Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program

e-Newsletter | February 2022

Greetings Belinda,,

Welcome back! We are halfway through the Winter Quarter and are excited to reopen on doors to our community on campus. To those who just finished their first round of midterm or are just about to start, we wish you the best of luck!

Visit the CASP day-to-day calendar of events to keep up to date with CASP events, resources, and other opportunities available to you all!

The CASP team was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Student Affairs Equity Matters Award. Congratulations to our team for their hard work!

P.C.:The CASP Office

Community Corner

Stay Connected

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at casp@ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8366.

To schedule a time to meet with one of our professional staff members virtually, please check our availability by clicking here.

Thank you to our community partners at Cal Coast Credit Union for their support of CASP 101! Many thanks for providing financial wellness and financial literacy information and resources for our students, and our campus community. 

Click here to view our CalCoast Corner.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Applications are now available for all students.

For any questions or concerns regarding your FAFSA/CA dream application, contact the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at finaid@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-4480.

Programs and professional development resources for current and prospective undergraduate students -- research experiences for undergraduates (REU), scholarships, and travel and research opportunities.

STEM Programs

• Browse 600+ different Summer research experiences for undergraduates (REU) and paid internships
• Portable college scholarships
• Programs that encourage community college applicants
• Post-Baccalaureate Programs for recent graduate
• Short-term opportunities (travel scholarships, summer institutes, etc.)

The Return to Learn Program is a voluntary student program that screens for active SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. If you choose to participate, you will be helping potentially reduce the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks and making our UC San Diego community a healthier place. 

In this initial phase, in May 2020, SARS-CoV-2 testing was be made available to resident undergraduate and graduate students currently residing on campus. Participation is voluntary, but all eligible students are encouraged to participate, and there will be no cost to the students who choose to participate. 

The Return to Learn Program is for asymptomatic student volunteers only. If you are having COVID-19 symptoms (shortness of breath, cough, fever, chills, loss of smell or taste), please call Student Health Services at 858-534-3300.

At this time UC San Diego is not able to accommodate students who do not reside in on-campus housing, nor families of students who may also live on campus. They hope to expand testing in the future so that we can accommodate many more groups.

Visit the website for more information.

Join the Changemaker Institute virtually February 4-5, 2022 for two days of impact, inspiration, and celebration. Hear from dynamic speakers and attend meaningful workshop sessions. Learn how to advance your leadership goals and acquire new skills, network, expand your influence and pay it forward.

For more information, visit their website!

Each year, the UCLA Labor Center hosts the Dream Summer, which is a fellowship program that seeks to empower immigrant youth to become the next generation of social justice leaders, create safe and healing spaces for immigrant youth, and promote an intersectional, cross-racial, and multi-generational approach to social justice. Participants are placed in social justice organizations for 10 weeks and work closely with their host organization to incorporate and strengthen the inclusion of undocumented immigrant issues in conjunction with the organization’s social justice work. Dream Summer participants receive a $5,000 leadership award.

Here are the eligibility requirements: “Dream Summer 2022 is open to both experienced social justice leaders and those who wish to begin or strengthen their involvement in social justice. The fellowship is open to all immigrant youth, regardless of immigration status (undocumented youth, youth with DACA or TPS, etc. are all welcome to apply). Applicants do not need to be students at UCLA or any college to qualify for the fellowship.”

The deadline to apply is 12pm PST on February 11, 2022

For more information and to apply, please visit their official website: Dream Summer 2022

Join Paul Roben, Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Commercialization at UC San Diego, for an informal Coffee Chat to ask YOUR questions about patents, licensing, invention reporting, and educational programming on campus! 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022

12:00 - 1:00 PM PST

The aim of this event is to provide students/fellows with an opportunity to network with advisors/role models from the basic and clinical sciences, medicine, public health, academia and the biopharmaceutical industry. Student/fellow participants should be seriously interested in or currently studying in medicine, biomedical science or other science-related fields, such as chemistry, physics, biology, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, biotechnology, physical therapy, public health, allied health or environmental science.

Student participants should be seriously interested in or currently studying medicine, biomedical science or other science-related fields, such as chemistry, physics, biology, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, biotechnology, physical therapy, public health, allied health or environmental science.

Postdocs (research and clinical); medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly Black/African-American, Hispanic/LatinX or American Indian/Alaska Native students/fellows)



There is no fee to attend, but completion of an application is required.

APPLICATION DEADLINE - February 25, 2021

To request an application please contact: hollie_desilva@hms.harvard.edu

For more information click here!

For more information visit the website!

For more information click here!

Triton Tools and Tidbits is now in its 8^th and FINAL season!

Dr. Cheryl Anderson, M.D., Dean of the School of Public Health, sits down with host Dr. Ebonee Williams to give a different perspective on the virus and how public health plays a critical role in the safety and wellness of our community, pandemic or no pandemic. 

Link to listen on Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/5e8ce24e37ff87ed2aa63a82/61ee5ec683f7a7001329bee0

Link to listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5TtDcUI6xK2FI6y9H8I1qU?si=cc68252013494ad4

"My Undocumented Life," a web page with up-to-date information & resources for undocumented immigrants, have compiled a list of resources and news that can help undocumented and mixed-status families during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. 

Click here to access their list of resources.

They will update this page frequently so be sure to bookmark it and share it with your networks!

Student Affairs has diligently worked to provide our UC San Diego community with resources and programming through collaboration and dedication.

To learn more about the work CASP and other departments have done, click here to read through Student Affairs Impact Report (2020-2021).

University of California San Diego

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