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On July 14, 1997, approximately 150 people from the campus and Greater San Diego communities participated in two Town Meetings in which about 50 speakers offered ideas on extending UCSD's outreach activities. Transcript of the July 14th town meeting held at 12:00 noon in Chancellor's Complex Conference Room 111A Transcript of the July 14th town meeting held at 7:00 p.m. in Chancellor's Complex Conference Room 111A Also, on July 30, 1997, the UCSD Task Force on K-12 Outreach sponsored a symposium of educators who have created, operated, or evaluated innovative educational programs designed to enable underserved children to achieve academic excellence. The panelists reviewed the programs in which they have been involved and discussed ideas to increase the numbers of underserved students who may qualify for admission to UCSD and other UC caliber schools. Transcript of the July 30th symposium held at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Robinson Auditorium, The UCSD Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies The panelists included: James Bower, Professor of Biology & Co-Director - The Caltech Pre-college Science Initiative, California Institute of Technology Henry Levin, David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics & Director, Accelerated Schools Project, Stanford University Sarah Michaels, Professor of Education & Director - Hiatt Center for Urban Education, Clark University Alicia Parra, Deputy Director, The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence, University of Texas at El Paso Mary Catherine Swanson, Founder and Executive Director, AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination