The campus community is invited to a special celebration of UCSF Mission Bay, a 43-acre campus community dedicated to improving life, on Friday, Oct. 28.
Celebration events are scheduled between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Employees should request approval from their supervisor to attend, and, as departmental and business needs allow, supervisors are encouraged to provide release time for this special event.
The
celebration will give faculty, staff and students an opportunity to:
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take a guided tour inside the newly opened Mission Bay Community
Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the social, recreational
and cultural life of both the campus and the public,
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take a guided stroll around the campus green, landscaped grounds,
and research and teaching buildings, including a look inside the newly
opened housing complex for students and scholars,
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hear from top scientists about the cutting-edge biomedical research
they are conducting and from staff about programs and plans;
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enjoy free musical entertainment and a discounted barbecue lunch
available on the 3.2-acre campus green known as the Koret Quad. |
The new campus carries on UCSF's 140-year mission of providing lifesaving medical treatments, making research discoveries to save and sustain life, teaching tomorrow's life sciences experts, and enhancing quality of life for both the campus and community at large. It is the newest addition to the health sciences university, which is home to the schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, all leaders in funding from the National Institutes of Health, and the UCSF Medical Center.
The University has plenty to celebrate with its completion of the first phase of an entirely new San Francisco neighborhood. The transformation of UCSF Mission Bay began with the 1999 groundbreaking of its first research building, Genentech Hall. The grand, five-story building opened to scientists, students and staff in January 2003.
Today, the Mission Bay campus comprises two other research buildings, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Hall and the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, or QB3, a cooperative effort among UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UCSF and private industry. UCSF Mission Bay also includes a growing collection of public art works, a 431-unit housing complex, Koret Quad, two parking garages and the community center. A child care center and other research buildings are on the way. Meanwhile, work continues on the plaza, which showcases the large sculptural art "
Ballast" by artist Richard Serra, a native of San Francisco. The plaza will serve as the main entrance to the campus off 3rd Street and as an informal gathering place.
Thanks to the efforts of so many individuals, within and outside of UCSF, we have accomplished the unthinkable in a remarkably short period of time," said Chancellor Mike Bishop. "Since the year 2002, we have erected and now occupy three state-of-the-art research buildings on a beautifully landscaped campus, enhanced by major works of public art. Now, with the opening of the campus community center and our new housing complex, we have facilities that will undoubtedly transform the quality of institutional life for our students, faculty, and staff, as well as offer attractions to the San Francisco community at large. I welcome members of the campus community as well as our friends and neighbors to come visit: take a tour, have lunch on the Koret Quad, attend a public lecture. Share the excitement!"
Main Attraction
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| The Mission Bay Community Center was designed by award-winning architect Ricardo Legorreta. Photo by Mark Defeo.
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The main attraction during the October 28 celebration is the official public debut of the 160,000-gross-square-foot Mission Bay Community Center, which is destined to become a new San Francisco architectural icon. Brightly colored and boldly designed by award-winning architect Ricardo Legorreta, the four-story community center features a landmark tower and an 80-foot, light-filled atrium. The atrium will showcase a statue by German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol, who carved a set of four figures, each facing a different direction, from the trunk of a single tree. Representing the diversity at UCSF, the figures stand 8 to 10 feet tall and serve as a focal point in the atrium. The Balkenhol statue will be installed later this month.
The community center also houses a fitness and recreation center, conference center, 600-seat assembly room for activities and events, a pub, full-service kitchens, library, student services and activity center. UCSF welcomes neighbors to join the
Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center, which features views of the city skyline, rooftop and indoor swimming pools, climbing wall, drop-in child care, convenient parking and much more.
Parking
Parking fees will be paid by campus event sponsors and will be free of charge to all from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests are strongly encouraged to use the community center garage, which is located at the corner of Owens and 6th streets at 1625 Owens St.
Shuttle Service
UCSF will expand direct shuttle service from Parnassus Heights to Mission Bay from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 28. Riders may board the buses at the 401 Parnassus Ave. shuttle stop on the half hour, beginning at 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Return busses will leave on the hour from Mission Bay beginning at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on 4th St. at the crosswalk near QB3.
Entertainment: UCSF will offer two types of free entertainment, both indoors and outdoors.
• Orquesta La Moderna Tradición, a 12-piece ensemble, exudes sensual, rhythmic sounds reminiscent of the Havana social clubs of the 1950s. The only band in the US that plays this type of danzón and Cuban music, Orquesta La Moderna Tradición has performed at some of the most prestigious festivals and venues in the nation, including Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing, San Francisco Jazz Festival and the Smithsonian Institution. Orquesta La Moderna Tradición will play from noon to 2 p.m. at the outside amphitheater next to Genentech Hall.
• Steel drum performers, known as Steel Jam, guarantee an eclectic array of music, from Caribbean-flavored reggae and salsa to jazz, pop and classical music. Steel Jam will entertain in the Mission Bay Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Food: The campus community is encouraged to purchase tickets for the discounted lunch in advance of the Oct. 28 event. The $3 lunch includes a barbecue hamburger, chips, cookie and beverage. A vegetarian lunch is also available.
Tickets will be on sale until Wednesday, Oct. 26. Pre-paid lunch tickets are available at the following locations:
• Parnassus: Millberry Union Central Desk
• Laurel Heights: The Source, Suite 219
• Mission Bay: The University Store, Genentech Hall
• Mission Center Building: DMM, first floor
• Mount Zion: Gift Shop, lobby
• San Francisco General Hospital: Contact Gloria Hernandez-Fisher at 206-8919.
Tours: Guided tours of the Mission Bay Community Center and the housing complex will be available throughout the day.
• Mission Bay Community Center: Guided tours will begin and end at the Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center member desk in the community center atrium.
• The Mission Bay Housing Complex: Guided tours of furnished apartments will meet at the Mission Bay housing office, which is located at 1505 4th St., across from Rock Hall. Apartments are open to UCSF students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and interns and faculty members.
Featured Presentations: The campus community will hear the latest about life sciences research and the programs, progress and plans made at UCSF Mission Bay from scientists and staff during the celebration on Friday, Oct. 28. For the complete schedule of talks, see
UCSF Celebration Features Talks by Scientists, Staff.
Source: Lisa Cisneros
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