What Matters to Me and Why Speaker Series
VALUES - BELIEFS - MOTIVATIONS
Personal Journeys: Choices made, difficulties encountered, commitments grasped and joys revealed.
To learn more about the program, view Professor Jonathan Feng's introduction below.
Faculty and Staff Series
Offered since 2012, this informal lunchtime series is designed to build and strengthen bonds between people who teach, learn and work together daily, while fostering a deeper understanding of how each of us embraces the UC Irvine values. Participants are welcome to join us in person, and for those unable to attend on site, a Zoom option is also available
Registration: 11:45 a.m.
Program: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Humanities Gateway 1030
2025-2026 Schedule
Below are the dates for the 2025-26 series. Registration opens approximately three weeks in advance of each talk. Dates and speakers subject to change.
2025
- Wednesday, October 29, 2025- John Lowengrub, Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering
- Monday, November 17, 2025- Mark Deppe, Esports, Student Center & Event Services
2026
- Wednesday, January 28, 2026- Annie McClanahan, English
- Wednesday, February 25, 2026- Andrea Nicholas, Neurobiology & Behavior
- Tuesday, March 31, 2026- Donald D. Hoffman, Cognitive Science
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026- Albert Siryaporn, Physics and Astronomy
- Wednesday, May 27, 2026- Ana Rosas, Chicano/Latino Studies and History
Alumni Series
This series explores the dynamics of learning relationships and how the encouragement and support of mentors has profoundly impacted the student experiences, career paths and life journeys of some of UCI’s many distinguished alumni.
Where: Newkirk Alumni Center Conference Room A - D
When: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
2025-2026
- Thursday, October 23, 2025- Tony Crisp '92, creator of the current athletics "stacked" UCI logo