UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of California, San Diego |
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OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR STUDENT AFFAIRS November 7, 1997 ALL AT UCSD (CAMPUS AND MEDICAL CENTERS) SUBJECT: Appointment of Work Group to Increase Underrepresented Student Graduation Rates Last July, Chancellor Dynes had a discussion with community leaders leading to an institutional commitment by UCSD to increase the retention through graduation rates of African Americans, American Indians, and Chicanos to seventy percent. To facilitate the achievement of this objective, I have charged a Work Group to identify and implement strategies that will result in tangible progress toward increased graduation rates of underrepresented students at UCSD. The Work Group is chaired by Patrick Velsquez, Director of OASIS. Other members of the Work Group are: Juan Astorga, Cross Cultural Center Manuelita Brown, Honors Achievement Workshops & MOI Ashanti Houston, Marshall College Kathy Kailikole, OASIS Sandra Kripalani, OASIS George Lipsitz, Ethnic Studies Vince Manson, Muir College Jorge Mariscal, Literature Kate Okikiolu, Math Agustin Orozco, OASIS Norma Pacheco, Warren College Rosemary Quintero, Student Affirmative Action Committee Kathia Romo, Student Affirmative Action Committee Barbara Sawrey, Chemistry and Biochemistry Mary Taylor, OASIS Renee Barnett Terry, Revelle College Dolores Valds, Upward Bound Tony Valladolid, Student Legal Services Edwina Welch, Cross Cultural Center During the current academic year, this Work Group will identify barriers and implement solutions that impact the achievement, persistence, and graduation of underrepresented students at UCSD. Their efforts will engage various members of the campus community in the collective development and implementation of substantive, effective strategies. Such strategies must address the complexity of maintaining UCSD's commitment to enroll and graduate students from all social backgrounds while complying with Proposition 209. Dr. Velsquez (x41467) and other members of the Work Group invite suggestions, questions, and comments from anyone in the UCSD community on this issue. Joseph W. Watson Vice Chancellor Student Affairs |