External Relations

Impact

Impact

• Supports community initiatives by engaging UCI students, faculty, and staff in service learning, applied research, outreach, and related activities.

• Reinforces UC Irvine’s relationship with the surrounding community.

• Empowers community members to become active stakeholders in their neighborhoods.

Building Bridges

Impact

• Advances the understanding of the distinct characteristics and challenges of the urban water environment to assist people and institutions in their efforts to promote health.

Stay informed on what's going with the School of Social Ecology. Find out some of the awards our faculty and students have received. Catch up on news our centers and some of their activities. Read about some of our students who dedicate their time to helping the community. Check out the past and most current issues of Social Ecology Today our alumni/friends newsletter. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list, please contact Kristine Ramos at ramosk@uci.edu.

Congratulations to the 2008 School of Social Ecology Scholarship Recipients!

Arnold Binder Award – Lori Sexton

Gil Geis Excellence in Graduate Research Award – Phil Goodman

Michelle Smith Pontell Memorial Fellowship - Andrew Peterson

Gil Geis Excellence in Undergraduate Reseach Award - Kirstin Morgan

The Architecture Foundation of Orange County Prize for Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning – Amy Ablakat

Jarvis Peterson Award – Anaid Rascon

PPD Advisory Board Scholars – Jessica Debats

“This program influenced my knowledge and interest about college because it gave me an idea of what I want to study.” (student, Estancia High School)

“It has really helped me since I learned how colleges work and our mentors really told us about college a lot.”(Brisa, Estancia High School)

“The program made me appreciate the law and the police,” (student, TeWinkle Middle School)

Students from Estancia High School in Costa Mesa participate in a mock trial.

Students from Los Amigos High School in Fountain Valley.

Many Orange County students finish high school, but never pursue a college education. For many of these students, college is too costly and they simply do not explore financial aid options. Additionally, these students have not had the benefit of a family member or even a friend’s sibling attend college. UC Irvine Social Ecology students, many of whom are first generation college students, are serving as community mentors to high school students. They encourage and expose them to the benefits of attending college. These mentors are bright, highly motivated, and committed college students who act as a role model for the youth in COP.

On November 1 and 2 students and faculty from UCI and the Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University, one of Japan's top universities had a joint graduate conference on crime, law, and society. This was an inaugural conference of doctoral students and graduate students from UCI provided an opportunity to present their crime research on a broad range of topics including corporate governance and economic crime; individual lawbreaking; regulation; sanctioning issues; and legal theory and practice, and to discuss their work with foreign delegates over a two-day period. The common thread among these presentations was their analyses and implications for comparative and international work in their respective areas.

The School of Social Ecology has over 13,000 alumni. The number of students who graduate with a Social Ecology degree increases every year. This year, the School held two ceremonies –graduating more than 800 students!

Our graduates are applying a multi-disciplinary perspective to the analysis of community problems, ranging from atypical child development to urban design, addressing issues of violence and crime. Some are in public service. Many are influencing social and public policy.