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“ This is not something we planned for , but the university is committed to move to Division I , and Chancellor Khosla and I will continue dialogue with the Big West with the expectation that they will reconsider their vote and accept us into the conference soon ."
— EARL EDWARDS , UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS DIRECTOR , following the initial decision by the Big West Conference to pass on a membership for UC San Diego .
FIRST IN THE NATION |
ONE DOLLAR |
40 YEARS |
$ 261.4 MILLION |
The Jacobs School of |
Annual rent to be paid by |
OASIS Summer Bridge is |
Record total of private giving |
Engineering was named the |
student co-ops Che Café , |
celebrating four decades |
achieved during 2016-17 , |
best in the nation and second |
Groundwork Books , the |
of cultural diversity and |
supporting the Campaign for |
in the world for mechanical |
Food Co-op and General |
academic excellence for |
UC San Diego and its mission |
engineering in the Academic |
Store under a new agreement |
incoming students , and |
to impact the world . Learn |
Ranking of World Universities |
with the university , which |
welcomes its new director , |
more at campaign . ucsd . edu |
by Shanghai Rankings . |
also includes utilities and |
Dr . Charles Lu . |
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WELCOMING NEW LEADERS
Dr . Diane Forbes Berthoud ( pictured left ) has been named assistant vice chancellor for Equity , Diversity and Inclusion , leading diversity-focused community engagement and campus-wide initiatives .
Our new executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs , Dr . Elizabeth H . Simmons , looks forward to enriching “ the intellectual reach , educational creativity and inclusive climate of the campus .”
David Marsh , who led the 2016 U . S . Women ’ s Olympic team to 16 medals , is now head coach for UC San Diego men ' s and women ’ s swimming and diving teams .
10 TRITON | FALL 2017