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Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program
e-Newsletter | August 2019
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Campus Community Centers & More
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CASP 101 Professional and Student Staff after our three-day, two-night overnight program for our incoming CASP 2019 Cohort. |
Greetings
We hope you're having a great summer! We're halfway through summer and it's almost time for the new academic year to start. We are very excited to welcome you all back to UCSD for the new year and hope you're excited too.
Last month (a couple of days ago actually) CASP welcomed its 2019 Cohort at CASP 101 and we had a blast! Our students had the opportunity to connect with their peers, staff, the campus community, and a multitude of resources here at UCSD. We are so happy we got the opportunity to meet you all and hope to see you around during the academic year.
We have included important dates for the Fall Quarter, information regarding our EDS course, a save-the-date for our CASP Academic Year Kickoff, and many more opportunities.Make sure to read through our entire newsletter for an opportunity to win CASP swag.
As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at casp@ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8366 or stop by the CASP office on the 5th Floor of the Student Services Center (suite #555).
 In this issue you will find:
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CASP EVENTS, REQUIREMENTS, AND INFORMATION:
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
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OPPORTUNITIES:
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MATH AND WRITING SUPPORT:
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(858) 534 - 8366
5th Floor Student Services Center, Suite #555
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| IMPORTANT SUMMER SESSION AND FALL QUARTER DATES |
Thursday, August 1st |
Last day of Summer Session I |
Friday, August 2nd - Saturday, August 3rd |
Summer Session I Finals Week
Quarter Ends
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Monday, August 5th
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Summer Session II quarter/instruction begins
Freshman and Transfer students can view their appointment time to sign up for classes.
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Wednesday, August 7th
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Automatic wait lists officially end
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Friday, August 9th
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Summer Session II deadline for all students to add/re-enroll in classes if canceled for a non-payment
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Friday, August 16th
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Summer Session II deadline to change grading option, change unit, and drop classes
Course recommendations available to view for incoming Freshman and Transfer students.
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Monday, August 19th
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E-advising will be open on the New Student Site (newstudent.ucsd.edu) for Freshmen
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Friday, August 23rd
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Summer Session II deadline to drop with "W" grade on transcript
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Monday, August 26th - Tuesday, August 27th
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Transfer students can enroll for Fall 2019 courses until Monday, September 2nd
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Wednesday, August 28th
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Freshmen students can enroll for Fall 2019 courses until Monday, September 2nd
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Monday, September 2nd
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Labor Day holiday - All UCSD offices will be closed |
Thursday, September 5th
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Last day of Summer Session II
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Friday, September 6th - Saturday, September 7th
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Summer Session II Finals Week
Summer Session Ends
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Monday, September 23rd
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Fall Quarter Begins |
Thursday, September 26th
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Instruction begins
CASP 2019 Academic Year Kickoff
Matthews Quad from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
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Thursday, October 10th
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Automatic wait-list officially ends |
Friday, October 11th
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Deadline for all students to add or re-enroll in classes if canceled for non-payment via WebReg
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Friday, October 18th - Sunday, October 20th
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Homecoming and Family Weekend-
Visit UCSD's Parent and Family Programs website for more information.
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Friday, October 25th
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Fall Quarter deadline to change grading option, change unit, and drop classes without a "W"
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Friday, November 8th
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Fall Quarter deadline to drop with "W" grade on transcript.
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Monday, November 11th
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Veterans' Day holiday - All UCSD offices will be closed.
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Thursday, November 14th - Sunday, November 16th
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Founders celebration. Visit the Founders Celebration web page for more information.
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Thursday, November 28th - Friday, November 29th
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Thanksgiving Day holiday - All UCSD offices will be closed |
Friday, December 6th
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Last day of Fall Quarter Instruction |
Saturday, December 7th - Saturday, December 14th
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Fall Quarter Finals Week |
Saturday, December 14th
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Fall Quarter ends; Deadline to file for "Removal of Grade Incomplete" from previous quarter
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Monday, December 16th
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Deadline to file for a request to receive a grade of "Incomplete"
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Thursday, December 19th
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Fall quarter grades available on TritonLink.
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Tuesday, December 24th 2019- Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
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University closes for Winter Holiday Closing - All UCSD offices will be closed. |
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CASP EDS COURSE FOR INCOMING STUDENTS
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ATTENTION CASP 2019 COHORT
Please see the following charts to see what days and times EDS 50 (for Freshman) and EDS 150 (for Transfers) will be offered.
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SAVE THE DATE AND CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS- CASP ACADEMIC YEAR KICKOFF
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Join CASP students, faculty, staff, and community members for some light refreshments and lively conversation to get the year started off on a great note!
When: Thursday, September 26th, 2019
Where: Matthews Quad (grassy area on the first floor of the Student Services Center)
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
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CASP CAP AND GOWN DONATIONS
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TO ALL RECENT UCSD GRADUATES
Leave your legacy and donate your graduation gown for a future graduate! All donated gowns will be used for our CASP Cap and Gown lending program.
Want to donate yours? Stop by the CASP office (
Student Services Center #555) during our regular business hours during the summer (Mon - Fri, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm) or beginning of fall (Mon - Fri, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm) and drop it off with our front desk staff.
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| CASP IS HIRING TRANSFER STUDENTS |
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CASP Peer Leaders and students at CPL & CPM Quarterly Activity (P.C.: CASP Office) |
Come be a part of the CASP team!
If you are looking for a job for the 2019-2020 academic year, we have positions available for
transfer students in our CASP Peer Leader program.
If you are interested, please contact
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| IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM HDH |
Dining Dollars Rollover
If you have any leftover dining dollars after you move out on June 15, they will automatically roll over into Summer and Fall Quarter 2019 (regardless of whether or not you are living on campus next year). Feel free to continue to use them through Fall Quarter at any of our HDH dining locations. You can view a list of locations here: https://hdh-web.ucsd.edu/dining/apps/diningservices/.
Summer Session
The summer housing application is now available. To fill out an application or for more information regarding summer housing, please visit the Summer Housing website.
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| SIGN-UP FOR UCSD ALUMNI EMAIL FOR LIFE |
Sign up for a UCSD Email for Life!
What is it?
Alumni Email for Life is a permanent @ucsd.edu email address from which Alumni can send and receive emails. It is a forwarding service provided exclusively to our UC San Diego Alumni to help fellow Tritons, friends and family stay in contact with you.
You can continue using your existing student email address after you have graduated by connecting it to a non-UC San Diego email address. Sign up for Alumni Email for Life to link your address to a non-UC San Diego email address. You will start to receive mail to that address and will have the ability to send mail as your @ucsd.edu address through the non-UC San Diego mailbox. Please refer to your email service provider's for instructions to send mail as.
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| SAN DIEGO RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK - HOTLINE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR OPPORTUNITIES |
The San Diego Rapid Response Network (SDRRN) is a coalition of human rights and service organizations, attorneys, and community leaders dedicated to aiding immigrants and their families in the San Diego border region.
The
Hotline & Volunteer Coordinator
will work to deepen, expand and manage SDRRN's Rapid Response component within all of San Diego County. The Network is supported by a 24/7 hotline, supported by volunteer dispatchers to work from an online and texting platform. The Network is further supported by a consortium of legal partners who can respond in emergency situations. Our strategy is designed to build cross-race, cross-language relationships, and make legal knowledge and representation more accessible. It is critical to document immigration enforcement activity and accurately communicate and alert the community; support the victims and the family and support the advocacy efforts of our partners.
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| PAUL & DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS |
Every year, The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports thirty New Americans, immigrants or the children of immigrants, who are pursuing graduate school in the United States.
Who is eligible for the Fellowship? The P.D. Fellowship is open to US Citizens who are the children of two immigrants, green card holders, and naturalized US Citizens, including adoptees as well as current and former DACA recipients. It is not open to visa holders. In addition, applicants must be 30 or younger as of the November 1 deadline, and they must be planning on pursuing a graduate degree full-time in the United States in the 2019-2020 academic year. Applicants who are beyond the second year of the graduate program that they are seeking funding for as of the November deadline are not eligible.
Deadlines
Application for Class of 2019 - OPEN NOW
Application Deadline- November 1st, 2019
Interviews - Late January, Early February 2020
Fellows Announced - Mid-April 2020
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| 2EXCEL & 2CONNECT |
Ensure your continued success at UC San Diego! Second-year students are encouraged to sign up for 2Excel or 2Connect offering community, advising, and other resources to help you deal with second-year issues, topics, and challenges.
2Excel
2Excel provides holistic support through personal, academic, and professional development.
How to apply:
- You must be a second-year student who entered UC San Diego as a freshman to apply to the program (no transfer students)
- Program capacity is limited to 170 students
- Submit an online application by spring quarter of your freshman year; registration is open for the 2019-20 academic year
Expectations:
- Year-long participation from fall quarter to spring quarter
- Required attendance at a minimum of 2 workshops per quarter
- Mandatory meetings with your peer mentor 3 times per quarter
- Enrollment in EDS 23 (a 2-unit, pass/no-pass seminar offered winter quarter
- Completion of a program assessment exercise at the end of the academic year
2Connect
Compared to the
2Excel program, the 2Connect program provides more personal freedom and self-directed participation, following your individual needs.
How to apply:
- You must be a second-year student to register for the program
- All second-year UC San Diego students are welcome (unlimited capacity)
- Submit this online registration form by fall quarter of your second year
Expectations:
- Year-long participation from fall quarter to spring quarter
- Completion of a program assessment exercise at the end of the academic year
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Listen to podcasts created especially for second-year students at UC San Diego, exploring second-year issues, topics, and challenges.
Topics include:
- Healthy habits
- Switching majors
- Housing questions
- Finding motivation
- and more!
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| TEACHING + LEARNING COMMONS - ONLINE TUTORING |
The Teaching + Learning Commons are pleased to announce that their Online Tutoring program is now active for Spring Quarter!
Tutors will be available for
Math 3C, 10A, 10B, 10C, 20A, 20C, 11 and 18 and Chemistry 6B and 6C tutoring.
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| CASP GIVEAWAY |
Want a chance to win CASP swag? This month, we'll be giving away 100 Passion Planners to our student readers
.The passion planner pictured here is the actual model we have to give away! :)
Want to claim one? Come by the CASP Office and check in at the front desk. Let us know that you're here to pick up our "newsletter giveaway," and you're all set! Limited while supplies last!
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| WRITING HELP |
Need help with a writing project? Want to be sure you understand the assignment? Want to talk through your ideas or get a second opinion on whether your point is coming across clearly?
The Writing + Critical Expression Hub ("Writing Hub") can help!
Located in the Geisel Library, the Writing Hub offers every UC San Diego student free one-on-one help with any writing project-from cover letters to lab reports, research papers to grant proposals. Visit the Writing Hub to meet with a supportive, well-trained peer writing mentor who will help you gain perspective on what works and what can be improved in your writing.
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| TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS |
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| CASPsnaps |
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The CASP 101 2019 Team | Photo credit: CASP
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Thank you to all of the students, staff, and volunteers who helped us make CASP 101 possible. We could not have done it without your help!
We are so happy we got to meet our CASP 2019 Cohort and can't wait to see you all in the Fall! Enjoy the rest of your summer.
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