<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear UCR Faculty Colleagues,</span><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">As we close out the Fall quarter and prepare for the Winter, I'm sharing a special opportunity within the <i>Cultivating Student Success</i> communication. </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Many students are already engaged in career-readiness activities both inside and outside the classroom such as research, internships, and community engagement. Excel+ is a UCR platform to log such activities. Over time, students can work toward several micro-credentials to strengthen their readiness for graduate school, professional school, and the workforce. As you prepare for the Winter quarter and future quarters, please consider introducing Excel+ to students.  </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Wishing you a happy holiday season!</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">-Louie Rodriguez</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">VPDUE</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_mjc1c57m0" alt="Faculty Communication_F25.2.png" width="986" height="761" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div></div>
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