Provost Welcome

Dear Sixers,

Welcome back to all our returning students, staff, and faculty and a big Sixer welcome to all our incoming new students! Fall is such a lovely time – we see you fresh from your summer break and are eager to share to opportunities to connect, innovate, and explore with our Sixth community and with our campus partners. This year the campus will have opened many of the new buildings that were in construction and with that comes new opportunities to explore and new programs and resources to investigate.

Check out the amazing Sixth College mural and mosaic art in the Commuter Center and the Blue corridor, both from our Arts Practice hands-on experiential learning CAT 124 courses. See the “I Heart Sixth” tile montage in the Sixth Administrative hub collected over the years from individual student efforts and make one of your own soon!

From its beginning when Sixth was a scrappy little college out in Pepper Canyon, Sixers have been proud of our ability to find new and unconventional ways of connecting with each other and our environment. Sixers make a habit of a culture of non-tradition, of an ability and willingness to find unusual paths in unusual times. We celebrated the graduation of our first Sixth College Honors program graduate this year, and this will be the sixth year of our CAT Conversations, bringing prize winning authors to share their stories and experience. I hope to see you all at our most recent traditions – the Heart, Let it Flow, and Adelante programs celebrating the diversity of cultures and lived experiences that you bring to our College.

Our Student Affairs, Residence Life, Academic Advising, and our Culture Art and Technology (CAT) Academic core help us create a foundation of curiosity, critical analysis, and a path to new ideas. Sixth is always an interesting and exciting place to be and I appreciate your passion and commitment as we work together to make this year a spectacular one.

I share with you three things I am certain of:

1. As always, our university, Sixth College staff, student interns and leaders, and faculty will work with a deep dedication to caring and excellence to give you the best possible orientation and college experience.
2. I know YOU will raise the bar in ways we can only dream of.
3. Sixth is all about community—first, foremost, and always.

Congratulations and good luck!