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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I hope that you are enjoying some much-deserved down
time!</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Please read below for some important reminders! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Enrollment:</b> All students are required to be enrolled in full-time status, in at least 12
units. This applies to <b><i>ALL</i></b> students regardless of your year or status - but excludes students who have filed for a Leave of Absence.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> Please
take a moment to check the number of units that you are enrolled in for the Winter '25 qtr. and make additions as necessary.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><u>If you are NOT enrolled in 12 units, then your applicable TA salary, refund and/or tuition
and fee remissions will be delayed!</u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">If you need additional units and 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: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue; background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://forms.gle/MJyMpoZikzHNHwPn9" target="_blank" id="OWA64ea7b3f-ad66-ed09-7247-77f8a6d5e998" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/MJyMpoZikzHNHwPn9" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">here</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> (link
also listed below my email signature)</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, 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 that I need to process your request.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Winter '25
</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Financial Aid
</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">will begin disbursing to student accounts on Monday, 1/6/2025; for students enrolled
in at least 12 units.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, 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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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, 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: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, 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 a delay in your refund.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">If you have not already
done so, I highly</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, 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: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<u>Lastly, I will be back on campus Tuesday, Jan 7th. My new office location is next to the staircase in room# 2128. I will be in the office (on campus) on Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, please stop by my new office to say Hi!</u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Lori Jaramillo</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><i>Graduate Student Advisor</i> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Department of Political Science,
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CHASS </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Watkins Hall, Room# 2122C</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(69, 90, 100); background-color: white;">(951) 827-5597</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(69, 90, 100); background-color: white;">lorenaj@ucr.edu</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><a href="https://forms.gle/1KHrq4v5w1hGSPTG7" id="OWA369ff243-c232-e04b-f844-0b7f0a4d1664" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/1KHrq4v5w1hGSPTG7" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">POSC
Graduate Enrollment Form</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><a href="https://forms.gle/Eza1WJRBXbMt2dR29" id="OWAd1dbf8fb-be08-8ccc-c244-858e8ba7e65e" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/Eza1WJRBXbMt2dR29" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">POSC Degree
Audit Change Form</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The Last Day to Enroll in Winter Courses is January 17th!</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(50, 49, 48); background-color: white;"><u>The UCR Campus will be closed during Fall 2024 on the following days:</u><br>
Monday, December 23-Wednesday, January 1 (Winter Break)</span></p>
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