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̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff at the Staff Picnic at the HUB

Staff

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If You Want to Go Far, Come Here

As Highlanders, our staff members are a part of the world’s most prestigious public university system, conducting meaningful work that propels thoughts and ideas forward. Their dedication and enthusiasm have helped to lift us higher as both a university and community. We’re among the top 1.3% of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings, and continue to be named the nation’s leader for social mobility by U.S. News. In 2023, we also became members of the Association of American Universities, or AAU, comprised of the country’s leading research universities.

At UC Riverside, we want all of our Highlanders to feel a sense of belonging, motivation, and sustainable progress. That’s why we make sure our staff members receive exceptional benefits, in addition to the intellectual and cultural advantages of being a member of the UC community. Here, work-life balance is a priority. And with access to our region’s diverse geography, from the desert to the coast, as well as Riverside’s vibrant cultural and recreational activities, it’s also attainable.

On campus, diversity equals vitality. Among our senior leadership, 50% are women, many are first-generation college graduates, and several were born outside of the United States. All lead to inspire, inviting and encouraging staff to create, innovate, and accelerate bold ideas for transformative change.

 

Staff News


Bannockburn Village housing
Bannockburn to be torn down
UC Riverside Housing Services has announced plans to demolish Bannockburn Village this summer and notified tenants that the aging student housing complex will close at the end of June. The campus will explore future redevelopment options for the site with site feasibility planning to begin in the coming months, said Heidi Scribner, associate vice chancellor of Auxiliary Services. The decision to close Bannockburn comes as the need for substantial repairs and renovations at the housing and commercial complex to key systems and infrastructure has continued to mount. 
Memorial at alumni and visitors center
Campus pays tribute to alum and noted urban planner
An all-star athlete and one of UC Riverside’s first Black students, Edward James Blakely went on to become an internationally acclaimed expert in urban planning, public policy, and disaster recovery. Family, friends, dignitaries and community members celebrated his life and legacy at a memorial service Feb. 7 at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Alumni and Visitors Center. Blakely, an emeritus professor of urban planning at UC Berkeley, died Sept. 6 at his home in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 87.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ students
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ students gain sustainability knowledge as they advance
An inaugural sustainability literacy assessment of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ students found that seniors scored significantly higher than freshmen, offering evidence that ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ students are learning key concepts related to environmental, social, and economic sustainability during their time at the university.
UTLF construction
North campus sidewalk reopens
A widely used campus walkway has reopened to pedestrians as UC Riverside’s new instructional building project draws closer to completion. The sidewalk at the north side of campus, running along the Amy Harrison Athletic Field and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Soccer Stadium, had been closed since mid-December as part of construction for the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility, or UTLF.

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