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June 23, 1997
The goal that all children in the San Diego community, regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic
background, have access to a primary and secondary education that will afford them the
opportunity to qualify for admission to the University of California is widely shared. If this goal is
to be achieved, all segments of society will need to make a commitment to it. As a campus of the
University of California, we have a special responsibility to contribute to the effort to improve the
preparation of students with the potential to enroll in the University. Although we have
established numerous educational outreach programs, many of which target economically and
educationally underserved children, it is widely agreed that we need to become more involved in
primary and secondary education and that our efforts need to be more coherent and visible.
In light of these objectives, we would appreciate your serving as a task force to develop a
proposal for a new, comprehensive initiative that targets economically and educationally under
served K-12 students. We encourage you to think creatively about what form this initiative might take, but in the light of low eligibility rates of various demographic groups, it must serve to
increase the participation of students from historically under-represented groups, and complement
the array of outreach programs already in place. For your information, we have attached a copy
of the Chancellor's remarks on this topic to the Representative Assembly and a guide to UCSD's
pre-collegiate programs.
We ask that your work be completed by September 1, 1997 so that your proposal can be
reviewed by relevant Senate committees during September and October and be considered by the Representative Assembly at its meeting in November.
Thank you for your willingness to devote your time to this important undertaking.
Georgios H. Anagnostopoulos
Chair, Academic Senate |
Robert C. Dynes
Chancellor
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