[Undergradstudents] GSOE Connector: Check out the latest updates and deadlines
EDUNDERGRAD
edundergrad at ucr.edu
Fri Sep 4 17:03:26 PDT 2020
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We hope you are enjoying your summer. Here are some new announcments, opportunities, and reminders we want to share with you.
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[UC Riverside Campus on Sundown]
GSOE Undergraduate Academic Advising
Can you believe we have 26 days left of summer? We are about less than a month away until Fall 2020 begins. Do you have any questions about courses or general questions? Now is the great time to come and talk to us. We want you to let you know that we are still open. We are available via email for advising questions, and will be utilizing Zoom if you need a place to discuss your week, find resources, or course plan. Please visit with us either by booking an appointment. Advising appointments will take place from Monday - Thursday.
Please use the below contact information based on the first letter of your last name.
Liliana Aguayo: A-L
Email: liliana.aguayo at ucr.edu<mailto:liliana.aguayo at ucr.edu>
Richard Rangel: M-Z
Email: richard.rangel at ucr.edu<mailto:richard.rangel at ucr.edu>
Please refer to this link<https://gsoeadvising.youcanbook.me/> in order to schedule an appointment.
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Community Engaged Learning Opportunities
Here are our Community Engaged Learning Opportunities throughout the Summer (we have three new opprotunitites):
1. Create Thirst Academy
Create Thirst Academy is a youth enrichment program serving the under-served and low-income households in our community. They provide free tutoring, SAT preparation workshops, FAFSA completion workshop, Mentoring and a holistic approach to development a thirst for success.
* Create Thirst Academy is currently looking for 15-20 students to tutor in various subjects (e.g. math, science, writing, pre-SAT) in grades 4 and up to their 84 students. Tutors will align their tutoring sessions to the district’s curriculum (e.g. Moreno Valley School district). Students will start on Saturday, October 24th and will tutor for 12 consecutive Saturdays. Students will be compensated $20 an hour. Lastly, students who fulfill the requirements will move on to the selection process and will be asked to participate in an interview.
2. CAL- SOAP College Success Coach
The Riverside Cal-SOAP Consortium conducts a series of classroom workshops on college opportunities, entrance requirements, transcript self-evaluations, and college and financial aid applications. Cal-SOAP also provides small group advising sessions to assist selected students in maximizing their abilities and opportunities and exploring college options.
* In this setting, the Cal-SOAP College Success Coach will support the Program Coordinator, collaborate with school counselors and assist other school staff in supporting the college/career domain of the school counseling program in making classroom presentations and conducting small-group sessions. The Cal-SOAP College Success Coach shall be a current college student and will serve as temporary part-time hourly employees as defined in Education Code 45103 (a) (3) and shall not be a part of the classified service. It is the intent of RCOE to employ college/university undergraduate and graduate students to fill these positions. The Cal-SOAP College Success Coach works closely with school counselors and is directly responsible to the Program Coordinator, Cal SOAP and is ultimately responsible to the Director, Cal-SOAP. This is a paid position ($15 an hour) with no more than 19 hours a week (16 hours per week on average). **Please contact the Community Learning Coordinator for the full job description and requirements. **
* Present workshops on college options, admissions requirements and financial aid in classroom setting
* Advise students individually and in small groups about planning for college
* Assist students with college and financial aid applications
* Support site, district, and regional Cal-SOAP activities through coaching, mentoring, and facilitating the student outreach program including large group presentations
* Work closely with Cal-SOAP staff in order to provide timely and accurate information
* Monitor student participation
* Complete required documentation of services
* Performs job assignment safely for the purpose of protecting people and property
For more information, please click this flyer here<https://mcusercontent.com/dd7daa6227742610b2c65ff5a/files/244d433b-9355-4bc6-a512-cc23c9de6883/Cal_SOAP_College_Success_Coach_Posting_Fieldwork_Opprotunity.pdf>.
3. English Learner (EL) Tutor
UCR Students will adopt a role of an EL teacher by teaching English to students who are at a disadvantage regarding their technical knowledge and assist these students in accessing their online learning material. UCR students would need to already be fluent in one of the following languages to participate in this opportunity: Spanish, Q'anjobal, Pashto, Nuristani, and Arabic. Preferred (not required) experience in teaching English or in an EL program.
4. College Readiness Counseling
Students will be leading online engagements through zoom to high school students about higher education access and resources. Examples of engagements will be about financial aid, admissions, and/or college applications. Students will also share their own experiences on applying to college, applying to financial aid, and overall college experience. If interested in college preparation, college admissions, mentoring or counseling, this opportunity will be great to fulfill the 40 hours of fieldwork.
5. Subject Matter Tutoring
Students will tutor k-12 students online through zoom on different subjects. Depending on k-12 student need, UCR students can choose which subject and grade level they are most comfortable tutoring. A list of the subjects and grade levels will be given after the UCR student signs up for the fieldwork opportunity.
6. Story-Time
Students will do story time with the early grade level students through zoom. UCR students will need to have access to a children’s’ book, although let me know if you are interested but do not have access to a children’s’ book.
7. Riverside Arts Academy
For college students interested in arts and nonprofit management, RAA offers unpaid internships for college students to assist with day-to-day tasks and short projects supporting administrative operations, fund development, marketing, and strategic planning. RAA is willing to work with colleges to craft an internship that meets course or graduation requirements.
* Grant research: Identifying, vetting, and tracking potential grants, and drafting grant application content.
* Administrative and operations support: Organizing information, developing operational process documentation, taking meeting minutes, and identifying process improvements.
* Program support: Assisting with analysis of student attendance patterns, implementing and analyzing results from parent and student feedback surveys, and updating databases.
* Parent communication: Translating English to Spanish in written format, translating at parent meetings, and communicating with Spanish-speaking parents.
* Events and performances: Drafting event invitations, organizing and sending paper mailings, creating and managing event preparation project management tracking lists, running errands for supplies, and helping with set-up and tear-down.
* Individual project: Drafting, proposing, implementing, and presenting final results of a project in support of the organization’s needs and mission, e.g., developing a social media marketing/fundraising campaign, or gathering parent and student testimonials that can be used in our marketing materials and grant applications.
8. Community Advocacy/ Activism Reflection
Students who attend a community advocacy or activism event will write a reflection on what they did during this event, where the event was taken place, why they chose to attend this event, and a reflection on what the event meant to them. The reflection requires 2 pages minimum, double spaced, Times New Roman format. Students must also attach a photo from the event onto the reflection paper (e.g., a flyer, a selfie, a wristband).
Contact Sarah E. Juarez (Community Learning Coordinator) if you are interested in any our community engaged learning opportunities and want to learn more about them.
If you are not able to access a computer with a camera but are still interested in signing up, please let Sarah know when contacting Sarah at gsoelearningcoord at ucr.edu<mailto:gsoelearningcoord at ucr.edu>.
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GSOE Events
GSOE Summer Event- SAVE THE DATE!
GSOE will be having another event this Summer 2020. Save the date for the following upcoming Summer Event:
GSOE Start Smart (Education Edge)
SAVE THE DATE for future event:
Friday September 25th, 2020
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
RSVP HERE<https://forms.gle/7oq6m4bk6EJ9V8ec9>
You have attended the orientation, learned about your degree, enrolled in your fall classes and received all the information you needed to start your first quarter. You are totally set right? Well if all of that happened a bit too fast to remember everything, we have you covered. The GSOE Undergraduate Advising Office will host a pre quarter meet up to cover questions about how best to prepare for your first quarter from current freshman and transfer students who will offer advice, tips, and best practices for a successful first quarter. Student representing their organization and student offices will also be welcomed to share resources that they used during their quarter for academic success and to help offer ways to engage with the campus community. If you would like to build your GSOE community, learn something new that you may not have picked up from your orientation, or have a question about your fall quarter that you would like answered, we invite you to join us!
Topics
How academic advising works
How to connect with faculty
Study tips using Zoom
Getting involved with research, study abroad, and other student activities
Advice for students from students
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* If you are interested in attending the event above event, you can RSVP HERE<https://forms.gle/7oq6m4bk6EJ9V8ec9>. You will find the zoom link of this event once you complete the form. We also will be sending out the zoom link to students who have RSVP on Friday, September 25 as a reminder.
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GSOE Student Coffee Hour
Our own Student Ambassadors are hosting GSOE Student Coffee Hour every Thursday, 10:00-11:00 a.m. If you interested in attending our Coffee Hour, please email Samia Alam at samia.alam at ucr.edu<mailto:samia.alam at ucr.edu> for the zoom link.
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Reminders
Transcript Submission
This is a friendly reminder to students who are enrolled in courses outside of UCR like at community college or four year university other UCR during the Summer and are planning to return in the Fall as active students, this is a friendly reminder that you will need to submit your official transcript to the UCR admissions office once your coursework has been completed.
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Academic Calendar Deadlines
We want to remind you to continuously check the UCR Academic Calendar for important deadlines or any upcoming enrollment days/times. For example, please keep the following deadlines in mind:
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Here is the link to refer to the UCR Academic Calendar: https://registrar.ucr.edu/calendar
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Other Opportunities & Workshops
UCR Career Center - Newsletter (August 31 - September 11)
Check out this Newsletter<https://mcusercontent.com/dd7daa6227742610b2c65ff5a/files/f81e3582-6ab3-4e36-b6b3-9e218a6238eb/HAPPE_Summer_2020_Newsletter_8_31_9_11___Handshake.pdf> from the Career Center, which highlights the latest jobs, internships, events, workshops, etc. Try something new, and take a step toward your career/educational journey by engaging in one of these events mentioned in the newsletter.
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EdJoin
Another resource for students to look for opportunities with School Districts, Counties, Charter Programs, and non-profits organizations supporting the K-12 system is EdJoin. Seek “classified” paid and non-paid opportunities. Many “classified” opportunities require a high school or equivalent degree. Visit www.edjoin.org<http://www.edjoin.org> to check out some of these opportunities.
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Gilman Scholarship Program Workshops - Education Abroad Office, International Affairs
Website: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org
The Gilman Scholarship Program is an undergraduate grant program for U.S. Citizens of limited financial means to enable them to study or intern abroad, thereby internationalizing their outlook and better preparing them to thrive in the global economy. The program provides awards of up to $5000 for students who are U.S. citizens, Federal Pell Grant recipients, and studying at undergraduate level at a two or four-year institution.
Learning abroad during an undergraduate career can be a life-changing experience. Additionally, receiving a Gilman Scholarship and learning abroad will help make students more competitive candidates for jobs, other scholarships, and admission to graduate programs.
Please sign up for a Gilman Scholarship Workshop in MyUCR Abroad (https://ucr-horizons.symplicity.com). There are a number of different dates and times for them to choose from!
Learn more about the workshops through this flyer<https://mcusercontent.com/dd7daa6227742610b2c65ff5a/files/7aea0402-5ddb-4ffc-a13c-a5320d542029/Gilman_One_Pager_2020_Dates_Education_Abroad_.pdf> here.
Contact Macy Ring (Education Abroad Advisor & Coordinator) at macy.ring at ucr.edu<mailto:macy.ring at ucr.edu> or the office at educationabroad at ucr.edu<mailto:educationabroad at ucr.edu> if you have any more questions.
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GSOE Connector Updates
It’s come to our attention that some emails sent from our advising email address, including the Friday “GSOE Connector”, have been going to spam. If you have not been receiving the weekly GSOE Connector, please add the address edundergrad at ucr.edu<mailto:edundergrad at ucr.edu> to your “safe sender” (non spam) list to ensure receipt of important updates and information from undergraduate advising.
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Remote Learning Resources
During this critical time, it is important for us to continuously educate ourselves and stay informed about remote learning resources.
As a student, check to view this website (https://keeplearning.ucr.edu/quick-guide-remote-learning). This website entails official UCR communication about courses, online learning, instructions, and other resources as we navigate through this online space together.
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