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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Graduate Students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The UCR campus is closed for the winter break from 5:00 pm on Friday, December 18, 2020 through Sunday, January 3, 2021, and reopening Monday, January 4, 2021. The Graduate Student Affairs Center staff are unavailable during this time and
will respond to your message as soon as possible upon our return.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are a student in distress, you can find help and resources from the UCR Counseling and Psychological Services office
<a href="https://counseling.ucr.edu/">https://counseling.ucr.edu/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can find answer to many common questions on the Graduate Division website <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/">https://graduate.ucr.edu/</a> and also on the individual graduate program websites.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We wish you a healthy and safe holiday season and a Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dawn Loyola, Ed.D.<br>
Director of Graduate Student Advising<br>
CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center<br>
Applied Statistics and Statistics Graduate Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">951-827-4116<br>
<a href="mailto:dawn.loyola@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue">dawn.loyola@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://cnasgrad.ucr.edu/"><span style="color:blue">https://cnasgrad.ucr.edu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UCR student wellness resources:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://studentwellness.ucr.edu/student-success-resources"><span style="color:blue">https://studentwellness.ucr.edu/student-success-resources</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#234674">We are working remotely for the duration of the campus closure. Please reach out via email or contact me to schedule a Zoom meeting. I am working regular business hours and
will respond to e-mails and phone calls as quickly as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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