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The Press Room
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Scholarships for Iraq War Veterans Established At UCR Satellite
Campus
Returning Iraq war veterans seeking a master’s degree in
business administration can get a helping hand from the University of
California, Riverside, which has established two scholarships for veterans
seeking to attend the new Richard J. Heckmann International Center for
Entrepreneurial Management at the UCR Palm Desert campus.
For complete article, click
here.
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Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Selected to
Receive National Honor
UC Riverside Assistant Professor of Electrical
Engineering Mihri Ozkan, who conducts multidisciplinary research in
fields ranging from next-generation computer chips to new medical
treatments, received the Emerging Scholar award for 2005 from the
American Association of University Women (AAUW).
For more information, click
here.
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Homer Chapman, One of UC Riverside's Founding Faculty
Members, Dies at age 106
Professor Emeritus Homer D. Chapman, a former
director of the Citrus Experiment Station and a founding faculty member
at the University of California, Riverside, died at the age of 106 on
Monday, April 4. He lived in Riverside between 1927 and 1993, when he
and his wife moved to a retirement home in Irvine.
For complete article, click
here.
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RESEARCH NEWS
UCR Researchers Part of Brookhaven National Laboratory Team That
Discovered “Perfect” Liquid Thought to be What Existed When the
Universe Began
Researchers at the University of California,
Riverside were part of a team using a giant “atom smasher” at
Brookhaven National Laboratory to uncover a unique new state of hot,
dense matter, a nearly perfect liquid, which resembles what physicists
believe to have existed immediately after the Big Bang.
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
6-9 p.m. in the University Commons. RSVP
by May 16, 2005
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Volunteer Opportunity -
Commencement
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Be a Part of Commencement
Volunteers make a good day better for UCR graduates |
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It takes five ceremonies and a countless
number of volunteers to make sure that each of the more than 3,000
students who represent the Class of 2005 has a memorable moment when
walking across the stage during UCR's 51st commencement ceremonies.
Each year alumni, parents and friends of the University are invited to
join faculty and staff to take part in the celebration by volunteering
to register graduates, assist with the lineup and procession, sell
program books and greet and assist guests during the five
ceremonies.
Volunteers receive a commencement t-shirt and will be honored at a
reception at a later date.
To volunteer you may go to the Commencement
Volunteer Web site and sign up online, or contact Evelyn Starr at evelyn.starr@ucr.edu or (951) 827-3144.
For more information about Commencement visit www.commencement.ucr.edu.
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UCR Campaign News
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Campus Celebrates Opening of UCR Palm Desert |
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Thanks in large part to a $6 million campaign donation made by entrepreneur and
UCR Trustee Richard J. Heckmann, founder of USFilter Corporation, UC Riverside
campus officials and Coachella Valley community leaders recently celebrated the
opening of UCR Palm Desert. Capping four years of planning and construction, the
milestone event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two new buildings where
the first class of students in the Master of Business Administration and Master
of Fine Arts programs will roam the halls this fall.
More than 70 executives from the Coachella Valley area have already signed on to
lecture at the Richard J. Heckmann International Center for Entrepreneurial
Management. The MBA program has places for 40 students. Two $25,000 annual
scholarships, donated by two local couples, will be available to war veterans
who enroll in the program. The fine arts program is open to 15 students who will
study writing for the stage, screen and television at the Education Center.
To find out more about the exciting plans for UCR Palm Desert, or for enrollment
or donation information, go to
www.palmdesert.ucr.edu
or contact Dr. Ken Walters, Executive Director at
ken.walters@ucr.edu or 760/341-6221.
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Help
put UCR over the top by lending your support to
Evolutions: The 50th Anniversary Campaign. To learn more about the
innovative programs your campaign dollars support go to
www.campaign.ucr.edu
and take advantage of
UCR's
online gift form.
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Membership Offer
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Show
Off Your Highlander Pride!
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To celebrate 50 Years of Highlander Pride the UCR Alumni Association is
offering a special commemorative gift to those who join the Association as
a single payment life member. New life members will receive this handsome,
10" x 12" navy blue executive-style portfolio as their gift. A
calculator, 8 ½" x 11" paper pad and pen are included.
Click
here for details on this offer.
The portfolio commemorates the Alumni Association's half-century milestone
with the UCR Alumni Association anniversary logo stamped in gold in the
center. Show off your Highlander Pride!
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For
information about
UCRAA membership benefits and privileges, click here
or visit
www.alumni.ucr.edu.
Membership dues help support student scholarships and alumni programming.
The UCR Alumni Association has provided over 1 million dollars in
scholarship support.
You can join online
or call the office at 1-800-426-ALUM or 951-UCR-ALUM for assistance. If
you have questions about this offer or about membership benefits
please contact Jocelyn Whitfield at jocelyn.whitfield@ucr.edu |
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LA Chapter - Annual Hollywood Bowl Outing
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| UCR alumni and friends are invited to join the
Los Angeles Chapter of the UCR Alumni Association at their annual
Hollywood Bowl outing on Saturday, August 20, 2005.
The program will be "An Evening with Natalie Cole" featuring the
Los Angeles Philharmonic. Multi-Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole is one of America's most treasured and varied artists - equally comfortable with standards, jazz, pop, and R&B. |
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| This sensational woman of song begins the evening performing hits from the American Songbook with the L.A. Phil and then sings contemporary classics with her band for the second half.
The deadline for reservations and payment is June 30, 2005.
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Political Science Alumni Reunion
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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 very
special adventure of discovery with Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula tour
departing November 13. This eight-day journey is packed with a unique
combination of educational forums, excursions to places of historical and
cultural interest, and opportunities for independent exploration. The program is
priced at
$1,995 with
roundtrip airfare from Houston, accommodations for seven nights, three
full meals while on the program and informative
educational programs designed to enhance
your understanding of the region.
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A land only program is also available for
$1,495. 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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UCR Campus Memorial |
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
5:00 p.m.
Botanic Gardens To
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UCR will be holding a campus memorial to remember faculty, staff, retirees, and students who have passed away since January 1, 2004. To view the memorial list or for more information, please visit the Memorial Web site
by clicking
here.
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***Special Note***
The Alumni Association office will be closed for the Memorial Day Holiday
on Monday, May 30, 2005.
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