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Resources for Faculty and Staff

Below you will find:

  • Email list (mailing list) aliases for the Bren community (scroll down)
  • Request queues/emails to submit help tickets (scroll down) 
  • Resources related to the Bren School's staff and faculty administrative offices, including communications, computing, facilities, finance, purchasing, meeting rooms, payroll, academic personnel, travel, and visitor information.

Bren Committees

Membership lists for Bren School committees.

Communications and Web

Website help tickets, Bren logos, letterhead, templates, brand guidelines

Computing

Computing help for remote work, links to the help ticket system and knowledge base.

COVID-19 Information

Information and updates related to COVID-19 at UC Santa Barbara and the Bren School

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Strategic Plan for DEI, info about the Associate Dean of DEI, the Diversity Committee, and resources for support and safety, including reporting incidents.

Engineering & Facilities

Repairs and maintenance, building services, building and lab systems, tools and equipment

Faculty Resources

Academic personnel information and faculty wiki link

Finance

Financial services team, GUS 

Meeting Rooms

Available meeting rooms, room specifications, room reservations

Payroll & Personnel

Links to Kronos, UCPath, UCSB human resources and benefits

Purchasing

Purchasing policy and procedures, purchase orders, reimbursements (non-travel), events and entertainment

Travel

Bren School travel, travel advance requests, travel reimbursement, forms

Visitor Information

Keys, parking, office space, guest onboarding, guest Wi-Fi, transportation

UCSB Directory

Search for faculty and staff UCSB-wide in the campus directory.

Email Contacts to Request Help

The following are alias email addresses for requesting assistance, repairs, and frequently needed services. Please use these email aliases for your requests; your requests will be promptly directed and handled. 

academics@bren.ucsb.edu
For all general current student requests! A great first stop if you're unsure who to contact. Messages go to our Academic Programs and Student Affairs staff. Examples include information and/or assistance in regards to registering for classes, grade reporting, approval codes, student employment, fellowships or billing, academic advising, questions or concerns for student affairs staff, etc. 

admissions@bren.ucsb.edu
Please direct prospective students here! Messages go to our Admissions staff who can advise prospective students (and recently admitted students) on the admissions process. This is the best place to get general admissions information on our academic programs, the application process, webinars, open houses, visiting the Bren School, etc. 

brenhall@bren.ucsb.edu
To submit trouble tickets for operational and building-related issues

career@bren.ucsb.edu
For current students to obtain information and/or request assistance from the career development staff, to submit a job opening for alumni

computing@bren.ucsb.edu
To report issues relating to networks or computers or other hardware/software problems at the Bren school.

eligibility@bren.ucsb.edu
For non-Bren departments to submit requests for Eligibility Verification from Home Department and Exception to Employment Policy approval to hire Bren students. 

finance@bren.ucsb.edu
For inquiries related to accounts, budgets, late payments, general finance issues, etc.

media@bren.ucsb.edu
To submit a news announcement, request for marketing and communications help, and for questions about PR, photographs, logos, and other communications resources

personnel@bren.ucsb.edu
For inquiries related to non-academic new hire requests (staff and student), funding updates for existing appointments, foreign visa requests (e.g. J1's), time card and/or payroll questions, salary transfer requests, Kronos timekeeping questions

projects@bren.ucsb.edu
To obtain information about and to submit Group Project proposals

purchasing@bren.ucsb.edu
For purchasing requests, assistance with invoices, reimbursements, etc.

scheduling@bren.ucsb.edu 
To request use of a room in Bren Hall and to receive assistance regarding the schedule of classes (for Bren students, staff, and faculty).

travel@bren.ucsb.edu
For requests involving travel, flight and vehicle reservations, parking permits, etc.

webmaster@bren.ucsb.edu
To request website help, request edits or additions, or to report Bren website problems

Bren Mailing Lists

To request addition or removal from one of these lists, please contact the list administrator shown.

faculty@bren.ucsb.edu

Ladder track, permanent faculty
(admin: kelly@bren)

otherfac@bren.ucsb.edu

Adjunct and affiliated faculty
(admin: kelly@bren)

brenstaff@bren.ucsb.edu

Bren administrative staff
(admin: kim@bren)

researchers@bren.ucsb.edu

Research faculty, staff, and postdocs
(admin: kim@bren)

visitors@bren.ucsb.edu

Visiting professors, lecturers, non-teaching visitors residing in Bren Hall
(admin: kim@bren)

brenphd@bren.ucsb.edu

Bren PhD students (earning a degree from Bren)
(admin: kristine@bren, seneca@bren)

otherphd@bren.ucsb.edu

Bren PhD students matriculated in other units
(admin: sean@bren)

mesm2025@bren.ucsb.edu

MESM graduating class of 2025
(admin: kristine@bren, seneca@bren)

mesm2026@bren.ucsb.edu

MESM graduating class of 2026
(admin: kristine@bren, seneca@bren)

meds2025@bren.ucsb.edu

MEDS graduating class of 2025
(admin: kristine@bren, seneca@bren)

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