What does it mean to be a Hispanic Serving Institution?
UCI is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). This federal designation aligns with UCI’s aspiration to be a national leader and global model of inclusive excellence. As a designated HSI, UCI faculty, staff and students are eligible to apply for Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) grants, internships and partnerships.
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Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award ★
Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award About the IDEA Award The ASN/SSE/SSB Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award was created in 2019 by the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), [...]
Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship ★
Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, we are pleased to announce that Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been awarded a 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Appointed [...]
UCI NEW | Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards recognizes Hispanic and Latinx graduate students ♥ ★
Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards recognizes Hispanic and Latinx graduate students UCI News | April 2, 2021 The 2021 Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards took place April 1 as a virtual gala. In its fourth year, UCI’s [...]
Congratulations Eloy Ortiz Oakley! 2021 Recipient of the Diverse Champions Award ♥ ★
Congratulations Eloy Ortiz Oakley! 2021 Recipient of the Diverse Champions Award Diverse will honor Mr. Oakley with a special career tribute in our April 1, 2021 edition. Please join us and many other institutions, organizations, [...]
Honoring the Legacy of José Flores Velázquez | Donate to the Graduate Division Fellowship Fund ★
Honoring the Legacy of José Flores Velázquez Donate to the Graduate Division Fellowship Fund UCI is honoring José Flores Velázquez, a former UCI Physics & Astronomy PhD student who tragically passed away on August 14, [...]
Milestones
| AY 2020-2021 | Milestones |
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| Spring Quarter 2021 4th annual LEAD recognizes graduate student excellence and achievement in all 15 academic units at UCI (https://news.uci.edu/2021/04/02/latinx-excellence-and-achievement-awards-recognizes-hispanic-and-latinx-graduate-students/) |
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| Fall Quarter 2020 UCI awarded UC-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative grant for Enhancing Diversity and Equitable Inclusion Thriving in the Academy Program (https://news.uci.edu/2020/07/20/belinda-robnett-receives-grant-to-help-build-a-more-representative-professoriate/) |
| AY 2019-2020 | Milestones |
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| Fall Quarter 2018 UCI awarded HSI Title V Part A grant for CalTeach Program |
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| AY 2019-2020 | Milestones |
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| Fall Quarter 2019 UCI awarded National Science Foundation IUSE HSI Program grant for Improving the Transition of Community College Students into University STEM Programs Through Cross-Enrollment (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1928554&HistoricalAwards=false) |
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| AY 2017-2018 | Milestones |
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| Spring Quarter 2018 Inaugural Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD): First celebration of Latinx graduate student success in UC system. |
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| Fall Quarter 2017 UCI HSI Conference: National Science Foundation awards UCI an HSI conference grant for Pathways for Hispanics in STEM. |
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| Fall Quarter 2017 UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman is first UC Chancellor elected to governing board of Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU). |
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| AY 2016-2017 | Milestones |
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| Spring Quarter 2017 UCI designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Achievements
UCI’s Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe is named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow
Renowned biologist is among 184 diverse recipients of prestigious award this year
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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)
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Title III & Title V
The HSI Division provides grant funding to institutions of higher education to assist with strengthening institutional programs, facilities, and services to expand the educational opportunities for Hispanic Americans and other underrepresented populations.