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Marshall Memos Winter 2021, Week 6

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Marshall College Announcements

Each One Reach One (EORO) Peer Mentor Program   EORO brings together second-year mentors with first-year mentees who are new to university life and seek to form connections with those who are on a similar journey as them through college. Mentors help mentees understand the campus, learn resources, navigate their first year, and make a new friend. Mentees have the benefit of learning from more experienced students, and mentors can develop and refine their mentorship skills. Applications to join for the remainder of the academic year are due Wednesday, February 10th, by 11:59PM PST. If you are interested in applying, please apply via the appropriate link. If you have additional questions, please email c8lewis@ucsd.edu.    Apply Here

Marshall Transfer Peer Mentor Program   TPMP brings together second-year transfer student mentors with transfer students who are in their first year at UC San Diego. Mentor help mentees understand the campus, learn resources, navigate their first year, and make a new friend as well. Mentees have the benefit of learning from more experienced students, and mentors can develop and refine their mentorship skills. Applications to join for the remainder of the academic year are due Wednesday, February 10th, by 11:59PM PST. If you are interested in applying, please apply via the appropriate link. If you have additional questions, please email c8lewis@ucsd.edu    Apply Here

College Bowl 2021   February 16th | 8 pm (PST) Zoom College Bowl is an annual UCSD competition where students from each College team-up to compete in a wide range of quiz questions in a battle of wits! Teams consist of 2-4 members, and then those teams first compete in a round within their own College to decide which team will be representing Revelle, Muir, Marshall, Warren, ERC, Sixth, & Seventh in the finals for the chance to take home the Golden Brain.    Register your Team

Loss & COVID Community Series   Mondays | 4 - 5 pm (PST) Zoom This interdisciplinary six-week weekly community series aims to support Marshall Students at UCSD who have experienced loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can attend one or multiple meetings. Weekly themes + activities will cover: holding loss in the body, grief, focus + loss, creating calm spaces, self-care, community discussion, and more. Loss can look like a range of things, including but not limited to: -Death of a loved one -Long-term COVID-19 health impacts -Loss of social environment and community -Changes in mental health stability    Join Here

Community Sessions with Marshall Staff February 10th | 4 - 5 pm (PST) Zoom   Join the Community Sessions with Marshall Staff on February 3rd from 4 to 5 pm (PST). Come and learn about various topics. This coming week's topic is mindfulness. For accommodations please include in the registration form or email Fnann Keflezighi at fkeflezighi@ucsd.edu. Register at the zoom link below.   RSVP Here

Thurgood Thursdays Live w/ Marshall Peer Advisor February 11th | 12:00 pm (PST) Instagram   Come join Shayna Frink this week for Thurgood Thursdays Instagram Live. This week, Shayna will be joined by Ellie Price, one of your Marshall Academic Peer Advisors to talk about preparing for spring quarter registration. Come learn about SCORE's programs and events. Be sure to tune in for a chance to win some Marshall swag!   Join Us

DOC Dialogues February 11th | 4 - 5 pm (PST) Zoom   Come explore alternatives to incarceration and the prison industrial complex. Learn about restorative justice and the work of the Insight Prison Project. Event will be facilitated by DOC Faculty, and all students, faculty, and staff are welcomed to attend.   RSVP Here

Marshall College Public Health Initiative February 17th | 5 - 6 pm (PST) Zoom   In this year-long series of events, students will learn about health disparities and community organizations that address them, and will create and execute a project designed to improve community public health access, guided by experts in public service fields. Join us at an upcoming meeting to learn more.   RSVP Here

Meet the Boss February 23rd | 6 - 7 pm (PST) Zoom   The college has partnered with the Student Alumni Associates and their Meet the Boss program to address a topic of conversation that students of color typically don’t have access to prior to entering the workforce: The implicit bias they will likely face while job hunting and in their early career. Join us in this open discussion with alumni on how they've navigated their early careers. Open to all UC San Diego undergraduate students.   RSVP Here

Events from the Colleges

iCafe: Italy   February 12th | 12 - 1 pm (PST) Register on Zoom During winter quarter, we travel to nine countries over nine Fridays. Connect with your Triton community over culture, trivia, fitness and cuisine. Join us and bring a friend! For more information, please visit the link below. Our next country is Italy!   Learn More

Happy Lunar New Year!   February 12th | 4 - 5 pm (PST) Zoom Join us for a fun evening with your fellow Marshall College students and celebrate the Lunar New Year and the year of the ox! Zoom Meeting ID: 919 9748 9304    Learn More

All College First-Generation Student Social   February 17th | 5 - 6:30 pm (PST) Zoom Join us for a fun evening of individual and group competitions and online board games, and meet other first-generation students from across the Undergraduate Colleges. Winners from the different competitions will receive Amazon gift cards! Don’t miss out on friendship and friendly competition!   Learn More

Resources for Your Success

Student Satisfaction Survey   Jan 20 - Feb 17 The Student Satisfaction Survey helps campus departments better understand how to support & improve services for students based on your feedback. Complete the survey at studentsat.ucsd.edu between January 20 and February 17. The first 300 students will receive a free UCSD mug or tote bag, and everyone will be entered to win 1 of 5 $25 Bookstore gift cards.   Fill out the Survey

Return to Learn Info   Testing, daily symptom screening, future plans for the campus,...all the information that you would need on one website. Stay updated with UC San Diego's Return to Learn Plan at the link below.   Learn More

Vaccine Super Station Volunteering   UC San Diego Health is proud to partner with San Diego County and the San Diego Padres to operate the Vaccination Super Station near Petco Park . We welcome assistance from the San Diego community in this effort. Before volunteering, community members must have a satisfactory background check and verification of medical certification, if applicable. These will be facilitated by UC San Diego Health Volunteer Services after you apply. All volunteers will be offered a COVID-19 vaccination during one of your volunteer shifts.   Learn More

Virtual Events Around Campus

APIMEDA Community Time: Games!   February 10th | 3 pm (PST) Zoom ID: 997 1752 2508 Happening Wednesday, February 10th from 3-5 PM Pacific Time, joining Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern (APIMEDA) Programs and Services for an afternoon of a variety of games, destressing, and community time on Zoom! Swing by whenever your schedule allows, and we hope to see you soon! Connect with us on Instagram (@apimeda.at.ucsd), Facebook, or at apimeda@ucsd.edu.   Learn More

Grand Challenge Scholars Program   Apps due February 15th The Grand Challenge Scholars Program is an innovative certificate program for UC San Diego undergraduate students. The program is designed to encourage students to focus their curricular and co-curricular experiences on addressing one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Applications are due 2/15!   Apply Here

Food Security Q&A for International and Out of State Students   February 16th | 4 - 5 pm (PST) Are you an international or out of state student? Come learn about the food assistance resources available to you on and off campus. Attendees will be entered into an opportunity drawing for 5 gift cards! Register at the link below.   Learn More

Student Org Events

Coffee Chats with the EcoNauts   February 10th| 10 - 11 am (PST) Zoom Grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and join the EcoNauts in a facilitated Zoom Q&A with Dr. Craig Callender to learn about the philosophy of environmentalism. This will be a 1 hour guided discussion, where students can engage in the dialogue and ask questions. We hope to see you there!   Learn More

Microtomes Scientific Methods Workshop   February 10th | 7:30 - 8:30 pm (PST) Zoom Come out to Microtome's Methods Workshop! We'll be discussing common techniques used in Biology and be answering any questions you have! The workshop will go from 7:30 - 8:30 PM. Hope to see you there :) Please fill out the google form to register! We are Microtomes, an undergraduate academic journal club that introduces students to cutting edge topics in Biology through discussions of recent publications. Check us out at our website.   RSVP Here

Green Initiative Fund Winter Cycle   Apps due February 14th at 11:59pm (PST) Need funding for your sustainable projects? Apply for The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)! TGIF, managed by the Student Sustainability Collective (SSC), is here to support you financially as you bring ideas and implementations to make UCSD more socially and environmentally sustainable!   Apply Here

Marshall Community Hours

Provost, Leslie Carver Thursdays 1:30pm PST (ODD Weeks only) Thurgood Thursdays Instagram Live Also available by appointment: Email tmcprovost@ucsd.edu to schedule   Dean of Academic Advising,  Clare Harrington Available by appointment: Please send a message to the Virtual Advising Center   Dean of Student Affairs, Amber Vlasnik Mondays 3-4pm PST Thursdays 4-5pm PST Join on Zoom

Dimensions of Culture (DOC) Director, Amanda Solomon Available by appointment: Email alsolomon@ucsd.edu to schedule   Assistant Dean of Academic Advising, Emily Gonzales  Available by appointment: Please send a message to the Virtual Advising Center   Acting Director of Residential Life, Juan Lopez Available by appointment: Email j4lopez@ucsd.edu to schedule

Dimensions of Culture (DOC) Associate Director, Emily Johnston Available by appointment: Email e2johnston@ucsd.edu to schedule     Interim Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Fnann Keflezighi Tuesdays 4-5pm PST Join on Zoom Thursdays 2-3pm PST (with ADRL Lauren Wong) Join on Zoom

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