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Hi New Wildcat!Your Wildcat journey will include countless opportunities, resources, experiences, networks, and services. In CALS, our goal is to share all relevant and important information so you make the most of your student experience. Consider this weekly eNewlsetter, CALS Connect, as your primary source for updates, events, and all need-to-know info!
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Campus Reentry UpdatesStay up-to-date with the University of Arizona's Fall 2020 Reentry plans. Watch the weekly campus briefings live on Thursdays at 10 am, AZ time at http://arizona.edu/live
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Curious About Fall Classes? Attend a CALS GenEd Preview Session!
Get a sneak peek of a CALS General Education course, meet amazing CALS faculty members, and get familiar with the D2L course format! CALS faculty are hosting four GenEd Preview sessions during the week of July 27. Their goal? To meet you, highlight one of their GenEd courses, and to answer any questions you have about online courses.
All sessions will share similar content but will be facilitated by different faculty members. Attend one or all four. Registration is not required, just join in!
CALS GenEd Preview Session Schedule
Session 1: Tuesday, July 28, 4:30 - 5:30 pm, AZ time
- Zoom link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/99577422646
- Zoom password: 744440
- Faculty: Katy Prudic, Natural Resources & the Environment
- Course Highlight: RNR 101 - Global Sustainability and Natural Resources
Session 2: Wednesday, July 29, 3:30 - 4:30 pm, AZ time
- Zoom link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/93435477510
- Zoom password: 166280
- Faculty: Jennifer Verdolin, Natural Resources & the Environment & Anna Josephson, Agricultural Resource Economics
- Course Highlights: RNR160 - Wildlife Conservation and American Culture & AREC150 - The Global Economy of Food: Sustaining Life
Session 3: Thursday, July 30, 10 – 11 am - Zoom link & password: TBA (will be shared day before the event)
- Faculty: Netzin Steklis, Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences & Dieter Steklis, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
- Course Highlight: ACBS 160D1 - Human and Animal Interrelationships from Domestication to the Present
Session 4: Friday, July 31, 11 am – Noon- Zoom link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/94476710210
- Zoom password: Wildct2025
- Faculty: Kathleen Kennedy, Retailing & Consumer Sciences & Natalia Santos, Nutritional Science
- Course Highlights: RCSC 150B1 - Consumers, Environment and Sustainable Consumption & NSC 150C1 - Sustainable Nutrition and Food Systems
Continue to check your CatMail for individual event invitations!
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UArizona Course Formats
The University of Arizona will offer four types of classes starting this fall semester:
- In-Person
- Flex In-Person
- Live Online
- iCourse
The Fall 2020 class schedule reflects the class format as selected by each academic unit and faculty member. You can identify which format your courses feature by reviewing your schedule in UAccess Student. All courses will provide options for students who are unable to come to campus due to illness or other temporary circumstances.
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CALS Connections: A First Year Mentor Program
CALS Connections brings undergraduate students in our college, new and seasoned, together through on-campus mentorship! Powered by Mentor Collective, an international online mentoring community, CALS Connections matches new students with current, trained, undergraduate student mentors.
- The goal? Connecting you with someone who's been where you are now and who has common interests, academics, professional aspirations, background, and more.
- The method? Mentees/mentors meet up via text, chat, or at CALS events.
- How often? That's up to you and your mentor! You can rely on your mentor for them to help out whenever you need it.
- How long? Mentorship matches are made in August. The mentorship connection lasts for your entire first year (fall and spring semester), ensuring you have peer guidance as you're becoming a pro at student life!
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Fall 2020: How to Know Your Dates & Deadlines
Within each semester courses are convened in a variety of different sessions. The most common is "Regular Academic Session" which means classes convene during the entire 16 week semester. Five additional sessions - where classes convene only five or seven weeks - are also offered.
Fall 2020 Sessions
- Regular Academic Session
- 5 Week First
- 5 Week Second
- 5 Week Third
- 7 Week First
- 7 Week Second
Why does this matter? As a student, you're responsible for being aware of the dates and deadlines that apply to your classes and your session.
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New Look: UAccess Student Center
Whether you already completed Orientation, or are eagerly awaiting your upcoming session, UAccess is a prominent feature of the program -- you use UAccess to register for classes. UAccess recently launced a new look and navigation structure.
Even better? UAccess Student Center is now mobile friendly, making it easier for you to get the info you need when you need it.
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Academic Advising: Zoom Drop-in Hours & Appointments
CALS advisors are here to support you. Continue checking your UA email regularly for updates. Please do not hesitate to reach out.
General Advisors, Career & Academic Services
Schedule an appointment or view availability through Trellis. Questions can directed to advising@cals.arizona.edu or by phone during business hours Monday-Friday 8am-5pm at 520-621-3616.
- Amanda Armendariz, Senior Academic Advisor
- Juliana Lincoln, Academic Advisor
- Serena Valle, Academic Advisor
- Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta, Senior Director, Advising & Student Services
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