Ramadan Mubarak!

A Winter Recap as We Spring into 2023

ISPO hosted Wajih Malibari (Administrator, Academic & Technical Programs Division, Human Resources Department) and Philip Mantaring (Human Resources Advisor, Academic & Technical Programs Division, Human Resources Department), representatives from Aramco Americas, in January 2023.

Our office is excited to reconnect with our sponsoring agency colleagues. We look forward to continuing to build our relationships with you as more events like the NAFSA National Conference and campus site visits take place.

New Halal Campus Dining Options

Tahini is the newest full Halal dining option at UC San Diego. Opened in January, it offers fresh bread baked in-house and a host of make-your-own bowl, salad, and pita sandwich options. It joins a number of partial and full Halal eateries on campus.

UC San Diego Ranked Top 20 in the World

U.S. News & World Report named UC San Diego number 20 in the world for their ranking of Best Global Universities. UC San Diego was also ranked third among public colleges in the U.S. by Forbes.

Gather for CommuniTEA

Welcome to our New Tritons

The Office of Admissions released freshman admission decisions to the over 130,000 applicants who applied for Fall 2023. Transfer admission decisions will be released by the end of April. Our newly admitted undergraduate students should refer to their Triton Checklist for required tasks and deadlines from the Admissions office.

Campus departments have begun rolling out admission decisions for applicants to our graduate programs. Students can reach out to the academic department directly with any admission-related questions. Newly admitted graduate students may login into their Applicant Portal to accept their offer of admission. Our Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) provides a checklist of items for our newly admitted students.

ISPO Webinars and Resources

for Newly Admitted Students

ISPO hosts a number of mandatory and optional webinars for our newly admitted students throughout the spring and early fall. Students can register for upcoming webinars and watch recordings of past webinars on our website: iNewStudentWebinars.ucsd.edu

We provide a helpful checklist for students beginning their journey at UC San Diego, including how to request an initial Form I-20/DS-2019 at iNewStudent.ucsd.edu.