Dear Campus Community: On Friday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors asked the Public Health officer to rescind the order mandating the closure of universities in the county. This action will not result in any immediate changes to UC Riverside’s campus operations or our plans for remote instruction this spring and summer. These actions...

The effects of the campus closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in decreased workloads for staff and students in many campus units. Human Resources has developed UCR’s Talent Match Program to pair staff and students with diminished workloads with temporary job assignments. Specifically, the program strives to identify reassignment...

Dear Campus Community, Across the country, the debate rages on: when will it be safe to re-open businesses? For those of us who have been actively working and studying under modified circumstances, the questions are different. While we are continuing to move forward, we want to know when all of us can return to our physical locations or resume...

UC San Diego (UCSD) and UC San Francisco (UCSF) are planned to become the next UC locations to implement UCPath in May 2020. During this transition, there will be TWO downtimes over a total of 10 days, including 5 business days when UCPath will be down. During this implementation, direct access for UCR employees to UCPath Online will be unavailable...

Dear Campus Community, Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to visit more than 30 virtual class, staff, and faculty meetings. I have appreciated the chance to meet with many of you and answer your questions. On May 4 I will provide a spring Chancellor’s Update, which will be available on the UC Riverside YouTube channel. After...

Dear UCR Community, As announced on April 3, 2020, I asked the Commencement Working Group to convene and discuss our existing plans for this year’s graduation activities in light of Riverside County’s extended school closure order. Last week the Working Group submitted to me three recommendations that apply to all graduates except those in the...

Dear Campus Community: First, I’d like to offer a sincere thank you for all you’re doing and for your patience as we work through the myriad of issues that are confronting the university at this unprecedented time. We hope that this guidance on staffing is final and complete at this time, and at least will provide a clear direction through June 30...

Dear Campus Community, As many of you know Highlander Orientation hosts more than 7,000 new students and their family members each July through September. It’s an opportunity to welcome our new class to the campus community as they prepare for their academic careers at UC Riverside. This year, with the uncertainty of COVID-19, we have made the...

In an ongoing effort to adhere to the Riverside County request for social distancing with essential workers on-campus, Facilities Services (FS) continues to have limited staff on-campus. Below is an overview of current maintenance-focused services during the campus closure. Campus Custodial Services: Custodial services are limited to cleaning...

The University of California (UC), Office of the President is proposing Presidential Policy: Gender Recognition and Lived Name. The proposed policy is expected to be fully implemented by UC campuses and locations by July 1, 2021. The policy includes the following key issues: UC must provide three equally recognized gender options on university...

The University of California (UC), Office of the President is proposing revisions to the Presidential Policy on Protection of Human Subjects in Research. The proposed policy describes the responsibilities of the UC, its campuses and researchers, in protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects who participate in research at UC. A list of some...

The Lost and Found Property policy has been updated on an interim basis. The policy originated in 2000 and was previously revised in 2017, prior to this interim update in April 2020. The revisions focus the purpose and scope of the policy and include new language regarding items that the UCPD cannot accept due to sanitary, safety, and/or biohazard...

Dear UCR Faculty, Students, and Staff, UC Riverside is moving into uncharted territory as we begin our first-ever Spring quarter with all remote instruction. Your UCR Library staff have been working diligently to provide support, services, and remote access to resources, which are outlined in this new LibGuide on Expanded / Free Access during the...

Who should self-monitor for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)? • Essential staff performing non-healthcare duties on the UCR campus (including School of Medicine and UCR Health personnel not performing healthcare duties on campus) • Any UCR members on campus who may come in close contact (within 6 ft) of other persons • Anyone who has been exposed...

Dear Campus Community, We are writing to inform all students that we are taking immediate action to protect our classes from what is called “Zoombombing,” which, unfortunately, is taking place in organizations around the world, including our own campus. Online Zoom classes and other community virtual spaces have been disrupted by both people who...

Dear UCR Community, On April 1st, Riverside County extended the school closure order through at least June 19th. Unfortunately, this will preclude any of our commencement exercises from taking place as currently scheduled and configured. While we share the disappointment of our students and their families, we appreciate the County’s leadership and...

Dear Campus Community: The Riverside County Public Health Officer has issued a revised public health order, extending the current physical closure of the UC Riverside campus for all but essential personnel supporting critical university functions through June 19, 2020. As announced earlier this week, we are continuing with remote learning through...

Hello, We understand that your academic year now looks quite different. Your instruction has been moved online; departments have moved to a telecommunication model; and many administrative procedures, events, and workshops have been altered. We know that this transition is rough, and we know that it may be stressful, but we are committed to seeing...

Dear UCR Colleagues: The past few weeks have been unlike any other in recent memory. Like many of you, I have been unsettled by the dramatic shift in our daily routines and uncertainty about when our lives will return to normal. Despite these challenges, I am immensely proud of how our entire campus community has rallied together. Our collective...

Please join us at the UCR Strategic Planning * Virtual* Community Forums, hosted by the Committees on Unparalleled Student Experience and Contributions to the Public Good. These events were previously planned for April 1 st and 2 nd but have been rescheduled for April 28 th and April 30 th, respectively. In addition, the forums will now be held...