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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 7, 2022 11:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> mcb-faculty <<a href="mailto:mcb-faculty@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">mcb-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>; MCB Lecturers <<a href="mailto:mcb-lecturers@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">mcb-lecturers@ucmerced.edu</a>>; LES Faculty <<a href="mailto:LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>; LES Lecturers <<a href="mailto:LES-lecturers@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">LES-lecturers@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Mini-Semester @ Brookhaven National Laboratory -- an extraordinary opportunity for undergrad students
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I'm forwarding a super cool opportunity for undergrad STEM students at a National Lab! <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important">See description and requirements below.</span></div>
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Please consider sharing with students in your labs and/or courses. </div>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;color:black">From:<span> </span></span></b><span style="margin:0px;color:black">"Gonzalez, Salvador" <</span><a href="mailto:sgonzalez@bnl.gov" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">sgonzalez@bnl.gov</a><span style="margin:0px;color:black">><br>
<b>Date:<span> </span></b>Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 8:55 AM<br>
<b>Subject:<span> </span></b>Mini-Semester, an extraordinary opportunity for your students</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black">Hello<span style="margin:0px"><span> </span></span>Program Coordinators, and Faculty Staff,<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black">The Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), will be running a winter break<span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>Mini-Semester<span> </span></span>program for women
 and underrepresented groups in science on January 09 – 13, 2023. This extraordinary opportunity is designed to introduce participants to the different career paths at a national laboratory. Please see the attached announcement letter for more information.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black">We would appreciate your help identifying students for this opportunity.  We are asking that you:</span></p>
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Distribute the application link and/or the attached flyer to your qualified students</li><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
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Encourage students to complete the online application</li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">
Once an application is complete, students will receive a unique link to share with their recommending faculty. Supporting them in this would be appreciated.</li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:justify">
Students accepted into the program will be required to complete additional OEP requirements immediately upon notification.<span> </span><b>Students that do not complete these OEP requirements on time will be disqualified from the program.</b></li></ol>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black">See attached for the full announcement and application.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;color:black">We would also like to encourage all of your STEM students to apply to the Department of Energy Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) Internships. The CCI internship is for community college students and
 the SULI Internship is for 4-year colleges and universities. Links to these programs are provided in the attachments. These programs provides interns a weekly stipend for 10 weeks in the summer and 16 weeks in fall or spring. See attached flyers for more details.</span></p>
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