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Tue Jan 30 10:00:02 PST 2024

Happy Week 4 Beautiful Black Scholars!

Enjoy Your Week Six!

Welcome to Week  6 Family!
HAPPY BLACK HERITAGE MONTH! Your family here at African Student Programs is here to wish you an amazing Tuesday! We're so excited to celebrate Black Heritage Month with you and the community. Keep checking us out so you can stay tuned and get connected.

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** Upcoming Campus Partner Events & Programs
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R'Black Business

Join the community this Thursday as we dive into R'Black Business in HUB 302N!

The Color of Medicine: Documentary Screening

The Center for Healthy Communities is hosting a FREE documentary screening titled "The Color of Medicine"

Join us to experience this historical documentary, learn about UCR's School of Medicine's pathway programs and earn community service hours by participating!

Financial Wellness Matters

Planning for housing next year and don't know where to start?  This event is for you!  Check out the Financial Wellness this Thursday in HUB 367!
The tea on the IRS Website is all yours on March 1st! Join in the conversation, Talk Taxes, and grab some food!
UCTSC Graduate School Experience Week

The UCTSC Graduate School Experience Week Committee would like to invite you to save the dates for our upcoming events! Please see the attached flyer and advertise these events to anyone you may think would be interested. While we are advertising to our UC transfers, we would like to invite all students. Stay on the lookout for more details in the coming weeks.

Support Our Black Student Union!

Support UCR's Black Student Union during their one day fundraiser with Raising Canes on Magnolia from 3-9PM! If you mention the fundraiser at the register, UCR Black Student Union will receive 15% of the sales. For more information on UCR's BSU follow them on Instagram @ucr.bsu

https://www.instagram.com/ucr.bsu/?hl=en
Focus Group Opportunity: No Plans to Study Abroad? Tell Us Why

The UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) is recruiting focus group participants among first-generation college students, Latinx students, and/or transfer students who have not studied abroad before. The focus groups are part of federally-funded grant project to expand opportunities for undergraduates historically underserved by study abroad programs.

Eligible UCR students can participate in a 90-minute conversation about their perceptions of study abroad. Focus groups will take place on Thursday, February 16th at UCR. Please see the focus group info sheet for more details.

Each participant will receive a $40 e-giftcard to Target.

If you’re interested, please let us know by filling out the short registration form at the link below. UCEAP will follow up with information about the focus group location and the date/time that best accommodates eligible participants.

Register here (https://ucopeap.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ePMQTI6pSNF9JKS)

ASP x UCR's Upcoming Blood Drive: Sickle Cell Fighters

Join the family next week as we partner with the campus and American Red Cross for our Blood Drive! Patients fighting sickle cell disease may require blood transfusions to avoid health crises. You can make all the difference. Donate with us!

Welcome back to an exciting new year! The Financial Wellness Program is housed within the Financial Aid Office and our primary focus is to ensure that UCR students have the tools, resources, and guidance to make informed financial decisions throughout their time at UCR and beyond.

Please share with your students and if sharing on your social media platforms, tag us @ucrfinwell!
If you still need winter programming, we’re here wanting to help educate students on money management. We’re always interested in partnering and creating workshops or creating custom-made ones for the students you work with. We’re here to support!

Feel free to reach out to me directly at yazleen.alonso at ucr.edu or at financialwellness at ucr.edu if you have any questions.

** Academic and Financial Resources
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Know your Deadlines!

Thinking about withdrawing from a course? Be sure to make your decision before this Friday at 12PM!
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The deadline to withdraw from a course is next Friday (February 17) by NOON.  To withdraw from a course, you will need to complete the Enrollment Adjustment Form (EAF) that can be found at myforms.ucr.edu.  Please also take note of the following:

Withdrawing from a course does not impact your gpa in any way.

A “W” will appear on your transcript, but again, this does not impact your gpa.

If you are considering withdrawing from a course that is required for your major (lower division or upper division) please consider consulting with your academic advisor to determine if such an action will cause potential issues.

Be in the Know! Black Studies Courses Spring 2023:

A list of the preliminary list for Spring 2023 Black Studies courses offered across UCR's campus

Youth Health and Development Lab

UCR Youth Health and Development Lab is tudying risk and resilience among Black youth who have faced experiences with the juvenile justice system. If you are a young person (age 12-17) or know of someone in Southern California who recently encountered the justice system or police, we would love to hear your story!

The Highlander Union Presents: The Cultural Events Fund

Are you planning a cultural event in the near future? Would your team benefit from additional financial contributions to your cultural program? Look no further! The Highlander Union is proud to present the Cultural Events Fund!

The CEF supports events at UC Riverside with a cultural significance that enhances our vibrant diverse community! If you are part of a student organization or department that has future events with such emphasis coming up, please apply as soon as possible! Application guidelines and restrictions are listed at hub.ucr.edu. For more information, please visit our website under the Highlander Union tab. Groups may receive grants up to $3,000!

If you have any questions, please email geovanny.perez at ucr.edu

2023-2024 Academic Year DUE April 30th, 2023
Molly Adams Scholarship Application
The Molly Adams Scholarship Application, amount to be determined, is up to $5000.
Molly Adams Requirements
* Must have a permanent mental, physical, or learning disability
* Must be a permanent resident of Riverside or San Bernardino Counties
* Enrolled Full Time or Part Time
* Registered with SDRC
* Continuing UCR Student

Gary Allan Ross Memorial Endowment Book Fund
The Gary Allan Ross Memorial Endowment Book Fund Application, amount to be determined, up to $300 in books and supplies.
Gary Allan Ross Requirements
* Undergraduate or Graduate
* Enrolled Full Time
* Permanent Disability
* Registered with SDRC
* Continuing UCR Student

Preferred Qualifications
* 3.0 or Higher GPA
* Submit Budget to include medical expenses

Wilma Holladay Scholarship
The Wilma Holladay Scholarship Application amounts up to $1000.
Wilma Holladay Requirements
* Registered with SDRC
* Undergraduate
* Permanent physical disability
* Permanent California Resident
* GPA 3.0 or above
* Demonstrated need for financial assistance
* Transfer student (if no eligible transfer student applies, the scholarship will consider a continuing student)

Priority Consideration
* Enrolled Full Time

New Transfer Students (please attached transcripts of previous institutions if you are new to UCR)

Dr. Sonia Blackman Scholarship
The Dr. Sonia Blackman Scholarship Application, amounts up to $975.
Dr. Sonia Blackman's Requirements
* Registered with SDRC
* Undergraduate or Graduate
* Merit based on a comprehensive evaluation of an applicant's social and academic achievements
* Financial need
* Continuing UCR Student

Priority Consideration
* Permanent physical disability
* Enrolled Full Time
* Students with strong overall met, such as but not limited to GPA, contributions such as holding campus leadership positions, participation in clubs or other activities, advocacy work, service or community commitments, research activities, or other extracurricular or experiential obligations.

Gordon E. Hein Scholarship
The Gordon E. Hein Scholarship Application covers in-State Fees at UCR.
Gordon E. Hein Requirements
* Legally Blind
* Undergraduate or Graduate
* Enrolled Full Time
* Registered with SDRC

2023 Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) and Advancing Hispanics & Latinos (AHL) Commercial Banking Fellowships

Applications for the 2023 Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) and Advancing Hispanics & Latinos (AHL) Commercial Banking Fellowships are now open! Attached are the 2023 ABP and AHL CB Fellowship application flyers.

Applications will close Friday, March 10th. Candidates are reviewed on a rolling basis. Students are highly encouraged to apply as early as possible. Applications must have all assessments completed to be considered eligible for review.

Additional information you may find helpful:

Both Fellowships target sophomore students (graduating between Dec 2024- June 2025)
The Fellowship Programs are principally aimed at attracting undergraduate sophomores who self-identify as Black, Hispanic, or Latino/a; however, all sophomores, regardless of background, who are interested in exploring opportunities at JPMorgan Chase, are welcome to apply. ABP & AHL Fellowship Programs are two separate applications.
The Fellowships are structured as a six-week summer experience. Candidates will spend three weeks completing Firmwide programming in NYC followed by three weeks with one of the four CB lines of business:

MMBSI – Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries
CCBSI – Corporate Client Banking & Specialized Industries
CRE – Commercial Real Estate
IDP – Innovation Development Program (Fintech)
Successful completion of the CB Summer Fellowships may potentially lead to a 2024 CB summer internship offer.

Application Links - You can find all of the ABP applications (https://email.recsolu.com/ss/c/3EJH2p967iDV_JZiuVOnqKB5zDGYm_dbcafhvMJh3T64bYijesg6RYcfTlhM4pY_QEd-MvbZ-Ja7JQwCXKOZ3e7LCKqFUhDCg_8A9LUP7i1TCphgPK6MIMHVP8Swfuu03jM79f0mGXWcWyOYCS5MjYqb2QPMM0buyYIHfjYpn9qaHVZ4M1FZIIP1zPIlYO3JIMkgppFDVo40L0PSOGLHeg/3sp/NcFKtG60T86_8kYIat240A/h20/FFvczTWuq0I5XTsQzABIQLAkP8u_Ci3A2l-4T2axZK4) and AHL applications (https://email.recsolu.com/ss/c/3EJH2p967iDV_JZiuVOnqKB5zDGYm_dbcafhvMJh3T64bYijesg6RYcfTlhM4pY_QEd-MvbZ-Ja7JQwCXKOZ3e7LCKqFUhDCg_8A9LUP7i1TCphgPK6MIMHVP8Swfuu03jM79f0mGXWcWyOYCS5MjTVGe583xAHLih0uG56uXYVjCQABjDGQWuKBl0pWDqEHI30AW_cFuZ5K-qIgoLWoSQ/3sp/NcFKtG60T86_8kYIat240A/h21/-ZgDbPNx2ut9-EI5utLZ8gbWWFVZQDJiz6E9sh6rFIE) on the careers site.

** Job Opportunities
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PAID Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity in California and Maryland | Apply Today!
The National Council for Preservation Education (NPCE) is now accepting applications to its Internship Program until the deadline of Wed., Feb. 22 at 5:00 PM (EST). Current undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates are eligible to apply for these paid internships for the Summer of 2023. Visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ for instructions on how to apply, eligibility, benefits, a searchable list of internship positions, and the online application. Please share this notice with your students, former students, advising staff, faculty, and other colleagues.

Details: There are 50+ positions available, at different U.S. National Parks and National Park Service (NPS) offices across the United States. The internships range in length from 10 to 30 weeks. Unless otherwise noted, the hourly pay is $17.00. Travel to the site and housing during the internship is usually the responsibility of the intern but there are several positions that include free or cheap housing and/or a travel allowance. Some positions are remote or partly remote; view the job descriptions for details.

Qualifications: Academically promising students (3.2+ GPA) with coursework and/or experience (volunteer and/or paid) in the fields of history, museum studies, architecture, communications, archeology/anthropology, historic preservation, GIS, and allied fields. There’s something here for a wide range of interests in the cultural resources fields: cataloging and conserving an archeological collection of Southwest and Tribal artifacts in Salt Lake City, UT; conducting research on properties and sites related to the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort, SC;  digitizing collections at a Presidential Home and Library in Independence, MO; compiling ethnographic resources on traditionally associated peoples associated with a historic site on San Juan Island, WA; helping to conduct vulnerability assessments of cultural resources threatened by climate change in Fort Collins, CO (remote); and much more. Follow-up, interviews, and hiring are done by the on-site supervisor at the respective internship sites.
Upcoming Deadline! Paid summer internships in the Humanities
The third iteration of the Enslaved.org Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) will be hosted at the University of Maryland and the University of California, Riverside. The 2023 cohort will participate in a seven-week (June 5-July 21, 2023) residential research experience, working closely with project partners to learn methods for data-informed historical research, develop a dataset to be published in the Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation related to the history of enslavement and the recovery of enslaved lives in the State of Maryland, and share their findings with academic and public audiences. Participants will receive a stipend.

Accommodations and travel to and between research sites in Maryland/DC/Virginia are covered by the program, as well as transportation and accommodations for the culminating Scholars Institute, to be held at the UCR Palm Desert Center (Palm Desert, CA), the week of July 17-21. In addition to submitting a formal application at https://lnkd.in/g34vJ3BY, please email kepoznan at umd.edu indicating your interest in the Enslaved.org program specifically. Review criteria will include an expression of interest in public humanities.

The BTAA application deadline is February 10, 2023. Enslaved.org will consider applications until March 1.
Interested in becoming a mentor/mentee?

CALLING ALL UNDERCLASS SCHOLARS!
If you are new to campus and looking for a mentor, consider becoming a Sankofa Program mentee. This is an amazing way to get plugged into the community and development your leadership skills! We would love to have you join in on the fun! Hit the link below to sign-up.
CALLING ALL UPPERCLASS SCHOLARS!
If you've been looking for an opportunity to give back to the community. Consider being a mentor. These paid positions are an amazing way to connect, uplift, and gain experience in leadership positions. We would love to have you join in on the fun!
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