
¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond!
First-year experience and student empowerment program at SBCC that centers Latiné students by celebrating Cultura, Conocimiento y Comunidad.
Events & Program Announcements
Connect, Learn, Grow! Join us and help Raíces cultivate a strong community by participating in our events each semester and meet your fellow Raíces scholars, staff and faculty. For a calendar of our events, please visit our Events Page.

Make an Academic Counseling Appointment TODAY!
Appointments available weekly, Monday through Thursday
Registration Days for Fall 2025 are starting soon! Schedule a Zoom, In-Person, or
Phone appoinment with our academic counselors to plan your Fall schedule. Simply
visit our staff page, scrolling down, and click "Make an Appointment." If you need
any help making an appointment, please contact us at raices@sbcc.edu.

How to Join Raíces! | ¡Cómo Unirse a Raíces!
Join in 2 EASY Steps!
Interested in joining our academic community and familia, visit out "How to Join"
page to learn more about the Raíces program and the services we offer! If you have any question or need assistance
joining Raíces, feel free to email us at raices@sbcc.edu.

Poetry Writing Workshop with Juan Felipe Herrera | The Creative Process of Writing Poetry
Wednesday, April 2nd, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Gavin Theatre
Join us for a day of inspiration! In honor of National Poetry Month and Latiné Poetry:
Places We Call Home, we invite you to participate in a Poetry Workshop titled, "The
Creative Process of Poetry Writing," held by Activist and Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe
Herrera and a poetry reading from 6-7:00 p.m. in Gavin Theatre.

¡Explore Your Raíces at UCSB and Beyond!
Friday, April 11th, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | FREE Transportation and Lunch
provided!
Come learn from current UCSB transfer students about their journeys and how they are
navigating college after completing the transfer process. Additionally, join us for
the UCSB Activism Tour, meet UCSB faculty, and engage with various student support
program leaders. Please sign-up by Friday, April 4th, HERE!

Men of Color Focus Group with Dr. Arnold Sanchez Ordaz
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
We want to hear from Latiné, Black, African American, and other culturally diverse
men on campus on how we can build better enforcements of support for your academic
and personal success at SBCC in an anonymous focus group. SAVE THE DATE Wednesday,
4/23!
Our Origin/Nuestro Origen
¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! was developed by a $3 million Title V HSI Grant awarded to SBCC in October 2021 by the U.S. Department of Education. SBCC was first recognized as an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in March 2011. HSIs are degree-granting colleges or universities whose student population is 25% or more Hispanic.
As of Fall 2024, SBCC serves 42.4% students who identify as Hispanic. These funds are meant to support the development of specific projects to increase degree or certificate completion for Latine and/or low-income student populations.

Learn more about our origin:
Our Mission/Nuestra Misión
¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! celebrates our indigenous roots as the foundation of our cultural, familial and academic wealth. We commit to provide opportunities to learn from and honor this knowledge in order to manifest a deeper understanding of our community and our shared sense of identity. Through developing curriculum and a pedagogy that affirms student voice, lived experiences and cultural histories, this program strives to co-create a space with students to become thriving scholars and advocates for themselves and their communities.
Our Vision/Nuestra Visión
¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! strives to cultivate thriving scholars and advocates for our community. Our program affirms Latiné cultural identities, honors our ancestral roots, and celebrates our multilingual, multiracial, and multigenerational heritage.
Raíces in Media and the Community:
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