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Recently, a study conducted by David B. Spight, Director of Undergraduate Undeclared Advising at UC Irvine, was published in the latest volume of NACADA Review: Academic Advising Praxis and Perspectives. Written in collaboration with Deirdre Mooney, Academic Advisor...

Article by Chrissy Park, UCI Elizabeth Hafen ’22 is currently in Madrid, researching Spain’s immigration policies, as part of the Fulbright Program. Courtesy of Elizabeth Hafen More than 200 Anteaters – 78 undergraduates and 129 graduate students – have participated...

The UCI Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Division of Undergraduate Education, and Student Success Initiatives are excited to announce that University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) student Carolina Llerenas has been selected for this year’s...

July 10, 2023 Irvine, Calif. (July 10, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and the University of California, Irvine’s Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a dynamic, two-part...

We are excited to announce that the UCI ANTrepreneur Center was named a 2023 CASE Circle of Excellence winner for their event, Hacking Student Success: Mental Health Innovation Challenge (Mental Health Challenge). The Center received a Bronze Award in the “Special...

UCI Student Excellence Center (SEC) recently unveiled a dedication plaque to commemorate the partnership between UCI Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL) that brought the SEC to life. The plaque memorializes the opening of the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Established in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Despite enduring for over two centuries, not many students know what PBK is, what it stands for, and why being invited to join PBK is such a distinguished...

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC) is looking for Project Partners to participate in the Sustainable Societies Capstone Project. Sustainable Societies is a six-quarter course sequence offered through the CHC. This year, the...

To mark the start of Fall Quarter 2022, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center has announced a new partnership with the UCI Law Startup and Small Business Clinic (SSBC). This collaboration will establish Legal Office Hours at the ANTrepreneur Center, where student entrepreneurs...

On May 25, 2022, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center concluded its three-part Hacking Student Success: Mental Health Innovation Challenge with an exciting pitch competition between 27 student teams. At the end of the competition, five teams were named winners, with each...

On August 18, 2022, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center officially announced the launch of its new Self-Starter Micro-Internships Program. Created in partnership with Parker Dewey Micro-Internships, this program will give UCI students and recent graduates the opportunity to...

We are excited to announce that the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Collaboratory for Data Analytics for Student Success (CODAS) initiative has been selected as an exemplar for the 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, Data and Analytics! This recognition highlights...

In 2018, Hector Cervantes launched the Underground Scholars Initiative at the University of California, Irvine (USI at UCI), a student-led organization dedicated to serving students directly and indirectly impacted by the California carceral system. An extension of...