ENHANCING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
UC San Diego ’ s unprecedented expansion is designed to accommodate increasing student enrollment — expected to approach 40,000 students within the next few years . As more Tritons come to campus , we must continue creating great spaces for students to learn , live and interact .
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1 . Two large graduate student housing projects — Nuevo West and Nuevo East — are part of the Mesa Graduate and Professional Student Housing development on the East Campus , which will provide affordable housing , additional parking and amenities close to campus . The Mesa neighborhood will foster community and advance our goal of guaranteed on-campus housing by providing 3,600 more beds , with more planned in the future . Expected completion : Fall 2019 and Spring 2020
2 . Near the planned Pepper Canyon trolley stop , the Innovation and Design Center will be the physical embodiment of UC San Diego ’ s creativity , collaboration and entrepreneurship , and the first sight when stepping off the Blue Line . This hub of innovation will provide a highly accessible location to showcase the work of our campus and invite the greater community to be a part of how we change the world . Expected completion : Summer 2021
3 . The North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood will integrate much-needed living and academic space , enabling students to learn and live in a dynamic environment . This vibrant mixed-use community is centered around two new academic buildings — one for Social Sciences and one for the Arts and Humanities — and will house 2,000 undergraduate beds , 1,200 underground parking spaces , as well as a market , dining hall and craft center . The neighborhood will also become the new home for Sixth College . Expected completion : Fall 2020
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