An Evening with San Diego’s First Chief Innovation Officer
March 3, 2021 (5:30 PM to 6:30 PM PST)
The City of San Diego recently appointed their first Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), Kirby Brady. During a time when most cities are in crisis, San Diego is preparing for the future with innovation and entrepreneurship. There is no doubt that as one of few women or people of color to be named CIO of a major American city, Kirby Brady is at the forefront of leading change in America’s Finest City. Join us to welcome Kirby Brady in her new role.
First-Generation Student Success Summit (2 Day Conference)
March 3 & 4, 2021 (3:00 PM to 6:00 PM PST)
The First-Generation Action Team is hosting a Virtual First-Generation Student Success Summit on Wednesday March 3rd, and Thursday March 4th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on Zoom. The Summit is aimed at helping first-generation students engage with faculty and navigate their time at USD. All first-generation undergraduate and graduate students are invited to attend all or part of the two-day event. We will have representatives from across campus discussing a wide range of topics including: financial wellness; student wellness; library resources; DACA and undocumented student and family support; Student Support Services; McNair Scholars; alumni stories and insights; maximizing time with your academic advisors; and more. Each day will culminate with a Social Hour where first-generation students and faculty can gather to share their stories and make lasting connections.
The SOLES Graduate Student Writing Center
The SOLES Graduate Student Writing Center is a virtual space designed to accommodate both online or on-campus graduate students for whom distance or busy schedules conflict with coming to campus.
The Center’s free web-based service provides students with feedback on digital versions of their assignments and offers one-on-one coaching sessions via remote conferencing.
EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning Course
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, distance learning has become significantly more important to lecturers and students. As you might be aware, the EU established a European network of independent non-proliferation think tanks in 2010, managed by the six members of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC). One major project of the consortium is the development and maintenance of this online course. The course is completely free of charge, GDPR compliant and does require registration only for users who want one of several certificates. Our course comprises fifteen learning units that cover a whole range of issues; including arms control theory and WMD, conventional weapons, humanitarian arms control, missiles and emerging technologies. It has been used by 1000+ persons already, and features in syllabi by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and other international institutions.