<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div class="gmail_attr"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Dear Faculty Colleagues,</span></div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Please encourage your undergraduates to submit an abstract.  Details are below. </font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">-Louie</font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Louie Rodriguez, VPDUE</font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Dear Faculty,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><div style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);min-width:502px;padding:0px"><div role="list"><div role="listitem" aria-expanded="true" style="padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;clear:both;outline:none"><div style="margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-radius:0px;float:left;width:776.997px"><div style="border-top:none;padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px rgba(100,121,143,0.12);border-left:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-avWBGd-1687"><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-avWBGd-1688"><div style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex"><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto"><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-:k4u" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-:k4t" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-avWBGd-1704"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><div><br></div><div>Please encourage undergraduate researchers to submit an abstract for presentation at the <a href="https://engage.ucr.edu/research/symposium" target="_blank">20th Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Symposium</a>. This campus-wide event showcases the exceptional faculty-mentored research and creative work taking place across all disciplines.</div><div><p>Your direct encouragement matters. Students are far more likely to share their work when a faculty mentor affirms that their research is ready for sharing with the campus community. The Symposium provides a professional venue for students to articulate their methodology, research findings, and refine their communication skills.</p><p>
</p><p>To recognize excellence, outstanding oral, poster, and creative activity presentations in each college and school will receive a financial award and be honored at a hosted luncheon. These distinctions not only celebrate student achievement but also reflect the quality of faculty mentorship behind the work.</p><p>Please join us in celebrating excellence in undergraduate research!</p><p><br></p><p><img src="cid:ii_mk76fne00" alt="FINAL VERSION (3).png" width="542" height="542" style="background-color:transparent;outline:0px"></p><p></p><p><br></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gladis Herrera-Berkowitz, M.A.</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Director, Center for Undergraduate Research & Engaged Learning (CUREL)</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Undergraduate Education</p><p class="MsoNormal">University of California, Riverside</p><p class="MsoNormal">Student Services Building #2106</p><p class="MsoNormal">900 University Drive</p><p class="MsoNormal">Riverside, CA 92521</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:gladis@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">gladis@ucr.edu</span></a> | 951-827-7389</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Schedule Appointments at:   </span></i></b><span style="background-color:rgb(221,227,234);color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="https://calendar.app.google/iGZYpsvg46EXCSdX6" target="_blank">https://calendar.app.google/iGZYpsvg46EXCSdX6</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><a href="https://se.ucr.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Web</span></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/engageucr" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaoOAUqr4bUh9fYieGwnpLA/featured" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">YouTube</span></a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/engageucr/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Instagram<br></span></a></b></p></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-avWBGd-1705" style="clear:both"></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:0px;width:auto;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top:none;margin:0px;background:transparent"><div style="border-top:0px;padding:0px"><div></div><div style="clear:both;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-top:none"><div></div><div id="m_4907866152678680006gmail-avWBGd-1706"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="padding:16px 0px 32px 72px;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div><div style="padding:0px;width:705px"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:1px;border:none;margin:0px"><div style="height:auto;padding:0px;display:flex;line-height:20px"><div style="margin-right:8px"><button aria-label="Add reaction" style="margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:initial;border-style:none;border-color:initial;display:inline-flex;line-height:inherit;outline:none;color:rgb(68,71,70)"></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><br></div></div></div>
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