News Archive - Leslie Sepuka

Campus’s Remarkable Transformation Celebrated at Open House

Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla recently gathered a lively and engaged crowd at the Ida & Cecil Green Faculty Club to look back at all that we’ve accomplished and get a glimpse of what is to come in our remarkable campus transformation.

UC San Diego Doubles Down on Behavioral Health Counselors for Campus Employees

Thanks to a recent expansion in staffing, UC San Diego's Faculty Staff Assistance Program looks to help a broader and more diverse campus community gain access to licensed, professional counselors at no-cost, and also to train a new generation of counselors for employee assistance programs.

Get to Know Our Nation’s Rarest Pine Tree and Plant a Seedling to Celebrate a Century-Long Tradition

Arbor Day has been celebrated for more than a century. It sparked a tree planting tradition and is a time to reflect upon the beauty of trees and what they provide. Learn about a rare pine on campus and plant a tree during our annual Arbor Day planting.

Take 10 With a Triton: Chef Héctor Pérez-Scolari on Finding Happy Places and Honoring a Friend

A San Diego native, Pérez-Scolari joined the university six years ago, after working as a chef in the wine region of California’s central coast. He recently earned accolades for a recipe based on the flavors of banh mi that is a tribute to his late friend, Quynh.

The Most Delicious Way to Support Climate Initiatives

Across the University of California, there’s a commitment to increase sustainable food procurement to help reduce the university’s carbon footprint. Here at UC San Diego, we've sparked a sustainable change that has rippled throughout the campus.

The Fifth Annual Women in Leadership Event Celebrates and Inspires Trailblazers

An Olympic Gold Medalist, a MacArthur Fellow and the first woman to serve as director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lead an inspiring discussion that challenges the status quo at the fifth annual Women in Leadership.

Two Transformative Campus Projects Get the Green Light

The University of California Board of Regents recently approved two key campus projects, Triton Center and Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood.

Take 10 With a Triton: Architect Frances Angelborg on the Childhood Obsession that Fueled Her Career

Frances Angelborg works as a project manager, building and managing teams to execute construction projects. “When you are working on clinics or hospital projects for UC San Diego Health, you know how needed they are and how helpful they will be for the future patients and staff.”

‘We Can Move to a Better Place,’ CHRO Terri Winbush Shares How She Hopes to Establish a New Culture

UC San Diego Today sat down with Chief Human Resources Officer Terri Winbush to talk about how she plans to use data, training and a constant feedback loop to establish a new culture at UC San Diego and beyond. “Instead of perpetuating what exists,” she says, “we can move to a better place.”

Take 10 With a Triton: Alumna Dishes on her Delicious Career in Dining

Norma Witzel Smith graduated from Marshall College in 2010, and currently works with the dining units and vendors to ensure the university has all of the ingredients needed for a diverse set of menus.