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Rendering of the Eighth College for the arts and humanities students and faculties.

Humanities department into these new facilities (renovating Galbraith Hall, center of Theatre and Dance Department, by pushing them toward the back and basement of the building in 2013).

There are plenty of students ranging across all majors that are deprived of resources and demand a more equitable distribution of quality education. The introduction of the Eighth College “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza” highlights the much-needed renovations that will actually help not just the STEM majors but every department on campus receive better resources and provide a better learning environment for success.

Envisioned to be a decrepit, trashy, artistic hub, this community reflects the treatment and facilities that many Arts and Humanities students have been experiencing at UC San Diego. Elements include: trashed buildings, assortment of leftover chairs, cramped spaces, lack of areas for self expression and creativity (things that go against what students value). These will be envisioned in within the dilapidated spaces, subpar resources, and small classrooms sizes.

Location

The “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza.” will be located on a 10-acre parcel of land currently occupied by two surface parking lots, P207 and P208. The lots are on the west campus between Muir College and Marshall College, just east of North Torrey Pines Road.

Eighth College Drive is a significant campus entry point and should reflect the unique character of the university. Landscaping and signage will help contribute to a sense of place and way finding, better integrating the campus with the surrounding community.

Academic/Support Space

The “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza” will provide the following:

Approximately 5 buildings, major facilities and support space for only the ARTS/HUMANITIES undergraduate students.
A new home for only the ARTS/HUMANITIES students to express their interest and passion for self-expression and .
New instruction and research space for departments and programs within the Division of Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities.

The new buildings will blend with the existing campus development surrounding the area to support the community of the ruins. Views from the “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza” will look into and out of the campus facing towards a nice beach view.

Open Space

The trope that "Arts and Humanities students have so much free time," allow us to create a community that reflects the aspect of the Arts and Humanities majors. Our thoughtfully-designed open spaces will be an integral part of the community. There will be places to be creative, socialize, and relax as the elements of this college campus will provide the necessary materials to do so. The landscape design will be consistent with campus's system unequal fundings for the Arts and Humanities department; therefore, emphasizing on the ruinous open space will allow the opportunity to build creativity within the community. The buildings constructed resembles much like ruins and rubbles to highlight the inequality of fundings that goes toward the Arts and Humanities department. UC STEM Diego's system providence of less fundings depicts the lower-quality buildings and resources given to the students and faculties. As part of the open-space community, we thrive to reflect on the UC STEM Diego's action and better improve the community for ONLY the Arts and Humanities students and faculties.

Additional Information

As the future home for the Arts and Humanities students, the “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza” will finally unite these majors in solidarity. This study suggests students to have more speculations of how UCSD's administration is handling and distributing these fundings across each department.

Outreach

Information on the development of the “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza” will be shared with the campus community through a variety of avenues including town halls, meetings, and outreach through email, web, social media, and more.

Following is a sampling of the outreach that has been completed or is currently underway on campus:

Project visioning sessions with the Divisions of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences
Establishment and engagement with the “Arts and Humanities Community Plaza” Building Advisory Committee
Engagement with various committees and groups including:
- Planning Advisory Committee
- Campus & Community Planning Committee
- Committee on Campus & Community Environment
- Academic Workgroups
  - Campus Long Range Development Plan Community Advisory Group