{"id":275298,"date":"2019-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/westfield-utc-opens-new-play-space-and-other-la-jolla-briefs\/"},"modified":"2019-06-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T07:00:00","slug":"westfield-utc-opens-new-play-space-and-other-la-jolla-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/westfield-utc-opens-new-play-space-and-other-la-jolla-briefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Westfield UTC opens new play space and other La Jolla briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF WESTFIELD UTC\u2019S NEW PLAY SPACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrate the opening of the new Westfield play space for children of all ages from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 14 at Westfield UTC. The new play space is located near the restaurant Eureka! and kid-friendly retailers like Children\u2019s Place and Geppetto\u2019s. The opening celebration will include arts and crafts, pop jets, fun giveaways, and an interactive Birch Aquarium tide pool activity featuring aquatic animals. No RSVP is required. Visit westfield.com\/utc<\/span><\/a> para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CCS RAISES OVER $500K AT 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA\u00a0
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Center for Community Solutions raised $560,000 at the organization\u2019s 50th Anniversary\u00a0Gala aboard the USS Midway. The funds raised will be used to further CCS\u2019 mission to\u00a0provide intervention, healing, advocacy, and prevention programs and services for\u00a0individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Thanks to our generous supporters, CCS has been able to serve the San Diego\u00a0Community for half a century,” said Verna Griffin-Tabor, CEO of CCS. “We\u2019re proud to\u00a0have accompanied so many survivors along their healing journey, but until there is not\u00a0one person out there who needs our services, there is work left to be done.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Academy Award-winning actor and advocate Geena Davis was the keynote speaker and\u00a0shared anecdotes of her career in Hollywood as well as insights about her work to the\u00a0crowd of nearly 400 supporters. \u00a0For more information about CCS, visit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ccssd.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

UCSD APPOINTS NEW GRADUATE DIVISION DEAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

After an extensive national search, the University of California San Diego campus\u00a0welcomes Harvard University professor and administrator James Soto Antony as the\u00a0dean of the Graduate Division. Effective Sept. 1, 2019, Antony provides leadership to the\u00a0academic divisions in the recruitment and retention of graduate students as well as set\u00a0divisional goals in alignment with the university\u2019s strategic plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

A University of California alumnus, Antony currently serves on the faculty of the Graduate\u00a0School of Education at Harvard University, and is the director of Harvard\u2019s Higher Education\u00a0Program. At UC San Diego, Antony will also hold a tenured faculty appointment in the\u00a0Department of Education Studies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Antony holds both a doctorate and masters in Higher Education and Organizational\u00a0Change as well as a baccalaureate degree in psychology, all from UCLA. Antony said he\u00a0is excited to join UC San Diego, a world leader in graduate education across all of its\u00a0departments and programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Returning to the University of California system\u2014the system that educated me, and that\u00a0opened up a world of opportunity to me\u2014is also personally exciting. I look forward to\u00a0collaborating with colleagues to ensure that the UC continues to transform students’\u00a0lives, the way it transformed mine.”<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about UC San Diego\u2019s Graduate Division, visit,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grad.ucsd.edu<\/a>.\u00a0
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KONMARI CONSULTANT TO VISIT WESTFIELD UTC ROOM & BOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn about organization tips with a KonMari consultant from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 13 at Room & Board\u2019s Westfield UTC Showroom, 4525 La Jolla Village Drive. KonMari consultant Tricia Fidler will share her knowledge on how to simplify and spark joy in your life and home. A light brunch spread will be served, and attendees will have an opportunity to win an introductory, in-home session with Tricia or a $250 gift card to Room & Board. The event is free, but guests are encouraged to RSVP online at roomandboard.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR LA JOLLA CHRISTMAS PARADE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration is officially open for the 62nd annual La Jolla Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival. Registration will close on Sept. 30 at the end of the business day or as soon as the allocation of entries per category is reached. Applications for this year\u2019s event are available at\u00a0<\/span>ljparade.com<\/a>. This year\u2019s theme for the parade and festival is “Christmas on the Moon,” and the event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 8. For more information, please email\u00a0<\/span>info@ljparade.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF WESTFIELD UTC\u2019S NEW PLAY SPACE Celebrate the opening of the new Westfield play space for children of all ages from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 14 at Westfield UTC. The new play space is located near the restaurant Eureka! and kid-friendly retailers like Children\u2019s Place and Geppetto\u2019s. The opening celebration […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":275299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11560","_seopress_titles_title":"Westfield UTC opens new play space and other La Jolla briefs","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11560,11551],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-jolla-village-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}