Sixth College

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icon=Sixthlogo.gif|240px|Sixth College Logo (Trademark of UC Regents)
Motto= Preparing Effective Citizens for the 21st Century
Year=2002
Order=Sixth
Provost=Naomi Oreskes
Dean of Students=James Stascavage
Dean of Academics = Brigitte Benoist
Asst. Dean of Students=Dan Tillapaugh
Resident Dean=Marciano Perez
Asst. Resident Dean=TBN
Asst. Resident Dean=Jayne Smith
Students=1,750
UCSD Percentage=8%
Status=undergraduate, liberal arts
Core Course=Culture, Art, and Technology (CAT)
Festival=Kuncocshun

Sixth College is the newest college of the University of California, San Diego and is as of yet unnamed (but see below). Naomi Oreskes assumed her role as provost effective July 1, 2008. Sixth encourages exploration of the "historical and philosophical connections among culture, art and technology." Opened in September 2002, Sixth College seeks to create student scholars that are dynamic, cutting edge, and well-versed in modern technology. Sixth College's core writing course is called Culture, Art and Technology (CAT), a one year long sequence that attempts to integrate writing skills within a greater technological and modern era context. Sixth College is also the only college out of the six at UCSD to feature a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) named Lisa Kaczmarczyk.

Name of the College

Sixth College is so named because it is the sixth undergraduate college at UCSD. The names of prominent persons who fit the college's theme of Culture, Art, and Technology, such as Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci, have been proposed by students, but never seriously considered by the administration.

In early 2005, the college administration indicated interest in naming the college after Richard Atkinson, a former UC President and Chancellor of UCSD. Many students did not support this choice, and strongly disagreed with the administration. For a brief time, this was a major controversy among Sixth students and the university committee. On April 27, 2005, however, the administration announced that Atkinson had personally withdrawn himself from consideration as Sixth's namesake. The naming process has since stopped indefinitely. Meanwhile, [http://www.calit2.net/ Cal-IT²] 's main building at UCSD has been named Atkinson Hall.

On-Campus Housing

On campus housing is available at Sixth College for two years. Sixth College dormitories (nicknamed "Camp Snoopy" as the trees, expansive central lawn, and cabin-like dormitory buildings all contribute to the appearance of a youth summer camp) are located near Pepper Canyon Hall. The dorms are arranged in multiple two-story buildings, with approximately forty students per building (twenty per floor). Each floor is further divided into two suites consisting of five rooms plus a shared commons room. A shared bathroom connects the two suites. Each building also features a kitchen and study room for use by members of that building.

The other on-campus housing option is Sixth's apartments (sometimes called by its old name from when it was part of Fifth College, "Pepper Canyon Apartments"). Apartments layouts vary.

External links

* [http://sixth.ucsd.edu/ Official Sixth College website]
* [http://colleges.ucsd.edu/ Overview of UCSD's College System]