Initially conceived of as a small college devoted to the liberal arts, he ordered the campus built for a maximum of 1,500 students and recruited many young junior faculty to fill teaching positions. Watkins, dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Science, became the first provost of the new college at Riverside. Governor Earl Warren signed the bill in 1949, allocating $2 million for initial campus construction. Boyd and Assemblyman John Babbage (both of Riverside) were instrumental in shepherding through the State Legislature. Dilworth authored Senate Bill 512 (1949) which former Assemblyman Philip L. A local group of citrus growers and civic leaders, including many UC Berkeley alumni, lobbied aggressively for a UC-administered liberal arts college next to the CES.
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The 1944 passage of the GI Bill during World War II set in motion a rise in college enrollments that necessitated an expansion of the state university system in California. In 1917, the station was moved to a larger site, 475 acres (192 ha) near Box Springs Mountain. The station conducted experiments in fertilization, irrigation and crop improvement. Lobbied by the citrus industry, the UC Regents established the UC Citrus Experiment Station (CES) on February 14, 1907, on 23 acres (9 ha) of land on the east slope of Mount Rubidoux in Riverside. The industry developed from the country's first navel orange trees, planted in Riverside in 1873. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the UCR School of Business.Īt the turn of the 20th century, Southern California was a major producer of citrus, the region's primary agricultural export. The original UC Citrus Experiment Station which now houses the A. In 2007, the men's baseball team won its first conference championship and advanced to the regionals for the second time since the university moved to Division I in 2001. The UCR women's basketball team won back-to-back Big West championships in 20. Their nickname was inspired by the high altitude of the campus, which lies on the foothills of Box Springs Mountain. UCR's sports teams are known as the Highlanders and play in the Big West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. In 2005, UCR became the first public university campus in the nation to offer a gender-neutral housing option. UCR's extensive outreach and retention programs have contributed to its reputation as a "university of choice" for minority students.
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Over 70% of all UCR students graduate within six years without regard to economic disparity. News ranks UCR as the fifth most ethnically diverse and, by the number of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants (42 percent), the 15th most economically diverse student body in the nation. Washington Monthly ranked UCR 2nd in the United States in terms of social mobility, research and community service, while U.S. Over 27 of UCR's academic programs, including the Graduate School of Education and the Bourns College of Engineering, are highly ranked nationally based on peer assessment, student selectivity, financial resources, and other factors. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings places UCR tied for 33rd among top public universities and ranks 83rd nationwide, and 1st for social mobility for the 3rd year. UCR is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The 2022 U.S. It is the first new research-based public medical school in 40 years. Preliminary accreditation of the UC Riverside School of Medicine was granted in October 2012 and the first class of 50 students was enrolled in August 2013. To accommodate an enrollment of 21,000 students by 2015, more than $730 million has been invested in new construction projects since 1999.
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The Regents of the University of California declared UCR a general campus of the system in 1959, and graduate students were admitted in 1961. UCR's undergraduate College of Letters and Science opened in 1954. Some of the world's most important research collections on citrus diversity and entomology, as well as science fiction and photography, are located at Riverside. In 1907, the predecessor to UCR was founded as the UC Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside which pioneered research in biological pest control and the use of growth regulators responsible for extending the citrus growing season in California from four to nine months. The main campus sits on 1,900 acres (769 ha) in a suburban district of Riverside with a branch campus of 20 acres (8 ha) in Palm Desert. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The University of California, Riverside ( UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California.