Hello, Anteaters! I’m Shreyas, a Computer Science and Economics double major, and it is my honor and privilege to be your next Academic Affairs Vice President for the 2024-2025 Academic Year!

With an extensive tenure serving as the Student Advocate General within ASUCI for over a year, coupled with my dedicated role as an active undergraduate student researcher, here are some of the policy initiatives we will be carrying out for this year :

• Our Transfer/International Student Unit Transfer System is broken. International and transfer students come to UCI with vast experiences and knowledge that contribute significantly to the university’s diverse and rich cultural fabric. Yet, we continue to fail them academically. Transfer students are often misadvised about courses they receive credit on or even fail to transfer units for the most bureaucratic reasons. International students struggle with this issue too! Most international students have to repeat introductory courses at UCI simply because their high school certifications are not recognized by the university to receive units. This greatly hinders their ability to progress through their academic career, and immediately puts them at a disadvantage relative to other students. To solve these issues, I will interact with the Academic Senate, as well as the deans of the various schools to ensure that concrete steps are taken to ensure that unit transfer policies are transparent, and regularly published on their websites. I will also take steps to ensure that more international higher education certifications are recognized by the university. 
• We need better policies on AI. Given the recent meteoric rise of Artificial Intelligence and large language models like ChatGPT, our universities have been rushing to implement new policies to curb its spread and use in academic integrity violations. We must ensure that these policies have student input and take into consideration the following:
  1. Student works should not be used to train Artificial Intelligence Models without their explicit consent. 
  2. Steps should be taken to ensure that students are not wrongfully accused of academic integrity violations. 
  3. Valid policy considerations do not disadvantage UCI students in their careers. 
• More Speakers from more diverse communities. The Speakers Commission at AAVP has brought to UCI some of the most influential speakers and entertainers in the world. Throughout the years, they have inspired us with their life stories, professional accomplishments, and enthusiasm, and we need more! So we will be inviting renowned celebrities, with a focus on Black, LGBTQ+, and other minority communities to engage all members of the UCI student body and broaden our perspectives.  
• Students need better academic help. We will collaborate with LARC, and the writing center to enable more accessible, more frequent academic classes, to allow students to excel in all of their classes. We will also organize lectures and talks to allow anteaters to better use large language models like ChatGPT to their advantage and get ahead of the competition. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at my email (academicvp@asuci.uci.edu).

Hi everyone! I’m one of the AAVP Heads of Staff for the upcoming year. Entering my third year, I’m double majoring in Computer Science and Business Information Management. I want to create a strong sense of teamwork and support within our office – my main goal is to encourage a unified office environment where everyone feels comfortable, valued, and empowered to do their best work!

Hello! My name is Daphne Ramirez, a fourth-year student double majoring in Psychology and Criminology. I am honored to serve as one of the 2024-2025 Heads of Staff for AAVP! I want to foster a positive and welcoming environment, one where my team is inspired to surpass their personal goals. I love to sing, play video games and watch romance anime/movies. I enjoy exploring new things and challenging myself to becoming a better version of myself. You can also reach me at: daphner1@uci.edu.

Hi, my name is Preksha and I am the Director of Office Outreach for the Office of the Academic Affairs Vice President for the 2024-2025 school year! I am a second-year Business Economics major at UC Irvine and I love reading, driving, and traveling! Fun fact: I spent this past summer abroad in Prague completing an internship for 8 weeks! My job as Director of Office Outreach is to publicize the activities and events of AAVP and connect the office better with students. My goals for this year are to increase student awareness and engagement for AAVP :)