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Mark the Occasion

Gaucho grads, it’s time to celebrate your hard work, resilience, and achievements! Leading up to and on Commencement Weekend, take advantage of these fun ways to mark the occasion online. Share this page with your friends and family, too, so they can celebrate you reaching this milestone!

For Graduates, Family and Friends

There are so many ways to represent #UCSB2026! Celebrate the Class of 2026 — with the sound up, from afar, or in your social feeds.

 

Two friends sit together with iced coffee drinks outside the UCSB Library with the busy Arbor behind them, looking down at one of their phones.

#UCSB2026 Playlist

Vote on the soundtrack to your graduation celebrations! Brought to you by UCSB and UCSB Alumni.

Vote now.

 

Gaucho graduate holding phone to entice visitors to this site to use the GIPHY stickers

GIPHY Stickers

Your #UCSB2026 Instagram stories aren’t complete without a fun UCSB sticker! We’ve designed a few just for the Class of 2026.

Browse stickers.

 

A UC Santa Barbara graduate wearing a cap, gown, and stole stands on campus looking at Storke Tower in the distance.

Graduate Spotlights

Memories, messages of thanks, and words of wisdom from some of this year’s graduates. Grab a tissue and get reading.

View spotlights.

 

 

Share the #UCSB2026 Love

Shout it from the rooftops, or on social media! Here’s how our community is celebrating the Class of 2026. Join in and use the hashtag #UCSB2026.