LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI PRESIDENT
ON THE INSIDE
If you are reading this letter , or any part of this magazine , you already have an enduring interest in UC San Diego . It is a part of you — this education and college experience helped shape who you have become today . This university is inside all of us alumni , and I thank those individuals who maintain a personal engagement with UC San Diego and choose to give back to our university . In this new year , I encourage us to act together as alumni , and further become a driving force supporting the future of our alma mater and its students .
No doubt you ’ ve heard about the transformation of UC San Diego — the new neighborhoods , innovation spaces , the Blue Line Trolley extension and an Alumni Center on the horizon . This outward transformation of our campus should have a special significance to alumni , because unlike any other , you know what happens on the inside of these buildings . You know firsthand the personal transformation that happens in the life of every student who shares in our UC San Diego experiences . And this process of transformation is what we , as alumni , need to be supporting regularly .
You were a student too once . You know what it took to succeed in class , and you felt the satisfaction of achievement when you did . You also felt the anxiety , the many unknowns at the prospect of leaving campus and starting out in your career . Now , your advice , guidance and mentorship can help students going through these same experiences today . And in turn , you can learn about what students are going through and all they are accomplishing to finish their education . I know from experience that , as a mentor , you will come away with a changed perspective as you share your wisdom .
Alumni know this university like no one else . And for that reason , I hope that we act together to ensure its success and the success of all Tritons to come . Imagine the collective impact we could make if every alum stepped forward to mentor , to volunteer or to donate .
I encourage you to take your interest in UC San Diego and make it your ownership of this university . Join TritonsConnect . com and mentor a student who needs to hear from you . Volunteer through our alumni office ( alumni @ ucsd . edu ) and make a difference in our community . Or show your support monetarily , through a donation to student scholarships or any other avenue that is important to you .
Look inside , Tritons — inside our halls , inside this magazine , inside your memories of being a student — and I know you will see many reasons why it is upon us , as alumni , to come together and carry UC San Diego forward . This is our university . As alumni , we will always be the university ’ s largest constituency . We are Tritons over 215,000 strong . Now let ’ s make that known , together .
With Triton pride ,
Kimberley Phillips Boehm , Warren ’ 82 , PhD President , UC San Diego Alumni Board of Directors
54 TRITON | WINTER 2022