[BFASA] FW: (Pre-Fall Quarter 2023 Welcome) Black Student Success Academic Newsletter

Tue Sep 19 13:07:21 PDT 2023

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Academic Newsletter

Pre-Fall 2023 Quarter Edition

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Fall Quarter is Almost Here!

Greetings!
For those that are new or need a refresher... My name is Victor Moreira and I'm UCR's Black Student Success (BSS) Coordinator.  I hope that everyone had productive and enjoyable Summer Break!  We at ASP did and we're looking forward to re-engaging with old faces and engaging with all the new faces!  Please take a look at the info below.

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Newsletter Contents

Is Your Fall Registration Complete?
How Waitlists Work 101
Are Your Fees Paid?
Victor's Community Hours
What To Expect From Future Newsletters
Upcoming Events & Announcements

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Is Your Fall Registration Complete?

Fall quarter is around the quarter.  The Fall term officially begins on Monday, September 25, but the first day of class/instruction is not till Thursday, September 28.

If you are not enrolled in at least 12 units, please work on  adjusting your schedule accordingly.  Registration is now reopened as 2nd pass enrollment began this past Monday on September 11.

If you are having difficulty, please reach out to me (Victor Moreira) or your academic advisor as soon as possible.  You need to be in at least 12 units to be have full-time status.  Not having full-time status may result in your financial aid not disbursing on time!  For now, the best way to get a hold of me if you want to meet is via email at victor.moreira at ucr.edu<mailto:victor.moreira at ucr.edu>.

Please also note that a waitlisted course does not count as an enrolled course and ARC 035 is a non-unit bearing course.  So, for example, if you are enrolled in two four-unit courses and ARC 035, you will need to add another 4-unit course to reach full-time status.

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How Waitlists Work 101

When one or more components of a course is full (lecture, lab, discussion, etc.), the department offering said course may decide to create a waitlist that students can add to should they want to attempt to enroll in the course.  Not all courses have waitlists, however.  You can easily determine if a course (lecture, lab, discussion, etc.) has a waitlist by viewing the enrollment status on R'Web.

If you are on a waitlist and do get into the course, you will receive an automatic email that will allow for you to enroll in all the components of said course (lecture, lab, discussion, etc.).  Upon receiving the email, you have 24 hours to enroll in said course.  No exceptions are made!  The automatic email notifications can potentially come at all hours of the day including weekends and holidays.  If you are waitlisted for one or more courses, make sure to check your UCR email multiple times per day.

Waitlisting for a course does not guarantee that you will eventually make it into the course.  Having backup options is critical.  If you have any questions, please reach out to your academic advisor or myself (victor.moreira at ucr.edu<mailto:victor.moreira at ucr.edu>).

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Are Your Fees Paid?

The deadline to pay for your fees is Friday, September 22, 2023.

If you have any questions or concerns, make sure to contact Financial Aid as soon as possible.  Failure to pay for fees by this date will more than likely result in you being dropped from all the courses you're registered for.  There is no guarantee that you will be able to re-register into the courses you were enrolled in previously in the event that you get dropped.

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Victor's Community Hours

My Community Hours will return during this upcoming Fall quarter.  My Community Hours provide you and I with the opportunity to talk in a private and confidential manner about all academic and non-academic challenges you are seeking to address.  But my Community Hours are not just to discuss challenges!  We can also discuss your future plans and simply get the opportunity to learn more about our shared backgrounds!

My Community Hour availability will be updated every 2 weeks and I can be accessed in-person or virtually during those hours.  Stay tuned for more details.

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What To Expect From Future Newsletters

Beginning this upcoming Fall quarter, you an expect receive the following content from the Black Student Success (BSS) Newsletter four times per quarter:
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Victor's Community Hour Availability
Campus Resource Spotlights
High Impact Program Spotlights
Academic Terminology 101
Black Scholars Spotlights
Black Faculty and Staff Spotlights
Le'Ana's Corner and Community Hour Availability
Upcoming Events and Announcements

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Upcoming Events and Announcements

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How The Black Student Success Coordinator Helps

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Greetings!  My name is Victor Moreira and I serve as UCR’s Black Student Success Coordinator.  The goal of my position is to support Black Scholars at the undergrad level in order to achieve the following:

Increase the graduation rates of Black Scholars
Increase the retention rates of Black Scholars
Help create and maintain a campus environment that fosters student success

I accomplish this goal by supporting undergraduate Black Scholars academically.

Academic Support

I offer high-level support in the following areas on the 1-on-1 and group level:
emergency registration issues, understanding major requirements, summer school, the petition process, policy/procedure clarification, the major change process, the minor declaration process, the double major declaration process, academic standing issues, academic intervention, preliminary course planning, time management issues, referrals to academic + non-academic support resources, connections to academic enrichment programs + activities, professional exploration, early professional development support, life coaching, Black student org academic + professional support, and culturally responsive support with non-academic related issues.

Questions, Comments or Concerns?
Email our Black Student Success Coordinator - Victor Moreira
victor.moreira at ucr.edu<mailto:victor.moreira at ucr.edu>

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