The land acknowledgement plaque

The Student Success Center’s (SSC) new land acknowledgement plaque is a beautiful oak display that proudly decorates a hallway of the first floor of the SSC. Meant to honor the tribes of Southern California, the permanent display features glass plaques with the names of over 15 tribes including the Chumash, Tongva and Acjachemen tribes. The land acknowledgment can be read on the top left section of the oak plaque. It honors and respects the original caregivers of the land that the University of California, Riverside now stands on. On the bottom left corner of the plaque, you can see an apology to the oaks as well as a message of gratitude to the trees that were removed from the soil to give place to the SSC. Those same oak trees were used to make this 20-foot wide plaque and the wooden benches that face it. If you get a chance, stop by the SSC to admire the beautiful display and the message it imparts on this campus.