June 7, 2005

Free Sunday Afternoon Tours of UCSD Offered This Summer

By Jan Jennings

San Diego area residents and visitors can enjoy free Sunday afternoon tours at the University of California, San Diego. A friendly volunteer guide will lead you on a tour of this beautiful campus and provide information on the history and unique features of UCSD.

Free general overview tours, by mini-van or walking, are offered Sundays at
2 p.m. leaving from the South Gilman Information Pavilion on campus.

Mini-van tours are 90 minutes in length which allows guests to see selected pieces of the Stuart Collection of outdoor sculpture found throughout the campus, a short stop at Thornton Hospital and another stop at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. These mini-van tours are offered the first and third Sundays of each month.

Walking tours also are 90 minutes in length, leading you through the heart of the campus to view and discuss some of the undergraduate schools of choice at UCSD, the Price Center, Bookstore, as well as seeing selected pieces of the Stuart Collection of outdoor sculpture. Walking tours are offered on alternate Sundays from the Mini-Van tours.

Special group tours can be arranged by request. Wheelchair accessibility is available upon request. Parking is free on weekends. Please phone (858) 534-4414 for reservations, or additional information.

The Summer, 2005 schedule of tours is as follows:

Walking tours:
           June 19, 26
           July 10, 24, 31
           Aug. 14, 28
           Sept. 11, 25

Mini-Van tours:
          July 17
          Aug. 7, 21
          Sept. 18

Media Contact: Corlyn Vance (858) 534-4414