Community: Faculty

The creative and distinguished faculty affiliated with Sixth College come from all disciplines on the UC San Diego campus, assuring diversity and vibrancy in our academic and educational programs. Faculty play a pivotal role in shaping the vision and goals of the College, teach in the courses offered at Sixth or in their own departments, mentor students, lead experiential learning projects, and serve on College and campus committees.

At Sixth, we do our utmost to foster opportunities for faculty to interact with each other and the rest of the Sixth community beyond the traditional academic settings. Examples include the Dine-with-a-Prof program, faculty participation at Orientation and other College events, CAT 125 receptions, College seminars, and other activities and mentorship programs.

Faculty who wish to learn more about opportunities to become involved with Sixth are welcome to contact Provost Dr. Lakshmi Chilukuri, Dr. Phoebe Bronstein, or Naomi Chavez, Operations and Program Analyst.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is charged with oversight of Sixth’s academic plan, and all related aspects of the College’s educational environment. Elected faculty members normally serve two-year renewable terms.

Members are representative of the five academic divisions of the UC San Diego general campus, and none, apart from the Provost and the chair of the faculty, may be members of the same department. There are two student representatives who are selected by the Sixth students in a representative manner and who serve no more than two on-year terms. The Executive Committee may also call meetings of the Sixth College faculty and appoint ad hoc committees. Learn more about the role of the Sixth College Executive Committee.

Executive Committee Members (2023-2024) -

Members	Department
C ook, Geoffrey	Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Castro, Robert	Theatre
Forman, Fonna	Political Science
Molinski, Tadeusz	Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Science
Baghdadchi, Saharnaz	Electrical/Computer Engineering
Weizman, Haim (Chair)	Chemistry/Biochemistry
Chilukuri, Lakshmi	Sixth College Provost, ex-officio
Fraser, Christine	Sixth College Dean of Academic Advising, ex-officio
Navarro, Al	Sixth College Student Representative
TBD	Sixth College Student Representative

Core Advisory Committee

The Core Advisory Committee focuses on the Culture, Art, and Technology course sequence and affiliated programs, including the embedded writing program. Faculty members serve renewable three-year terms.

The Core Advisory Committee works with the Director of Academic Programs to develop, maintain, and evaluate the CAT program and to develop writing assessment mechanisms. In conjunction with the Executive Committee, the members will also ensure that Sixth College fulfills campus-wide goals for the Writing Programs, participating in regular CEP reviews of the UCSD Writing Programs. Learn more about the full Core Advisory Committee charge.

Core Advisory Committee Members (2022-2023) -

Members	Department
Golan, Tal	History
Kluender, Robert	Linguistics
Nguyen, Hoang	Literature
Chilukuri, Lakshmi	Sixth College Provost, ex officio
Fraser, Christine	Sixth College Dean of Academic Advising, ex officio
Bronstein, Phoebe (co-chair)	Sixth College Director of Academic Programs, ex officio
Popko, Elizabeth (co-chair)	Sixth College Associate Director for Writing, ex officio
Denise Rodriguez	Sixth College Graduate Student Representative
Ishika Dube	Sixth College Student Representative

Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee

The Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee works to develop and refine the Sixth College experiential learning requirement. Committee members serve renewable three-year terms.

The Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee advises the Provost, the Director of Academic Programs, and the Associate Director of Experiential Learning on the running and development of the Sixth College experiential learning requirement program. The committee ensures that the experiential learning requirement follows UCSD Academic Senate rules and guidelines, and establishes explicit educational goals while applying high academic standards. To read the full Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee charge, please click here.

Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee Members (2023-2024) -

Members	Department
Bronstein, Phoebe (co-chair)	Sixth College Director of Academic Programs, ex officio
Chilukuri, Lakshmi	Sixth College Provost, ex officio
Fraser, Christine	Sixth College Dean of Academic Advising, ex officio
Petrie, Katherine	Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
Robertson Geibel, Bill (co-chair)	Sixth College Associate Director of Experiential Learning, ex officio
Weizman, Haim	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Vacant	Sixth College Student Representative

Academic Senate Representatives

The Academic Senate is one of three governance branches in the University of California system. Sixth College appoints two faculty to represent it on the San Diego division of the Academic Senate. Representatives serve for two-year terms each.

In the San Diego division of the Academic Senate, the Representative Assembly is the legislative body, which consists of 86 members. Members meet six to eight times throughout the year and act on committee recommendations on various matters. Representatives advise in the areas of faculty appointment and promotion, budget priority and policy, library policy, research policy, academic freedom, faculty privilege and tenure, faculty welfare, faculty and student affirmative action, campus planning, and computer policy. Representatives also take part in the search for deans, chancellors, and presidents, and are called upon to recommend faculty for serve on administrative committees.

Academic Senate Representatives (2023-2024) -

Members	Department	Alternate Members	Department
Lei Ni	Mathematics	Adrian Ioana	Mathematics
Andrej Zlatos	Mathematics	Cornelis (Kees) Murre	Molecular Biology
		Rand Steiger	Music