All Events
Race and Literature
Survival is a Shared Story
Lexxus Coffey Edison
MCC Lounge
Join us for a writing workshop with doctoral candidate Lexxus Edison as we explore how creative writing and poetry are powerful tools for self-expression. Basing the conversation on the work of Octavia E. Butler, we highlight how works like Fledgling and Parable of the Sower have explored current moments of climate grief, racial injustice, and the ultimate hunger for collective care. The first half of this event is lecture-based and will explore how powerful literature and poetry can move collective thinking. Following, we’ll create space for participants to engage and hone their writing skills with a creative workshop guided by Lexxus. Dinner will be included!
Lexxus Edison is a PhD Candidate at UC Santa Barbara in the English PhD program pursuing an emphasis in Black Studies. Lexxus’s research areas include African American Literature and Culture, Black Performance Studies, and Creative Writing. Her research examines 20-21st century African American autobiographies exploring Black debt; she examines grief and loss within the Black autobiography as a form of debt.
Co-sponsor: The English Department's Creative Critical Writing Initiative
Spiritual Care Club
MCC Lounge
Spiritual Care Club is a recurring space where members will learn how to use and trust divine and intuitive tools for their healing and care, identity development, and dreams and goals formation. It will be an intentional space where we can experience personal and collective growth, joy, and care in a safe and encouraging environment.
Thursdays Nov 13th & 20th
12:00-1:30 pm
Beyond the Lab! STEM Community-Building Week
MCC Lounge
The MultiCultural Center, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Graduate Division, Graduate Student Association, American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES), Chicanos in STEM, Los Ingenieros, College of Engineering, National Society of Black Engineers and Scientists (NSBE), Restorative Justice Program, and the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) present
Beyond the Lab! is a week dedicated to building community and belonging in STEM by centering empowerment, resilience, and holistic wellness. Through interactive events, forums, and resource-sharing, we’re creating spaces for students to connect with peers, Benjamin Banneker Fellows, faculty, and staff—reflect on their experiences, and access resources that support both academic and personal success.
STEM at UCSB is demanding—beyond labs, lectures, and late nights. Care, collaboration, and community are essential to reduce isolation and foster thriving. This week, the MCC invites students to connect across identities and experiences, recognize the strength in diversity, and build networks that uplift and empower.
SCHEDULE 11/12-11/14
- Meet and Greet and Resources Fair
- Wednesday, Nov 12
- MCC Lounge, 12-2pm
- MCC Council – STEM Focus
- Wednesday, Nov 12
- MCC Lounge, 5-7pm
- Spiritual Care Club – Affirmation Cups
- Thursday, Nov 13
- MCC Lounge, 12-1:30pm
- STEM Community Forum
- Thursday, Nov 13
- MCC Lounge, 5-7:30pm
- STEM Clubs Social
- Friday, Nov 14
- MCC Lounge, 12-1:30pm
- Food will be provided at all events
Art Reception – Defying Uglification: the dichotomy between demonization vs. humanization of the body
MCC Lounge
Come celebrate the artists who participated in our Fall 2025 exhibit “Defying Uglification: the dichotomy between demonization vs. humanization of the body". Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. This is an opportunity for artists to feel celebrated and to have the chance to tell and define their stories through their creations! View the exhibit all quarter starting October 9th!
