TRITON Magazine Fall 2017 | Page 12

POINT
“ 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 .
building upgrades .
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 .
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