May 23, 2003

S.E.A. HOSTS ‘I’M GOING TO COLLEGE’ VISIT FOR 90
GEAR UP STUDENTS FROM PAUMA SCHOOL

More than 90 GEAR UP college prep students from Pauma School got a chance to experience college life for a day this month when they visited the UCSD campus to hear “kid friendly” college-style lectures, and to meet and lunch with faculty and UCSD undergraduates.

The visit, sponsored by Student Educational Advancement (SEA) with the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP), featured lectures conducted by Andrea Chiba, Ph.D., of UCSD’s Cognitive Science Department; Richard Lieber, Ph.D., of Bioengineering; Alan Lechusza, graduate student in the Music Department, and Varda Levram-Ellisman, Ph.D., of Pharmacology. Welcoming remarks were conducted by Joseph Watson, Vice Chancellor of UCSD Student Affairs.

The visiting elementary students also got a chance to meet and talk with UCSD undergraduates Sara Corder, Ilham Bashir, Litza Ferrer and Monica Lozano who spoke to the youngsters on college life and academic preparation.

I’M GOING TO COLLEGE CLASSROOM LECTURES:
AN EVENT FOR GEAR UP PAUMA SCHOOL STUDENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
UCSD RIMAC FACILITY
10 AM-1 PM

10:00 AM - Buses with Pauma GEAR UP fourth- through sixth-grade students,
teachers and parents arrive at RIMAC parking area across from
Athletic Field.

10:10 - Students assemble in designated area near entrance to RIMAC Green
Room to receive GEAR UP backpacks and other material for the
event.

10:20 - Michael Dabney of UCSD leads students, parents and teachers to
RIMAC Green Room for welcoming.

10:30-10:40 - RIMAC Green Room -Welcome remarks/Program orientation –
Linda Doughty, director of Cal-SOAP for San Diego & Imperial
Counties, and Coy Johnston, coordinator of Pauma Elementary
GEAR UP, and introduction of GEAR UP Pauma partners.

10:40 - Introduction of Dr. Joseph Watson, UCSD Vice Chancellor, Student
Affairs – Michael Dabney, director, News Media & Public Relations,
UCSD Student Educational Advancement.

10:40-10:46 - Dr. Watson’s Remarks in RIMAC Green Room.

10:46-10:56 –GEAR UP student break period

10:56-11:00 -Green Room lobby -Students assemble in color-coded groups to be
escorted to designated rooms for “kid friendly” college lectures
by UCSD faculty and undergraduates.

11:00-12:05- GEAR UP students rotate through college-style lectures in RIMAC’s
Green Room, Media Room and Fourth Floor Conference Room, with
each youngster attending two 25-minute lectures.

Lecture Schedule

Green Room – 11:00-11:25 AM – How the Brain Remembers: Andrea Chiba, Ph.D. –View an actual human brain and learn how the brain actually makes us smart! (For sixth graders)

Green Room – 11:30-11:55 – Do You Know What Bioengineering Is? – Richard Lieber, Ph.D. – Learn how scientists are making great things to help hospital patients get well again! (For fifth graders)

Fourth Floor Conference Room – 11:00-11:25 AM –How Much Do You Know About Native American Music? – Alan Lechusza, UCSD Graduate Student in Music – Learn what Native American music has in common with reggae and hip-hop? (For fourth-graders)

Fourth Floor Conference Room – 11:30-11:55 – What Does it Take to Become a Scientist? – Varda Levram-Ellisman, Ph.D. – Learn the skills and training needed to be a top-notch scientist! (For fourth graders)

Media Room (first floor) – 11:00-11:25 – Learn from a UCSD student what a typical college student does all day! (UCSD Academic Enrichment Program student) (For fifth graders)

Media Room (first floor) 11:30-11:55 –Keep on Track for College: Handy tips for kids on how to sharpen homework and test-taking skills! (UCSD Academic Enrichment Program student) (For sixth graders)

12:05-12:35 –Lunch/Restroom break (Students eat on the lawn of Athletic Field or
on second floor patio of RIMAC with UCSD faculty and
undergraduate speakers).

12:40-12:50 – Closing remarks by Linda Doughty/Coy Johnston in Green Room.

12:50-1:00 - Students depart Green Room for buses, and depart campus.