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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is AAPI Heritage Month, and UCR has many AAPI-focused events for you to get involved in.

Visit the Asian Pacific Student Programs' website or follow them on Instagram.  

 

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Announcements

📵 UCRPD does not enforce immigration law and does not participate in immigration enforcement efforts. Learn about the latest phone scam and how to report it.


🔍 If you have recently misplaced an item, check the online Lost Returns Log and claim your items at UCPD (near Lot 24). Found items can be returned to UCPD or the HUB kiosk.


🚨 Ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency by downloading the new UCR Safe App.


⚠️ Get Naloxone/NARCAN training and receive a FREE opioid overdose safety kit, containing a pouch with two Naloxone nasal sprays, two fentanyl test strips, instructions, and an educational brochure.


🕵🏻‍♀️ Watch out for sketchy job offers in your texts and emails. Spot the scams and stick to Handshake for all legit job searches. Be aware and stay safe.


📍New Campus Map: Get around campus easier with features such as step-by-step directions and a category menu for different types of resources. 


🚌 Get Free RTA Bus Rides w/ R'Card: Just swipe your R’Card for free bus rides on routes that directly connect UCR to many western Riverside County neighboring communities. Due to construction only routes 1 westbound, 16, and 204 are currently running.


🍕😷 Get Texts About Free Stuff on Campus: Join "Scotty's Last Call" on HighlanderLink and get notified via text or email when FREE food and health supplies are available.


🤖 How to Appropriately Use Artificial Intelligence: Discover tips on how to use new Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and OpenAI’s DALL-E appropriately in your academic work.


📢 Free Speech Resources: Student action is vital and this Campus Demonstrations video discusses how students can make the most of a demonstration and do so without infringing on anyone else’s rights.


🚉 Free Metrolink Rides: Metrolink is offering UCR students free rides with its Student Adventure Pass. Explore fun destinations or get a ride to/from home,  work, and school.

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Events

 

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Videos

🎬 Featured Video

UCR Night at Angel Stadium

The entire Highlander community came together for an unforgettable evening, taking over the Big A in true blue-and-gold style. Guests received exclusive UCR/Angels co-branded hats to commemorate the night. Scotty wore his best baseball uniform greeting Highlanders and cheering on a Hollywood alum as he took the mound for the ceremonial first pitch.

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Opportunities

💰 Student Services  Fee Advisory Committee Survey

The SSFAC committee is appointed of students, staff, and faculty who provide recommendations on how to use the Student Service fee budget for the academic school year and distributing these funds among various different groups requesting on campus. We will use your feedback to support our recommendations on how to distributing the student service fee funds. Students who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

Deadline: May 18

Take the SSFAC Survey

🌞 Summer Sessions

  • UC undergrads only pay for eight units, anything beyond that is tuition-free.
  • Most students taking eight or more units are likely eligible for financial aid.
  • Live on-campus during the summer and take advantage of daily housing rates.
  • Out-of-state students pay the same lower in-state tuition during the summer.
  • Virtual and in-person classes.
  • With short class lengths, you’ll still have plenty of summer to enjoy.

Session A registration deadline: June 27

🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏼🧍🏿‍♂️ Associated Students of UCR (ASUCR)

ASUCR is our student government in charge of representing the interests and needs of 22,000+ of UCR's undergraduates. Through the work of our student-elected officials and our hardworking volunteers, we advocate for students. ASUCR is focused on community-based services, programs, and events that engage and encourage students to unlock their full potential at their time here and beyond UCR. 

Learn more about ASUCR

🍴 Dining Advisory Committee

Shape the future of our campus dining services. Meetings take place the first Wednesday of each month at Glasgow Restaurant and offer free food.

  • Dive into the delicious discussions of food forums and menu tastings
  • Spice things up by suggesting service upgrades in our dining locations
  • Act as focus groups on various topics and menu development

Learn more about the Dining Committee

🎶 UCR Pipe Band

UCR's Pipe Band is recruiting student musicians year-round who play or want to learn to play the Great Highland Bagpipes or Scottish-style drumming.  

Learn more about Pipe Band

🍎 CalFresh

CalFresh provides qualifying students with up to $250 a month to buy healthy, nutritious foods. These benefits can be used at various local grocery and convenience stores, most farmers markets, and Scotty's convenience stores. 

Apply now or learn more about CalFresh

🎓 Commencement for Graduating Seniors

  • Check emails for the "Intent to Participate Form" and complete it by May 16 to participate in Commencement ceremonies.
  • Register for Senior Sendoff by May 21, where you can pick up Commencement tickets.
  • Take the Highlander Experience Survey by June 30.
  • Take the seniors-only Class of 2025 photo.
  • If you missed Grad Fair, you can still purchase your caps, gowns, and regalia at the UCR Bookstore.

Learn more about Commencement

💰 3E Student Health Study

Participate in a paid student health study, 3E by School of Education, and earn up to $55 per study and an additional $5 per referral.

Learn more about 3E

📕 Teach an R'Course

Undergrads are invited to design and teach a 1-unit class. Think of a unique topic, work with a faculty mentor to develop a course plan, submit the proposal for review, and prepare to teach fellow undergrads.

Deadlines: 

  • April 20 (for next year’s winter instruction)
  • Oct. 20 (for next year’s spring instruction)
  • Jan. 20 (for next year’s fall instruction)

Learn more about R'Course

✈️ Study Abroad

Join the 5,000-plus UC students who go abroad each year through the UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP).

Find easy and affordable ways to get a global education through programs to keep your options flexible and your credits easy to transfer. As a UCR student, you have this extensive network of participating UC education abroad opportunities at your disposal.

Learn more about Study Abroad

🌎 Sustainable Agricultural Projects

UCR has $1.5 million in grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to lead three interconnected projects aimed at transforming California’s specialty crop farming. The projects are open to students and focus on youth engagement, sustainable waste management, and advanced agricultural technologies.

Deadline: Ongoing

Learn more about sustainable agricultural initiatives

🤑 Behavioral Lab Studies (Paid)

Participate in research studies, conducted by School of Business faculty, about decision-making, consumer behavior, organizational behavior, negotiations, and group work. Compensation for in-person studies ranges from $5 to $100 in cash or Amazon gift cards, depending on the study you are chosen for. Sign up ASAP to be considered for this quarter's studies. 

Learn more about Behavioral Lab

🤝 Browse Job Postings

Whether you are looking for summer gigs, internships, or part/full-time positions, the Career Center's online job search platform, Handshake, will get you connected with the right employer.

Learn more

👩🏽‍🔬👨‍🔬 Find Undergrad Research 

The uResearch Portal is a one-stop shop for students to find opportunities, across all disciplines, to participate in faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities.

Learn more

👥 Join/Start Student Organizations

HighlanderLink is a searchable database of all of our 450+ student organizations. Categories include: Academic/Professional/Honor Organizations; Arts and Expressions; Cultural; Fraternity/Sorority; Action & Awareness; Recreational; Service; Spiritual/Religious/Atheist, and others.

Learn more

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News

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Student burro encounter wins R’Card photo contest

First-year business student Dennis Cha was selected as the winner of the 2025 R’Card photo contest...

Read more about the winning photo

Students and professor
Students apply AI in the classroom

Rich Yueh, an assistant professor of teaching in information systems, demonstrated how the campus is applying Google’s NotebookLM in innovative ways in a recent interview with Los Angeles-based KTLA 5’s tech reporter Rich DeMuro...”

Read more about the interview

Walk with her mural

SOE unveils new mural featuring Pops Peterson’s “Walk With Her”

The artwork reinterprets Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1964 painting, “The Problem We All Live With,” which depicts Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana...

Read more about the mural

Scholarships

UCR launches site to match students with scholarships

UCR recently launched Scholarship Universe, a platform that analyzes a student’s academic history and interests to match them with relevant awards....

Read more about Scholarship Universe

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Highlander Pride

Maoko Alexia Chan-Fujii
Women's Resource Center Student

"My experience as a Highlander on campus has been better than I ever expected where I've had the opportunity to get involved in the most supportive environment to grow as a student as well as contribute to the well-being of others. During my time at the WRC, I've participated in our various committees to determine students' needs and to find creative ways to support, educate, and connect students to build a strong and loving community. It has been an amazing two years working side-by-side with numerous departments on campus and to be a part of the impactful work at our center." 

Maoko "Alexia" Chan-Fujii | Business Admin & Sociology | Class of 2025

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Women's Resource Center Staff

"As a Program Coordinator at the Woman’s Resource Center, I am able to work with our amazing student staff and interns to organize events to provide resources, education, and support for all students, regardless of gender, but especially for the women on campus. I’ve seen how much the center has grown since my time as an undergraduate student at UCR and I am so proud of all the work that we’ve been able to do to create an inclusive and welcoming space on campus." 

Cynthia Hernandez | Program Coordinator, UCR Women's Resource Center

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Academic Calendar

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⭐️ Share Student Stories
Seeking Highlanders with Bold Hearts & Brilliant Minds

Tell us about a student (yourself or someone you know) who has received a recent award/accolade, has accomplished something major, or just exudes Highlander spirit — and we'll feature them on our official UCR platforms.

Submit One Student

Submit One Award w/ Multiple Recipients

Elissa Monteiro, School Psychology, winner of the 2023 Grad Slam Finals

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