The diversity of the people of California has been the source of innovative ideas and creative accomplishments throughout the state’s history into the present. Diversity of backgrounds and experiences makes our community and our science stronger. We embrace diversity across race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, religion, disability, socioeconomic background, political affiliation, ability status, marital status, and the span of personal realities to which individuals may identify.
The Chemistry Department at UC Riverside is committed to providing an inclusive environment for chemical research, service, and education in the Riverside community. Our department seeks to actively remove barriers to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of talented students, faculty, and staff from historically excluded populations who are currently underrepresented. Below we describe ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusivity in our department and UCR-specific resources.
Departmental Efforts to Promote Inclusivity and Diversity:
- Participation in UCR Grad Edge and Graduate Student Mentoring Programs
- Providing scholarship opportunities for students committed to making chemistry equitable and inclusive to all groups
- Building a diverse faculty cohort through Advancing Faculty Diversity searches
- K-12 outreach programs throughout the Riverside Unified School District and Moreno Valley School District
- Regular re-examination of our department’s climate of inclusion
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair (Dr. Tim Su) has walk-in office hours to discuss DEI-related ideas or issues on Mondays from 3-4 PM in Chemical Sciences 424. Meetings can also be made by appointment by emailing Dr. Su at timothys@ucr.edu.
Key Resources
UC Riverside offers graduate school application fee waivers to applicants who demonstrate financial need, or to applicants who attended qualifying program, conferences, and fairs that aim to increase diversity (list of eligible programs). In addition, the Chemistry Department offers fee waivers for applicants to our Ph.D. program with GPA ≥ 3.4. Please visit the Graduate Division Fee Waivers website for more potential opportunities.
Our department encourages undergraduates at UC Riverside to get involved in chemical research. This website provides UCR students with advice on getting in touch with UCR faculty who have aligning research interests via email or visit our research areas to find out what areas the Department of Chemistry researches in. While undergraduate research commonly occurs on a volunteer or for-credit basis, these websites provides a comprehensive list of research programs that provide UCR students with financial support for their research efforts.
The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion offers resources and support in DEI-related issues. This site provides a list of resources for complaint resolution. This is a good place to start if you have an inclusion issue and are not sure who you can talk to or how to address it.
In the early 1960s, UCR became one of the first universities in the nation to make its campus wheelchair accessible and offer services for all students with disabilities. Today, the SDRC's highly qualified team provides assistance to a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with permanent and temporary disabilities. Visit the SDRC website for more information.
CARE (Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education) is an intervention and prevention support program committed to ending sexual violence at UC Riverside. We seek to unite, inspire and cultivate a community culture of care by providing direct advocacy, resources and prevention educational programming related to issues of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking to students, staff, faculty and UCR affiliates.
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