This year's annual UCI staff appreciation picnic provided a number of Social Sciences staff an opportunity to showcase their creative talents and artistic abilities as they competed for top honors in the best themed department contest. Keeping in line with the "Go Green, UCI! Reuse, Recycle, Renew" theme, staff members constructed a recycled jungle from discarded cardboard boxes, complete with hand-painted and hand-crafted jungle animals and a makeshift safari hut. While their efforts didn't win them first place - an honor that went instead to the Office of the Registrar - the Staff Assembly sponsored event was a welcomed break for all and a great opportunity for the university to show appreciation for it's hardworking staff members.  
 
View photos of the Social Sciences camp and creative art online.