In this interview, Rose Jones, Director of the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP), sits down with 2024 Goldwater Scholarship recipient and fourth-year neurobiology major Joia Cappochi. Together, they talk about Joia’s journey to UC Irvine, her involvement with research, and what it means to be UC Irvine’s only 2024 Goldwater Scholarship recipient.

Austin Chun, UC Irvine ROTC cadet and fourth-year Informatics major, recently received the prestigious Legion of Valor Bronze Cross Achievement Award. Awarded annually, the Bronze Cross Achievement Award recognizes the top ten ROTC cadets across the nation. Learn more about Austin and what receiving this honor means to him.

Grant Lai, fourth-year Chemistry and Biological Sciences double major, was recently named a 2025-26 Churchill Scholar, the first in UC Irvine’s history! To learn more about Grant and what receiving this prestigious scholarship means to him, Rose Jones, Director of the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program, invited him for a celebratory interview.

At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, UC Irvine introduced a new resource called UCI ZotPASS, a free application designed to help students find tutors, schedule tutoring appointments, and locate drop-in tutoring services. Learn how ZotPASS supports campus’ goal of empowering student success.

In honor of the annual First-Generation College Celebration, UC Irvine First Generation and Student Success Initiatives hosted the second-ever UC Irvine First-Gen Week. Running from Monday, November 4, to Thursday, November 7, 2024, learn more about UC Irvine First-Gen Week.

Join us in congratulating David B. Spight, Director of the UC Irvine Undergraduate/Undeclared Advising Program, for receiving the prestigious Bobbie Flaherty Service to NACADA Award. Learn more about David and this award.

On November 3, 2024, the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) became one of 51 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country to be named a 2024 Fulbright HSI Leader. This marks the fourth year since the designation was established in 2021 that UC Irvine has received this recognition.

From October 21 to October 25, the UC Irvine Transfer Student Center hosted Transfer Student Week to celebrate transfer students across campus. Learn more about this week of events to support and recognize UC Irvine’s transfer student population.

On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) chapter at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a day of events to honor the milestones and positive impact that UC Irvine PBK has had across campus.

The UC Irvine First-Generation Faculty Initiative (FGFI) is excited to introduce its new Faculty Advisor Angela Lukowski, Associate Professor of Psychological Science. Learn more about Professor Lukowski and her goals for the FGFI.