On Tuesday, Jan. 21, ASUCR’s Transfer & Non-Traditional Student Committee hosted a transfer student experience panel in HUB 268 at 11:30 a.m.
The panel consisted of four transfer students of different backgrounds who all came with the common goal of helping other transfer students navigate their short time at UCR in the most effective and beneficial way possible. They also...
On Thursday, Jan. 23, CHASS Senator Angel Cuevas and the Career Center hosted a workshop called “Presenting Yourself in the Best Light,” which focused on preparing students for professional life. The workshop included advice on resume building from the Career Center as well as free headshots by John-Paul Wolf Photography. The event was held in HUB 302.
The Highlander briefly...
On Thursday, Jan. 16, the UC Board of Regents held the first town hall open forum for students, faculty, staff and stakeholders to voice their thoughts on the selection of the new president of the University of California. The event was held on campus in HUB 302.
Following the announcement that UC President Janet Napolitano will be resigning from her...
Hundreds of students lined up outside the Student Recreation Center (SRC) on Thursday, Jan. 15, for the annual distribution of R’Gear led by ASUCR. The Highlander met and briefly spoke with Carolyn Chang, the vice president of finance, who was in charge of organizing and leading the event.
She informed The Highlander that this is the sixth year in a...
On Friday, Jan. 17, ASUCR held their second meeting of the quarter.
At the start of the meeting, BCOE Senator Maurice Arstrong motioned to amend the agenda to include the GCAP allocations during committee reports. CHASS senator Angelica Garcia motioned to amend the agenda to include the finance hearing from Jan. 14 and CHASS Senator Isaiah Kim motioned to add...
According to UCR’s Office of Institutional Research, the university’s graduation rate has risen by 10 percentage points over the last six years. The data includes the amount of UCR’s 2013 freshmen cohort that graduated in the summer of 2019. This makes the UCR graduation rate 76%. The five-year graduation rate has shown a new UCR record at 75%. Four-year...
Over the past year, UCR Housing, Dining & Hospitality Services has introduced a variety of fair trade and sustainable coffee options to the many dining facilities on campus.
According to the Dining Services website, fair trade certified coffee “represents thousands of products that improve millions of lives by protecting land and waterways in 45 countries and counting.” Currently, the Italian...
On Friday, Jan. 10, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a $222 billion state budget to address current challenges California faces, such as homelessness, funding of K-12 education and climate change. Within the 2020-21 California proposal, $25 million would be allocated to the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
The funding from the proposal would be used to increase enrollment...
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, ASUCR held their second meeting of the quarter.
At the start of the meeting, Public Policy Senator and President Pro Tempore Preeti Juturu motioned to amend the agenda to add a discussion over SB-F19-018 which was discussed at last week’s ASUCR meeting. Juturu stated that there are inconsistencies within the bill. The motion to add discussion...
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Preeti Juturu, ASUCR president pro tempore and public policy senator publicly resigned at the ASUCR meeting. During the meeting she stated, “I need to take a step back from ASUCR affairs and I need to take care of my personal affairs ... I am disappointed in the senate for not critically thinking about the issues...