The Office of Civic Engagement is pleased to announce that three civic-focused courses will be available online for the first time in Summer 2024. The Civic & Community Engagement FAST PASS is one cluster of the new FAST PASS program set up by UCI Summer Session....
Haley Tran, a Summer 2023 UCDC participant, was recently featured by the UCI School of Social Sciences. The recent UCI graduate (political science ’24) is about to continue her life as an Anteater as she moves back to D.C. to continue advocating for AANHPI communities...
Michelle Truong, a Spring 2022 UCDC participant, was recently featured by the UCI School of Social Sciences. The recent UCI graduate (political science ’23) is about to continue her life as an Anteater as she begins graduate school at UCI’s School of...
“ I applied to the UCDC Program because I knew that I needed help securing my first internship and thought that interning at Washington, DC over the summer would be fun. My internship gave me more confidence in my decision to pursue software engineering as a career....
“ I decided to apply to UCDC because I always have been interested in politics. Although UCDC is not solely for political science majors or those interested in politics, I thought it would be an excellent way for me to begin my career because I would gain great...
“ My work as an intern […] was valuable in the sense that I was able to gain great work experience for my future. However, I gained invaluable life lessons, stories, friendship, and mentorship that I know I couldn’t have gained anywhere else. Living and working in...
“ Within these few short months, my work has helped develop and enhance my writing, archival research, communication, and educational skills. Moreover, the chance to explore such a historic city as Washington, D.C. with fellow UC students has been invaluable to...
Joshua Swank, a Winter 2022 UCDC participant, was recently featured by the UCI School of Social Sciences and was selected as the 2022 UCI Lauds and Laurels Outstanding Undergrad. From the piece: "His time in the UCDC program has allowed him to experience a...