Welcome to our quarterly newsletter, your front-row seat to what's new and what's next across the Division of Extended Studies.

A partnership between Extended Studies and Athletics is giving postgraduate student-athletes a

rare double play: a year of competitive sport and a credential that launches their careers.

The division has teamed up with

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

to launch the Interdisciplinary

Marine Conservation Advanced Certificate. 

Staying Remarkable: Lessons from Guy Kawasaki on Leadership, Reinvention and the Next Chapter, February 23

Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist at Canva, New York Times bestselling author and Apple Fellow, was featured at a special keynote event at UC San Diego Park & Market. 

Strategic Convene and Influence: Binational Student Success, February 20

Led by Kelly Nielsen, executive director for the division's Center for Research + Evaluation and Olivia Graeve, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, this convening event brought San Diego Assembly Member David Alvarez together with educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore mechanisms for creating binational student success in the CaliBaja region.

The second convening will be held on April 24 and will be focused on researching binational populations. It will include researchers from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border to discuss opportunities and challenges for greater understanding of the CaliBaja region.

He got sober: now he wants to help others do the same through a new UCSD program - New ASCEND program, driven by a law passed in 2022, satisfies new 80-hour instruction requirement, San Diego Union-Tribune, Fresno Bee, The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Merced Sun-Star, Sacramento Bee, Modesto Bee, 3/02/26

The division’s Influencer Marketing course earned a #4 spot on The CMO Club’s list for best influencer marketing courses in 2026. Learn more from instructor Jennifer Neeley.

• The Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society Welcomes Bill McKibbon for a Timely Conversation on Climate, Faith and Collective Responsibility - April 23

• Triton Giving Day opportunity to support Sally Ride Science, Continuing Education Scholarships and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - April 29

• The Rady Exchange at 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive - May 12

• Economics of Modern Israel, presented in partnership with the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center - April 30

• Courses and Certificates

  • New Opportunities:
    • Preclinical Drug Discovery Immersive
    • The Lean Leader's Playbook
    • Post Baccalaureate Medical Research and Clinical Experience Certificate

  • Summer Quarter registration begins April 29

  • Summer Quarter courses begin June 22

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