What's up?
I'm Ferrari St Paul,
and this is YOUniversityTV
where we put you, you,
in university.
Today we're here at
the University of California
Riverside, home of
the Highlanders and their
fearless leader Scotty the Bear.
Whoo!
The crowd goes wild!
The University of California
Riverside is located
approximately 50 miles east of
Los Angeles, California,
within driving distance to
Disneyland and Hollywood.
In addition, it's only about
an hour drive from the desert,
the mountains, or the ocean,
giving students plenty
of activity options.
This campus has a really
great locational advantage.
You can go to the beach.
You can go snowboarding.
You can go hiking, camping.
There's a lot of great things
in Riverside.
UC Riverside is perched on
1200 park-like acres,
near the Box Springs Mountains,
which feature a 161 foot
Carillon tower,
the botanic gardens
and acres of citrus groves.
Need a change of scenery?
Just a short walk away,
UCR students have their own
university village.
You can catch the latest flick,
grab a bite to eat,
or shop the day away.
Enrollment at UCR is nearly
17,000 students,
with about 15,000 undergraduates
and about 2,000 graduates.
UC Riverside is also a diverse
institution, and in fact,
is ranked third in the nation
in ethnic diversity.
This is a campus with truly
cultural diversity.
So you get the chance to meet
students from all very different
kinds of background
and interact with them.
UC Riverside is the only UC
school that reflects
the population of California.
So in essence, we are the most
diverse, ethnically, campus
in the UC system.
Incoming freshmen who are
California residents seeking
admission to UC Riverside can be
admitted in one of the three
ways, which include meeting
eligibility in the statewide
context, meeting eligibility
in the local context,
or by examination alone.
These paths to admission are
explained in detail on the web
at www.my.ucr.edu.
We really do look at students
holistically.
We look at the whole package.
We look at everything that
they--the strength of their
coursework, their
extracurricular activities,
their personal statement.
We look at all of that when
we're making the assessment
of whether or not they have
potential to come to our
school and do well.
Resident fees run about $3,000
per quarter, and include student
health insurance along
with other services.
Room and board, books,
and personal expenses
are separate.
If you want educational choices,
UC Riverside has them,
with 80 majors, 51 minors,
and 44 master's programs, 40 PhD
programs, and 17 state teaching
credential programs
to choose from.
Some of the current favorite
majors among students are
biological sciences, business
administration and psychology.
We are one of the few UC's that
offer a lot of undergraduate
research opportunities
for our students.
And that's the thing, they're
fanatical for their students.
They want the students
to succeed.
I never knew as an undergrad
you could do research,
get to know faculty members,
get letters of recommendation.
There's a lot of great
internships.
UC Riverside has offered
all of those to me.
From grapefruit to naval oranges
to golden nugget tangerines,
over 900 different types
of citrus fruits can be traced
back to UCR.
Riverside students
and professors use these
citrus groves as a working lab.
The university's innovative
research department has even
been able to help create
an efficient and clean way
to turn waste materials into
sulfur-free diesel fuel.
How's this for impressive
credentials?
UCR has seven current and former
faculty members who have been
elected to the National Academy
of Sciences,
plus more than 50 UCR faculty
members have received
Guggenheim Fellowships for
distinguished achievement
and exceptional promise.
We have really good professors,
and I feel like they're
very approachable.
They have office hours in which
they're just waiting for
students to come and talk to
them and ask them questions.
And since we are a small
university, I believe they're
much more available to students.
After just a few short years in
the big West conference,
the UC Riverside Highlanders
are starting to make a name
for themselves.
In addition, 13 players have
been drafted by major league
baseball teams, and recently,
had two Highlander athletes
drafted by major league soccer.
UC Riverside offers three
housing styles to meet
the comforts and needs
of all students.
You have your choice to live
in the residence hall,
in on campus apartments,
or family housing,
each providing a variety
of activities
and work-friendly atmosphere.
I definitely suggest that
everybody spends at least
one year on campus.
It keeps you close.
Makes you really enrich your
life as a student here.
University of California
offers nearly 300 clubs
and organizations, including
fraternities and sororities,
for all students to get
involved.
They have academic based
sororities and fraternities,
and they have community
service based sororities
and fraternities.
You always have a crowd
to fit into.
Time for the Wednesday Nooner.
Every week there's music
and sometimes even live
performances here at
the Carillon bell tower.
Bet you didn't know the band
No Doubt was once
a Wednesday Nooner
featured artist.
So if an environmentally forward
university that offers a strong
education fits your idea
of a great future,
then be sure to look into
the University of California
Riverside.
Thanks for joining us here
in Riverside, California.
I'm Ferrari St Paul,
and goodbye from UCR.
Who's side?
R's side.
Who's side?
R's side....
Whooo!
