College-bound high school students in their sophomore or junior years can experience university academics and campus life at UC Irvine this summer through the High School Summer Scholar Program (June 21 – August 1, 2013). This program is designed to challenge and reward them personally and academically as they prepare to experience college life. Students … Continue reading »
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Great Rating for UCI to Kick-off 2013
We always appreciate hearing first-hand positive reviews from our students about what a great value UCI provides, but it sure is nice to hear we’re in the Top 20! LA Times/Daily Pilot UCI ranks high on magazine’s best-value list Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 A recent ranking of the 100 best-value public schools in 2012 … Continue reading »
Don’t Miss a Free Career Management Webinar on Achieving What You’re Worth in Salary Negotiation
Salary Negotiation – How to Get What You are Worth Wed, Dec. 12th, 11:30am-12:30am (PDT) With speaker, Christine Kelly, Ph.D Register at: http://ow.ly/fF8Kh Negotiating your salary can be a nerve racking activity that produces anxiety and more questions than answers. In this economy, do you settle for what is offered? Should you negotiate for more? … Continue reading »
Customer Experience Webinar Tomorrow – by Oracle, UCI Extension and IMA
Is communicating more effectively with your customers an early New Year’s resolution? Now is your chance to learn how leading brands are using Oracle’s marking solutions to their advantage, by joining in our Webinar! New devices and channels, such as mobile, social and web, are creating radical shifts in the customer buying process and the … Continue reading »
Let’s Hear It for UCI’s Sinan Kanatsiz and Mirna Bard!
Last Friday, UCI Extension celebrated our success and more importantly, honored several instructors and advisors that are huge contributors to that success. The talented Sinan Kanatsiz and the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) received the UCI Extension Partnership Award, which honors organizations which have made a contribution to our continuing education programs as well as to … Continue reading »
What’s a MOOC?
More positive news on MOOCs – massive open online courses. According to the article in the L.A. Times, “Online courses to be reviewed for possible degree credits,” the American Council on Education has announced that it will begin “evaluating some of the courses available through the online consortium education group Coursera, and make recommendations about whether they … Continue reading »
UCI Extension’s Winter Quarter Classes Go Live
From Internet Marketing to Social Media, UCI Extension has got you covered. All you have to do is sign up! Our Winter 2013 courses begin January 3, and registration is available now. We have new courses and several free events as well, depending on your interests and needs, so don’t miss this opportunity. We are very … Continue reading »
Yes You Can…Go Back to School!
Was so happy to see “Four Questions You Must Answer Correctly Before Going Back to School,” by J. Maureen Henderson in Forbes, because I relish in opportunities to discuss the many misconceptions that hold so many people back from continuing their education. UCI Extension has provided thousands of students with new career paths, sometimes in … Continue reading »
Proud to be an Anteater!
The OC Register got it right when it named UC Irvine #1 when it comes to colleges and universities, in its 19th Annual Best of Orange County 2012 announcement. Zot, Zot!
Myths v. Facts in Online Learning
The number of people learning online has skyrocketed over the past decade. In fact, UCI Extension is celebrating its twelfth year of offering online instruction to its students – having started in 2000 with 125 students, and now instructing over 7,500 annually. Considering that a decade ago students were just beginning to use computers, some … Continue reading »
