Business

Ian O. Williamson. Photo by Steve Zylius / UCI

The Doors We Walk Through

The offer came my senior year of high school: $7,000, from a family I had never met and never would. They had set aside money for a scholarship, and my name came up.

Group photo of teams, volunteers and faculty at the 2026 Stella Zhang New Venture Competition grand finale on May 21, 2026
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Building OC's next generation of entrepreneurs

Annual competition empowers students to turn their ideas into businesses

Photo of Ian O. Williamson, dean of UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business

UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business reduces MBA program fees

Decrease in fees expands access for working professionals

Paul Merage School of Business to host grand finale of Stella Zhang New Venture Competition

EVENT: UC Irvine’s Stella Zhang New Venture Competition lets students, faculty, staff, researchers and community members launch startups, build teams and compete for over $100,000 in prizes. At the upcoming NVC grand finale, 10 teams will take the stage for the final round of a seven-month contest and present their pitches, products and proofs. Their […]

Paul Merage School of Business to host panel discussion on ‘Future of Private Business'

EVENT: As part of its Future Series, UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business presents a panel discussion on the “Future of Private Business” that will bring together leading voices from industry and academia to explore the evolving landscape of privately held and family-owned enterprises, with a focus on leadership, governance, growth and succession in […]

UC Irvine welcomes Year of the Horse with Lunar New Year celebration

EVENT: UC Irvine will celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Horse – with cultural games, hands-on arts and crafts, food, musical and dance performances, a dragon parade, a lion dance, a discussion with Janet Yang – award-winning Hollywood producer, past president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and […]

Todd and Lisa Halbrook ’08, FEMBA ’14

Opportunity, Front and Center

Alumni Todd and Lisa Halbrook are giving back by strengthening financial literacy and career support for students

UCI’s Chief Innovation Officer Errol Arkilic. Beall Applied Innovation

A hub of invention

Beall Applied Innovation powers UC Irvine’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship

Ian O. Williamson, dean of UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business.

The power and promise of higher education in an age of disruption

Ian Williamson discusses the overwhelming importance of a college education to a person and to civic health

Shelley Hoss

O.C. foundation leader Shelley Hoss, M.B.P.A. '87, to receive 2025 Extraordinarius award

UC Irvine Alumni Association to honor 21 exemplary Anteaters at Lauds & Laurels