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Saturday, October 23, 2010
How Parents Can Enhance Their UC San Diego Student’s Education
Parents and family members of UC San Diego students know the value of a good education. And they are aware that UCSD is one of the nation’s most accomplished research universities, widely acknowledged for its local impact, national influence and global reach.
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| UC San Diego students tutor at charter schools in our district, including The Preuss School on the UCSD campus. |
“At UC San Diego, we educate our students in the hope that they will grow into thoughtful, productive citizens so that we may one day place the care of our world into their capable hands,” notes Steven Adler, Warren College Provost, professor of Theatre and chair of the campus Council of Provosts. “But to do the job properly, we must rely on the generosity of UC San Diego parents.”
With higher education’s share of state revenue declining each year (only 12 percent of UC San Diego’s total budget is from the State of California), many families choose to support the Parents Fund as a way to enhance students’ educational experiences. Gifts of any size to the Parents Fund help maintain and strengthen UC San Diego’s Student Affairs programs, and also offer a pool of flexible dollars to each of the university’s six colleges— Revelle, John Muir, Thurgood Marshall, Warren, Eleanor Roosevelt and Sixth—to provide essential complements to classroom instruction.
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| Parent support to UC San Diego can positively impact students today, and in the future. |
Paul Volberding, M.D., and his wife Molly Cooke, M.D., appreciate the stellar education that our campus offers. Although both have been faculty members at UC San Francisco for over 30 years, two of their children are UC San Diego alumni. They are particularly pleased that UCSD helped their son, Benjamin, and daughter, Emily, take the next steps toward careers they love. “UCSD is a resource for scholars and scientists all over the world,” adds Dr. Volberding. “Supporting UC San Diego was an easy decision because the whole family feels it is their home. We are honored to be able to give back.”
Following is just a sampling of the many ways in which the UC San Diego Parents Fund helps students build leadership qualities, learn organizational skills and teamwork, as well as develop a lifelong affinity for stretching the mind and exploring the world.
- Model United Nations: Model UN members take on the role of diplomats and form delegations to attend conferences where student delegates debate international issues, give speeches, draft resolutions, form political alliances and resolve international conflicts from the perspective of their assigned country.
- Muir College Musical Ensemble: An annual production, this is the only musical on the UC San Diego campus that is performed and produced entirely by undergraduate students from all six colleges. The cast of actors and actresses is supported by a 15-piece orchestra and a production team of 20. This April, the ensemble will present the Cole Porter gem Kiss Me, Kate.
- Partner in Education: Colleges partner with charter schools in our district, including The Preuss School on the UCSD campus and Gompers, which provide a college prep education for motivated low-income middle and high school students. UC San Diego students are actively recruited to staff and tutor at these schools.
- Revelle in Rome: Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for students to study and explore Rome. This five-week summer session features two courses taught by UC San Diego History Department chair and professor John Marino, plus site visits in Rome and weekend trips to the countryside and Florence.
- And there’s more: Free newspapers including the San Diego Union-Tribune and New York Times for students, campus symposiums, free bike loans, artist-in-residency programs and so much more are made possible through the generosity of parent and family giving through the Parents Fund.By Judy Piercey
