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UC San Diego Celebrates 60 Years of Its Unique College System

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Advocating for Their Peers: Student-Driven Efforts to End Campus Food Insecurity

Student Life

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UC San Diego Graduate Programs Recognized Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report

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Four New Hires Underscore Campus’s Commitment to Diversity

Campus News

The University of California, San Diego is deeply committed to making positive changes to improve our campus climate and increase the richness and diversity of our community and curriculum. The UC San Diego strategic plan emphasizes our commitment to ensure a welcoming and diverse campus. Through strategic recruiting—which helps the university realize its mission and vision for equality, diversity and inclusion—UC San Diego welcomes four new hires: Gerardo N. Arellano, director of the Raza Resource Centro; James Bond, coordinator of the Veterans Resource Center; John Jacinto Duca, director of development, campus initiatives/diversity; and Barney Wilson, director of strategic initiatives, admissions and enrollment services.

Four New Hires Underscore Campus’s Commitment to Diversity

Heart of San Diego Gala to Fete Fashion Designer Zandra Rhodes March 1

Giving

The 17th annual Heart of San Diego Gala, hosted by the University of California, San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, will pay tribute to philanthropist and renowned fashion designer Zandra Rhodes on March 1 at The US Grant Hotel. In addition, the gala will celebrate the memory of the late Duane Roth, former CEO of Connect and a long-time supporter of the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center who passed away last year. The event will include a cocktail reception, dinner and dancing.

Heart of San Diego Gala to Fete Fashion Designer Zandra Rhodes March 1

‘Big Bang’ Benefit Bolsters UC San Diego Student Engagement Through the Arts April 6

Giving

Arts patrons and campus supporters will come together Sunday, April 6 for the University of California, San Diego’s annual Big Bang at ArtPower! fundraiser. Chaired by ArtPower! supporter Martha Dennis, the celebration includes a festive brunch and special performance by the Escher String Quartet. In addition, donors Joan Jordan Bernstein and Rita and Richard Atkinson will be recognized for their generosity, vision and leadership support. All proceeds will benefit the organization’s student engagement programs, with the goal of creating the ArtPower! Student Engagement Endowment Fund. The event is open to the public.

‘Big Bang’ Benefit Bolsters UC San Diego Student Engagement Through the Arts April 6

For Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, UC San Diego Library Gets Gift of New Seuss Materials

Campus News

Every year the University of California, San Diego Library, the world’s repository for the original works of Dr. Seuss, holds a campus birthday party to celebrate the March 2 birthday of Dr. Seuss. The party will be held at noon on Monday, March 3, but it’s the UC San Diego Library that is getting the gift--a gift of more than 1500 additional items donated by Audrey Geisel from the personal archive of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the reading public as Dr. Seuss.

For Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, UC San Diego Library Gets Gift of New Seuss Materials

UC San Diego Hosts Military Pathways to College Success Conference

Campus News

The University of California, San Diego will host Military Pathways to College Success—a one-stop higher education conference for military service members and their families—from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 22, 2014 at the campus’s Price Center East Ballroom. The conference is designed to showcase the many transfer options available to service members, veterans and their dependents who are attending, or planning to attend a four-year university by way of a California community college.

UC San Diego Hosts Military Pathways to College Success Conference

Help Us Make a Memorable First Impression at Triton Day 2014

Campus News

For many admitted students, Triton Day is the first opportunity to experience UC San Diego—our sprawling grounds and ocean views, dynamic campus community and expansive research and collaborative opportunities—all factors students will weigh when deciding upon which university to attend in the fall. We call upon all students, staff, faculty and alumni to join us in welcoming newly admitted freshmen by being an ambassador, tabling, performing and more.