Message From Your Chancellor's Associates Chair
Later this month, our Chancellor’s Associates Scholars will be starting their last quarter of the academic year. Due to the pandemic, this past year was an anomaly with our scholars attending classes online and only 2% of classes held in person last quarter. We hope to return physically to the classrooms in the fall, and UC San Diego Health’s two vaccination superstations, one of which is located on campus, will help to make this happen. It has been inspiring to see thousands of student and Triton community members who have signed up to volunteer at these vaccination superstations. Witnessing the perseverance and altruism of our scholars and community makes me so proud of our Triton family.
Thank you for your continued support of our Chancellor's Associates program. You are making a tangible difference in the lives of our scholars, and changing the trajectory of their growth in a positive way.
With Triton Pride,
Jerrilyn Malana ’86
Chair, Chancellor’s Associates
Service, Pride & Inclusion
Congratulations to Chancellor’s Associates Scholar Syreeta Nolan ’21
Last month, Chancellor’s Associates Scholar Syreeta Nolan ’21 was honored as the campus-wide student recipient of this year’s Inclusive Excellence Awards. The annual Inclusive Excellence awards honors staff, faulty, students departments and org groups or units that make outstanding contributions to areas of inclusion, equity, diversity and the UC San Diego Principles of Community during the year. Said Syreeta about receiving the award, “As a disabled student, I never planned to be a disability advocate. It was my first quarter in Fall 2019 when living on the 11th floor of a tower in Seventh College that I was told to just leave before the fire drill since I couldn't walk down 11 floors and up another 3 flights of stairs that motivated me. I felt excluded and disposable as disabled students, like me, had no plan in case of an emergency. Receiving this award means that I am included and valued in leading the campus to a place where the entire disability community can feel included and valued.”
Syreeta was honored for her disability advocacy work at UC San Diego, but also within the UC System in her role as Underrepresented Student Officer. Some of her projects at UC San Diego included advocacy for a disability studies minor, planning for the installation of an art monument to celebrate the disability community, inclusion of disability in the orientation programs of colleges and transforming how we speak about disability within syllabi. She also co-founded a UC System-wide Disability Ad Hoc committee, which represents all 10 campuses with over 100 disabled undergraduate and graduate students. Congratulations Syreeta!
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IDEA Center 10th Anniversary
This academic year, marks the 10th Anniversary of the IDEA Engineering Student Center, one of the cornerstones of student life at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. In the past decade, the IDEA— Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence, Achievement—Engineering Student Center has supported thousands of students through to graduation through its various programs, including summer prep and mentorship programs, peer-led engineering learning communities, support for student diversity organizations and more. The IDEA Center has also been integral in providing academic and peer support for students traditionally underrepresented in engineering and computer science including Black, Latinx and Native American students, women, first generation college students, LGBTQ+ students and low-income students. Watch this recorded conversation among the IDEA Center's founding faculty director Dr. Carlos Coimbra, current faculty director Dr. Olivia Graeve and incoming faculty director Dr. Darren Lipomi about the history and future of the IDEA Center here.
February Colloquium Recording
Thank you to everyone who attended our fabulous February colloquium with Professor John Evans. For those who missed the presentation on the ethical debate around human gene editing, you can check out a recording of the event here.
Athletics in the Family
Competing or not, our UC San Diego athletic teams continue to train to prepare for next season. Read about one of our sophomore sprinter and jumpers that is following the footsteps of her mother, another scholar-athlete at UC San Diego! The article can be found here.
Volunteer Opportunity: Admissions Calling Campaign
We need your help! The Admissions Calling Campaign provides an opportunity for members of the UC San Diego community to call admitted students, share "Why UC San Diego," answer questions about the campus, encourage participation in virtual yield activities and put UC San Diego top of mind as a first-choice university. This is a great way to encourage more admitted first-gen and underrepresented students to attend UC San Diego. Sign up to volunteer here.
It’s Easy to Support Chancellor’s Associates with a Gift of Life Insurance
Life insurance is an important financial tool for your family, but when its original purpose no longer applies—your children are educated, your finances are secure—your policy can become a powerful charitable tool as well. The two most common ways to support Chancellor’s Associates with a gift of life insurance are:
· Name UC San Diego/Chancellor’s Associates at the primary beneficiary for a percentage or specific amount, or as a contingent beneficiary;
· Name UC San Diego/Chancellor’s Associates as the owner of an existing policy. You receive a tax deduction the year you make the gift and if there are premiums due, your annual gifts in that amount to UC San Diego are also tax deductible.
To learn more about this charitable giving idea or for answers to any planned gift question, please contact Kim Wenrick in the Office of Gift Planning at kwenrick@ucsd.edu.
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Virtual Events & Resources
We strongly encourage you to engage with the myriad of events sponsored by our campus partners throughout the year. Every month we will highlight scheduled events from across UC San Diego that all Chancellor’s Associates are invited to attend.
Triton Men’s Basketball
March 5–6 at 5 p.m. PST
UC San Diego’s Men’s Basketball Team will be facing off against the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Catch the last two D1 games of the season streamed live on ESPN 3 here. Help cheer our Tritons on from home for a big win!
Chancellor’s Associates Virtual Colloquium
Featuring Professor Marty Yanofsky: From Basic Science to Game-Changing Revolutions
Wednesday, March 17 at 12 p.m. PST
Professor Marty Yanofsky has spent years on basic science research, studying the ways genes are involved in plant development. In his lab, a transformational discovery was made in one particular crop: canola. With his research, farmers have dramatically increased the yield of canola production around the world. Join us for an enlightening presentation on the importance of basic science research, and how it led to one of UC San Diego’s most profitable and revolutionizing discoveries. Register here.
Expand Your Horizons: A Conversation with Karamo
Saturday, March 27 at 7 p.m. PST
ArtPower and UC San Diego’s Associated Students Office of Concerts & Events (ASCE) present three-time Emmy Winner, television host, actor, and author, Karamo Brown. Brown draws from his work as a social worker to show how he both discovered and learned to explore his many different “identities.” Whether as a black man, openly gay man, a son of immigrant parents, a Christian, a single father, or former social worker; Karamo strategically utilizes the strengths of his numerous identities to achieve success – and teaches others to do the same.
The Expand Your Horizons Series will feature a range of speakers and acts that will help showcase relevant social and political topics. It will take place throughout Winter and Spring quarters. Sign language interpretation and closed captioning will be available. Get your tickets here.
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