CASP Learning Communities (CLCs)
About CLC Seminars
CASP Learning Communities (LCs) seminars with three goals: 1) creating a community for our scholars, 2) connecting CASP scholars to campus resources and opportunities, and 3) providing space for our scholars to reflect on and plan for their goals for their time at UC San Diego and beyond. CLCs provide a consistent, small group environment that provides a network of support.
CASP students are required to attend an LC for one quarter during their first year at UC San Diego. Students may choose from three options:
- The CASP LCs are focused on transition to college topics, such as how to study abroad, understanding your scholarship, and finding opportunities on campus. A particular emphasis will be on community building. These are led by CASP staff and students and meet weekly for 50 minutes from weeks 2-9. *Offered all three Quarters; open enrollment*
- PATHS/STEM LCs: PATHS-CASP LCs serves STEMM (Science, Technology, Math, and Medicine) majors with two programs: 1. PATHS helps students to develop research and leadership skills, as well as work with faculty mentors, 2. and RMTL/Envision, a certificate program that prepares first year and transfer students for STEMM pathways. *Not offered Fall Quarter; limited enrollment*
- Career Launch: Career Launch empowers UC San Diego students to navigate their professional journeys by building confidence and readiness skills based on NACE and UC San Diego competencies. You may find more information about Career Launch at the following link: Career Launch at UC San Diego. *Open enrollment for transfer students only, not offered Fall Quarter*
As a reminder, CLCs are only required and open to CASP students during their first year at UC San Diego.
Registration
If you filled out the CASP Learning Community Preference form after CASP 101, you will receive the registration link Week 7 the quarter before the one you chose. For example, if you chose Winter Quarter, you will receive the registration link Week 7 of Fall Quarter. If you did not fill out the preference form, you will be offered the choice of a Winter or Spring LC. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at casp@ucsd.edu.
Community Guidelines
Community Guidelines are guidelines that are made to create a safe space within the LC. Each CASP LC has a different set of community guidelines, and the list is always changing!
Here are the CASP LC community guidelines:
- Be Respectful (Attack the idea, not the individual) - those that share ideas should be respected and if need be the idea should be broken down, not the individual.
- Listen to each other - respect includes active listening. Students must show full attention to their OLC leaders as well as their peers.
- One mic, one star - When someone else is speaking there should be no one else speaking.
- Embrace the silence - Silence is ok! Everyone processes information differently and this needs to be respected.
- "I" Statements - Be accountable for what you say. Students should not assume for their peers or other groups.
- Inclusive Language - Practice inclusive language for all identities.
- Vegas Rule - Whatever is said in the space, stays in the space. However, whatever is learned in the space leaves it!
- Lean into your discomfort - Practice trying to challenge yourself to share or contribute to the OLC. Everyone is part of this learning community!
- Have fun! - Self-explanatory :)
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