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Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program
e-Newsletter | December 2019
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Campus Community Centers & More
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CASP students and staff with Chancellor Khosla at the 2019 Academic Year Kickoff PC: UC San Diego University Publications/Erik Jepsen |
Greetings,
Happy Week 10! You are almost done with the Fall Quarter of the 2019-2020 academic year! You are close to the finish line. Make sure you start preparing for your finals, take care of your physical and mental well-being, and finish the Fall quarter strong.
Many exciting things are happening next quarter with CASP and at UCSD. Make sure to read through our e-newsletter to see all of the opportunities you can be a part of. Good luck on finals and have a wonderful winter break. See you in 2020!
In this issue of the newsletter you'll find important dates for the Fall Quarter, information regarding holiday closing, and more.
Make sure to read through our entire newsletter for an opportunity to win CASP swag.
Visit the
CASP day-to-day calendar of events
to keep up to date with CASP events, resources, and other opportunities.
As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at casp@ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8366 or stop by the CASP office on the 5th Floor of the Student Services Center (suite #555).
 In this issue you will find:
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CASP EVENTS, REQUIREMENTS, AND INFORMATION:
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
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OPPORTUNITIES:
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MATH AND WRITING SUPPORT:
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(858) 534 - 8366
5th Floor Student Services Center, Suite #555
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| IMPORTANT FALL/WINTER QUARTER DATES |
Friday, December 6th
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Last day of fall quarter instruction |
Saturday, December 7th - Saturday, December 14th
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Fall quarter Finals Week |
Saturday, December 14th
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Fall quarter ends; Deadline to file for "Removal of Grade Incomplete" from previous quarter
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Monday, December 16th
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Deadline to file for a request to receive a grade of "Incomplete"
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Thursday, December 19th
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Fall quarter grades available on TritonLink.
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Monday, December 23rd, 2019- Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
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University closes for Winter Holiday Closing - All UCSD offices will be closed. |
Thursday, January 2nd
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Winter quarter begins. |
Monday, January 6th
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Winter quarter instruction begins. |
Thursday, January 16th |
Automatic wait lists officially end. |
Friday, January 17th |
Deadline for all students to add/re-enroll in classes if canceled for a non-payment via WebReg.
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Monday, January 20th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
All UCSD offices will be closed, including the CASP office.
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Friday, January 31st
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Deadline to change grading option, change units, and drop classes without "W" grade on transcript. |
Friday, February 14th
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Deadline to drop with "W" grade on transcript. |
Monday, February 17th
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Presidents' Day Holiday
All UCSD offices will be closed, including the CASP office.
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Friday, March 13th
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Last day of winter quarter instructions. |
Saturday, March 14th - Saturday, March 21st
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Winter quarter Finals Week. |
Saturday, March 21st
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Quarter ends; Deadline to file for "Removal of Grade Incomplete" from previous quarter.
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Monday, March 23rd |
Deadline to file for a request to receive a grade of "incomplete"
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Thursday, March 26th
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Winter quarter grades available on TritonLink. |
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| HDH HOLIDAY IMPACTED HOURS |
Due to fall quarter ending and the winter holidays, certain dining facilities will be closed and/or have reduced hours of operation.
Please refer to
hdh.ucsd.edu
for more information as to what dining halls will be impacted.
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| CASP OLC FOR WINTER AND SPRING |
REGISTRATION FOR WINTER 2020 IS NOW OPEN
DEADLINE TO REGISTER:
Monday, December 2, 2019
Dates and Times
Transfer OLC Sections (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10)
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Facilitator
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Tuesdays
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4:00-4:50pm
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Elizabeth Jimenez Perez
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| Thursdays |
9:00 - 9:50 AM |
Karen Van Ness
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| Fridays |
11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Belinda Zamacona
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| Fridays |
12:00 - 12:50 PM |
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Fridays
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1:00-1:50 PM
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Karen Van Ness
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Freshmen OLC Sections
(Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, an 9)
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Time |
Instructor |
| Tuesdays |
4:00-4:50pm |
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| Wednesdays |
9:00-9:50am
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Kimberly Rodriguez Jimenez
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Thursdays
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9:00-9:50am
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Elizabeth Jimenez Perez
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| Fridays |
11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Belinda Zamacona
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| Fridays |
12:00 - 12:50 PM |
Maria Rodriguez
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Fridays
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12:00-12:50PM
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Karen Van Ness
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| Fridays |
12:00 - 12:50 PM |
Kimberly Rodriguez Jimenez |
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| APPLY FOR FAFSA/CA DREAM APPLICATION |
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act application
is now available.
For any questions regarding your FAFSA/CA Dream Act application, please contact the Financial Aid and Scholarship office at
finaid@ucsd.edu
or (858) 534-4480.
Please note: Students and parents who are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) can access it from within the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the student or parent finances pages.
The IRS DRT allows you to securely transfer original IRS tax return information, but not Form 1040X amended tax return information. If you filed a Form 1040X amended tax return, you may need to work with your Financial Aid Administrator to ensure that any information you corrected on Form 1040X is reflected in the amounts transferred to your FAFSA.
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| UC SAN DIEGO WINTER CLOSING INFORMATION |
UC San Diego (excluding hospitals and clinics)
will officially close for eight (8) days between Monday,
December 23, 2019 and Wednesday, January 1, 2020. All office will reopen for their regular business hours on Thursday, January 2nd. For any questions or concerns regarding specific office availability, please contact each office individually.
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| SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCE CENTER |
Join UC San Diego Sustainability and the Student Sustainability Collective to help us celebrate 10 years dedicated to sustainability here at UC San Diego. There will be an open house, sweet treats, snacks and door prizes!
When: Monday, December 2nd, 2019 from 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Click here to visit their Facebook event page.
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| AAKASH ODEDRA COMPANY |
Rising reveals an exceptionally agile dancer who, it appears, has no trouble slipping between styles, effortlessly multilingual. -The New York Times
One of the most exciting young contemporary dancers and choreographers in the UK, the simply breathtaking (Globe and Mail) Aakash Odedra takes the stage in the captivating solo Rising with choreography from acclaimed international artists Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant, and Odedra himself.
In Rising, Odedra draws on his background in the classical Indian dance disciplines of Kathak and Bharatanatyam while remaining intrinsically contemporary in style and concept. Exploring different processes and aesthetics in the pieces created for Rising, Odedra highlights different aspects of himself to create a new personal language: lyrical and graceful, brutal and raw, edgy, and animalistic. Click here for more information on the event.
Questions? Contact ArtPower at
artpower@ucsd.edu
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| CHANCELLOR'S ASSOCIATES DECEMBER COLLOQUIUM |
Reception: 5:30 - 6:10 p.m.
Program begins promptly at 6:00 p.m.
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| APIMEDA COMMUNITY TIME - DE-STRESSING BUTTON-MAKING |
Need a space to study besides Geisel or PC? Want to meet new people from students to professionals? APIMEDA has the space for you!
Come join APIMEDA on Wednesday, December 4th from 4-6pm at the Sixth College Dogghouse where member will be de-stressing making buttons.
Click here for more information on the event.
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BLACK WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE
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Join the Women's Resource Center for conversations about experiences as Black women and connect with other women on campus. Dinner will be provided. This event is hosted by the Women's Center and CAPS. Meetings are typically at the Women's Center unless otherwise noted.
Meetings begin even week Thursdays, from 5-6:30pm, starting Week 2 of the Fall Quarter.
Week 4: Navigating Hair Care
Week 6: Hopes & Dreams 2020
Week 10: Screening of A Black Lady Sketch Show
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| GENDER BUFFER + CHILL |
The Women's Center is located in Student Center West, Bldg. 290
Above Blue Pepper Thai Restaurant, near the Main Gym.
For more information, please contact the Women's Center at
women@ucsd.edu
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| UNDERGROUND SCHOLARS AT UCSD |
ARE YOU FORMERLY INCARCERATED OR SYSTEM IMPACTED?
GET CONNECTED! BUILDING THE PRISON TO UNIVERSITY PIPELINE WITH UNDERGROUND SCHOLARS AT UC SAN DIEGO!!
Their goal is to increase access to higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students and their families.
Underground Scholars was started in 2013 by formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students at UC Berkeley as the Underground Scholars Initiative (USI), a student organization.
Berkeley Underground Scholars (BUS) was established by USI in 2017. And in the last few years, USI has expanded throughout the entire UC-system. With a chapter at UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, and now at UC San Diego!
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
- Jose Lumbreras
- Albert Nava
- Alberto Vasquez
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| THE INA COOLBRITH MEMORIAL POETRY CONTEST 2019-2020 |
The Ina Coolbrith Memorial Poetry Prize is awarded for the best unpublished poem or group of poems by an undergraduate student at University of California campuses, University of the Pacific, Mills College, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and St. Mary's College.
Each participating school may submit three finalists to UC Berkeley to compete in the overall contest. Approximately $1,100 is available annually for prizes, to be apportioned by the judging campus.
Entries must be typed (and printed one-sided), with only the last four digits of the entrant's PID and the name of the contest (Coolbrith) printed at the top of each page-with no other identifying information, please. A completed entry form must be attached to each set of poems (1-3 poems per person may be submitted). Entry forms can be picked up in the Literature Undergraduate Office (Room 110 of the Literature Building).
Entries must be submitted to the Literature Undergraduate Office, Room 110 Literature Building, by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 6th, 2019.
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| RAZA RESOURCE CENTRO HIRING 2020-2021 INTERNS |
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| SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION COMMON APPLICATION AVAILABLE |
Scholarship awards will be made to students who will be attending:
- Four-year universities
- Community colleges
- Career/technical schools
- Graduate and medical schools
- Teaching credential programs
Students can access the application at
SDFoundation.org/CSA.
Applications will be available on
Wednesday, December 4th and the deadline to complete the application is
Wednesday, February 5, 2020.
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JACOBS SCHOOL STUDENT TRAVEL FUND
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The Jacobs School of Engineering Travel Fund was established with generous donations from the 2013 graduating senior class in conjunction with the annual
Ring Ceremony
. Through their giving efforts, our graduating students came together as Tritons helping to secure enhanced learning opportunities for future Jacobs School students. Seniors from each graduating class help to ensure this award will continue to assist
rising engineers for years to come.
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HACU NATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
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Whether you're seeking an internship with the federal government or in the corporate sector, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) offers students a variety of opportunities to allow you to graduate with career experience. For over 27 years, the HACU National Internship Program has partnered with organizations seeking to diversify their workforce.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at an accredited institution in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. Recent graduates are eligible for a limited number of internships
- Must have completed freshman year
- Must be an undergraduate or graduate student
- 3.0 GPA is recommended and not required on a 4.0 scale
- Be authorized or eligible to work by law in the U.S.
TRAVEL AND HOUSING
- Round-trip airfare for interns is arranged and paid by HACU.
- Federal interns can choose to arrange their own housing or can request HACUarranged housing. Federal interns in HACU-arranged housing pay through payroll deductions and corporate interns pay via electronic funds transfer.
Applications for Summer 2020
Application opens: September 9, 2019
Internship dates: May 28 - August 7, 2020 (Regular Session)
Internship dates: June 10 - August 21, 2020 (Quarter Session)
Regular deadline: February 14, 2020
Quarter deadline: February 28, 2020 Later start date is only available for applicants who attend institutions that operate on a quarter calendar.
Applications for Summer 2020
Application opens: January 6, 2020
Internship dates: September 3 - December 18, 2020
Application deadline: June 5, 2020
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| 2EXCEL & 2CONNECT |
Ensure your continued success at UC San Diego! Second-year students are encouraged to sign up for 2Excel or 2Connect offering community, advising, and other resources to help you deal with second-year issues, topics, and challenges.
2Excel
2Excel provides holistic support through personal, academic, and professional development.
How to apply:
- You must be a second-year student who entered UC San Diego as a freshman to apply to the program (no transfer students)
- Program capacity is limited to 170 students
- Submit an online application by spring quarter of your freshman year; registration is open for the 2019-20 academic year
Expectations:
- Year-long participation from fall quarter to spring quarter
- Required attendance at a minimum of 2 workshops per quarter
- Mandatory meetings with your peer mentor 3 times per quarter
- Enrollment in EDS 23 (a 2-unit, pass/no-pass seminar offered winter quarter
- Completion of a program assessment exercise at the end of the academic year
2Connect
Compared to the
2Excel program, the 2Connect program provides more personal freedom and self-directed participation, following your individual needs.
How to apply:
- You must be a second-year student to register for the program
- All second-year UC San Diego students are welcome (unlimited capacity)
- Submit this online registration form by fall quarter of your second year
Expectations:
- Year-long participation from fall quarter to spring quarter
- Completion of a program assessment exercise at the end of the academic year
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Listen to podcasts created especially for second-year students at UC San Diego, exploring second-year issues, topics, and challenges.
Topics include:
- Healthy habits
- Switching majors
- Housing questions
- Finding motivation
- and more!
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| WRITING HELP |
Need help with a writing project? Want to be sure you understand the assignment? Want to talk through your ideas or get a second opinion on whether your point is coming across clearly?
The Writing + Critical Expression Hub ("Writing Hub") can help!
Located in the Geisel Library, the Writing Hub offers every UC San Diego student free one-on-one help with any writing project-from cover letters to lab reports, research papers to grant proposals. Visit the Writing Hub to meet with a supportive, well-trained peer writing mentor who will help you gain perspective on what works and what can be improved in your writing.
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| TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS |
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| CASP SWAG TIME! |
Do you want some CASP swag? We are giving away
five CASP
Backpacks
this month to our newsletter readers!
Still not convinced? Each backpack will have a "Front of the Line Food Pass" that CASP students can redeem
one time
at any CASP event.
Want to claim one? Send us an email at
casp@ucsd.edu
with the subject line "CASP Newsletter Winner" and with your name and PID. We'll notify you if you're a winner!
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