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The Press Room
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David Spencer Named Men's Basketball Head Coach
David Spencer has been named the new head coach of the UC
Riverside Men's Basketball Program, Director of Athletics Stan Morrison
announced at a press conference on March 21, 2005.
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Funding, Prestige in Future for Four Young UC Riverside
Faculty Members
Three professors from UC Riverside’s Bourns
College of Engineering and one from the Physics Department have been
awarded the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious grant for
promising junior faculty members, the foundation has announced.
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UC Riverside Libraries and The Science Fiction Museum
& Hall of Fame Team Up for Conference on Science Fiction
The University of California, Riverside Libraries,
which house The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection, the world’s most extensive
science fiction and fantasy collection, joins The Science Fiction Museum
& Hall of Fame in Seattle to present "Inventing the 21st
Century: Many Worlds, Many Histories" on May 5, 6 and 7 in Seattle.
For complete article, click
here.
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RESEARCH NEWS
Biologist's Findings on Fertility and Status in Monkeys Generate
Scientific, Media Interest
University of California, Riverside Assistant Adjunct Professor of Biology Wendy
Saltzman’s inquiries into the role social position plays in the fertility of
female marmosets were the recent subject of a presentation at the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and on the BBC 4 radio show "Leading Edge."
For complete article, click
here.
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Annual Meeting
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The UCR Alumni Association will celebrate
50 years of
Highlander pride and service to alma mater at its Annual Meeting
on Friday, May 20, 2005
All program volunteers and former Association board members are encouraged
to join in the festivities from
6-9 p.m. in the University Commons.
To enhance
the celebratory atmosphere of this important milestone, we have combined our
Annual Meeting with that of the Citizens University Committee.
So mark your calendar and plan to join
the celebration on May 20!!!
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Palm Desert Campus Opening
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Join the celebration at UCR Palm Desert
Highlander alumni are invited to join UCR at a ribbon cutting ceremony
celebrating the opening of UCR Palm Desert. The event will take
place April 15, 2005 at 1:00 p.m., and will include a community preview of academic
and research programs to be offered in the 2005-2006 academic year. Following
the ceremony, attendees will also have a chance to tour the buildings
and see exhibits highlighting UCR's programs in the
Desert.
UCR Palm Desert is located at the Northeast
corner of Cook Street and Frank Sinatra Drive in Palm
Desert.
For more information, click here.
For reservations, please contact Evelyn Starr at 951-827-3144 or by
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Support UCR
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Help support UCR students by making a donation to the
UCR
Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
The Alumni Association has provided over
$1 million in financial assistance to UCR students since 1980. This program is
made possible with the generosity of our scholarship donors. Giving is easy. Just visit and
follow the instructions to make your online tax-deductible gift.
We thank you,
but most importantly, UCR’s students will thank you.
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New Alumni Board Members
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UCRAA Slate of Nominations
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The UCR Alumni Association Nominations Committee has proposed the following
slate of nominees to fill four vacancies on the board of directors:
Tranquil Calley ’89 M.A.
Patrick McGinnis ’72
David Rapaport ’74, ’80
Ph.D.
Mary Ann Schuler ’71 |
Current board members re-elected
for an
additional
term are:
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David Cunningham ’62
Jerry Swain ’89
Pat Zaharopoulos ’
66, ’67 M.A.
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The two-year board terms begin July 1, 2005.
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Highlander Pride Membership Offer
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Choose your gift
to show off your Highlander Pride!
Join the UCR Alumni Association as a single
payment life member and choose...
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... a very
special
UCR 50th Anniversary Keepsake
featuring the UCR Carillon Tower and Tomas Rivera Library arches. These
keepsakes are numbered and offered in a limited edition.
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...a handsome,
executive-style portfolio commemorating the Alumni Association's
half-century milestone 
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Alumni Association offers a wide range of membership
benefits and privileges. Dues also help support student scholarships and
alumni programming. You can join
online or call the office at 951-UCR-ALUM or 1-800-426-ALUM for
assistance. For questions about this offer or about membership benefits,
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Travel
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Travel the Globe and Expand Your Horizons |
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Join the UCR Alumni Association on a journey through the
spectacular scenery of the Bernese Oberland with its Alumni College of
Switzerland tour departing July 27, 2005. The nine-day tour
is priced at $3,295 with roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles or San Francisco, accommodations for seven nights, three full meals while on
the program and informative educational programs designed to enhance your
understanding of the region. A land only program is also available for $1,995.
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Tour participants must be members of the UCR Alumni
Association. Each member may bring a
spouse and children under 18 or one guest. Email the or call us at (951) UCR-ALUM or (800) 426-ALUM to request a
detailed program brochure or to be placed on the Association’s travel list.
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GEICO Insurance
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Don’t forget to think about GEICO, the
premier auto insurance provider for alumni associations. Be sure to tell them
that you are with the UCR Alumni Association to get the most competitive group
rate. Quotes are free and there is no obligation to purchase. Scholarships,
as well as student and alumni programs, benefit from your participation. Click here to
visit GEICO
online or call toll free: 1-800-368-2734.
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Complimentary Ticket Winners
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Congratulations to March's winners:
John Remkus '70
Timothy Tracy '82, '83 M.A.
Arnold San Miguel '84
Mike Jones '03
John Schultz '03
Thank you to all who've responded to these
e-newsletters! We'll be back in a few months when our new sports season starts!
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