CNAS Scholars (UCR)

Did you get a lot out of being in a CNAS Scholars Learning Community as a freshman? Do you enjoy your NASC093 class or have ideas on how to improve it for freshman in the years to come? Do you want to mentor incoming freshman who will be joining learning communities on tips and tricks of navigating through CNAS you wish you had been told early on? Keep reading to find out more about the opportunity, the pay and the mandatory workshop times! If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider becoming a CNAS Scholars Peer Mentor! As a peer mentor, you will be responsible for mentoring about two dozen freshman in learning communities like the ones you are/were in! You will be able to transfer valuable insight to them especially in the realms of being pre-med,being involved in research, pursuing a career in STEM education and more! In addition to mentoring where you develop interpersonal skills, you will be able to develop your teamwork skills by working with a group ...

As midterms studying fill your weekend, there is one thing you should have on the back of your mind. Have you ever thought about research during your time in undergrad here at UCR? Not sure where to start? The Research in Science and Engineering (RISE) summer research program provided to students of 1st year CNAS Learning Communities may be a good start. Did I mention a stipend of $5000 ? There are many things beyond that generous stipend that you will get out of this program. What I like the most about this program is the high chance of getting accepted due to the fact that only learning community students can apply ! RISE is a 10-week research intensive program where you are able to discover research in an area of study of your liking because YOU (yes, you) will pick the faculty mentor and lab yourself! You will be able to research something in an area you are passionate about thus growing your grad school resume or medical school resume! Richard Cardullo (right), the facu...