[Entm-beu] Fwd: Please Share: Applications opening soon for Spring 2024 California Ecology and Conservation Field Course

[Rick Redak]

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From: California Ecology and Conservation <CAecology at ucop.edu>
Date: Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Subject: Please Share: Applications opening soon for Spring 2024 California
Ecology and Conservation Field Course
To: California Ecology and Conservation <CAecology at ucop.edu>


Dear UC Riverside Campus,

We are now accepting applications for the *Spring 2024* offering of the UC
Natural Reserve System field program, California Ecology and Conservation
<https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/>. *Applications *can be found here
<https://ucnrs.org/teaching/application/> and are *due on October 25th,
2023. *Please spread the word!

California Ecology and Conservation is an intensive field program which
transforms students into scientists. The course is specifically tailored
for students contemplating a career in ecology, conservation biology, or a
related field. This spring will mark our 27th run. Since its inception in
2015, over 500 undergraduates from across the UC system have participated.
Check out this video
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRqmmgqMquo&feature=youtu.be> to get a
glimpse of what students are calling the most rewarding experience in their
undergraduate careers.

Here is what some alumni have said about the experience:

*"This course has made me fall in love with the process of science!" - UC
Davis student*

*"My research, writing, and public speaking skills have improved and I am
certain that this is a result of this class." - UC Los Angeles student*

*"This course has given me an in-depth understanding of scientific research
that I haven't gained anywhere else. I have learned more about what a
career in this field would look like in the last 50 days than the rest of
my undergraduate career." - UC Santa Cruz student*

For 50 days, 27 undergraduates from across the UC system participate in
hands-on learning, gaining a familiarity with some of the most
awe-inspiring landscapes the state has to offer. Students complete a series
of independent research studies while learning to notice natural patterns,
frame questions into feasible research projects, and practice standard
field techniques. At the conclusion of each project, students analyze their
data and present their findings in oral presentations and written reports.
All the while, students grow as leaders, teammates, and members of a
diverse and enthusiastic community of scholars.

Please distribute this email widely and share this exciting program with
your students. All UC undergraduates who have a 2.5+ GPA, are in good
standing with their home campus, and have successfully completed an
introductory biology course are eligible to apply.

We’ve attached two documents for you to share—one is a general flyer for
you to print and post and the other lists how the course units map onto
various degree programs at your campus. If students from majors not listed
are interested in taking the course, they can petition their departments to
receive credits toward their major, minor, and GE requirements.

More information is available on the course website
<https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/>. I am also happy to answer any questions
you might have about the program and the new application system.

Best wishes,

Citlali



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*Citlali P. Morales (she/her)*

Administrative Officer, Natural Reserve System

Office of Research & Innovation

University of California System

1111 Franklin Street, 11th Floor

Oakland, CA 94607-5200

Mobile: (510) 987-9710

https://ucnrs.org



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