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My Town and University

My Town and University. Palo Alto, UC Santa Cruz and San Diego. By Sean Ojakian. My Town - Palo Alto. Palo Alto means “tall tree” in Spanish and is named after a tree by the same name located at the entrance to the city Founded in 1889

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My Town and University

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  1. My Town and University Palo Alto, UC Santa Cruz and San Diego By Sean Ojakian

  2. My Town - Palo Alto • Palo Alto means “tall tree” in Spanish and is named after a tree by the same name located at the entrance to the city • Founded in 1889 • From City Website - “Palo Alto’s residents are highly educated, politically aware and culturally sophisticated”

  3. Palo Alto Information • Located in San Francisco Bay Area • 35 Miles South of San Francisco • 15 Miles North of San Jose • Known as “Birth Place of Silicon Valley”

  4. Assorted Numbers • Population: 59,900 peoples • Land Area: 61 Square Kilometers • Positioned 37.39 degrees north of the equator and 122.13 degrees west of the prime meridian • 23 feet above sea level • 4,133 acres in dedicated parkland • Humidity (relative mean): 68%

  5. More Information • Public School System - 12 Elementary Schools, 3 Middle Schools, 2 High Schools • Adjacent to Stanford University • http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/ for even more information

  6. A Few Pictures

  7. More Pictures!

  8. Some Maps

  9. My Old University - UCSC • UCSC = University of California, Santa Cruz • Located in the Monterey Bay Area • Opened in 1965 • Current Enrollment - 14,000 student (95% Undergraduate)

  10. UCSC - Exciting Facts • Nine Colleges • Located in the Santa Cruz Hills • Incredibly ISOLATED • Lots of Greenery (i.e. trees and shrubbery) • Mascot - Banana Slug (anti-school spirit)

  11. Some Pictures Cowell College Crown & Merill College Oakes College Baskin

  12. Some More Pictures Entrance to Campus Oaks College Porter College Bike Path

  13. My University - UCSDSome Numbers… • First General Grad Student in 1960 • First Undergraduate Students in 1964 • Fall 2001 Undergrad Enrollment - 17,514 • Fall 2001 Grad Enrollment - 2,735 • Geographic Origins - 95% from CA, 63% from LA or San Diego, 2% from outside US • Main Campus spans 1,202 acres

  14. More UCSD Information • Lots of sun

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