UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of California, San Diego |
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OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR- ACADEMIC AFFAIRS January 26, 1999 ALL FACULTY AT UCSD SUBJECT: Colloquium on General Education at UCSD Friday, February 5, 1999, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm, IR&PS Robinson Auditorium & UCSD Faculty Club I am writing to encourage your attendance at the half-day Colloquium on General Education at UCSD, to be held Friday, February 5, 1999, at 9:00 a.m., in the IR&PS Robinson Auditorium. The program is described below. Faculty who attend the Colloquium are also cordially invited to a luncheon at the UCSD Faculty Club, courtesy of Academic Affairs. Since seating in the Faculty Club Lounge is limited, if you plan to attend the Colloquium and you wish to make a reservation for lunch, please send your request via e-mail BY 12:00 NOON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, to: Julia Rieber, Academic Affairs: jrieber@ucsd.edu (or by phone to: X4-0097) Luncheon reservations will be confirmed by Thursday, February 4. In addition to the keynote address by Professor Donald Kennedy, the Colloquium will feature two panels -- one consisting of a group of outstanding UCSD alumni from the five undergraduate colleges, and a second panel including new and relatively new UCSD faculty . Please join us for the Colloquium and contribute to the discussions during each portion of the program, as the campus focuses on General Education curricular issues and plans for Sixth College. Marsha A. Chandler Senior Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COLLOQUIUM ON GENERAL EDUCATION AT UCSD Friday, February 5, 1999, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. IR&PS Robinson Auditorium 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration (coffee and juice will be served) IR&PS Robinson Auditorium Lobby 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks and Introduction of Speaker Chancellor Robert C. Dynes "Planning About Undergraduate Education," by Donald Kennedy (Stanford University) Bing Professor of Environmental Science Co-Director, Stanford Center for Environmental Science & Policy President emeritus, Stanford University 10:10 a.m. "General Education -- The Alumni Perspective" A panel moderated by Patrick Ledden (Provost, Muir College) Panel members include: * Adam Burgasser (Muir, 1996) - Physics graduate student, Caltech * Lori Killpatrick (Eleanor Roosevelt, 1992) - Mathematics Teacher, Torrey Pines High School; Peace Corps, 1993-95 * Denise Parnell (Warren, 1986) - Physician, Beach Area Family Health Center, San Diego * Jason Snell (Revelle, 1992) - Senior Editor, MacWorld Magazine * Guy (Bud) Tribble (Revelle, 1970) - Vice President, Main Sun Microsystems * Alex Wong (Thurgood Marshall, 1990) - Asst. City Attorney, City of San Francisco 11:20 a.m. "General Education -- Faculty Perspectives" A panel moderated by Paul Saltman (Professor, Department of Biology) Panel members include: * Pamela Cosman, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering * Michael Gorman, Department of Psychology * William McGinnis, Department of Biology * Sandra Mitchell, Department of Philosophy * William O'Brien, Department of Literature 12:30 p.m. Colloquium Luncheon* hosted by SVC Marsha Chandler UCSD Faculty Club Lounge * luncheon for Colloquium participants; reservations required (requests to Julia Rieber, jrieber@ucsd.edu) by Tuesday, February 2, at 12:00 noon |