Emerbee’s, the new dining facility on campus, formally opened its doors to over 200 students on Thursday, Oct. 3, with a celebration event that lasted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The grand opening event featured free giveaways with purchase, bee-themed treats and finally, a ribbon cutting ceremony and speech from the chancellor.
In an interview with The Highlander, Benjamin...
On Friday, Oct. 4 at the North District Construction Site, UCR and American Campus Communities (ACC) held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the first phase of UCR’s largest building project to date. The ceremony for the North District Project began at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Linden Street and Aberdeen Drive. Among the speakers were Associate Vice Chancellor...
Over the summer, Devon Sakamoto, the director of The Well and R’Pantry at UCR, announced that Megan Harbert was hired for the newly created position of Basic Needs Coordinator.
This new position was created to assist with maintaining and expanding UCR’s basic needs initiatives and partnerships. In an interview with The Highlander, Harbert stated that UCR has the highest rates...
On Friday, Sept. 27, the University of California (UC) filed a brief in the Supreme Court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In September of 2017 the UC became the first university to sue the government after the administration announced it would end DACA.
In a statement made on Sept. 27,...
Beginning this quarter, the UCR police department will begin to use body worn cameras (BWC’s) and in-car video systems as a part of their patrol functions. The addition of BWC’s and in-car video systems is a part of a multiyear initiative across all University of California campuses to leverage a modern resource for law enforcement that is expected to...
Starting this fall quarter, Transportation and Parking Services will be offering undergraduates a carpool program that will allow groups of three that travel along the same route to purchase and split the price of a regular Gold parking permit. The program will be called the Undergraduate Carpool Program.
In an interview with The Highlander, Irma Henderson, the director of TAPS...
This year, the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) hired 12 new faculty members. The college now has 135 faculty members, however, they are seeking to hire six to eight more this year.
In an interview with The Highlander, Angela Meluski, the director of marketing and communications at BCOE stated that the demand for engineers in the workplace continues to increase...
As of Tuesday, Sept. 17, UCR’s current UCRWPA wireless network was replaced with a new UCR-SECURE wireless solution.
In an interview with The Highlander, Jacob Poore, the communications specialist at ITS, stated that the network was replaced as a part of ITS’ ongoing efforts to improve campus wireless infrastructure, security and access for students, faculty and staff. Poore stated that...
On Friday, Sept. 20, the department of Student Life and the Center for Social Innovation held the first of many informational meetings pertaining to the upcoming 2020 Census. It was open to all UCR students and organizations. The meeting highlighted how important filling out the census is in hard-to-count areas like Riverside, and how college students make up a...
On June 7, the ASUCR Judicial Council petitioner filed a case regarding the eligibility of the candidates of the special elections that took place on May 29, 2019. The Judicial Council initially found that the candidates elected for elections director and marketing and promotions director were ineligible because they did not have at least one year of experience. However,...