Ucr Descriptive Paper
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is one of 10 universities within the prestigious University of California system, and the only UC located in the Inland Empire of Southern California. UCR is widely recognized as one of the most ethically diverse research universities in the nation, UCR’s current enrollment is more than 20,000 students with a goal of 21,000 students by 2020. The mission statement for UCR is, “The University of California, Riverside serves the needs and enhances the quality of life of the diverse people of California, the nation and the world through knowledge-its communication, discovery, translation, application, and preservation. The undergraduate graduate and professional degree programs; research programs; and outreach activities develop leader who inspire, create, and enrich California’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental future.” UCR has serves many purposes however, its core focus is to develop leaders that make valuable contributions to the economy, society, culture and our environment. UCR is not only very diverse with student admissions but it is one of the most diverse employers in the nation as well. The university has strict Affirmative Action, Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 and diversity policies and they provide extensive recruitment training to ensure that the universities recruitment policies are not being violated. UCR is on the leading edge of pioneering research that challenges many of us on a day-to-day basis. UCR is the only public research university in Inland Southern California recruits and educates students from all over the world. The university achieves this by offering 80 Bachelor Degree, 46 Master’s Degree’s, 38 PhD. Programs and 17 State Teaching Credentials. The campus sits on 1,200 acres near the Box Springs Mountains in the city of Riverside, Ca. UCR admits 21,000 diverse students from all over the world and can house approximately 25% of
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is one of 10 universities within the prestigious University of California system, and the only UC located in the Inland Empire of Southern California. UCR is widely recognized as one of the most ethically diverse research universities in the nation, UCR’s current enrollment is more than 20,000 students with a goal of 21,000 students by 2020. The mission statement for UCR is, “The University of California, Riverside serves the needs and enhances the quality of life of the diverse people of California, the nation and the world through knowledge-its communication, discovery, translation, application, and preservation. The undergraduate graduate and professional degree programs; research programs; and outreach activities develop leader who inspire, create, and enrich California’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental future.” UCR has serves many purposes however, its core focus is to develop leaders that make valuable contributions to the economy, society, culture and our environment. UCR is not only very diverse with student admissions but it is one of the most diverse employers in the nation as well. The university has strict Affirmative Action, Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 and diversity policies and they provide extensive recruitment training to ensure that the universities recruitment policies are not being violated. UCR is on the leading edge of pioneering research that challenges many of us on a day-to-day basis. UCR is the only public research university in Inland Southern California recruits and educates students from all over the world. The university achieves this by offering 80 Bachelor Degree, 46 Master’s Degree’s, 38 PhD. Programs and 17 State Teaching Credentials. The campus sits on 1,200 acres near the Box Springs Mountains in the city of Riverside, Ca. UCR admits 21,000 diverse students from all over the world and can house approximately 25% of
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