Sent: January 15, 2019
Office of Inclusive Excellence Winter Quarterly Newsletter
Dear Anteater Community,
Happy New Year! We enter 2019 with considerable momentum in advancing inclusive excellence. Please review highlights from fall 2018. The newsletter includes the 2018-2019 cohort of the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellows and the UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellows, as well as upcoming events and programs. Douglas Haynes, Ph.D. |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Inclusive Excellence Forum | January 17 | Pacific Ballroom C, UCI Student Center STEM Lunch Talk | January 30, Noon | CalIT2 Auditorium UPCOMING FUNDED PROGRAM CALLS Dependent Care Travel Awards – All qualifying senate members (who are parents of a child age 6 years or younger at the time of application) are invited to apply for this family friendly resource in support of work-life balance. These awards are designed to subsidize childcare costs associated with travel to a professional conference, research meeting, or approved sabbatical travel. The call will be open January 15 – February 5, 2019 for travel from March 1 – June 30, 2018. Please visit our website for more information about the program and updates on the upcoming call for applications. Faculty Success Program – The Faculty Success Program provides participants with a supportive community committed to accelerating productivity and advancing career goals. The ADVANCE program will provide a limited number of career development grants (up to $1000) to supplement the cost of tuition. The summer 2019 program runs May 19 – August 10, 2019. The call for funding support will be open in January 31 – February 28, 2019. Please visit our website for more information about the program and updates on the upcoming call for applications. PROGRAM UPDATES Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Congratulations to the 2018-2019 President’s Postdoctoral Fellows and Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellows! This year, UC Irvine welcomes seven UC President Postdoctoral Fellows and five Chancellor’s ADVANCE Postdoctoral Fellows. |
2018-2019 UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellows
Confronting Extremism Event Update
October 17: Steven Pinker: Enlightenment Now November 1: Anita DeFrantz: Race and Gender in Sports in an Age of #MeToo |
RECENT NEWS
UCI is ranked No. 3 for largest percentage jump in underrepresented minority students |