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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Hi Graduate Students, </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I hope that this week marks the beginning of some much-deserved rest! </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; background-color: white;">The office will be closed from Friday, December
22nd through January 1st, b</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">elow are
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">some quick reminders.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Enrollment:</b> All students must be enrolled in full-time status, in at least
12 units. This applies to ALL students regardless of your year or status - but excludes students who have filed for a Leave of Absence.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><u>If you are NOT enrolled in 12 units</u><b><u> ASAP</u></b><u> then your applicable
refund and/or tuition and fee remissions will be delayed.</u> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">If you are unable to self-enroll due to an instructor consent block or cannot increase your course units, please submit a POSC Graduate Enrollment Form,
see link </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue; background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://forms.gle/MJyMpoZikzHNHwPn9" id="OWAfc5b03de-0abe-30aa-929d-efbf94773d6b" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/MJyMpoZikzHNHwPn9" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">here</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> (form
links will always be listed below my email signature)</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">. Enrollment requests will
<b>not</b> be accepted via email. Using the POSC Enrolment form allows me to collect the necessary information to process your enrollment request timely and accurately.
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Winter '24
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Financial Aid
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">will begin disbursing to student accounts on Monday, 1/8/2024; for students enrolled in at least 12 units.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> All
stipends are first applied to any pending and/or outstanding charges at the time of disbursement, the remaining balance will be disbursed to you. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">For students enrolled in Direct Deposit, once you see the aid disbursement on your
UCR student account, you can expect the deposit to be routed to your bank in 3-5 business days.
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Refund checks can be expected within 7-10 business days. Refund checks are only generated and mailed out on Tuesdays. Checks will be mailed to your address on file, be
sure that your address is up to date in your student account to avoid delay in your refund.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">If you have not already done so, I highly</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> encourage
you to sign up for Direct Deposit. This is the fastest way for you to receive your financial aid. You can apply for Direct Deposit through your R'Web student account.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Request a Change to your Degree Audit:</b></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> Your
Degree Audit is used to academically clear you for degree completion, be sure to check your Degree Audit every quarter for errors. If you need to make a change, please use the Degree Audit form to make that request, see the link
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://forms.gle/Eza1WJRBXbMt2dR29" id="OWA1a000537-7b05-5766-9ae4-996a9eaff364" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/Eza1WJRBXbMt2dR29" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: blue;">here</a></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">.</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It's a pleasure to work with each of you, I wish you all a long renewing break! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;">Kind regards, </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Lori Jaramillo</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"><i>Graduate Student Advisor</i> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;">Department of Political Science,
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CHASS </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Watkins Hall, Room# 2122C</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: rgb(69, 90, 100); background-color: white;">(951) 827-5597</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: rgb(69, 90, 100); background-color: white;">lorenaj@ucr.edu</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Resources:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"><b><a href="https://forms.gle/1KHrq4v5w1hGSPTG7" id="OWA0b6a1f55-4550-d03b-4a0a-050a8fe266d6" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/1KHrq4v5w1hGSPTG7" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">POSC
Graduate Enrollment Form</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"><b><a href="https://forms.gle/Eza1WJRBXbMt2dR29" id="OWA42911b07-48de-f0a7-d908-4d879e1d4349" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/Eza1WJRBXbMt2dR29" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">POSC Degree
Audit Change Form</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Last Day to Add/Drop courses for Winter '24 is January 19th</b></span></p>
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