After four-and-a-half years in CSE, and a total of 34 years of outstanding service to UC San Diego overall, Lynne Keith-McMullin is retiring as Director of Student Affairs in the department. Her last official day will be Wednesday, June 29, so two days before that, we'll celebrate her with a Happy Hour. Mark the date and time on your calendar:
Date: Monday, June 27
Time: 3pm - 4pm
Location: Room 4262, CSE Building
Lynne Keith-McMullin has become an indispensable member of our department staff leadership, recently serving as interim MSO and department business officer pending the arrival of Samira Khazai, who is now in place. Keith-McMullin has been a true champion of CSE students, and a tireless advocate for the Student Affairs unit. "During this time, Lynne has helped guide the department through some of its most difficult challenges, including the largest growth in student population in our department's history," said CSE chair Rajesh Gupta. "She has been at the helm of managing the complex impact of this explosive growth on Student Affairs advising, enrollment management, course scheduling, and student support, among other areas.
In addition, Keith-McMullin has provided invaluable insight and direction during the growth and restructuring of the Master's program and was instrumental in developing the Data Sciences undergraduate major (and minor), a program that was recently approved and is expected to launch as early as this fall.
"It is with truly mixed feelings that I announce that Lynne is retiring from UC San Diego and CSE," added Gupta in an announcement. "While we are very sad to say goodbye to Lynne, we are happy that she is embarking on her well-deserved retirement."
Please stop by and participate as we celebrate with Lynne! Join us next Monday at 3pm in room 4262 as we devote a coffee hour to celebrating her long career at UC San Diego and to sending Lynne off on her next, post-retirement adventures.