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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon Colleagues, </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I am following up on the orientation <a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1TcFxKaGf0tDmMS">survey</a> that was sent out last month.  In addition to your feedback, the survey gives you an opportunity to give a shout out to someone that stood out to you during the orientation process. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate your insight.  </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Also, if you have not done so please sign up for any of the listening sessions below.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Mona Nelson <<a href="mailto:mona.nelson@ucr.edu">mona.nelson@ucr.edu</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 30, 2025 10:36 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Reimagining Orientation 2025 and Beyond - Listening Sessions and Survey</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Good morning Colleagues, </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I am following up in regards to the email below. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This is a friendly reminder to complete your <a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8AoJrcMIjlXdGuO">RSVP</a> for the 10/3 – 10/30 listening sessions. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Additionally, we ask that all campus stakeholders who participated in Orientation 2025 complete the following </span><a name="_Hlk210819166"></a><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1TcFxKaGf0tDmMS"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210819166"><span style="color:#1155cc;background:yellow">survey</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210819166"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210819166"></span><span style="color:black;background:yellow"> by October 24, 2025, by 5 pm. Your feedback will serve as an additional resource for next year’s Orientation.  </span><span style="background:yellow"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Your commitment to student success is unwavering and greatly appreciated.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">Thank you, </p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">Mona </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Mona Nelson <<a href="mailto:mona.nelson@ucr.edu">mona.nelson@ucr.edu</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 22, 2025 3:23 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Reimagining Orientation 2025 and Beyond - Listening Sessions and Survey</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues, </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black">Thank you again for your support and participation in this year’s Highlander Orientation. Your commitment to student success is unwavering and greatly appreciated! As we begin the Fall Quarter, it is important to take a moment and reflect on the work from Orientation 2025. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black">Dr. Brian Haynes and Dr. Louie Rodriguez will conduct listening sessions  with several departments to discuss the success and challenges with this year’s Orientation. The goal is to listen to campus stakeholders and create a strong foundation for changes as we look to 2026 and beyond.  The following dates and times have been identified and all meetings will be held in the Student Services Building 2nd Floor at The UE. Please RSVP </span><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8AoJrcMIjlXdGuO"><span style="color:#1155cc">here</span></a><span style="color:black">. If you cannot attend the session identified for your specific group affiliation, please RSVP for any of the sessions.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tr style="height:26.2pt"><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;height:26.2pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10/03</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;height:26.2pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10 am - noon</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;height:26.2pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Highlander Foundations team  & Catering & dining; conference services; parking; athletics; academic scheduling, HUB, hospitality, SRC</span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10/07</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">2:30-4:30 pm</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Advisors</span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10/10</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10 am - noon</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Student Life</span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10/17</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">9 - 11 am</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Communication leads/ITS</span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10/27</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">2 - 4 pm</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar</span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">10/30</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1-3 pm</span></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt 5.0pt;overflow:hidden"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Reimagining Orientation Workgroup, subgroups, and Implementation Groups</span></p></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black">Additionally, we ask that all campus stakeholders who participated in Orientation 2025 complete the following </span><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1TcFxKaGf0tDmMS"><span style="color:#1155cc">survey</span></a><span style="color:black"> by October 24, 2025, by 5 pm. Your feedback will serve as an additional resource for next year’s Orientation. If you have any questions, please let us know.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">Please forward this to your colleagues in your respective areas as relevant. </span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black">We look forward to meeting with you soon. </span></p><p class="xmsonormal">Best, </p><p class="xmsonormal"> </p><p class="xmsonormal">Louie Rodriguez, VPDUE</p><p class="xmsonormal">Brian Haynes, VCSA</p><p class="xmsonormal"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:8.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