Posts Tagged ‘Academic Excellence’
EDGE Magazine Supports Students with College Application Process
Passing of Professor Carl Cotman
Dear colleagues, It is with sadness that I announce the passing of longtime faculty member Carl Cotman, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Departments of Neurology (Medicine) and Neurobiology and Behavior (Biological Sciences). Professor Cotman earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Indiana University before starting his career at UC Irvine in 1968. In 1995, he served as the…
Read MorePhysical Science Faculty Members Awarded Innovator Grants from Rose Hills Foundation
2024-25 Academic Salary Program Confirmed
Dear colleagues, As a follow up to the April 10, 2024, email announcing a possible increase to the academic salary program for ladder rank, non-represented faculty, and policy covered non-faculty academic appointees for 2024-25, I am pleased to confirm that the increase has officially been approved. Policy covered non-faculty academic appointees: Salary scales will increase…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2024-25 FATE Fellows
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 2024-25 cohort of UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence (FATE) fellows. FATE is a community of faculty from across campus with a shared desire to promote student success through teaching. Members of FATE will meet regularly to discuss all aspects of the teaching experience, from pedagogical techniques,…
Read MoreCampus Climate
Dear UC Irvine Community, In a normal academic year, we would now be celebrating faculty accomplishments, wishing our students well on their final exams, and congratulating our graduates on their achievements. However, this year has been far from normal. In light of recent global and local events, we are deeply concerned about the distress experienced…
Read MoreJaymi Lee Smith Appointed Interim Vice Provost, Graduate Education and Interim Dean, Graduate Division
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Jaymi Lee Smith, Associate Dean, Graduate Division, and Professor of Lighting and Design in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been appointed Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Interim Dean of the Graduate Division, effective July 1, 2024. A member of the UCI faculty…
Read MoreTemporary Halt to UAW Strike
Dear campus community, Today a Superior Court judge granted the University of California a temporary restraining order (TRO) which halts the illegal systemwide strike by UAW-represented employees for the next 20 days, beginning immediately. Here is additional information from the Office of the President: “Today at 3:30 p.m., Judge Sherman in Orange County granted the…
Read MoreQing Nie Appointed UC Presidential Chair at UC Irvine
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Qing Nie, Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Mathematics and Developmental and Cell Biology, has been selected as the University of California Presidential Chair at UC Irvine, effective July 1, 2024. Each UC campus has a presidential chair appointed to a five-year nonrenewable term. The chair is…
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