UC Riverside has been named among the “Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.” UCR’s Student Affairs organization was one of only 22 selected for the annual report, which will be published in a future edition of “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine and presented to recipients in February. The survey, conducted with ACPA-College...
UC Riverside was formally welcomed as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, last week. The campus was one of five institutions to receive the designation at the association’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 12. The APLU announced the designation earlier this...
UC Riverside has once again been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, for its marketing and communications outreach to alumni through its redesigned alumni website. In its Best of District VII Awards, University Relations won in the marketing microsite category for its September 2023 relaunch of the alumni...
UC Riverside’s new student housing complex project has reached a major milestone and moved on to the next phase of construction. A topping out ceremony for the North District Phase 2 project was held on Oct. 4 to mark the installation of the last of the prefabricated wall panels for the two apartment-style buildings, which reach up to seven stories...
UC Riverside is one of 51 Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, recognized by the U.S. Department of State as Fulbright HSI Leaders. The recognition, announced Nov. 3, acknowledges noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants and promotion of Fulbright program opportunities on campus in the previous year. The Fulbright program is the U...
When Jarel “Jerry” Ervin drops names like Batchelor, Pierce, and Watkins he’s not talking about the buildings at UC Riverside. He’s recalling memories of people he interacted with during his early days on campus. The 96-year-old lifelong Riverside resident began working at the campus in 1949, when it was the UC Citrus Experiment Station, beginning...
UC Riverside astrobiologist Stephen Kane joined efforts to promote two missions to Venus by going to Capitol Hill to advocate for continued congressional funding. Kane is assisting with two planned NASA missions to Venus that will be the first by the U.S. in over 30 years. He is on the science team for the DAVINCI mission, which will measure gases...
UC Riverside will complete its initial move of some employees to a new office building this month as part of an effort to consolidate off-campus workers at one site. University Advancement will have moved most of its employees to the new location by the end of October, following months of preparation work at the building. UCR bought the building on...
UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new chapter for the School of Business with the dedication of its new four-story instructional and administrative building at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Oct. 18. The 63,400-square-foot building, which includes classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a cafe, was completed last month after a...
When Camila Acosta left her native Venezuela as a 15-year-old, she never imagined she would be the voice of UC Riverside to a new generation of Latino students and families. Acosta provides the voice-over for a new Spanish-language UCR video as part of the “Bold Hearts. Brilliant Minds.” campaign, narrating how the diverse campus brings together...
UC Riverside celebrated its growth and future with campus and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for a major student instructional building on Friday, Oct. 4. About 75 people attended the event at former Parking Lot 19, where the four-story, 100,700-square-foot Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility is being built. With a seating...
A new café, an ice cream shop, and Asian street food are among the new campus dining options that UC Riverside students and employees can discover this fall. The campus will also be able to enjoy expanded hours at NOODS: The Noodle Bar and look forward to the launch of an online cake ordering service. Meanwhile, campus venues like the Barn and the...
UC Riverside’s Orbach Library will get a new roof as a part of a renovation project that began in September. The project involves a complete demolition of the existing roof and replacing it with a new roofing system. The work is expected to be completed in December, weather permitting. The old roof of the 1998 building had become leaky, with water...
UC Riverside students and employees can now take their first step towards international travel on campus. Campus Business Services is providing passport application and renewal services at the Highlander Service Station near the HUB Plaza. The office began offering the service in July and has seen a steady stream of applications since then. As of...
I scream, you scream, UCR ice cream. Highlanders will no longer have to look far for frozen treats on campus. An ice cream shop with exclusive UC Riverside citrus flavors is opening at the HUB. Scoops Ice Cream Shop will open Thursday, Sept. 26, the first day of instruction for the fall quarter. Located in the food court, the ice cream shop will...
UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new academic year with the Chancellor’s Faculty and Staff Picnic Tuesday, Sept. 10. For the second year, the picnic was held at the HUB Plaza. Some attendees dined at the outdoor patio while others gathered inside the HUB for shade and cooler temperatures during the heat. Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox welcomed...
The Community Partner Fair returns to UC Riverside on Sept. 18, providing opportunities to learn about resources and services as the new academic year starts. The fair, sponsored by UCR Staff Assembly, will feature more than 40 vendors, activities, shaved ice, and prize drawings. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under the arches in front...
A UC Riverside program offering students an opportunity to study abroad in faculty-taught courses reached a milestone this summer with its largest number of classes and enrollees since the pandemic. The Faculty-Led Education Abroad Program, or FLEAP, had 109 students in nine courses, its highest number since 2018 when it had 119 students. The...
A summer renovation project of UC Riverside’s Arts Building will help fix drainage problems at the site. Since June, the building has been surrounded by fencing as construction crews began work. The project involves removing concrete in some areas of the outside plaza level of the building. A new concrete surface has been added in these areas with...
UC Riverside is testing out a new ground cover plant that could reduce water usage while keeping the campus looking green. Kurapia, a low-growing leafy ground cover, was planted at the Pentland Hills and Glen Mor student residence halls by Facilities Services in late June. The landscape crew is testing out the plant, which requires less water than...
