SUBJECT:

Task Force on K-12 Outreach

On June 23, 1997, I appointed a Task Force on K-12 Outreach to develop a
proposal to increase the participation of students from historically
under-represented groups, and complement the array of outreach programs
already in place at UCSD. The Task Force is comprised of faculty,
administrators, staff and students.

As most of you are aware, earlier this month the Academic Senate voted on
the UCSD Charter High School proposal. As a result of that vote, I asked
the Academic Senate to join me in seeking fresh ideas for a UCSD initiative
in preparatory public education. I insisted only that the initiative be a
comprehensive, visible, UCSD-sponsored project designed to bring the
possibility of academic excellence to promising but underserved children.

The newly appointed Task Force has therefore been charged with developing a
proposal for an intensive UCSD educational project for underserved
children. Their proposal is due to me by September 1, 1997.

The names of the Task Force members and their charge are attached. Please
join me in thanking them all for their willingness to serve the campus and
the community in this important task.

The Task Force is currently designing a web page to provide up-to-date
information to the campus and community about their on-going efforts. This
web page will also serve as a means in which comments and suggestions can
be submitted to the Task Force. I encourage you to use the web page to
stay informed and involved in its progress.

In addition, there are several other committees that have been established
over the last few months in which parallel efforts are underway to address
the overall issues of diversity at UCSD. As Chancellor, I am committed to
ensuring that the UCSD campus is reflective of the diversity of the San
Diego community. I ask that you join me in achieving this goal.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor

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Ellen T. Comisso
Professor
Political Science

Paul W. Drake (Co-Chair)
Dean/Social Sciences
Professor/Political Science

Yen-Le Espiritu
Associate Professor
Ethnic Studies

Peter A. Gourevitch
Professor
Political Science
International Relations & Pacific Studies

David C. Gutierrez
Associate Professor
History

Ramon A. Gutierrez
Professor/ Ethnic Studies
Associate Chancellor/Office of the Chancellor

Susan Kirkpatrick
Professor/Literature
Associate Chancellor/Office of the Chancellor

Douglas Magde
Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Arzo Mansuri
Associated Student Representative

Andrina Marshall
Staff Association Representative

Katynka Martinez
Graduate Student Association Representative

Hugh B. Mehan
Professor
Sociology

David R. Miller
Associate Dean/School of Engineering
Professor/Applied Mechanics & Engineering Sciences

Nicholas Spitzer (Co-Chair)
Professor
Biology

Jeffrey A. Steindorf (Executive Secretary)
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Planning/Budget

Mary L. Walshok
Associate Vice Chancellor
University Extension

Joseph W. Watson
Vice Chancellor
Student Affairs

John A. Woods
Vice Chancellor
Resource Management & Planning

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     Chancellor's Task Force on K-12 Outreach Charge

The goal that all children in the San Diego community, regardless of race,
ethnicity, or economic background, have access to a primary and secondary
education that will afford them the opportunity to qualify for admission to
the University of California is widely shared. If this goal is to be
achieved, all segments of society will need to make a commitment to it. As
a campus of the University of California, we have a special responsibility
to contribute to the effort to improve the preparation of students with the
potential to enroll in the University. Although we have established
numerous educational outreach programs, many of which target economically
and educationally underserved children, it is widely agreed that we need to
become more involved in primary and secondary education and that our
efforts need to be more coherent and visible.

In light of these objectives, we would appreciate your serving as a task
force to develop a proposal for a new, comprehensive initiative that
targets economically and educationally under served K-12 students. We
encourage you to think creatively about what form this initiative might
take, but in the light of low eligibility rates of various demographic
groups, it must serve to increase the participation of students from
historically under-represented groups, and complement the array of outreach
programs already in place. For your information, we have attached a copy
of the Chancellor's remarks on this topic to the Representative Assembly
and a guide to UCSD's pre-collegiate programs.

We ask that your work be completed by September 1, 1997 so that your
proposal can be reviewed by relevant Senate committees during September and
October and be considered by the Representative Assembly at its meeting in
November.

Thank you for your willingness to devote your time to this important
undertaking.

Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos Chair, Academic Senate Robert C. Dynes Chancellor