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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">UCR SDRC Snapshot</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A newsletter featuring reminders, resources, events and opportunities.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Follow SDRC on</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UCRSDRC"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Facebook</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucrsdrc"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Instagram</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">and</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/UCRSDRC"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Twitter</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> for information and updates.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Do you have questions about using or requesting approved accommodations? If so, please call 951-827-3861 or email
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:sdrc@ucr.edu"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">sdrc@ucr.edu</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Season’s Greetings!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The SDRC Staff would like to thank you for the opportunity to work with you this year. We hope you have the opportunity to relax, recharge, and enjoy the company of those closest to you
during this holiday season. Please be well and take care of yourself. Best wishes on final exams! See you in Winter 2022!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC Office Hours and Staffing for December</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">December 6-10, 2021 (Final Exams Week):</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Main SDRC Office (1228 SSB) will be open regular hours, 8:00am-5:00pm. Disability Specialists will be available to assist for general questions, concerns and emergent situations
that arise. Intakes will be limited to remote appointments only.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC Testing Center (1213 SSB) will be open extended hours, 8:00am-9:00pm, to proctor in-person Final Exams with accommodations. Requests to have Final Exams with accommodations
proctored at the Testing Center must have already been registered through R’Ability by the previous deadlines. Staff are available to answer general questions.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> December 13-17, 2021:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Both the SDRC Main Office (1228 SSB) and SDRC Testing Center (SSB 1213) will be open and staffed regular business hours, 8:00am-5:00pm, with all services available. On Friday,
December 17, the office will be closed from 11:00am-1:30pm, but will reopen for the afternoon. Note: This will be the last day before Winter Break SDRC staff will be physically on campus.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> December 20-22, 2021:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC Staff will be providing services remotely (phone, Zoom, email) only this week, during regular business hours (8:00am-5:00pm). In-person appointments and services will not
be available in the Student Services Building offices.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> December 23, 2021 – January 2, 2022:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">UCR will be closed. Most offices, including SDRC, will be closed. No SDRC staff will be working during this time. Email messages may be left during this time to be addressed by
staff when they return on January 3.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> January 3, 2022:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC Offices re-open for Winter 2022 and will again be operating during regular business hours.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Review your exam appointments in R'Ability for Finals Week!</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear SDRC Student,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This is a friendly reminder as we approach Final Exam Week to review your calendar in</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://rability.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">R'Ability</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. To do so, please log in with your NetID to the Student Portal of R’Ability and Click
“View Your Calendar.” You will see a list of all remaining exam requests that you have made for the quarter, with the start time and end time of each request noted.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If your exam is being proctored in the classroom and you have made an appointment via R’Ability, please report to the SDRC Testing Center at the time indicated on your R’Ability calendar.
You will also receive an email one day prior to your exam, noting your exam time.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If your exam is online and you have made an exam accommodation request via R’Ability, please follow the instructions provided to you by your instructor regarding accessing your exam.
You will also receive an email one day prior to your exam, noting your exam time.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The SDRC Testing Center is open for Final Exam Week on Saturday, December 4</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Monday, December 6</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> through Friday, December 10</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. The SDRC Testing Center is located in 1213 Student Services Building, on the first floor next to the elevator. You do not need to wait in line at the HOSS counter before coming to the office. The door to the Student Services Building
is locked on Saturdays. If you are scheduled to take an exam on that day, please call 951-827-3028 and SDRC staff will let you in.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions or need assistance, please email sdrc-exams@ucr.edu.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC Testing Center</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">E-text/Alternate Media Accommodations:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please submit your Alternate Media Requests using the Alternate Format Textbooks module on the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://rability.ucr.edu/clockwork/custom/misc/index"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">R’Ability</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">website as soon as course materials are announced. Required course material will be prioritized. Requests may take longer than 2 weeks to fulfill due to limited staff working
hours over the next 12 weeks. Please email </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">sdrc-at@ucr.edu</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> if you have any questions or
concerns.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Students are highly encouraged to purchase e-text versions of required textbooks. When e-text is not available, the Student Disability Resource
Center (SDRC) works with the campus bookstore, the publishers, and other partners to provide course materials in e-text formats. To avoid delays, it is best to purchase e-versions of all available textbooks.</span><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC Bootcamp: Transitioning/Returning to UCR as a Student with a Disability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Transitioning or returning to an in-person learning environment as a student with a disability can present challenges. SDRC team members
and student leaders will provide a one day boot camp opportunity on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, with multiple sessions that will help prepare you to transition to UCR.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To RSVP</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> to any or all of the sessions below,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/kqgDKzFyE6ZAjoQ68"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">please complete this form.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Students registered with SDRC are welcome to register to all sessions that are relevant to them.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description of Sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">10:30 AM- 11:00 AM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Session 1: “I’m Registered, Now What?’</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Facilitators: Felicitas Nungaray and Hanna Randolph</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Whether you are new or returning, an Orientation to Services refresher is always helpful. Come join us as we review how to send
out letters of accommodations to faculty, schedule tests, and/or ask questions as it relates to accessing approved accommodations.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11:00 AM- 11:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Take a Break with Student Leaders</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Come join SDRC Peer Mentors and the student leaders of DAPi Honor Society and the Student Disability Union. Get to know your
fellow peers in an informal setting and potentially partake in a few virtual games.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11:30 AM-12:00 PM:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Session 2: Intro to Tech Tools for Note Taking</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Facilitators: Jenny Biggers and Will Pines</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Note taking in the college setting can be intimidating; learn about various methods that can assist with note taking and become
acquainted with tech tools that can be helpful for note taking.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">12:30 PM- 1:00 PM:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Take a Break with Student Leaders</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Come join SDRC Peer Mentors and the student leaders of DAPi Honor Society and Student Disability Union. Get to know your fellow
peers in an informal setting and potentially partake in a few virtual games.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1:00 PM -1:30 PM:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Session 3: Self-Advocacy in the College Setting</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Facilitators: Jenny Biggers and Glyn Wild</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Improve your self-advocacy skills as it relates to requesting clarification about course material, communicating disability
related information, or addressing concerns. Additionally, this workshop will help you understand your rights and responsibilities as it relates to accessing SDRC resources during the Winter 2022 quarter.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1:30P PM – 2:00 PM:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Student Panel-Tips and Strategies for a smooth transition to UCR</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Moderators: Jenny Biggers and Glyn Wild</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Hear from students first-hand about resources/strategies that supported their transition to UCR.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2:00 PM- 2:30 PM: Wrap Up/Final Questions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Facilitators: Felicitas Nungaray and Jenny Biggers</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Description: Any last thoughts or questions? Join us in closing out the day as we share out additional resources and discuss upcoming events.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC in Office Resources</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The SDRC has two in-house resources available to students registered with our office. These resources include a computer station that has access to the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://rability.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">R’Ability Web Portal</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">and CZUR, a desktop scanning utility. R'Ability is an online platform that provides collaboration between the SDRC, students with disabilities, faculty, and note takers. It
facilitates the following functions:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pre-registration for services for students with disabilities</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Quarterly Letters to Faculty to notify faculty of their approved accommodations by notifying faculty of your approved accommodations</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Schedule course tests/exams/quizzes with accommodations at the SDRC Testing Center</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Request alternate Format Textbooks (e-text) for qualifying students</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Note sharing for a student to volunteer as a notetaker and upload notes, and for students with disabilities to request and retrieve notes</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Calendar for students registered with SDRC to see their scheduled appointments and exams</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The CZUR scanning station is a new type of intelligent scanner whose best features are its high scanning speed, its ability to recognize and correct for curved, incorrectly positioned,
or soiled pages, and its ability to quickly and easily convert scanned pages to more useful formats (including PDF, searchable PDF, and MS Word).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The scanner can automatically handle pages otherwise difficult or very time-consuming to scan. For example, it can automatically flatten the curved pages of open books (using laser lines),
automatically split double pages into two, and correct pages incorrectly positioned. This allows large books to be scanned and archived very quickly.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information on how these new services can benefit you, please contact our office at
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">sdrc@ucr.edu</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or come to our office at 1228 Student Services Building.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scholarship Opportunities for Students with Disabilities</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gordon Hein Scholarship Applications now Open</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/6CGQunuKPrb5g6JY8"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://forms.gle/6CGQunuKPrb5g6JY8</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gordon E. Hein Scholarship Application 2020-2021</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scholarship will cover in-State Fees at UCR</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Application Due December 5, 2021</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Requirements:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Legally Blind</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Undergraduate or Graduate</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Enrolled Full Time</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registered with SDRC</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Orion Fund</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.theorionfund.org/grants.php"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.theorionfund.org/grants.php</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each year The Orion Fund awards grant to California college students with serious illness or injury. If you are in college, age 32 and under, and have a serious medical condition affecting
your ability to stay in school, then The Orion Fund may be able to help.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Accepting Bridge Grant applications through December. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Grants are awarded to cover:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Medical expenses</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Medical technology</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Educational costs</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Living expenses</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">REMINDER THAT SDRC HAS MOVED!!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The SDRC Main Office has moved from Costo Hall to 1228 Student Services Building. The entrance is on the external, west side of the Student Services Building, directly across from Student
Success Center. Look for us up the ramp and under the stairs. A SDRC sign will be on the building, hopefully early Winter 2022. If you have an appointment with a Disability Specialist or need general assistance, please go to this entrance and DO NOT go to
the SDRC Testing Center entrance (in the SSB Lobby). Students taking exams or meeting with the AT Specialist should use the SDRC Testing Center entrance.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NEED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SDRC STAFF MEMBER?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The good news is you can meet with a staff member either via Zoom or in-person. When you schedule your appointment, just let us know if you will need a Zoom link or will be coming to
meet in-person. To request an appointment, you can submit a request on the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKshG6ezYwYaVC1afRn6je4xNESMg4BVn70TfTTeuThBD5Og/viewform"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Appointment Request Link</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or call 951-827-3861. If you call and you get our voice message, please
be sure to leave a message with your name, SID, and phone number we can reach you.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What to know before you go!:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Disability Specialists are currently available by appointment only.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Appointments arriving
more than 10 minutes late will need to be rescheduled for an alternative time. Many times there is quite a bit of information to cover during the allocated appointment time and late start times doesn’t allow enough time and/or the next appointment is delayed
affecting others who are scheduled to meet with the staff member.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Exam accommodation spaces in the Testing Center are reserved primarily for students who have approved testing accommodations and are limited.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Be sure you submitted your exam requests through rability.ucr.edu so that a seat may be reserved for you during your scheduled course exams. Proctoring an exam requires preparation and collection of information from not only you, but the instructor. Reservations
and deadlines are in place to ensure SDRC can protect the integrity of the course exam process, while also ensuring students receive their approved accommodations.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SDRC COVID-19 Policies & Procedures (Applies to Main Office and Testing Center)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1) Be prepared to show your Daily Wellness Check to SDRC staff.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2) Wear your mask/face covering at all times, including covering your nose and mouth, regardless of vaccination status. The only exception is if you are completely alone in a testing
room, with the door shut, taking an exam. However, as soon as the door opens (regardless of reason), the mask must immediately go back on.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">3) No eating/drinking in the center that requires you to remove your mask. Arrangements will be made to comply with approved accommodation needs in the Testing Center, during scheduled
exams.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">4) Respect the personal space for other students and staff.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">5) Note that SDRC staff are regularly disinfecting hi-touch surfaces in the testing rooms, countertops, doors, lockers, etc.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Come, Join SDU!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope you all have been enjoying the Fall 2021 quarter. At the SDU (Student Disability Union) we welcome all students to join us as disability allies, as we work together to promote
the awareness of disabilities; we also assist individuals with disabilities by hosting awareness events, programs, and support groups. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> If you are interested in joining the SDU, please access this</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://highlanderlink.ucr.edu/organization/sdu"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
link</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, or contact us at
</span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">sdupublicrelationsofficer@gmail.com</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Also, please follow us on Instagram! Insta:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sdu_ucr/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">@sdu_ucr</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Work with a SDRC Peer Mentor</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As you prepare to transition to UCR, you may benefit from working with a peer mentor. SDRC Peer Mentors are able to assist with navigating today’s challenges, offer tips when needed,
and provide guidance throughout Winter 2022 quarter and, if requested, throughout the academic school year. A peer mentor has experienced similar challenges as yourself and will be able to help. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Peer mentors have participated in extensive training, and will continue to partake in ongoing skills-development training throughout the year. Our mentors understand the importance of
confidentiality and are prepared to direct you to available resources when needed.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> If you are interested in having a peer mentor,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/v34X3A3EHatGaxpe6"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">complete this questionnaire</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Here’s a short video explaining the benefits of having a peer mentor:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://ucr.yuja.com/V/Video?v=1891356&node=7254454&a=4980937&autoplay=1"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://ucr.yuja.com/V/Video?v=1891356&node=7254454&a=4980937&autoplay=1</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Jennifer Biggers at
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">jennifer.biggers@ucr.edu</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">For UCR COVID-19 updates and resources available to students during this time, visit <a href="https://ehs.ucr.edu/coronavirus" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">here.</span></a></span><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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