Fall Quarter Updates And Events

Hello Highlanders!

Although this fall quarter will be virtual and unlike any other time, the CNAS Scholars program is a great program for student success! This program consists of CNAS staff, faculty, and undergraduate student staff that are ready to help guide and enhance your experience at UC Riverside. Students who participate in the program are on track to follow their pursuits in STEM, including healthcare and biotechnology through various disciplines and the intellectual rigor involved.

Here are some great resources provided by the CNAS Scholars program (cnasscholars@ucr.edu or cnasscholars.ucr.edu):

The Peer Mentor program is a group of hardworking, motivated, and successful students who have gone through the ropes of the Learning Community (LC) and finding different opportunities such as research and student organizations; they are here to help guide individual LC students to make the most of their time at UC Riverside and ease any possible obstacles in this virtual setting. Some common things that mentors have helped their mentees include: exposing different campus resources, discussing personal experiences in and out of the classroom, and adjustments from high school to university.

The Peer Advisors also serve to enrich a student's first year at UC Riverside. They provide a role similar to the Peer Mentors and offer drop-in hours 2-3 pm from Tuesday to Friday this quarter. The Zoom information is provided below:

Zoom ID: 986 8491 5521

Password: 283510

LC coordinators can support LC students with almost anything pertaining to their own LCs. To make an appointment with the LC coordinators, visit myadvising.ucr.edu. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact cnasscholars@ucr.edu.

Throughout the quarter, CNAS Scholars is offering various workshops that include online technology, budgeting, and study skills. If you are interested in these workshops, contact cnasscholars@ucr.edu. These workshops are italicized below and can be found in your UCR emails from CNAS Scholars updates.

If you are interested in getting involved research, the RISE program is a great start. This is a 10-week summer research program aimed to develop laboratory skills and gain valuable experiences working alongside faculty. Students will most likely work 36-40 hours a week on a $5,000 stipend. For more information on this great program, please visit stem.ucr.edu/research-opportunities/rise.

We hope this first blog of the school year was of great help! We'll see you in two weeks!

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