Sixth College
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| Founded | 2002 (Sixth) |
| Provost | Gabriele Wienhausen |
| Dean of Students | James Stascavage |
| Asst. Dean of Students | Dale Masterson |
| Dean of Academics | Brigitte Benoist |
| Resident Dean | Marciano Perez |
| 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). Sixth College is currently helmed by its Provost, Gabriele Weinhausen. 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.
[edit] 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 On April 27, 2005, however, the administration announced that Atkinson had personally withdrawn himself from consideration as Sixth's namesake.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, Cal-IT2's main building at UCSD has been named Atkinson Hall.
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