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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gsrc.ucr.edu/blog/2023/02/10/get-ready-grad-slam-semi-finals" title="https://gsrc.ucr.edu/blog/2023/02/10/get-ready-grad-slam-semi-finals">Grad Slam Semi-Finals</a></span></b><span style="color:black">
 are back in-person next week! Semi-Final A will take place on <b>Wednesday, February 22<sup>nd</sup> at 1-2pm</b> and Semi-Final B is scheduled
<b>11am-12pm on Thursday, February 23rd</b>. Both will be held in <b>HUB 367.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">TWO students from the School of Education have progressed to the 2023 Grad Slam Semi-Final Rounds!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Elissa Monteiro</span></b> | School Psychology | <i>Are They READY: Ratings of Executive functioning and Associated Development in Youth,
 A Pilot Study Investigating the Utility of Screening Students’ Executive Functioning Prior to Middle School</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Aya Shhub</span></b> | Special Education | <i>Phrasing and its Relation to Fluency and Comprehension for 4th-6th Students with ASD</i><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">All attendees can vote for their favorite presenter to win the <b>Audience Choice Award</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SOE Graduate Writing Cafe: A Place to Connect and Write!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you tired of working on your research and writing in isolation? Do you need some inspiration to help you stay motivated? Then join us at the SOE Graduate Writing Cafe!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At the <b>in-person</b> writing cafe, you will have the opportunity to
<b>hear other graduate students’ research presentations, work on your writing projects, get feedback from your peers, and connect with other graduate students</b>. Whether you are writing a thesis, dissertation, research paper, or need a place to focus, this
 is the place for you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When: <b>March 1, 2023 from 11 am to 2 pm</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where: 1224 Sproul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What to bring: Your laptop and writing materials<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Refreshments: Light snacks and drinks will be provided<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Host: Dr. Soojin Park, Assistant Professor</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join us and take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to collaborate, network, and make progress on your writing projects. We can't wait to see you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">RSVP by February 27<sup>th</sup>
<a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oq4mjAdmhbszVI">here</a>.</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Join the John Smartt Summer Scholars Program at Rutgers</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The John Smartt Summer Scholars Program is an
<b>internship program</b> developed by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) in the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. The program provides interested
<b>master’s students </b>with the opportunity to<b> gain professional experience, network
</b>with scholars in the field of higher education, and <b>learn essential research skills</b> related to equity and leadership in higher education. Learn more about the program
<a href="https://cmsi.gse.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/JSSS%202023%20One-Sheeter.pdf">
here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="markedcontent"><span style="color:black">All
<b>application</b> materials are due no later than <b>March 1, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET</b>. The online application can be accessed
<a href="https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71FM9EmKre1ZaAK">here</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Additional opportunities offered by UCR GradSuccess:
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UCOP is offering their annual workshop on <u>filing taxes</u> as a (domestic) graduate student at
<b>9am on February 23<sup>rd</sup></b>  - register with <a href="https://ucr.mywconline.com" title="https://ucr.mywconline.com">
GradSuccess </a>to get the Zoom link<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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The application for the Chancellor's "Making Excellence Inclusive<b>" <a href="https://gsrc.ucr.edu/diversity-certificate" title="https://gsrc.ucr.edu/diversity-certificate">
graduate student diversity certificate program</a></b> is now open through <b>March 10th</b>! The program will meet weekly in spring on Zoom on Wednesday afternoons.
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TADP is co-hosting two great <a href="https://tadp.ucr.edu/resources/workshops" title="https://tadp.ucr.edu/resources/workshops">
workshops</a> next week on DEI-related issues for TAs. The first will be hosted in partnership with
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Songling Chen, PhD in the SOE</span></b>, our GSA Diversity and Inclusion Academic Liaison, and is called "Addressing DEI in Courses That Typically Don't," and will be held in the
<b>XCITE Commons on Monday, February 27<sup>th</sup> at 10am</b>. The second is co-hosted in the same location with XCITE on
<b>Thursday, March 2<sup>nd</sup> 11:30am-12:50pm (free lunch</b> for those who register in advance!) and will look at "Applying the UC DEI Rubric as a TA."
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