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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy mid-semester! Please see below this week’s edition of the ‘Cat Chronicle, which students will receive tomorrow morning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> studentaffairs <studentaffairs@ucmerced.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 20, 2020 4:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jessica Gardezy <jgardezy@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> The 'Cat Chronicle - Get Ready to Register + Who is Your Academic Advisor?<o:p></o:p></p>
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for your assigned registration time. Make sure you’ve connected with </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://advising.ucmerced.edu/who-my-advisor" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0078C1">your academic
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of the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/resources/registration-help/registering-classes/journey-30" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0078C1">Journey to 30</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Take action on your
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://advising.ucmerced.edu/mid_semester_grades" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0078C1">mid-semester grades</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Students in lower division courses (001-099) received grades this week. Don’t have a lower division class? Now’s a great time to review your syllabus and connect with your instructor about improving or maintaining your current grade. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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to make sure you are ready to register in November.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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and staff one time per week or less. Visit the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="https://success.ucmerced.edu/#BeEngaged" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><a href="https://success.ucmerced.edu/#BeEngaged" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0078C1">Success Website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or our new</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="https://events.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
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to get a flu shot by November 1. UC Merced students can take advantage of the Health Center’s no-cost clinic. Visit your
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