<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Renske Kirchholtes</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:renske.kirchholtes@ucsc.edu">renske.kirchholtes@ucsc.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 5:12 PM<br>Subject: Please share: Applications Spring 2022 California Ecology and Conservation field program due October 25<br>To: Renske Kirchholtes <<a href="mailto:renske.kirchholtes@ucsc.edu">renske.kirchholtes@ucsc.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear UC Riverside Community,<br><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">We are now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 offering of the UC Natural Reserve System field program, </span><u><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/" title="https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192)">California Ecology and Conservation</span></a></span></u><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">. <b>Spring applications </b>can be found </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nrs.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">here</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> and are <b>due on October 25, 2021. </b>Applications for </span><font color="#191919">Summer are due on February 11, 2022, and applications for Fall are due on April 25, 2022.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">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 21^st run. Since its inception in 2015, over 500 undergraduates from across the UC system have participated. Check out </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRqmmgqMquo&feature=youtu.be" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRqmmgqMquo&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">this video</span></a><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">to get a glimpse of what students are calling the most rewarding experience in their undergraduate careers. We have been running the program successfully for the last year with comprehensive Covid protocols in place.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">For 50 days, 27 undergraduates from across the UC system participate in hands-on learning, gaining a familiarity with</span><span style="color:black"> some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes the state has to offer</span><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">. 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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">More information is available on the </span><u><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/" title="https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(12,100,192)">course website</span></a></span></u><span style="color:rgb(0,111,201);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">.</span><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> I am also happy to answer any questions you might have about the program. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(25,25,25);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br></span></p><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Renske Kirchholtes, Ph.D. (she/her)<div>Lecturer<br>University of California - Santa Cruz</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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