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"John Muir College" redirects here. For the
John Muir College that became part of Pasadena City College in
1954, see
Pasadena City College.
Coordinates: 32°52′44″N 117°14′33″W / 32.879021°N
117.24242°W / 32.879021;
-117.24242
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John Muir College |
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| Motto |
Celebrating the Independent Spirit |
| Founded |
1967 (Second) |
| Provost |
Susan Smith |
| Dean of Students |
Patty Mahaffey |
| Assistant Dean of Students |
Anne Hawthorne |
| Dean of Academics |
Kay Reynolds |
| Resident Dean |
Pat Danylyshyn-Adams |
| Students |
4,199[1] |
| UCSD campus population |
18.5%[2] |
| Status |
undergraduate, liberal arts |
| Core course |
Muir College Writing Program (MCWP) |
| Festival |
Muirstock; Sun God |
John Muir College is one of the six undergraduate colleges at the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD). The college is named after John Muir, the
environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club. It has a humanitarian emphasis
focused on the "spirit of self-sufficiency and individual choice".
[3] Its
general education requirements are more loosely structured than
those of the other colleges, with an emphasis on "sequences" and
individual study. Each student must complete a year-long sequence
in social
sciences, a sequence in natural science or math, and must
choose two year-long sequences in two different areas chosen from
fine arts, a foreign language or humanities. In addition, each student must
complete two quarters of the "Muir College Writing Program" (MCWP).
The college opened in 1967, at the height of the American environmentalist movement triggered in
part by Rachel
Carson's book Silent Spring. John Muir College
describes itself as the "Heart of UCSD" and boasts a strong and
distinct character after forty years of existence. Due to JMC's
flexible general education requirements, it is very popular among
incoming students and receives the most applications each year.
Consequently, it employs the most stringent admissions process
among the six colleges. The flexibility of the college often
encourages a large number of students to pursue multiple bachelor
degrees. Muir College's writing program incorporates college level
writing over a two-quarter period, with general critical writing
during the first quarter and a themed rhetorical analysis program
during the second. Also unique to Muir College is the Muir Special
Project major, which allows qualified students to earn a Bachelor of
Arts degree by pursuing an individually designed program of
interdisciplinary study.
Landmarks
Several of the most notable landmarks on the UCSD campus are
located at Muir College. Sun God, the colossal statue designed
by late French artist Niki de
Saint Phalle, stands herald over the grounds of the campus. The
8- and 11-story twin residence halls Tenaya and Tioga stand as testament to the
nature-conserving policies of Muir as well as examples of the
prevalent architectural style of the 1960s. Muir's connection to
California's Yosemite Valley continues with the Half Dome Lounge and the
dining hall Sierra Summit. Every Halloween, Muir students
drop a giant pumpkin from the top of the tallest residence hall as
part of the Halloween Carnival.
Notable
events
MuirStock Music Festival
The MuirStock Music Festival began in April
2001 by the Muir College Council (MCC) with the aim of creating a
central unifying event for the Muir community. With an initial
budget of $10,000, the festival has grown exponentially and become
a major, annual all-campus event. Known as the original UCSD
college music festival, MuirStock inspired MarshallPalooza and Rock
'n' Roosevelt[4].
Richard Tashman, then a Muir-freshman, designed the original
MuirStock logo, which featured a tree growing out of a guitar.
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