UC Irvine Parents eNews

June 2015

Issue No. 63

Countdown to Commencement

The 50th UC Irvine Commencement ceremonies are coming soon. Please visit the Commencement website for schedules and information.

Guest Tickets

Guest tickets are required for all undergraduate and master school ceremonies at the Bren Events Center. Be sure to get printed guest tickets from your graduate prior to the ceremonies and bring them

with you to Commencement.

Free Commencement Program

Graduating students' names and degrees are listed in the Commencement Program. Each graduate may pick up a complimentary Commencement Program using the coupon they receive via email the week prior to Commencement. Programs will be available for pickup at The Hill during finals week and inside the Bren Events Center during all ceremonies. Parents or guests may redeem the coupon for their graduate. Additional programs are available for purchase for $5 at all ceremonies.

Security Check

Please be advised that bag checks may be conducted at the entry doors prior to entering the Bren Events Center. Backpacks, large tote bags, large camera bags and large purses are discouraged.

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Commencement website ť

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Gifts for Anteater Grads

The Hill, UC Irvine's bookstore, has a great selection of gear and UCI memorabilia including mugs, apparel and license plate frames to celebrate your grad's achievements. Class rings are available to order through The Hill's website.

The Hill will be open during Commencement weekend and booths will be at the Bren Events Center during all ceremonies. Contact The Hill at 949.824.4455.

This year the Hill is offering more varieties of diploma frames to choose from.

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Graduation sashes, leis, flowers and decorated caps help to make memorable

photos of graduation day. Your grad can demonstrate Anteater pride by wearing a graduation sash in UCI colors with the class year. Sashes are available for purchase at The Hill store and at The Hill booths at Commencement ceremonies.

Commencement Flowers will have booths at all ceremonies to purchase flower

and lei gifts ($10-$40) for your grad. Order ahead of time, pre-orders are accepted through June 9. Once you order online, simply give your name at one of the flower booths at your ceremony to pick up your purchase. Visit Commencement Flowers to see the full selection.

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UC Irvine: Bright Past, Brilliant Future

Celebrate the colorful history and brilliant vision of UCI with this special commemorative 176-page coffee table book.

Running through UC Irvine's 50 year history is an entrepreneurial attitude which has propelled the university forward at considerable speed and very largely under its own steam.

This book explores how UCI has transformed from ranch to research institution in a mere half century.

9.25" x 11" hardcover, 176 pages, glossy full-color throughout.

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UCI's Ashley Fong Wins Grad Slam

When UC Irvine's Ashley Fong goes after something, she puts her whole heart into it.

On May 4, her poise, personality and ability to explain her complex stem cell research succinctly and in a way the general public can understand won her first place and a $6,000 prize in the first Grad Slam tournament sponsored by the University of California Office of the President.

Fong went up against nine graduate student finalists from other UC campuses with her talk on "Stem Cells: How to Mend a Broken Heart."

The competitors were asked to take years of academic toil and present it to an audience in just three minutes, free of jargon or technical lingo. They were judged on how well they engaged the audience, how clearly they communicated key concepts and how effectively they focused and presented their ideas.

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