News Archive - Jen Jordan

Tim Topper Reclaims His Roots and Honors Indigenous Traditions

Now in his second year leading the ITRC, Tim Topper is charged with fostering positive connections across campus and the San Diego region to foster understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultures.

VA Secretary Sits Down with UC San Diego Student Veterans

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins visited UC San Diego to engage directly with military-connected students.

Find Where You Belong

UC San Diego’s Collective Impact Sense of Belonging Working Group asked Tritons to share ways they discovered belonging at UC San Diego.

Historic Family Weekend Highlights Triton Experience

Over 3,500 guests attended UC San Diego Family Weekend earlier this month, the largest turnout in the program’s history.

Triton Transfers: Many Paths, One Community

In honor of National Transfer Student Week Oct. 20-24, UC San Diego Today spoke with three Tritons about their unique pathways to UC San Diego, how they found their place on campus and their advice for other transfer students.

Learn to Communicate Across Divides

This year’s Common Read selection, “Talking Across the Divide - How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World” by Justin Lee, offers a framework for communicating with people who have differing opinions from your own.

Creating Connection from A to Z

In his own words, Mario Garibay, dean of student affairs at Eleanor Roosevelt College, Mario Garibay, co-chair for UC San Diego’s Latinx Heritage Month Committee and chair of the César E. Chávez Celebration Month Committee shares why these roles matter deeply to him and how his passion took root.