Mike Judge, '85 Speaks at All-Campus Graduation Celebration

Alumni Community Tops 130,000 with Addition of New Graduates

The 11 commencement ceremonies that took place on the UC San Diego campus over the last two weekends added more than 6,300 graduates to the university’s alumni community. Mike Judge, ’85, creator of cult films and TV shows including “Office Space,” “King of the Hill” and “Beavis and Butthead,” addressed the Class of 2009 at last weekend’s second annual All-Campus Graduation Celebration. The physics major-turned-successful animator worked brief stints with engineering firms before embarking on his immensely successful career in entertainment, which began with a phone call to MTV.
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UC San Diego First Public University to Provide Its Own iPhone Application

UC San Diego became the first public university in the nation to offer an iPhone application that provides mobile access to the latest information about its courses, faculty, athletics and even videos from the university’s YouTube channel.
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Alumni Invited to Welcome New Grads at Mixers

Regional Chapters of the UCSD Alumni Association are hosting "Welcome New Grad" receptions to congratulate and welcome our most recent members of the UCSD alumni family. Hosted at a variety of venues, the mixers draw alumni spanning many class years and help young graduates forge professional relationships in the community.
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Campus Accolades

Five Honored at UC San Diego’s Signature Event

The UC San Diego Alumni Association’s annual gala, the Awards for Excellence, honors outstanding alumni, faculty, and supporters for their leadership, advocacy, philanthropy and service to UC San Diego. This year’s event, the 31st annual, was attended by 350 alumni and friends, and special guests including San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and San Diego Charger Luis Castillo.
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UC San Diego Wins Architectural Award

UC San Diego’s Price Center East, home to the UCSD Alumni Association, won top honors at the annual American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Diego design awards for its extraordinary architectural design and seamless connection to the existing Price Center.
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Alumni Support

A Moral Imperative

UC San Diego alumni are encouraged to advocate on behalf of the UC system in the face of the impending dramatic cuts to the higher education budgets. Contact your local legislator to take a stand to protect the future of the University of California system.

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Inspiring Gen-Next

Alumnus Jim Kaplan, ’84 wants to encourage the next generation of alumni to give back to their alma mater.
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Mathematics of Giving

Stefan and Ilse Warschawski arrived at UC San Diego’s fledgling campus in 1963 to build the university’s math department from the ground up. Nearly five decades later, Ilse left more than $1 million in her trust to help recruit outstanding faculty to the department her husband founded and the Moores Cancer Center.
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Career Workshops

Triton Job Stimulus Career Expo
June 17

Green Flash Concert
June 17

School of Medicine Reunion
June 19

Tim Lee, '93: Stand-Up Biologist-Comic
June 20

Padres vs. Marinersr - SEATTLE
June 24

Indoor Kart Racing - LA
June 27

Livermore Valley Wine Tour - BAY
June 27

Midwest Freshman Sendoff and New Alumni Mixer - MIN
July 8

A Taste of Tango
July 11

Bay Area New Grad Mixer - BAY
July 14

Orange County New Grad Mixer - OC
July 14

Los Angeles New Grad Mixer - LA
July 15

San Diego New Grad Mixer
July 15

Jazz At The Bowl - LA
August 23

San Luis Obispo Wine Tasting Tour - LA
October 24

More Alumni Events

From an aquarium teeming with alumni and their children, to an awards gala, to a brunch-time concert in Southern California’s new world-renowned music venue, over 1,300 UC San Diego alumni and friends participated in the inaugural Alumni Weekend that took place June 4-7. This exciting new program provided alumni the opportunity to reconnect with friends and faculty, celebrate their UC San Diego experience and revisit campus through the eyes of current students.

“It has been a transformative year for the nation and our university,” says Armin Afsahi, ’90, executive director, UCSD Alumni Association. “We have been heartened to see the bond between the university and its alumni strengthened as never before with over 2,500 alumni and friends returning to campus.”

For some alumni, this was the first university event they have attended since graduation. “I felt a sense of pride being among fellow graduates, many that I recognized from daily business interactions,” says Gary Bosse ’89. “Next time I run into them downtown, I’ll be able to introduce myself with an immediate common bond.”

The UCSD Alumni Association is already planning its annual trifecta of reunions now. Mark your calendars now for Homecoming, October 16-18, Young Alumni Reunion in February 2010 and Alumni Weekend, June 2010.

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Benefits of Belonging

Alumni Membership

Fun in the Sun  

Use your UCSD Alumni Association membership to gain access the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, one of the best places to windsurf, kayak, wakeboard or sail in San Diego!

Set Up Your Safety Net

The UCSD Alumni Association sponsors group life and health insurance plans (including short-term major medical) at affordable rates to all new grads, alumni and their family.

Last-Minute Travel

The European Odyssey Tour is accepting last-minute registration for the June 25-July 10 trip to major cultural destinations including London, Paris, Brussels Rhine Valley, Salzburg, Venice, Florence and Rome.

Class Notes

Have you been dragged to hell recently? Dileep Rao (Muir ’95) has – and is enjoying the ride. He plays the character of “Rham Jas” in the recently released Sam Raimi movie Drag Me To Hell and attended the 2009 Cannes Film Festival where the movie was launched. Dileep will also be seen as “Dr. Max Patel” in the upcoming IMAX 3-D movie Avatar, directed by James Cameron, starring Sigourney Weaver.

So what’s it like to be up close and personal with a 16-foot-tall floral bulldog riding on a giant skateboard make of bright green Kermit pom-poms and vibrant purple dendrobium orchid florets? For Kathy Sun, ’06, it was the stuff of dreams.

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May Issue Available Now!

Power to the People
With its state-of-the-art co-generation plant and 1.2 megawatts of solar generated electricity, UCSD is becoming a green giant.

Looking Back

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
David Grider, ’92

Herb F. York, Founding UC San Diego Chancellor, Dies May 19

Herbert Frank York, founding chancellor of the University of California, San Diego and a world-renowned physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb as a young researcher and later championed arms control, died May 19 at Thornton Hospital in San Diego. He was 87.

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