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Living at Eighth

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Welcome to Eighth College's Residential Life Community!

Our team would like to acknowledge that UCSD sits on the unceded territory of the Kumeyaay Nation. Eighth College's community holds great respect for the land and the original people of the area where our campus is located. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Kumeyaay people who continue to maintain their political sovereignty and cultural traditions as vital members of the San Diego Community. 

Eighth's residential neighborhood is on the southernmost part of campus near the theatre district  - across from the world famous La Jolla Playhouse. Eighth College will be fully opening up all our residential buildings in Fall 2024 as we welcome our second class of incoming Eighth students.

Residential Communities

At Eighth, we have five residential communities that have been carefully curated to reflect our mission and values. Our five residential communities are Podemos, Sankofa, Pulse, Survivance, and Azad Hall. 

Please use the following link to view a Virtual Tour of Eighth College:

Eighth College Tour

For more information on each building and additional layout plans, please reference below.

Azad

Azad

An expression of freedom, choice, voice, and liberation.

Azad means free in Persian, Hindi, Bengali, and Kurdish. In Farsi and Urdu the word for free is Azadi and takes root in many forms. In Turkish and Armenian, Azat.

Azad Hall is a nine-story building with both apartment and residential hall style living spaces, housing around 200 residents. This building will be adjacent to Eighth's Meditation Pavilion. 

Some apartment layout plans for Azad can be found here:

Azad Layouts

Residential Hall Layout Plans:

Coming Soon!

Podemos

Podemos

We can. We are able.

Podemos Hall is a sixteen-story building which accommodates approximately 350 residents. Each apartment is designed to house anywhere between 9 -12  residents. The first two floors of the buildings hold our Academic offices and classrooms. 

Layouts coming soon!

Pulse

Pulse

A Heartbeat.
The intersection of multiple stories.
The rhythm, of music that connects to the body.
A place to dance and find community. A memorial

Pulse brings ideas of heart, love, dance, and music. It's an inclusive rhythms that connects groups that don't speak the same language through rhythm built into the body. Among it's stories is an honoring of LGBTIA+ and intersectional communities.

Pulse Hall is a ten-story building with both apartment and residential hall style living spaces that houses around 400 residents. Pulse Hall will be home to a fitness center and a rooftop Deck available for residents use. 

The Apartment layout plans for Pulse can be found here:

Pulse Layouts

Residential Hall Layout Plans:

Coming Soon!

Sankofa

Sankofa

A Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana that encourages learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and lifting as we climb. 

Sankofa Hall is a twenty-one story building which accommodates approximately 700 students. The building holds both apartment and residential hall style living spaces. A large central laundry room that services the residents of the first nine floors may be found on the first floor of the building. Starting on the tenth floor, there will be a laundry room found on every other floor. Amenities include wireless internet, study lounges, community kitchens, central laundry facilities, and Bike Racks in Residential Hall Units.

The Apartment layout plans for Sankofa can be found here:

Sankofa Layouts

Residential Hall Layout Plans:

Coming Soon!

Survivance

Survivance

A term originating from Native American Studies. A combination of Survival and Resistance.

Surviance is a powerful name and act of recognition for Native communities. Survivance connects with Eighth College's mission and culture as an invitation to a conversation. 

Survivance is a eleven-story building with both apartment and residential hall style living spaces that houses around 400 residents. The first floor of this building will have a lobby and offices. The residential spaces in this building will be found between the third and tenth floor. The eleventh floor will house a conference center for Eighth College. Amenities include wireless internet, community kitchens, study spaces, a game room and laundry facilities. 

The Apartment layout plans for Survivace can be found here:

Survivance Layouts

Residential Hall Layout Plans:

Coming Soon!

Amenities and Services

   

Hospitality and Information Desk (Hi-Desk)

Location: 1st Floor of Survivance Hall

Eighth College's Hi-Desk is available to assist residents with lock-outs and mail inquires. You may contact them either via phone (858) 822-6522  or email (hospitalityinformation@ucsd.edu)

Hours:

  • Monday to Friday: 8 AM - 9 PM
  • Saturday to Sunday: 8 AM - 4 PM
  • Hours may vary during holidays and student break periods.

Fitness Center- Gym

Location: 1st Floor of Pulse Hall

Our fitness center has peletons, lifting weight section, punching bags, and other excersise equipment for residents to use.

 If there is an need for a service in the gym or if equipment is missing please fill out this form:

Request Form

Study Rooms

Eighth College has a variety of spaces where students can study, including reservable rooms in Survivance Hall. Residents of Eighth College have study lounges on every floor of their residential building that they may use to study or socialize. Our college also has three reservable study spaces located on the second floor of Surviviance Hall that students can use.

How to reserve one of the three study rooms in Survivance:

Reserve ahead of time by filling out the form below. You will receive an email confirmation if any of the rooms are open to reserve during the time you chose. 

You may also visit the residential life office between the hours of 8 AM to 8 PM to reserve a room the day of. The rooms are first-come first-serve and are only reservable for a maximum of three hours at a time. 

Community Demonstration Kitchen

Location: 2nd floor of Survivance Hall

The community kitchen is available for all Eighth College residents to use to cook their meals. Occasionally cooking tutorials are held in this venue to show residents how to cook meals at home. 

If there is an need for a service in the kitchen or if equipment is missing please fill out this form:

Request Form

Game Room

Location: 2nd Floor of Survivance Hall

The Game room is open for residents to use and has a pool table and other games including a pac-man machine. 

If there is an need for a service in the Game Room or if equipment is missing please fill out this form:

Request Form

Zen Garden/Meditation Pavilion

Location: In Eighth College Plaza

Enjoy the architecture, art and scenic views in Eighth college at the Zen Garden and Mediation Pavvilion located in the Eighth College Plaza. 

Commuter Lounge

Location: 1st Floor of Sankofa Hall

Our Commuter Lounge is open to help provide a space for our commuter students to have their meals, study, socialize and relax during their time on-campus. 

Hours:

Open everyday between 8 AM to 10 PM excluding holidays.

Laundry

All the residential buildings in Eighth College come with a laundry room available to residents. Thee laundry rooms have both washers and dryer. They may be found either on the first floor of the building (Pulse Hall), second floor of the building (Survivance Hall) or on every odd/even floor. 

Important Notice:

If clothes are left in the dryer or washer for over three days, our custodial team will collect the clothes and put them in storage. Residents have two weeks from the day the clothes were collected to claim them before our team considers the clothes abandoned and donates the clothes to charity. To claim or inquire about any missing clothes, please email "EighthOAs@ucsd.edu" for assistance. 

Grills

Location: Eighth College Plaza

Eighth College has multiple grills available for students to use. To request usage of these grills you must first fill out the grill reservation form. Grills will remain off and inaccessible unless previously reserved via form. You may also visit the residential life office on the first floor of Sankofa Hall for assistance with the grills.