Dear Campus Community, A couple weeks ago, I had planned to start this message differently. I was excited to send just a partial list of amazing campus accomplishments during the past academic year. It’s impressive. The work completed by this community at a time when we have continued to adjust every quarter to new realities associated with the...

Dear Campus Community, In consultation with UC Riverside’s Public Health Advisory Committee, campus leadership, the Academic Senate, and other UC campuses, we have elected to temporarily reinstate UC Riverside’s indoor mask mandate, starting Monday, May 30. From May 30 through June 13, face coverings will be required in indoor spaces on campus and...

With the upcoming departures of David Henry and Robin Hungerford, I’m writing to provide an update on interim Dining leadership and future planning. As you may have seen, we recently posted three senior-level positions: Executive Director, Director of Residential Dining and Associate Director for Hospitality Services, and will be moving into the...

Dear Campus Community, The topic of this spring campus update is strategic planning. What has happened? Soon after I began as provost in May 2021, I pressed pause on the strategic planning process. While we had some of the best thinkers on campus engaged in strategic planning, some campus constituencies expressed disappointment with the penultimate...

Dear Faculty, I am writing to provide further detail about the UCR 2022-23 faculty salary program. It will include an increase to scale salaries, increases for both off-scale and above-scale salary components, the increases associated with merit and promotion advances, and a special salary equity program that is the first in quite some time at UCR...

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Monique Dozier as UC Riverside’s next Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, subject to approval by UC President Michael Drake. Dozier’s appointment at UCR will begin on August 1, 2022. Dozier is Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. In her role as chief...

Dear Campus Community, As we near the end of another academic year, it is important to recognize the critical contributions our employees make to the overall success of UC Riverside in our academic, research, and service mission. While we do not have the highest level of staffing in the UC system, I don’t believe any staff in the system can exceed...

Dear UCR Campus Community, On Saturday, May 14, the Associated Student Program Board (ASPB) within the Division of Students Affairs is hosting UCR's annual Spring Splash concert. We wanted to notify you of potential amplified sound and access that may affect the inner areas of campus. The event kicks off at 2:00pm and will last until 7:00pm...

The UCR Policy Office invites comments on the newly-developed Campus Procedures for Establishing, Increasing, Reducing or Eliminating Campus-Based Student Fees. These procedures implement the systemwide Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations and Students (PACAOS), Sections 80.00 and 90.00 on the UCR campus. The proposed procedures...

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the proposed Presidential Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace. The proposed policy covers abusive conduct and retaliation in the workplace. The proposed policy is going through a second systemwide review. The proposed Presidential Policy is responsive to a request from...

Dear Colleagues, UC Riverside has embarked on an important effort, the Impact23 program, to update financial processes and systems across the campus. The first system to be deployed as part of Impact23 is Concur Travel and Expense system in June 2022. The transition to Concur will include many benefits as well as several changes for all UCR...

Dear Colleagues and Community Partners, Every month should be a month we are paying attention to our mental health, right? But with May as Mental Health Matters Month, we have a special focus on getting the word out about what you can do to take action for your mental health and for everyone in your community. You may already know that more than...

Dear Campus Community, If I were to choose one word to describe this month’s update, I’d choose “celebrate.” As we head toward the end of the school year, events to honor students and scholars typically fill the calendar. This year, like most, we have many planned in May and June. But there are a few other items to acknowledge—an anniversary...

As a large employer, UCR is mandated to administer an annual commute survey to its employees as part of South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Rule 2202. All employees (including student employees) are obligated to complete the short questionnaire. The survey collects data on the number of people and vehicles coming to campus the...

Dear Campus Community, In consultation with the Public Health Committee and in alignment with other current COVID-19 policies at the UCR, county, state and national levels, researchers no longer need to consult the risk matrix for human subjects research or complete Work Site Specific Plans. All researchers should plan to return to the normal...

Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Engelschall to the position of Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services. In this role, Emily will provide strategic leadership and operational management for all departments within Enrollment Services including Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Registrar’s...

Dear Campus Community, As previously communicated, updated guidelines for the use of face coverings indoors will go into effect next Monday, April 11. While other UC campuses relaxed their requirements in March, UC Riverside’s Public Health Advisory Group recommended two additional weeks of required indoor masking after our return from Spring Break...

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the Presidential Policy on Affiliations with Certain Healthcare Organizations, Implementing Regents Policy 4405. The policy was initially issued as an interim policy and addresses the following key issues: • The policy supports the application of Regents Policy 4405 approved...

UCR Police and Safety Services (UCR PD) received several reports of vehicles having the catalytic converter stolen while parked within the parking lots and parking structure located at UCR and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, there has been a significant increase this past couple of years in catalytic converter thefts across the County and State...

Is your main internet browser Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Brave? If so, you should ensure that your browser is up to date so you are not vulnerable to hackers. Google has issued a fix for a “severe” vulnerability in Chrome. Attackers are taking advantage of this by hacking into versions of Chrome that are not up to date. Since Edge and Brave...