Gaucho Giving

Private giving to UC Santa Barbara is essential to our success as an institution and has a profound impact on students, on programs and on research. These stories reflect the significance of philanthropy for the campus.

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Summer 2026

Chris Kastner with colleagues in hard hats at a shipbuilding site

Lessons on the water

Alum Chris Kastner '87 continues to give back to UC Santa Barbara, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science.

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Spring / Summer 2025

give day sticker ucsb tab

The magic number

Give Day wrap-up

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Fall / Winter 2024

Ian Duncan

Ian Duncan gives back to campus

A founding member of UCSB's Innovators Circle, a network of entrepreneurs who convene to share expertise, he established the Janet and Ian Duncan Chair in Actuarial Science as part of his pledge.

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Spring / Summer 2024

vintage photo of Paula Bruice

For beloved professor, the honors are organic

To celebrate their favorite faculty member’s retirement and teaching legacy, three alumni established the Paula Bruice Scholarship in Organic Chemistry

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Fall / Winter 2023

Garren Tinney

Unbroken Lines

The literary legacy of M. Garren Tinney ’01

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Spring / Summer 2023

Koegel Autism Center

A Legacy of Understanding

Joanne Onstine-Dill ’71 ’73 supports graduate students at the Koegel Autism Center

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Fall / Winter 2022

First generation undergrad researchers posed in a group photo

A Winning Formula

Professor emeritus Gene Lucas ’73 supports first-gen undergraduate researchers

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Spring / Summer 2022

Ingrid Lopez Higuera

The Endeavor of the Social Sciences

Providing scholarships and services, donor-supported initiative PROPEL helps high-achieving, first-gen students excel.

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Fall / Winter 2021

Rinker Lab

Where Theory and Practice Meet

The Rinker Undergraduate Teaching Lab exemplifies the power of alumni engineers’ enthusiasm for giving back.
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