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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The message below went to selected students in CNAS
today. Major Professors will start to receive notifications as their
students apply and can either approve them immediately or wait until the
application closes on 0<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">5</span>/<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">02</span>/2025. </p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Major Professors will have an additional week through
0<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">5</span>/<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">10</span>/2025 to review and approve applications. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Applications without Major Professor approval will not
be visible to instructors when they review applications in <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">May</span>.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">TA Applications are only open for Fall 2025. We will be opening TA applications one quarter at a time for the 2025/2026 Academic Year.</span><br></li>
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to your students in other majors.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Sincerely, </p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Fidel Rivas</font></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1140 Batchelor Hall</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:fidelr@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">fidelr@ucr.edu</span></b></a><b> | (951) 827-5688</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Employment and Scholarship Manager</font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#0000ff" face="arial, sans-serif"><b><u><a href="https://doodle.com/bp/fidelrivas1/book-an-appointment-here" target="_blank">Book An Appointment Here</a></u></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zJOGS44bLAtoZQ48UW1DyYY8JEHWW-LSqbspGFiaqyxA6Ji_RMwsPuNWkXIzpVQdz4xX3s7OrVsPri"><br></p></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Fidel Rivas</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:fidel.rivas@ucr.edu">fidel.rivas@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM<br>Subject: Fall 2025 TA Applications Are Open<br>To: <<a href="mailto:bcmbstudent@lists.ucr.edu">bcmbstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cmdbstudent@lists.ucr.edu">cmdbstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ggbstudent@lists.ucr.edu">ggbstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:egsa@lists.ucr.edu">egsa@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:nrscstudent@lists.ucr.edu">nrscstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:entxstudent@lists.ucr.edu">entxstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:eeobstudent@lists.ucr.edu">eeobstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:mcblstudent@lists.ucr.edu">mcblstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:plblstudent@lists.ucr.edu">plblstudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:plpastudent@lists.ucr.edu">plpastudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:bphystudent@lists.ucr.edu">bphystudent@lists.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear CNAS Life Sciences Graduate Students,</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Fall </span></span><span>2025</span> <span>TA</span> <span>applications</span> for courses in the life sciences (BCH, BIOL, BPSC, CBNS, ENTM,MCBL) are now available! The deadline to apply is <b>Friday, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>M<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">ay 2nd</span>, <span>2025</span>. </b>The system will shut down at 11:59pm on 0<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">5</span>/<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">02</span>/25 and <u>will only reopen if we need additional applicants later in the appointment process.</u><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please login to <a href="http://taonline.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">http://taonline.ucr.edu</a> to submit your application as soon as possible. <b><u>Even if you submitted an application for a previous term, you are still required to log in each quarter, review or edit your course requests, and Confirm/Submit your application in order to be considered for the next term.</u></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Please discuss TAing with your Major Professor and <u>only apply if you want to <span>TA</span> in <span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Fall </span></span><span>2025</span></u><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Masters Students are <u>encouraged</u> to apply <u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">If you cannot find your Major Professor on the drop-down please let me or your Student Services Advisor know and we will get them added immediately so you can complete your application<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><b>If you do not request any classes for <span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Fall </span></span><span>2025</span>, you <u>will not</u> appear on the list of potential TAs for the class.</b> Neither the instructors nor the TAAC members can see your application and you are unlikely to be appointed. It is important to request all classes for which you are qualified when completing your application. This ensures that you appear for consideration to many instructors/departments.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">We are also concerned that students do not list all relevant previous coursework. The committee uses previous coursework information to determine suitability to <span>TA</span> a particular course. In some cases, although you did not request a specific course on your list, they will consider appointing you if you have an appropriate background. Failure to list all prior relevant coursework can reduce your chances of appointment.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">The <span>TA</span> Online Manual has a list of materials to gather before you apply for the first time. It is available via link from the front page of <a href="http://taonline.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">http://taonline.ucr.edu</a><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have any trouble with the application or have questions, please let me know right away and I will be happy to help.</p><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sincerely, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_1065504987841918678_SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_1065504987841918678_SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Fidel Rivas</font></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1140 Batchelor Hall</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:fidelr@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">fidelr@ucr.edu</span></b></a><b> | (951) 827-5688</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Employment and Scholarship Manager</font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#0000ff" face="arial, sans-serif"><b><u><a href="https://doodle.com/bp/fidelrivas1/book-an-appointment-here" target="_blank">Book An Appointment Here</a></u></b></font></p>
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