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Great partners

UCI is able to fulfill its mission through the help of friends, partners and other supporters of the university. UCI strives to be a supporter and key partner for other institutions, agencies and companies to try to address many of the issues facing our communities and the region. As the saying goes, “Teamwork makes the dream work,” and the following are some key examples of partnerships that will help realize the dreams of students and residents of Irvine, of Orange County and throughout the region.

College Corps program enters second year
Student Fellows support climate action and food insecurity with local impact

Leading the way in transformative healthcare
Local youth step inside UCI to explore careers in health

Latino students and members of UCI-OC Alliance engaging in workshop

Partnering to advance Latino students
The UCI-OC Alliance serves to connect local leaders and businesses with campus programs

Hands-on programs enliven STEM elementary education

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$1.1M grant from Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative formalizes partnership between UCI and Anaheim Union High School District
Project aims to help instill a sense of purpose in local-area students as they prepare for their futures

From left: Virginia Parks, professor of urban planning and public policy; Walter Nicholls, professor and chair of urban planning and public policy; and Sameer Ashar, clinical professor of law and director of UCI’s Workers, Law and Organizing Clinic, will lead the UCI Labor Center.

UC Irvine Labor Center opens on campus
Goals are to provide research, expand education programs, advance workers’ rights

High school student develops plan for future with Merage School summer programs
Future Leaders Initiative and Pacific Life LIFEvest programs help fill gap for students in underserved Southern California communities

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