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University of California, San Diego
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Alumni news & events
Theatre and Dance alumna Suzanne Ostersmith gave a talk "Leveraging Passion" during the TEDxSpokane held on March 16 at St. George's School. She is the Dance Program Director at Gonzaga University. (5.8.13)
Literature alumna Robert Brill, La Jolla Playhouse's first resident artist, is featured in UT San Diego. (5.7.13)
Literature alumna Jennifer Tuttle gives Distinguished Alumni Lecture, "Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the US West," on May 20 at de Certeau Room. (4.30.13)
Two alumni stars will be making a splash soon at San Diego’s acclaimed Old Globe Theatre. Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays plays eight different roles in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, pulling off the ”top 10 hottest tickets of the year,” (New York Times) and Kirsten Brandt directs a new adaptation of the classic Henrik Ibsen masterwork A Doll’s House. (3.14.13)
Theatre and Dance alumnus Danny Burstein featured in New York Times and Broadway World. (3.1.13)
History alumna Kelly Kovacic will be one of the honorees during the 2013 Alumni Celebration on June 8. (2.28.13)
Visual Arts alumna Martha Rosler received 2013 College Art Association Distinguished Feminist Award. (2.19.13)
The New York Times and The New Yorker features Visual Arts alumna Martha Rosler whose "garage sales" got started at UC San Diego. (11.28.12)
Visual Arts alumna Nina Waisman was awarded 2012 artist in residence at Montalvo Arts Center. (9.1.12)
The Oceanside Museum of Art has named Visual Arts alumnus Daniel Foster as its new incoming executive director. (8.21.12)
Theatre and Dance alumnus Tom Dugdale wins prestigious Princess Grace Award. (8.21.12)
Theatre alumna Paloma Young wins a 2012 Tony Award for Best Costume Design. (6.11.12)
Alumna composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir wins prestigious Nordic Council Music Prize 2012. (6.7.12)
Visual Arts alumna Sheryl Oring awarded the first artist-in-residency at Lindbergh Field. (5.25.12)
Two Theatre alumni Danny Burstein and Paloma Young nominated to 2012 Tony Awards. (5.9.12)
Literature alumna Kaitlin Solimine named winner of DISQUIET 2012's International Literature Award for her entry "American Nurse." (4.6.12)
Monterey County Herald featured the play "Smudge," written by Theatre & Dance alumna Rachel Axler, who is currently a writer with NBC's "Parks amd Recreation". Axler conceived the play while a student at UC San Diego. (3.16.12)
Australia’s Brisbane Times profiled “masters of viral video,” filmmakers and Visual Arts alumni Philip Wang and Wesley Chan, who, along with alum Ted Fu, started Wong Fu Productions; their YouTube channel has more than 1 million subscribers (3.16.12)
Latin American Herald Tribune featured Theatre & Dance alumna Yareli Arizmendi, "a socially responsible actress." (3.16.12)
Theatre & Dance alumna Kirsten Brandt will direct "Zoot Suit" by Chicano theater icon Luis Valdez. This will launch San Diego Rep's 37th season this summer as reported by U-T San Diego. (3.16.12)
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News gave positive review to the Theatre & Dance production of "June Moon," directed by alumnus Jonathan Silverstein. (3.16.12)
June 6-9, 2013
UC San Diego presents Alumni Weekend 2013
Save the date. Imagine limitless wonder. Imagine UCSD.
We think over 2,400 alumni can’t be wrong!
That’s the attendance record we broke at last year’s Alumni Weekend. Well, this year, we’ve IMAGINED MORE – More events, more returning alumni, and more memories to take away. We're planning 15+ events during this four-day celebration.
Click here for info.
