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Home > Resources > 40th Anniversary > Events 40TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS Thousands of campus supporters took part in the numerous opportunities to celebrate UCI’s “40 Years of Innovation.” Below is a listing of some of the major events marking the occasion. Many other campus events incorporated the theme into the year’s festivities. September -- 14 Wednesday -- Staff Appreciation Picnic. Happy Birthday UCI. Sponsored by Staff Assembly. 11:30 a.m., Aldrich Park. Free. Web link... -- 29 Thursday -- Concert in the Park. Featuring The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Sponsored by UCI and the City of Irvine, with additional support from the University Club, Diedrich Coffee and The Paul Merage School of Business. 5 p.m., Commencement Lawn in Aldrich Park. Free. Web link... October -- 11 Tuesday -- Founders Day 2005 Reception. Reconnecting founding faculty, staff and students. By invitation. Sponsored by UCI Alumni Association. 6 p.m., University Club. Web link... -- 12 Wednesday -- University Club Forum. Recollections of a Dean of Humanities. With Samuel McCulloch, professor emeritus of history and founding dean. Noon, University Club. Web link... -- 15 Saturday -- UCI Medal Ceremony and Dinner. Presentation of the university’s highest honor. Sponsored by The UCI Foundation. 5:30 p.m., Anteater Recreation Center Sports Fields. Web link... -- 25 Tuesday -- UCI Arts Plaza Dedication. Unveiling of Maya Lin-designed installation. Sponsored by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. 4 p.m., Arts Plaza. Free. Web link... -- 27 Thursday -- Raymond L. Watson Bridge Dedication. Honoring Ray Watson, the original architect and urban planner for The Irvine Company, by dedicating to him the pedestrian bridge that connects UCI to The Irvine Company’s University Center. By invitation. Foot of bridge near Irvine Barclay Theatre. November -- 3 Thursday -- Symposium and Exhibit Opening. Designing UCI: Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation. Sponsored by The UCI Libraries. 4 p.m., Barclay Theatre and Langson Library. Free. Web link... -- 9 Wednesday -- Innovation Awards. Recognition ceremony honoring UCI’s inventors and creators. Sponsored by the Office of Technology Alliances. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Beckman Center. Free. Web link... -- 16 Wednesday -- University Club Forum. Forty Years of Enormous Change and Impressive Consistency. With William Parker, vice chancellor of research and dean of graduate studies. Noon, University Club. Web link... December -- 9 Friday through 18 Sunday -- Madrigal Dinner. Festive recreation of the court of King Henry VIII. Sponsored by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, Claire Trevor Theatre. Web link... Schedule is subject to change. Back to 40th Anniversary Index |
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Mayor Beth Krom and EVC/Provost Michael Gottfredson join Peter the Anteater at the Sept. 29 Concert in the Park.
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Jean Aldrich, left, and Liz Toomey enjoy Oct. 11 Founders Day reception.
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Founding alumna peruses display of campus memorabilia at Founders Day event.
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Maya Lin and Chancellor Michael Drake celebrate Oct. 25 unveiling of Arts Plaza.
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Irvine Co. Chairman Donald Bren, Mayor Beth Krom, honoree Ray Watson and Chancellor Michael Drake mark Oct. 27 bridge dedication.
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Speakers and organizers of Nov. 3 symposium
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Innovation Award winners G.P. Li, Mark Bachman and Fan-Gang Zeng at Nov. 9 event
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