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“I think research is vital to the life of a college student, especially if you’re attending a research-focused university like UCI.”


Students get to ask deep questions about the world and answer them on their own intellectual terms. As a first-gen college student who became a first-gen professor, I learned how to improve my speaking, writing, and thinking through SAEP, a program that changed my life and introduced me to a community of peers and mentors that I still keep in contact with. Unlike other research programs where a student finds an advisor, you work with multiple mentors at the same time. This collaborative group effort has allowed SAEP students to flourish and thrive and reach their full potential. I would not be where I am today and this is why I returned to direct SAEP as a former participant.

Long T. Bui, Ph.D.
SAEP Director
 


 

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