As the world rises against racism and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, UC Riverside staff and faculty members want to remind students of the many existing resources available to them during this challenging period.    

“During the past few weeks, the world has been shaken to its core following the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. Their brutal deaths have galvanized many in our world to stand up for justice,” said Brian Haynes, vice chancellor of Student Affairs.

It is through these challenging times that one must reflect on how individual actions impact the larger community, Haynes said.

“In the office of Student Affairs we are committed to transforming the lives of our students with the support they need to thrive. We can do this by listening, building their trust, and giving them the tools to be successful,” Haynes said. 

Chancellor Kim Wilcox, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Thomas Smith, and Academic Senate Chair Dylan Rodriguez, have sent out letters to faculty members asking them to offer flexible grading and testing alternatives during finals. 

Christine Mata, UCR dean of students and associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs, said the university’s goal is to assist students as they experience and work through a wide range of issues.  

“Student Affairs is so much more than programming and event planning. Our students come to us when they need help and advocacy, need to process current events and changing societal narratives,” Mata said, noting that every department and group across campus plays a part. “Supporting our students is a team effort.” 

Campus resources

Student Affairs: studentaffairs.ucr.edu

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: diversity.ucr.edu/student-resources

African Student Programs: asp.ucr.edu

African Student Programs/ UCR Library Black Lives Matter Resource Guide: guides.lib.ucr.edu/blacklivesmatter                                                                  

Asian Pacific Student Programs: apsp.ucr.edu

Basic Needs: basicneeds.ucr.edu

Black Faculty and Staff Association (offering student mentoring): diversity.ucr.edu/black-faculty-and-staff-association

Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE): care.ucr.edu

Chicano Student Programs: csp.ucr.edu

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): counseling.ucr.edu

Graduate Division: graduate.ucr.edu

International Affairs: international.ucr.edu/studentsandscholars

LGBT Resource Center: out.ucr.edu

Middle Eastern Student Center: mesc.ucr.edu

Native American Student Programs: nasp.ucr.edu

Office of Emergency Management: emergency.ucr.edu

R'Closet: careers.ucr.edu                                                                                     

R’Kids: wrc.ucr.edu/programs/r-kids                                                           

R’Pantry: basicneeds.ucr.edu/rpantry

Student Disability Resource Center: sdrc.ucr.edu

Student Affairs Case Management: casemanagement.ucr.edu

Student Health Services: studenthealth.ucr.edu

Title IX Office: titleix.ucr.edu

The Well: well.ucr.edu

UC Police Department: police.ucr.edu

Underground Scholars Initiative: diversity.ucr.edu/underground-scholars-initiative

Undocumented Student Programs: usp.ucr.edu

Veterans Resource Center: veterans.ucr.edu

Women’s Resource Center: wrc.ucr.edu

Center for Social Innovation

UCR Counts: www.facebook.com/UCRCounts

Douglass Washington Leadership Program: socialinnovation.ucr.edu/DW-leadership

Voice Media Ventures: voicemediaventures.com

External resources  

Anti-racism resources (Google docs list compiled by faculty): bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

National Museum of African American History and Culture releases “Talking About Race” web portal

American Psychological Association: www.apa.org