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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Campus Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Wow. What a year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">I returned to the office yesterday from Washington D.C. where I met with First Lady Jill Biden after introducing Senator Alex Padilla
<a href="https://twitter.com/UCRiverside/status/1537115712354783232">at a press conference</a> recognizing 10 years of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) alongside U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. and other members of Congress. Both events reinforced the
importance of educational access. I was proud to share with leaders the work we do at UC Riverside on behalf of our DREAMer students as well as other immigrant and underrepresented populations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Access is foundational to the UCR story, as is academic accomplishment. And, in the 2021-22 school year, UCR led at the intersection of both. As promised in last month’s message, below you will
find an impressive list of achievements during the last 12 months. There are hundreds of others not on this list. We acknowledge and delight in each. But knowing the impossible task of capturing everything, I wanted to at least share a fraction of highlights
that reflect how we are fulfilling our mission in support of our community, the region, and California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">UCR 2021-2022: A PARTIAL LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">ENROLLMENT</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">For Fall 2021, we enrolled 26,847 undergraduate and graduate students, representing a 1.6% increase over the previous year.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Most notable, our new graduate student enrollment increased by 13.8%.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Fourteen faculty members received NSF CAREER Awards, a UCR record.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Eight graduate students received Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAAN) awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Four faculty members received honors from the National Academy of Inventors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">One faculty member was named to the National Academy of Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Four UC Riverside professors were elected 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">One associate professor became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">One professor was named National Heritage Fellow.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Two professors received Guggenheim awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Another was one of 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars chosen by the National Academy of Medicine.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">UCR faculty received half of the annual awards from the Entomological Society of America. The society has more than 7,000 members and gives out 10 awards a year. UCR faculty received 5 of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">In the year ending June 2021, our research funding had grown to $238M (when excluding CARES for both 2020 and 2021), a 19% increase over FY20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">In October, UCR was certified with the Seal of
<i>Excelencia</i> and designated a Fulbright HSI Leader by the U.S. Department of State, becoming just one of five elite R1 HSIs to receive both distinctions.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">More recently, UCR was one of 10 American Talent Initiative members to be included as a Kessler Scholar Institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">And in the Washington Monthly rankings, it was revealed that UCR graduated the second highest number of Pell Grant students in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">FACILITIES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Completion of the Student Success Center, Plant Research Facility I, North District phase one, and a new parking structure along with renovations of Pierce Hall and development of the state-of-the-art
Medical Simulation Suite at Orbach Library expanded what we can do for students and created new opportunities for research.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">We also broke ground on the Medical Education Building II and the Student Health and Counseling Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">NATIONAL RANKINGS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">In the US News rankings, UCR was no. 1 in social mobility for the third year in a row. Additionally, we moved up one spot to rank no. 33 among public universities. We also moved up 16 spots
to rank no. 26 in the most innovative category, which is based on peer surveys and represents the way other higher education leaders view our institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Princeton Review named UCR among the top 25 public universities for best value.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The Third Way think tank created an economic mobility index that ranks schools based on how long it takes students to earn return on educational investment. UCR ranked no. 18.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">UCR also moved into the top 50 public universities in the college rankings system from The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, up 184 positions in the last 5 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">NATIONAL LEADERSHIP</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The work we are doing at UCR continues to gain attention nationally. In addition to the events mentioned at the top of this message, Department of Education Secretary Cardona featured UCR students
and programs in a virtual discussion about student mental health. Other national leaders who visited campus this past year include Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Marty Walsh, Labor Secretary; and U.S. Representatives Takano and Ruiz.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">As you read the above message, I hope you see yourself and your colleagues reflected in the effort. While some of the achievements represent individual work, it takes an entire community to
soar in rankings and gain national attention the way we have over the last few years. Thank you for your incredible work to make all of these things possible. With so many accomplishments during a year when we continued to navigate a pandemic in new ways each
quarter, I can’t wait to see what this coming year holds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">40 UNDER 40</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">In addition to what’s been happening on campus, UCR alumni are making extraordinary strides in their post-graduation lives. An Olympic champion, Emmy award winner, entrepreneurial leaders, and
champions for health and the environment are among the alumni highlighted in UCR’s inaugural 40 Under 40 list. In the Spring issue of
<a href="https://news.ucr.edu/ucr-magazine/spring-2022">UCR Magazine</a>, you’ll find inspiring profiles that connect back to the work we do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">PRIDE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0E101A">In 1993, UCR became the first campus in California to staff an LGBT office. While we are proud of this legacy and the progress made since
that time, the word “pride” deserves a place in the present. We remain committed to supporting LGBTQI+ students, employees, alumni, and friends. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQI+ community or an ally, you’ll find information about events and resources
to celebrate Pride and fight discrimination at </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://out.ucr.edu/">out.ucr.edu</a><span style="color:#0E101A">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">JUNETEENTH</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0E101A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">This coming Sunday is Juneteenth, the day when enslaved African American people in Texas received news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had gone into effect more than two years earlier.
The day is both a celebration of African American culture and a reminder that freedom has been and remains an uneven experience. While none of us can undo the past, all of us have the opportunity to take actions each day to make change in support of diversity,
equity, inclusion, and belonging. As we observe the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, please take time to recognize the wide-ranging contributions of African Americans to our culture and especially, in the fight for equality and freedom for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sincerely, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Kim A. Wilcox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Chancellor <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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