LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI PRESIDENT
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE …
THIRTY YEARS AGO , if someone thought of San Diego , they would think of one thing : Navy town . But consider how far our city has come since — a hub of the latest innovations , from high-tech to bio-tech , a magnet for the brightest and most talented . San Diego has become a destination , and not just for our sun and surf .
I see a parallel course for UC San Diego . Our academic history has always been outstanding , but as a campus , we come from humble beginnings . Many of you reading this will remember taking classes in Quonset huts and treading well-worn paths through eucalyptus groves . That was our past , and as alumni we are proud of those beginnings , just as we are proud of the next chapter for this great university .
When I was a student , I couldn ’ t have dreamed of the advances in store for our campus . The students of tomorrow will commute via Light Rail ; will walk downstairs from their dorm room to the restaurant , the maker space or the classroom right below . And for us alumni , imagine an Alumni Center to welcome and reconnect us with the intellectual and creative offerings of the university and its students .
There ’ s Always More Online !
Take to the sky and fly through the future of UC San Diego . View the guided video tour and hear more about all the upgrades to campus : tritonmag . com / campuschange
The 100-year life of Walter Munk , PhD ’ 47 , could scarcely fit on to six pages — learn more about our oldest alumnus at tritonmag . com / munk
Hear firsthand accounts of the phage science saga from professors Tom Patterson , Steffanie Strathdee and the daring doctors that saved his life : tritonmag . com / phage
When it is all done , when the cranes have left and concrete sets , we alumni will be the ones who remember . We ’ ll be the ones who stand in wonder — knowing what it was , marveling at what it has become and feeling all the while what it means to be a Triton .
With Triton pride ,
Robert Brownlie ' 85 President , UC San Diego Alumni
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