Louie Rodríguez has been named UC Riverside’s next vice provost and dean of undergraduate education (VPDUE), effective April 1. Rodríguez is a professor in UCR’s School of Education (SOE). His research focuses on issues of educational equity, Latino education, and community engagement. Between 2019 and 2022, he served as the school’s interim dean. “Louie proved...

Academic advising professionals are a critical part of undergraduate student success at UCR. For many years, our advisors have juggled the demands of serving increased student enrollments along with a growing workload of administrative tasks that are needed to support our programs but are often loosely related to academic advising. Recently, the campus has made...

Are you interested in doing a professional internship but worried about covering your living expenses? Good news! The Division of Undergraduate Education, in partnership with UCR Foundation Board Trustee Wally Bakare and Provost Elizabeth Watkins, is offering grants of up to $6000 each to students who secure a professional internship. These grants are being offered...

On Wednesday, January 18th, the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) held its first-ever open house. The purpose of the event was to increase undergraduate student awareness and familiarity of the opportunities within DUE. This event was created by student employees, after they noticed that a large portion of undergraduates were unaware about the academic support...

Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Victorino Moreira, a senior academic advisor in the CHASS Multidisciplinary Advising Unit, is joining Undergraduate Education as our inaugural Black Student Success Coordinator. For nearly two decades, Victor has been an engaged and trusted member of the UC Riverside community as an undergraduate, active alum, and professional academic...

Student Engagement is excited to announce our 2022 Professional Development Workshops hosted by our CRF Mentees. Join us in the following REMOTE workshops to help refine your skills for research opportunities. Winter Workshop Series: All workshops will be hosted on ZOOM. Click on this LINK ( https://linktr.ee/ue_ucr) to RSVP. Date Time Workshop Location 1/20/2023 1pm...

Highlights from The College Tour Series! UCR blends high-impact activities, academic support services, and a vibrant student life where diversity and community are key. Hear from some of our students who have had valuable experiences here ranging from research opportunities with world class faculty, to planning concerts with A-list talent. For students from all walks...

Former Foreign Service Officer Jesse Coronado Seminar A seminar by Former Foreign Service Officer Jesse I. Coronado By UCR School of Public Policy When and where Date and time: Mon, October 24, 2022, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT Location: Alumni & Visitors Center 3701 Canyon Crest Dr. Riverside, CA 92521 About this event 2...

SCCUR 2022 Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MALIBU, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 1 9 , 2 0 2 2 SCCUR 2022 Flyer SCCUR 2022 Sponsors SCCUR provides a forum for the presentation of the best research, scholarship, and creative activities of undergraduate students in the region, and encourages communication of innovative achievements across disciplines...

Medical Motivations You might expect a Bay Area native to end up at one of the more northern University of California campuses. But this biology major’s search for the perfect-to-him university, which needed to offer diverse research opportunities, brought him down the California coast and inland to UC Riverside. An aspiring physician, Miyake can pinpoint...

On Friday, September 16, the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) will be closing its application period for the 2022-23 cohort. SLI is a paid opportunity that offers leadership and skills-building training to empower participants to engage in the higher education policy process, network with professionals, and advocate for critical higher education issues that directly impact them...

Today, Student Freedom Initiative announced the next round of Minority Serving Institutions, or MSIs, that will participate in its program. UC Riverside, ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for social mobility by U.S. News and World Report, was one of the universities selected. The addition of 14 institutions increases the number of states with schools...

UC Riverside will be showcased in an upcoming episode of “ The College Tour,” a television series that profiles campuses through student stories and is available on Amazon Prime and many other streaming platforms. A television crew completed a week of filming across multiple campus locations that included interviews with 10 students in late July...

Two UC Riverside students have won Donald A. Strauss Foundation awards in recognition of student engagement with public service. The students, Ankita Ahluwalia and Thaniya Shankar, each applied with a public service project that they will carry out during their junior or senior year. The awards come with $15,000 grants that aim to sustain their...

The Highlander Early Start Academy (HESA) is a 7-week intensive program between July 25, 2022 to September 10, 2022 for incoming first year students. The Highlander Early Start Academy allows students to earn up to 9-10 units before starting their first-year Fall quarter. HESA participating students will take a primary course (English 4, Math 5...

Inaugurated in 2012, the UCR Chancellor’s Research Fellowship supports undergraduate student engagement in faculty-mentored research and creative projects. The fellowship also provides enhanced learning opportunities for undergraduate researchers, including the opportunity to interact with the UCR Chancellor, other key UCR officials, and distinguished guest speakers. Overseen by the Office of Student Engagement, fellows engage in...

Dear UCR Colleagues, We are excited to announce that this summer, undergraduate UCR students and visiting, active UC students will now only be charged the per unit fee for the first 8 units the student is enrolled in. Who Qualifies for the 8 Unit Tuition Fee Cap: Current UCR undergraduate students Visiting UC undergraduate students...

Join UE, the Academy of Distinguished Teaching, and your faculty and staff colleagues on Wednesday, May 25th for the Celebration of Teaching! The Celebration of Teaching is UCR's annual event to honor and recognize teaching excellence and innovation. This year the event will be held on the lower patio of the Rivera Library. Please register...

Dear UCR Advising Colleagues, As we’ve entered spring quarter ’22, I’m reaching out to share information and services from UCR Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC). Please share the following information with your advising staff and pre-health students. As usual, in addition to advising, HPAC is offering a wide portfolio of workshops/events for all UCR students/alumni...

I am pleased to announce that Associate Provost Ken Baerenklau will take on the role of Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, effective March 19. Jennifer Brown’s last day at UCR is March 18; we wish her all the best in her new role as Provost at Cal Poly Pomona!