CASP OASIS Learning Communities (OLCs)
About OLC Seminars
CASP Learning Communities (OLCs) are 50-minute learning community seminars that give students an opportunity to engage with peers on topics ranging from transitioning into college to utilizing on-campus
CASP OLCs take place Weeks 2–10 in the Fall Quarter, Weeks 2-9 in the Winter Quarter, and Weeks 2-9 in the Spring Quarter.
As a reminder, OLCs are only required and open to CASP students in their first year at UC San Diego.
Registration
Registration for Fall 2024 will be emailed to incoming students during Week 0 of Fall Quarter. 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 OLC. Each OLC has a different set of community guidelines, and the list is always changing!
Here are the CASP OLC 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 :)