<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Dear Campus Community:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Girod as UC Riverside’s next</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">a</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ssociate </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">v</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ice </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">hancellor and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">hief </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ommunications and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">m</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">arketing </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">o</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">fficer, beginning</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">July 13. In this role, he will report directly to me.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Over the last 18 years, Jeff has held a variety of marketing and communications roles at</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">UCR. Currently, he serves as the assistant dean for marketing and communications in</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, or </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">CHASS, where he </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">leads marketing and communications strategy for UCR’s largest</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">college. He pioneered a Spanish-language recruitment campaign to leverage UCR’s</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">status as an R1 Hispanic-Serving Institution. From 2024 to 2025, he served</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">concurrently as interim director of </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Student Affairs</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">M</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">arketing and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">C</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ommunications.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jeff </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">previously held roles as director of marketing and communications for CHASS and</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">as senior visual content manager for Student Affairs Marketing and Communications. </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Prior to UCR, Jeff held several media positions. He worked at the Press-Enterprise as a</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">reporter, graphic designer, and columnist</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">He</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> earned a Master of Fine Arts from UC Riverside and a Bachelor of Arts from UC</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Santa Barbara</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant:normal;line-height:22.0875px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">having transferred to UCSB from Pasadena City </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">College</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jeff assumes the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">leadership </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">role last held by Johnny Cruz, who left UCR in August 2025. </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I want to express my gratitude to <span>John Warren</span>, senior </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">news</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">and content </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">director, who has served </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">in an interim capacity</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:22.0875px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I would also like to extend my gratitude to the members of the search advisory</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">committee:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Michael Richards, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">a</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ssociate </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">hancellor (</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">hair)</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">; </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kendall Burks, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ommunications </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">d</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">irector, Research, Innovation, and Economic</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Development</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">; </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Pamela Coe, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">c</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ommunications </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">d</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">irector, Health, Well-being &</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Safety</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">; </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kate Dorff, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">m</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">anager, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">e</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">xternal </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">r</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">elations &</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">p</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">rotocol</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> for the School of Medicine; </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">David Edgerton, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">d</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">irector of </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">n</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ational </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">r</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">eputation &</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">m</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">arketing</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> for central </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">C</sp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