Facts
Services Available
- Alumni career network
- Grad Fair
- Legislative advocacy
- Scholarships
- Student recruitment
Major Events
- At the time of Homecoming, the UCR Alumni Office sponsors a number of events, including tailgate parties before sports events and a “Battle of the Bands” concert.
Publications
- Fiat Lux magazine comes out four times a year and keeps UCR alumni up-to-date with UCR life, highlighting current construction efforts and plans, as well as the lives of students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Did You Know?
Famous UCR Alumni:
Mark Andrus (Class of ’78) – Oscar-nominated screenwriter for As Good As it Gets.
Ruben Barrales (Class of ’84) – Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs in the White House.
Stephen Breen (Class of ’92) – 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
Neil Campbell (Class of ’75) – Author of the textbook Biology; Campbell’s biology textbook sells more copies than all other biology textbooks combined.
Billy Collins (Class of ’65) – Poet Laureate of the United States (2001–2002), Distinguished Professor of English, Lehman College at the City University of New York.
Kathryn Lynn Davis (Class of ’78) – Author, historical fiction.
Sally Fox (Class of ’82) – Founder of Vreseis, Ltd. and Natural Cotton Colours; developed and patented FoxFibre® Cotton, which is naturally colored and organically-grown cotton.
Susan Elizabeth George (Class of ’70) – Internationally acclaimed mystery writer, whose books are often on the New York Times bestseller list (Lynley mystery series).
Ken Goddard (Class of ’68) – Director of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (the only full-service wildlife crime laboratory in the world). Author of seven mystery/forensic thrillers, including the New York Times bestseller, Balefire.
Rigoberto González (Class of ’92) – Award-winning poet.
Robert Horsch (Class of ’74) – Awarded the 1998 National Medal of Technology by President Clinton for his contributions to the development of agricultural biotechnology.
Gary McCord (Class of ’71) – Professional Golfer and CBS Golf Analyst.
Tina Nova (Class of ’82) – President, CEO, and founder of GenOptix; involved in UCR’s proposal for a California Institute for Agricultural Genomics from the California Institutes for Science and Innovation (Cal ISI).
Arthur D. Riggs (Class of ’60) – President and CEO of City of Hope’s Beckman Research Institute (one of the nation’s premier centers for pioneering biomedical research).
Oliver A. Ryder (Class of ’69) – Kleberg Chair in Genetics Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego.
Tim D. White (Class of ’72) – Internationally-recognized expert in the field of paleoanthropology.
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