Message From Your Chancellor's Associates Chair
As a proud Triton alumna, I’m excited to announce that for the fall 2021 quarter, UC San Diego admitted a record 40,616 first-year and 12,330 transfer undergraduate students out of more than 140,000 applications — the second-most in the nation.
Among University of California campuses, UC San Diego admitted the most transfer students from California, of which 5,400 come from a low-income household and more than 3,000 are from an underrepresented group. More than one-third of first-year students and over half of transfer students admitted this year will be the first in their family to attend university.
UC San Diego is also committed to serving our cross-border community. This year, we increased the number of admitted students who identify as Latinx by 23.2 percent, an important step toward becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution.
As a public institution, UC San Diego is making good on its promise to provide access to education, and your support as a Chancellor’s Associate is a significant part of that. The diversity of our incoming students continues to expand, and I’m grateful that you’re helping these aspiring learners achieve their academic dreams.
With Triton pride,
Jerrilyn Malana ’86
Chair, Chancellor’s Associates
Service, Pride & Inclusion
Chancellor’s Associates Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Challenge Continues
If you’ve graduated from UC San Diego within the last ten years, you are eligible to participate in the Chancellor’s Associates Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Challenge. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar and qualify you to join our program with double the impact. To take advantage of the GOLD Challenge, please make your minimum gift of $250 (for alumni who graduated between 2017 and 2021), or $500 (for alumni who graduated between 2012 and 2016).
Employee matching gifts also qualify toward this challenge! To learn more, visit GOLD.
CASP Gold Donor Profile:
Nirvana Navarro ’17
Chancellor’s Associates Scholar alumna Nirvana Navarro ’17 is the first graduate of the last decade to take part in our Chancellor’s Associates GOLD Challenge. Nirvana is a Triton through and through: After receiving her bachelor’s degree in international business, she joined UC San Diego as a financial assistant in what was then known as the Student Retention and Success Business Office. Since then, Nirvana’s career has grown — she received a promotion and is now a financial analyst for student retention and success within the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Resource Management team, which includes CASP. She is passionate about improving the world through her deep devotion to numbers, as well as financial management and policies. Nirvana will expand on her passion this fall, starting her master’s degree in accounting at San Diego State University.
As a transfer student from Imperial Valley College, Nirvana says that receiving the Chancellor's Associates Scholarship changed her life's trajectory forever. “Receiving the Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship solidified my decision to say yes to UC San Diego. Although the financial support encouraged me to choose UC San Diego, it was the people in the scholarship program that guided me through my undergraduate journey. If it wasn't for the great mentorship of Academic Support Coordinator Karen Van Ness, I wouldn't have made it to the graduation line. In fact, once upon a time, I was ready to withdraw because I didn't think I belonged. However, under Karen's patient guidance through the journey with the unknown and unwritten rules of academia, I was able to find my true north.”
Says Nirvana, “I want to be able to contribute back to the community that allowed me to pursue my degree, supported my dreams, and always encouraged me to continue dreaming even bigger. Participating in the Chancellor's Associates GOLD Challenge, is my way of saying ‘Thank you.’ I hope one day a young alumnus out there will be inspired to do the same.”
2021-22 ArtPower Season Announcement
After a year of streaming offerings and digital residencies, it will be amazing to return to live performances with ArtPower’s 2021-22 season. With 22 performances planned for the upcoming season — including chamber music, dance, global music, jazz and American Routes performances, as well as an exclusive concert by La Santa Cecilia cohosted by UC San Diego’s Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion — ArtPower’s dynamic performing and media arts schedule deepens our community’s engagement with artists and art, awareness of our world, and understanding of others. For more information, visit artpower.ucsd.edu.
Triton Magazine Online
The latest issue of Triton magazine is out now, featuring articles about Yellowstone and the DNA revolution, how tech and data are helping to fight wildfires, and the impact alumni and donors, like you, made this year. Check it out here.
Events
Chancellor’s Associates Virtual Colloquium featuring Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons: Erasing Opportunity Gaps via Collective Impact
Friday, October 8, 2021
11 a.m. PDT
UC San Diego’s Return to Learn program has creatively preserved the university’s teaching and learning mission during complex and difficult circumstances, becoming a model for other universities and school systems nationwide. Guiding the vision for the student-centered return to in-person teaching, research and service, EVC Elizabeth H. Simmons is challenging the university to work collectively and coherently to erase opportunity gaps and empower every Triton to succeed. Join us to learn more about the innovative Collective Impact approach that is enhancing UC San Diego’s ecosystem for student success. Registration is required. RSVP here.
Holocaust Living History Workshop: “Franci’s War” – with Helen Epstein
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
5 p.m. PDT
In the summer of 1942, 22-year-old Franci Rabinek began a three-year journey that would take her from Terezin, the Nazis’ “model ghetto,” to the Czech family camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau, slave labor camps in Hamburg, and finally Bergen Belsen. Trained as a dress designer, Franci survived the war and would go on to establish a fashion salon in New York. “Franci’s War” is her memoir of life in Nazi-occupied Europe.
Rabinek’s daughter, Helen Epstein, a prolific journalist and author, will introduce and discuss the memoir during the event. Besides contributing to major dailies such as the New York Times and the Washington Post, Epstein has published several books, including her highly acclaimed Holocaust trilogy that begins with the volume “Children of the Holocaust.” Register for this free event here.
Triton-Owned Virtual Business Fair
October 18-24, 2021
Enjoy exclusive discounts and specials while supporting alumni-owned businesses during this weeklong virtual fair. Whether you’re a business owner eager to promote your business, or a Triton seeking to support fellow Tritons, check out the Virtual Business Fair. By Tritons, for Tritons.
Triton Tailgate Concert and
Soccer Game
Saturday, October 23, 2021
5:30 p.m. PDT
Get your Triton spirit on with UC San Diego Men’s Soccer as their first NCAA Division I season reaches fever pitch! Cheer them on as they square off against Big West Conference foe CSU Bakersfield for a finale game on home turf.
Following the game, stay with us for the Triton Tailgate Concert event, featuring live and virtual entertainment, great music, food and games. Eat, play and maybe even dance it up with fellow Tritons. It’s the perfect place to reconnect with friends and enjoy a night of Triton fun.
To keep our community safe, all UC San Diego guests must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test (taken within 48 hours) before attending any in-person campus event.
Triton 5K
Sunday, October 24, 2021
9-11:30 a.m. PDT
Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this popular UC San Diego event! Participate virtually, from anywhere on the globe — and run, walk or roll from wherever you are in support of student scholarships!
Since its founding in 1996 by former UC San Diego Chancellor Robert C. Dynes, the Triton 5K (formerly the Chancellor's Challenge 5K Run/Walk for Scholars) has raised more than $4 million in undergraduate scholarship support, benefiting more than 1,000 motivated and ambitious students. Now in its second decade, the Triton 5K continues to expand scholarships, ensuring that learning is accessible and affordable for all!
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