Q3 2024 Newsletter
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Having just celebrated its five-year anniversary, the Latinx Resource Center serves as a vibrant hub offering workshops, mentorship, cultural events and advocacy programs that empower Latinx students to shine. UCI-OC Alliance is excited to share that Excelencia in Education has recognized the Center as a 2024 Program to Watch. As…
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UCI-OC Alliance warmly welcomes Diana Munoz as the new Program Associate. An Orange County native and first-generation college graduate, Diana earned her bachelor’s in business administration from California State University, Fullerton. During her time at CSUF she was very involved with the Orange County Hispanic Youth Chamber of…
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An evening to remember, La Bienvenida welcomed more than 550 students and 30+ campus groups to celebrate familia. Attendees enjoyed performances by Ballet Folklorico de UCI and our inaugural Mariachi Orgullo de UCI while enjoying a delicious Concha from Northgate Gonzalez Markets. The UCI-OC Alliance team helped welcome…
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On July 20, hundreds gathered to celebrate the opening of the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCI Health – Irvine medical complex. Attendees included our UCI-OC Alliance executive director and members Fernando Niebla, Sarah Lopez and…
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Juan Carlos Calcagno is a Managing Director at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and a founding member of the UCI-OC Alliance where he currently serves as chair of the Student Success Committee. Juan Carlos recently participated in a Student Connection event where he provided valuable insights and guidance…
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Erica Ramirez is a first-generation UC Irvine graduate and proud daughter of Mexican immigrants. Although she was accepted to some of the most prominent schools on the west coast, she chose to join the Anteater family because of its generous financial aid package, strong public health program, and…
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The UCI-OC Alliance partnered with the UCI School of Social Ecology on an event with Mike Madrid, Senior Fellow in Social Ecology, where he shared his new book, The Latino Century, and insights from his podcast Red County, Blue County, Orange County, which covers the transformation of Orange…
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