welcome to discover uci 2012 why uci? diana tien undergraduate counselor
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Welcome toDiscover UCI 2012
Why UCI?
Diana TienUndergraduate Counselor
Computers and technology are everywhere
Interdisciplinary Education
Medicine: Imaging Humanities: Data Mining
Biological & Physical Sciences: Modeling
Art, Education, & Social Ecology
Only School of Computing in the UC
*UCIRVINE UCIrvine
Curricular Diversity (Majors)
• Computer Science
• Informatics
• Information & Computer Science
• Biomedical Computing
• Computer Game Science
• Business Information Management (with The Paul Merage School of Business)
• Computer Science & Engineering (with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering)
• Software Engineering (New – was not on UC application)
Curricular Diversity (cont’d)• Bren ICS Minors*
– BioInformatics– Digital Information Systems– Health Informatics– Informatics– Information and Computer
Science– Statistics*Some major/minor combinations are restricted.
• Concentration (available by
application to continuing students only)
– Engineering/ICS in the Global Context (study/internship outside of the U.S.)
• UCI offers choices galore!– 80+ majors and 60+ minors
• Freshmen/Transfer 1-unit seminars (limited to 15 students), such as:– Hobby Electronics – Reading Harry Potter– Global Leadership
• Education Abroad Program
Project-Based Learning
Research Opportunities
• Student-initiated research
• Bren:ICS Honors Program
• UCI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) — Provides guidance, funding and faculty mentor
• Campus programs that provide a stipend and summer housing Examples: — Summer Undergraduate Research Program — Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology (SURF-IT)
Corporate Connections
Faculty Excellence & Accessibility
Committed to Student Success• Engaged and accessible faculty
— Weekly office hours by faculty and course TAs— Associate Dean hosts weekly drop-in hours
• Academic counseling staff— Help students find most efficient way to meet all
their academic goals— Inform students about programs/opportunities that
enhance learning and build their resume— Guide students to appropriate campus resources
• Learning & Academic Resource Center (LARC)— FREE workshops/tutoring & fee-based tutoring
• Math, Physics, and Chemistry Departments— FREE drop-in tutoring
• ICS Tutoring— Peer to peer (fee based)
Building a Diverse Community
Women in Computer Sciences (WICS) SAGE Scholars
WICS/Girls Inc. EcoRaft Demo
Student Life
ICS Student Council members at ICS/Boeing Alumni Night
Bren Brawl: Friendly competition among student gamers
ICS/Blizzard Alumni Night
Student Showcase 2011 participants
Bren:ICS students at UCILeadership Conference
Get prompt responses and different perspectives:
Academic counselors/peer advisors:[email protected]
949-824-5156 (M-F 8-5)
Faculty:Tony Givargis
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
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