Upcoming SOE Undergraduate Events & Workshops
Week 1
Welcome Back, Spring Quarter Kick Off
SOE Ambassadors
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 10:00AM – 1:00 PM Pacific Time (PST)
In Person
Location: Sproul Quad, outside of Sproul 1215
The SOE Ambassadors would like to help you start your quarter off with information to start your quarter off strong. With invited guest from campus organizations to learn how to get involved, information about upcoming events, and a fun time of connection with each other. This is a great opportunity to grow your network of peers and learn about opportunities to get involved in campus opportunities.
Week 2
Week 3
APA Format Presentation
Wednesday, 4/19 2pm-3pm
Virtual-
Zoom: ID: 95012211795 Passcode: 758272
This workshop covers the basics of APA format, including how to properly incorporate in-text citations with either a signal phrase or a parenthetical citation, how to cite multiple authors, and how to construct a reference page. As formats tend to change frequently, this workshop will cover changes from the previous edition to the most recent edition i.e., the 6th edition to the 7th edition. This workshop is essential for all students in Education courses, as instructors note that APA format errors occur frequently in student papers.
Community Engaged Learning Workshop
Friday, April 21st from 10 am - 11:30 am
Virtual- RSVP here to receive the zoom link
Want to learn how to complete your 40 hours of Community Engaged Learning? Come join Sarah Juarez, our SOE Community Engaged Learning Coordinator, who will provide you with an overview of how you can complete your 40 hours. She will answer questions you may have and will help you create a plan that aligns with your career aspirations.
Week 4
SOE Undergraduate Celebration
SOE Ambassadors
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:00PM – 7:00 PM Pacific Time (PST)
In Person
Location: The Barn
Please RSVP Here. You will need to be signed into your UCR rweb to access this RSVP form.
You did it! You completed another academic year at UCR. This may be your first, or it may be your last as you transition to the next big thing in life. We want to celebrate that with you. Would you like to share something you feel proud of doing or being a part of? Did you participate in a student club or organization, receive a scholarship, attend an event or conference, create something during the year, or want to share some encouraging words with your undergraduate peers? Please take the time to let us know in this RSVP form to be able to do so at the event!
Please RSVP by April 12th, 2023.
Grammar Refresher Presentation
Wednesday, 4/27 10am-10:30am
Hybrid-
Sproul 1343
Zoom: ID: 98059367680 Passcode: 061859
University students frequently practice their argumentative and analytical skills in their coursework by writing term papers, responding to discussion prompts, and summarizing research articles. However, students may not have been taught compositional fundamentals such as punctuation and grammar since at least high school. This workshop reviews grammar practices such as subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, irregular verbs, and more to help attendees feel confident in their punctuation abilities and improve their drafting and editing abilities for their university-level writing projects.
Punctuation Refresher Presentation
Wednesday, 4/27 10:30am-11:00am
Hybrid-
Sproul 1343
Zoom: ID: 98059367680 Passcode: 061859
University students frequently practice their argumentative and analytical skills in their coursework by writing term papers, responding to discussion prompts, and summarizing research articles. However, students may not have been taught compositional fundamentals such as punctuation and grammar since at least high school. This workshop reviews punctuation practices such as independent and dependent clauses, comma rules, apostrophe uses, and more to help attendees feel confident in their punctuation abilities and improve their drafting and editing abilities for their university-level writing projects.
Week 5
Writing for Education Presentation
Tuesday, 5/2 1pm-2pm
Hybrid-
Sproul 1343
Zoom: ID: 96914329244 Passcode: 426220
Education and other social science fields have their own unique language and expectations when compared to other academic disciplines. This workshop is designed to orient students to the process of writing and creating knowledge in the field of education studies and will focus on identifying and evaluating prior scholarship, synthesizing this scholarship to respond to writing prompts, and reviewing writing to ensure optimal impact. Upon completion of this workshop, students will be able to identify the underlying reasons for their faculty's expectations, navigate the transition from English composition to education writing conventions, and feel confident about their identities as emerging social scientists.
Week 6
Grab and Go
SOE Ambassadors
Thursday, May 11, 2023
10:00AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PST)
In Person
Location: Sproul Quad and Student Lounge
Stop by the SOE Sproul Quad and Undergraduate Student Lounge and grab Fall 2023 registration information, speak with student ambassadors, and the academic advising team about enrollment questions and tips to help your registration planning go smoothly.
APA Format Presentation
Thursday, 5/11 1pm-2pm
In-person-
Sproul 1343
This workshop covers the basics of APA format, including how to properly incorporate in-text citations with either a signal phrase or a parenthetical citation, how to cite multiple authors, and how to construct a reference page. As formats tend to change frequently, this workshop will cover changes from the previous edition to the most recent edition i.e., the 6th edition to the 7th edition. This workshop is essential for all students in Education courses, as instructors note that APA format errors occur frequently in student papers.
Week 7
Research Skills for Education Majors UCR Library Collaboration
Thursday, 5/18 2pm-3pm
Hybrid-
Sproul 1343 Zoom: ID: 91210977902 Passcode: 038403
This workshop goes in-depth on research best practices, such as how to generate search terms; how to use Boolean operators; how to search using google scholar or the library databases (and the differences between them); and, how to identify reputable sources. This workshop is best for students beginning their upper-division Education coursework; however, it will benefit students at any point in their academic journey. Those students who are interested in pursuing graduate school will rely heavily on the skills obtained at this workshop.
Week 8
Presentation Skills Workshop
Wednesday, 5/24 2pm-3pm
In-person-
Sproul 1343
Time to flex those presentation skills! This workshop covers tips and tricks for effective slideshows and allows participants the opportunity to develop and practice techniques for compelling presentations.
Community Engaged Learning Workshop
Friday, May 26th from 10 am - 11:30 am
Virtual- RSVP here to receive the zoom link
Want to learn how to complete your 40 hours of Community Engaged Learning? Come join Sarah Juarez, our SOE Community Engaged Learning Coordinator, who will provide you with an overview of how you can complete your 40 hours. She will answer questions you may have and will help you create a plan that aligns with your career aspirations.
Week 9
Mindfulness and Writing Workshop
Tuesday, 5/30 1pm-2pm
In-person-
Sproul 1343
Students interested in sharpening their focus, reducing their stress, and engaging more authentically with their coursework will love this workshop covering mindful practices. Attendees will be able to define mindfulness and implement strategies such as journaling, body scans, and purposeful breathing. Students will also be able to create plans for mindful writing and studying and learn how to cultivate their learning environments to better serve them throughout their academic careers.
Week 10
Week 10 Write-a-thon!
Thursday, 6/1 1pm-3pm
In-person-
Sproul 1343
Are you working on a final paper? Do you often find yourself procrastinating, getting distracted, or making slow progress on your assignments? Then you might just benefit from joining our write-a-thon! The week 10 write-a-thon will be a space for students to work on their final papers alongside each other as a community of writers with common goals. Many of us struggle to stay focused, procrastinate more than we should, or just generally get distracted while writing. The write-a-thon will allow students designated quiet time to write in a shared space filled with motivation and encouragement. SOE Writing Support team members will also be there to help with any questions or sticky areas of the writing process.