ALL STUDENTS, ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UC SAN DIEGO (including UC San Diego Health)
UC San Diego Veterans Staff Association Veterans Recognition Ceremony
I am pleased to announce the 22nd Annual UC San Diego Veterans Staff Association Veteran Recognition Ceremony to honor our veterans and members of the Armed Forces. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in UC San Diego’s Supercomputer Center Auditorium (view map). The event is open to the public. This year’s ceremony theme is “Finding Meaning in Your Service.”
I encourage you to join your colleagues to celebrate the contributions of the outstanding veterans, active military, retired military, reservists, and military affiliates who add so much value to our campus community and greater San Diego community.
Our UC San Diego Veteran of the Year, Pegah Parsi, and Student Veteran of the Year, Dana Gibson, will be honored and thanked for their service, and each veteran and military service member in attendance will be recognized. Sandra Fichter, Founder/Community Relations at Veteran Career Transition Assistance Program (VetCTAP) of JBS Transition Experts, will be the keynote speaker. Andrew Gasper, Transition Care Coordinator/Navy Wounded Warrior Program, will be the guest speaker.
Please RSVP by close of business on Friday, November 5, 2021.
The event is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as American Sign Language interpretation, in order to facilitate your participation at the event, please email Joanna Boval no later than Wednesday, November 3.
To support the recognition of veterans and members of the Armed Forces on campus, I am approving 90 minutes of administrative leave with pay. I ask supervisors to allow employees to attend as long as the absence does not infringe upon the performance of required duties or patient care.
I hope to see you at the event.
Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093