Greetings!
Welcome to the Academic Affairs newsletter. Browse updates and announcements, connect to tips and resources, and check out stories from around campus.
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Dear Colleagues,
I want to express my thanks to the many of you who have been reaching out this week to assist the students, faculty, staff, scholars, and researchers who have been directly or indirectly impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the attendant violence and chaos in the region. The technical, academic, and counseling support you have provided to your fellow Tritons has been invaluable. Given that this crisis has arisen at an already stressful time near the end of the Winter quarter, your continued compassion will be greatly appreciated by students and colleagues.
Our intellectual strength as an institution reflects the connections we forge across disciplines, among community and industry partners, and with colleagues around the world. In difficult times like these, it is especially important that we keep in mind the essential roles our students, colleagues, and collaborators originally from other nations play in our academic life. Our artistic insights, societal analyses, and scientific discoveries are inestimably deepened by the perspectives and contributions of our colleagues just across the local border with Mexico or in far-flung time zones on other continents.
I appreciate the thoughtful ways in which you have been maintaining the cohesion of our academic community in the face of this latest crisis, and indeed during all the challenges of the last two years.
Best regards,
Elizabeth H. Simmons
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Support for Those Impacted by Crisis in Ukraine
The campus community is alarmed and deeply saddened by the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. We stand in support of all those directly and indirectly affected by the escalating violence and chaos in Eastern Europe. It is during challenging times that our entire Triton community consistently demonstrates its resilience and commitment to one another. If you feel impacted by this and other events, or if you are experiencing feelings of anxiety or grief, you are urged to take advantage of the many resources we have available to help. Campus employees can contact the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program at (858) 534-5523 and UC San Diego Health employees can call (866) 808-6205, using the company code UCSDMC, or review information pertaining to the Employee Assistance Program on Health HR's website. Students may contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at (858) 534-3755.
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March is Women's Herstory Month
Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in UC San Diego's Women’s Herstory Month Celebration throughout March. This important observance and celebration of diversity will feature a wide range of programs focused on the many contributions of women in history, culture and society.
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Complimentary New York Times Access for Triton Community
The Library has partnered with Associated Students to bring complimentary NYTimes.com access to current undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff. Visit the library's website for an activation link, registration instructions and additional background. A current UC San Diego email address is required to register under this academic pass program.
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Collective Impact Highlight |
Have you heard about Collective Impact, or CI, but are unsure of what it is or want to learn more? Visit the new Collective Impact website to discover how a collective impact approach can help us erase opportunity gaps for faculty, staff and students, and make tremendous progress on UC San Diego’s strategic priorities by working together more intentionally. On the site you can get more information by filling out the Collective Impact Interest Form and also view presentations from the Jan. 27, Future of Academic Affairs Forum, which focused on using the CI framework at UC San Diego.
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Academic Affairs Space Request Form
The Academic Affairs Space Planning & Facilities Unit provides assistance and expertise to all units developing short and long-term strategies related to the effective management of space and facility utilization. This unit also serves as a representative and liaison of the EVC in the planning, budgeting, designing, construction, and outfitting of facilities.
As part of our commitment to deliver improvements to the space planning request process, we have updated the Space Planning & Facilities web page and launched a new Academic Affairs Space Request Form. This space request form should be completed for new or incremental space needs within Academic Affairs. This information is used by the Academic Affairs leadership to understand the specific need and activities to occur in the assigned space, how the space will support the campus, and a description of people that will actually work in the assigned space.
For more information, please refer to the Space Planning & Facilities web page or send inquiries to AcademicAffairsSpace@ucsd.edu. We will continue to make improvements and welcome your valuable feedback.
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UC San Diego presents “Meet The Class” to inform and inspire our collective work as educators through a shared understanding of our incoming students’ diversity of interest, aspirations, goals, and culture. The project foregrounds incoming student testimonials with all educators across campus, including faculty, staff, administrators, and students. All educators can use the video to spark equity-minded innovation in pedagogy, student engagement, and lifelong success. The video project was a collaborative effort between Student Affairs and Educational Innovation.
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Library Receives $10 Million Gift from Alumna Sally T. WongAvery
University of California San Diego alumna and UC San Diego Foundation trustee Sally T. WongAvery is donating $10 million through the Avery-Tsui Foundation to support East Asian collections, research and scholarly activities at the UC San Diego Library. The gift, which establishes the Sally T. WongAvery Fund for East Asian Collections and the Natasha Wong Endowment for East Asian Collections, will ensure that East Asian scholarship and collections are a key part of the UC San Diego Library in perpetuity. In recognition of this significant philanthropic gift, UC San Diego will rename its existing Biomedical Library the Sally T. WongAvery Library, to be commonly known as the WongAvery Library. WongAvery’s gift is among the largest dedicated library endowments to East Asian scholarship in North America. In addition to enhancing and expanding the Library’s existing East Asian Collection, which was established in 1987 and now includes more than 200,000 print volumes and access to over 1.2 million digital titles.
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Share Your Creative Ideas for the New Epstein Family Amphiteater
The Epstein Family Amphitheater (EFA) is opening on campus this coming Fall Quarter! With a generous contribution from Daniel and Phyllis Epstein, this premier venue represents an enormous commitment to performing art, culture and events on campus.
The EFA is a multi-function, 2,850-seat outdoor performance venue that will serve the entire campus community. The venue can support many traditional and new campus programs and will attract and feature local and international talent, while providing education and hands on learning opportunities for students. If you are an event programmer or curator of performing art on campus, the EFA Programming Committee wants wants to hear about the innovative and creative ways you can envision utilizing this new space on campus. Your responses will directly assist the committee for the inaugural year of events and programs in the new Epstein Family Amphitheater. Please follow this link to fill out a brief Epstein Family Amphitheater Use Survey. For questions, please email pmahaffey@ucsd.edu.
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Book at Tour for "Patent Models: A Celebration of American Invention"
The exhibition explores the creative ideas and energies of diverse inventors from across the United States over a nearly-50-year period. The exhibition is located on the 4th floor of the new DIB and features 17 unique models from Hagley’s collection representing industries ranging from telecommunications to medicine, to the maritime trades and household conveniences. The exhibit also focuses on inclusive innovation, celebrating inventors from the past including women, immigrants and people of color.
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Upcoming Professional Development
"Conversations About Change - Crucial Conversations in Action"
Training & Organizational Development Coordinator Rachel Almodovar will cover how to prepare for difficult conversations, how to empower your team to actively problem-solve in an ever-changing environment, and how you can empower others to find common ground. Join this talk with Rachel where she shares her insights and stories about how she's led conversations about change and used Crucial Conversations strategies to help support seismic organizational change. This workshop will be held Friday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to Noon. You can register online: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIof-Gtpz0tGN0XnH8GSUs9WjFHlyL9cbSK
"Talking About Race: Learn, Leverage, Lead with Cultural Competency"
Join Campus Diversity Officer and Director of the LGBT Resource Center Shaun Travers, Ed.D. on Wed.,March 23, from 11 a.m. to Noon, to hear stories about how his racial identity has impacted his more than 20 years at UC San Diego. Travers will also help you explore how your knowledge of your own racial identity can impact your success, and how leadership can be deeply informed by cultural competency around race and ethnicity. Register online here: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcu-rqjsqGtVg-vIsadbv18HDFW9247BO
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Student Affairs Impact Report
The Student Affairs annual Impact Report is a collection of submissions, accolades, achievements and recognitions that highlight the work of our division. It is published annually in September, with each edition celebrating accomplishments from the prior academic year. Submissions for inclusion are accepted on an ongoing basis. Visit impactreport.ucsd.edu to view the current edition, submit content to be included in the next report in September 2022, and learn more about the Impact Report's planning process, partners, and publication timeline.
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Three UC San Diego Faculty Members Receive 2022 Sloan...
Three researchers at the University of California San Diego are part of the 2022 class of 118 Sloan Research Fellows, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb. 15, 2022. They are Matthew Lovett-Barron, Frederick R. W. M. Manners and Deian Stefan.
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