Back to School: UCR Welcome Week 2023

All UC Riverside Highlanders are invited to celebrate the start of our 2023-24 academic year with a ton of fun and informative events hosted by various campus partners. This is a great time to discover new resources, explore the campus, and make new friends.

To add to the excitement, University Relations is hosting a UCR hoodie giveaway to get students hyped for back to school!

UCR Hoodie Giveaway Details

Instructions

Follow @UCRiversideOfficialon Instagram
Stay tuned for @UCRiversideOfficial's Instagram post on Sunday, Sept. 24 for a chance to win a UCR hoodie

Rules

All currently enrolled UCR undergrad and grad students are eligible to win
2 winners will be selected randomly to receive a $100 gift card good for any bookstore purchase, including UCR hoodies
Winners will be contacted/announced Friday, Sept. 29

Events Schedule

Most of these events are open to all students (new, continuing, undergrad, and grad) but some events are for specific audiences only. Please follow each event link to find additional details, like audiences, times, and locations.

Welcome Week 2023

Week 0

9/23: Athletics' Men's Soccer vs. Cal Baptist (w/ free UCR scarves)
9/24: Athletics' Women's Soccer vs. Hawaii (w/ free UCR scarves)
9/24: BCOE Move-In Welcome (w/ light refreshments)
9/24-29: Botanic Gardens 60th Anniversary Celebration (w/ free house plants)
9/24+: Card Services' R'Card Distribution
9/25+27: Basic Needs' CalFresh Workshop (apply for free groceries)
9/26: African Student Program's Barbershop Conversations (w/ free food)
9/26: Chicano Student Program's Barbershop Conversations (w/ free haircuts)
9/26: CNAS Welcome Week Meet & Greet (w/ music, refreshments & giveaways)
9/26: Student Life's New Highlander Welcome (ft. Chancellor Wilcox)
9/26-28: Student Life's Fall Info Table
9/27: Career Center's Student Employment Fair
9/27: Fraternity & Sorority Involvement Fair
9/28: African Student Program's Drip 2 Hard: The Prequel
9/28: Fraternity & Sorority's Info Night (ft. 28 sister/brotherhood orgs)
9/28: Student Life's First Day Photos (w/ free photo)
9/28: Theater, Film & Digital Production's Fall Welcome
9/29: The Barn's Band Core Concert (free entry w/ registration)
9/29: BCOE Launch Fest (w/ free shirt, games, snacks, prizes, & movie screening)
9/29: Career Center's Technical Resume Writing Workshop
9/29-10/4: CHASS Welcome Week Celebration
9/30: Associated Students Program Board's Block Party
9/30: Athletic's Men's Soccer vs. Cal Poly
9/30: Chicano Student Program's National Latino/a Physician Day

Week 1

10/1: LGBTRC's Q-Camp (w/ free speed chatting, swag, & pizza)
10/2: Information Technology Systems' How to Think Like an FBI Agent
10/2: Middle Eastern Student Center's Open House (w/ free sweets, boba tea, games & raffle)
10/2+: Student Recreation Center's Group Fitness Class
10/3: African Student Program's Melanin Masterclass
10/3: Associated Students Program Board's Screening of "Lemonade Mouth" (w/ free food & giveaways)
10/3: Career Center's Networking Your Way to a Job
10/3: Education Abroad's Info Session Luncheon (w/ free lunch)
10/3: Middle Eastern Student Center's MESCafé (w/ free coffee, tea & pastries)
10/3-5: Middle Eastern Student Center's Student Org Mixers
10/3: Sustainability's Clean Air Day + Live Mural Painting
10/4: African Student Program's Open House
10/4: Associated Students Program Board's Tartan Soul Kickoff (ft. Scotty the Bear + free Tartan Soul shirt)
10/4: Career Center's Tabling
10/4: Middle Eastern Student Center's Paint & Dip (free crafts, hummus & baba ghanoush)
Native American Student Program's Open House
10/4: Student Disability Resource Center's Open House (w/ free refreshments & activities)
10/4: Student Life's Fall Involvement Fair (ft. student orgs)
10/4: The Well's Peanut Butter & Jogging (w/ free snacks)
10/5 Academic Resource Center's Open House (w/ free food & giveaways)
10/5: Athletics' Volleyball vs. UC Santa Barbara
10/5: The Barn's Fall Opener Concert (free admission w/ registration)
10/5: International Affair's Open House
10/5: Student Recreation Center's Cooking Demo: Dorm Room Foods (w/ free samples)
10/5+: University Theatre's Showing of "BLACKBOX"
10/5: Women's Resource Center Open House (w/ free boba)
10/6: Associated Students Program Board's Highlander Poolooza
10/6: Middle Eastern Student Center's FIFA Friday (w/ video games & snacks)
10/7: California Museum of Photography's Fall 2023 Reception (w/ free admission to galleries)