Greetings from

steinhaus hall

Univ. of Califormia Irvine

//The Daily Dosage// Spring quarter 2014//

To:

Note:

PharmSci Departnment

www.pharmsci.edu/studentaffairs.php for walk-in Hours

PharmSci Students,It’s been awhile, hopefully you can take some time to visit our new office in Steinhaus Hall! Also vacation is only days away! Enjoy the quarter while it lasts!!!

In this issue: What’s next for our graduates and advice, announcements, SSS, and so much more!

AMBER SUE ALVELA/ MAYCY VU/ ELLEN LEE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

G R A D U A T I O N* *

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P a r k i n g i s C O M P L E M E N T A R Y !

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- Y o u m u s t b r i n g y o u r T I C K E T & P H O T O I D f o r a d m i s s i o n . a d m i s s i o n . - R e v i e w t h e S e c u r i t y p a g e o n t h e w e b s i t e f o r a c o m p l e t e l i s t o f p r o h i b i t e d i t e m s . - F l o w e r s , f l o w e r l e i s , d e c o r a t e d g r a d u a t i o n c a p s , a n d b a l l o o n s w i l l n o t b e a l l o w e d i n t h e s t a d i u m . ( W h e n i n d o u b t , d o n ’ t b r i n g i t . )

P l e a s e c h e c k y o u r e m a i l s r e g u l a r l ya n d c h e c k t h e s i t e a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e .a n d c h e c k t h e s i t e a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e .

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S U M M E RS E S S I O N

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Student Support Services

Website:

SSS? What is it? Student Support Services (SSS) is an on-campus academic support program whose goal is to aid students in their transition into the university while still encouraging an optimal college experience.Student population: First Generation Students Low-Income Students Former Foster the YouthIn order to meet this goal SSS holds various workshops throughout the quarter while still offering a comprehensive list of services including: One-on-one advising Peer mentoring A book loan program Information about campus resources Summer bridge freshmen and transfer program

Student Support Services

2100 Student Services II(Building 105 on the

Campus Map)Irvine CA 92697-5400

Visit Today!2nd floor!

Celebratingour seniors

Congratulations to all our graduating 2014 seniors! The end is almost near! We wish you the best of luck on all your future endeavors.

Some seniors have volunteered to inform us of what they’re up to next after grad-uating as well as some words of wisdom. Here’s what they have to say!

“Enjoy your undergrad-uate years because it goes by quickly. Also, work hard, but don’t forget to reward yourself with some fun! Lastly, balance is key.”

- Andrew Pham (attending UCSF)

“Uncover and create meaning in your passion and trust yourself to handle the stress that fol-lows.”

- Chau Ho (attending Univeristy of Utah)

“The next four years will test your per-

severance through challenging situa-

tions. The ability to maintain your moti-

vation and drive during these situations

is what will differentiate you from the

average student.”

-Mahyar Malekan (attending

USC)

“Enjoy the next four years at UCI and take in the experience. You’ll grow a lot and figure things out about yourself you never knew before, so while it is important to do well in class, don’t make it your only thing. You have to find time for yourself and be well rounded- take advantage of the oppor-tunities that are available. Go out, explore, and find them. Make your college experience worth looking back on.”

- Tracey Nguyen (attending USC)

“I mainly applied to out-of-state

schools because I felt that I would

benefit both professionally and per-

sonally if I explored outside of CA.

So I would advise any pre-pharmacy

students to be open-minded and nev-

er doubt oneself. Always expect the

unexpected and never forget where

you come from.”

“Prioritize things that truly matter in this life.”

- John Wang (attending Touro University)

“Do not lose hope. If you’ve never failed, you have yet to succeed. Keep pushing and strive for the best. When I believe I lacked in something, I always remember my mom’s words: “Be like a postage stamp; Stick to it until you get there.” - Nicole Quang (attending California Northstate)

“ Don’t take school so seriously! Do what you

love to do and real-ly put yourselves out there! Enjoy your un-

dergrad while you can, because there is abso-

lutely no rush! - Miah Pollack (attend-

ing UCSF)

“My advice to freshman friends is study hard but play hard. Try to identify what is your purpose of going to college and what you

really want to do with your life. Try to get involve in leadership oppor-tunities at school and perhaps go study abroad to see life outside of

America.”- Phuong Lai (attending UCSF)

- Jenny Nguyen (attending University of Maryland)

“Reading the textbook can be daunting and boring but if you go to lecture, office hours, and ask questions you can easily weed out the unnecessary ma-terial and focus on the import-ant concepts that will make any class a piece of cake.

Additionally, get involved in re-search or clinical volunteering (depending on your career goals) as early as your 2nd year.” - Nathan Lim (summer intern-ship at Schrodinger then return to UCI for Pharm. Sci. Ph.D.)

“Don’t commit to any clubs until you have learned how to effectively study. Learn to balance time, studying, and hanging out with friends. Also, take advantage of all the opportunities that

UCI provides.” - Joseph Cambe (vol-unteering at CHOC outpatient pharmacy, Pharm Tech at Target, applying 2015 cycle)

Thinking about

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STEPS:

1. Identify what kind of research interests you.

• Narrowing down which fields interest you makes doing the research much easier, because no one wants to be stuck for an entire year working for hours on something they don’t find interesting. Once you have narrowed down the fields, decide what setting you’d like to be researching in. Do you prefer a laboratory setting, a field or outdoors setting, or maybe you like doing clinicals.

2. Find the Pricipal Investigator

• Most principal investigators can be found via Webreg, and most research-orientated classes are a 199 class (i.e. Pharmsci 199 or Bio 199). From there the names of the principal investigators are listed. Once you have a name the best thing to do is look at their faculty profile and read about each professor’s research interests and professional background to see if that matches with your own possible interests. Also, once you narrow down your principal investigator, familiarize yourself with their specific research and write things thing that interest you or you have questions about.

3. Contact the Principal Investigator.

• Once you’ve decided on a principal investigator and familiarize your self with the professor’s specific research it time to contact them. If emailing the professor, include your major/minors, academic year, and any academic achievements that you may have received. Also, try to include why you are interested in that profes-sor’s research and how is research involved in your future goals. Lastly, you may mention your personal involvements such as clubs, organizations, community service , etc.

Being involved in research is a great opportunity to not only build critical thinking and analysis skills, but also is a great way to build personal connections in a professional field.

H e n r y Q u a c hV a l e r i e C h i o u

M E E T Y O U RP E E R

A C A D E M I CA D V I S O R S

T e l l u s a l i t t l e a b o u t y o u r s e l v e s !

W h y d i d y o u a p p l y t o t h e P A A p r o g r a m ?

W h a t d o y o u h o p e t o a c c o m p l i s h a s a P A A ?

W h a t d o y o u w a n t t o d o i n t h e f u t u r e ?

D o y o u h a v e a n y t i p s / a d v i c ef o r y o u r f e l l o w c l a s s m a t e s ?

I a m a 3 r d y e a r P h a r m S c i M a j o r . I w a s b o r n a n d r a i s e d i n S a n J o s e , C A u p u n t i l m o v i n g t o

I r v i n e f o r s c h o o l . I h a v e b e e n d a n c i n g f o r a b o u t 7 y e a r s a n d a m a m e m b e r o f T e a m

M i l l e n n i a . A n o t h e r p a s s i o n o f m i n e i s v o l l e y -b a l l w h i c h I b e g a n p l a y i n g i n m i d d l e s c h o o l .

I t h i n k t h e P A A p r o g r a m i s a g r e a t t o o l f o r s t u d e n t s . D u r i n g m y f i r s t 2 y e a r s a t U C I , I

u s e d t h i s p r o g r a m a l o t a n d i t r e a l l y h e l p e d g u i d e m e t h r o u g h o b s t a c l e s . I a m g l a d t h a t t h e r e i s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r m e t o g i v e b a c k

a n d h o p e f u l l y h e l p m a n y o t h e r p e e r s .

I a p p l i e d t o t h e P A A p r o g r a m b e c a u s e I w a n t e d t o b e m o r e i n v o l v e d a t U C I a n d I f e e l l i k e t h i s p o s i t i o n w a s t h e b e s t w a y t o s t a r t . I

t h i n k i t ' s a g r e a t w a y t o g a i n m o r e l e a d e r -s h i p a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l l s .

I ' m a 2 n d y e a r P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S c i e n c e m a j o r a n d I ' m r e a l l y e x c i t e d t o b e a P A A n e x t y e a r .

I ' m f r o m t h e B a y A r e a b u t I l o v e U C I a n d e n j o y l i v i n g i n S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a .

I h o p e t o f i n i s h t h e P A A e x p e r i e n c e a s a m u c h m o r e m a t u r e l e a d e r . M y g o a l i s t o g i v e b a c k a l l t h a t i ' v e g o t t e n f r o m t h i s p r o g r a m , i f n o t

m o r e .

I h o p e t o s e e m y s e l f w o r k i n g i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l P h a r m a c e u t i c a l M a r k e t i n g . I t w o u l d a l l o w m e

t o b e i n t h e h e a l t h f i e l d b u t a l s o a s o c i a ls e t t i n g .

M a k e t h e m o s t o f y o u r t i m e h e r e ! A s i m p o r -t a n t a s a c a d e m i c s a r e , t h e b e s t m o t i v a t i o n i s

t o h a v e a g r o u p o f p e o p l e s u p p o r t i n g y o u . G e t i n v o l v e d , m e e t n e w p e o p l e , a n d e n j o y y o u r

t i m e a s a s t u d e n t . T h e s e a r e t h e p r i m e y e a r s !

W h a t I ' v e l e a r n e d s o f a r i n c o l l e g e i s t h a t y o u s h o u l d f o c u s o n w h a t y o u w a n t a n d d i s -

r e g a r d w h a t o t h e r s w a n t f o r y o u . I n t h e e n d , y o u ' r e g o i n g t o h a v e t o l i v e w i t h y o u r o w n

d e c i s i o n s .

I w o u l d l i k e t o w o r k a t a p h a r m a c e u t i c a l o r b i o t e c h c o m p a n y .

I w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e a p o s i t i v e i n f l u e n c e o n m y p e e r s a n d h e l p t h e m w i t h t h e i r a c a d e m i c

p a t h . I w a n t t o b e a b e n e f i c i a l s o u r c e t o r e l y o n a n d l e a v e a n i m p a c t o n p e e r s .

SUMMER READING LIST recommended by Phrm Sci Faculty

Nothing to do this summer break? Keep that brain sharp and learn more about life by explor-ing these three books!

1. Freakonomics - by Levitt and Dubner ~ things are not always what they seem2. Strengths Finder 2.0 - by Tom Rath ~ figure out what your strengths are and how to apply them to life and careers

3. The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead - by Charles Murray ~ tips on how to survive the work environment after graduating