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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Faculty Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Less than 2% of UCR undergraduate students participate in Education Abroad as part of their UCR degree. We want to increase that number and we need your help! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To increase access and participation, UCR needs to reduce some of the barriers, like those challenges faced during academic planning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">By embedding Education Abroad into major planning, our campus (and your department) sends a message to students that Education Abroad is possible for them. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Provost’s office is dedicating funds to support Academic Integration grants for academic departments. Application details are outlined in the attached document and
<a href="https://international.ucr.edu/news/2022/07/14/2022-grants-academic-integration-education-abroad">
available on our website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The deadline to submit your grant application is July 30. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With or without the grant, we encourage all academic departments to include Education Abroad as part of their major planning. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions, contact <a href="mailto:lasharon.perez@ucr.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:lasharon.perez@ucr.edu">lasharon.perez@ucr.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Education Abroad Team - Jun Wang, LaSharon McLean Perez, Macy J. Ring, and Rob McKee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad" target="_blank" title="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad">https://international.ucr.edu/abroad</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marko Princevac<o:p></o:p></p>
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