Alumni

photo of authors Lisa Alvarez and Andrew Tonkovich

O.C. as seen by authors

Anthology by UCI alumni couple offers literary excerpts on county’s culture, geography

Alum John Chin qualifies for PGA's Sony Open

Golfer John Chin, who graduated from UCI in 2010 with a degree in sociology, shot a 4-under 68 on Jan. 9 to qualify for this weekend’s Sony Open, the PGA Tour’s first full-field event of the year. His round in Monday’s qualifier included four birdies and an eagle at Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, […]

Anteater alumni mingle in UCI’s Aldrich Park at the 2016 homecoming celebration.

UCI Homecoming to welcome back thousands of alumni

Celebration will include music, beer garden, food trucks, fireworks and basketball game

Chapter and Verse

UCI’s renowned M.F.A. program in creative writing continues to churn out heavyweight talent

Behind the Games

Alumna encourages other minority women to enter technology and engineering fields

Taking Legal Power to the People

Alum’s apps promote autonomy for clients with disabilities

Gary Singer

UCI Lauds & Laurels event will celebrate contributions of 19 prominent alumni

Gary Singer to receive Extraordinarius award for almost 40 years of exemplary service

UCI associate professor's story about alumna, forensic evidence is published in magazine

UCI alumna Erin Morris, who earned a Ph.D. in psychology & social behavior in 2006, is the subject of UCI associate professor of literary journalism Erika Hayasaki’s story “The Investigator,” published in the Dec. 1 issue of The California Sunday Magazine. The Los Angeles County public defender’s office created the position of behavioral sciences research analyst for […]

Lawrence Benveniste '72 commits to estate gift to support UCI mathematics

A renowned economist and former dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, Lawrence Benveniste ’72 and his wife, Marie, have committed to a $5 million estate gift to establish endowed chairs in mathematics at UCI and UC Berkeley. Benveniste earned a bachelor’s in mathematics at UCI in 1972 and a doctorate in mathematics at UC Berkeley in […]

First-generation flag bearer

UCI alum Eloy Oakley is first Latino to lead state’s community colleges