CASP Once-A-Week Learning Communities (OLCs)
About OLC Seminars
Once-A-Week 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 1–10 in the Winter Quarter, and Weeks 1-8 in the Spring Quarter.
As a reminder, OLCs are only required and open to CASP students in their first year at UC San Diego.
Spring 2023 Quarter OLC Meeting Times
Note: CASP OLCs will be delivered through Zoom and in person. Please pay attention to when registering to choose either an in person or Zoom OLC. Please check your UCSD email regularly for more information regarding OLC and UC San Diego Guidelines.
For questions, please contact Karen Van Ness (kvanness@ucsd.edu), Academic Support Coordinator.
CASP OLCs meet every other week
- If you entered as a first-year, your OLC will meet Weeks 1, 3, 5, and 7.
- If you entered as a transfer student, your OLC will meet Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8.
Days and Times: Spring 2023
For students who entered as first-years:
For students who entered as transfers:
Registration
Times and registration information for Spring 2023 will be sent to your UC San Diego email. The information will also be available in our newsletter.
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 :)