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Staff Town Hall | Tuesday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m.

  • Information about a Staff Association Affiliate Group
  • Updates from Campus HR
  • Medical updates
  • Campus health and safety guidelines.

Register for the April 25 event and submit your questions

Past Town Halls


To view Staff Town Halls from Feb. 2022 and onward, please visit the Staff Town Hall webpage.

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023

Video recap forthcoming. Please check back soon.

Faculty and Research Town Hall: October 12, 2022

Video recap forthcoming. Please check back soon.

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, July 14, 2022

  • Learn about some exciting and important changes within HR that will enhance your employee and people-leading experience.
  • Hear updates regarding a new transit pilot program benefit.
  • Meet your new Staff Association chair Desiree Hennon with election updates, upcoming Staff Association event's and Shines & Shoutouts.
  • Plus, receive an update on campus health and safety guidelines.
See the Power Point presentation here.

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Corinne Peek-Asa, Vice Chancellor of Research
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Slidedeck available here

Staff Town Hall: Friday, May 27, 2022

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Corinne Peek-Asa, Vice Chancellor of Research
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Slidedeck available here 

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Hosted by: Human Resources
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Staff Town Hall: Friday, Feb. 25, 2022

Hosted by: Human Resources
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Corinne Peek-Asa, Vice Chancellor of Research
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022

Hosted by: Pierre Ouillet, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer 
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

 

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Corinne Peek-Asa, Vice Chancellor of Research
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs

Download the Power Point presentation from this Faculty & Research Town Hall.

Faculty Town Hall: Friday Jan. 7, 2022

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor 
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs

Download the Power Point presentation from this Faculty Town Hall.

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021

Hosted by: Pierre Ouillet, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer 
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Download the Power Point presentation from this Staff Town Hall.

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Sandra Brown, Vice Chancellor for Research
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Faculty and Research Town Hall Presentation

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021

Hosted by: Pierre Ouillet, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer 
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Download the Power Point presentation from this Staff Town Hall.

Vacunas Contra el COVID-19: Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021

Invitados moderadores / Panelists:

  • Magda Angel, MSN-Ed, RN, PHN
    Directora de enfermería en UC San Diego Health y Medicina Interna en Vista
  • Connie Macias, Asistente de Investigación y Educadora de Salud en San Ysidro Health
  • Gabriel A. Wagner, M.D. | Catedrático Clínico Asociado 
    Asociado División de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Salud Pública Global | Departmento de Medicina en la Universidad de California San Diego Centro de Investigaciones Antivirales 

Events Town Hall: Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021

Hosted by: Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
Moderated by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021

Hosted by: Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Pierre Ouillet
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Monday, Sept. 27, 2021

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Sandra Brown, Vice Chancellor for Research
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021

Co-hosted by: Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Pierre Ouillet and Senior Director of Labor Relations & Employee Relations Terri Winbush
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

The Preuss School Town Hall: Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021

Hosted by: Executive Director of The Preuss School Helen Griffith
Featured Speakers: Dr. Angela Scioscia, Dr. Chip Schooley, Dr. Natasha Martin, and Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman who will be discussing vaccine safety and importance as well as the vaccine mandate. 

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021

Hosted by: Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons 
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Student Vaccine Mandate Town Hall: Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021

Hosted by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Moderated by: Jodi Wiseley, Executive Director, Parent and Family Programs and Operations
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Employee Vaccine Mandate Town Hall: Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021

Co-hosted by: Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons and Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Pierre Ouillet
Moderated byAlysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Co-hosted by: Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons and Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra A. Brown
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Hosted by: Nancy Resnik, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks: Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons

View or download the July 20 Staff Town Hall Power Point.

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Hosted by: Nancy Resnik, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla

Download the June 30 meeting Power Point.

Faculty and Research Town Hall: Thursday, May 27, 2021

Co-hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor and Sandra A. Brown, Vice Chancellor for Research
Moderated by: James Antony, Dean of the Graduate Division

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Hosted by: Terri Winbush, Acting Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Student Town Hall: Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Hosted by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 
Moderated by:
Ebonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Faculty Town Hall: Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Research Town Hall: Thursday, March 25, 2021

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Faculty Town Hall: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Hosted by: Elizabeth Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Slides from the March 9 Faculty Town Hall can be accessed here.

Faculty Town Hall: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

Hosted by: Elizabeth Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

View Faculty Town Hall Presentation Slides

Staff Town Hall: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

 

Research Town Hall: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021

Leaders and experts shared new information on Research Ramp Up, Return to Learn, and current campus status; plans for vaccine distribution; and plans for expansion of research activity in future months.

To view a recording of the event, please visit the Research Affairs Share Point website.

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks byElizabeth Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor

Faculty Town Hall: Monday, Jan. 11, 2021

Hosted by: Elizabeth Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Steven Constable, Ph.D., Chair, Academic Senate, San Diego Division
  • Carlos Jensen, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Innovation
  • Hemlata Jhaveri, Ph.D., Executive Director, Housing, Dining & Hospitality
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health

View Faculty Town Hall Presentation

Staff Town Hall: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

 

Faculty Town Hall: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Student Town Hall: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020

Hosted by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Moderated by: Ebonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Q&A moderated by: Kimberly Giangtran, Associated Students President and Quynh Nguyen, Graduate Student Association President

Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Professor of Education Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Dulce Dorado, Director of the International Students and Programs Office
  • Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Retention and Success
  • Hemlata Jhaveri, Ph.D., Executive Director, Housing, Dining & Hospitality
  • Patricia Mahaffey, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life
  • Sherry Mallory, Ph.D., Dean of Student Affairs
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics and Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing

Faculty Town Hall: Classroom Culture and Assessment: Thursday, Nov. 12

Faculty Town Hall: Classroom Culture and Assessment - Models and Resources

Thursday, Nov. 12 
Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Carlos Jensen, Associate Vice Chancellor - Educational Innovation
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists

  • Tricia Bertram Gallant, Director, Academic Integrity Office
  • Steven Constable, Chair, Academic Senate
  • Karen Flammer, Director Digital Learning Hub, Teaching + Learning Commons
  • John Moore, Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Caryn Neiswender, Senior Instructional Designer, Digital Learning Hub, Teaching + Learning Commons
  • Josephine Relaford-Doyle, Education Specialist, Engaged Teaching Hub, Teaching + Learning Commons
  • David Ruiter, Faculty Director, Teaching + Learning Commons
  • Carolyn Sandoval, Associate Director, Teaching + Learning Commons
Classroom Culture and Assessment - Models and Resources Presentation.

Research Town Hall: Monday, Oct. 26, 2020

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer
Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • Crystal Green, Ph.D., LMFT, Director, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
  • Chris Longhurst, Chief Innovation Officer / Associate Chief Medical Officer, UC San Diego Health
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • Pierre Ouillet, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director for Student Health and Wellness
  • Jana Severson, Director of Housing Services, Housing, Dining and Hospitality
  • Terri Winbush, Senior Director of Labor Relations and Employee Relations

Special Return to Learn Faculty Town Hall: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020

This special Return to Learn Town Hall is focused on in-person instruction and COVID-19 and the lessons learned so far.

Faculty Town Hall: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor
Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Steven Constable, Ph.D., Chair, Academic Senate, San Diego Division
  • Carlos Jensen, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Innovation
  • Alysson Satterlund, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director for Student Health and Wellness
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health

Student Town Hall: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020

Hosted by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Moderated by: Ebonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Professor of Education Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Heather Belk, Director, Associated Students
  • Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Retention and Success
  • Patricia Mahaffey, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life
  • Sherry Mallory, Ph.D., Dean of Student Affairs
  • Richard Mylin, Director, Recreation
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing
  • Jana Severson, Director, Housing Services, Housing, Dining and Hospitality

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer

Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • Pierre Ouillet, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
  • Alysson Satterlund, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director for Student Health and Wellness
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
  • Terri Winbush, Senior Director of Labor Relations and Employee Relations

Faculty Town Hall: Friday, September 18, 2020

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor

Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Opening remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists: 

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Steven Constable, Ph.D., Chair, Academic Senate, San Diego Division
  • Carlos Jensen, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Innovation
  • Alysson Satterlund, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director for Student Health and Wellness
  • Jana Severson, Director of Housing Services, Housing, Dining and Hospitality
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health

Student Town Hall: Thursday, September 10, 2020

Hosted by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Moderated by: Ebonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Panelists: 

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Professor of Education Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Sandra Brown, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Sherry Mallory, Ph.D., Dean of Student Affairs
  • Becky Petitt, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing
  • Jana Severson, Director, Housing Services, Housing, Dining and Hospitality
  • Ben White, J.D., Director, Office of Student Conduct

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, August 27, 2020

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer

Moderated by: Hallie Nicholson, HR Strategic Communication and Engagement Manager

Opening Remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • Josh Glandorf, Senior Director Information Services, UC San Diego Health
  • Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • Pierre Ouillet, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
  • Pegah Parsi, J.D., Campus Privacy Officer
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing
  • Cheryl Wagonhurst, J.D., Interim Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Health Sciences
  • Melissa Williams, Director, Equal Opportunity Services and Disability Counseling & Consulting, Interim Director, Benefits
  • Terri Winbush, Senior Director of Labor Relations and Employee Relations

Faculty Town Hall: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

Co-hosted by: Maripat Corr, Academic Senate Chair and Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor 

Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor—Academic Affairs

Opening Remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
  • James Antony, Dean of the Graduate Division and Quynh Nguyen, President of the Graduate Student Association
  • Sandra Brown, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Carlos Jensen, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Innovation
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health

Student Town Hall: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020

Host: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Moderated byEbonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Panelists:

  • Doug Easterly, Ed.D., Dean of Academic Advising, John Muir College
  • Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Retention and Success
  • Vonda Garcia, Director of Financial Aid
  • Gabriela Hoffmann, Assistant Director of International Programs
  • Kimberly Giangtran, President of Associated Students
  • Patricia Mahaffey, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life
  • Quynh Nguyen, President of the Graduate Student Association
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing

Graduate and Professional Student Town Hall: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020

Co-hosted by: James Antony, Dean of the Graduate Division and Quynh Nguyen, President of the Graduate Student Association

Moderated by: Ebonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Panelists:

  • Mary Lillis Allen, Director of Graduate Academic Affairs
  • April Bjornsen, Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Affairs and Admissions
  • Sandra Brown, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Christopher Dayss, Associate Director of Housing, Dining and Hospitality
  • Dulce Dorado, Director of the International Students and Programs Office
  • Judy Kim, Associate Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Christina Lambert, Ph.D., CAPS Program Manager, Graduate and Professional School Students
  • Patricia Mahaffey, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life
  • Tamara Schaps, Assistant Dean of Graduate Strategic Initiatives
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing
  • Tiffany Swiderski, Director of Graduate Student Financial Support

Staff Town Hall: Thursday, July 23, 2020

Hosted by: Nancy Resnick, Chief Human Resources Officer

Moderated by: Anne Curtis, Director of Staff Education and Development

Panelists

  • Dismas Abelman, Emergency Manager, Campus Emergency Management and Business Continuity
  • Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
  • Bryce Besser, Staff Association, Chair
  • Otis Crockett, Senior Operations Manager, Labor Relations
  • Stephen Jackson, Associate Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Natasha Martin, D.Phil., Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • Pierre Ouillet, Chief Financial Officer
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Wellness
  • Stacy Smith, Senior Benefits Analyst
  • Terri Winbush, Senior Director of Labor Relations and Employee Relations

Student Town Hall: Thursday, July 16, 2020

Access all of the resources covered in our July 16 student town hall.

Hosted by: Alysson Satterlund, Vice Chancellor—Student Affairs

Moderated by: Ebonee Williams, Director of Virtual Experience and Peer Engagement Initiatives for Student Affairs

Panelists

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Professor of Education Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Joanna Boval, Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities 
  • Dulce Dorado, Director of the International Students and Programs Office
  • Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Retention and Success 
  • Vonda Garcia, Director of Financial Aid
  • Kimberly Giangtran, President of Associated Students
  • Patricia Mahaffey, Ed.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics and Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Quynh Nguyen, President of the Graduate Student Association
  • Angela Scioscia, M.D., Interim Executive Director of Student Health and Well-Being 
  • Jana Severson, Director of Housing Services, Housing, Dining and Hospitality

Faculty Town Hall: Friday, July 10, 2020

Hosted by: Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor

Moderated by: Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor—Academic Affairs

Opening Remarks by: Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor

Panelists:

  • James Antony, Ph.D., Professor of Education Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Sandra Brown, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Maripat Corr, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chair, Academic Senate, San Diego Division
  • Dulce Dorado, Director, International Students & Programs Office Global Education
  • Stephen Jackson, Associate Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • Hemlata Jhaveri, Ph.D., Executive Director of Housing, Dining and Hospitality
  • Natasha Martin, M.D., D.Phil., Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Gary Matthews, Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning
  • John Moore, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics and Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Cindy Palmer, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Personnel Services
  • Robert Schooley, M.D., Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
  • Lance Scott, Research Safety Manager and Associate Director of Environment Health and Safety