Advancing Connection Science: Community Action Science

An interactive, student-led experience where participants co-design new initiatives that strengthen connection across campus and community.
About this Event

We’ll explore:

• What programs and initiatives could help foster meaningful connection?
• How can research inform new approaches to building empathy, compassion, and belonging?
• How can students, faculty, and staff work together to create a more connected campus community?

Join us for the third and final event in the Advancing Connection Science Convening Series, an interactive, student-led experience where participants become co-designers of connection at UC San Diego.

Building on our previous conversations about where, why, and how human connection happens, we'll shift our focus toward what comes next. Together, we'll bring research, lived experiences, and interdisciplinary perspectives to the table to identify opportunities, generate new research ideas, and co-design programs and initiatives that strengthen connection across UC San Diego and the broader community.

Rather than simply discussing what's possible, you'll collaborate with students, faculty, staff, and community partners to turn shared insights into actionable ideas that can shape the future of connection at UC San Diego.

Your voice will help inform future research, programs, and campus initiatives. No research experience required, just curiosity and a willingness to collaborate.

✨ Free lunch provided! ✨

We'll announce panelists and more details soon.

By registering, you are acknowledging your awareness that campus communication will be on-site taking photos/videos.

This convening series is a collaboration between the Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health and the Center for Mindfulness, supported by UC San Diego’s Office of Research & Innovation's Strategic Convene & Influence Award.