RESOURCES
RESOURCES
We hope you find the below resources useful while navigating your time at UCI. We will continuously update this page and if you have any recommendations for resources that you think should be listed below, please email aoips@uci.edu.
UCI Student Resources
Health and Wellness
- UCI Be Well
- Counseling Center
- Student Wellness and Health Promotion
- Campus Recreation & Anteater Recreation Center (ARC)
- Disability Services Center
- Campus Social Worker
- Childcare Services
- CARE (Campus Assault Resources & Education)
Student Life and Leadership
- Campus Organizations
- Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research
- Center for Student Leadership
- Cross Cultural Center
- Office of the Dean of Students
- DREAM Center
- FRESH Basic Needs Hub
- International Center
- Latinx Resource Center
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center
- Office of Academic Integrity & Student Conduct
- Student Outreach and Retention (SOAR) Center
- Sorority & Fraternity Life
- Student Government Student Media
- Sustainability Resource Center
- Veteran Services Center
- Volunteer Programs
- Womxn’s Hub
Undergraduate Students
Clubs & Organizations
- Chemistry Club
- DNA+ Club
- Earth System Science Club
- Neurodiversity Support Group
- QT STEM (Queer and/or Trans people in STEM)
- SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native American in Science)
- Society of Physics Students
- Undergraduate Mathematics Committee
- UNITY (Underrepresented Genders in Physics and Astronomy)
- Other Campus-Wide Clubs and Organizations
Mentorship and Research Opportunities
Graduate Students
Clubs & Organizations
- Neurodiversity Support Group
- QT STEM
- SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native American in Science)
- UNITY (Underrepresented Genders in Physics and Astronomy)
- Other Campus-Wide Clubs and Organizations
Funding, Professional Development, Mentorship
- DECADE (Diverse Educational Community and Doctoral Experience)
- Fellowships and Other Opportunities
- UCI GPS- Graduate Professional Success for STEM PhDs and Postdocs
- Graduate Division
- Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center
- Mentorship Opportunities
- Peers Offering Wellness Education Resources (POWER)
Graduate Student Handbooks
Postdoctoral Fellows
From the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in Graduate Division
- Career Development
- Funding Resources
- UCI GPS- Graduate Professional Success for STEM PhDs and Postdocs
- Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center
- Library Resources
- New Postdocs
- Postdoc Employment
- UCI Postdoctoral Association
Health and Wellness
- Anteater Recreation Center
- UCI Be Well
- Campus Social Worker
- Campus Lactation Rooms
- CARE (Campus Assault Resources & Education)
- Childcare Services
- Disability Services Center
- Employee Assistance Program
- Graduate Division
- Neurodiversity Support Group
- The NAMI OC Warmline - Emotional Support & Resources 24/7
- UC Postdoctoral Scholar Benefits Plan (PSBP)
- Student Wellness and Health Promotion
Faculty
Inclusive Teaching Resources
- Antiracist Pedagogy Reading List - UCI
- Inclusive Syllabus Design – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Inclusive Teaching for Classroom Equity - UCI
- Inclusive Teaching Resources for STEM Courses - University of Michigan
- LGBTQ+ Ally Training Workshop Video
- Managing Difficult Dialogues - Vanderbilt University
- Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary in the University Classroom - Vanderbilt
- The Institute for Meaningful Engagement (TIME)
- Universal Design for Learning Resources - UCI
Health and Wellness
Staff
Professional Development
Health and Wellness
Anti-Racism Resources
Resources
- UCI End Racism Initiative Resource List
- Anti-Blackness: A Resource Guide from the Office of OIE
- Being Antiracist - National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Blacklivesmatter - Resource Guide
- Staff Resource Guide from UCI Student Affairs: Guidance on How to Combat Anti-Black Racism
- Particles for Justice resource list
Readings
- Inclusive Terms and Language Glossary from ENG/ICS
- UCI Libraries Reading List
- A quick quite to the most common -isms and -phobias
- The Long Reach of Racism in the U.S. - The Wall Street Journal
- Why Are There So Few Black Physicists? - Gizmodo
Videos and Recorded Discussions
- Racial Injustice and the Academy - Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, UCI Professor and Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies
- The Fire Next Time: Anti-Black Racism and the Struggle to Live in the United States | June 4, 2020 - UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence
- The 2%: Navigating UCI as a Black Student - Anteater TV
The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point - Hosted by the UC Humanities Research Institute
- The New York Times 1619 Project Podcast Series, Episode 1: The Fight for True Democracy
- The House We Live In (documentary excerpt)
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Police Brutality
SoPS Statements & Initiatives
- UCI Department of Physics & Astronomy Action Plan in Support of our Black Community
- Black Lives Matter. A Commitment to Action from UCI ESS Faculty and Graduate Student Leaders
- Physics & Astronomy Discussion and Town Hall
- Particles for Justice - Physics & Astronomy
- Dean Bullock's Message to Undergraduate Students on Anti-Black Racism
- Dean Bullock's Message on Death of George Floyd
- Becoming Anti-racist in the Physical Sciences - Presented by graduate students from the UCI Department of Chemistry
DEI Resources
Gender Equity Resources
- Gender Bias Calculator
- Reducing gender bias in STEM
- Understanding persistent gender gaps in STEM
- More gender and STEM readings
LGBTQ+ Resources
- LGBTQ+ Language & Terms
- LGBTQ+ Ally Training Workshop Video
- LGBTQ Scientist Are Still Left Out- Article
- Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students
Disability and Neurodiversity Resources
- Disability Language & Terms
- UCI Neurodiversity Support Group
- Neurodiversity Network
- Building Neurodiversity-Inclusive Postsecondary Campuses
- A Student's Lived Experience Account of Neurodiversity in Higher Education
Combat Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
Professional Societies and Organizations
Chemistry
Earth System Science
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Geosciences (AAPIiG)
- Earth Science Women's Network
- National Association of Black Geoscientists (NAGB)
Math
- Mathematically Gifted and Black
- National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)
- The Women+ of Color Project
Physics & Astronomy
- African American Women in Physics (AAWIP)
- BlackInAstro.com
- BlackInPhysics.org
- National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)
- National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP)
STEM Focused
- American Indian Science & Engineer Society (AISES)
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- LGBTQ+ STEM
- National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering & Science, Inc. (GEM)
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
- Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES)
Emergency Relief Funds
- UCI Basic Needs Economic Crisis Grant - Students may request up to $3,000 to help with their financial crisis.
- UCI Basic Needs Sponsored Housing- provides up to 30-days of temporary housing with a meal plan at UCI for students who are currently facing homelessness
- UCI Basic Needs Emergency Meal Swipes- application-based service that helps students who are experiencing food insecurity
- CalFresh Program - CalFresh is a nutrition assistance program sponsored by the USDA that helps people purchase healthy foods.
- Chancellor’s Emergency Fund - This fund exists to support UCI faculty, students and staff in times of emergency.
- The Christien Rodriguez Memorial Fund - This fund benefits LGBTQ students who are in crisis, contact the LGBTQRC for more information.
- UCI Emergency Funds for Undocumented Students
- UCI Grad Division Childbirth Accommodation and Childcare Reimbursement Funding Programs
- Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (also known as ‘HEERF’) provides emergency grants to assist students with economic hardships related to disruptions caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Reporting an Issue or Concern
Campus Resources
- Information from OEOD on Reporting Incidents
- Students, Faculty, and Staff: If you are unsure of whether you should report an incident to OEOD or the police, you can schedule a meeting with the Ombuds Office or a confidential CARE Advocate
Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- The UCI Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (OEOD) is responsible for the University's compliance with federal and state laws and University policies and procedures regarding discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. OEOD works to promote and integrate the principles of equal opportunity, affirmative action, nondiscrimination, and inclusive excellence at UCI.
How to Report a Concern
- Addressing Workplace Abuse and Bullying
- Hate, Bias or Other Campus Climate Issues (Anonymous reporting available)
- Submit an OEOD Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, or Sexual Violence Report
- Police Misconduct Complaints via UCI Police (anonymous reporting available)
- Reporting ADA and Other Disability-Related Concerns
- Report Non-Emergency Safety Concerns
- Report a Violation of the Academic Integrity Policy
- Victim's Rights and Reporting in case of sexual offenses
- Whistleblower Hotline via Central UC mechanism (Anonymous complaints are accepted)
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