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Dear Colleagues,</div>
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I hope this quarter is off to a great start! See below my second call for faculty-mentors for University Honors....response requested by this Friday.</div>
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Would you like to work with highly motivated undergraduates who can contribute to your research? Do you enjoy collaborating with engaged students on interdisciplinary, creative, or community-focused projects? If so, I warmly invite you to serve as a faculty-mentor
for University Honors at UCR.</div>
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University Honors is among the most diverse honors programs in the nation, offering students the unique opportunity to work closely with a faculty-mentor on Research, Creative Activity, or Experiential Learning that culminates in a capstone project. For our
students, this is a chance to explore a topic of deep interest with an expert in the field. For faculty-mentors, it’s an opportunity to collaborate with a driven student on a project of mutual interest.</div>
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<u>Starting in Fall 2024, Faculty-Mentors will also have the option to include "Honors Capstone Mentor" in their eFile, recognizing your invaluable contribution. The feature is scheduled to be available sometime in October 2024. A separate notification will
be provided.</u></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I encourage you to consider mentoring a University Honors student on their capstone project. Most of these students are in their third year and are on track to graduate in June 2026.<b> If you are interested and available
to mentor one or more of these students, please complete this brief form by Friday, October 11, 2024
</b></span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://ucrhonors.wufoo.com/forms/faculty-mentor-interest-form-20242025/" target="_blank" id="OWA048259e1-b4e8-04d5-dd26-2f6b929c8d21" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">https://ucrhonors.wufoo.com/forms/faculty-mentor-interest-form-20242025/</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
form will allow you to describe your research area and specify the number of students you’re willing to mentor, beginning in Winter 2025.</span></div>
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Once compiled, the list will be shared with all students in the program, giving them the opportunity to explore potential faculty-mentors.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For more information about University Honors, please visit
</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="http://honors.ucr.edu/" target="_blank" id="OWAdff05928-ac5e-990a-7d73-d16905840b41" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">honors.ucr.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. I
would also be happy to discuss the program with you personally in person or via Zoom. Send me an email
</span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="mailto:honorsdirector@ucr.edu" id="OWA29d64086-b4a3-a957-e745-ba1ff8ba36f0" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">honorsdirector@ucr.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to
schedule a time to meet.</span></div>
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Thank you for your ongoing commitment to our undergraduate students and to the University Honors Program.</div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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Begoña Echeverria</div>
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Howard H Hays, Jr. Chair</div>
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Faculty Director of University Honors </div>
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