September 15 – October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
Recent News
UCI NEWS | UCI is founding member of Hispanic Serving Research Universities Alliance
Group aims to double Latino doctoral students, increase professoriate by 20 percent
UCI NEWS | Harvard recognizes Vicki Ruiz with an honorary degree ★
Harvard University held its first in-person commencement since 2019 – and 371st overall – on May 26 at Tercentenary Theatre. And attending on stage was UCI’s Vicki Ruiz, Distinguished Professor emerita of…
2022 Women’s History Month
Dear campus community, The recent nomination of federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nation’s highest court and the 2021 election of Michelle Wu as mayor of Boston remind us…
2022 UCI Community Safety Survey Now Open Share your opinion about public safety at UCI ♥ ✚
Dear campus community, As part of a campus and systemwide effort, several offices have worked together to create our first UCI Community Safety Survey. The Office of Inclusive Excellence (OIE)…
Sandra Campero Named Inaugural Assistant Vice Chancellor, Community Engagement and Development
Dear campus community, I am pleased to announce that Sandra Campero will join the Office of Inclusive Excellence as the inaugural assistant vice chancellor for community engagement and development, effective…
UCI as an HSI
UCI was designated a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in Spring Quarter 2017. Below are some milestones that reflect our journey from HSI designation to a Latinx Thriving Institution.
Find out more on our HSI webpage.
| AY 2018-2019 | Milestones |
|---|---|
| Fall Quarter 2018 UCI awarded HSI Title V Part A grant for CalTeach Program | |
| AY 2017-2018 | Milestones |
|---|---|
| Spring Quarter 2018 Inaugural Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD): First celebration of Latinx graduate student success in UC system. | |
| Fall Quarter 2017 UCI HSI Conference: National Science Foundation awards UCI an HSI conference grant for Pathways for Hispanics in STEM. | |
| Fall Quarter 2017 UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman is first UC Chancellor elected to governing board of Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU). | |
| AY 2016-2017 | Milestones |
|---|---|
| Spring Quarter 2017 UCI designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) | |
| Winter Quarter 2017 A LOOK AT LATINO STUDENT SUCCESS: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions: The Education Trust names UCI among top 10 universities closing graduation gap for Latinx students. |
| AY 2014-2015 | Milestones |
|---|---|
| Winter Quarter 2015 Vice Provost for Academic Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Douglas Haynes convenes an administrative work group to prepare the campus for designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. View the report here | |
Resources
Faculty
Advocacy and Leadership
- Excelencia in Education
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- Penn Center for MSIs: ELEVATE
Grant and Partnership Opportunities
Research
Staff
Advocacy and Leadership
- Excelencia in Education
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- Penn Center for MSIs: MSI Aspiring Leaders
Grant and Partnership Opportunities
Research
Staff Organizations at UCI
Chicano/Latino Staff Association
Students
Advocacy and Leadership
- Excelencia in Education
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- Penn Center for MSIs: Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship
- Penn Center for MSIs: MSI Graduate Student Weekend
- Undocumented Students Resources
- UCI Cross-Cultural Center
Research
Scholarships and Internships
- HACU National Internship Program
- HACU Scholarship Program
- Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) grants, internships and partnerships for UCI faculty, staff and students
Select Campus Organizations
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Ballet Folklorico de UCI -
Bilingual Teacher Student Association -
Chicano/Latino Graduate Student Collective (CLGSC) -
Chicanos/Latinos for Community Medicine (CCM) -
Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) -
UCI Dreamers -
Hermanas Unidas de UCI (HAU) -
Hermanos Unidos de UCI -
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. -
Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. -
Latin American Student Organization (LASO) -
Latino Business Student Association (LBSA) -
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) -
Latina/o Student Psychological Association (LSPA) -
MAES: Latinos in Science & Engineering -
Mesa Unida -
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) -
Phi Lamda Rho Sorority, Inc. -
Pre-Law Society -
Raza Graduation -
Salseros at UCI -
Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. -
Sigma Delta Pi - National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society -
Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity -
Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority -
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) -
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) -
Students Advocating for Immigrant Rights & Equity (SAFIRE)
Select Programs & Events
- Graduation Celebrations
- Housing
- Orientation: Freshman & Transfer
General
Capacity Building
- Excelencia in Education
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- Minority Serving Institution Convening
- The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Regional HSI Partners
US Department of Education