<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Betsy Dumont</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edumont@ucmerced.edu">edumont@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 25, 2018 at 9:19 PM<br>Subject: Update - Opportunities for graduate students in Living Learning Communities<br>To: Applied Math - Faculty <<a href="mailto:appliedmath_faculty@ucmerced.edu">appliedmath_faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>, mcb-faculty <<a href="mailto:mcb-faculty@ucmerced.edu">mcb-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>, ccb-faculty <<a href="mailto:ccb-faculty@ucmerced.edu">ccb-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>, UCM LES Faculty <<a href="mailto:LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu">LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>, physics-faculty <<a href="mailto:physics-faculty@ucmerced.edu">physics-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>Cc: Angie Salinas <<a href="mailto:asalinas8@ucmerced.edu">asalinas8@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Annette Garcia <<a href="mailto:agarcia@ucmerced.edu">agarcia@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Molly Elazier <<a href="mailto:melazier@ucmerced.edu">melazier@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Angelina Gutierrez <<a href="mailto:agutierrez254@ucmerced.edu">agutierrez254@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Paul Roberts <<a href="mailto:proberts@ucmerced.edu">proberts@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Jose Martinez <<a href="mailto:jmartinez343@ucmerced.edu">jmartinez343@ucmerced.edu</a>><br><br><br>
<div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="m_-2756776787474042492WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A few months ago SNS was offered the opportunity to “do something” in the new dorms. The Unit Chairs recommended faculty from their groups, who came together with key staff members to develop four Living Learning Communities (LLCs). LLCs
are groups of students with common interest in broad topics who live together and participate in activities that are specific to their interests. Research shows that LLCs increase persistence, decrease time to graduation, and result in more positive student
experiences overall. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The LLC Advisory Committee includes Rebecca Ryals, Francois Blanchette, Mayya Tokman, Ryan Baxter, Erik Menke, Aaron Hernday, Hrant Hratchian Dustin Kleckner, Rudy Ortiz, Gordon Bennett, Chelsea Arnold, Mike Dawson, Peggy ODay, José Martínez,
Angie Salinas. I also participate at some junctures. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Four LLCs will be launched in the new dorms in August: Carson House: Sustainable Futures; Vaughan House: The Digital Abacus; Aristotle House: Leadership, Education, Service; and BEYOND the MD: Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions.
Full descriptions are available here: <a href="https://housing.ucmerced.edu/natural-sciences" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563c1">https://housing.ucmerced.edu/<wbr>natural-sciences</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each LLC will have a graduate student who serves as a House Fellow. The Fellow’s fundamental responsibilities are to build a safe and inclusive learning community, to coordinate educational programmatic initiatives and campus partnerships,
and work with the LLC Advisory Committee to develop programming relevant to their residential community. Fellows will be paid the equivalent of a TA salary and be provided with an apartment at no or low cost and a meal voucher for campus dining. We will also
be working with CETL to provide guidance as they develop their mentoring and teaching skills. Like TA positions, being a House Fellow will require a maximum of 20 hours/week, which we will monitor closely.
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will invite graduate students to apply for the House Fellow positions very soon and applications will be due June 4th. Part of the application is a Letter of support from their advisors to ensure that you are aware of their interest.
The LLC Advisory Committee and I feel that the experience of being a House Fellow will benefit graduate students in many ways and is a particularly good opportunity for them to gain leadership, mentoring, and teaching skills. Your letter of support need not
be long but we hope that you will be supportive of their applications.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full job descriptions can be found on the AP Recruit website. Please share with your students.<u></u><u></u></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00653" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Aristotle House (Educational Leadership)</span></a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00654" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Beyond the MD (Health Sciences Career Pathways)</span></a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00651" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Carson House (Sustainability)</span></a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00652" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Vaughan House (Technology)</span></a><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Should you or potential applicants have any questions, please direct them to Angie Salinas at
<a href="mailto:asalinas8@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">asalinas8@ucmerced.edu</span></a> .<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Betsy<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<table class="m_-2756776787474042492MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="709" style="width:531.7pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="141" valign="top" style="width:105.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="85" height="56" style="width:.8854in;height:.5833in" id="m_-2756776787474042492Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D3F433.06969E40" alt="cid:image001.png@01D30AD7.16EC7D00"></span><u></u><u></u></p>
</td>
<td width="568" valign="top" style="width:425.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Elizabeth Dumont</span></b><span style="color:black"> | Dean</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of California, Merced | School of Natural Sciences</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">5200 N. Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Phone (209) 228-3612</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://naturalsciences.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">http://naturalsciences.<wbr>ucmerced.edu/</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div>
</div>
</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Miriam Barlow</div><div dir="ltr">Founding Faculty and Associate Professor<div>Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology</div><div>University of California, Merced</div><div><br></div><div>209.228.4174</div><div><a href="mailto:miriam.barlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">miriam.barlow@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>