25 Years of Community Impact | 25 Years of Milestones | 25th Anniversary Celebration | Giving Opportunities
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25 YEARS OF COMMUNITY IMPACT
9/28/21LIVING THE COLLEGE LIFE
For more than a decade, CFEP’s Parent Residential Experience Program provided parents – a majority of whom did not attend college themselves, speak English, or attend school in the United States – the opportunity to gain exposure to higher education through a weekend residential experience.
10/22/21A BRILLIANT FUTURE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION
For a quarter century, the UCI Center for Educational Partnerships has proven to be a national model for successful college preparation and support, and in meeting the unique and diverse needs of the Southern California communities it serves. What comes next?
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9/24/21EARLY OUTREACH, EARLY INNOVATOR
Established in 1976, the Early Academic Outreach Program predates CFEP. Nevertheless, it thrives to this day, reaching approximately 12,000 students per year through its through its various academic enrichment programs, academic advising, test preparation programs, and college enrollment workshops.
9/29/21BUILDING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS AT CAMP
Established in 1991 with a grant from the National Science Foundation, the California Alliance for Minority Participation provides minoritized students with information, resources, and opportunities to increase their science identity, build community, and help them realize, and maximize, their full potential in STEM.
10/7/21
SAGE SCHOLARS SPARKS SUCCESS
Established In 1999, the Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) Scholars Program provides high-performing, low-income students with training, mentorship, financial support and paid internships at local companies. In 22 years, 100% of students in the SAGE Scholars Program have graduated from UCI.
10/12/21THE STEM TEACHING PIPELINE STARTS HERE
The UCI CalTeach program allows undergraduates majoring in a STEM field to earn both their bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential in four years. UCI CalTeach students graduate as in-demand ‘expert novices’, who are also equity-focused change agents.
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9/22/21THE PARTNERSHIP BLUEPRINT
Established in 1983 in response to data that revealed an increasing number of Latinos in the Santa Ana community were becoming less academically prepared for college, the Santa Ana Partnership has served as a national model of how to send more youth to college and ensure their success.
10/13/21THE HOME FOR TEACHERS
The UCI Teacher Academy launched in 2018 to provide a home for K-12 teachers and school leaders to develop and enhance their professional practice. Through a multi-faceted approach, the Teacher Academy supports all teachers throughout the entire educator lifecycle – from aspiring teachers to senior administrators.
10/18/21PLEDGING SUCCESS
In 2017, UCI forged a powerful and unique partnership with the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), the City of Anaheim, and others to create the Anaheim Union Educational Pledge. The Pledge is a commitment to provide all AUHSD students with an intentional, comprehensive support system that integrates their families and is designed to ensure access to opportunities and services that prepares them to successfully complete their college and career goals.
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25 YEARS OF MILESTONES
1976Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) established at UCI in response to the State Legislature's recommendation to expand post-secondary opportunities to all California students, including those who are first-generation, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and English-language learners. The longest-standing program in CFEP, the UCI EAOP today reaches, on average, approximately 12,000 K-12 students a year. |
1983UCI, Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana College and CSU Fullerton establish the Santa Ana Partnership. With a focus on close partnerships between UCI faculty and SAUSD teachers, and a variety of partners in tow, the Partnership revolutionizes educational partnerships for the next 38 years.
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1991UCI receives NSF grant to adopt the California Alliance for Minority Participation, a program that strengthens the quality and quantity of underrepresented students receiving baccalaureate degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. UCI is one of six universities nationwide to be awarded the NSF grant. Today, CAMP exists on all UC campuses. |
1996CFEP is created in response to Proposition 209. Over the next 25 years, CFEP, through its multitude of programs, impacts millions of students and families across Southern California. |
1996Juan Francisco Lara named founding director of CFEP. Lara, who later becomes assistant vice chancellor for enrollment services, leads in the innovative structuring and design of CFEP, deciding to target K-12 students and families, K-12 educators, community colleges, and UCI undergraduates. Until his retirement in 2007, Lara amassed millions of dollars in grants and built a plethora of partnerships across Southern California. |
1999The Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) Scholars Program launches at UCI. The program provides high-performing, low-income students with training, mentorship, financial support and paid internships at local companies. Originally at three UC campuses, UCI is the only UC to still host a SAGE Program, which boasts a 100 percent all-time graduation rate among its participants. |
2002UCI receives a $14.2 million grant, FOCUS, from the NSF. The grant supported a partnership between UCI and the Compton, Santa Ana and Newport-Mesa Unified School Districts to strengthen math and science education. The largest educational outreach in UCI history, FOCUS trained more than 3,000 K-12 teachers and impacted more than 100,000 students. |
2007Dr. Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio is named the second director of CFEP. Over the next 14 years, Reyes-Tuccio adds new programs and partnerships, establishes and grows three UCI student-support centers, helps garner more than $75 million in external grants and contracts, and oversees CFEP’s transition into the UCI School of Education. Reyes-Tuccio still leads CFEP as UCI’s first assistant vice chancellor, educational partnerships. |
2011CFEP establishes the Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR), which empowers student leaders to develop outreach and retention programs that shift the educational paradigm to improve college access, readiness, and retention rates for historically marginalized communities in higher education. SOAR continues to thrive in the UCI Student Life & Leadership department. |
2013Responding to input from undergraduates, CFEP creates UCI DREAM Center, which provides academic and social support to UCI’s undocumented population. DREAM Center grows from a single staff person to a center that provides a range of programming and legal services.
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2015UCI is recognized by the New York Times as the No. 1 university in the nation doing the most for American dream. UCI again tops the Times’ “College Access Index” in 2017. |
2016CFEP begins the Fresh Basic Needs Hub. Initially a mere shelf of canned goods, the Hub is now considered a national model of a basic needs resource for undergraduates. The Hub provides UCI undergraduates with basic needs such as food (including farm fresh food), toiletries and transportation while also promoting a shift in cultural consciousness toward understanding the fulfillment of basic needs. |
2017UCI forges a powerful and unique partnership with the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), North Orange County Community College District (NOCCD), California State University, Fullerton and the City of Anaheim to create the Anaheim Union Educational Pledge. The ambitious, innovative Pledge is a commitment to provide all AUHSD students with an intentional, comprehensive support system that integrates their families and is designed to ensure access to opportunities and services that prepares them to successfully complete their college and career goals. |
2017 UCI is named a Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution and a Hispanic-serving institution. UCI becomes only the second member of the prestigious Association of American Universities to gain both AANAPISI and HSI eligibility. The designations demonstrate UCI’s commitment to inclusive excellence, and allow for future funding opportunities so that UCI can continue to serve as an engine of social mobility. |
2018CFEP is integrated into the UCI School of Education - the No. 7 public school of education in the nation - to leverage world-class researchers for its mission and support the growth of new research practice partnerships with local schools. |
2018With the generous support of the SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the UCI Teacher Academy launches. The academy provides a home for teachers and school leaders to develop and enhance their professional practice by offering programs in teacher preparation, professional development, teacher leadership, and administrator leadership. |
2018CFEP receives a $5.6 million GEAR UP grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The seven-year project provides multiple activities and services to more than 1,000 students in the Compton Unified School District as they progress from sixth grade through freshman year of college. |
2019UCI receives more college applications from in-state freshmen and transfer students than any other UC school. Additionally, UCI is the No. 1 choice among first-generation freshmen; Asian American in-state freshmen and transfers; Chicano/Latino in-state freshmen; and the No. 1 choice among all underrepresented groups from California. Nearly half (48 percent) of the university’s in-state freshmen applicants were first-generation students. |
25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
For the past 25 years, the UCI Center for Educational Partnerships has proven to be a national model for successful college preparation and support, and in meeting the unique and diverse needs of the Southern California communities it serves.
In November 2021, CFEP kicked off its silver anniversary year with a reception on the beautiful campus of UCI! Guest speakers included UC President Michael V. Drake; UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman; Yvette Gullatt, Vice President for Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs, Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Chief Diversity Officer for the University of California; and School of Education Dean Richard Arum. The event was emceed by Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educational Partnerships at UCI.
Please enjoy the links below to photos, a complete video and a highlight video of the event, as well as a video summarizing some of CFEP's new initiatives.
In November 2021, CFEP kicked off its silver anniversary year with a reception on the beautiful campus of UCI! Guest speakers included UC President Michael V. Drake; UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman; Yvette Gullatt, Vice President for Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs, Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Chief Diversity Officer for the University of California; and School of Education Dean Richard Arum. The event was emceed by Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educational Partnerships at UCI.
Please enjoy the links below to photos, a complete video and a highlight video of the event, as well as a video summarizing some of CFEP's new initiatives.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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Your support is critical to achieving CFEP's mission to advance equitable, accessible, and effective learning for all. We are investing in programs, diversity scholarships, and community collaborations to prepare all learners to thrive in our dynamic future. To discuss ways to give, please contact the Development Office.
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