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HOMECOMING: A Tradition Begins...

  On October 26, we will celebrate UCSD's first Homecoming. The
event is a culmination of two years of planning and represents the
beginning of a tradition. It will be an excellent opportunity for
us to renew our commitment to each other, to share our intellectual
resources, to remind ourselves of the critical role education and
research plays in our lives, and to share with colleagues old and
new what it means to be a part of UCSD.

  Homecoming Festivities will welcome the community to campus and
provide an opportunity to experience UCSD as the model for research
universities of the twenty-first century. In addition, participants
will hear from an impressive lineup of faculty members who will
share their expertise. Included in the series are:

  Sally Ride     "UCSD and the Space Program"
  Russell Doolittle   "Exploring Our Molecular Roots"
  Yen-Le Espiritu    "Changing Demographics of Race Relations
           in California"
  Cecil Lytle     "Chopin Boogiedown"
  Paul Pickowicz    "What if Deng Xiaoping Dies Tomorrow?"
  Sam Popkin    "Popkin on Politics"
  Paul Saltman    "The Yang of Nutrition...The Yin of Food"
  Quincy Troupe   "Poetry Readings of Quincy Troupe"
  Chris Wills      "Safety in Diversity: How Diseases Help
           Maintain the Richness of Tropical Rainforests"
  Kent Wilson    "Multimedia and Virtual Reality for Education"
  Marc Schuckit   "Prediction of Alcoholism Ten Years
           Later in 453 UCSD Students"
  Kurt Benirschke   "Working in Noah's Ark: Preservation of
           Endangered Species"

  The day will also include open houses throughout campus, art
exhibitions, campus and library tours, athletic games and class
reunions. A list of events and activities, including the required
registration forms, are available from the Alumni Relations office.
I encourage staff, faculty, students, parents and the greater San
Diego community to join us.

  As Chancellor I hope to launch an exciting new era of dynamic
interaction across campus. UCSD must serve as a catalyst for
collegiality and community values. It is this quality of working
together that will sustain us in the future. I invite you to join
me for Homecoming as we launch new traditions to carry forward into
the next century.

Robert C.Dynes Chancellor