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Dear UCSB Community,
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is here to assist you with all of your financial aid related needs and our goal is to provide UCSB families with the services necessary to achieve their educational goals. We are committed to providing accurate, user-friendly, responsive, and respectful service to students and their families. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help in any way. On behalf of the Office of Financial and Scholarships, I wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors.
Regards,
Saúl Quiroz Director University of California, Santa Barbara (805) 893 - 4941 saul.quiroz@sa.ucsb.edu
What is your favorite spot on campus and why?
Campus Point
Christina processes and maintains all documents that flow through our office. Her work enables each required verification and appeal file to be prepared for processing and for the office to maintain all critical records.
If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Tacos!
Esmeralda coordinates our Middle Class Scholarship program and supports our Dream Scholar student population. She administers state funding and works closely with students to facilitate navigating the financial aid process.
Georgina coordinates the awarding process for approximately 1,800 students studying around the world as they attend Education Abroad Program each year. She also facilitates support for students enrolled in the Scholar Retention Program.
What is one thing you would really like to learn and why?
What is one thing you would really like to learn?
How to successfully flip a pancake
Josie is the department contact for campus Work-Study and scholarship questions. She is the primary cash handler for over $4 million in scholarship checks that come from over 1,000 outside agencies all over the country. She provides financial analysis for federal programs.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
Overlooking the lagoon, it’s a peaceful place to stand and you can see and feel the ocean.
How to speak Arabic. It's one of the languages I started to study but never fully learned.
Justine is a critical member of the student services team, carefully assisting all of our students through the financial aid process, providing Peer Advisor training, and processing Short Term Emergency Loans.
Benches on northeast side of the campus over looking the Pacific Ocean
If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
Any sea food, love seafood!
Marcee supports our veteran and veteran related students, processing their VA benefits and working closely with UCSB Veteran & Military Services to provide support for the community.
What is your favorite spot on campus? Coal Oil Reserve because it has amazing views and trails.
Paddle boarding, it looks fun but I would also like learn to balance and stability!
8th floor of the library. Best view on campus!
Maria is the lead administrator for our Federal Direct Loan and Private Loan programs. These programs account for more than $75 million in disbursed student aid each year. She also supports the Teacher Education Program by working closely with students on their financial aid needs.
Pizza
If you could learn anything what would it be?
I would love to learn how to read Egyptian Hieroglyphs as ancient Egyptian History is one of my favorite things to learn about!
Sign language so I can be able to say that I know three languages!
The Koi Pond because it's believed that spirit of the koi near you will attract good luck, fortune, and spiritual benefits.
Natalie leads the Financial Crisis Response Team and multiple Basic Needs efforts for the campus that ensures students are getting the support they need. Her team provides responses to students in crisis within 24-48 hours so that no student falls through the cracks during an emergency.
The meaning of life, the universe, and everything.
The bluffs by campus point
Rebecca is a critical member of the student services team, carefully assisting all of our students through the financial aid process, providing Peer Advisor training, and processing Short Term Emergency Loans.
If I could have one meal for the rest of my life it would be my mom's pork chops, mashed potatoes, and homemade gravy. I used to ask for this every year for my birthday and it reminds me of home.
Stacey supervises a team of financial aid advisors with diverse aid program responsibilities. Additionally, Stacey works directly with the Satisfactory Academic Progress Program.
As a student Peer Advisor, Arleth advises students regarding the financial aid process which includes applying for aid, review of required documentation, awarding and disbursing financial aid.
As a student Peer Advisor, Carly advises students regarding the financial aid process which includes applying for aid, review of required documentation, awarding and disbursing financial aid.
Thai Yellow Curry with rice and veggies. It's reminds me of home and is a great comfort food.