Mission

The purpose of the Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Network is to promote and provide support for the University of California, Riverside and its alumni, students, faculty, and staff through the following means:

1. Provide a vehicle for graduates, faculty, staff, students and friends of the University of California, Riverside (UCR) who are of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage or are otherwise interested in the Asian Pacific Islander community at UCR to meaningfully support the educational, charitable and other related activities and affairs of UCR.
2. To foster the understanding and sensitivity of UCR toward the needs and concerns of the diverse Asian and Pacific Islander communities
3. To promote and enhance the positive image of UCR in the general Asian Pacific Islander community
4. To foster a positive sense of community, both on campus and in the general community, among Asian Pacific Islander graduates, faculty, staff, students and friends of UCR.
5. To evaluate and assist in the development of UCR’s policies, programs and procedures that affect Asian Pacific Islander students, faculty, staff and graduates
6. To sponsor and coordinate education and other activities that advance the academic and professional development of Asian Pacific Islander student, faculty, staff and graduates of UCR
7. To participate in the recruitment of outstanding Asian Pacific Islander individuals as students, faculty and staff at UCR
8. To recognize outstanding student achievement by providing awards, travel grants and tuition assistance for students attending UCR.