Vice Chancellor’s Corner
Vice Chancellor Student Affairs, Manuel N. Gómez, Ph.D.

We are all looking forward to the warm weather of spring, but not necessarily to the spring fever which many students will suffer in the coming months— and hopefully not too close to midterms and finals. Even though Southern California does not fully experience the four seasons, there is still a lighter feeling around campus during spring quarter, which probably has as much to do with the end of the school year as it does with the weather.

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Housing Update
Housing Payments Made Easier for 2009-10

Student Housing is changing the way that monthly or quarterly housing payments are made.

All Housing charges pertaining to 2009-10 will appear in students’ ZotAccount Online and can be paid just like tuition and other education related fees – either electronically through Net.Pay or by bringing or mailing payment to the Central Cashier, 228 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-1975.

Housing charges covered by financial aid will be paid automatically when aid awards are distributed to student ZotAccounts.

For additional information, visit the Student Housing Web site, www.housing.uci.edu or call (949) 824-6811.

Students Can Enroll Now for Summer Session

Most UCI students attend Summer Session to get ahead or to graduate sooner. Students can choose from over 800 courses offered by all 10 schools. Financial aid for Summer Session is available for eligible students.

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From the Centers
2009 UCI Senior Career Boot Camp Series:
“Hire UCI Anteaters”
UCI Career Center Director, Kathryn Van Ness

It is a tough economy and, to help UCI graduating seniors in their quest for a first post-college job, UCI Chancellor Drake and the UCI Career Center have kicked off the 2009 UCI “Senior Boot Camp” series.

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Anteater Student Spotlight – Ruben Hipolito
Mr. Hipolito Goes to Washington
New University News Editor, David Lumb

Ruben Hipolito, a third-year biology and Spanish double-major, received a call on Jan. 22 from Keith Christopher, the professional director for the entire Sea Scout program. Christopher informed Hipolito that he had been chosen from a pool of over 3.5 million scouts for a special task.

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Anteater Faculty Spotlight – F. Sherwood Rowland and Donald Blake
Perfect Chemistry
University Communications, Jennifer Fitzenberger

The first person Donald Blake met when he walked into UC Irvine’s chemistry department in 1978 was F. Sherwood Rowland, clad in shorts and sandals, a towering 6 feet 5 inches tall.

Rowland, department chair, was considering the UCLA senior for a graduate position.

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In Brief
Celebrate UCI
Saturday, April 18, 2009

One Day. One Campus. Many Options. Come to UCI’s 31st annual Open House on Saturday April 18 and enjoy being part of the Anteater family. Meet your student and experience the campus in all its glory! Support a student organization by purchasing lunch at Wayzgoose; learn how to “go green” at Center for Service in Action’s Earth Day; gaze at beautiful autos in UCIPD’s 11th Annual Car Show on the Green; or just wander the campus. There will be tours of the Anteater Recreation Center (ARC) and campus housing communities.

It’s a great day to get to know more about UCI. Events and parking are free!

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Join the UC Irvine Parent & Family Association

The Parent & Family Association is a valuable resource for parents and family members whenever questions arise about UCI, your student or campus issues. Visit the Parent & Family Association online for information.

Parents and families of graduating students:
Does your student have a story to tell?

The UCI Commencement Team is looking for stories about UCI’s Class of 2009.

Is your student part of a family affair of graduates, e.g., a mother/daughter combo or assorted Anteater siblings? Did your student create a one-of-a-kind major? Are they a first generation college graduate? Or getting their dream job after graduation? Perhaps your student overcame difficult odds getting to college and plans to make their life’s work helping others who need a hand?

Send your stories to commencement@uci.edu. We can’t guarantee 15 minutes of fame or that we’ll be able to use every suggestion, but we’ll do our best to follow up as many as possible. Stories may be used in UCI publications or other campus news media.

Visit the Commencement site for ceremony schedules and important information for graduates, family and guests.

See you at 2009 Commencement!

UCI Commencement Office
(949) 824-4238
barbaraj@uci.edu

Breakfast with the Vice Chancellor Recap
New Student Programs Director, Jill Halvaks

P&FA member Richard Allen and Vice Chancellor Manuel Gómez

Also of Interest …
More news and links for Anteater parents and family

Peter’s People: Students ‘Expect the Unexpected’ at UCI »
Our University: News from UC President Mark Yudof »
Olive Tree Initiative to Be Honored May 7 »
Studying Stem Cells: Julie Harness Leads a Student Group »
UCI Student Alumni Association »
Anteater Chronicles: The UC Irvine Story »

IMPORTANT DATES

APR. 15
Housing payment DUE
(Residence Halls)

MAY 25
Memorial Day Holiday
Classes not in session.
Campus offices are closed.

JUN. 8-12
Final examinations

JUN. 12-14
Forty-fourth Annual Commencement ceremonies

JUN. 13, NOON
Residence Halls and Campus Village move-out deadline

JUN. 14, 10 a.m.
Arroyo Vista move-out deadline

JUN. 19
Students may login to StudentAccess beginning at 8 p.m. to view grades.

JUN. 22-JUL. 29
Summer Session I

JUN. 22-AUG. 28
Summer Session-10 Week

JUL. 3
Independence Day Holiday
Classes not in session.
Campus offices are closed.

AUG. 3-SEP. 9
Summer Session II

SEP. 7
Labor Day Holiday
Classes not in session.
Campus offices are closed.

SEP. 15
Fall quarter 2009 fees due

SEP. 19-20
Move-in for Residence Halls. (depends on assigned day)

SEP. 21-23
Welcome Week

SEP. 24
Fall quarter instruction begins

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

APR. 18
Celebrate UCI
Annual Campus Open House
(see In Brief at left)
web link »

APR. 22
UCI Libraries Spring Exhibit Opening
Shanghai’s Two Faces - Cosmopolitan City
web link »

APR. 24
UCI Songfest 2009
Over 150 student sorority and fraternity cast members perform 12-minute renditions of Broadway musicals.
Bren Events Center
7 p.m. $15-$25
web link »

MAY 1
Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series
Prevention, Preparedness, Plagues and Politics: The Life of the Surgeon General
With Richard Carmona
UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium
3:30 p.m.
web link »

MAY 2-3
Colleges Against Cancer - Relay for Life
UCI and American Cancer Society join for a 24-hour walkathon benefitting cancer research.
web link »

MAY 3
Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series
My Pace Provokes My Thoughts: Poetry and Writing
With Edward Hirsch
UCI Student Center, Doheny Beach Room
7:30 p.m.
web link »

MAY 16
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) 2009 Symposium
web link »

MAY 17-JOIN US!
UCI Baseball vs. UC Davis
Join Vice Chancellor Manuel Gómez, the UCI Parent & Family Association and the ’Eater Nation to cheer on the baseball team! UCI Anteater Ballpark.
1 p.m.

MAY 30-31
8th Annual American Indian Student Association (AISA) @ UCI Powwow
Mesa Court field, corner of University and Campus
Free
web link »

JUN. 12-14
UCI Commencement
44th annual ceremonies. Bren Events Center.
web link »