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| We are entering my favorite time of year - commencement season. In just two short weeks, more than 2,000 undergrads, 68 master’s and 61 doctoral students will mark a critical milestone when they walk across the Bren Center stage and receive their social sciences diplomas from UCI. These students represent a more than 50-year history of rogue social scientists who broke with convention to forge connections with scholars whose different approaches would tackle fundamental research questions and pressing social problems.
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To steal a term from former GE CEO Jack Welch, they went boundaryless, throwing caution to the wind, scrapping boundaries and bureaucracies to directly enact change.
More than half a century later, the school continues putting this approach into practice, breaking down traditional barriers to create positive change in society, economies, and human well-being.
Our student body is the realization of that maverick spirit. (read the full message here...)
In this special commencement issue of our enews, I invite you to read more about some of our outstanding students, #Classof2019 graduates, and the plans they have for creating positive change. I challenge each of you to join them in pursuing a future that makes the world a better place than you've found it.
Be bold, always break the mold, and be boundaryless in your pursuit,
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undergrad ceremony one speaker:
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| Truong Nhat Vu Xe, business economics and social policy & public service '19, is making a difference for marginalized communities through research, outreach, and activism. |
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undergrad ceremony two speaker:
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Food, family, and historical fiction
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| Erin Costigliolo, economics and environmental science '19, reflects on what's fueled her UCI research, education, and daily commute. |
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| Pantsuit generation |
As a little girl, Crystal Ho, business economics '19, envisioned herself as a businesswoman, wearing a white pantsuit, exuding power and success. With her graduation in June, this #firstgen Anteater is one step closer to her dream. And programs like UCDC and SAEP helped make it possible, she says.
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| Rosten & Schonfeld Scholar |
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| #firstgen An Thien Nguyen, '20 poli sci, is pursuing mold-breaking research on Southeast Asian deportations |
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| Alumni Excellence Scholar |
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| Being diagnosed with a brain lesion led Stephanie Doering, '19 cog sci and informatics, to find her passion in neuroscience |
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| Outstanding Community College Transfer Scholar |
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| Nicole Balbuena, #firstgen '19 completed three majors at UCI while working part-time and doing honors research - all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA |
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| Outstanding Honors Thesis Award
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| Tackling real-world problems with economics research earned Brandon Newberg, '19 quantitative econ and business admin, UCI soc sci's top thesis award |
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Macy Scholar |
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| Experiences in OTI, Upward Bound, and an internship with the Freedom Writers Foundation have helped '21 #firstgen Shelby Smith, social policy & public service, find her footing at UCI and calling in educational policy |
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Lave Scholar
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| Christine Chen, '19 business econ, is fascinated by the influence of technology on consumer behavior - a topic she pursued in her award-winning research paper |
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| MESSI Scholar
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| Majoring in international studies has helped Deeva Momand '20 pursue her passion for travel, cultures, and Afghan art |
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| Order of Merit honors outstanding students, graduates |
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| 27 from social sciences receive OM distinction, 8 honored with individual scholarships and honors |
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| Ten from social sciences honored with Chancellor's Award of Distinction |
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| Award recognizes UCI's most outstanding graduating seniors |
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| Natural storyteller |
From founding a magazine to making a living as an influencer, Aditi Mayer, #firstgen international studies and literary journalism '19, has a good story to tell.
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the power of
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| The idealism of Khang Do, '19 history and international studies.
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from Atwater to
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| Elianet Romero, '19 political science and international studies, finds perspective in an unlikely place. |
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| Power of attorney |
The loves and lessons of #Classof2019 econ major Sharis Manokian's Mock Trial experience.
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Completion of a UCI soc sci graduate degree represents years of study and topical mastery within one of the school's top-ranked master's and Ph.D. programs. Here, check out what's driven some of our current students, and read up on the plans of some soon-to-be alumni after they're hooded on June 15.
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Constant collaborator
Anthropology Ph.D. student Katie Cox received UCI's Most Promising Future Faculty Member award. Here, she discusses how collaboration - inside and outside the classroom - can change the world. "We have the opportunity in academic spaces like classrooms to explore big societal problems and see them from different perspectives. Teaching can be a way of building knowledge and to generate approaches to issues that can change the world in ways we haven't been able to imagine."
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| Hannah June Kim |
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Stanford postdoc, University of Nebraska faculty position
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| Anirudh Wodeyar
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| Alexander Luttmann |
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| Lead economist, The MITRE Corporation |
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| Anna Penner |
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And a HUGE congratulations to our recently announced graduate student Order of Merit award winners: Kathy Alberti Prize, Neil Kaplan-Kelly, Anthropology; Outstanding Scholarship, Marian J.R. Gilton, Logic & Philosophy of Science, and Hannah Kim, Political Science; Outstanding Service, Stephanie Pulles, Sociology; A. Kimball Romney Award for Outstanding Research Paper, Jess Lee, Sociology; Rebecca Richart, Anthropology; and Patrick Testa, Economics; Outstanding Paper in International Relations, Christopher Gibson, Sociology; and Outstanding MA (DASA) Student, Mikaela Santos, Demographic & Social Analysis.
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| Zot, zot, zot! |
Fulbright scholar Joyce Nguy, political science and education '19, finds that personal connections have made all the difference.
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Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony 1
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| 12:30 p.m. | UCI Bren Events Center | Student Speaker: Truong Nhat Vu Xe, Business Economics and Social Policy & Public Service Undergrad | National Anthem Singer: Karina Blanca Martin, Anthropology Undergrad | Stream Live |
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| Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony 2 |
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| 4:00 p.m. | UCI Bren Events Center | Student Commencement Speaker: Erin Costigliolo, Economics and Environmental Science Undergrad | National Anthem Singer: Idara Akpakpa, Public Health Policy Undergrad | Stream Live |
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Graduate Commencement - Hooding Ceremony
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| 4:30 p.m. | UCI Bren Events Center | Student Speaker: Ricardo Ernesto Rocha, Doctoral Candidate, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | National Anthem Singer: Marlaina Owens, Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | Stream Live |
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| We are not your standard school. Like Peter, our beloved Anteater mascot, we're quirky and different. We're on a mission to create positive change in society, economies and human well-being by breaking down traditional barriers and pushing the limits in teaching, research and service. Doing so requires a different attitude, aim and set of actions.
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