UCR staff at the Staff Picnic at the HUB

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If You Want to Go Far, Come Here

As Highlanders, our staff members are a part of the world’s most prestigious public university system, conducting meaningful work that propels thoughts and ideas forward. Their dedication and enthusiasm have helped to lift us higher as both a university and community. We’re among the top 1.3% of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings, and continue to be named the nation’s leader for social mobility by U.S. News. In 2023, we also became members of the Association of American Universities, or AAU, comprised of the country’s leading research universities.

At UC Riverside, we want all of our Highlanders to feel a sense of belonging, motivation, and sustainable progress. That’s why we make sure our staff members receive exceptional benefits, in addition to the intellectual and cultural advantages of being a member of the UC community. Here, work-life balance is a priority. And with access to our region’s diverse geography, from the desert to the coast, as well as Riverside’s vibrant cultural and recreational activities, it’s also attainable.

On campus, diversity equals vitality. Among our senior leadership, 50% are women, many are first-generation college graduates, and several were born outside of the United States. All lead to inspire, inviting and encouraging staff to create, innovate, and accelerate bold ideas for transformative change.

Find your future at UCR.

 

Staff News


Jeff Girod
New chief communications officer named
Jeff Girod, an 18-year UC Riverside communications professional, has been named the associate vice chancellor and chief communications and marketing officer for the University. He will start in the role on July 13.   For the past eight years, Girod has led communications for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, or CHASS. He was director of CHASS marketing and communications from 2018-2022, and then advanced into the role of assistant dean, marketing and communications. 
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R'Garden directors looking at crops
A new beginning for the R’Garden
UC Riverside’s R’Garden is marking a new beginning with a regular funding source that will provide stability and diversified programming. Students voted overwhelmingly last month to approve a referendum in which they will pay $10 a quarter to support the campus garden starting this fall. The crucial vote came after a few years of uncertainty over its funding and management. 
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fire at apartment building
UCR mobilizes to aid students after off-campus fire
A Friday, May 29 fire at a non-university owned, off-campus apartment complex displaced 150 residents, among them more than 80 UCR students.
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Student walking to class
UCR in top 1.3% of world universities
UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings, released Monday, June 1. The campus ranked No. 274 out of 21,291. Nationally, UCR landed at No. 83 while for the U.S. and Canada it was No. 93.
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