How to find something at UCSB
Problem
You are unable to find a location or person on campus
Solutions
help@engineering.ucsb.edu is a Technical Support Email Address for the College of Engineering and does not provide any academic support such as admissions or transcripts.
Consult your home department: all departments maintain directories of their own staff, students and locations.
Consult the campus map
UCSB Interactive Map: https://map.ucsb.edu/ or https://www.ucsb.edu/about/visit
Static Map: https://help.map.ucsb.edu/ or UCSB_campus_maps.jpg or 2022_COE_Building_Map_0.jpg
Consult Identity Services' Student or Staff directory
Consult the UCSB Schedule of Classes
Submit a help ticket to: help@engineering.ucsb.edu
New students and staff may want to consult our New UCSB Community Member Information page for helpful links from across campus.
Common Location Questions
ECE Shop (also known as the key shop)
Harold Frank Hall, Rm 1160
Email: shop@ece.ucsb.edu
Electronic parts, keys, package drop off for Harold Frank Hall
COE Machine Shop
Arts Bldg 534, Room 0249
Email: andyw@engineering.ucsb.edu
Manufacturing, machining, and fabrication
Located by the lagoon in between the UCEN and the SRB, south of Theater and Dance
Cad Lab
Informal name, please see Richard A. Auhll Student Center
Closed as of Summer 2025 but other Instructional Labs are open for the 2025-2026 school year.
CSIL Annex
Informal Name, please see Computer Science Instructional Lab Annex
CSIL Annex (CS only): Building 434 Annex, Room 122A (North Side)
In person Linux computers
Located near Storke Tower, if walking by the main bike path for campus, look for the main roundabout, then head north past student health annex and make a left.
E2 Lab
Informal Name, please see Engineering II windows lab
In person Windows computers
Located on the third floor, north side, by the rear corner stairs.
Passenger elevator located directly across the courtyard, this is the easily accessible ground floor entrance to the third floor so campus map marks this instead of actual lab which is north side.
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