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Employees of the Month 2020-21

Student Affairs | July 21, 2021

July: Melissa Ramirez, Counseling Center
August: Jamie Jones, Counseling Center
September: Heather Schmidt, Counseling Center
October: Jean Deakyne, Student Health Center
November: Joy Etcheberry, Student Health Center
December: Jean Deakyne, Student Health Center
January: Nicole Leon, CARE
February: Melissa Bader-Huesgen, CARE
March: Chao Hsu, Student Health Center
April: Courtney Burkes, Campus Recreation
May: Trac Lam, Campus Recreation
June: Thien Vu, Student Health Center

Employee of the Year Excellence in Collaboration Award: Chao Hsu, Student Health Center
Employee of the Year Social Justice Award: Nicole Leon, CARE
Employee of the Year Distinguished Service Award: Jean Deakyne, Student Health Center

It’s time for a mental health checkup, and honest conversation

UCI Podcast | May 14, 2021

How Students Stuck In Domestic Abuse Can Get Help From University Advocates — Even When Not On Campus

Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) | March 2, 2021

Sexual Harassment at University of California Libraries: Understanding the Experiences of Library Staff Members

Association of College & Research Libraries | March 1, 2021

Event advertisement with fall dates, RSVP URL and cartoon pets

UCI Center for Student Health and Wellness Hosts Virtual Therapy Pet Thursdays

New University | January 26, 2021

Wheel titled Zot Health with five labeled spokes: awareness, habits, balance, community, pride

UCI Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion Hosts Weekly Meditation Mondays

New University | November 22, 2020

UCI Center for Student Wellness & Health Promotion Holds Workshop On The History of Cannabis

New University | November 16, 2020

UCI Care Hosts “How to Speak Your Language of Sex, Love, & Play,” Featuring Activist Ignacio Hutía

New University | November 9, 2020

Student Health Center medical director Dr. Albert Chang in lab coat wearing fabric face covering

Testing and tracing

UCI Podcast | November 6, 2020

Dr. Albert Chang speaking via Zoom on news

For UCI students who will be living on campus this fall, move-in week looks very different amid pandemic

ABC 7 Eyewitness News | September 25, 2020

A volunteer in PPE holds up a testing kit to give self-administered COVID-19 test instructions to students

UC Irvine to test students living on campus weekly for COVID-19

Orange County Register | September 22, 2020

Employees of the Month 2019-20

Student Affairs | July 20, 2020

November: Scott Serrantino, Disability Services Center
December: Brenda Lapinid, Campus Social Worker
January: Deirdre O’Reilly, Disability Services Center
February: Vivian Yamada, Counseling Center
March: Albert Chang, Student Health Center
April: Brigette Lao, Student Health Center; Michael Millis, Student Affairs IT
May: Patrick Haines, Student Health Center
June: Jonathan Flojo, Counseling Center

College Consensus graphic for 30 Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities