<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear graduate students,</div><div><br></div><div>Please see below for two TA opportunities for next academic year (AY 26/27). Applications are due on April 15. Please see below for more details.</div><div><br></div><div>MB</div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Honors Director</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:honorsdirector@ucr.edu" target="_blank">honorsdirector@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM<br>Subject: TAships available for AY 2026-27<br>To: Honors Director <<a href="mailto:honorsdirector@ucr.edu" target="_blank">honorsdirector@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Colleagues:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I hope Week 10 is treating you well.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">As we approach spring quarter, I wanted to let you know of <b><span>TA</span> opportunities for two University Honors courses for AY 2026-2027</b>. See course descriptions below; if you know of graduate students who might be interested in serving as TAs for either, or both, of these classes please have them contact me directly: <u><span style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><a href="mailto:Honorsdirector@ucr.edu" title="mailto:Honorsdirector@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(150,96,125)">Honorsdirector@ucr.edu</span></a></span></u>. Applications received by <b>April 15, 2026</b>, will be given full consideration.<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thank you,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Begoña</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>HNPG 2W: Principles of Civic Engagement: </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>Fall 2026</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>MW 5:00-6:20pm </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Course description: </b>4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; workshop, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 001B with a grade of C or better; admission to the University Honors Program. Aims to cultivate, enhance, and facilitate interest in social change. Bridges the academic and personal life by providing knowledge and tools for civic engagement. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student’s college permits, as alternatives to English 001C. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>This course is designed to involve you as a civically engaged citizen consistent with the second pillar of University Honors: <b>Cultivating a Culture of Contribution.</b> Through presentations, readings, and workshops you will be challenged to become civically aware with a specific focus on the Inland Empire, especially the city and county of Riverside, and UCR. Throughout this course you will be asked to reflect on what you believe and how you can effect meaningful change. As a “W” course, HNPG 2W will have regular written assignments based on various aspects of the course related to civic engagement. Throughout the course you will be introduced to a number of projects from individuals who want you to be involved. The goal is to have you become involved in projects that are meaningful to you and that may well continue beyond this quarter. Additional opportunities for Honors students exist in HNPG2B and HNPG 2C. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>HNPG 150: Research and Creative Activity Across the Disciplines</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>Winter 2027</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b>(Times vary)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Course description: </b>3 Units, Lecture 1, Discussion 1, Workshop 1. Prerequisite(s): admission to, and good standing in, University Honors; or consent of instructor; upper-division standing. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This course extends and strengthens your understanding of how scholars approach research / creative activity / experiential learning across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. To facilitate what students will need to do for their own capstone project, the course will demonstrate how scholars select a significant issue, review what is already known about it, and pose a research question whose answer promises to advance knowledge. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Through Honors Faculty Fellow lectures, discussion sections and library workshops, you will receive support and tools around the capstone process that will result in a better understanding of how to develop the skills associated with completing a large project, the submission of an approved capstone proposal form, making an oral presentation of your work, and a detailed prospectus outlining your plan for researching and completing your capstone.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><h2 style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-repeat:repeat"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Bego</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ñ</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">a Echeverria</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></h2><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Howard H Hays, Jr. Chair<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Faculty Director of University Honors<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">University Honors | University of California, Riverside<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://pronouns.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">My pronouns</a>: she/her<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Office: (951) 827-5323 | <a href="mailto:honorsdirector@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">honorsdirector@ucr.edu</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://honors.ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Web</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ucrhonors/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucrhonors/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8432027/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/UCRHonors" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">X</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcaDsxSSCyARIW-AQ1k6_Jg" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">YouTube</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ally To: <a href="https://out.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">LGBTQ</a> | <a href="https://sdrc.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">SDRC</a> | <a href="https://usp.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">USP</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img border="0" width="342" height="61" src="cid:ii_19cd9d2e03c4cff311" style="width:3.5625in;height:0.6354in"></p></div></div></div>
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