Application Preparation and Strategy, Career Planning and Strategy, Research, Family Student Life & Resources (Campus and Extended Community)
Torrey Trust
Title: Academic Peer
Contact: torrey.trust@graddiv.ucsb.edu
Specialties: Academics, Networking, Wellness, Technology (designing presentations, using social media to find jobs, building personal learning networks, teaching with technology, Web 2.0 tools, search strategies)
We look forward to helping you excel at UCSB.