The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is undergoing a significant transformation with a rebrand of its Tutorial Assistance Program (TAP). The concept plan offers distinct opportunities to provide first-rate tutoring services to all UCR students, beginning with the reconstruction of the tutor training program, a redesign of the ARC front lobby, and a restructure of the...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. : Solving the world's most challenging problems requires global collaboration among researchers and a new generation of problem solvers equipped to understand the perspectives of other countries and the impact of those views at home and abroad. For decades, University of California, Riverside scholars have collaborated with colleagues in other countries on research...
As part of an ongoing commitment to increasing four and six year graduation rates, at the Graduation Rate Task Force recommended a survey of undergraduates to determine why students take fewer than 15 units per term. (A students must average 15 units per term to graduate in four years.) That survey was offered in February...
More than 100 undergraduate students will present their work at the Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 & 30 at the Highlander Union Building at the University of California, Riverside. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Education and now it its eighth year, the symposium is...
The Office of Undergraduate Education (UE) announces an extension for applications Director of University Honors. The application deadline has been extended to May 9 . Please also note the following changes in the search process: Letters of application should be addressed to UE Chief Financial and Administrative Officer JoAnn Javier. Applications should be submitted via...
Student interest is growing for the new R'Course initiative! Students may now register for these student initiated, student facilitated courses by contacting the department and facilitator for the course of their choice. Click here for a list of courses, descriptions, and contact information.
I write to thank Associate Vice Provost Thomas M. Perring for his service to the campus as Faculty Director of University Honors and Faculty Director of Off-Campus Academic Experiences. Tom will be returning to his professorship in the Department of Entomology as of July 1. During Tom's tenure as Director, University Honors (UH) made major...
The Office of Undergraduate Education (UE) is pleased to announce a pilot internship program with community organizations in the greater Riverside area. Interns will be matched by the Community Foundation Serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with organizations requiring their skills for up to 10 hours per week. The goal of this program is to...
The Academic Senate recently approved the offering of student-initiated courses, also known as R' Courses. For Spring Quarter 2014, the Office of Undergraduate Education hopes to work with motivated students to pilot one or two R'Courses. In Academic Year 2014-15, R'Courses will be officially launched with the Call for Proposals available in Fall, student facilitator...
It is our pleasure to announce that Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and his wife Diane Del Buono will endow a new Chancellor's Research Fellow with a personal gift of $100,000. This will be the 13th research fellowship providing financial support to undergraduate scholars at UCR. Inaugurated in 2012, the fellowship is an annual competition designed...
The face of YOUR classroom is diverse Presented by Dr. Bradley Hyman Professor and Chair, Department of Biology Director, CalTEACH Science/Mathematics Initiative Tuesday, February 25th at Noon, HUB 268
UE is excited to announce that Sara L. Weertz has accepted our offer to serve as the new director of the Academic Resources Center (ARC), beginning April 1. Sara brings outstanding experience and leadership to one of UE's most important units. Sara is the founding director of the Supplemental Instruction and Tutor Center at Angelo...
Students who regularly participate in the Academic Resource Center's Supplemental Instruction (SI) program can expect to score between 0.20 and 0.30 grade points higher in the class for which they use SI compared to students in the same class who do not seek such help. This is one of the main findings of a recent...
Developing Student Scholars Through a Discovery-based Curriculum Join us for a discussion of an effective method of teaching that can be incorporated in any instructor's teaching. Shifting from the lecture format to discovery-based curricula Stimulates students' curiosity and interest and can lead to deep learning. Moreover, discovery-based curricula are easier to implement than commmonly believed...
In the Fall 2013 issue of The Key Reporter (Phi Beta Kappa's Publication for News and Alumni Relations), UCR undergraduate student Chris Sanchez interviewed Vice Provost Steven Brint to discuss the economic recession and future of higher education. The October 2013 issue of Sociology of Education (Volume 86, Issue 4) featured a reprint of Vice...
Information and applications are now available for Summer Study Abroad programs in 2014. Summer Study Abroad offers short-term, UCR faculty-led programs designed to keep students on academic track during the summer. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this academic program to explore a foreign country first-hand and to experience cultural exchange. Past students have...
Vice Provost Steven Brint announced the appointment today of six new members of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers: Professors Wendy Ashmore (Anthropology), Steven Gould Axelrod (English), Bradley Hyman (Biology), Goldberry Long (Creative Writing), Michael Marsella (Chemistry), and Timothy D. Paine (Entomology). The Academy now includes 10 members. The new members were selected from among recipients...
UE is proud to present a one-day Master Teacher Program with Harvey J. Brightman on Monday, Sept. 23 in the Genomics Auditorium. Brightman will offer six sessions: (1) Effective Teacher Attributes, (2) Creating and Implementing Meaningful Learning Objectives, (3) Using Frameworks and Diagrams to Convey Major Course Ideas, (4) Hooks that Stimulate Students' Interests, (5)...
UE is excited to welcome our new Assistant Vice Provost Christine Victorino, who joined the Office on June 10. Dr. Victorino will be responsible for leadership of new initiatives, undergraduate research, and assessment. Christine brings with her nearly 20 years of experience in higher education. Most recently, she served as Director of Academic Assessment at...
