<div dir="ltr">PS. Would any of you be willing to review applications for this fellowship? We usually get 15-25 applications for each position, and we choose two finalists to interview. Review would take place August 7-11 and interviews between August 17-24. Please let me know if you might be willing to pitch in. Thank you!!<div>Dana</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM <<a href="mailto:dana.simmons@ucr.edu">dana.simmons@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello, SEHE friends!</div><div>I hope that you are finding some rest and energy this summer after such a long and intense year.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm writing to share that the <a href="https://forms.gle/o5ahUBrh19mTUXUU8" target="_blank">application for the <b>2026-27 UCR Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellowships</b></a> is now open! Could you please forward this to current UCR graduate and undergraduate students, who you think might be a good fit, and encourage them to apply?</div><div><br></div><div>The Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Student Fellowship program engages and energizes students in support of UC’s climate action and sustainable food goals. The fellowship program is funded by the UC President’s Global Climate Leadership Council (GCLC). Fellows receive a $5000 stipend and Engagement Fellows each manage a $1000 programming fund; it is expected that fellows will work approximately 8 hours/week on their fellowship projects.</div><div><a href="https://forms.gle/2c4AtVRRunGmMw9i9" target="_blank">Applications</a> are due by <b>Friday, August 7</b>.</div><div><div><br></div><div>We welcome applications for each of the following fellowships:</div><div><br></div><div>1) The <b>Climate Action Engagement Fellow</b> will work with the <a href="https://sustainability.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Office of Sustainability</a> and other relevant departments to create a coordinated marketing and media campaign to enhance the visibility and impact of sustainability and climate action on campus to reach a larger audience, including students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The Sustainability Campus campaign has been identified as one of the 15 Climate Actions in the <a href="https://sustainability.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2026-02/uc-riverside-climate-action-adaptation-plan_20260113.pdf" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP)</a>. The Climate Action Engagement Fellow will also play an important role in communicating student opinions on UC’s climate policy, programs and actions to university leadership. The Climate Action Engagement Fellow will receive a $5000 stipend and will manage a $1000 programming fund.</div><div><br></div><div>2) The <b>Student Commute Survey Fellow</b> will work with the <a href="https://sustainability.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Office of Sustainability</a> and other relevant campus departments to develop an annual student commuting survey. The survey will help the university to better understand student commute patterns and identify solutions to reduce single occupant vehicle use and increase campus accessibility. The Student Commute survey has been identified as one of the 15 climate actions in the <a href="https://sustainability.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2026-02/uc-riverside-climate-action-adaptation-plan_20260113.pdf" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP)</a>. The Fellow will receive a $5000 stipend.</div><div><br></div><div>3) The <b>Food Recovery Fellow</b> will work with the <a href="https://basicneeds.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">UCR Basic Needs Department</a> to advance campus food justice through food recovery and education, reducing food waste and addressing food insecurity at UC Riverside. The fellow will manage campus food recovery efforts in housing areas, including: overseeing and maintaining food donation bins; hosting one educational workshop or event per academic quarter; tracking and reporting recovery data and impact; identifying and initiating a partnership with a new food recovery partner (on or off campus) to expand the program’s reach. Please see <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwdsH1pnk7_RDHCZEj6HbZrLV9iFkVtRbPR-4i5FVMI/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">this</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B-bLt0TVIeLSCQcA9FvcSvBqo8Vu3MgLm7i1EHajXcA/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank"> description of expectations and qualifications for the food recovery fellowship</a>. $5000 stipend.</div><div><br></div><div>4) The <b>Sustainable Food Engagement Fellow</b> will work under the mentorship of <a href="https://dining.ucr.edu/ucr-dining-services-sustainability" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Dining Services</a> to aid in the implementation of the Reusable Container Program at the Highlander Union Building Restaurants in order to reduce waste from single use disposable food containers. The aim of the UCR Reusable Container Program is to gain at least 30% participation at launch, and to gradually increase participation to create a healthier environment for current and future generations. In addition to participating in ongoing engagement activities to promote the reusable container program, the fellow will study what messages encourage adoption, evaluate the impact of the disposable container fee as an incentive to change behavior, and research success of the Reusable Container Program across other universities to suggest improvements that will increase participation at UCR. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10uelVCe256-lYA04bIUrmYxe3TfSsl_abQZXWCT6gsM/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Please see this description of expectations and qualifications for the Engagement Fellow</a>. The fellow receives a $5000 stipend and manages a $1000 programming fund.</div><div><br></div><div>5) The <b>Food Procurement/ Analytics Fellow</b> will work with <a href="https://dining.ucr.edu/ucr-dining-services-sustainability" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Dining Services</a> staff to gather and analyze metrics to identify challenges and barriers to participation in the reusable container program in order to find solutions that will increase participation rates. Additionally, the fellow will conduct an audit of the disposable food packaging products used in all the campus coffee shops and restaurants to identify single use plastic items and find locally compostable and/or reusable alternatives with the goal of eliminating single use plastics. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R91FJBXWbtvrrcOfpAAS89gVhWmyU2o1xzDk9GEfwDU/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(11,87,208)" target="_blank">Please see this description of expectations for the Food Procurement/ Analytics Fellow</a>. $5000 stipend.</div><div><br></div><div>Fellowships are open to all undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of immigration status. Students must be enrolled at UCR for the entire 2026-2027 academic year.</div><div><br></div><div>Fellows will be connected to a mentor in a UCR unit relevant to their project (UCR Office of Sustainability, Basic Needs Department, or Dining Services). Fellows are advised to work with their mentor to develop a work plan that includes their project goals, deliverables, timelines, and the metrics for measuring success. Fellows should meet regularly with their project mentor to discuss projects, progress and issues.</div><br><div>Student fellows are requested to attend the following systemwide events:<br>● A virtual orientation in mid-September, 2026.<br>● A leadership training in mid-November, 2026.<br>● Quarterly Fellows meetings and topical trainings hosted throughout the year.<br>● A virtual closing symposium and poster presentation in May 2027.<br>● Additional activities such as conference calls, Global Climate Leadership Council meetings and trainings or cohort building activities.</div><div><br style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:docs-Roboto;font-size:14.6667px"></div></div><div>Thank you and take care!</div><div>Dana</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Dana Simmons<div>Chair and Professor, Department of Society, Environment and Health Equity</div><div>Cooperating Faculty, Department of History</div><div>University of California, Riverside</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/on-hunger/paper" target="_blank">On Hunger: Violence and Craving in America from Starvation to Ozempic</a> available May 13 from UC Press (Open Access)</div></div></div></div>
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