New Employee Orientation: About UCSD

Academic and organizational structure

• University of California system fosters world-class educational and research opportunities:
  • Berkeley
  • Davis
  • Irvine
  • Los Angeles
  • Merced
  • Riverside
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Cruz
• Chancellor provides leadership in setting campus vision and achieving campus goals.
• Vice chancellor areas have different academic, administrative, operational, and support responsibilities:
  • Academic Affairs
  • Business Affairs
  • External Relations
  • Health Sciences
  • Marine Sciences and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Resource Management and Planning
  • Student Affairs
• Colleges share facilities and resources, and are distinguished by philosophy and approach:
  • John Muir
  • Revelle
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Sixth
  • Thurgood Marshall
  • Warren
• Divisions and schools deliver excellence in education, research, health care, and public service:
  • Division of Arts and Humanities
  • Division of Biological Sciences
  • Division of Physical Sciences
  • Division of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
  • Graduate Studies and Research
  • Jacobs School of Engineering
  • Rady School of Management
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • UCSD Extension
  • UCSD Medical Cente

Preuss School provides an intensive college prep education for motivated low-income students.

Academic excellence allows UCSD to attract the best and brightest:

• Faculty honors
• Rankings
• Research
• Students

UCSD culture

• Principles of Community embody the values of fairness, equality, and diversity.
• Values for Learning and Professional Development create a rich learning environment for staff and faculty.

Employee recognition

• Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards recognize employees, departments, and organizational units for their contributions to diversity, equal opportunity, and affirmative action at UCSD.
• Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Awards recognize employees’ exemplary contributions to UCSD and the community.
• Service Awards honor staff for their dedication and years of service.
• Staff Appreciation Picnic celebrates staff with a fun event that features food, games, and prizes.

Business processes and information

• Blink provides online access to business processes, transactions, and critical information.
• UCSD Web site is UCSD’s primary source for and gateway to online information.