<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e210bd74-7fff-90f2-a765-662b322c1cfc" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="">Dear Colleagues,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">It is an exciting time with all the students on campus.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Today, we held a </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ribbon-cutting ceremony for the North District 2</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> residential facility. Our partners from the Riverside Community College District (RCCD), UC regents, state, city, and community leaders joined us to celebrate </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">the first-of-its-kind project in California, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">where physical and educational pathways converge.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">By creating this shared space where university and community college students live side by side, we hope to foster connections that help RCCD students continue their education at UCR. By design, North District 2 is more than a building—it is part of a larger effort to make the journey to a UC degree more accessible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700">Record-breaking Enrollment</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">With the start of the fall quarter, we reached another significant milestone by welcoming</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> more students than ever before</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to campus. Riverside’s Mayor Lock-Dawson and I spoke to a packed house in the Student Recreation Center for the New Highlander Welcome, attended by first-year and new transfer students. I also had the opportunity to meet many of our newest Highlanders during Move-In Weekend. I invite you to view a short </span><a href="https://youtu.be/4_UQc2hG0so" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><b>video</b></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> of my interactions with some of them. Their energy and dreams are a powerful reminder of why we do this work. </span></font></p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">No. 1 in Social Mobility, Again</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The latest rankings reinforce that student success at UC Riverside is not just a goal—it is a demonstrated outcome. Last week, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">U.S. News & World Report named UC Riverside the No. 1 university in the country for social mobility—our fifth time holding the No. 1 position</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> in the past seven years. </span></font></p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">New Faculty</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">In addition to welcoming new students, I would like to </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">extend a warm welcome to the 57 new faculty </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">members who are receiving this message. As we grow in scale and stature, your contributions will help ensure that UCR's momentum will continue.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SoCal OASIS™ Park and</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">UCR Health</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As we move into the fall, we carry the momentum of other steps forward. In June, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">we </span><a href="https://insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/2025/06/27/ucr-celebrates-groundbreaking-innovation-park" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">broke ground</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> on the SoCal OASIS™ Park</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, a research and innovation hub dedicated to sustainability and economic development. We also signed a </span><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/06/03/ucr-health-announces-major-expansion" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><b>letter of intent</b></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b> </b>for the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">clinical expansion of UCR Health</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. Both initiatives extend UCR’s service into surrounding communities that rely on us for care, partnership, and economic development. Additionally, they help strengthen the ecosystem that sustains education, research, and scholarly work.</span></font></p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Building with Purpose, Values, and Vision</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">What we are building at UC Riverside is not accidental. It reflects purpose, values, and vision. Thank you for being part of that work—and for helping ensure that what we build today becomes a lasting foundation for tomorrow.</font></span></p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">With appreciation,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">S. Jack Hu, Ph.D.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Chancellor</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="">University of California, Riverside</font></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div>