UC Riverside has created five campus working groups to plan for the fall and the transition to returning to campus. See below for the latest updates from the working groups: Research Ramp-up Effective immediately, all laboratories on campus, including dry/computational labs, are permitted to increase their personnel density up to 50% of maximum...

Dear UCR campus community, Effective immediately, the UCR Research Ramp-up Committee has approved all laboratories on campus with an updated Work Site Specific Plan (WSSP) to increase their personnel density up to 50% of maximum occupancy. The decision applies to all labs, including dry/computational labs which may have been closed up to this point...

Dear UCR Students, Yesterday’s announcement about commencement has prompted questions, so I’d like to offer clarification on a few key points: Students who are unable to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons will not be excluded from participating; Unvaccinated students must have a PCR-based coronavirus test performed no more than 48...

This communication is to inform you of required union notifications related to positive cases of COVID-19. On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 685 (AB 685) which requires the University of California to notify exclusive union representatives of the names of employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 and...

UC Riverside has created five campus working groups to plan for the fall and the transition to returning to campus. See below for the latest updates from the working groups: COVID Management Students Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine All UC Riverside students are now eligible to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine under eligibility criteria announced by...

Each month the Chief Compliance Office will highlight a policy for its Policy Spotlight Series. This month focuses on the UCR Local Procedure on Giving Employment References: UCR Local Procedure on Giving Employment References The Local Procedure on Giving Employment References is to provide managers and employees information on how to determine...

APRIL 9 UPDATE: Follow-up to graduating students from Vice Chancellor Brian Haynes. Dear UCR Community, I have received and endorsed recommendations from the Commencement Task Force for limited, in-person commencement activities for the graduating classes of 2021 and 2020, consistent with public health guidance, assuming local SARS CoV-2 infection...

TO: All Staff Employees (represented and non-represented) This communication is to inform you of recent guidance on University of California’s (UC) COVID-19 Related Leaves for policy-covered and represented staff employees. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law, which give employers the...

Dear UCR Campus Community, The UC Office of the President (UCOP) issued the Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Interim Policy on July 24, 2020 to clarify the process with which all UC campuses will implement the Federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the California NAGPRA (CalNAGPRA). NAGPRA...

Dear Colleagues, A second community meeting on the STEM Education Center (previously called STEM High School) project is scheduled for April 21, 2021, starting at 6 p.m. This will be a zoom/virtual public meeting (see details below). The first of the project’s community meetings was held in November 2019, prior to COVID-19. This project’s schedule...

UPDATE: Frequently asked questions about the Accellion data breach and how to protect yourself TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY We are writing to provide you additional information about a data security incident affecting the UC community and what you should do to protect your personal information. As was announced on March 31st, UC is one...

UC Riverside has created five campus working groups to plan for the fall and the transition to returning to campus. See below for the latest updates from the working groups: Research Ramp-Up Undergraduate students at UC Riverside will again have the opportunity to conduct laboratory research on campus — invaluable educational experience that COVID...

Dear Highlanders, Thank you for your continued patience and flexibility over the past year as we navigated through an unprecedented pandemic. During this time, many of our campus facilities remained closed due to safety and health protocols. However, I’m happy to announce the opening of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) beginning Monday, March 29...

Dear UCR Campus Community, Until now in the pandemic that COVID-19 spawned, only graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, their faculty advisors, and key personnel were permitted to work in labs at 25% occupancy capacity. The improvement on the pandemic situation in Riverside County (now officially in the red tier) and the availability of more...

New resources are available to help students, faculty, and advisors understand which IT tools and services are available to University Extension (UNEX) students who are concurrently enrolled in courses at UCR. Those interested in learning more about concurrent enrollment policies and procedures should visit the UNEX website, which provides...

Dear colleagues, As the campus continues to prepare for a Fall 2021 reopening, Facilities Services is happy to announce the return of our Resource Management staff. This return also marks the ability for our department to continue providing necessary moving services to the campus. We are now offering the following services: • Equipment moves •...

Dear Campus Community, One year ago, I stood among the blooming orange trees on campus to record a video message to students. We were in the process of preparing for our first remote quarter and managing through rapid change and great uncertainty, unsure of what would come next. As we finish our fourth remote quarter, and move toward the next, it’s...

Dear UCR Colleagues, On April 1, 2020, at the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we announced the following interim practices: *Review, postpone, or suspend all open faculty and staff searches, with exceptional approval required by the cognizant Vice Chancellor, Dean or organizational head to move forward. Human Resources and Academic...

Dear Campus Community, For many years, we have been striving at UC Riverside to redefine campus safety in a way that addresses the needs of our diverse community. Through the Black Student Task Force (BSTF), we began important conversations across campus in 2015. Then, following the UC Presidential Task Force on University Policing 2019...

This communication is to provide an immediate update on information that may impact supervisors, managers, staff employees and you. UCOP issued further clarification on paid time off for hourly employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and the use of UC Expanded Paid Administrative Leave (PAL) if an employee gets sick from side effects of the...