<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_5961780068224352384m_2901597203308324247gmail-docs-internal-guid-0493de5f-7fff-6bc9-37de-ed152a92b571"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are now recruiting mentors for the Fall 2024 cohort of the CCB-SEEDS Mentorship Program! Please </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG7unVu2syeSp_L-sD3jaPVC5wYDPIB49PaLOzbjTC-UsSLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sign up here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by Monday, October 14</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> if your research is in the fields of Ecology, Evolution, and/or Conservation Biology and have a desire to foster undergraduate interest in your field. No previous experience is required and grad students of all stages are encouraged to apply!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a mentor, you will work one-on-one with an undergraduate in a structured yet flexible format to teach them the basics of your field and research (see </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16tZYxd0_BU3Nw9WWtIsT0xgD6SJXtBKf54Zwiap6qjs/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fall 2024 Program Description</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, also attached to this email). This is a great opportunity to connect casually with enthusiastic students that could end up being your vital research assistants, and mentorship is a highly sought-after addition to your CV.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The mentor workload is extremely low, and mentorship is a valuable experience as a grad student. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Additionally, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday, October 11th at 5 pm the CCB-SEEDS Mentorship program will be hosting a Q&A panel for undergraduate students</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> interested in attending graduate school for careers in ecology, conservation, evolution, and organismal biology. We are looking for speakers who would be interested in giving a short 5-minute talk about their journey to graduate school (e.g. how you decided to pursue grad school, what you did between your undergrad and grad degrees, and your current experience as a grad student). This will be a one time, ~1 hour time commitment. Our goal is to highlight the variety of different paths students take to begin their graduate education. If you are interested, please email me (<a href="mailto:audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu">audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu</a>) or Brittney Nguyen (<a href="mailto:bnguy270@ucr.edu">bnguy270@ucr.edu</a>) for more details!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.3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