In this article, Shawn Khalifa, Communications Coordinator for the UCI Underground Scholars Program, narrates how the power of education helped him discover his potential and changed his life. Told in the third-person, Shawn recounts how he overcame a difficult...
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UCI ANTrepreneur Center to Host New Sustainability Challenge
Calling all UCI undergraduate and graduate students: are you interested in applying your unique skills and talents to protect our planet? Do you want the opportunity to work with other student innovators and develop solutions to pressing environmental challenges? Are...
UCI ANTrepreneur Center Concludes its Mental Health Hackathon in Epic Fashion
In May 2022, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center kicked off the multi-part Hacking Student Success: Mental Health Innovation Challenge (Mental Health Hackathon). This event invited student teams to develop original product ideas around the theme of student success and mental...
UCI LIFTED: Fall 2022 Newsletter
The OVPTL Celebrates New Appointments for SSI’s Kevin Huie and Joanna Hernandez
As the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL) continues to expand its impact on student success on campus, we are excited to announce two new leadership appointments within our organization. On December 1, 2022, we were thrilled to welcome Kevin...
Start-Up Funding for Students by Students: Introducing the Crescent Fund
For students looking to launch their own start-up, funding is essential to transforming an idea into an actual business. Securing funding can mean the difference between a successful venture and a dream that never was. No one understands the critical role that...
UCI Celebrates First-Gen Day 2022
On November 8, UCI Student Success Initiatives (SSI) partnered with the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), the Center for First-generation Student Success, and other institutions of higher education across the country to celebrate the sixth annual...
Dennin Insights Blog Named CASE 2022 Best of District VII Award Winner
We are excited to announce that UCI Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Dean of Undergraduate Education Michael Dennin’s blog has been selected as a CASE 2022 Best of District VII Award Winner! The blog, titled Dennin Insights, was one of the winning...
First Things First Named CASE 2022 Best of District VII Award Winner
We at the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL) are happy to announce that our submission for First Things First: Video Mentorship Project for First-Year, First-Gen Students has been selected as a CASE 2022 Best of CASE District VII Award...
Interview with ANTrepreneurs: Dan Ta and Dylan Riffle of Leprendo
At the UCI ANTrepreneur Center, we are excited to highlight student entrepreneurs and share their personal experiences, achievements, and brilliant insights. We invite you to join us as we celebrate these ANTrepreneurs and get inspired by their stories. In today’s...