UCR Parents Association

The UCR Parent’s Association is now the UCR Highlander Family Network!

To ensure all families feel included in their students success at UCR, we have changed the name of the program to now have full inclusion.

No matter your role within your students life, we welcome you to follow our new page UCR Highlander Family Network.

This UCR Parent’s Association page will be disabled on July 10. If you would like to continue to receive the latest updates, news, and happenings, please follow us on our new page.

You can also find more information about the UCR Highlander Family Network at

Highlander Family Network R’House is your house too!

Hey, UCR Parents!

You are invited to join us for a UCR Parent Virtual Open House!

Do you have questions about how to get involved as a UCR parent, what resources are available to ensure student success, or any other concerns? Join parents of new and continuing students this fall for a virtual open house.

These sessions are a great opportunity to have your questions answered and grow your Highlander parent network. Parents will have an opportunity to win UCR swag so you can show your Highlander pride!

Virtual Sessions Dates and Times:
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 12 PM to 1 PM PST
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 2 PM to 1 PM PST

UCR Parent Virtual Open House

Those summer nights 😍

📸: Harsh Kumar, '23

Lawmakers are getting ready to consider funding for the next federal budget, so we're calling on Congress to make increased funding for the Pell Grant a priority. Doubling the Pell would help make college more accessible and affordable to even more students - and anyone who wants to attend college should receive the financial support to do so. Join us by signing the petition calling on Congress to Double the Pell. https://bit.ly/3JOpNWw

Grad Fair 2022 starts tomorrow. Help your student prepare for commencement, join us at the UCR Bookstore for a discount on regalia during our in-person event. alumni.ucr.edu/gradfair
Wednesday, April 20 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 21 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, April 21 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

UC Riverside

📣 Lawmakers are meeting TOMORROW to debate funding for UC! Will you ask them to prioritize critical funding for University of California? Help us send 1,000 emails to lawmakers today. https://bit.ly/37oDnlb

Climate change is a global emergency Add your name to demand action

Happy February, Highlanders! Throughout this , we’ll be celebrating the many successes of 's Black student scholars & also taking a look back at the historical firsts and impacts made by ’s Black community on our campus. Did you know: UCR’s Black students have a reputation of graduating at higher rates than any other ethnicity on campus

Photo opp: Check out the display at the Riverside Festival of Lights at the The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa! Pssst… This is one of the nation’s largest holiday light collections! It runs now through Jan. 6. You can find the display to the left of The Mission Inn, across from Coffee Bean. Drop a photo below if you take one!

📸: Sandra Baltazar Martinez

Will you join our community of almost 50,000 advocates fighting for a better future? UC Advocacy Network https://bit.ly/3nw7Q6C

Highlanders unite! It’s Giving Tuesday… help us support students, research & learning experiences by . All gifts make a difference! Student support gifts of $5 or more will be matched 1:1 until we’ve reached $200K in total gifts. Donate here -> Dayofgiving.ucr.edu

Birthday boy. 🎉❤️ Show our beloved mascot Scotty some love below! And check out all of the virtual & on-campus events, including Friday’s Bonfire at starting at 6p -> homecoming.ucr.edu

Today’s Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony -- with Highlander Army ROTC cadets -- honors all our country's veterans & military service members. Thank you for your service!

📸: Photographer Stan Lim

Great photo of fall at by Ph.D student Shabnam Etemadi! Drop one of your favorite fall campus photos below! 🍁

Fall final exams are coming soon. You can’t take your student's finals for them, but you can give them a boost and let them know you are thinking about them.

It takes just a few minutes to order a Fall Care Package, filled with classic snacks to help them through those late-night study sessions.

Visit: https://www.swaku.com/ucr-catalog-snack-packages to send your student a classic package or build your own.

The deadline to order is November 15, 2021. Just choose the package you want to send and make sure to include an encouraging message from home.

Join us on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9 a.m. for an interactive webinar to learn from experienced UCR Alumni practicing Law! We will host a keynote speaker, law school panel, and networking breakout sessions with our UCR alumni family.
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Register today at:
https://saa.ucr.edu/cec_law

Join us today at 6 p.m. to hear from UCR's newest leaders.
Register now at https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/meettheleaders.

Alumni, parents, and students are invited to join us on Monday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual meet and greet with Provost Elizabeth Watkins and CHASS Dean Daryle Williams. Hear from our newest leaders about their background in education and their vision for UCR.

Register today at https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/meettheleaders.

You are invited to a virtual meet and greet with Provost Elizabeth Watkins and CHASS Dean Daryle Williams on October 26 at 6 p.m. PST. Register today: https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/meettheleaders

UCR students can schedule their flu shot through the Student Health Center. Details regarding availability and cost can be found on the Student Health Center website. Students may also call 951-827-3031 https://studenthealth.ucr.edu/

Get High-Quality Medical Care from Student Health Services UC Riverside Students can turn to Student Health Services for high-quality, accessible, and comprehensive medical care.

This new space on campus has us 😍

Today, we're launching Beyond Brilliant, UC Riverside’s first fundraising initiative dedicated to student-focused priorities across campus, to create even more opportunities for Highlanders to shine at UCR. Together with the philanthropic support of our alumni, along with thousands of donors and advocates from around the world, we will raise $50 million over five years for scholarships and fellowships, experiential learning, and health and wellness. And, thanks to a generous dollar-for-dollar match from the UCR Foundation board of trustees, all gifts from $5-$500,000 to support students will be doubled!

It's a three-peat: UCR again tops social mobility ranking For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named UC Riverside the top university in the nation for social mobility.
The social mobility category considers the degree to which a university elevates its low-income graduates to a higher standard of living. As rankings leaders such as ...

Dining, library, student services reopenings announced For 18 months, the most consistent signs of life at the UC Riverside campus have involved spitting nocturnal sprinklers.
That’s about to change....

Is your student in their second, third, or fourth year? Help the UCR Parents Association welcome new Highlander families by becoming part of our (virtual) 2021 welcome committee. It won't take much time, and you will make a difference in the lives of new UCR families. https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/Newparentwelcome21

Join us for a virtual coffee chat with other Highlander parents and families. You can register for one or more of the four opportunities listed at myadv.ucr.edu/forms/fallcoffeechats.