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Your Impact at UCI: Supporting SSI

Your Impact at UCI: Supporting SSI

Every year, Student Success Initiatives (SSI) offers programs, services, and resources that support UCI’s diverse student body. As a unit, ...
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SSI Announces Stand-Alone Transfer Student Center

SSI Announces Stand-Alone Transfer Student Center

As UCI prepares to welcome students back for Fall 2021, there are many exciting developments taking place on campus. One ...
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UCI’s Division of Undergraduate Education Receives Funds from The Nicholas Endowment for Virtual Onboarding of 9,000 Students

UCI’s Division of Undergraduate Education Receives Funds from The Nicholas Endowment for Virtual Onboarding of 9,000 Students

In October 2020, UCI’s Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) received a $50,000 grant from The Nicholas Endowment. In light of ...
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Staff Highlight: Joanna Hernandez, Assistant Director of Student Success Initiatives

Staff Highlight: Joanna Hernandez, Assistant Director of Student Success Initiatives

Since 2015, Joanna Hernandez has been an essential member of UCI’s Student Success Initiatives (SSI) team. As SSI’s Assistant Director, ...
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Giving UCI’s Underrepresented Students an Early Start

Giving UCI’s Underrepresented Students an Early Start

If you asked Adeeva Myers, Counselor/Coordinator for Gateway Initiatives at UCI’s Student Success Initiatives (SSI), she’d tell you that it’s ...
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How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Helps Students Find Community and Purpose

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

At the University of California, Irvine (UCI), students are encouraged to learn, develop and grow. However, learning at UCI doesn’t ...
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Bridging the Gap: How SSI Empowers Student Confidence

Bridging the Gap: How SSI Empowers Student Confidence

For most students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), excelling academically and achieving all their goals sounds like a ...
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How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Empowers Former Foster Youth

How UCI’s FYRE Scholars Program Empowers Former Foster Youth

For third-year anthropology major Deana Polyvko, the start of her college experience at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) was ...
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COVID Can’t Slow Down Summer Edge!

COVID Can’t Slow Down Summer Edge!

Transitioning to life at a major university can seem daunting. This is especially true for incoming University California, Irvine (UCI) ...
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From Mentee to Mentor: How UCI Programs Help Students Give Back

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

For incoming freshmen at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), the idea of relocating to Orange County and joining an ...
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