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Chancellor Marye Anne Fox receives a bouquet of Flowers during Founders’ Day on Friday in Town Square.

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Students decorate Volunteer 50 shirts in the Volunteer 50 booth during Founders’ Day.

Founders’ Day Attendees browse booths manned by various divisions, colleges and organizations.

Community elder Stan Rodriguez offers a traditional Kumeyaay blessing before the celebration.

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Students experiment with air pressure and temperature on a balloon at the Physical Sciences booth.

The Biofuels Action and Awareness network, a student group that promotes the use of biofuels in the UCSD community, exhibits their algae to Founders’ Day attendees.

The UC San Diego Pepband performs during the Founders’ Day celebration.

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Faculty, students, and staff draw their visions of the future at the Jacobs School of Engineering booth.

A student draws her vision for the future at the Jacobs School of Engineering booth.

Many Founders’ Day booths offered games and prizes for attendees to play and win.

Students received free sketches of themselves during the Founders’ Day celebration.

Corner Cupcakes serves a free sample pack of three mini cupcakes to an attendee at Founders’ Day.

AS Concerts & Events debuted Hullabaloo, a brand new multi-faceted evening festival for students as part of the Founders’ Day celebration.

Students spin in a daze on the Round Up carnival ride in Matthews Quad.

A student screams with adrenaline on the Round Up carnival ride during Hullabaloo.

Electronic DJ artist Felix Cartal performed live during Hullabaloo.

Students lift their arms at the Hullabaloo dance stage in Town Square.

The lineup of artists who performed at Hullabaloo included Felix Cartal, Jokers of the Scene, DJ Philly, Deejay Stu and Jamuel Saxon (at the Loft).

UC San Diego students get pied to raise money for Camp Kesem, a program to provide kids, whose parents have or have had cancer, with a summer camp experience that gives them a chance to be kids.

Students could experience adrenaline-pumping thrills on three large-scale carnival rides in Matthews Quad.

Students packed in front the dance stage at Hullabaloo.

Electronic DJ artist Felix Cartal instructs students to lift their hands.

The audience cheers as performers awe the stage with diverse line-up of music.

The campus’s RIMAC Arena was transformed for Founders’ Dinner, a ticketed event to benefit UC San Diego’s Invent the Future student support campaign.

Claudia Skaggs Luttrell, daughter of L.S. and Aline Skaggs, receives the Chancellor’s Medal on behalf of L.S. and Aline Skaggs. One of the highest honors given by UC San Diego, the Chancellor

Susan Engelhorn hugs Chancellor Marye Anne Fox after receiving the Chancellor’s Medal.

Sheldon and Susan Engelhorn were both awarded the Chancellor’s Medal at the Founders’ Dinner.

Ann Davies accepts the Chancellor’s Medal from Marye Anne Fox during the Founders’ Dinner.

Pauline Foster accepts the Chancellor’s Medal on behalf of Anne Ratner for Ratner’s work and donations to the Abraham Ratner Children

Richard and Rita Atkinson receive the Chancellor’s Medal from Marye Anne Fox during the Founders’ Dinner.

Chancellor Fox bestows the Chancellor

Hundreds converged in RIMAC for Founders’ Dinner to pay homage and celebrate UC San Diego

Former UC President and UCSD Chancellor Robert Dynes participates in a magic performance at the Founders’ Dinner.

Students as well as faculty, alumni, staff and visitors heard campus leaders describe how new discoveries would help the campus

Executive Vice Chancellor Suresh Subramani (at podium) helps introduce Founders

National Medal of Science winner Shu Chien (center) was honored by an ovation during introductions at the Founder

Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Suresh Subramani helped make sure that attendees were well-served at the post-symposium buffet.

A video of Shu Chien

National Medal of Science winner Shu Chien chats with students at the post-symposium buffet.

Live music was provided at the buffet following the Founder