Week 6 Fall Quarter
Spotlights • Academic Advising • Events • Job Opportunities • Public Meetings Scholarships •
Basic Needs Resources • Commuter Resources • Campus Resources
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Thank You, Veterans!
This week we invite you in honoring our Veterans! Veterans, we thank you for your services this November.
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Virtual Student Organization Fair
Learn about CSI's 500+ registered student organizations by passively visiting virtual booths and chatting with student leaders during the live chat windows. Watch this five-minute video to learn how to navigate the fair as an attendee.
How to Attend the Virtual Fair:
On the event date login to the Virtual Fairs platform with your Student Single Sign On (SSO)
Click on the banner for the Virtual Student Organization Fair
Find student organizations by their category type on the map
"Visit" a student organization's booth by viewing all the information they have provided - photos, videos, mission, purpose, and more!
Live chat with student organizations during the live chat windows and visit their Zoom rooms to talk face-to-face
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LUNAFEST
Experience LUNAFEST, a series of short films to inspire women, champion change, and demand that equality be a right, not an option. There will be two showings: Friday, November 13, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time) - LIVE virtual screening! Saturday, November 14 - At a time convenient for you with 24-hour access Please register to attend this FREE event using the link below! Open to all staff, students, faculty, and community members. Questions? Contact Triton Firsts at firstgentritons@ucsd.edu
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Academic Advising Webinar: Winter Quarter Enrollment
Join Sixth College Academic and Peer Advisors as we share information about the enrollment process for your next quarter. We'll talk about the first/second pass system, prioritizing courses, resources for planning and more. Visit Academic Advising Webinars to register and more for info! Join us November 17th, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 pm and November 18th from 2020, 4:00-5:00 pm!
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Believe in Your Big Idea!
Big Ideas is the University of California’s leading early-stage social innovation competition. Now in its 15th year, Big Ideas provides funding (up to $20K!), support and validation to interdisciplinary teams of graduate and undergraduate students who have transformative solutions to real-world problems. This year’s contest will feature new tracks, including Pandemic Response & Recovery and Data & AI. Not sure if your idea/project/team is a good fit for Big Ideas? Attend one ofour upcoming information sessions (RSVP here) or sign up for an online or in-person advising session to discuss your big idea and to learn more about the contest criteria.
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RA/HA Selection
Take your Sixer and Triton experience to the next level by applying to be one of UC San Diego's premier student leaders: A Sixth College Resident Assistant/Housing Advisor(RA/HA)! Our selection process for the 2021-2022 academic year will begin soon! For the first time, we are requiring that all prospective new RA candidates attend an information session at one of the below times! *You will need to email ResLifeSelection@ucsd.edu if you were unable to make the scheduled Information Sessions from Week 4.*
We are excited to have you consider Sixth College to be your home as an RA! We are very proud of how we provide excellence in service to our residents and hope you will consider yourself as part of our family too!
Apply online here:https://hdh-web.ucsd.edu/ssoStudent/RAHAApply
Applications open on November 2nd at 12Noon (PST) and close Dec. 14th at 12Noon (PST)!
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Ethics Center seeking candidates for Ethics and Science Representatives
UC San Diego hosts San Diego's Center for Ethics in Science and Technology. The Center's programs foster conversations between scientists and the public about the ethical challenges of new developments in science and technology. To maximize communication and relevance to the scientific community, the Center is seeking upper division student volunteers to serve as representatives. Time commitment can be nominal, but your role will be important to the meeting the Center's goals. If you are interested, please complete the brief Google form here.
A call for student participation! The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology (Ethics Center) is administratively housed at UC San Diego. The primary activity of the Center is monthly public forums at San Diego's science museum (the Fleet Science Center) in Balboa Park. The focus of these events is to engage the public in conversations about the ethical challenges that must be faced to maximize benefit while mitigating or eliminating risks of new developments in science and engineering. The current pandemic and the resulting ethical and scientific challenges is a timely example of how important these conversations are.
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Return to Learn Program: COVID-19 Screening
Are you staying on campus during the academic year? Stay up to date with the Return to Learn Fall Plan, CA Covid Notify, Q&A: Covid spread, testing/screening and more! Click here for more details.
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Elections Are Stressful. Let Us Help With That.
Election season is slowly wrapping up. Join us at our Post-Election discussions, destress events, and more!
+ More Post-Election Resources
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Sixers Engaged Apart
Attention all Sixers! We are happy to introduce our website SEA - Sixers Engaged Apart! Check out our new Sixers Engaged Apart (SEA) website for COVID-19 updates, virtual resources, and more.
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COVID-19 Basic Needs Resources
Check out all the available resources to help you get through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To access walk-in advising, please log into the Virtual Advising Center. An announcement at the top of the homepage will include additional instructions. You must sign in 15 mins before end of walk-in period to meet with an advisor. To schedule appointment by calling 858-534-9001. Must make appointment at least 24 hours in advance. Note: Hours are subject to change. See our website for any changes
Stay up to date with all academic resources via Sixth College Advising YouTube Channel As always if you have any questions regarding content, ask us through Virtual Advising Center.
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Join us for the next edition of the Feminist Film Club! The film club discussion will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, November 10 at 5pm PST. To participate, stream the film “Becoming” and reflect on your own. Then join friends to discuss!
Join us Tuesday, November 10th at 5:00pm!
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UCSD First-Gen Family Table Talk
Join UC San Diego’s Triton Firsts Community for First-gen Table Talks, a quarterly event where family members of first-generation college students share their stories and advice on how they supported their students to succeed and achieve their goals. This event is sponsored by Student Affairs | Student Retention and Success and Parent and Family Programs.
Join us Tuesday, November 10th at 5:00pm PST.
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Mindfulness & Meditation
General Meeting #4
Come join us in meditation and mindful discussions this Tuesday! This week we be focusing on the topc of mental health. Whether you are new to meditation or have been practicing it all your life, we welcome everyone! Hope to see you there!
Join us Tuesday, November 10th at 9:00pm PST.
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The Role of Self-Care and Collective Care College and life demands a lot of us. The list of items you are attending to can go on and on. Join us as we discuss the importance of both self and collective care. We will share strategies and resources.
Join us Tuesday, November 10th, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Zoom Meeting ID: 980 6756 0564
Learn more about the event here!
Register now!
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Check Your Body At The Door brings to light the 1990s house dance culture that has largely been in the dark.
Join us Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 from 6:00-7:00pm
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Microtomes Flash Talk Social
Got an interesting biological topic you want to discuss with others? Come to our flash talk social and deliver a presentation to share what’s on your mind!
Join us Wednesday, November 11th from 7:00pm-8:00pm (PST) on zoom!
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Join the Warren College Honors Council for an exclusive conversation with current doctoral students and post-docs from about the realities of applying for and completing a Ph.D. program. Ph.D. Panel Featured Speakers include: Avaneesh Narla and Jung-Tsung Li (Physics), Bor-Kai Hsiung (Integrated Biosciences/Biomimicry), Mohammad Sedarat (SIO), Emily Armbruster (Biology), and Oscar Gonzalez (Neuroscience).
Join us Thursday, November 12th, 5:00-7:00 pm
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ERC & Outreach De-Stress with Arts and Crafts
Create a collage of what your home state or country looks like and jam out to your favorite songs to relieve stress! One lucky student will win a $20 Amazon gift card!
Join us Thursday, November 12th, 6:00-7:00pm
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ArtTalk with Ephrat Asherie
An intimate conversation with Ephrat Asherie and UC San Diego lecturer Grace Jun as they discuss Asherie’s life and works.
Join us Thursday, November 12th at 7 pm
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Think of ISPO Chats as your monthly office hour with ISPO Leadership. ISPO deeply values the student voice and we want to hear from you. ISPO Chats is an informal time for you to share about your experience as an international student at UC San Diego as well as questions to ISPO staff. We hope that by hosting these monthly office hours, we can hear your concerns, advocate on your behalf, and invest in our international student community.
Join us Friday, November 13th, 2020 8:00am - 9:00am on zoom!
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UC First-Generation Virtual Symposium
Join the University of California for a virtual symposium on first-generation college students. The symposium honors the national First-Generation College Celebration and the 55th anniversary of the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
Join us Friday, November 13th at 9:00am-2:00pm PST.
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In partnership with the UC San Diego colleges the Women's Center presents Projecting Change Luna Fest. A series of short films to inspire women, champion change, and demand that equality be a right, not an option. Two showings will be available: November 13 at 7 PM which will be a Live, hosted program and November 14 at a time convenient for you with 24 hour access.
Join us Friday, November 13th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm on zoom!
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Interested in learning about the top tech companies in these uncertain times? Attend UCSD's premier engineering career conference Matcha! Matcha is the only student-run engineering career conference at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).This week-long event provides students with the opportunity to learn, network, and interact with top tech companies through info sessions and workshops. Open exclusively to UCSD students, Matcha is organized by the Triton Engineering Student Council, which supports over 45+ engineering student organizations at the Jacobs School of Engineering. The event will take place virtually on the week of November 16-20, 2020 with companies presenting every single day.
Join us Wednesday Nov 16th - 20th from 9:00am to 4:00pm
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An Evening with America Ferrera
Join us for an unforgettable live event with America Ferrera, award-winning actress, director and producer known for her breakthrough role as “Betty Suarez” on ABC’s hit comedy, Ugly Betty. For her performance, Ferrera was recognized with a Golden Globe®, Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild Award®, as well as ALMA and Imagen Awards. Brought to you by ERC, Student Council of ERC and the Council of Provosts, registration is now open for An Evening with America Ferrera.
Join us Tuesday, November 17th 4:00pm (PST)
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Warren & Outreach De-Stress with Arts and Crafts
Create a collage of what your home state or country looks like and jam out to your favorite songs to relieve stress! One lucky student will win a $20 Amazon gift card!
Join us Tuesday, November 17th, 6:00-7:00pm
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Alumni Table Talk: Social Justice in Law
Alumni Table Talks is a program dedicated for alumni to share their personal and professional experiences to current students, and for students to ask questions as they embark on their own journey. For our very first Alumni Table Talk we have invited Alumni who are currently practicing law. Please join us to hear the experiences and discuss Social Justice in Law with our beloved Alumni.
Join us Tuesday, November 17th at 6 PM PST – 7:30 PM PST
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UnderScored (work in progress)
In UnderScored, Ephrat Asherie and her company of dancers explore the forms of club dancing that arose in New York during the 1970s and 1980s as part of the house music scene. The work explores the almost utopian panracial/pansexual scene at the Paradise Garage and other popular venues in the midst of the HIV crisis, which heavily affected the LGBT community and communities of color.
Join us Thursday, November 19th at 7 pm
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Seventh & Outreach De-Stress with Arts and Crafts
Create a collage of what your home state or country looks like and jam out to your favorite songs to relieve stress! One lucky student will win a $20 Amazon gift card!
Join us Thursday, November 19th, 6:00-7:00pm
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The VOICES Leadership program creates space for students to learn leadership skills grounded in an intersectional feminist framework. The Women’s Center is offering 3 VOICES workshops this quarter.
Join us Friday, November 20th at 3:00pm PST for "Understanding Intersectional Feminism"
Join us Friday, December 4th at 3:00pm PST for "Values Based Leadership"
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Art collection created by queer Latinx from the L.A. area depicting the lifestyle, resilience, and beauty of queer love.
Open weeks 4-6
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December Inter-College Transfer Social Hours
Join us for our second Inter-College Transfer Social Hour of the quarter - this time via Netflix Party! This is the perfect way to stay connected with the Triton Transfer Community while also being socially distant.
Join us Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 5 PM PST – 7 PM PST
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Open to all student parents! Meet fellow student parents and have your kids show off their creations to one another! Register by Monday, November 16 to receive a craft package for your kids in advance!
Join us Friday, December 4th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm!
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Board of Out of State Students (BOSS) Meetings
B.O.S.S., The Board of Out of State Students, is a student organization that strives to improve the lives of both incoming and continuing out-of-state students by providing informational and community-fostering programs that promote campus resource awareness and social stability. Organization members will gain a greater sense of community, learn more about the various resources on campus for non-residents, and develop themselves as undergraduate students.
Join us at out Friday Meetings from 12:00-12:30pms through our Zoom ID: 345 782 7959
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Join us (virtually) for conversations about our experiences as Black women & femmes and connect with others on campus.
We will meet even week Thursdays from 3:30-5:00pm; stop by when you can and stay for as long as you want.
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Women Writing History Project
Join the Women's Center for Women Writing History: A Coronavirus Journaling Project, inspired by the National Women's History Museum's Women Writing History Project. We invite women, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people in the UC San Diego community to journal and share their experiences of life during the pandemic.
Follow us on our project Instagram @ucsdwcjournal for daily journaling prompts and to stay connected to the project.
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Women’s Center Fall Student Survey
We know that the upcoming school year will be unusual, and we at the Women’s Center are committed to finding unique and creative ways to support you, be in community, and provide resources. Whether you are an incoming first year or transfer student, continuing student, or graduate student, the Women’s Center is here for you.
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I-House Language Conversation Tables
Learn a language with friends! Learn ASL, French, Korean, Mandarin, or Spanish with a student host in a fun vibrant setting! (occurs regularly between October 20 - December 1) *Co-Curricular Record (CCR)-eligible opportunity*
Join us from 5:00pm - 6:00pm (PST)!
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Whether you’re on campus, at home, or abroad, we want to hear how Fall Quarter is going for you. If you're interested in joining the conversation, please email globalforumihouse@ucsd.edu.
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Participants share ingredients lists and instructions on how to make their favorite dishes I-House posts the content in regular Monday segments
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The STEMtorship Network program is intended to create space where gender marginalized undergraduate students can connect and build community within the larger context of STEM as a male dominated field. We use the term “gender marginalized” to recognize the impact of sexism on many communities including, but not limited to, transgender women, cisgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals. Students who complete all aspects of the program can receive CCR credit. The STEMtorship Network program has been reimagined to be more flexible! Students can register at any time, choose their level of engagement and attend programs that fit their schedules.
Contact jem32@ucsd.edu for more information
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Globally Engaged Tritons (GET) CCR Certificate
We have created the GET CCR Certificate as an opportunity for students to still get involved, develop their leadership skills, and add to their Co-Curricular Record (CCR) from wherever in the world they may be!
The GET CCR Certificate programs run throughout the academic year! All are hosted virtually.
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Success Coaching Virtual Drop-In Hours
The Student Success Coaching Program is available for drop-in appointments Monday – Thursday. Students are encouraged to meet with any Success Coach to discuss topics such as: Navigating transition and adjustment to being a college student, connections to campus resources and support services, motivation and organization in the virtual environment and much more.
Drop-In appointments Monday – Thursday!
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Triton Tools and Tidbits Podcast
How can we as a campus community support each other, and our students, to succeed in this unique environment? What tools do students need to succeed in an era of physical distancing? How can students maintain connectivity to their networks in a remote environment, sustaining a sense of community while in a non-traditional campus environment? Every Thursday, Triton Tools and Tidbits seeks to answer these questions while highlighting resources available to students across Student Affairs units and the UC San Diego campus community. Visit the website to listen and subscribe!
Every Thursday online
Click on the website link for more details
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Health Promotion Services
Want to spend time doing activities that are fun and engaging? CAPS and the Zone are here to provide you events that will keep you active and have a good time!
Check out the link below to view upcoming events!
Learn More
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RA/HA Selection 21-22
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The application period opens Monday, November 2, 2020 and closes Monday, December 14, 2020. If students would like to learn more about the position, they are welcome to join any of the info sessions listed on the attachment, and as mentioned above. We invite all to apply.
Students interested in applying are required to attend 1 of any 5 of our informational sessions next week, 10/26-10/30. Students may register here.
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Now Hiring - Writing Mentor Job Opportunity
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Do you enjoy work that involves peer collaboration? UCSD's Analytical Writing Program (AWP) is now hiring undergraduates to work as writing mentors for the 2020 - 2021 school year in winter and spring quarters. Writing Mentors within the Analytical Writing Program’s Embedded Writing Mentor Program work with their peers to help them become better, more confident writers—by teaching and leading conversations about students’ writing strengths and challenges.
Zoom interviews are currently being scheduled. Two-quarter positions for winter-spring are available.
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Sixth College Student Council (SCSC)
Thursdays, 5:15pm Online Meeting, please contact us for updates and meeting link if available
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Sixth College CoBoard
Mondays, 7:00pm Online Meeting, please contact us for updates and meeting link if available
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Check back later for more updates!
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