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How do we define Gauchos? Is it our global perspective, our sunny disposition, or our unrelenting commitment to learning? It’s all of the above.

At UC Santa Barbara, we strive for achievement while fostering community. We unite bright and driven individuals to collaborate and share full lives on campus. Together, our students and faculty forge intellectual partnerships in a mission to advance knowledge and learning paradigms.

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Your support will sustain every part of the UC Santa Barbara experience, including students’ well-being, instruction, research, and innovation. With support from our alumni, friends, and families, our campus continues to flourish.

Support Campus Excellence today!

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Our Final Challenge: One Million to Make a Difference

Wow! A tremendous thank you to Trustee David Henke '78. His generous support will establish a new endowed chair in Computer Science and will also support the MESA Successful Transition Program.

1,625 / 1,625 Gifts

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Success!

Challenge gift from Sara Miller McCune H'05

Thank you to Sara Miller McCune H'05 for her generous $500,000 gift to campus to support the UCSB Library, Arts & Lectures, the Social Sciences, and the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. Join her in celebrating those who help us understand the world by making a gift to any area of campus.

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Matching Gift from Mike Stewart '91

We did it! Thanks to Mike Stewart '91, we raised $2,500 for our campus by the sea.

$2,500 MATCHED

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Matching Gift #4 from Jordan '83 and Christine Kaplan

That match disappeared faster than we could say "Go Gauchos!" Thank you, Jordan '83 and Christine, and everyone who joined them to raise $5,000!

$5,000 MATCHED

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Calling Gaucho Parents!

Match complete! Thank you to the anonymous donor who has inspired the support of Gaucho parents and families. Thank you to all our supporters for showing your pride in UC Santa Barbara with your gift on Give Day.

$5,000 MATCHED

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Campus Excellence Bren School College of Creative Studies College of Engineering Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Graduate Division Humanities and Fine Arts Sciences Social Sciences Research Institutes & Initiatives Student Affairs Recreation Library Education Abroad Program Athletics Arts & Lectures Alumni Affairs Campus & Community Initiatives

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