Student Health services and a student insurance plan are offered to the University’s inaugural class, providing first aid, out-patient care, early diagnosis, and immunization services in a facility housing four exam rooms, a clinical lab, X-ray, physical therapy and pharmacy
Accessible Timeline
August, 1965
Student health supported from the start
September, 1965
IM and recreational sports in 1965
Men’s and women’s intramural and recreational programs and intercollegiate teams are initiated in water polo, swimming, basketball, crew, sailing, tennis and golf, sharing facilities with Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education
May, 1968
Student Health Center building opens
June, 1969
Verano Preschool opens
September, 1970
Counseling Center opens
June, 1972
Children's Center opens
June, 1978
Extended Day Care opens
June, 1980
Infant Toddler Center opens
July, 1980
APA accreditation
Counseling Center obtains APA accreditation for pre-doctoral internships
August, 1980
AAAHC accreditation
Student Health Center is first college health center on the west coast to be nationally accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
June, 1982
Recreation for the campus
Recreation program name is changed to Campus Recreation to reflect broad services and population served, and a director is hired
September, 1982
Disabled Student Center opens
June, 1989
Early Childhood Education Center opens
September, 1990
Health Education is formed
Health Education program brings together the AIDS Education, Nutrition UCI'm Aware, and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention programs
September, 1994
Health Education Center opens
September, 1996
A new cluster
Student Affairs consolidates four units – Career and Life Planning Center, Counseling Center, Health Education and Student Health Services – as the Counseling & Health Services cluster under Assistant Vice Chancellor Thomas A. Parham
June, 1998
Crew donation
Henry T. Nicholas III donates $1.28 million to the Athletics Department's crew program
January, 2000
ARC opens
The Anteater Recreation Center building opens and most recreation operations are made independent from Athletics
November, 2001
Surgeon General visit
Campus receives visit from U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher
January, 2002
Extended Day Center expands into a new building
September, 2004
CARE program takes on violence
Center for Women and Men shuts their doors and all violence prevention and intervention activities are absorbed into the pre-existing Campus Assault Resource Program, providing educational outreach, consultation and referral services
June, 2005
CARE joins the cluster
CARP expands services and joins Counseling & Health Services cluster. Name is changed to Campus Assault Resources & Education (CARE)
June, 2007
Dr. Parham steps down as director of Counseling Center
September, 2007
Campus Recreation is moved under division of Student Affairs
September, 2008
ARC wellness expansion
Wellness Wing expansion is added to the ARC, rated LEED Gold for New Construction. Expansion includes new space for a demonstration kitchen, FitWell services, massage and testing facilities
July, 2011
Expanded services and new name
Campus Recreation and Disability Services Center join cluster and cluster name is changed to Wellness, Health & Counseling Services to reflect expanded mission
August, 2011
Dr. Parham appointed Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
September, 2011
Dodgeball world record
UCI reclaims world record for world’s largest dodgeball game at ARC fields
May, 2012
2012 Wellness Symposium
Black Male Student Success in College Symposium
Keynote by Shaun Haper, Ph.D. about the Black Male Student Success in Higher Education report by the National Black Male College Achievement Study at Penn Graduate School of Education's Center for the Studey of Race and Equity in Education.
Panel on Institutional Responsibility for Black Male Student Success and Development with Darnell Cole, Ph.D. (USC), Frank Harris III, Ph.D. (SDSU), and Tyrone Howard, Ph.D. (UCLA).
August, 2012
Dr. Hayashida appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor
February, 2013
2013 Wellness Symposium
Character: The Ultimate Survival Tool
Professional soccer player and reality television celebrity Ethan Zohn shared how he decided to invest his Survivor: Africa winnings in a non-profit organization called Grassroot Soccer, promoting HIV and AIDS prevention education to Africa’s youth.
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September, 2013
Water fight world record
UCI sets largest water pistol fight world record at ARC fields
May, 2014
2014 Wellness Symposium
Piece of Mind: Performances Addressing Mental Illness and Its Stigma
Performance pieces created by Department of Drama students based on interviews with UCI community members affected by mental illness, with summary remarks by House Representative Grace Napolitano, 32nd District of California.
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September, 2014
Pillow fight world record
UCI sets largest pillow fight world record at ARC fields
March, 2015
Child Care Services joins cluster
May, 2015
Wellness Symposium
Piece of Mind: Performances addressing mental illness and its stigma
A second production of an innovative collaboration with the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ Drama Department, addressing mental illness and its stigma through performance pieces based on interviews with UCI community members affected by mental illness.
June, 2015
New name for health
Health Education Center changes name to Center for Student Wellness & Health Promotion
July, 2015
Dr. Hayashida promoted to Associate Vice Chancellor
August, 2015
Counseling Center annex opens
Counseling Center expands its services by opening Annex in Student Center
September, 2015
Student Health Center II dental clinic opens
October, 2015
Capture the flag world record
UCI sets largest game of capture the flag world record at ARC fields
July, 2016
Faculty, staff and respondents support
Coordinator of Faculty & Staff Mental Health and Respondent Services position created
October, 2017
Division of Career Pathways transitions out of cluster
January, 2019
Wellness Symposium
What the Eyes Don’t See: A Process of Uncovering the Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha discussed her book What the Eyes Don't See about her research and activism exposing the Flint water crisis.