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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear UCR SOE Incoming Juniors in the Education Undergraduate Major,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The SOE is exciting to announce a new initiative called the FIERCE Scholars Program. This is a 3 year, grow-your-own initiative, focused on developing educators (teachers, school psychologists, or higher education professionals) who
are dedicated to serving the communities of the Inland Empire. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">If you are interested in applying, you can find the details below. I am also excited to share that Dr. Amos Lee, who is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the SOE, will serve as the Program Coordinator for 21-22. You are welcome
to send him any questions. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">I look forward to meeting you soon and I wish you a great start to the 21-22 academic year! </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Dr. Louie Rodriguez</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">UC Riverside</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">F.I.E.R.C.E Scholars Program</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><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">F</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ueling the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">nland</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">E</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">mpire</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">R</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">egion
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The UC Riverside School of Education (SOE) is dedicated to building an education workforce to serve historically underrepresented communities in the Inland Empire (IE) area of Southern
California. The IE community is over 50% people of color, with a significant Latina/o/x, Black, Asian/Asian American, and Indigenous population groups. Our goal is to prepare and equip undergraduate students to be community-ready and equity centered after
graduation to contribute to the workforce needs of the IE.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">With this in mind, we are excited to announce the inaugural FIERCE Scholars Program. The following are the advantages of becoming a FIERCE scholar. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$3,000 scholarship total: $1,000 for junior and senior years and $1,000 for a Master’s program in the SOE</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Possible job opportunities with partner districts</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ongoing mentorship</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Invitations to SOE speaker series</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Networking opportunities with faculty, staff, and students committed to educational improvement</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Name of cohort members to remain on SOE Fierce Scholars page</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eligibility and application requirements are listed below:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Junior Year Standing (incoming UCR SOE junior or SOE transfer student with junior year status)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SOE major, double major between SOE undergraduate major and another UCR major (i.e., psychology, math, Ethnic Studies, etc.), no SOE minor-only allowed</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.5 GPA minimum with current unofficial transcripts</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two academic references or one academic reference and one non-academic reference (i.e., employer, volunteer organization).</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Priority given to applicants who attended an Inland Empire high school with a student population that is at least 50% Low SES and/or Title I status</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Priority given to first-generation college students and/or applicants who are bilingual or come from a home language in Spanish, Black or African American Language, Mandarin, etc.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Amos Lee, the program coordinator, at</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:amosl@ucr.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">amosl@ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Please also see the timeline for the application below.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Application released September 22, 2021</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Find application here -<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://forms.gle/8zq5WBxjudp3FD9w7"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/8zq5WBxjudp3FD9w7</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Information Session: September 30, 2021 at 5:00pm (PST)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register in advance for this meeting:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcu-pqDgsH9EK9IO43Pd5Iq_VnwRVO1rG"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcu-pqDgsH9EK9IO43Pd5Iq_VnwRVO1rG </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Application Due Date: October 8, 2021 (11:59pm)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Announcement of FIERCE Scholars by October 15, 2021</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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