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Spotlight on Class of 2023: Saina Salamati

Saina Salamati

Saina Salamati

A 2020 graduate of Irvine High School, Saina Salamati majored in Psychology at IVC and graduated in May. She is excited to attend the University of California, Los Angeles in Fall 2023.  

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IVC Hosts Orange County Philippine Independence Day Celebration

Philippine Independence Day dance performance

IVC hosted Orange County’s Philippine Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, June 17, commemorating the declaration of Philippine Independence from Spain in 1898.

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Born for the Badge: OC Native Laser-focused on Law Enforcement Future

XTE Chi Tau Epsilon

When it comes to the county he has always called home, Mateo Sanchez is proud to be Orange through and through. But he always envisioned his future in a shade of blue.

“I wanted to go into law enforcement at a very young age,” reflects the Irvine Valley College student. “I knew after high school that was what I wanted to do.”

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IVC Girls Who Code Team Wins 1st Place in College Loops Challenge

IVC Girls Who Code Club

The IVC Girls Who Code Challenge Team competed in the Spring 2023 College Loops Challenge against several other chapters of Girls Who Code around the nation last month. The team of four won first place overall!

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Interactive Media Arts Program Receives Commendation from City of Irvine

IMA students receive commendation from City of Irvine

On May 23, the City of Irvine awarded IVC’s Interactive Media Arts (IMA) Program with a special commendation for being selected as finalists in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) GameSiG Showcase.

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Allyson Najera Named 2023 Hites Scholar

Allyson Nejera

IVC student Allyson Najera is one of 15 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) members selected as a 2023 Hites Scholar and will receive a $10,000 scholarship for baccalaureate studies.

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IVC Students Make History at Honors Symposium Hosted by Stanford University

Students who attend By Honors Symposium

On May 6, a group of 17 IVC Honors students presented their research at the Bay Honors Symposium hosted by the Bay Honors Consortium at Stanford University.

Ria Singh Thakur’s project, “The Unhinged Woman: An Intersectional Feminist Evaluation of Postfeminist Anti-heroine Fiction and Online Gender Performance,” was named a finalist for both awards by the symposium, the Katharine Award and the Heslet Scholar Award.

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Material Success: IVC Alum Takes Costuming Talents to Apple TV

Spencer Keane

Whether it’s on the stage or on-screen, Spencer Keane’s costume-designing abilities can be described as out of this world.

The Irvine Valley College grad is plying his costuming creativity on the new space-centered Apple TV show, ‘For All Mankind,’ as a self-proclaimed “Spacesuit Technician.”

“That’s the cool job title,” admits Keane. “We’re technically labeled as specialty costumers."

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IVC and WesternU College of Pharmacy sign MOU for Pre-Pharmacy Pathway

MOU Signing

Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) College of Pharmacy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Irvine Valley College (IVC) to create a pre-pharmacy pathway for students to become pharmacists.

The transfer admission guarantee agreement will provide IVC students with a guaranteed seat in the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program upon completion of the prerequisites while maintaining a 3.0 or higher GPA.

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