Campus Resources
UC San Diego has many programs to help you stay informed and active. Students are invited to take part in nearly 50 multicultural associations and social justice collectives. Similarly, faculty and staff can play an integral role in removing barriers and challenging discrimination by becoming involved in academic outreach and awareness programs, affirmative action committees, and the many staff associations offered on campus.
Campus Community Centers
The centers are a place of belonging where all students, staff and faculty can find community, explore social justice issues, gain leadership skills, engage in open dialogue and take part in educational and social activities.
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Funding Opportunities
Do you have an amazing idea that will help transform educational access? Are you hosting a cultural celebration on campus? The Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion partners with several campus departments to provide grants and co-sponsorships for your innovative programs.
Inclusive Programming
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are critical to our mission of excellence at UC San Diego. Our goal is to continue to build a diverse, equitable and inclusive university that enriches the educational experience, strengthens community, promotes critical thinking, and gives the university an intellectual and competitive advantage.
Student Resources
- Academic Affirmative Action
- Accessible Event Planning Guide
- Black Alumni Chapter
- Campus Community Centers
- Center for Student Involvement
- Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues (GISOI)
- Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CSW)
- Chicano Alumni Chapter
- Critical Gender Studies
- CREATE
- Disability Resources
- Diversity Coordinators
- Graduate Student Association
- UC San Diego Hillel
- International Center
- Internship Initiative: Career Connection
- Interpretation Services Request
- Kaibigang Pilipin@
- LGBT Alumni
- Multicultural Student Organizations
- Muslim Student Association
- Native American Alumni
- Native American Student Alliance
- Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination
- Student Veterans Resource Center
- Summer Research Opportunities
- TRIO Outreach Programs at UC San Diego
- Transfer Students
- Triton Jewish Leaders
- UC San Diego Black Life
- UC San Diego Native Life
- UC San Diego Raza Life
- Undocumented Student Services Center
Faculty and Staff Resources
- 10 Small Steps for Department Chairs to Foster Inclusion
- Accessible Event Planning Guide
- Associate Vice Chancellors for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
- Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CSW)
- Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues (GISOI)
- Equal Opportunity/Staff Affirmative Action (EO/SAA)
- Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (San Diego - IRACDA)
- Interpretation Services Requests
- UC San Diego Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
- UC San Diego School of Medicine Diversity & Community Partnerships
- UC San Diego Staff Associations
- University of California Transgender Health Benefits
- UJIMA Network
Disability Resources
Undocumented Resources
- Critical Gender Studies' Resources for Undocumented Students
- Financial Services' Resources for Undocumented Students
- Undocumented Student Services Center's Resources for Undocumented Students
- Supporting Undocumented Students from the Office for Student Retention and Success
- Undocumented Student Services Center
- Income Generation Options for Undocumented Students Toolkit
Community Resources
State and National Resources
- Guidelines for Addressing Race and Gender Equity in Academic Programs in Compliance with Proposition 209
- National Indian Education Association
- The Campaign for College Opportunity
- CA Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC)/State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- UC SF School of Nursing
- American Association of Blacks in Higher Education
- National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
- MentorNet
- Report of the UC President's Task Force on Faculty Diversity
- UC Diversity
- HACU - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
California Gender Recognition Act (SB 179)
Last fall, Governor Brown signed into law the Gender Recognition Act (California Senate Bill 179). The law streamlines the process for Californians to apply to change their gender markers and creates a nonbinary gender category (the letter “x” or “nb”) on California birth certificates, drivers’ licenses, identity cards, and gender-change court orders. This enables many in our community—including transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people—to have full recognition in California.
To prepare our campus for this transition, Vice Chancellor Petitt has asked Cindy Palmer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel; Nancy Resnick, the incoming Chief Human Resources Officer; and Shaun Travers, Campus Diversity Officer and Director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center, to co-lead a steering committee to advise senior leadership on measures to prepare for this change.
Get more information and answers to frequently asked questions (PDF).
Students in Distress
Faculty and staff play a crucial role in creating a community of care at UC San Diego by identifying and assisting students who show signs of emotional, physical, or psychological distress. If a situation appears imminently life-threatening, please call 911. You can also report non-emergency concerns through the Triton Concern Line at 858-246-1111. Your call will be routed to the appropriate Dean of Student Affairs within one business day for appropriate follow-up with the student.