To ensure receipt of our e-mails

To ensure receipt of our e-mails, please add uciaamembership@uci.edu to your safe list.

Welcome to the June 2007 edition of Anteater e-News.

The UCI Alumni Association has once again partnered with the experts at Harris Connect to produce an alumni directory for UC Irvine. Please watch your e-mail and postal mail for additional information on how you can participate in our 2008 UCI Alumni Directory.

Open wide -- and smile Fort Wayne (Ind.) News Sentinel

Driving ourselves sick The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Administration Building dedicated to Chancellor Dan Today@UCI
UCI Baseball earns first regional title UCI Athletics
UCI students, alumni win prestigious scholarships Today@UCI

A summary of recent UCI media releases can be found on Today@UCI. A two-week archive and today’s issue of "UCI in the News" is also available at http://today.uci.edu/news/uciinthenews.asp. Web links in this mailing are time sensitive, so stories may not be available after the day the mailing is distributed.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Help identify UCI's
top scholars

Since 1974, the association has been awarding merit-based scholarships and your help is needed to review and select the 2007-08 freshmen and transfer student scholars. The review process occurs June 18 through July 27, requires 3-5 hours of reading time and your participation at the selection meeting to be scheduled for late July. For more information, contact UCIAA at 949-824-2586 or alumni@uci.edu.

	ON THE BALLOT UCIAA Annual Meeting Monday, June 11 Santa Ana Zoo 6 p.m. FREE R.S.V.P.>
Join UCIAA for its annual meeting and its new 'behind-the-scenes' annual tradition at the Santa Ana Zoo. You will hear the latest association news, vote on the 2007-08 slate of officers and enjoy an after-hours tour of Orange County's zoo. Reserve your seats today.

	R.S.V.P. Early Pageant of the Masters Wednesday, July 25 Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach 8:30 p.m. $40/per ticket R.S.V.P.>
Enjoy 90 minutes of "living pictures" - incredibly faithful art re-creations of classical and contemporary works of art with real people posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the original pieces - during Laguna Beach's most famous attraction. This event sells out each year, reserve your seats early!

Bring Peter to Orange County

UCIAA has partnered with the Santa Ana Zoo to help raise money for Orange County's first Giant Anteater exhibit. To date, alumni and friends have contributed nearly $8,100 toward the university's goal of $150,000. MORE>

NCAA Champs: UC Irvine defeated IPFW, 3-1 (30-24, 24-30, 30-23, 30-28) to win its first men's volleyball national title at St. John Arena on May 5, marking the first national championship since the men's water polo team took the crown in 1989. The Anteaters ended the season 29-5 overall, the most wins in school history and the most in the country this year. Visit Athletics>

UCI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
www.alumni.uci.edu
Not a member? Join today.

For a comprehensive listing of UCI events, visit: http://www.today.uci.edu/calendar/

Wednesday, June 6
University Club Forum. An Introduction to Islamic Art with Fatemeh Mehri Dadgar. 11:15 a.m., University Club. $10-$11.25. Reservations recommended. MORE>

Friday, June 8
Symphony Orchestra. Deep Tones. With Stephen Tucker, conductor. 7 p.m. pre-concert conversation, 8 p.m., Irvine Barclay Theatre. $8-$12. Also 8 p.m. June 9. MORE>

Thursday, June 14
Academic & Administrative Calendar. Honors Convocation. MORE>

Irvine Barclay Theatre. Focus Dance Center – Changes 2007. 7:30 p.m., Irvine Barclay Theatre. $17, 6 ticket limit. Also June 15-17. MORE>

Friday, June 15
Irvine Barclay Theatre. Focus Dance Center – Changes 2007. 7:30 p.m., Irvine Barclay Theatre. $17, 6 ticket limit. Also June 16 & 17. More: 949.854.4646. MORE>

Commencement. The Henry Samueli School of Engineering. 9 a.m., School of Social Sciences 1. 1 p.m., School of Social Sciences 2. 5 p.m., Bren Events Center. Tickets and reservations required. MORE>

Saturday, June 16
Commencement. Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. 9 a.m., School of Social Ecology 1. Noon, School of Social Ecology 2. 4 p.m., Bren Events Center. Tickets and reservations required. MORE>

Sunday, June 17
Commencement. The Paul Merage School of Business. 9 a.m., Aldrich Park. MORE>

Commencement. School of Humanities. 9 a.m., Claire Trevor School of the Arts. 1 p.m., School of Physical Sciences. 1 p.m., Department of Education. 1 p.m. School of Biological Sciences. 5 p.m., Bren Events Center. Tickets and reservations required. MORE>

Monday, June 18
Irvine Barclay Theatre. Classical Dance Center: Dance Variations 2007. Performance includes classical ballet, funk, jazz, pointe and tap. 6 p.m., Irvine Barclay Theatre. $15. Also June 19-21. MORE>

Thursday, June 21
Center for Immunology. Transcriptional Regulation of the CD8+ T Cell Response to Infection with Ananda W. Goldrath. Noon, Tamkin Hall, Room F-114. Free. MORE>

Saturday, June 23
Arboretum. June Bloom Plant Sale. Features early summer bulbs and perennials and clearance on remaining spring stock. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Arboretum. Free. More: 949.824.5833.