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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With apologies for the delay – please see last week’s CatChronicle below and linked here:
<a href="https://conta.cc/3BFpnyN">https://conta.cc/3BFpnyN</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additional opportunities to promote to your students this week:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Engineers Week (February 21-25):
<a href="https://engr-advising.ucmerced.edu/about/student-organizations-vanguard/engineers-week-2022">
https://engr-advising.ucmerced.edu/about/student-organizations-vanguard/engineers-week-2022</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Abstracts for Research Week 2022: Research Showcase are due on March 2, 2022. Submission information can be found
<a href="https://ucmerced.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHhyfWO0xSe6erA">here</a>.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">All UC Merced students (undergraduate and graduate students) are encouraged to participate in the Research Week Showcase to present their research conducted at the institution to the
broader campus and local community. Campus research groups, postdocs, and faculty PIs are also encouraged to highlight their work during the event to promote research and to attract new undergraduate students to their projects.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alisha <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Alisha Kimble</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Student Success <success@ucmerced.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 16, 2022 3:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alisha Kimble <akimble@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Connecting with Campus + FAFSA Deadlines<o:p></o:p></p>
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classes at UC Merced</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D3B45"> (many will be offered online!) or work with your academic advisor to find courses to take at your local community college.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interested in studying abroad but not sure where to start? Make plans this month to attend a
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Abroad 101 session</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> - in person or virtually!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In a recent survey, more than 40% of UC Merced students reported experiencing food insecurity. Explore opportunities for
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JChYS0rgZblgaVep_9nt1DjpF_9fRmU4ISHZQpLB3HkptJvdnYN6J_KGSKffVekehSXvy3VBTvD06-AhdLqx6pPjQFC8IaacPRDJAZY0NurpbiwQHATqaogHF_6JAlqic6U20GaAbjhcJK2GoQn46u_Jt2oVKITZ_wXLg6sPbyQ=&c=vhdb0L2aEngtPnnLGPMGmaPh2KUrRr9CPkN3PM_bnOkQpzuwyYxjJQ==&ch=wOqDwjg76Hs3ksZtXWmuO78rYBM2CAd_ebysTBmhUAPUbbRb1pvC2g==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0078C1">Basic
Needs support</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, including the Bobcat Pantry and CalFresh.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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