Below are resources and information for the UC Riverside community regarding the University of California’s contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers, and the union’s strike. Faculty and staff who have questions not answered below should first contact their department chair or supervisor, and then escalate to their dean or unit head as...

Dear UCR students, We are writing to inform you that the union representing graduate student workers (the UAW) has voted to go on strike starting Monday, November 14, at every campus in the University of California system. These workers include Teaching Assistants (TAs), postdocs, Graduate Student Researchers, and undergraduate academic employees...

Dear Colleagues, Negotiations between UC and the UAW continue. We do not have new information to offer regarding the progress they may have made or the likelihood that a last-minute agreement might be reached, but we are sharing this communication from UCOP that was distributed to campus labor offices for distribution to all individuals in the four...

Dear UCR Colleagues, We are writing to give you an update on the final outcome of the fiscal year 2022-23 UC Riverside operating budget. As we noted in last year’s letter, we once again have a lot of information to share, which makes this email a lengthy read.

The Office of Annual Giving is excited to partner with you once again this Giving Tuesday — beginning now through November 29, 2022! As a precursor to an even larger UC Riverside Giving Day being planned for March 2023, Giving Tuesday gives us a wonderful opportunity to build on the success of past years and enliven both passion and enthusiasm for...

Dear UCR Faculty and Staff, This memo and the attached FAQs include important information for deans, chairs, directors, faculty members, and certain staff who are currently supervising academic student employees, postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers, or graduate student researchers. The United Auto Workers (UAW) represents four bargaining...

Which workers may strike? Workers represented by the four bargaining units comprised of academic appointees represented by the United Auto Workers union (“UAW”): (1) Academic Student Employees (TAs/Readers/Tutors); (2) Postdoctoral Scholars; (3) Academic Researchers (Specialists/Project Scientists/Professional Researchers/Coordinators of Public...

Dear Campus Community, I am pleased to announce that University of California President Drake has approved the appointment of Lorena Peñaloza as UC Riverside’s next Chief Campus Counsel. Her first day at UCR will be January 3, 2023. Peñaloza is currently the Chief Campus Counsel at UC Santa Cruz, where she provides advice to the university on a...

Dear Students, Staff, & Faculty, In response to feedback regarding the overall Commencement experience for graduates, family members, and loved ones, UC Riverside is enhancing the graduation experience. We are excited to announce that the 2023 Commencement ceremonies will take place at Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA. As a result, graduates and their...

Benefits Open Enrollment began Thursday, Oct. 27 and ends Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. Satisfied with your current benefits elections? Not making any changes? Then, no action is required and all existing benefits will roll over to the new plan year effective January 1, 2023. • If you are enrolled in the Flexible Spending Account Plans (DepCare FSA and Health...

Provost Elizabeth Watkins, CHASS Dean Daryle Williams, and I have just returned from a six-day goodwill delegation to South Korea to learn of the fatal tragedy in central Seoul. We are deeply saddened by the news of the many fatalities, and mourn with the families and friends of those who have lost their lives or suffered injuries. The reports that...

Dear Campus Community, One of the advantages of working at UC Riverside is the opportunity to be part of the Highlander community. Though we all bring our unique personalities, skills, and opinions to our roles, we align around a mission rooted in higher learning. UCR typically attracts people who are curious and seek to make the world better. Our...

Transportation Services is once again partnering with LifeStream Blood Bank to host the annual Donations for Citations Blood Drive on October 31st and November 1st. The program provides an opportunity to donate blood as an alternative to paying a citation fee. Donors will receive full credit towards a single parking violation with a fine up to $79...

Dear Colleagues: This fall the UC Riverside campus has successfully returned to our most expansive in-person operations since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the wide availability of vaccines and boosters to Californians of all ages, high vaccination rates among employees and students, more COVID-19 treatment options, and continued...

Dear Colleagues, The University of California is proposing revisions to PPSM-2.210 (Absence from Work), which applies to staff employees in the Professional & Support Staff, Managers & Senior Professionals, and Senior Management Group personnel groups. This draft of PPSM-2.210 has been updated to increase the pay calculation for Pay for Family Care...

Dear Colleagues, I join the higher education community in expressing my shock and sorrow at the campus shooting that took the life of Dr. Thomas Meixner, professor and department head of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona. Professor Meixner had deep ties to UC Riverside, as he began his academic career here as an...

Dear Highlander Community, As we settle into the fall quarter, we find ourselves in a considerably better position for managing COVID-19 than in the first two years of the pandemic. We will continue with our mission of education and research with fewer restrictions this fall than we have had since the onset of the pandemic. Our campus community has...

As in previous years, UC Riverside plans to observe a Winter Holiday Closure during the 2022-2023 holiday season. The campus is scheduled to close beginning Friday, December 23, 2022, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Pursuant to Personnel Policy 2.210: Absence from Work and relevant provisions of our collective bargaining agreements...

UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff comprise a dynamic, global community and are impacted by world events every day. We are deeply saddened by the death of Mahsa Amini and distressed to see violence inflicted on people who protest for basic human rights. Our thoughts are with those in our community who have connections to the region. Health...

Dear Campus Community, Each September, campus leadership kicks off the academic year with a day-long on-site retreat. The group consists of the chancellor’s cabinet and the provost’s cabinet, plus leaders from the Academic Senate and Staff Assembly. This year, we spent the day discussing undergraduate enrollment, because our colleagues in...