WELCOME TO UC IRVINE

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WELCOME TO UC IRVINE!

• Congratulations on becoming a new Anteater!
• We want to make the years you spend here the
  best they can possibly be.
• While the road to commencement is sure to be
  exciting you might hit some road blocks along the
  way.
• We want you to know that UCI is here to support
  you!

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STAND UP..

• If you know the answer!
• In what year was UC Irvine founded?

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Answer!

• In what year was UC Irvine founded?
• 1965

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Some Issues You May Face as You Transition to
College

• You are not alone, these issues are common to
  everyone
• Identity
• Academics
• Independent living

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Identity

• New friends and roommates
• New place to live
• Relationships with family members
• Culture, race, religion, dating, sexuality

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STAND UP..

• If you know the answer!
• What are the two main issues new students report
  worrying about?

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Answer!

• What are the two main issues new students report
  worrying about?
• Making friends
• Having enough money

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Pressure and Competition

• Academic demands
• New study habits and learning styles
• Family hopes and expectations
• Choice of major

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Independent Living

• Self care Sleeping and eating habits, exercise,
  alcohol and other drugs
• Finances Working while in college, loans and
  scholarships, spending habits and credit cards

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How UCI Supports You

• More than 400 student groups
• Faculty and graduate level teaching assistants
• 24/7 Live-on housing staff
• Culturally diverse staff and faculty
• Anteater Recreation Center (ARC) more than 3,000
  students visit daily
• LARC (Learning and Academic Resource Center)

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How You Can Support Your Friends
Warning signs

• Sleep problems early sign of emotional upset
• Lower grades, concentration difficulties
• Exaggerated worries / anticipating the worst
• Change in appearance / hygiene
• Loss of interests, isolating, withdrawing,
  avoiding
• Serious mood changes

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Project Courage
Project Courage addresses suicide prevention and
intervention. The goal of this program is to
create a caring campus climate where we recognize
competition exists and students can be courageous
enough to access help. www.donteraseyourfuture.org

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STAND UP..

• If youve ever been STRESSED!

Stress is the 1 reported health concern for
students, faculty and staff.
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Have a seat

• 1-minute stress reliever

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• When you want to talk to a counselor

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Counseling CenterStudent Services 1, Room
201www.counseling.uci.edu

• Mission
• The Counseling Center seeks to promote optimal
  mental health, resilience, personal growth and
  the development of coping strategies. Our mission
  is to provide support to students through crisis
  intervention, time limited psychotherapy and
  psychiatric services, outreach, and referral
  services. We also offer campus consultation,
  training, and educational workshops.
• Open to all UCI students, with or without
  insurance
• Walk-in, urgent appointments available
• Both psychologists and psychiatrists

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• When you want to see a doctor, nurse, dentist,
  eye doctor or a counselor..

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Student Health Center Corner of East Peltason
and Pereira Driveswww.shs.uci.edu

• Comprehensive outpatient clinic staffed with
  licensed primary care physicians, dentists,
  optometrists, nurses, and a registered Dietitian.
• ALWAYS AVAILABLE to help with emergencies during
  business hours regardless of insurance
• Vaccinations include flu, Gardasil and travel
• Student Health will speak to your parents
  tomorrow.
• Mental Health Clinic
• Multidisciplinary Board-certified psychiatrists,
  psychologists and therapists

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• When you have a health education question, want
  an anonymous HIV test, need resources or want to
  get involved in health programming..

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Health Education Center Student Center, 3rd
Floorwww.health.uci.edu

• Provides campus wide programs addressing
• Stress management
• Tobacco cessation
• Alcohol use
• Nutrition
• Sexual health
• Provides individual and group appointments.

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• When you or a friend need to report an incident
  of sexual assault or relationship violence, have
  a question about sexual assault, and to get
  involved in campus programs..

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Campus Assault Resources and Education
(CARE)Aldrich Hall, 6th Floor www.care.uci.edu

• Consultation
• Individual Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Advocacy
• Campus-Wide Programming
• Workshops and Trainings
• Peer Programs

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• When you need help deciding on your major,
  career, or find a job

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Career Center101 Student Services I
www.career.uci.edu

• Consultation Individual Counseling
• Job Fairs and Career Nights
• Campus-Wide Programming
• Workshops and Trainings
• Peer Programs

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• All of these departments are here to help you!
• Please visit or check out our websites.

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Don't forget FIRST!

• The First-year Internet Required Safety
• Training (FIRST) must be completed by
• September 22, 2008.
• Visit www.first.uci.edu to complete the training.

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ANY QUESTIONS?
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Be Well

• At UCI we strive for our students well being,
  mentally, physically, and emotionally.
• Your wellness is our focus
• We care!
• Be well!

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