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Winter 2018, Week 2
UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center
Monday-Thursday 8am-7pm, Friday 8am-4:30pm
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Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
--Harvey Fierstein
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2018-2019 LGBT Resource Center Internship Program
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Apply for the 2018-2019 LGBT Resource Center Internship Program! There are 9 paid undergraduate internship positions available. If you are interested, come to an info session and learn more about the program! Info sessions will be held on the following:
Applications will be due on Monday, January 22nd.
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| Winter Quarter Volunteer Training and Orientation |
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Volunteer Training and Orientation
Friday, January 19, 2018
1:00-3:00 PM | LGBT Resource Center
Want to be more involved with the LGBT+ community on campus? Come to our volunteer training and orientation to learn more about opportunities for leadership and involvement!
There will be two training/orientations: one from 1-2pm and the other at 2-3pm. If you can only make one, that is totally cool! Hope to see you all there!
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Trans Collective
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
1:00-2:00PM | LGBT Resource Center
Come check out Trans Collective! Trans Collective is a discussion group for transgender, gender variant/fluid, genderqueer, non-binary, & gender-questioning individuals.
If you require accommodations to fully access the event, please contact us at 858.822.3493 or
rainbow@ucsd.edu.
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Queer and Mindful: Basics of the Bullet Journal
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
4:00-6:00PM | LGBT Resource Center
Start the quarter off with the LGBT Resource Center in Week 2's Queer and Mindful! We will be having a bullet journal workshop, discussing many methods of organization. We will also be giving away journals and decorating them in the workshop!
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Advocates for Immigrant Justice Present: Undocu Joy
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
5:00-9:00PM | The Stageroom at the Pub (formerly Porter's Pub)
Join us for a night to celebrate the undocumented community through art and music! There will be free food as well!
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Bored Gaymers
Friday, January 19, 2018
2:00-3:00PM | LGBT Resource Center
Come play board games with us weekly at the LGBT Resource Center! Feel free to see what games we have or even bring your own!
No experience required!
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Queer and Mindful: The Stars, Crystals and You!
Monday, January 29, 2018
2:00-4:00PM | LGBT Resource Center
Want to know what people talk about when they talk about their "chart"? Or "moon sign"? Or are you interested in learning about crystals and their healing properties?
We will be teaching people about astrology and reading their natal charts, as well as having a crystal healing workshop. We will be giving away crystals, bags, and astrology products to decorate as supplies last!
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QTPOC Art Gallery Premiere: Avatars in the Elements
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
5:00-7:00PM | LGBT Resource Center
The LGBT Resource Center will be hosting an art gallery featuring different QTPOC (Queer Trans People of Color) figures. The theme is "Avatars In The Elements".
We will be giving a brief history into different QTPOC figures as well as a highlight for some of the artists! There will also be raffles and giveaways!
For this particular gallery, please feature the theme of QTPOC empowerment and/or history.
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Queer Student Organizations and Affiliates
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Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
This group is an open dialogue and supportive space for those who identify with bisexual, biromantic, fluid, pansexual, panromantic, queer and questioning experiences. We welcome you to attend, listen, participate, and connect with others as we explore fluid sexualities and/or fluid romantic attractions. For more information, please e-mail
fluidgroupucsd@gmail.com.
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QTPOC
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, every odd week
Conference Room| Cross Cultural Center
QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR is a student org that creates a safe space to dialogue, educate, and socialize around LGBTQ+ identified people of color. For more information about QTPOC, contact
qtpocucsd@gmail.com
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Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
QSUN (Queer Students United) as an organization aims to provide an open, welcoming, and safe space for individuals in the UCSD College community who identify on the queer and/or LGBTQIAP+ spectrum, or are allies of such individuals. It is designed to offer an opportunity for a smaller and more close knit community.
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Black Queer Collective
First Winter Mixer
Wednesday, January 24th 6:30-9:00PM
Black Queer Collective is a group dedicated to finding and fostering Black queer community at UC San Diego. For more information about Black Queer Collective, please click
here.
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oSTEM
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm
Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is a national LGBTQ-affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to create a dynamic network between students and professionals in industry and academia. For more information, check out their
Facebook page!
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Lesbian Collective
Odd Wednesdays; 4:00-5:00PM
Small Room | Women's Center
The Lesbian Collective is UCSD's only lesbian-centered student organization! Join us every odd Wednesday from 4-5PM in the Women's Center small meeting room for discussion circles about lesbian life, feminism, and experiences among friends. For more information, contact lesbiancollective@ucsd.edu.
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Queer Student Art Gallery
Submissions for the Winter Quarter Queer Student Art Gallery are now open! We want to share the voices of UCSD's LGBT+ community, so be sure to send an artist statement with your piece. All mediums are accepted and contributions will be showcased at the end of Winter Quarter.
To contribute, please contact the LGBT Resource Center Art and Activism Intern at rainbow@ucsd.edu.
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Looking for community? Get to know our interns! Stop by during their office hours:
Afi: Tues: 9:30AM-12:30PM
Alejandra: Wed: 9:00AM-12:30PM
Gavin: Fri: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Jodie: Mon:1:30-4:00PM; Wed: 1:00-3:00PM; Fri: 12:30-3:30PM
Larra: Mon: 2:00-3:30PM
Marisa: Mon: 8-10:30AM
Noel: Tues: 2:00-4:30PM
Sallie: Wed: 9-11:30AM
Sam: Thurs: 3:00-5:30PM
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NBJC Internship/Fellowship Opportunities
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is soliciting applications from interested interns and fellows desiring to learn about and lead in the movement to improve the lives of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and same gender loving (SGL) people. The internship/fellowship program provides a unique opportunity to students, and young and emerging professionals, interested in civil rights and LGBTQ equality to explore the unique intersections between and among these related efforts.
For more information, click the link below:
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Looking for HIV Activists to Join UCSD AVRC's 1st Trans/GNC Community Advisory Board!
220 Dickinson Street, San Diego, CA 92103 #A
The CAB is looking for people who want to help advance HIV research in the Trans/GNC communities! The CAB will meet monthly to address HIV and Trans/GNC related topics, give feedback and collaborate. We meet every 3rd Tuesday from 5:30-7:00PM in Hillcrest. Come hungry, food and drinks will be provided!
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A position for a postdoctoral research fellow is immediately available!
Dr. Mark (Marki) Cayabyab is a transgender research scientist working on an HIV/AIDS vaccine and has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow in their laboratory at the Forsyth Institue.
Qualified candidates must hold a Ph.D. or Ph.D combined with a professional degree (M.D., DDS, and D.V.M) in Immunology, Virology or a related field. The ideal candidate will have 0-2 years postdoctoral experience, a strong publication record and expertise in immunological assay techniques including flow cytometry,
ELISA, and animal experimentation. Candidates must be intellectually curious and have good written/oral communication skills in English. The accepted fellow will have dual appointments at Forsyth and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Please send submissions via email to mcayabyab@forsyth.org immediately and no later
than February 15, 2018.
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Point Foundation Scholarship
The Point Community College Program inspires LGBTQ community college students to fulfill their ambitions of attending a four-year college or university.
Students accepted into the program will receive up to a $3,700 tuition scholarship, admissions counseling, coaching and financial education at the Point Community College Transfer Symposium in Los Angeles, and access to the Point Foundation network of LGBTQ scholars, more than 300 alumni, and many others dedicated to seeing LGBTQ students succeed. If you are interested in applying, check out
www.pointfoundation.org for more information!
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UC Riverside
February 9-10, 2017
The ¡Presente! Conference is a queer college conference for Latinx/Chicanx/Indigenous/PoC, with a focus on people who self-identify with the Latin/South/Central American diaspora or Brown or Indigenous. People of all genders and sexualities are welcome to apply to attend Saturday's events. Friday's opening is free and open to all.
Anyone who applies by December 1 will be given priority seating! Attendance will be capped at 150 people.
Link to apply:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/presenteregistration2018
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4th Annual Asterisk Trans* Conference
Occidental College
March 31, 2018
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Coming Out Group Tuesdays, 4:00-5:30PM Small Meeting Room | Women's Center The Coming Out group is a place to meet and gain support while discussing your sexual and/or gender Identities in a confidential setting. This group is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight, or questioning folks who are coming out, considering coming out or may already be out. Topics are determined by group participants and can include stress, fear, anxiety, loneliness, family/cultural issues, excitement and celebration with regard to coming out. The group is open to new members the first 4 meetings of each quarter and then closes to maintain safe space. For more info, please contact Cat Thompson at cathompson@ucsd.edu or Agustin Orozco at aorozco@ucsd.edu
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Men's Relationship Forum
Weeks 2-10 (Fall, Winter & Spring Quarters)
Mondays, 2:30- 4:00PM
Small Meeting Room | Women's Center
Join us for conversations about our experiences as gay men, and connect with other gay men on campus.
This group addresses relationships, sexual health, community building and more.
For more information please contact:
Greg Koch at gkoch@ucsd.edu.
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Rainbow Newsletter submissions:
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If you would like to submit relevant events to be featured in the newsletter, please email
rainbow@ucsd.edu.
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CAPAL Conference
The Conference on Asian and Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Public Service Internship and Scholarship Program. The programs include weekly leadership seminars, networking opportunities, Community Action Projects, and individual mentorship.
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We Are Abroad
January 23, 2018; 5:00-7:00PM
Black Resource Center Conference Room
We Are Abroad is an in depth study abroad workshop lead by the fantastic study abroad advisor, Andra Jacques. Andra will give a presentation on how to start your journey abroad; she will go through the different study abroad programs that UC San Diego offers, the components of a study abroad application, and an example scholarship application. The workshop will also consists of testimonials of the experiences from Black study abroad returnees.
If you are at all interested in studying abroad while you are here at UCSD, this is an amazing opportunity to help you begin that process.
** This is a closed Black space **
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The mission of the InterTribal Resource Center at UCSD is to support student success, to create a community center on campus for faculty, staff and students and to serve as a resource to Native communities.
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Now Hiring! Cross-Cultural Center 2018-2019 Interns!
Information Sessions:
Winter Week 2 Tuesday
January 16
5:00pm-6:00pm
Cross-Cultural Center
Your entry point to social justice, building community, personal and professional skills development, and more...
Deadline to apply: Week 3,
Tuesday January 23, 2018 by
4:00pm. Submit completed application materials in-person to the Cross-Cultural Center.
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Women's Internship Program
Interested in feminism and social justice? Apply for the Women's Center intern program!
Join us for our info session on Wednesday, January 17th, 4-5pm, in the Women's Center Conference Room!
The Application deadline is Monday, January 22nd, 6pm.
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Raza Resource Centro Internship
The central mission of the Raza Resource Centro (Raza RC) is to provide a welcoming and supportive space for critical programming around a broad range of Chicanx/ Latinx social justice issues where students can learn about their identity, academic and professional opportunities, and trends affecting the Latinx community. Interns are the foundation of Raza RC and are situated to be in continual conversation with career staff about what student centeredness means at UC San Diego. Students will be chosen as Interns based on their proven leadership experience, potential to contribute to the mission and development of the Raza Resource Centro, and understanding best practices in retention and graduation of Chicanx/Latinx students.
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Triton Recovery Group All Inclusive
Mondays at the Zone from 5:00-6:00PM
Tuesdays at Roots from 12:00-1:00PM
Thursdays at LGBT Resource Center from 8:30-9:30AM
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Art and Soul: Decorate a Sleep Mask!
January 16, 2018; 11:00AM-12:00PM
The Zone
Come decorate a sleep mask to help you catch more Zzz's and sleep better at night. Workshops are free; all supplies and materials provided. Space is limited and is first come, first served.
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Overnight Program Call For Hosts
Apply to be a host for the 15th Overnight Program in 2018! This free 3-day, 2-night event will be provide an admitted student a chance to experience a taste of the college experience and build connections with their hosts. If you are interested in applying, click the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/overnighthosts-18
The deadline to apply is January 16, 2018!
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Meditation
January 18, 2018; 10:00-10:30AM
The Zone
A practice to help increase focus and concentration, reduce stress and gain a sense of well-being. Whether or not you have ever meditated, you may enjoy this sampling of techniques as they guide you to the blissful silence behind thoughts. Seated, standing, lying down and moving techniques may be covered. Suitable for all levels of experience.
All classes with Vou Athens.
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Sex and Health in Southeast Asia - Study Abroad Info Session
January 18, 2018; 5:00-6:00PM
LGBT Resource Center
Join professor Dredge Kang in a study abroad info session introducing this unique summer Global Seminar! The program will focus on the intersection of gender, sexuality and global health from a socio-cultural perspective in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Eating Disorders and Body Love: The Things Mama Didn't Tell You
January 18, 2018; 5:00-6:30PM
Raza Resource Centro Library
Come join us for a workshop with Gloria Lucas discussing colonization's impact on people of color and indigenous people's views on body image. If you require accommodations to access this event, email raza@ucsd.edu.
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Race, Gender & the Contradictions of Capitalism
January 18, 2018; 4:00-6:00PM
Cross Cultural Center
The Black Studies Project presents: Black Studies in Moments of Crisis, a Series. Join us for a Keynote panel with these speakers:
Charlene A. Carruthers
National Director of the @BYP_100 project
Barbara Ransby
Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ula Y. Taylor
Professor, University of California at Berkeley
Reception will follow afterwards.
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Flu Clinic
January 19, 2018; 11:30AM-4:00PM
The Zone
Get your flu shot at the zone! Walk-ins welcome. No appointments needed. Tdap vaccines are also available. Note: This service is for registered students only.
The flu clinic will also be held again on January 23, 2018 from 11:30AM-4:00PM.
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Money Essentials Series
January 20, 2018; 8:30AM-12:30PM
6256 Greenwich Dr. Room 306
San Diego, CA 92122
The Money Essentials Series is designed to provide unbiased information on basic money management to strengthen your financial literacy and help you plan for the future. This series includes four workshops covering the topics of taxes, financial planning (two parts), and estate planning. Registration includes light breakfast items.
Register for all four sessions and save $50! Participants can register for all four sessions for $150 total, or register for any individual session at $50 each.
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UCSD Greek Leaders Retreat
January 20, 2018; 9:00AM-2:00PM
Price Center East Ballroom
The UCSD Greek Leaders Retreat is an all day event for Greek Leaders. There will be several workshops sessions throughout the day for students to attend and learn about various topics. Topics include Gender inclusivity and Gender identity and intersectionality.
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Beyond La Jolla
January 27, 2018; 10:00AM-4:00AM
1549 El Prado
San Diego, California 92101
United States
Visit Balboa Park to tour a featured exhibit called Modern Masters from Latin America, showcasing artwork by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros and many more. Lunch and transportation will be provided on behalf of the CCC. The event would take place Week 3, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 from 10 am-4 pm.
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Sophomore Internship Preparation Program: Sneak Peak Info Session
January 24, 2018; 4:00-5:00 PM
Red Shoe Room Price Center
Starting this January, AIP and the Career Center have partnered to launch the Sophomore Internship Preparation Program (SIPP), a pilot program tailored to support second year students in the internship search. Our intention is for the program to encourage second year students to consider how their academic and student life experiences have prepared them for further professional experience, and equip them with additional tools and campus resources to find internship opportunities that will help them in their career path.
If you are interested, click the link below:
http://bit.ly/2ni8iZ8
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Breather Series: Play With Clay
January 25, 2018; 5:00-7:00PM
Cross Cultural Center Art Space
Come to our event, Play With Clay, on Thursday, January 25, 2018! Destress and have fun playing with clay, and making art out of it! Supplies will be provided. If you require specific accommodations please contact call 858- 534-9689 or contact Jamez Ahmad at jahmad@ucsd.edu. For more information about the event, contact mzubaidi@ucsd.edu.
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CASP Faculty Speaker Series
January 25, 2018; 7:00-8:00PM
UCSD Multipurpose Room (Student Services Building, 1st Floor)
Join the Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program with Prof. Oscar Vazquez-Mena from the NanoEngineering department to talk about his experience in engineering, his current research, and opportunities for students.
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2018 Siblings Day
January 27, 2018; 8:00AM-6:00PM
UCSD Multipurpose Room
It's time for a sibling reunion! Invite your family to Siblings Day, a wonderful campus tradition for UC San Diego undergraduate students and their young siblings. With loads of activities you can compete in our Sibling Rivalry games, tackle the Challenge Course or Rock Wall, or master the annual Sibling Scavenger Hunt. For more information and to register, visit http://parents.ucsd.edu/events/siblings-day/index.html.Registration closes January 19. Fee waivers for families of need available upon request, first come first serve. Hope to see you there!
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MEDS Conference 2018
January 27, 2018; 8:00AM-4:00PM
UCSD School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy
HMP3 is hosting our 6th Annual student-run MEDS conference on Saturday, January 27th, 2018 at the MET building on the UCSD School of Medicine campus. MEDS 2018 is geared toward providing foundational information, inspiration, and motivation about medical/pharmacological education to underrepresented San Diego students at community colleges and UCSD.
Here is the password for registration: REGMEDS2018
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UCSD Marshall College Provost's Office Presents: Partnership Schools Program
The Partnership Schools Program is hiring a Partnership School Program Coordinator!
Gain Professional experience while enriching the experience of undergraduates and underrepresented college bound youth. Coordinate a program that ranks UCSD as oneof the top public serving universities in the world. Search on Port Trition for "Program Coordinator for the Partnership School Program #810873. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 31, 2018! Work study is not required.
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Morgan Stanley: The Freshman Enhancement Program
The Freshman Enhancement Program provides Black, Hispanic, Native American, and LGBT students the opportunity to experience the culture of Morgan Stanley. We encourage students of all majors and disciplines to apply.
Selected candidates will participate in a 1-week paid program at our offices in New York City. The week will include valuable training as well as opportunities to network with each other and learn from Morgan Stanley professionals across businesses.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 11.
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Associate Students Fellowship Program
February 20, 2018; 5:00-6:00PM
UCSD Governance Chamber (Fourth Floor Price Center)
This group is comprised of first year students(freshman and transfer students) who are willing to gain leadership experience as well as understanding of student government(AS). Some of them are pre-law, pre-med or have a interest in business, social justice, sustainability.
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Equity-Minded Leadership Seminar
Weeks 2-5, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 12:30-1:50PM
Marshall College Room Price Center
Communication and Leadership offers quarterly non-credit seminars to help students develop and expand their communication and leadership skills. We will be offering the Equity-Minded Leadership seminar this quarter from Weeks 2-5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
12:30-1:50 PM. To register, go to ccl.ucsd.edu
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UCSD Undergraduate Scholarship
Attention Enrolled UC San Diego Students! The 2018-2019 Undergraduate Scholarship is now avaliable at ucsd.academicworks.com. The deadline to apply is February 5, 2018. For more questions contact scholarships@ucsd.edu or 858-822-6427.
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Undergraduate Student Strategic Plan Focus
We would like to invite you to Undergraduate Student-only Focus Groups in the next coming weeks to discuss the future of equity, diversity, and inclusion on campus. This is a great opportunity for you to get involved and make your voice heard! Click
this
link to find the calendar of focus group dates and RSVP to attend. You can also share your ideas about the future of equity, diversity, and inclusion on campus online through our
IdeaWave campaign. Contact
diversity@ucsd.edu with any questions.
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CAPS Daily Drop-ins
Want to gain skills to increase well-being today? CAPS Daily Drop-In Workshops are open to all currently registered students and are held Mondays through Fridays, 3:00-4:00pm. These workshops are a great opportunity for students to who are maybe having a tough day and want to gain skills to increase well-being that same day. Students can participate by going to the location listed and do not have to make an appointment beforehand. For more information, go
to
https://psychservices.ucsd.edu/dropin.html
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