University of California, Santa BarbaraSenior Executive Director, Auxiliary ServicesThe University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) is a public land-grant research institution. Tracing its roots to 1890 as an independent teacher's college, UC Santa Barbara joined the prestigious University of California system in 1944 as its third-oldest undergraduate campus. As a leading research institution that also provides a comprehensive liberal art learning experience, UC Santa Barbara welcomes approximately 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students each year to its beautiful oceanside campus. The university is regarded as a "Public Iv"” institutio