Honors CAMPUSWIDE PROGRAM

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1 Hoors CAMPUSWIDE PROGRAM

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3 The Campuswide Hoors Program is dedicated to promotig high stadards of scholastic excellece ad persoal growth by combiig the qualities of a liberal arts college with the uique opportuities offered by a major research uiversity. scholars

4 Campuswide Hoors Program trasformative The Uiversity of Califoria, Irvie Campuswide Hoors Program (CHP) provides udergraduates with a persoal, challegig, ad rewardig educatioal experiece. UC Irvie Hoors combies the academic rigor ad idividual attetio of a selective liberal arts college with the exceptioal resources of a large, dyamic research uiversity, providig UCI s top studets with a multitude of beefits. The hoors curriculum is taught by a elite group of faculty scietists, researchers, writers, ad artists passioate about educatig tomorrow s leaders. These faculty members iteract frequetly with hoors studets through small hoors discussios, social activities, ad cultural evets. extraordiary Priority erollmet, guarateed o-campus housig, stimulatig faculty iteractios, ad metored research opportuities give this select group of studets a iside edge i their college experiece. Studets also have ready access to the extesive resources of over 35 millio volumes ad sigificat digital collectios of the Uiversity of Califoria library system, icludig UC Irvie library hoors study rooms, exteded library borrowig privileges, ad state-of-the-art laboratories, studios, ad other campus facilities. The UC libraries, collectively, make up the largest research/ academic library i the world. Research iterships provide additioal access to iteratioally reowed scholars, such as Nobel Laureate F. Sherwood Rowlad, who discovered chlorofluorocarbos were depletig the ozoe layer; Elizabeth Loftus, whose research o false memories has explaied how such memories ca corrupt eyewitess testimoy ad affect court cases; iteratioally acclaimed choreographer Doald McKayle, whose masterworks, cosidered moder dace classics, are performed aroud the world; ad acclaimed ecology ad evolutioary biologist Adriaa Mejía Briscoe, who is atioally recogized for both her research i molecular evolutio ad metorig of studets. I chose UC Irvie because of the Campuswide Hoors Program. I immediately foud a etwork of fellow studets ad metors, stimulatig courses, social evets, ad a hoors staff that helped me pla for academic success ad the goals I wated to achieve. Participatig i the CHP ecouraged me to pursue thigs that I had ot thought about attemptig like publishig my ow research, studyig abroad, ad completig a mior, i additio to my major while preparig for a career i the health scieces. Uder the tutelage of extraordiary faculty, studets ca develop ad implemet their ow research projects or creative performaces, preset their fidigs at cofereces ad symposia, ad publish their research. Lear about the UCI Udergraduate Research Opportuities Program at a commuity of scholars The CHP provides a supportive eviromet for its academically ad socially diverse group of studets. CHP hoors studets live, study ad socialize together, ad are guarateed o-campus housig, as log as they meet housig deadlies ad program requiremets. AMANDA WONG 10 Biological Scieces major 2 Amada is pursuig a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at USC.

5 Uiversity of Califoria, Irvie a world of opportuities A wealth of leadership ad scholarship opportuities exist o ad off campus, ad faculty ad staff advisors help CHP studets idetify those that match their academic ad career goals. Hoors studets receive oe-o-oe assistace whe applyig for prestigious atioal scholarships ad fellowships. Studets are ecouraged to cosider explorig iterships ad gaiig relevat work experiece at outside agecies, icludig atioal laboratories ad commuity service agecies. The Career Ceter assists studets i fidig experieces that will meet their objectives. May of UC Irvie s prestigious scholarship wiers at the atioal ad iteratioal level have bee Campuswide Hoors Program studets, ad was o exceptio. UCI s first Rhodes Scholar, Mega Brau ( 10) is attedig Oxford Uiversity s master s program i iteratioal relatios. Liae Grat ( 11) received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach Eglish i Frace. Curret studet Rahaf Baker is the recipiet of a Doald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship, which is awarded to college juiors atioally to fud public service projects durig their seior year. Several recet CHP alumi also received Natioal Sciece Foudatio Graduate Research Fellowships i , icludig Jacob Kaady ( 09), Katherie Mackezie ( 09), ad William Nguye ( 09). Hoors studets iterested i public policy may cosider a academic itership program with UCDC i Washigto D.C., or with the UC Ceter Sacrameto. For more iformatio, visit or uccs.ucdavis.edu. I was able to start research durig the first quarter of my freshma year, which helped me quickly become comfortable beig aroud faculty. The research I participated i exposed me to several differet fields of physics plasma physics, biological physics, ad biomedical physics ad my experiece led me to my cocetratio i biomedical physics. Studets are ecouraged to study abroad. Travel to foreig coutries, experiece other cultures ad lear other laguages, all while earig credit toward graduatio. Visit the Study Abroad Ceter at Admissio to the Campuswide Hoors Program is highly competitive. Studets who participate have distiguished themselves i high school or i commuity college, arrivig at UCI ready to grow itellectually ad persoally. Hoors studets value educatio, ad view their professors as guides i the process of learig. May cotiue their studies after graduatio at the most reowed graduate ad professioal schools i the atio ad the world. Successfully completig the program etitles studets to receive the distiguished CHP hoors otatio o their UCI trascripts ad diplomas. selective becomig a member Icomig studets may be ivited to joi the Campuswide Hoors Program prior to erollig at UCI, or may apply to joi the CHP oce they have completed a quarter at UCI as a full-time studet with a 3.5 GPA or better. The CHP is a program that I m happy to brag about. Members of the CHP hold themselves to very high stadards, ad the motivatio derived from that commual expectatio has helped me drive myself academically ad extracurricularly. My log term pla is to obtai a Ph.D. i physics ad joi the raks of academia. The CHP has provided a framework for me to build my career. ALEXANDRE COLAVIN 11 Physics major; Biomedical Physics cocetratio Alexadre is pursuig a Ph.D. i Biophysics at Staford Uiversity. 3

6 CHP Beefits persoal attetio Persoal attetio is the hallmark of the Campuswide Hoors Program. I additio to academic advisig that assists studets with plaig their course of study, hoors studets take semiar-style hoors classes, participate i hoors sectios of the regular curriculum, ad atted faculty lectures ad workshops o topics icludig research, career developmet, ad preparatio for graduate school. A feelig of commuity is created amog CHP studets through hoors housig ad the social ad cultural activities orchestrated by the program. What I love about the CHP is the commuity of studets who wat to succeed ad are very drive to do their best. We are all from differet majors ad backgrouds so you are able to lear a lot from people with other perspectives. Peer metors meet with CHP freshme durig orietatio. The Scholarship Opportuities Program (SOP) assists studets i securig prestigious iteratioal, atioal, ad regioal scholarships through idividual advisig ad group workshops. Co-curricular service, leadership, research, ad educatioal opportuities are abudat both o ad off campus. The SOP staff provides expert plaig ad guidace, helpig studets match their talets ad experiece to the best academic scholarship opportuities i the world. At SOP, hoors studets lear how to avigate applicatios, edorsemets, ad supportig materials. For more iformatio visit rewardig The CHP prepares you to take the ext step ad get ivolved immediately. I was peer metor coordiator for the program I ve gaied highly valuable skills such as orgaizig evets/activities, recruitig voluteers, settig ad keepig schedules, delegatig tasks, gettig people to do their part skills you will fid you eed i the real world. Developig proficiecy i these orgaizatioal skills ow will give me a major head start. Professor William R. Schofeld ad CHP studets share perspectives at a faculty coffee hour. The CHP helps you etwork with a lot of faculty, work with them i research ad establish a relatioship, which is very helpful as you pursue graduate school or embark o your career. REZWAN KABIR 11 Civil Egieerig major 4

7 CHP Advatages Priority erollmet i classes Specialized hoors curriculum taught by faculty recogized for their outstadig accomplishmets Guarateed o-campus housig Hoors theme housig Persoalized oe-o-oe academic advisig, itership, ad scholarship applicatio couselig Small, semiar-style hoors classes Research projects ad iterships with faculty Special activities ivolvig faculty ad visitig scholars Iteractio with taleted, highly motivated studets Cultural programs ad social evets with faculty ad peers UCI Udergraduate Research Symposium Summer Udergraduate Research Program Hoors study rooms i the UCI Libraries Exteded borrowig privileges at the UCI Libraries Iteratioal study through Study Abroad Programs Leadership ad service opportuities Over 20 hoor societies with UCI chapters Hoors otatio o UCI trascript ad diploma UCI Campuswide Hoors Program Alumi chapter CHP studets ejoy a warm receptio at the Loma residece hall. CHP s aual fall beach bofire is a favorite evet. UCI has urivaled academic ad leadership opportuities ad ivests i studet metorship ad persoal growth. The Campuswide Hoors Program is a example of the uiversity s extraordiary commitmet to providig studets with a stellar udergraduate experiece. studets ecouraged me to ask myself, Ca I do more? My CHP peers have challeged me to be amog the best ad brightest so that I ca thrive at the best law schools ad achieve my career goals. The CHP is a global commuity with a diverse rage of scholars. Every studet is passioate about learig i the classroom ad applyig that kowledge to everyday life. Beig a member of the program has allowed me to thik about life from a ew vatage poit, expaded my world view, ad beig aroud such elite MEGAN BRAUN 10 History major; Philosophy mior Rhodes Scholar Two-term presidet of the Associated Studets of UCI Mega is UCI s first Rhodes Scholar. She will pursue a master s degree i iteratioal relatios at Oxford Uiversity. 5

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