UCSB Black Student Union Newsletter

Week 1 Updates

Happy Week 1 BSU family! Please read below for our Winter Quarter updates, and please be sure to stay safe during these severe weather conditions.

Black Student Union News

Heart & Soul Case Sign-Ups

Get excited for our 7th annual Heart & Soul Case on February 24th from 7 PM to 9 PM!UCSB BSU’s Heart & Soul Case is the place for Black students to share their Business, Arts, or Live Expressions, aimed at embracing and celebrating the beauty and history of the Black community.Interested in performing at this year's Heart & Soul Case? Please sign the interest form below.

Trap Karaoke Night

Tomorrow, January 10th, from 8:30 PM to 11 PM, UCSB BSU will host its first-ever Trap Karaoke Night. This event will take place at Rockfire Grill and is open to all BSU members. Join us for a night of delicious food, drink deals, and fun. 

Be sure to support Rockfire tomorrow evening by purchasing at least one food or drink item off of their menu.

Trap Karaoke Night

Final ABC Conference Workshop

  Attention all Afrikan Black Coalition (ABC) Conference attendees! Tomorrow, on Tuesday, January 10th from 5 PM - 7 PM in Santa Rosa Lounge, Black Student Union will be hosting the final conference workshop, in which we will present travel training, as well as Covid-19 test check-ins. Bring a device to the workshop. There is no makeup workshop, so this event is mandatory for all attendees. Questions? Please contact Membership Coordinator Kylah Jordan at [email protected]

First Winter Quarter GBM - New Year Academic Planning

  Join us on Tuesday, January 17th from 5 PM to 7 PM in Santa Rosa Lounge for our first GBM of the year! Come plan out the new year as we set our goals for Winter Quarter and build on our ideas from Fall Quarter's Academic Workshop with LaDonte King. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, January 10thABC Workshop - Final WorkshopTime: 5:00pm - 7:00pmPlace: Santa Rosa Lounge

Tuesday, January 10thTrap Karaoke NightTime: 8:30pm - 11:00pmPlace: Rockfire GrillTuesday, January 17thGBM - New Year Academic PlanningTime: 5:00pm - 7:00pmPlace: Santa Rosa Lounge

Tuesday, February 24thHeart & Soul CaseTime: 7:00pm - 9:00pmPlace: The Hub (tentative)

Stay Connected with UCSB Black Orgs

Quote of the Week

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Barack Obama

And as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Best Regards,Larine OsmanBlack Student Union Communications Director, 2022-2023University of California, Santa Barbara