Students Share What's On
Their Minds at Chancellor's Town Hall
Fees, diversity, quality teaching and student participation were some of the topics on the minds of students who attended a town hall with Chancellor Marye Anne Fox Wednesday at UCSD’s Student Services Center. About 50 people showed up for the meeting and about a dozen students asked Fox questions. Students are the most important component of the university’s community, Fox said. Click here to watch a streaming video of the town hall. (Real Player) More

More than 65,000 Students to Hop
Onboard Scripps-operated Research Platform
Without leaving the classroom, more than 65,000 schoolchildren throughout the United States and five foreign countries will hop onboard a world-renowned research platform operated by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography tomorrow during Ball State University’s Electronic Field Trip program. More

Beyond Boundaries: Grad Student Connects
Young Minds to India with Latest Technology
A UC San Diego graduate student is teaching USCD students a class on web-based technology – not in front of the classroom, but from his remote desktop in Mumbai, India. Although the course is very interactive, Derek Lomas teaches it using various forms of web-based technologies, including wiki sites, video streams and e-mail. More

Senior to Watch: Yolanda Richards
During her junior year, Yolanda Richards made a bold move: she went to study for a year in Ghana. She came back convinced that all students should get the opportunity to study abroad. She’s been advocating for this cause ever since. “There is so much beauty in other countries,” she said. More

Libraries to Hold Dr. Seuss Birthday Party
Members of the campus community and Dr. Seuss fans are invited to participate in a celebration marking the 104th birthday of the late Theodor Seuss Geisel — known as Dr. Seuss to the book-reading world — to be held at 11:50 a.m. March 3 on Library Walk outside the Geisel Library. A giant inflatable Cat in the Hat will mark the birthday celebration site. More

SDSC Image of the Internet Universe
on Display at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
A visualization depicting a frozen moment of activity in the Internet universe using computer tools at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, will be part of a special exhibit set to open later this month at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. More

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
Speaks to Rady School MBA Students
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders spoke to a group of Rady School students, faculty and staff, as part of the school’s MBA Executive Speaker Series Wednesday. This was the first time that Sanders spoke on campus since becoming mayor in 2005. The speaker series was designed to allow Rady MBAs to network with one another and with alumni, as well as to learn from business and community leaders. More

This Week in Pictures
Sleek cars and ink art, no matter the weather, our cameras were there to capture the moment. Click to see more of This Week in Pictures. More

African American San Diego Theatre Legend
Floyd Gaffney to be Honored On Campus
Regarded as the father of African American theatre in San Diego, a professor emeritus in theatre and dance at UCSD, and a man of “warm humanity” who could “make people laugh in unexpected ways,” the late Floyd Gaffney will be honored at a performance celebration at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Weiss Forum Theatre. More

Renee Barnett-Terry to Receive Honor
from National Student Personnel Foundation
Renee Barnett-Terry, dean of Student Affairs at Revelle College has been named to receive the Pillar of the Profession distinction by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Foundation at its national conference March 10 in Boston. More