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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear UCR Faculty Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The UCR Education Abroad<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>office is seeking your help to increase access to study abroad at UCR. Education Abroad programs are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/05/01/kuh-and-kinzie-respond-essay-questioning-high-impact-practices-opinion" title="https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/05/01/kuh-and-kinzie-respond-essay-questioning-high-impact-practices-opinion"><span style="color:#954F72">high-impact
practice</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to our undergraduate students’ learning experience. We want to grow programs that uniquely benefit our students and help them reach their goals. Faculty-led education abroad programs can have immediate
and lasting positive impacts on both students and faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Despite ongoing travel challenges and global pandemic concerns, our students still want to learn abroad (and they have been since the outbreak), and our faculty-led education abroad programs (FLEAP) may increase interest; such programs
also allow us to explore US-based options that improve access for students who cannot, or choose not to, travel abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">UCR’s Education Abroad office is <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
calling for interested UCR faculty to share preliminary ideas to run a FLEAP for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>summer 2024</b>.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you are interested, please complete our short form (phase 1),<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>even if you have ran a program previously or submitted a proposal in the past</i>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd7ATEELyKLHUUyBuEF7tPQhDCV9kyp0p-6zKkMiBVKuDenQ/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd7ATEELyKLHUUyBuEF7tPQhDCV9kyp0p-6zKkMiBVKuDenQ/viewform"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd7ATEELyKLHUUyBuEF7tPQhDCV9kyp0p-6zKkMiBVKuDenQ/viewform</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The deadline is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="background:yellow">Monday, May 23, 2022,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background:yellow">by<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>5:00
pm (PST)</b></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please share this call with other faculty colleagues in your colleges and schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Questions?</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">See our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wPAzp-cj-P-GDCIJ2QDflNPtvWjP7jsdHo3kzLE-A5M/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="color:#954F72">FAQ</span></a></b>.
Please let Jun (cc’d) and I know if you have any additional questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">Macy Jeffery Ring</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">Assistant Director of Education Abroad & Advisor</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">Education Abroad | International Affairs <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">University of California, Riverside</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">Google Voice or Text: +1-951-251-5035 | <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:macy.ring@ucr.edu" title="mailto:macy.ring@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">macy.ring@ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">| <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ezMMc9LERqDmx9RzN9fDIlG25CWGSxKIWUJukuNFuiY/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Virtual
Office</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959">Education Abroad Website: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad" title="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">https://international.ucr.edu/abroad</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucreducationabroad/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">EA Instagram</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959"> | <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ucreducationabroad/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">EA
Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959"> |<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucrinternationalaffairs/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">IA
Instagram</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959"> | <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UCRInternationalAffairs/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">IA
Facebook</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959"> | <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucr.iss/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">ISS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad" title="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad"><span style="color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="405" height="79" style="width:4.2187in;height:.8229in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01D858B5.EAD9B250" alt="image002.png"></span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Jun Wang</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> (he/him/his)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Assistant Provost</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Strategic Initiatives and International Recruitment<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">University of California, Riverside<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Tel: (951) 827-2708</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Zoom: 608 940 2575</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:jun.wang@ucr.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jun.wang@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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