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STARS Graduate School Preparation Schedule

Program Dates: June 23, 2024 - August 16, 2024

Please note that STARS 2024 will be an in-person summer program. 

The schedule below does not include research schedule with faculty and discipline specific activities.

The schedule below is tentative.

The STARS program is an intensive 8-week academy modeled on graduate school life. It includes 6-8 hours of faculty-led research per day, graduate school application preparation activities, networking, and community building activities.

In addition to a faculty mentor, each participant will be partnered with a graduate student advocate/mentor. To complete the program, participants must participate in meetings, and activities and make a 15-minute oral presentation of their research findings at the UC San Diego Summer Research Conference. Research hours and meetings with faculty are not included in the schedule below. Those activities will be coordinated directly with students' research sites.

Information will be updated to the following schedule of activities as it becomes available.

Updated June 20, 2024

 

Day
Date
Time
Event
Location
Week 1

Sunday

6/23/2024

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST

STARS First Day - Move In

UC San Diego Undergraduate Housing 

 Monday

 6/24/2024

 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

STARS Orientation

 UC San Diego Campus

Tuesday

6/25/2024

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

First Day at Research Site

 Various

Wednesday

6/26/2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Graduate Advocate Meeting

 UC San Diego Campus

Saturday

6/29/2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

San Diego Zoo

Balboa Park

Week 2

Monday

7/01/2024

6:45 PM - 8:00 PM 

Sunset Walking Tour

Gliderport

Wednesday

 7/03/2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Graduate Advocate Meeting

UC San Diego Campus

Thursday

7/04/2024

 

Holiday

UC San Diego Campus Closed

Week 3
Tuesday

7/09/2024

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM OAR² Grad Prep Conference  Price Center
Wednesday

7/10/2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Graduate Advocate Meeting  UC San Diego Campus

Week 4

Tuesday 7/16/2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mesa Nueva Night & Grad Housing Tour Mesa Nueva Grad Housing
Wednesday 7/17/2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Graduate Advocate Meeting  UC San Diego Campus

Week 5

Wednesday

7/24/2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Graduate Advocate Meeting  UC San Diego Campus

Week 6

Wednesday 7/31/2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Graduate Advocate Meeting  UC San Diego Campus
Saturday 8/3/2024 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Community Building: Beach Day

 Mission Bay

Week 7

Wednesday

8/07/2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Graduate Advocate Meeting  UC San Diego Campus

Thursday

8/08/2024

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM STARS Awards Ceremony  UC San Diego Campus

Week 8

Day Varies Day Varies Time Varies Graduate Advocate Summer Research Conference Prep
Locations Varies
Wednesday 8/14/2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM UC San Diego Summer Research Conference  Price Center
Thursday 8/15/2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM UC San Diego Summer Research Conference Price Center
Friday 8/16/2024 Last Day of Program: Students Depart

To get directions to any of the event locations, visit maps.ucsd.edu and enter the building number in the " I Am Looking For... " field.