“ TWELVE JEWELS strung together on a necklace of promenades …”
THIS WAS ALEXANDER ’ S eloquent analogy for a total of 12 colleges at UC San Diego . This total would fluctuate through the years and over subsequent plans , with the equation growing more complex as enrollment projections , space efficiency and land use considerations became major factors . Still , the college system has made great strides in the past year alone — here is the latest news on colleges six , seven and a proposed eight :
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↗ SIXTH COLLEGE now calls the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood home , a striking new district that ’ s risen between Muir and Marshall Colleges . It ’ s the first manifestation of a new design model that blends student housing with classrooms and administration ( Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences ) along with many other enrichment amenities . The newly reborn Craft Center is a part of the complex , now offering surfboard shaping in addition to lasting crafts , like ceramics and glass-blowing . A wealth of local dining options and outdoor relaxation spaces are in the neighborhood as well .
“ As we were planning out the neighborhood , students we interviewed wanted more of a real San Diego experience built into campus ,” says campus planner Robert Clossin ’ 95 . “ This not only factored into the design but continues to evolve the project even after its opening .” A new program at Sixth College turns the neighborhood into a living lab — sophomore Elinor Oren , a real estate and development major , is the neighborhood ’ s first Live- Learn Fellow , currently producing a study of how she and her fellow residents utilize and experience the new environment . “ This process of discovery
Sixth College now has a permanent home at the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood , the first instance of a bold new campus dynamic .
and learning fits in very well with our college motto of being innovative , interconnected and aware ,” says Sixth College Provost Lakshmi Chilukuri .
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→ SEVENTH COLLEGE is the university ’ s newest , housed at The Village , two towers and assorted neighborhood buildings on North Campus . While The Village originally housed transfer and international students , a forthcoming housing complex near the new Pepper Canyon Transit Station will soon bring those students closer to all San Diego has to offer .
With the theme of “ A Changing Planet ,” Seventh College will address pressing global issues , including the climate crisis , mass migration and rapid cultural and technological change . Provost Kate Antonovics has convened professors from across
Seventh College recently moved into The Village , two towers and the neighborhood buildings seen here , all on North Campus .
campus , including Scripps Institution of Oceanography , the Rady School of Management and the School of Global Policy and Strategy — programs whose faculty previously had only limited engagement with undergraduates . The newest college in 19 years , Seventh is situated at the northernmost point on Ridge Walk , which all these new college projects will unite as a continuous pedestrian path that spans campus , creating what Alexander once envisioned as “ a north-south Champs-Élysées .”
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