The First Year Experience is a 8-course follow-up to your New Employee Orientation. The FYE will help you navigate your first year as UC Santa Barbara staff and will invite you to explore the vast opportunities and support services available to YOU and your newly hired colleagues.
Join us monthly via Zoom and get to know fellow newbie‘s and trusted facilitators from across our campus community!
Although this program was created with a new employee in mind, these learning experiences have proven to be useful at all levels and are open to all staff.
FYE Learning Experiences + 2026 Schedule
We’ve Got you Covered:
Professional Development
Professional Development
Discover HR Training Courses and PACE programs available during/after the workday. Learn how to fund the dream of continuing training and development!
03/11/2026 & 08/26/2026
Get Moving with TPS:
Transportation Alternatives
Alternative Transportation (TPS)
Explore all the different options to find your way to our beautiful campus...parking permits your only avenue! Enjoy 1:1 guidance based on your typical commute.
03/25/2026 & 09/09/2026
The Whole Person at Work:
Resources for Workplace Wellness
Employee Services
Explore all the different resources available to you through Employee Services.
04/08/2026 & 07/29/2026
Get Connected, Stay Connected:
Staff Groups
Staff Groups
Engage with the diverse staff groups on campus. Learn all the ways to get connected and find your much- needed community!
05/20/2026 & 10/07/2026
Performance Matters:
Maximize Your Performance
Performance Matters
Discover ways to share your accomplishments and communicate a year in the life of your career in dialogue with your supervisor. Invest in your performance, it matters.
02/11/2026 & 10/21/2026
Belonging and Respect at UCSB:
Expanding Your Perspective
Belonging and Respect at UCSB
This learning experience will welcome you to feel seen, heard, challenged, connected and transformed.
TBD
The Relationship and You:
Working with Faculty
Working with Faculty
Create an open communication channel, build buy-in around your work, and learn how to become the owner of the staff/faculty relationship.
05/06/2026 & 07/15/2026
Compensation and Classification
at UCSB
Compensation and Classification
Learn about how your job title and salary are determined, when and how employees receive pay increases, what it means to be exempt or non-exempt, and how to navigate the HR/Compensation website for more information.
02/25/2026 & 10/21/2026
Session Recordings
"Belonging and Respect at UCSB: Expanding Your Perspective"
"Compensation and Classification at UCSB"
“Get Connected, Stay Connected: Campus Staff Groups”
"Get Moving with TPS: Transportation Alternatives"
"Performance Matters: Maximize Your Performance"
“The Relationship and You: Working with Faculty”
"The Whole Person at Work: Resources for Workplace Wellness"
"We've Got You Covered: Professional Development"
"Where Beauty Meets Brilliance: All the Very Best UCSB has to Offer" - No Longer Offered - Recording Only