KUCI: UCI Conversations

Eli Simon, Artistic Director New Swan Shakespeare Festival & Acting Professor

Professor Eli Simon is the Artistic Director of the UCI New Swan Summer Shakespeare Festival. He is also a long time drama professor here. Today he shares about the upcoming 2017 season and how the festival came into being.

Iris Adam, Director of Accreditation, Samueli School of Engineering

Iris Adam served UCI for 17 years. The last 10 years as Director of Accreditation for the School of Engineering. She also was very active in ZotSpeak Toastmasters and gave hundreds of presentations to students interested in communication and interviewing skills. Iris retired from UCI this week.

Lydia Natoolo, ASUCI President, UCI student & activist

Interview with ASUCI President Lydia Natoolo. She shares about her journey from Uganda to the USA, homelessness, classes, her first day as President and starting a foundation to bring clean water to hospitals in the area of her former village where she grew up. Lydia is a force!