Supporting Student Innovation
Campus NewsThe EnVision Arts and Engineering Maker Studio is an important new addition to the university’s growing network of spaces supporting student innovation on campus.
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Visual Arts and Engineering Transforming Education in New Maker Studio
Campus NewsEngineers and visual artists are collaborating on final projects, even though they are in different classes. This is just one of the many exciting things happening in the EnVision Arts and Engineering Maker Studio at UC San Diego. The new 3,000-square-foot studio on the third floor of the Structural and Materials Engineering building provides a wide range of design, fabrication and prototyping tools from 3D printers and welding stations to a sophisticated laser cutter. It’s a creative, hands-on, experiential space where visual arts and engineering communities converge; where students are empowered to think, design, make, tinker, break and build again.
Hundreds of Prospective Students Encouraged to Pursue Their Educational Dreams
Campus NewsThe information they learned about university admission requirements was useful, but what Adriana and Raul Ojeda valued most was the hope inspired that their daughter Alysa could attend a university like UC San Diego. That’s what the Comienza con un Sueño (It Starts with a Dream) event, held March 12 on campus, was all about. The aim of the college readiness conference was to help prospective students and their families, especially first-generation and underserved Chicano/a and Latino/a students, realize that they are more than capable of achieving their higher education goals, and that barriers such as financial aid are not insurmountable.
The Survey Says
Campus NewsUC San Diego staff members have an opportunity to make their opinions heard on topics ranging from overall employee satisfaction to supportiveness of supervisors through the annual campus Staff@Work Survey. As part of the 2015 survey, respondents were also able to share their thoughts about the campus climate at UC San Diego via a new section created in partnership with the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Serenading Cancer Patients Back to Health
Campus NewsEach spring, the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences co-host a memorial service to honor and thank the people who donate their bodies for study in anatomy class. Last year, the event featured several first-year pharmacy students playing music, including Warren Yau on violin, Tiffany Cheng on cello and Josh Valdez on guitar.
Triton Day Overnight Programs Share Campus Insights with Undergraduates
Campus NewsFor selected admitted students, including those who are the first in their family to attend college or are unfamiliar with university life, getting the chance to spend an extended period on campus before the academic year begins can provide invaluable insight.
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