Campus Financial Update – Fall 2022

Dear colleagues, All UCI faculty and staff received a July 8 campus budget update message announcing 3% across-the-board base budget reductions to core fund budgets for the 2022-23 fiscal year. We are writing to provide information on the financial stability planning process being implemented to address the projected structural deficit and better position the campus…

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Call for Student Fee Advisory Committee Members

Dear students, The Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) is currently recruiting for enthusiastic UCI undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds and degrees to serve on the 2022-23 academic year committee. SFAC is a student-led group that advises the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor on changes to student services fees, course materials, and other fees…

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Patty Morales Appointed Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Patty Morales has been appointed Vice Provost, Enrollment Management, effective July 1, 2022. Patty joined UCI in 2013 as Executive Director, Undergraduate Admissions and she has served as Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management since 2018. Patty will continue to lead the offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid…

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UCI Strategic Plan Refresh Campus Review

Dear colleagues, In 2016, UCI released a bold strategic plan to build on campus strengths and realize our brilliant future. Despite having spent one-third of the period since the plan was introduced immersed in the pandemic, UCI has done an admirable job continuing to educate our students and conducting groundbreaking research. In January 2022, Provost…

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Updated Framework for Ph.D. and MFA Financial Support

Dear UCI Community, We are excited to share a new framework that offers a stable approach and commitment to Ph.D. and MFA funding. Following a series of discussions over the past year, we have reached an agreement that will work toward ensuring year-round financial support for all Ph.D. and MFA students within normative time to…

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Updated COVID-19 Protocols and Spring Quarter Return

Dear UCI Community, As we mark the second anniversary of the campus closure early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to share that effective Saturday, March 19, 2022, we will be adjusting COVID-19 protocols as follows: Face coverings will be recommended indoors, but not required, regardless of vaccination status. Therefore, individuals should feel free…

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