Dear Colleagues, I want to call you attention to some new federal compliance requirements. As of July 31, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will require ALL participants in NSF grants (this includes PIs and senior participants too) to receive appropriate Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) training. We have created an ad-hoc...

Dear Colleagues, One small word easily describes the summer so far: hot. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), June was the hottest month recorded on Earth since temperature record-keeping began in 1850. Extreme events across the globe like floods in Asia and the American Northeast, wildfires in Canada, tennis...

The Office of Emergency Management will be testing the Alertus Bell Tower Speaker emergency notification system beginning Wednesday July 19th, 2023 through Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 between the hours of 12 pm (Noon) and 1pm. During this time, you may hear multiple tones periodically from the Bell Tower. A loud steady siren will sound varying in...

Dear Campus Community, Kathryn Uhrich, the longest serving Dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) in 40 years, is stepping down effective September 1, 2023. Dean Uhrich was appointed in January 2016. For the past seven and a half years, she has remained steadfastly committed to the pursuit of equity and excellence in...

Dear Campus Community, Earlier this month, Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Mariam Lam began an academic administrative sabbatical. During the time from July 1 to January 31, Estela Gavosto, who is currently our Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Professor of Teaching in the Department of Mathematics...

Dear Colleagues, After a national search, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Richards as Associate Chancellor. His first day will be August 1, 2023. Richards is currently the Senior Advisor & Chief of Staff in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost at UC Merced. In his position he serves as the principal staff...

The UC Office of the President (UCOP) is presently in the process of reviewing the UC Vaccination Policy, with plans to implement updates in August 2023. As soon as the revised policy is approved, we will swiftly update the information and provide the latest details. Read the letter we received from President Drake regarding important updates on...

Dear Campus Community, Today the Supreme Court issued a decision addressing two cases—Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. While we are still digesting this ruling, we know the primary impact is that consideration of race in college admissions violates the equal...

Starting on June 30, 2023, Duo, the service used by UC Riverside for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO), will no longer support older and less secure types of encryption which may compromise data security. The impacted Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions are as follows: • TLS 1.0 • TLS 1.1 These encryption levels are...

As UCR’s Locally Designated Official (LDO) and Chief Compliance Officer, I am writing with UC Riverside’s annual email notification about whistleblower reporting. This email also has important information about your obligation to report certain matters. Whistleblower Reporting. The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest...

The journey to replace our outdated financial systems commenced over two years ago. Since then, UC Riverside has invested significant intellectual capital into redesigning the new UCR Chart of Accounts (COA), business processes and configuring our new integrated systems which include: Oracle Financials; our new procurement and financial system...

Dear Campus Community, I am returning to the office today after spending the week participating in commencement at Toyota Arena. For our largest-ever commencement celebrations, more than 50,000 attendees cheered the graduates who crossed the stage. Earlier this month, we also had an opportunity to celebrate with the School of Medicine’s newest MDs...

As part of a new UCOP presidential policy to ensure that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived name on university-issued documents, UCPath has introduced a new field. What changed? In the past you would be able to make changes to your name via eDirectory or other requests. Going forward UCPath will be the...

This month, on Friday, June 16, 2023, UCPath will be upgraded from Oracle software version 37 to version 44. This initiative, entitled the “PUM upgrade” is required to update the Peoplesoft system to the current supported version. During this cutover, UCPath will be unavailable. This system update will have minor changes to UCPath Online (Employee...

Dear Campus Community, In November 2020 UCOP announced a new presidential policy* to ensure that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived name on university-issued documents and in UC’s information systems. To comply with this policy, on June 19, 2023, a new UCPath release will introduce a new field called Name...

Dear Campus Community, I write today to share that the University of California, Riverside, has been invited to join the Association of American Universities (AAU). Membership in the AAU is highly selective, and the association includes the nation’s most outstanding institutions of higher education. Achieving the profile of an AAU member...

Dear Campus Community, I am pleased to announce the official launch of our campus strategic plan, UCR 2030. The website is now live! I encourage you to explore the site, which includes links to the strategic plans of our academic and administrative units as well. Progress on initiatives and action items will be updated annually in the spring.

Dear Campus Community, It’s been another year for the record books! As we move toward the end of the academic year, I have been reflecting on all the accomplishments by the UC Riverside community over the last 12 months. Like the message I sent to campus last year in June, below you will find a summary of achievements from this year that highlight...

With the emergence of ChatGPT, many members of our community are racing to explore its use in the academic, research, and administrative mission of the University. The Information Security Office wants to provide guidance on its appropriate use through university policy and risk mitigation. At present, any use of ChatGPT should be with the...

On Saturday, May 13th, the Associated Students Programming Board 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 3:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. However, soundchecks for the artists will begin at 9 a.m. and go until 3 p.m...