University of California Irvine Parent Guide

April 2010, Issue 6

Commencement: April and May are busy months for graduating seniors

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Ticket reservations open Monday, April 12 at 9 a.m. and close on Friday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Tickets are free but must be reserved by students for guests and family who wish to attend the ceremony. Students can reserve tickets at ZotPortal.

National anthem singer auditions will be held Wednesday, April 21, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the UCI Student Center.

Kindness Month at UCI: Dalai Lama scholar Jasmine Fang’s liveKIND project launches in May

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According to the American Oxford Dictionary kindness is "the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate." These universal values are held true by all the world's religions and cultures. Inspired by the desire to raise awareness for the incredible deeds of kindness and altruism that UC Irvine reflects, Project liveKIND provides a platform for students, educators, and community members to unite for the sake of promoting kindness.

Summer Session 2010: Funding available for continuing undergraduates

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The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships has limited funding available for UCI students attending Summer Session and Summer Travel Study Programs.

Service Learning Abroad: Summer Session opportunities

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Travel. Earn units. Volunteer.

No matter where you go, you will be engaged in a Service Learning Project with a group of like-minded participants from all over the world. You will be more than a tourist - you will become an active global citizen by contributing your energy on projects that truly make a difference.

Julian Feldman, founding faculty member, earns UCI Alumni Association's Extraordinarius award; Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Manuel N. Gómez named Outstanding Alumnus, School of Social Ecology

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The UCI Alumni Association has announced that Julian Feldman, professor emeritus of information & computer sciences, will receive the Extraordinarius award at its 40th annual Lauds & Laurels ceremony May 13 at the Fairmont Newport Beach.



Seventeen other distinguished individuals also will be feted for their commitment to UC Irvine. Awardees were selected by a committee of alumni, faculty, students and volunteers. A complete list follows.

UCI Olive Tree Initiative: Sowing the seeds of peace

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Three years ago, when 15 UC Irvine students from Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Druze and nonreligious backgrounds formed an unlikely alliance to better understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, they became - to paraphrase Gandhi - the change they wished to see in the world.

Some founders of the Olive Tree Initiative changed majors. Some changed career paths. All say their involvement changed their perspective on the conflict. 

"This group of ethnically, religiously, academically and economically diverse students resolved among themselves to become a new voice on campus, a respectful voice that could speak to the realities of life in Israel and the Palestinian territories," says Kirsten Quanbeck, assistant executive vice chancellor and director of UCI's Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity.


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