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Two UCDC students win Career Center's WIN-tern-ships Contest
April 30, 2012
James Tedjasaputra is a senior graduating in June 2012 with a BA in Business Economics. His submission was entitled “Motivation Through Legislation” and outlined his experience as an intern in Washington, DC at the Office of Senator Barbara Boxer. He participated in the UCDC program in Winter 2012. “Living and working in Washington submerged me into the world of politics,” said Tedjasaputra in his award winning essay. “It created a personal drive within me to stay well-informed. It has let me to an interest in a career advocating for public policies, most specifically public education.”
Marissa Walters is a senior graduating in August 2012 with a BA in Psychology. Her submission “Inspiring Justice” gave an overview of her experience as an intern in Washington, DC with the Genocide Intervention Network and Save Darfur. She participated in the UCDC program in Spring 2011. “My actions as an intern aided in the development of this large and powerful activist network,” she said in her essay. “My most inspiring duty came when I attended anti-genocide rallies outside of the White House. I learned that my voice does matter, not just within my politics or my relationships, but even in my future career.”
Freddy Lopez awarded a $10,000 grant from the Donald A. Strauss Foundation
April 30, 2012
Freddy Lopez is a third year Ethnic Studies student with a minor in Creative Writing, who was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Donald A. Strauss Foundation . The Foundation annually awards $10,000 scholarships to no fewer than 14 California college juniors who demonstrate commitment to public service. Freddy’s proposal, Art of the P.O.O.R (People Orchestrating Optimistic Renditions), seeks to provide underprivileged/at risk local middle, high school and college students interested in arts a place where they can congregate to share, build, empower and expand their artistic skills, their self-esteem and their imagination. The goal of the program is to guide students to become leaders by building their self-confidence and creative thinking through mentorship in the arts. Students involved in the program will meet three times a week with the goal of connecting their artistic interests with their academics. The program will explore challenges in the students' communities and utilize various artistic methods to develop performances that address the challenges faced by the students.
Freddy is a transfer student from San Diego City College. His motivation to start the Art of the P.O.O.R. stems from a program he was involved in while in high school, City Team Ministries, which he credits with saving him from the streets of East Palo Alto. By channeling his artistic interests, Freddy found an interest in his schooling and began to excel academically. The positive impact of this program has led Freddy to pursue the opportunity to establish the Art of the P.O.O.R. Freddy's goal is that this program will make a positive impact on at risk youth in Riverside.
Honors Convocation 2012
April 30, 2012
Chancellor Timothy P. White and the Faculty of the University of California, Riverside invite you to attend the annual Honors Convocation on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the University Theatre. Light refreshments and check-in will begin at 6:30PM and end at 7:30PM. Program begins at 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. More information can be found at the Honors Convocation Information Page .Please register for the convocation by May 7, 2012.
Honors students excelling abroad
April 25, 2012
Whether they are situated in Riverside or as far away as Lyon, Honors students are always able to have a positive impact on their communities. This will certainly be the case when Honors student Reginald Arevalo will travel to France after being awarded the Dan Wise Memorial Scholarship.
"Through this program and by living in Lyon, I hope to gain a better understanding of the French society and culture, and to master the French language," stated Arevalo in an interview with the Honors Outlook. The $5,000 scholarship will allow Arevalo, a third-year linguistics and French double major, to partake in the yearlong trip as part of the UC Educational Abroad Program (UCEAP). Arevalo was one of ten students in the entire UC system that was awarded the scholarship.
Arevalo will be studying at the University of Lyon and noted that he was excited to expand his knowledge by taking classes that would not normally be available in American universities. He hopes to eventually work as either a university professor or at an American embassy in a Francophone country. In the near future, however, Arevalo plans to attend graduate school to study either diplomacy, sociolinguistics or French literature and media. "I'm most excited to meet new people, to travel around France and Europe, and to experience life with a French flair…[this yearlong trip] along with my experience at UCR, will serve as a foundation to my future academic and career plans," stated Arevalo.
Arevalo will be traveling to France alongside students from UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz and even a colleague from UC Riverside. A common experience shared by students who have participated in study-abroad programs is that of immersion in the host country's culture and the expansion of one's own perspective. During his year in France, Arevalo will certainly be able to achieve these feats and will proudly represent UC Riverside and University Honors.
The sixth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
April 23, 2012
The sixth annual Symposium is planned for Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4, 2012 in the HUB. The submission of abstracts for the presentations will run from March 1, 2012 through April 2, 2012. Students in all disciplines — the arts, humanities, sciences, and engineering — present their faculty-mentored projects to audiences of peers, faculty and administrators, as well as have their abstracts published in the Symposium Proceedings. More information can be found at the Undergraduate Education Symposium website .