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Welcome to the Grapevine, our Weekly E-News!
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Winter Quarter Hours
M - Th: 9am-7pm
F: 9am-4pm
We are located in the Original Student Center on the Second Floor (Above the food Co-Op and General Store).
Bring a friend and come visit us! (Map)
Interested in giving to the BRC?
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Start off Winter Quarter Running! - Get ahead in your winter courses!
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Sign Up and Stay in Touch
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UC San Diego Resource Center January 26, 2017
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The Black Resource Center is a Campus Community Center that serves everyone at UC San Diego while emphasizing the Black experience. We promote scholarship, foster leadership, and cultivate community for students through the committed, collaborative effort and support of faculty, staff, and the broader UC San Diego community.
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Be sure to stop by the Black Resource Center throughout the academic year. Various campus resources will have representatives present to share valuable information with you!
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Mondays 12:00p - 2:00p
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Academic Enrichment Programs (AEP)
Tuesdays 12:00p - 1:00p
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African-American Studies Minor (AASM)
Mondays 2:00p - 3:00p
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Study Abroad
Thursdays 2:00p - 3:30p
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Academic Internship Program (AIP)
Odd Weeks, Thursdays 12;30p - 1:30p
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BRC Events and Opportunities
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Support three local Black Businesses!
Buy their natural hair/skin products, book, and custom-made jewelry.
Friday, January 27th, 2017
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Black Resource Center
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The BRC is looking for a talented pool of aspiring student scholars to assist in carrying out the mission and goals of the Black Resource Center.
Interns must be interested in producing programs that promote academic success, recruitment, and matriculation.
We look forward to reviewing your application!
Deadline is
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
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Join the Study Abroad Office and the Black Resource Center to learn more about how you can study abroad!
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Black Resource Center
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UCSD has countless resources and services that they offer to their students. Some often go overlooked, so come out to the Black Resource Center to play a game of jeopardy to uncover the secret services of UCSD!
Wednesday February 8th, 2017
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Black Resource Center
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Jazz in Paris Info Session
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Join us for an informational session on different global seminars.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Please contact the BRC at [email protected] if you have any questions or are in need of accommodations.
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Join the Community Peer Advising Program
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Do you need help navigating your way through UC San Diego?
Interested in finding opportunities pertaining to your major?
Need help planning your courses for the quarter?
Peer advisors at the Black Resource Center and the Raza Resource Center can help you.
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Black History Month Brunch: Volunteers Needed!
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Come lend a hand and enjoy a lovely brunch event at the 15th annual Black History Month Scholarship Brunch!
Saturday, Februrary 25th, 2017
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Campus Community Center Events and Opportunities
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Black Queer Collective is a space for Black queer-identified folks to gather, find, and foster community. BQC will meet odd weeks Thursdays.
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LGBTRC Conference Room
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Embracing our Downfalls as a Form of Self-love
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Ever had your thoughts or fears hold you back from doing something you wanted? Ever been your own harshest critic? Join us as we reflect on our experiences in order to achieve a greater understanding of ourselves and our cognition. Learn to turn your fears into fuel and embrace your downfalls as a form of radical self-love.
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hursday, January 26th, 2017
5:00 pm
Cross-Cultural Art Space Room
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Breather Series: Veterans Group
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A discussion group lead by a Military Vet for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans military veterans, reservist, and active duty service personnel; and their partners
January 27th, 2017
2:00 pm
Cross- Cultural Tranquility Room
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Learn how to fill out your FAFSA! Hosted by the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office.
Monday, January 30th, 2017
12:00 pm
The Zone
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Feeling artsy? Come join The Zone to paint your own masterpiece while sipping on delicious tea, snacking on healthy food, and enjoying time with good company! This event is first come, first served. Arrive early as this program gets full quickly.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
6:30 pm
The Zone
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You Abroad
Study Abroad Series
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Join the Campus Community Centers in our Study Abroad Series
"You Abroad!"
Check out the flyer for a variety of locations and times where students and staff get together to discuss studying abroad!
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Breather Series:
Therapy Fluffies
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Take a breather and de-stress by petting and playing with some adorable fluffies! We will have 6 fluffies for you to pet! Hosted by the Cross Cultural Center!
Thursday, February 9th, 2017
6:30 pm
CCC: Communidad Room
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Dining and Dialogue: "I'm Not A Feminist, But..."
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Join us for free food and facilitated dialogue about various anti-feminist ideologies, their merits, and feminist as a bad word.
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UC San Diego Events & Opportunities
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Black Studies Project at UCSD and the UC Consortium for Black Studies in California Presents...
Writing Histories of Slavery & Capitalism
Dr. Edward Baptist
Reception to Follow
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
The Forum Room, PC
East
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Welcome back GRADS! Come fuel your work flow with free COFFEE and fresh PASTRIES from 85° Bakery. Grab and go or stay a while! Hosted by your friendly Graduate Climate and Community Interns.
Friday, January 27th, 2017
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Cross Cultural Center Library in the Price Center
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Associated Student Outreach to Student Body
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Open Hours for the A.S. President
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Earl's Market
Stop by the open hours to build a cohesive community with our A.S. President.
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Academic Internship Program Info Session
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Open Hours for the A.S. President
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
2:00 pm
Literature Building, 2nd Floor, Room 217
Come join us for an Academic Internship Program (AIP) Info Session. AIP is a program where students can gain hands-on experience from an internship relating to the student's major/minor. Through the internship, the student will interact with professionals from their field of interest, learn hard skills and soft skills relevant to that career, and work alongside a faculty member to gain academic credit.
For more info, click HERE or email us HERE
Phone: (858) 534-4355
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From Crisis to Change: Exhibits and Panel
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Join us for a panel discussion with staff, faculty, and alumni who have been on the front lines of change at UC San Diego. The panelists will include: Fnann Keflezighi, Angela Kong, Jorge Mariscal, Agustín Orozco, and Danny Widener. The event will include a reception and time to view the related exhibit.
This free event is open to the public.
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
3:00 pm
Seuss Room, Geisel Library
For more information, general inquires or questions, please contact Tamara Rhodes!
[email protected]
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Queer Inter-Generational Mixer
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Come out to the first queer/trans* inter-generational mixer of winter quarter. Lunch will be catered by Croutons and we will be building bridges between our faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate communities.
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
CCC Communidad Room
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Charenee Wade at ART POWER
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Charenée Wade is an award-winning vocalist making waves in both jazz and soul/R&B circles.
Thursday, February 9th, 2017
8:00 pm
The Loft at UCSD
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Student Satisfaction Survey
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You will be able to complete the Student Satisfaction Survey until February 17th. You will receive coupons to the UCSD Bookstore and be entered in a raffle for a $400 VISA Gift Card or Swag Baskets (Fitbit, Hydroflask, Polaroid, and more!)
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Apply to be a Strategic Initiatives Ambassador
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The Strategic Initiatives Ambassador (SIA) will serve as a mentor to prospective high school students from underrepresented populations while helping to guide them through the college preparation process. The position is currently posted on Port Triton under the title
Strategic Initiatives Ambassador / STDT 3
with an ID of
831329
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The application deadline is
Friday, February 10th, 2017!
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Health Clinics will be held at the following locations:
Cross Cultural Center: 2:00-3:00pm Flu Clinic
LGBT Resource Center: 3:15-4:15pm Flu Clinic
LGBT Resource Center: 3:00-6:00pm, HIV and Hep C screening
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Free Flue Shots & HIV Screenings
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Rite Aid Pharmacy and Family Health Centers will be on campus January 27th conducting a health clinic, where flu shots and HIV/Hep C screenings will be provided for all. Flu shots are FREE with most insurances and HIV/Hep C screenings are entirely free.
Please bring insurance cards! If you have any questions, you may contact the Cross Cultural Center, 858-534-9689 or Briana Thrift at Rite Aid Pharmacy, 619-670-9769.
RSVP HERE!
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Are you pre-med, pre-health or pre-pharmacy?
Register for this conference dedicated to underrepresented professionals in medicine.
Click here to watch a short video.
Pre-Med and Pre-Health register here.
Pre-Pharmacy register here.
YOUR EARLY ACCESS CODE IS: REGMEDS2017 (all upper case letters)
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Please join us on January 26th at 12:00 pm in the John Marino Seminar Room, HSS 6008, for an informal conversation with Professor Edward E. Baptist.
We look forward to seeing you there! Lunch will be provided but space is limited. For those interested in attending please RSVP to [email protected].
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Come and connect with local HBCU Alumni and learn the rich history of HBCU's!
Welcome to K-12 and Community College students.
Saturday, February 4th, 2017
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
San Diego City College
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The AAAS Minority Science Writers Internship
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This program places minority students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing at
Science
Magazine for 10 weeks over the summer. Interns experience what it’s like to cover the scientific and technological issues that shape our global community.
Deadline to apply is February 1st, 2017
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Rangel International Affairs Program
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Rangel International Affairs Program offers a 6-week summer program designed to provide undergrads with an appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, an understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue your career goals.
Deadline to apply is February 2nd, 2017
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Are you interested in public service and leadership?
Are you interested in working for a legislative, executive, or judicial branch office in California?
Deadline to apply is February 13th, 2017
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For 2017, The Fund II Foundation STEM Scholars Program will identify 100 African American high school students who are determined to pursue careers in STEM fields. These students will receive scholarships, internships, mentoring and other tools to help them reach their goals.
Deadline to apply is
February 23th, 2017
Click here to apply
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The San Diego Foundation Common Scholarship
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Apply to as many scholarships as you can! Many of the scholarships are geared to African American and Latin@ students; those include Pendleton, Weissburg, Adams-Brooks, etc.
The San Diego Foundation has other tools to help students, parents, and mentors navigate the scholarship process.
For Award criteria click here.
For more info click here.
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MANA de San Diego Scholarship Program
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MANA de San Diego is pleased to continue the Scholarship Program for San Diego County Latina residents. MANA’s mission is to empower Latinas through education, leadership development, community service and advocacy.
Deadline to apply is
February 24th, 2017
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MIT Summer Research Program
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We are seeking emerging researchers interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in one of over thirty academic programs at MIT including architecture and planning, engineering, humanities, arts, and social sciences, and science.
Deadline to apply is February 4th, 2017
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Marine Physical Laboratory Summer Internship Program
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Contemplating a career in scientific research and development? The Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is currently seeking inquisitive, motivated undergraduate students with exceptional aptitude for quantitative science to apply for the 2017 MPL Summer Internship Program. This ten-week internship will offer qualified students the opportunity to work with some of the most notable scientists in the world and learn about marine science and technology while earning a modest salary.
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Apply now for our 2017 Goldman Sachs Diversity Cornerstones!
Applications are now open on our careers website under the “Register for Upcoming Events” link. You can apply for multiple programs, but may only be selected to attend one.
If you have any additional questions, please reach out to the Diversity Recruiting team at
[email protected].
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George Washington Carver Summer Research Internship Program
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8 week program running from June 10, 2017 - August 5, 2017. Undergraduate students are provided with room and board on campus, round-trip airfare, a meal plan, and a $3000 stipend.
Note: Graduating seniors are eligible to apply. All application materials must be post-marked by February 10, 2017.
For more information visit
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Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
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A great opportunity for students interested in International Affairs. The six-week program will take place at Howard University.
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Summer Health Professions Education Program
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This is a free summer program for students of color who are interested in medicine or dentistry. The SUMMA Conference achieves these goals by offering a variety of workshops, presentations by key faculty and staff, mock interviews, networking with exhibitors representing medical and health profession schools from across the nation, and opportunities to meet Stanford medical students from similar backgrounds and cultures. For more information,
click here
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Are you in the field of Science or Technology? Do you need work experience in your field?
This paid internship might be for you!
To find out more contact:
[email protected]
or
call 858-455-0300
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Promoting Scholarship, Fostering Leadership, Cultivating Community
Interested in having your information included in the next edition of The Grapevine?
Submit your information via our Website.
Please note that submissions must be received by 12 noon on Wednesday in order to be included in the Thursday E-News.
Have an outstanding week!
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