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Greetings Muirons! In this unprecedented and uncertain time, if we know one certain thing about our Muir community it is that we are there for one another. Near or far, Muir College wants you to know that moving remotely does not mean that we will stop providing you opportunities to engage with each another and your college. This page will help you stay up to date on the happenings of JMC and provide a way to connect to various resources still available to you as students.
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” - John Muir
Muir Veterans Coffee Hour Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 11:00am-12:00pm
In celebration of Veterans Appreciation Week, Muir College wants to recognize and honor our veteran students' service with this virtual coffee hour. Meet other Muir veteran students and discuss your experiences as Muir veteran students. Also, learn about opportunities of how to further develop community in Muir and to continue this conversation. The first ten veteran students in attendance will receive a coffee voucher. Register for Zoom invitation
The Role of Self-Care and Collective Care Tuesday, November 10th, 12:30pm-1:30pm
College and life demands a lot of us; the list of items you are attending to can go on and on. Join the discussion about the importance of both self- and collective care. Students will share strategies and resources. Register for Zoom invitation
Spring Quarter 2020 presents new opportunities requiring extra attention to communication and personal initiative. Follow Muir College's accounts to stay informed and involved.
Stay tuned. There will be numerous opportunities this quarter to remotely attend special lectures, workshops, and maybe even concerts. We'll be posting those dates and times here.
Virtual Short-Term Community Service Opportunities During COVID-19: Many non-profit organizations offer opportunities to use your skills and talents to volunteer virtually during COVID-19! While the campus is not recommending in-person community service at this time, you can still make a difference!
UC SAN DIEGO VIRTUAL STUDENT UNION Staying Connected, Even Though We're Apart
We'll be inviting students, staff, faculty, and other community members to share their (and your) experiences and thoughts as we adjust to this new reality of remote college life. If you have words to share, submit to our moderator for consideration via email.
Greetings, graduating Muirons,
Around this time each year, there are a flurry of emotions. Between grad school applications and job searches, students celebrate the end of being seniors, commemorating the last times throughout their quarter - their last time getting coffee at Muir Woods, their last Sun God, their last all-night study binge in Geisel. Students would be taking senior photos, planning summer trips, inviting their loved ones to Commencement. This year is unprecedented. You may have already been in those last lectures, study groups, sports or arts or music events, when you did not even know they would be your last time. Thrown in with all these feelings of celebration and anticipation for what comes next is the uncertainty around the pandemic: when will it end? Is commencement happening? What jobs are available next year, what will grad school look like in the fall?
During this time of uncertainty, we offer you this - we hear you. We are on this journey with you, and we are committed to supporting you during this time. Whether it is sharing any information about events centered around career or grad school processes, updates on commencement and other senior celebrations, or just to offer ourselves as someone to speak to during this time. We are here for you and will do our best to honor your quarter. Stay tuned to future senior newsletters, follow our social media, visit this "Seniors only" section of our online Muir hub. Maybe it will be sharing your stories, your photos from this time, that will be the commencement of 2020. Please stay tuned in and in touch with us. We will try our best to keep you informed and to find a way to celebrate your amazing accomplishment.
Sincerely, Wayne Yang, John Muir College Provost
The Commencement Ceremony may look different this year, but you don't have to. Muir College classic green and white-trimmed stoles are available for purchase, with free shipping, for just $20.20. A keepsake for your own memories or as part of the Stoles of Gratitude tradition where you write a message on the back and gift it to someonw who helped you reach the momentus landmark. Get yours while supplies last at mom.ucsd.edu
First-Gen Graduates, Class of 2020 website submit your profile by Sunday, June 7th at 11:59 p.m. to guarantee publishing by the June 13, 2020 Commencement date.
UC San Diego 2020 Virtual Commencement *To ensure the safety of our community, ceremonies for the undergraduate colleges and graduate and professional schools will be virtual. These virtual ceremonies do not replace our traditional in-person commencement ceremonies, which will be held at later, yet-to-be-determined dates. Students must register to participate in the virtual commencement. See commencement.ucsd.edu for additional details
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Even when we can't be together on campus, we are connected by #TritonPride. Here's how our community is showing off their Triton spirit from home.