Veronique Rorive has been appointed Director of Educational Initiatives as of August 6, 2012. Veronique will work on development of the Office of Undergraduate Research, focusing first on a system for tracking the amount and types of undergraduate research on campus. She will also contribute to UE's pursuit of grant opportunities that can benefit UCR undergraduate students. Veronique received her B.S. in anthropology from UCR and her M.A. in Environmental Education from CSU San Bernardino. Before joining UE, Veronique was assistant director of the Center for Conservation Biology at UCR where she managed the Center's grant portfolio and coordinated Center work groups.