Our diverse and talented faculty members are among the finest researchers and scholars in the world. They work on the cutting edge, making discoveries that define and advance their fields of endeavor. They use this research to enrich their classrooms and help their students learn. In turn, they encourage their students to bring a fresh outlook and new ideas into our laboratories, helping them work through the problems they must grapple with in their research. This commitment to teaching is evident in our undergraduate courses.
Senior faculty teach our mainline introductory classes.
Another way that we are able to maintain this ranking is through our telephone and Internet enrollment system. The system allows us to know, in real time, when course sections are full so we may add new ones in a timely manner, making it easier for students to get the classes they need. Students at UCR have many opportunities to become involved and make a difference. Through the program UCR student volunteers mentor at-risk youth, giving them direction they need to turn their lives around. Our campus also has more than 150 service clubs, student organizations, and recreational groups.