College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences has appointed a new dean, Stephen E. Cullenberg, an economics professor and avid sports fan at UCR since 1988...more

California Teach Seeks to Multiply the Number of Science and Math Teachers - UC Riverside will help quadruple the state’s annual output of mathematics and science teachers for K-12 classrooms...more

UCR Faculty Member Elected Fellow of Entomological Society of America
Timothy Paine, professor of entomology, is one of only six new fellows elected this year...more

Researchers Determine Genetic Origin of California Wild Radish - The rapid spread of the hybrid radish caused the extinction of its parents in the state...more

Unknown Bacterial Species Found in the Tropical Forest Canopy - Environmental Science Professor, David E. Crowley examined the tropical rainforest canopy of Brazil and found unknown bacterial biodiversity living among the leaves...more

W.M. Keck Foundation Grant Boosts UCR’s Air Pollution Research- A $1.5 million grant for new instrumentation to create a world class air pollution research facility...more

Construction is well underway for UCR's Alumni & Visitors Center!
View our progress

July 2006

It's not too late to help complete this beautiful campus facility
which will serve over 65,000 UCR alumni!
Donate online to the Alumni & Visitors Center or download a pledge form to mail.

UCR Alumni! Start Your Engines!

UCR Alumni Day at the NASCAR Sony HD 500

Sunday, September 3rd 2006

What better way to spend Labor Day weekend than experiencing the thrill of NASCAR racing? Come early and spend the day enjoying the newly designed Town Center midway. Town Center features fun activities for the family including driver merchandise trailers, giant video walls, concerts, shopping, picnic and leisure areas and interactive performers. With over 100,000 people attending, this NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race will feature some of the biggest superstars in the world of sports!

UC Alumni package includes: One (1) grandstand ticket to the Sony HD 500 races Access to the corporate hospitality chalet Meal service including food, beer, wine, and soft drinks Pit Pass , with access to pit road (guided tour) Reserved parking

Special Concert featuring: Puddle of Mudd Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts (the house band for the House of the Blues) Country Music Star Julie Roberts.

COST: (A package worth more than $200!)
$150 per person - UCRAA members
$175 per person - Non-UCRAA members

Deadline for ordering is Thursday August 17th!

For more information and to purchase your package, contact the UCR Alumni Association at (951) 827-2586 or (800) 426-2586. For more information on the NASCAR Sony HD 500 go to www.californiaspeedway.com

UCRAA members may qualify for an additional discount of up to 23% off GEICO’s already low rates.

UCRAA members may qualify for an additional discount up to 23% off GEICO’s already low rates.

Want access to these benefits for life? Become a life member of the UCR Alumni Association!
Joining is easy and just a click away!

To learn about all the privileges, discounts and benefits of membership visit www.alumni.ucr.edu/membership

Chancellor’s Associates – the COOLEST way to give!

Don’t let the heat keep you from making your gift this summer! Members of the Chancellor’s Associates, UCR’s premier annual giving club, represent leadership at its finest. Donors include alumni, parents and friends, who are dedicated to advancing the mission of UCR, and the many ways one can impact the life of the campus. Your leadership gift helps to fund student scholarships, fellowships, support cutting-edge research and programs that make us distinctly UC Riverside.

Cool ways to give include:

C - Check or Charge – You can make your check payable to the UC Riverside Foundation and mail it to Chancellor's Associates, UCR Office of Development, Riverside, CA 92521, OR you can make your gift conveniently over the phone using your Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover.
O – Online – Make your gift online today by visiting us at www.chancellorsassociates.ucr.edu and click on the Give Now link.
O – Over the phone – Just call (951) UCR-7172, to reach Wanda Scruggs, Associate Director, Special Giving, and make your gift by phone.
L – Live and in person. You are always welcome on campus. Just stop by 257A Highlander Hall and we’ll be glad to assist you in any way.

So give to Chancellor’s Associates today – and support the power of a dream today that will change a student’s destiny for tomorrow…in a very cool way!