"My goal is for every single student, faculty and staff member to succeed here at the Jacobs School of Engineering."
— Albert P. Pisano,
Dean of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
The Jacobs School of Engineering is committed to building on UC San Diego’s campus-wide initiatives. The University of California defines diversity in this way (see this link). All related programs and initiatives coordinated by the Jacobs School and its units are designed and implemented in full compliance with Proposition 209 and the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy. More information about Proposition 209 can be found here. More information about the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy can be found here.
The following are some example initiatives in the Jacobs School to cultivate a welcoming community:
IDEA Engineering Student Center
The Jacobs School's IDEA Engineering Student Center has supported thousands of students from acceptance through graduation. Initiatives include summer transition programs, peer-led engineering learning communities, and support for student organizations which build community and celebrate all students within engineering and computer science.
With an equity-minded lens, the IDEA Engineering Student Center supports all students on the challenging path of an engineering and/or computer science education at UC San Diego. All eligible students are encouraged to participate. The IDEA Engineering Student Center does not consider race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories as part of the application and selection process for its programs and initiatives.
Student Organizations
Student organizations are a critical aspect of social and educational life for many students at the Jacobs School. All Jacobs School students are encouraged to get involved in engineering and computer science student organizations. Getting involved in a great way to build community; make friends; and gain technical, teamwork and leadership experiences that will be relevant for obtaining internships, securing research experiences in faculty labs, and ultimately emerging as engineers and computer scientists who are prepared to join the innovation workforce.
Community Building
The Jacobs School cultivates a vibrant and welcoming community for all graduate and undergraduate students. Summer programs for incoming undergraduate students serve to build community and increase retention of students. Various faculty led initiatives aim to introduce K-12 students to opportunities in STEM education in general, and the Jacobs School in particular.
Faculty
The Jacobs School is home to nearly 300 professors, more than half of whom have joined in just the last 12 years. This means the Jacobs School has a large number of early and mid career faculty who are growing their labs and cultivating and mentoring dynamic research communities. The big picture goal for all faculty at the Jacobs School is to advance engineering and computer science research and education for maximum positive impact on society.
At the Jacobs School, we work hard to empower all faculty, and their teams, to have the greatest positive impact on society through research and education. Efforts to empower Jacobs School faculty include launching and growing the Jacobs School's Early-Career Faculty Acceleration Program and, in 2024, creating and filling 18 new endowed chair professorships which augmented the Jacobs School's existing endowed chairs.
Presence
UC San Diego maintains dashboards on composition statistics for students, faculty and staff. These dashboards can be sorted to return statistics for the Jacobs School. They are available on this UC San Diego campus wide website.
Undergraduate students dashboard
Graduate students dashboard
Academic personnel dashboard
Staff dashboard
External Recognition
In January 2021, the Jacobs School of Engineering received bronze-level recognition through the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program, which is a nation-wide effort to increase diversity in engineering and computer science in higher education by ensuring that schools have best-practices and data-driven accountability in place. (Note, as of June 2024, the ASEE paused this program.)
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate, or grant preferences, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories.
More information about Proposition 209 can be found here.
More information about the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy can be found here.