UCI Alumnus Makes $10.4 Million Gift to the School
The University of California Irvine (UCI) says a $10.4 million donation from one of its “most successful alumni” will help it create a more inclusive computing field.
The gift from the Steckler Charitable Fund formed by Vincent and Amanda Steckler will also benefit art history students. About $5.4 million will be used to support students studying art history by funding research-related travel, mentoring, experiential learning, and more.
The other $5 million will establish the Center for Responsible, Ethical and Accessible Technologies within the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS). The unit will focus on creating a computing industry that’s inclusive, accessible, and safe.
UC Irvine announced Tuesday that it received a $10.4-million gift from the Steckler Charitable Fund to be put toward art history students and establishing a center to make computing inclusive.
About $5 million will be donated to the Center for Responsible, Ethical and Accessible Technologies in the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences. The remaining almost $5.4 million will be allocated to endowed funds for the support of graduate and undergraduate students studying art history.
About 20% of the $10.4-million gift is earmarked for graduate fellowships. That will be matched for the first 10 years by the university’s graduate division, university officials said.