<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear DUE Colleagues, </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for participating in this year's Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) 2025 retreat! It was wonderful to experience the excitement and team camaraderie as we prepare for the fall quarter. The insights shared and discussed were greatly appreciated. We will continue to discuss and pursue innovative and data-informed solutions that meet the needs of our students. </div><div><br></div><div>I would like to thank everyone who helped facilitate the activities and sessions throughout the day.  I look forward to working with each of you this academic year and continuing to strive toward our strategic goals of boosting graduation rates, reducing equity gaps, boosting student engagement with high impact practices, and strengthening student retention. </div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mf7e3irt0" alt="image.png" width="542" height="302"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards, </div><div>-Louie</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a name="m_182378923260100861_SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Louie F. Rodriguez </span></b></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Vice Provost and Dean </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Division of Undergraduate Education </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Professor of Education</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">University of California, Riverside</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="mailto:Louie.rodriguez@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">Louie.rodriguez@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://ue.ucr.edu/" title="https://ue.ucr.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,120,215)">ue.ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Executive Assistant: Mona Nelson </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="mailto:mona.nelson@ucr.edu" title="mailto:mona.nelson@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,120,215)">mona.nelson@ucr.edu</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> (951) 827-7750 </span></i></p></div></div>