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Dana Chaiken Production Studio
UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Dana Chaiken '91 has risen from collegiate softball player to one of the largest alumni benefactors of Triton Athletics. In support of UC San Diego's transition to NCAA Division I, Chaiken directed a $250,000 grant from the Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation toward renovations of the production studio in LionTree Arena. The gift has amplified the reach of UC San Diego's competitive sports teams, enabling audiences from around the country to tune in to every basketball and volleyball home game on ESPN3.
"Beyond serving as a record-breaking Triton scholar-athlete and exemplary alumni leader, Dana Chaiken is now giving back to UC San Diego with a generous contribution that will touch the lives of hundreds of scholar-athletes whose talents will be broadcast on a national level," said UC San Diego Director of Athletics Earl W. Edwards. "I look forward to watching this investment strengthen the university's presence as a member of NCAA Division I and deepen our commitment to making UC San Diego a home for leaders in academics, research and athletics."
In concert with UC San Diego's new control room, The Dana Chaiken Production Studio—which accommodates a multi-camera, high definition live event broadcast—helps produce nearly every home game in 10 of the university's competitive sports for distribution on various platforms including Big West Conference television partner ESPN. The wide-reaching effect of the upgraded state-of-the-art studio is one that hits close to home for Chaiken, who earned 12 top-10 softball records during her undergraduate career at UC San Diego. While earning a bachelor's degree in communication, Chaiken also worked in the campus' Sports Information Department and served as sports editor of the student-operated The Guardian newspaper.
"Historically, my family and I make gifts that aim to benefit the most people possible," said Chaiken about grants from the Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation. "Our support of the studio's renovation is as much for the students working towards a degree in communication who will be learning essential job skills while working to produce games, as it is for the talented scholar-athletes who will be receiving well-deserved exposure through national coverage.
To read more about the Dana Chaiken Production Studio and opportunities for students interested in video production and the sports industry, click HERE.
MAPPING DANA CHAIKEN PRODUCTION STUDIO:
In your online maps application, enter the following address:Â 9730 Hopkins Drive, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 92093
DIRECTIONS TO DANA CHAIKEN PRODUCTION STUDIO:
- From Interstate 5, exit Genesee Avenue
- Head west on Genesee
- Turn left on North Torrey Pines Road
- Turn left on Northpoint Drive
- Continue through two stop signs. As the road curves to the right it becomes John Hopkins Drive.
- Park in Hopkins Parking Structure, which will be on your right. LionTree Arena is directly north of the parking structure.
PARKING AT LionTree ARENA/DANA CHAIKEN PRODUCTION STUDIO:
Parking permits are required and can be obtained from pay machines in campus lots and parking structures.
There have been recent changes to weekend parking policies at UC San Diego. There will be a nominal charge for weekend parking in all lots. For UC San Diego Parking information, click here or download the Parkmobile smartphone or web application.
