Services for Students

202 Commons

• (951) 827-3621; asucr.ucr.edu

ASUCR is a 20-member student senate representing all undergraduate students, with members elected by students from each of the three colleges: Engineering, 2; Natural and Agricultural Sciences, 5; and Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, 13. The senate chooses from its own members a president, a chairperson, a vice president of external affairs, and a vice president of campus internal affairs. Additionally, the senate fills five positions from the general student body: a vice chair, a vice president of finance, a personnel chair, an outreach director, and an elections chair. Together, these officers make up the cabinet, which is the decision-making body when senate is not in session.

ASUCR is supported by the ASUCR fee, $12.50 per quarter: $2.00 funds clubs and organizations; and $10.50 student-owned and -operated businesses and student advocacy efforts, and the operating costs of ASUCR. ASUCR is a member of the UC Student Association (UCSA) for systemwide and statewide representation and of the United States Student Association (USSA) for national representation. It appoints undergraduates to several important committees that play a role in campus governance, including the Commons Board of Governors, the Recreation Facility Board of Governors, the Registration Fee Advisory Committee, Student Conduct, and the Parking Committee. The Exchange is ASUCR’s student-owned and -operated business in the Commons, (951) 827-2689. It offers discounted tickets to major southern California theatre chains and amusement parks and sells balloon bouquets, class rings, graduation announcements, diploma frames, greeting cards, school supplies, and Greek (sorority and fraternity) items. Also available is a digital picture maker, and mailing and faxing services.

111 Commons Student Building

• (951) 827-ASPB (2772); fax (951) 827-2144

www.aspb.ucr.edu; aspb@ucr.edu

The Associate Student Programming Board is student-run and plays a critical role in providing student programming and entertainment for UCR’s campus community. From annual events such as Block Party, the Wednesday Nooner Series, Homecoming, and Spring Splash, to special programs such as comedy shows, spoken word, concerts, and the latest movie releases.

Dean: Susan Allen Ortega, Ed.D. Assistant Dean: Alfredo Figueroa, B.A. Assistant Dean: Tonantzin Oseguera, M.Ed. Commons 381

• (951) 827-6095; deanofstudents.ucr.edu

The office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students works with the vice chancellor and assistant vice chancellors for student affairs in advancing the university’s educational mission. The office provides advocacy and support for students, serves as a point person for communication with parents, works with faculty and administration to create a climate that promotes personal and intellectual development and encourage the full participation of all students and community among students.

Recreation Programs/Student Recreation Center Director: Lindy Fenex, M.A. Student Recreation Center Linden Street (northwest side of campus)

• (951) 827-5738; www.recreation.ucr.edu

UCR offers students, staff, and faculty a state-of-the-art facility for exercise, sports activities, and general recreational use. The 80,000-square-foot facility includes a fitness center with a weight room; a large cardiovascular training area containing exercise bikes, treadmills, elliptical trainers, and stair climbers; and four racquetball courts and one squash court. It also offers personal training for members. Three large multipurpose rooms are used for fitness classes, martial arts, dance, and individual student use. Four full-sized multi-use courts are lined for basketball, volleyball, and badminton. The outdoor complex contains 10 regulation tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, two basketball courts, one roller hockey court (also lined for basketball), and a large open grassy area for general recreational use. All required equipment is available for free checkout.

Recreation Programs include Intramural Sports, which consists of men’s, women’s, and coed intramural leagues in basketball, volleyball, softball, flag football, soccer, tennis, roller hockey, bowling, golf, and racquetball. Recreation classes include ballroom, hip hop, and many other dance styles, adult and children’s karate, judo, tai chi chuan, yoga, tennis, and fitness classes. The Recreation and Sports Clubs program offers opportunities for competitive and social activities through skiing and snowboarding, paintball, badminton, and cycling.

Outdoor Programs consists of Team Excursions, which offers white-water rafting, backpacking, rock climbing, horseback riding, kayaking, and many other activities. The Team Excursions Challenge Course and Teambuilding Program is for all ages. The Outdoor Excursions Rental shop offers tents, sleeping bags, stoves, cross-country ski packages and snowboards for a fee. The UCR Karate Program is one of the finest in the nation, with seven team national Introducing UC Riverside / 15 championships to its credit. The program sponsors a nationally renowned tournament in May of each year with national and international participants. Recreation also sponsors Market Day, an arts and crafts fair held in December and May, featuring more than 75 vendors selling their wares on campus. Intercollegiate Athletics Director: Stan Morrison, M.S. 120 Physical Education Building

• (951) 827-5432; www.athletics.ucr.edu

A member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and the Big West Conference, UCR competes in 17 sports: eight for men — baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field — and nine for women — basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Athletics programs are supported by student fees, general funds, and private gifts.

Director: Deborah J. McCoy, M.R.C. Veitch Student Center

• (951) 827-3031

Health insurance, including waivers:

• (951) 827-5683; fax (951) 827-4374

campushealth.ucr.edu

The Campus Health Center provides high quality, confidential medical care to students, with a focus on convenient, affordable, and accessible services. All registered students are eligible to use the center, which contains a comprehensive primary care clinic, supported by an in-house medical laboratory, pharmacy, and x-ray services. Specialty clinics include the Walk-in Clinic for urgent illness or injury that cannot wait for an appointment, Women’s Health Clinic, Travel Clinic, Dental Clinic, and limited psychiatric services. In addition, the Health Promotion Program, through individual consultation and assessment, offers students the opportunity to explore a wide array of preventive medicine and healthy lifestyle topics including weight management, optimal fitness, nutrition, smoking cessation, disease management, and stress reduction.

Insurance Student health insurance is a nonacademic condition of enrollment. All students are automatically enrolled in a health plan. The premium is billed on the student account. The Campus Health Center is the primary care facility for students in the mandatory insurance plans. Students who can demonstrate comparable insurance coverage from another source may apply to be waived from automatic enrollment in the mandatory plan. Visit the above Web site for deadlines to file a waiver request.

The Highlander (Student Newspaper) 101 Commons Newsroom (951) 827-3617; Business/Advertising (951) 827-5039 highlandernews.org

The Highlander provides quality reporting and insightful editorials on campus-related issues and coverage of UCR cultural and sports events. The paper is published every Tuesday and Friday during the academic year. It receives funding from advertising and a student fee. Students with a desire to write and a passion for journalism or graphic design as well as advertising can work for The Highlander. KUCR (88.3 FM) Director: Louis Vandenberg 691 Linden Street

• (951) 827-3737

kucr.org (shows schedule)

KUCR, the student-oriented radio station of UCR, is an educational, noncommercial, class-A station licensed to the UC by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The station is managed and operated primarily by students, with contributions from faculty, and staff of the UCR campus. KUCR embraces campus and public needs, involving student participation at all levels. It honors the university’s respect for diverse points of view, ethnic backgrounds, political beliefs, attitudes, and orientations by providing “alternative” programming not normally heard on mainstream commercial stations.

Director: Randy Williams, B.A. Veitch Student Center (Northwest wing)

• (951) 827-3631; www.careers.ucr.edu

The Career Center has twenty one professional and administrative staff members available to assist students with their career decision making, internship placement, graduate and professional school application, and the job search process. Open year-round, the center offers a career resource library, seminars and workshops, individual and group counseling,vocational testing and a comprehensive interactive website available 24 hours a day.

Student Employment The Career Center provides hundreds of part-time, temporary, and summer jobs posted at www.careers.ucr.edu.

Job Search Assistance Students can use both in-person and Web-based resources to practice interviews, get assistance in writing résumés, and to set up a letters-of-reference file. Recruiters visiting campus for interviews have included Abbott Vascular; Aon; Boeing; Deloitte & Touche LLP; Disney College Program; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; FedEX Ground; GEICO; Google; Merck; Northrop Grumman; Pacific Life; Raytheon; Target Corp.; State Farm Insurance Companies; The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.; Verizon; Wells Fargo Bank; Xerox Corp and Yahoo.

Internship Program Internships may be part-time volunteer experiences or may offer a salary or stipend. Students can earn credit for an internship if an academic component is completed on campus.

Events The Career Center hosts a number of annual job fairs (Career Night, Meet the Firms, Engineering and Technical Fair, Teacher Job Fair and Last Chance Fair), job search workshops, and on-campus interviews for career jobs and internships.

Director: Judith Wood, M.A. 3333 Watkins Drive; Riverside, CA 92507

• (951) 827-3854; Childrenservices.ucr.edu

Early care and education services are available on campus for infants, toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten children (from two months through 5 years of age). The center is open to children of students, faculty, and staff of UCR and is accredited by the National Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Director: Todd Wingate, M.A. www.commons.ucr.edu

The Commons at UC Riverside is the “city center” of campus. A dynamic new facility supporting a wide range of events and services, the Commons makes a major contribution to the overall quality of campus life. Designed to host a wide range of diverse student programs, daily meetings and services, and special campus celebrations, the Commons is the place to be on campus.

The Commons offers:

• • Places for gathering and social interaction, as well as quiet study areas

• • A wireless network environment

• • A new conference center featuring flexible, well-equipped meeting

spaces and video-conferencing capabilities to accommodate a wide range of campus and community celebrations and other campus meetings and events

• • Recreation and entertainment venues to support late-night social

programming for students

• • Comfortable and attractive food venues to support the active lifestyles of

students, faculty, and staff Cultural Events 353 Commons

• (951) 827-4629

culturalevents.ucr.edu

Cultural Events is a cultural, intellectual, and educational resource for the university and the surrounding communities. Artists who have performed on the Performing Arts Series include Philip Glass, Twyla Tharp, Laurie Anderson, Joe Goode, 33 Fainting Spells, Rennie Harris, Daniel Bernard Roumain, the Eroica Trio, The Vienna Choir Boys, Anoushka Shankar, Dianne Reeves, The American Brass Quintet, Altan, Margaret Cho, Danny Hoch, and Culture Clash.

Director: Brad Compliment, Ph.D. Veitch Student Center North Wing

• (951) 827-5531; counseling.ucr.edu

The center provides counseling and psychological services for students. The services include individual, couples, and group therapy; biofeedback; crisis intervention; consultation; and referrals. The Counseling Center also provides consultation, outreach, and workshops to the university community, as well as after-hour and weekend phone crisis counseling at (951)UCR-TALK.

African Student Programs Director: Kenneth Simons, B.A. Commons

• (951) 827-4576; asp.ucr.edu

African Student Programs (ASP) was established in 1968 to enhance the academic, cultural, and social development of and to retain students of African descent. Our purpose is to promote academic excellence by providing opportunities for students in their development as role models, leaders, professionals, and scholars.

Asian Pacific Student Programs Director: Emilio J. Virata, Jr., B.A. 244 Costo Hall

• (951) 827-7272 or -7274; www.apsp.ucr.edu

Strives to promote a diverse learning environment at the UCR campus, providing the community with opportunities to learn from and about Asian and Pacific Islander students. Provides peer mentoring; new student orientation; Asian and Pacific Islander Awareness Month; lecture, speaker, film, and video series; leadership training; residence hall outreach; and youth and community outreach. Chicano Student Programs Director: Estella Acuña, B.A. 145 Costo Hall; (951) 827-3821

Offers projects and services responding to the needs of Chicano/Latino students on campus. Support services include advising and individual counseling, referral information, and the coordination of special programs and activities such as the Raza Graduation Banquet, Semana de la Mujer, Dia de los Muertos, Poesia Peligrosa, leadership training, new student/parent orientation, speaker series, community projects, and advisement of clubs and organizations. Native American Student Programs Director: Earl D. Sisto, B.A. 229 Costo Hall; (951) 827-4143 www.nasp.ucr.edu

Provides educational, cultural, and social support for American Indian students and all students through the American Indian Academic Speaker Series, the annual Medicine Ways Conference and Pow Wow, “Indian Time” radio program on KUCR (88.3 FM or kucr.org), and the Indian Times newspaper.

Commons

• (951) 827-3740

gsaucr@ucr.edu; gsa.ucr.edu

GSA represents all campus graduate students, including credential and medical students. Governed by the Graduate Student Council, which comprises representatives from each of UCR’s graduate programs. Officers, elected at large, are the president, executive vice president, vice president of academic affairs, health insurance chair, public relations officer, and international student affairs officer.

It is supported by a $24 per quarter fee for services such as the minigrant program that provides travel grants to graduate students who attend or present research at professional conferences, Grad Bash parties, and beverage mixers.

A member of the UC Student Association, which represents all UC students and has a lobby program in Sacramento, GSA is heavily involved in campus governance and appoints students to serve on various committees.

Director: Andy Plumley, M.A. 3595 Canyon Crest Drive Riverside, CA 92507

• (951) 827-6350; housinginfo@ucr.edu

www.housing.ucr.edu

UCR student housing provides a variety of on-campus living environments designed to encourage both academic pursuits and personal growth. On-campus living helps ensure that students can truly be a part of the college community, with access to valuable resources and opportunities to participate in activities that complement the classroom educational experience.

The Residence Halls are home to more than 3,000 students at all class levels living in double and triple rooms on coeducational halls. All Residence Hall rooms are furnished, heated and air-conditioned, with high speed data connectivity, telephone, and cable television service included. Some halls are composed entirely of students who share a common academic or social interest, including the following:

CHASS Learning Community First-year students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Enginuity First-year students in the Bourns College of Engineering

CNAS Scholars Learning Community Students in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Honors Hall Students admitted to UCR’s University Honors Program

Pre-Business Hall Students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Pre-Business Program

Transfer Hall Community of newly admitted transfer students

Gender Neutral Housing Option Students with diverse gender identities, expressions, and orientations

Stonewall Hall Students of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and gender diversity allies

PATH Pan-African Theme Hall

Unete a Mundo Latino/chicano cultural interest hall

Staff and residents work together to provide activities and programs that develop a sense of community and encourage social interaction. Educational support consists of academic study groups, tutorial assistance programs, seminars, computer labs, study rooms, and scheduled study hours. Social activities include weekly hall competitions, trips to the mountains and beach, theme dances, special dinners, mock game shows, cultural events, and intramural sports. Recreational centers feature television lounges, pool and ping-pong tables, video game machines, fitness rooms, piano rooms, and social lounges. On-site convenience stores provide snacks, school supplies, and toiletries. Several dining-plan and dining-facility options give students access to a convenient, quality culinary program. Introducing UC Riverside / 17 The Campus Apartments offer continuing and graduate students the enhanced privacy of traditional apartment-style communities while retaining the important advantages of living on campus. Apartments range from economical, fully-furnished suites to furnished and unfurnished mulli-bedroom, multi-bath apartment homes. All Campus Apartment homes include refrigerators, carpeting, window coverings, heating, and air-conditioning, and are cable-ready. Most include full kitichens with and without dishwashers and microwave ovens. Campus Apartment communities may also feature a swimming pool, spa, picnic areas with barbeque grills, recreational and study rooms, computer lab, television lounge, vending machines, bike storage, secure laundry rooms, and a sport court/recreational green.

Mail delivery, equipment check-out, photo-copying opportunities, and maintenance services are provided daily by onsite staff. Live-in staff plan social and educational events and activities. They are also trained and available to assist residents with questions, concerns, or advice, personal and maintenance needs, and peer conflicts 24 hours a day.

Family Student Housing is available to all students with families. The community comprises moderately-priced, unfurnished two- and three-bedroom duplex homes on 55 park-like acres at the edge of campus. Community amenities include a park with playground and picnic area, secure laundry facilities, and a community center with a computer lab. Homes include refrigerators, stove/oven units, heating, tile floors, and washer/dryer hook-ups and are cable-ready. Also provided are equipment check-out, grounds maintenance, repair services, water, trash removal, and an extensive family oriented activities calendar.

The Community Living Program is a web-based service designed to help students find housing opportunities in the community surrounding UCR and let students advertise themselves as a potential roommate or search for other students who are looking for a roommate.

Dining Services prepares diverse, “authentic,” healthy cuisine and friendly service to the UCR campus community.

Residential Restaurants are located at both Aberdeen-Inverness and Lothian Residence Halls. Entrees, grilled specialties, homemade pizza, international cuisine, salad, fruit, and desserts are served “all-you-care-to-eat” cafeteria style.

Citrus Grove Catering at UCR is the official catering service for campus facilities. Catering can provide creative theme meals, banquets, picnics, barbeques, formal dinners, international menus, elegant lunches, and refreshment breaks to complement campus meetings and events.

The Commons offers a diverse range of culinary foods at Mama Mia’s, Bonsai Bowl, Baja Sol, On-A-Roll Sushi, Campus Deli, and the Bear Grounds Coffee Bar.

The Barn is a UCR social hub offering salads, burgers, pizza, and grilled sandwiches.

Taco Fresco is an authentic outdoor Mexican taqueria located near the Science Library and featuring handmade tortillas, mulitas, street tacos, tortas, Mexican combination plates, and a salsa bar.

Ivan’s@Hinderaker offers soft drinks, smoothies, grab’n’go salads, wraps and sandwiches, and other quick snacks.

1669 Statistics/Computer Bldg.

• (951) 827-4113; internationalcenter.ucr.edu

Overview The IEC offers a place for students to engage in a full range of international activities, such as intercultural programs, social events, speakers, etc. Students are encouraged to use the comprehensive multi-media resource library on international universities, travel planning, scholarships, work abroad, etc. The International Women’s Exchange meets at the Center every Wednesday morning from 10 AM to Noon. The International Service and Global Impact club, ISAGI, is also headquartered at the Center. The Center also provides protocol and visit arrangements for international guests of the campus. Services to International Students The IEC provides support to all members of UCR’s international student body. New and continuing students may choose from a range of services, from pre-arrival to post graduation assistance. The professional staff facilitate all immigration issues related to student status, offering quarterly workshops on specialized topics. International Peer Advisors, a student volunteer team, welcomes newly arrived international students throughout the year. Prospective IPAs are always welcome.

Education Abroad Program (EAP) Students interested in the language, literature, engineering, science, art, culture, history, government, business or social institutions of the EAP countries can gain substantially from first-hand academic experiences. Opportunities are available at each class level. Options vary by duration (short term to full year) and by academic focus. EAP operates in cooperation with some 130 host institutions in 34 countries worldwide, and annually sends over 4,000 students overseas. Details are in the Programs and Courses section of this catalog under Education Abroad Program.

Fulbright Student Program The IEC coordinates the application process for enrolled UCR students who enter the national Fulbright Student Program competition. Graduating seniors and graduate students can find brochures, applications, and information on procedures at the IEC. The application period is May to October for participation in the following year.

Planned Opportunities Abroad Agreement (POAA) The IEC is headquarters for students to access non-UC study abroad programs. POAA permits students to study abroad for transfer credit and use eligible financial aid for either direct enrollment or through a third-party provider. POAA advising and applications are available at the Center.

Alternative Opportunities Non-study opportunities abroad are popular. The IEC maintains liaisons with most of the international networks for volunteering, internships, employment, and budget travel.

Director: Michael Paul Wong, M.Ed. Surge Building, First Floor

• (951) 827-3721; www.learningcenter.ucr.edu

The Learning Center provides academic support to all enrolled undergraduate and graduate students at UCR. Each quarter it offers various programs and services to help students succeed and excel academically. Programs and services are offered 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Monday – Thursday) and 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Friday) at the Learning Center and throughout the day in various locations throughout campus, including the following:

Academic Intervention/Peer Counseling Provides customized support to students who are encountering academic difficulty, and to help students make a successful transition to university life.

SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) In collaboration with the Financial Aid Office, referred students are assisted with individual counseling, referred to on campus resources and general information on university and financial aid regulations.

Success Central Workshops and programs to assist students in developing strategies and locating resources that will promote academic success, such as time management, study skills and test preparation. Facilitated by professional staff, we offer graduate and professional school standardized preparatory courses for examinations, such as GRE, LSAT, CBEST, MSAT, MCAT and GMAT.

Tutorial Assistance Program (TAP) Campus-wide drop-in tutoring and study sessions for the following fields: Business Administration, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Math, Physics, Psychology and Spanish. New fields are constantly added. Please check the Learning Center website for other classes, details and a schedule of hours.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Facilitated by upper division students to provide study skills strategies in coursework to help students practice and develop academic skills necessary for success in college. Offered in both lower and upper division courses for Biology, Business, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physics. Computer Lab State-of-the-art 29 station computer lab is open to all enrolled students for academic purposes.

Summer Bridge Program For entering students needing assistance in precalculus and writing composition in preparation for the first year of college.

Mathematics Advisory Examinations For incoming students, placement examinations are used by UCR to assess student readiness for University work and to determine the appropriate course placement in Mathematics.

Student Employment Employment and leadership development opportunities as peer educators, Supplemental Instruction leaders, tutors, peer counselors, administrative support assistants, and computer lab monitors.

Director: Nancy Jean Tubbs, M.S. 245 Costo Hall

• (951) 827-2267; out@ucr.edu; www.out.ucr.edu

Provides support, education, and advocacy regarding sexual orientation and gender identity for the UCR campus community. Offers web resources, free pamphlets, and a library of books, films and magazines for academic research and personal growth, “drop-in” support, and referrals to on- and off-campus resources. Programs include the Allies Safe Zone network, Peer Connections mentoring program, Tuesday Rap Groups, Q-Camp Orientation, Winter Leadership Retreat, Lambda Celebration, Speakers Bureau panels, and campus-wide events in recognition of National Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and Intersex Awareness Day.

Ombudsman: Indu Sen 349 Surge Building Phone (951) 827-3213; Fax (951) 827-7071 ombuds@ucr.edu (Email is discouraged as confidentiality cannot be assured.); ombuds.ucr.edu

The Office of the Ombudsman offers a range of dispute resolution services for all members of the university community — students, staff, faculty, and administrators. Anyone who has a university-related concern, has questions about policies or procedures, needs to explore alternatives and options to resolve a matter, needs assistance with finding the appropriate campus resources, or feels they have been treated unfairly can seek the assistance of the Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman seeks fair and equitable solutions by serving as a confidential, impartial, and informal resource for conflict resolution. The Ombudsman can informally inquire into the situation, facilitate communication, negotiate, mediate, and otherwise assist informal conflict resolution. In addition, the Ombudsman can recommend institutional and systemic changes by providing upward feedback and tracking trends and broader systemic issues. The Office functions independently of administrative structures and does not take sides in any matter. All communications are confidential (except in cases where there may be a threat of harm) and the Office does not create or maintain records that would divulge the identities of anyone with whom the Office has come into contact.

Examples of issues that have been brought to the Office’s attention include, but are not limited to, academic issues and grade disputes, workplace conflicts, perceived harassment and incivility, retaliation, ethics issues, and unfair treatment.

Please leave a confidential voicemail with your phone number and availability, and the Office will arrange for a phone or in-person meeting. Please note that the use of email is discouraged as confidentiality cannot be assured.

Discussing a concern with the Ombudsman does not constitute notice to the university. The Ombudsman does not provide legal advice, does not participate in formal processes, and may refuse certain cases.

Chief of Police: Michael Lane, B.A. 3500 Canyon Crest Drive 9-1-1 for reporting emergencies

• (951) 827-5222; police.ucr.edu

The UC Police Department (UCPD) operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. UCR Police officers have full police powers and are responsible for all law enforcement activities and criminal investigations on the UCR campus. Police officers work in uniform or plain clothes patrolling the campus in marked and unmarked vehicles, on bicycles, and by foot.

Incident Reporting The university strongly encourages victims to report all criminal incidents, regardless of their nature, to the police immediately to ensure that appropriate action can be taken. Emergencies are best reported using the 9-1-1 system and nonemergencies using routine channels.

Emergencies Any police, fire, or medical emergency on campus can be reported by the 9-1-1 emergency reporting system, campus Emergency Call Boxes, campus emergency phones located in all campus building elevators and various campus buildings, or by walk-in reporting to the Police Department. Call boxes are located in or adjacent to most campus parking lots and are indicated on campus maps.

Publication of Incidents To increase awareness of campus safety at UCR, incidents of criminal activity within the campus community are publicized via the UCPD Annual Report and Crime Statistics online; an ongoing “press log” of Community Crime Alert Bulletins (posters); the “Rap Sheet” column in The Highlander student newspaper; the above Web site; “Crime Watch” columns in campus housing newsletters; regular police activity reports to campus housing administrators; e-mail to campus listserv members; and crime prevention programs.

The Campus Safety Escort Service is free to students, staff, faculty, and anyone else who needs an escort.

• • Pick up any red phone on campus that says Campus Safety Escort

Service, which will automatically connect to the Dispatcher Desk

• • Walk up to the Dispatcher Desk located inside Rivera Library and ask for

an escort

• • Call the Dispatcher Desk at (951) 827-3772 and ask for an escort
• • Wave to an escort on campus to be walked to a destination

Alumni and Visitor’s Center

• (951) 827-3438; www.alumni.ucr.edu/saa

Affiliated with the UCR Alumni Association, a network of over 75,000 alumni, the Student Alumni Association prepares students for life after college through mentorships with successful alumni in the working world; career conferences in medicine, law, and business; dinners with alumni; and other leadership-building activities. More information is available at the above Web site.

Director: Laura Riley, M.Ed. 104 Costo Hall

• (951) 827-4208; http://conduct.ucr.edu

Works to articulate to students the standards of behavior expected within the university community, educate students within the context of these standards, and ensure a safe and healthy environment conducive to learning and personal development. Any member of the university community wishing to bring alleged violations of standards to the attention of the university should contact this office. Introducing UC Riverside / 19

229 Commons Student Building

• (951) 827-7344; Fax (951) 827-2439

studentlife.ucr.edu

The purpose of Student Life is to foster the development of students beyond the classroom, build community on campus, encourage involvement in campus life, advocate for the needs of students, foster pride and affiliation with UCR, and assist the university in its efforts to recruit and retain students.

Student Organization Leadership, Advising, and Resources (SOLAR) provides comprehensive support and assistance to student organizations, including assistance with university recognition, recruitment, program and event planning, major event management, accessing university resources, understanding and negotiating university policies and procedures, organizational development and enhancement, fundraising, promotion and marketing, and communication.

Campus Activities provides campus entertainment and opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to release their inner Highlander Pride.

New Student Orientation (Bear Facts) helps students get to know the university and become affiliated with UCR. Held in July, the Bear Facts Orientation for new freshman program gives students an opportunity to take placement exams, receive academic advising, and register for classes.

First-Year Programs assist new students in starting off on the right track in their college experiences through a number of programs, workshops, and leadership opportunities.

Director: Lenita Kellstrand, B.S. 125 Costo Hall

• (951) 827-3861

specserv@ucr.edu; specialservices.ucr.edu

Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD):

• (951) 827-4538

Services for Students with Disabilities Student Special Services offers information to prospective students about available services, financial aid, housing, mobility, or other concerns related to attending UCR. Prospective students are invited to contact the office early in their planning to attend UCR. For specific information about admission requirements, contact the Office of Undergraduate Recruitment or the Graduate Division.

Services available to regularly enrolled UCR students may include information on and referral to on- and off-campus services, transportation and mobility assistance, and academic support services. Students wishing to receive disability accommodations should contact SSD to request services. Accommodations are individually designed to meet the documented disability-related needs of each student.

Veterans Affairs Student Special Services is the certifying official and liaison with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for students who are eligible for VA educational benefits as a result of their own military service or a service-connected death or complete and permanent disability of a parent or spouse. Students who receive such educational benefits may also be eligible for special VA-sponsored work-study and tutorial benefits. Students wishing to receive VA educational benefits are encouraged to contact Student Special Services as soon as they are admitted to UCR. Staff are also available to assist students with any problems relating to veterans’ educational benefits, such as nonreceipt of checks or forms. Students should be aware of the standards for satisfactory progress at UCR; the pertinent information is detailed under Scholarship Regulations in the Policies and Regulations section of this catalog. Also, it is the student’s responsibility to report to Student Special Services any change in status that may affect benefits. Children and spouses or registered domestic partners of veterans whose death or disability (at any percentage) was service connected may also be eligible for exemption from most university fees under provisions of the California Educational Code. Application may be made to any county veterans services office. Claims for fee exemptions should be presented to the university during the academic year for which the claim applies. Retroactive approval can be granted only in situations in which students applied for the exemption in a timely manner but approval was delayed by the VA’s processing of an original or reopened service-connected disability compensation or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation claim.

Director: Michael Delo, B.A. 683 Linden Street Riverside, CA 92507

• (951) 827-TAPS (8277); www.parking.ucr.edu

All vehicles parking on the UCR campus must display a valid student, staff/faculty, or visitor UCR parking permit at all times. Visitor parking is available at the Pay-by-Space dispensers, located in the following lots: Lots 1, 4 (after 4:00 p.m.), 6, 10, 14, 20. Additional Hourly and Daily Permit dispensers are located in Lots 23, 24 (after 4:00pm), 25, 26, 30. The Highlander Hauler is a free shuttle service for students, staff, and faculty. See the above Web site for other services.

Northeast of the Commons

• (951) 827-BOOK (2665); fax (951) 827-6908

www.ucrcampusstore.ucr.edu

Students can purchase textbooks needed for their classes and most school supplies. The UCR Campus Store also carries a large selection of general interest books and sells gift items, backpacks, greeting cards, posters, art supplies, photographic supplies, office products, electronics accessories, UCR-imprinted sportswear, gifts, class rings, graduation caps and gowns, and graduation announcements.

CompUCR, located in the UCR Campus Store, sells computer hardware platforms, printers, and supplies, and computer books and software.

Book Buy-Back Students may sell used textbooks back to the Campus Store for up to 50 percent of their retail value during the first and last weeks of each quarter and during the school year for wholesale value. Check with the UCR Campus Store for more information.

The UCR Card Office is locatated in the University Commons on the second floor in Suite 249. Cost for a new UCR ID Card: $25 Cost for a replacement card: $20

• (951) UCR-CARD (827-2273); www.ucrcard.ucr.edu

The UCR ID Card is a multi-functional campus ID card. All students must carry and show an official campus ID for verification throughout the campus and the community. The UCR ID Card will be used for most official campus transactions. This includes class attendance, checking out books from the libraries, and entering the Student Recreation Center and various other buildings on campus. The UCR card can be a meal card for residence hall living and give access to residence hall rooms. Money can be added to the card to use in most vending machines, all copy machines, and in laundry facilities at all campus housing locations. It may be used as a debit card at Dining Services locations, the UCR Campus Store, the Learning Center, printing at the libraries, at all campus convenience stores, and at many off-campus locations.

Acting Vice-Chancellor of University Advancement: Susan Harlow, M.S. 4118 Hinderaker Hall

• (951) UCR-NEWS (827-6397); www.ucr.edu

Headed by the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, this division has primary responsibility for generating external support for the campus, through fund-raising, strategic media relations, publications such as the campus magazine, video production services, the UCR home page, community and governmental relations, event planning, and alumni services, including a Student Alumni Association.

State Department of Rehabilitation 3130 Chicago Avenue Riverside, CA 92507

• (951) 782-6650 (Voice) or (951) 682-0143 (TTY)

Students who have a disability that handicaps them vocationally may be eligible for services from a state department of rehabilitation office, including vocational counseling and guidance, training (with payment of costs such as books, fees, and tuition), and job placement.

Voters who need to register for the first time, or reregister because they have moved or switched their party affiliation, can obtain forms from the Student Special Services Office in 125 Costo Hall. Voters may also request a form by calling 1-800-345-VOTE, or complete an online form at the Secretary of State’s Web site at ss.ca.gov.

Director: Adrienne Sims, Ed.D. 260 Costo Hall

• (951) 827-3337; www.wrc.ucr.edu

Offers programs, projects, and services that focus on issues facing women and men today. Presents workshops, speakers, films, and activities addressing women’s and men’s concerns and personal “drop-in” support, with an extensive referral service. Core services include the Campus Safety Escort Service and self-defense classes. Introducing UC Riverside / 21 Nestled at the foot of the Box Springs Mountains, UC Riverside's 1,200-acre park-like campus includes the landmark 161-foot Bell Tower, the 40-acre Botanic Gardens, and acres of citrus groves (a resource for UCR research). 22