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UC Irvine Student Carolina Llerenas Wins Prestigious Regents Foster Youth Award

UC Irvine Student Carolina Llerenas Wins Prestigious Regents Foster Youth Award

by DTEI Editor | Jul 24, 2023 | ssi-stories, Student Success Story

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...
Support UCI Student Success Initiatives, Support Students of Color

Support UCI Student Success Initiatives, Support Students of Color

by Web Admin | May 3, 2022 | ssi-stories, Student Success Story

Wednesday, May 18 is UCI Giving Day 2022. On this day, we invite you to support UCI Student Success Initiatives (SSI). SSI supports traditionally underrepresented student populations at UCI with some of the best student programs in the nation. This Giving Day, all...
How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Helps Students Find Community and Purpose

How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Helps Students Find Community and Purpose

by Web Admin | Oct 22, 2020 | ssi-stories, Student Success Story

At the University of California, Irvine (UCI), students are encouraged to learn, develop and grow. However, learning at UCI doesn’t just happen in classrooms and lecture halls—it takes place across campus as students engage with each other, faculty and staff. With...
Bridging the Gap: How SSI Empowers Student Confidence

Bridging the Gap: How SSI Empowers Student Confidence

by Web Admin | Oct 15, 2020 | ssi-stories, Student Success Story

For most students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), excelling academically and achieving all their goals sounds like a dream scenario. However, for biological sciences major Britanny Duong, dreams aren’t always as they seem: “At the beginning of my...
How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Empowers Former Foster Youth

How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Empowers Former Foster Youth

by Web Admin | Oct 1, 2020 | ssi-stories, Student Success Story

For third-year anthropology major Deana Polyvko, the start of her college experience at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) was marked by personal challenges. “I had financial insecurity during my first two years at UCI, as well as food insecurity and a lot of...
From Mentee to Mentor: How UCI Programs Help Students Give Back

From Mentee to Mentor: How UCI Programs Help Students Give Back

by Web Admin | Jul 31, 2020 | ssi-stories, Student Success Story

For incoming freshmen at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), the idea of relocating to Orange County and joining an undergraduate student population of over 30,000 can seem intimidating. This is especially true for students coming from smaller towns outside of...
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