Your go-to resource for expanding your network and advancing your environmental career prospects, offering the UCSB community environmental connections & opportunities (ECO)
We are delighted to introduce EcoGauchos – a platform for the UCSB environmental community to unlock environmental connections and opportunities.
EcoGauchos is a place for you to:
- Leverage the UCSB network and expand your career opportunities
- Find and reminisce with fellow graduates, see what they have been up to, and stay in touch
- Connect with, provide career advice, and mentor UCSB undergraduate students and young professionals
- Re-connect with classmates and grow your environmental network through the UCSB environmental community
- Stay on top of job or internship opportunities and UCSB and community environmental news and events
- Find a mentor and get job search support
- Sign up for Environmental Studies (ES), Friends of ES, and CUEL listservs
Joining EcoGauchos is an exclusive privilege for UCSB students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community partners. Please take a moment to create a profile so that you can leverage this powerful network.
Environmental Connections
The UCSB alumni community includes a vibrant and diverse network of professionals dedicated to advancing environmental sustainability and making a positive impact around the world. This network of alumni and friends of environmental education at UCSB can be a tremendous asset to you. The platform also offers various groups and discussions where you can seek advice, share experiences, and build valuable relationships.
Start by creating your profile to connect with alumni and professionals in your field of interest.
Job & Internship Opportunities
CUEL hosts a searchable database of environmental job and internship opportunities targeted at undergraduate students and recent college graduates on EcoGauchos. Listings are vetted and updated weekly. We also recommend jobseekers consult other resources, such as UCSB Handshake, to find opportunities.
Current community members can post opportunities directly on EcoGauchos. If you are an employer and would like to share a job or internship opportunity, please contact us.