From Blank Résumé to the Global Stage: Jira Trinetkamol Shares How He Found Purpose and Became UC Irvine’s First Schwarzman Scholar

On January 15, 2026, Jira Trinetkamol became the first Schwarzman Scholar in UC Irvine’s history and the first from Thailand in over a decade. Schwarzman Scholars live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, pursuing a fully funded Master’s in Global...

UC Irvine Celebrates First-Ever Schwarzman Scholar Jira Trinetkamol

The UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program, Division of Undergraduate Education, and Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning are proud to announce that Jira Trinetkamol is UC Irvine’s first-ever Schwarzman Scholar. Selected as one of...

Michael Dennin Elected as UERU Board Member and Honored with UERU Leadership Award

We are excited to announce that Michael Dennin, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Dean of Undergraduate Education, and Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been elected as a Board Member for the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities...

UC Irvine PBK Celebrates Scholastic Excellence at the 2025 Fall Book Awards

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, UC Irvine Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) hosted its annual Fall Book Award Ceremony to honor the rising sophomores who earned a 4.0 GPA during their freshman year. The event congratulated the honorees for their academic excellence and encouraged...

Celebrating the First-Gen Experience: UC Irvine First-Gen Week

Every year on November 8, colleges and universities across the country come together to participate in the First-Generation College Celebration. Commemorating the passing of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which made higher education more accessible by providing...

UC Irvine Celebrates National Transfer Student Week

From October 20-24, 2025, UC Irvine joined colleges and universities across the country to celebrate National Transfer Student Week. Hosted and organized by the UC Irvine Transfer Student Center (TSC), the campuswide celebration included several events to recognize UC...

UC Irvine ANTrepreneur Center Receives OCPA 2025 Nonprofit Leadership Award

UC Irvine has long been celebrated as one of the country’s most eco-friendly and sustainable campuses. Not only did UC Irvine top the Sierra Club's “Cool Schools” ranking for 12 consecutive years, but the campus also received a platinum rating from the Association for...

UC Irvine Army ROTC Unveils New Campus Facility

At UC Irvine, the start of a new year is a celebration of new beginnings and endless possibilities. As campus welcomed the 2025-26 academic year, few units embodied this spirit of fresh starts as fully as the UC Irvine Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), as...

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, is New UC Irvine Phi Beta Kappa President

UC Irvine Phi Beta Kappa Welcomes a New President The UC Irvine Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, the Division of Undergraduate Education, and the Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) are thrilled to welcome new Chapter President Alpesh N. Amin, MD,...

UC Irvine Campuswide Honors Student Selected as National Editor for UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity

Irvine, California — The University of California, Irvine is proud to announce that Karen Bruce, a student in the Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC) has been selected as a National Editor for UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity for...

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The Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) is part of the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL). The mission of the DUE is to support and enrich the academic experiences of undergraduate students so that they succeed and thrive.

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Become involved in our broad range of experiential learning programs:

  • Conduct research
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  • Become an ANTrepreneur
  • Teach your own seminar
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Take a class or participate in a program designed especially for new students:

  • Meet a Mentor from the International Peer Group
  • Take the U/U class
  • Enroll in a Freshman Seminar
  • Visit the Transfer Student Center
  • Attend Summer Bridge
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DUE provides academic support to undergraduates, Faculty and TAs:

  • LARC Tutorials
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  • Writing Center Consultations
  • Teaching Workshops
  • Student Learning Assessment
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From Blank Résumé to the Global Stage: Jira Trinetkamol Shares How He Found Purpose and Became UC Irvine’s First Schwarzman Scholar

From Blank Résumé to the Global Stage: Jira Trinetkamol Shares How He Found Purpose and Became UC Irvine’s First Schwarzman Scholar

On January 15, 2026, Jira Trinetkamol became the first Schwarzman Scholar in UC Irvine’s history and the first from Thailand in over a decade. Schwarzman Scholars live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, pursuing a fully funded Master’s in Global...