Please note that the “blackout period” described in the March 8, 2021 scotmemo – New Pandemic Relief for Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) Participants, a pplies to claims for expenses incurred in the 2020 plan year only. During the transition of data from the Wage Works system to the Discovery Benefits/Wex system occurring from April 16 to no...

Facilities Services is offering hand Sanitizer and disinfecting kits to staff who are on-campus and supported by UCR main campus Facilities Services operations. All sanitizers and disinfecting kits are available at no charge. Customers will be contacted for delivery once supplies become available. Please email facilities@ucr.edu with questions. To...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has defined childcare and education workers as those who are at risk of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 through their work in any role in the following childcare and education settings: • All formal and informal childcare workers, including day care providers • All staff in colleges...

Dear Campus Community, We are pleased by the recent announcement from Governor Newsom and legislative leadership that the state will restore permanent funding to the University of California to its levels from July 1, 2019. This funding restoration, which is subject to full legislative approval, would take effect July 1, 2021. As a result of an...

Colleagues, this communication is to provide an immediate update on information that may impact supervisors, managers, staff employees and you. Sick Leave for Child Care Reasons due to COVID-19 – Extended through 06/30/2021 On Monday, March 1, President Drake has temporarily approved extending the time for expanding the reasons for which policy...

All UC Riverside employees are now eligible to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine under Phase 1B of the State of California’s vaccine allocation guidelines, which allows for those working in the education sector to receive a vaccine. This message contains important information about employment verification and vaccine availability. We encourage you to take...

Dear Campus Community, In early February, UCR faculty and students were surveyed to better understand their preferences for fall quarter instruction, assuming Riverside would then be in the state’s Yellow tier. Overall, respondents were strongly split on their instructional mode preferences. Written comments expressed both support for returning to...

Dear Students: Thanks to those of you who responded to our recent survey about fall quarter instruction. We learned a lot about your learning preferences as well as our faculty's teaching preferences. Since the survey was distributed in early February, vaccination rates have continued to rise, case counts and test positivity rates have fallen...

Policy Spotlight Series Each month the Chief Compliance Office will highlight a policy for its Policy Spotlight Series. This month focuses on the recently issued UC Gender Recognition and Lived Name policy: UC Gender Recognition and Lived Name Policy The new presidential policy ensures that all students, employees, alumni, and affiliates are...

Dear Campus Community, In the initial essay for the New York Times Magazine series, “The 1619 Project,” author Nikole Hannah-Jones looks at history in America beginning with the year that slaves were first brought to the English settlement of Jamestown. Of her Black father’s decision to fly the American flag on a pole in their front yard, she...

It is with deep sadness that we announce that UCR librarian Christina Cicchetti passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Christina received her BA in Humanities from Walla Walla University in Washington State, MS in Information Studies from Drexel University, and Educational Specialist (EdS) Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction from La Sierra...

In January 2021, UC President Drake announced that the University of California is “planning for a return to primarily in-person instruction systemwide starting in fall 2021.” In order to pivot toward the resumption of in-person classes, research and creative activities, and campus operations, UC Riverside has been reviewing our guiding principles...

Dear Campus Community, We unequivocally condemn the recent violent and racist attacks in the Bay Area and nationally against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Since the outset of the pandemic, violent attacks, and hate incidents toward Asians and Pacific Islanders have increased – including troubling incidents on our own campus. While...

Dear Campus Community: The task of vaccinating hundreds of millions of people would be complex at any time. It is especially difficult when executing this effort for the first time with infrastructure that varies by state, county, and health system. UC Riverside continues to rely on incremental decision-making, using the best information available...

Join us for the winter quarter Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Campus Forum on Thursday, March 11, from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.! Get quarterly updates to understand key milestones of the Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid processes. Questions can be submitted in advance for the Q&A portion of the presentation. All are welcome. Register...

The Environmental Health & Safety policy (currently known as "Environmental Health & Safety – Office Responsibilities and Services”) originated in 1994. The policy has not received a substantive revision since that time. The Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety has revised the policy effective February 4, 2021. The revisions include...

Dear Highlander Community, Technology is key to student success, which is why UCR instituted the Student Technology Fee (STF) in 2011. STF allows the University to strategically invest in technologies that provide students and faculty with a high-tech environment that supports top-tier teaching and learning. With a new academic year around the...

Dear Campus Community, Over the past 18 months, more than 100 UCR campus and community members have worked to develop a strategic plan to guide our path forward. These faculty-led working groups engaged a variety of stakeholders throughout their report-writing process, soliciting ideas and priorities through town hall meetings, focus groups...

Dear Campus Community, California Department Public Health (CDPH) and Cal/OSHA recently issued updated COVID-19 prevention training requirements. Please review below what action must be taken by each employee to satisfy this requirement. If you are currently working on campus, even on an intermittent basis, immediate action is required. If you...

Dear Campus Community, When considering adjectives to describe the last year, the word “newsy” certainly applies. The convergence of a pandemic, raised consciousness about social injustice and inequalities, budget challenges, and our determination to not only persevere but to seek higher ideals, has generated a lot of campus news. I’ve often...