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We are student centered.

Student Affairs and Campus Life employs more than 375 professional staff and 2,400 student employees who provide a multitude of services, resources, and opportunities that enrich the lives of UC San Diego students.

Many Student Affairs and Campus Life employees are organized into units, complemented by the Student Affairs staff at UC San Diego's eight Undergraduate Colleges and the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs.

For more details, please see the Student Affairs and Campus Life Organization Chart (PDF).

Learn more about the Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs and Campus Life Office, Student Affairs and Campus Life units, and Student Affairs and Campus Life's close campus partners:

Student Affairs and Campus Life Units

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life

The office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life provides policy and leadership direction for Student Affairs and Campus Life and also directly supervises a number of units and AVC areas, including:

  • Arts & Activation
  • Athletics
  • Campus Life
  • Global Initiatives
  • Finance & Operations
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Affairs and Campus Life Communications
  • Student Health and Well-Being

Arts & Activation

Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff

Global Initiatives – led by Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief of Staff Tamara T. Cunningham – supports UC San Diego's mission of providing transformative experiences in a globally connected world by bridging educational opportunities with the vast global research network of our campus. AVC Cunningham also serves as a member of the shared leadership team responsible for Arts and Activation at UC San Diego.

Global Initiatives units include:

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Life

Along with student programs originating in the Colleges and in cooperation with Associated Students (AS) and the Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA), the Campus Life team – led by Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor Dr. Andrew Hua – is responsible for the scope and quality of students’ cultural, social, and leadership experiences at UC San Diego.

Campus Life units include:

Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance & Operations

The Student Affairs and Campus Life Finance & Operations office – led by Associate Vice Chancellor John D. Hughes – provides oversight of financial, capital, and human resources for Student Affairs and Campus Life by leading a team of business officers, HR contacts, and campus partners to establish standards for appropriate and effective delivery of financial, facility, and human resource services in support of university, divisional, and department goals.

Finance & Operations units include:

Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (AVC-SA) Dr. Patricia Mahaffey supervises the following teams reflected below and is the formal liaison to campus partners to ensure undergraduate and graduate students' experiences are outstanding:

Athletics

UC San Diego sponsors 23 intercollegiate sport programs that currently compete in the Big West Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Western Water Polo Association, and Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association.

All Triton athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division I level, with the exception of the men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and men's and women's fencing programs, which compete at the NCAA "National Collegiate" level.

Visit UC San Diego Athletics to learn more. Go Tritons!

Our Close Campus Partners

Student Health & Well-Being

Student Health & Well-Being provides a range of services that maintain and enhance the physical and emotional health, well-being, and safety of UC San Diego students.

Although Student Health departments are officially part of the UC San Diego Health System, they maintain a strong collaborative relationship and partnership with Student Affairs and Campus Life.

Units include:

College Deans of Student Affairs

The College Deans of Student Affairs at UC San Diego's eight colleges oversee the administration of student life and student development – including New Student Orientation – within the colleges.

General inquiries may be directed to the college-based Student Affairs offices at:

WEB       EMAIL
Revelle College redean@ucsd.edu
John Muir College mdeansoffice@ucsd.edu
Thurgood Marshall College tmcstudentaffairs@ucsd.edu
Earl Warren College wardean@ucsd.edu
Eleanor Roosevelt College ercdean@ucsd.edu
Sixth College sixthsa@ucsd.edu
Seventh College seventhstudentaffairs@ucsd.edu
Eighth College eighthcollege@ucsd.edu

Educational Innovation

UC San Diego's Educational Innovation initiative was launched in order to: catalyze the development of academic offerings that enhance the experience and outcomes of students; strengthen UC San Diego’s reputation in research and education; and grow institutional revenues to sustain investments in the education and research enterprise.

Enrollment Management

Enrollment Management works collectively and collaboratively to prepare, recruit, enroll, and provide financial aid services to students so that they may access and realize their educational goals.

Enrollment Management comprises the Office of Admissions, Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, Office of the Registrar, and the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP).

Organizational Transformation

The office of the Vice Chancellor for Organizational Transformation strives to create a campus climate of respect, fairness and cooperation, promoting innovation and leadership in alignment with UC San Diego’s Principles of Community.

Through partnership and collaboration, OT – which includes the Campus Community Centers and the Center for Faculty Success and Engagement (FSE) – leads the university’s organizational transformation efforts.

Extended Studies

UC San Diego’s Division of Extended Studies harnesses the power of education to transform lives via unique educational formats.

Their mission is to serve the critical lifelong learning and skill development needs of individuals, organizations and the community – by way of continuing education, certificate and degree-related programs; community initiatives that support economic and social development; and a wide array of public-service lectures, forums and special events delivered both on and off campus.

Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs

The Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) upholds the ideals of being a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university and aims to be the main resource for all matters related to graduate education and postdoctoral affairs.

Housing, Dining, and Hospitality

Student Affairs and Campus Life’s partners in Housing, Dining, & Hospitality (HDH) provide administrative housing operations, campus dining services, and residential facility management services for UC San Diego students who live on campus.

Research and Innovation

The office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation supports, facilitates, and promotes world-class research at UC San Diego by:

  • Optimizing services to compete for and win grants
  • Supporting the next generation of researchers in our classrooms and labs
  • Speeding our discoveries to the marketplace
  • Building research collaborations and partnerships with industry and other institutions
  • Continuous improvement of administrative and regulatory systems, and processes to manage risk

Student Leadership

In accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate, or grant preferences, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories.

More information about Proposition 209 can be found here.

More information about the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy can be found here.