Announcements
Provost's fall campus update
Dear Campus Community, The results of the “third week census” are in: we have 27,633 students (undergraduate and graduate) enrolled at UCR, a new record for the campus. Here is a chart by enrollment type: Enrollment Type Fall 2024 Fall 2025 %Change Undergraduate New Frosh CA Resident 5,169 6,431 24% International 143 144 1% Out of State 109 111 2%...
UCR support to offset some health plan increases
Dear Colleagues, In late September, the University of California announced the 2026 changes to medical plan contributions. For employees in certain medical plans and in specific salary bands, including those enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente health care plan, the changes included higher premiums. Recognizing the impact this adjustment may have, I...
Open Enrollment starts Thursday
Benefits Open Enrollment begins on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. It is essential for all Faculty and Staff to review new medical plan, Blue Shield PPO, plan design and rate changes, including increased out of pocket expenses and copays to consider your options and costs. After reviewing...
New campus VPN available for download, required by Oct. 27 for some devices
Information Technology Solutions (ITS) has been hard at work upgrading the campus virtual private network (VPN) from the old Palo Alto (GlobalProtect) to the new Cisco Secure (AnyConnect). For those who manage their own devices, the new VPN is now available for download from vpn.ucr.edu ( see guidance). Those who use devices managed by university...
Chancellor's campus update - October
Dear Colleagues, Having completed my first 90 days as Chancellor of UC Riverside, I want to thank you for the warm welcome and many thoughtful conversations. I have met faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners who share a commitment to excellence and access that makes UCR distinctive—and continues to fuel its forward momentum. In...
Winter holiday closure
UC Riverside plans to observe a Winter Holiday Closure during the 2025-2026 holiday season. The campus is scheduled to close beginning Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and will reopen on Friday, January 2, 2026. Pursuant to Personnel Policy 2.210: Absence from Work and relevant provisions of our collective bargaining agreements, the campus will...
Campus network service disruption on Oct. 19 for maintenance
Please be advised that all campus network services will experience intermittent service disruption between 4:00 AM and 12:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025. This scheduled downtime is needed to support crucial upgrades to our campus border firewall. It is part of a series of network infrastructure improvements that ITS is making to enhance the...
An update from UC President James B. Milliken
We begin the academic year with excitement and purpose, but also with recognition that this is a very challenging time for the University of California and higher education more broadly. In August, I joined the University right as hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding for UCLA had been suspended by the federal government, which also...
Campus network service disruption Oct. 12 for firewall maintenance
Please be advised that select campus network services will experience an intermittent service disruption between 4:00 AM and 12:00 PM on Sunday, October 12, 2025. This scheduled downtime is needed to support crucial upgrades to our campus border firewall. During this maintenance window, campus wireless networks are among the services that will be...
Faculty athletics representative appointment
Kathryn Uhrich has been appointed as UCR’s faculty athletics representative, or FAR, effective Oct. 1. She will work closely with intercollegiate athletics as a faculty voice in promoting the academic, health, and social welfare of student athletes. She will serve as an important leader and mentor for our student athletes and will play an integral...
Chancellor’s campus update - September
Dear Colleagues, It is an exciting time with all the students on campus. Today, we held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the North District 2 residential facility. Our partners from the Riverside Community College District (RCCD), UC regents, state, city, and community leaders joined us to celebrate the first-of-its-kind project in California, where...
Annual Influenza Vaccine Reporting – Action Required by December 1, 2025
Dear Colleagues, From October 6, 2025, through December 1, 2025, UC Riverside will conduct its annual influenza vaccine reporting process. In accordance with the UC Office of the President (UCOP) Vaccine Policy, all employees are asked each year to do one of the following: Report that they have either: Received the seasonal influenza vaccine, or...
Systemwide Review of Proposed Presidential Policy on Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct
On behalf of the UC Office of the President, UCR's Chief Compliance Office is sharing a proposed revised research misconduct policy for comment. The proposed policy updates the current University Policy on Integrity in Research. On September 6, 2024, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
UC compliance policy for information requests
Like colleges and universities across the country, the University of California, UC Riverside (UCR) is subject to regulatory oversight by the state and federal governments and accrediting agencies. Over many years and across numerous federal administrations, higher education institutions including UC and UCR have received and consistently complied...
Block Party campus impacts
On Saturday, September 27th, the Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) will host UCR’s annual welcome back concert, Block Party, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We want to inform you of potential amplified sound and limited access to the inner campus during the event. Our team has submitted an amplified sound exemption form request, which was...
UCR software catalog service available to faculty and staff
Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is pleased to announce that starting on September 15, 2025, UCR faculty and staff can access the UCR Software Catalog, a self-service software download tool that carries a variety of specialized software titles that users can independently install on their device. How to Use the UCR Software Catalog 1. Access...
Cybersecurity compliance support plan updates
As shared in June, we have made incredible strides in meaningfully improving the security of our campus community, including achieving 96% overall compliance with requirements of the UC Cybersecurity Mandate. This success means that most of you have already taken the required steps to complete your training and ensure your device is secured by the...
Residence hall and guest network services unavailable Sept. 14
Dear Campus Community, Please be advised that select campus network services will experience a scheduled unavailability between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Sunday, September 14, 2025. This scheduled downtime is needed to support crucial upgrades to our campus border firewall. During this maintenance window, several network services will be impacted...
Review policies, procedures, and resources on the UCR Senate Bill 108 website
Dear Campus Community, As the academic year approaches, we would like to reaffirm our shared commitment to the Principles of Community—and to remind all students and employees of their rights and responsibilities regarding free expression on our campus. Universities play a vital role in fostering environments where ideas can be exchanged freely and...
Campus IT services unavailable Sept. 6
Dear Campus Community, Please be advised that all IT-reliant campus services will experience a scheduled unavailability between 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on September 6, 2025. This essential downtime is dedicated to the critical second phase of our data center Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) installation. This vital project is led by our colleagues in...