Changemaker News

Campus Kicks Off 2021 with Virtual Changemaker Week

UC San Diego is kicking off 2021 with a weeklong virtual event series dedicated to learning the skills and taking the steps needed to change the world for the better. During the third annual Changemaker Week—which will be held Jan. 16-23—students, staff, faculty and alumni can participate in an array of free workshops and online activities centered on public and community service, social innovation, research, social justice and more. Read more

UC San Diego Names 2020- 2022 Changemaker Faculty Fellows

December 17, 2020  - Now in its second year, the Changemaker Faculty Fellows Program has named 16 faculty members in its 2020-2022 cohort. This two-year-long faculty development program enables faculty members to build a robust learning community and campus network of changemakers committed to addressing real world challenges through their teaching. Read more

UC San Diego launches Changemaker Institute for those dedicated to making a difference

October 26, 2020  - Led by the African proverb “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together,” UC San Diego launched its Changemaker Institute this month. A “changemaker,” according to UCSD, is “anyone who has the courage to do things differently and takes creative action to solve social problems.”Read more

UC San Diego Announces Launch of Changemaker Institute

October 15, 2020  - The new campuswide initiative will champion, oversee and reinforce changemaking efforts throughout UC San Diego. Read more 

Going Out On Top

March 12, 2020 - The triton basketball teams win both the men's and women's California Collegiate Athletic Association(CCAA) Tournament title en route to their respective NCAA tournaments.

Undergraduate Students Bring Intranet to Rural Ghanaian School

March 12, 2020 - Undergraduates from the Global Ties program developed a computer server and intranet system that allows students to access Internet pages and class material downloaded by teachers without internet. This project will be installed this summer in Senase, Ghana at the Semanhyiya American School in order to meet the needs of students who struggle with accessing educational material. Read More

“60 minutes” Correspondent Bill Whitaker to Address Class of 2020

March 5, 2020 - Emmy-Award winning "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker, a celebrated journalist hitting the front lines of major news like big pharma's connection to the opioid epidemic and presidential campaigns, will deliver the keynote address at the All Campus Commencement on June 13-14. With more than 10,000 guests and 10,000 students expected to attend, this event aims to promote a sense of community between UCSD students and families. Read More

Twelve-Hour Race to Design a Diverse Smart City

February 6, 2020 - 12 hour Change-A-Thon event, led by the UC San Diego Black Resource Center, was held on campus in order to challenge students to think of solutions to problems that impact black communities revolving around health and wellness, law and community enforcement, and access. Read More

Lim(b)itless in India: UC San Diego Students Travel Abroad to Empower Amputees

February 6, 2020 - Project Lim(b)itless pushes for accessible mobility aid by creating a project that makes custom built prosthetics from the scan of the user's residual limb and delivers it to them. It has the potential to be extended to all areas of the world like India in busy cities like Jaipur to isolated villages. Read More 

Seventh College: Training the Next Generation to Address “A Changing Planet”

January 30, 2020 - Seventh College will welcome its first class of students this fall with Kate Antonovics, teaching professor in the Department of Economics, at the helm as its newly appointed inaugural provost. Read more at thisweek@ucsandiego.

Engineer Transforms Personal Experiences into ‘Bridges to Education’ for Underrepresented Students

January 23, 2020 - When he was 10 years old, Oscar Vazquez-Mena learned that his ancestors, the ancient Mayans, had once been a technologically advanced culture that excelled in mathematics, astronomy, art and architecture. Yet all around him in Chiapas, his home state in Mexico, families lived in poverty and children did not have access to many educational opportunities.

Now, as an assistant professor of nanoengineering at UC San Diego, Vazquez-Mena is working to support the educational development of students from marginalized communities in the United States and across the border. Read more at thisweek@ucsandiego.

UC San Diego Names Inaugural Changemaker Faculty Fellows

October 31, 2019 - Eight UC San Diego faculty members have been named inaugural 2019-2020 Changemaker Faculty Fellows, a program created in partnership between the Teaching + Learning Commons and the Center for Student Involvement, with the support of the Changemaker Steering Committee. This yearlong faculty development program provides an opportunity for selected faculty members to integrate community engaged service-learning (CESL) into their teaching, research and public service, while being recognized as campus leaders in CESL pedagogy. Read more at thisweek@ucsandiego.