Sixth College
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| Motto | Preparing Effective Citizens for the 21st Century |
| Established | 2001 (Sixth) |
| Status | undergraduate, liberal arts, Current Enrollment at Sixth College 4,262 |
| Provost | Daniel Donoghue |
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| Major events | Festival: Chocolate Festival, Kuncocshun, Spirit of the Masters |
| Core course | Culture, Art, and Technology (CAT) |
Coordinates: 32°52′42″N 117°14′00″W / 32.878201°N 117.233209°W
Sixth College is the sixth and newest college of the University of California, San Diego. Opened in September 2001, Sixth College seeks to create student scholars that are dynamic, cutting edge, and well-versed in modern technology. Sixth College's core writing program s called Culture, Art and Technology (CAT). The series is a 5-course sequence that integrates writing skills into multidisciplinary classes using innovative forms of emerging technologies to examine the intersections of Culture, Art, and Technology.
Sixth College is so named because it is the sixth undergraduate college at UCSD. As per university tradition, it uses a numerical name until it gets a proper name, which will occur in the order that the colleges are created. The names of prominent persons who fit the college's theme of Culture, Art, and Technology, such as Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Mark Hagler, have been proposed by students but never seriously considered by the administration. The naming process has been stopped indefinitely.
Sixth College prepares students to become effective global citizens who engage creatively and ethically with the complex issues facing the world in the 21st century. Through the college's academic and co-curricular programs, students learn to become innovative, aware, and interconnected. The college draws is creative inspiration through the interdisciplinary examination of culture, art and technology. Core academic programs develop skills in both traditional and emergent media literacy, emphasizing essential writing fundamentals as well as the latest forms of digital communication.
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