2023 Archive: Featured Sessions

• Graduate Division Open House Welcome

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  9:00am - 10:00am

  Welcome by Dr. Lidia Kos (Dean of Graduate Division and Vice Provost) and Graduate Division Staff

• Graduate Division Application Walk-Through & Tips

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Application Walk-Through and Q&A
  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Application Walk-Through and Q&A
  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

• Graduate Student Association: Info Session

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Graduate Student Association Info Session
  Hosted by Ivett Gabriella, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology and GSA President

• GradSuccess Info Session

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  GradSuccess Info Session
  Hosted by Dawn Loyola, Director

• Graduate Student Panel

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Hear from Current Graduate Students: Life at UCR!
  Hosted by Graduate Division

2023 Archive: Academic Program Sessions

• Anthropology

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Anthropology Graduate Information Session
  Hosted by Graduate Advisor in Anthropology

  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  Anthropology Graduate Information Session
  Hosted by Graduate Advisor in Anthropology

• Biomedical Sciences (School of Medicine)

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Biomedical Sciences - Master's Program Information Session
  Hosted by Hermila Torres, Student Services Advisor

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Biomedical Sciences - Ph.D. Program Information Session
  Hosted by Dr. Seema Tiwari-Woodruff, Graduate Program Director

• Business

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  School of Business Information Session (MBA, PMBA, MPAc, MFIN, MSBA, and PhD)
  Hosted by Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Office

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  School of Business MBA and Professional MBA Graduate Student Panel
  Hosted by current MBA and PMBA Student Ambassadors

   

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  School of Business Information Session (MBA, PMBA, MPAc, MFIN, MSBA, and PhD)
  Hosted by Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Office

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  School of Business Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) & Master of Finance - Faculty and Graduate Student Panel
  Hosted by Faculty and Graduate Students in MPAc and MFIN

   

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  School of Business Information Session (MBA, PMBA, MPAc, MFIN, MSBA, and PHD)
  Hosted by Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Office

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  School of Business Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) - Faculty and Graduate Student Panel
  Hosted by Faculty and Graduate Students in MSBA

   

  Thursday, October 19th, 2023

  4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  In-Person Happy Hour with Graduate Admissions, Faculty, and Current Students at the UCR Barn
  Hosted by Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Office
  UCR Barn

• Creative Writing and the Performing Arts

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  10:00am - 11:00am
  MFA in Creative Writing and the Performing Arts Info Session
  Hosted by Lovey Plaha

• Dance

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Dance Graduate Programs Information Session
  Hosted by Graduate Advisor in Dance

• Economics

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Economics Ph.D. Program
  Hosted by Professor Siyang Xiong and Gary Kuzas

• Education

  Monday, October 16, 2023

  4:00PM – 5:00PM
  School of Education: Teacher Education Program Information Session
  Hosted by Alex Arriaga, Academic Advisor

  5:30PM – 6:30PM
  School of Education: Graduate Programs Information Session (non-credential)
  Hosted by Eddie Comeaux, Professor and Associate Dean, and Heather Killeen, Graduate Program Coordinator

   

  Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  4:00PM – 5:00PM
  School of Education: Teacher Education Program Information Session
  Hosted by Alex Arriaga, Academic Advisor

  5:30PM – 6:30PM
  School of Education: Student Panel and Faculty Research Presentations
  Welcome by Dean Spencer
  Hosted by enrolled graduate students and faculty

   

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  12:00PM – 1:00PM
  School of Education: Teacher Education Program Information Session
  Hosted by Alex Arriaga, Academic Advisor

• Engineering, Computer Sciences, & Data Sciences

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Information Session and Application Workshop
  Hosted by Dr. Chen Li and Joaquin Barraza

   

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
  Bioengineering Information Session and Application Workshop
  Hosted by Manuel Perez Jr.

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  Chemical and Environmental Engineering Information Session and Application Workshop
  Hosted by Adrienne Thomas

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Chemical and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Panel
  Hosted by Adrienne Thomas

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Material Science and Engineering Information Session and Application Workshop
  Hosted by Dr. Ruoxue Yan and Genevieve Vasquez

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  Electric Computer Engineering Information Session and Application Workshop
  Hosted by Dr. Yu, Mario Castro, and Paul Talavera

   

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Computational Data Science Graduate Programs Info Session
  Hosted by Dr. Daniel Wong, Dr. Marek Chrobak, Dr. Vassilis Tsortas, Marisa Mendoza, & Vanda Yamaguchi

• English

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  3:00PM - 4:00PM
  English Information Session
  Hosted by Program Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students

  4:00PM - 5:00PM
  English Information Session
  Hosted by Program Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students

• Mathematics

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Graduate Program Overview
  Hosted by Dr. Zhenghe Zhang

  3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Applied Math at UCR / Pure Math at UCR
  Hosted by Math Faculty

  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Talk with Current Math Graduate Students
  Hosted by Current Math Graduate Students

• Political Science

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Political Science Ph.D. Program
  Hosted by Professor Paul D’Anieri

• Philosophy

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  3:00PM - 4:00PM
  Philosophy Information Session
  Hosted by Program Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students

• Physics

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Physics Information Session
  Hosted by Laura Sales

• Psychology

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Graduate Program in Psychology
  Hosted by Tuppett Yates

• Public Policy

  Monday, October 16, 2023

  4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
  Master of Public Policy Information Session
  Hosted by Jolene Sedita, Student Affairs Coordinator

   

  Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  Master of Public Policy (MPP) Student Panel
  Hosted by Jolene Sedita, Student Affairs Coordinator

  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  Master of Public Policy (MPP) Information Session
  Hosted by Jolene Sedita, Student Affairs Coordinator

   

  Wednesday, October 18, 2023

  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  Master of Public Policy (MPP) Alumni Panel
  Hosted by Jolene Sedita, Student Affairs Coordinator

   

  Friday, October 20, 2023

  11:00am - 1:00pm
  In Person: Public Policy Information Session & Student Panel
  Hosted by Jolene Sedita, Student Affairs Coordinator

• Sciences & Statistics

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  10:00am - 11:00am
  Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program
  Hosted by Professor Amir Haghverdi and Fidel Rivas

  10:00am – 11:00am
  Statistics
  Hosted by Dr. Ma, Dr. Li and Marlene Garcia

  10:00 am - 11:00am
  Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Graduate Program
  Hosted by Dr. Ma, Dr. Jia, Dr. Girke, and Anthony Dominguez

  2:00pm – 3:00pm
  Cell Molecular and Development Biology (CMDB)
  Hosted by Dr. Maduro, Dr. zur Nieden, and Marlene Garcia

   

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  10:00am - 11:00am
  Environmental Toxicology Ph.D. Program
  Hosted by Professor Ying-Hsuan Lin and Fidel Rivas

  10:00am - 11:00am
  Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
  Hosted by Professor Khaleel Razak and Nikita McWells

  2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Entomology Ph.D. Program
  Hosted by Professors Kerry Mauk and Erin Wilson-Rankin

  2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Plant Pathology Graduate Program
  Hosted by Dr. James Ng, Dr. Caroline Roper, and Brenda Cuevas

  3:00pm - 4:00pm
  CNAS Grad Student Panel
  Hosted by CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center

   

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  10:00am - 11:00am
  Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Program
  Hosted by Dr. Allen and Anthony Dominguez

  2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program
  Hosted by Dr. Seán O’Leary, Dr. Jikui Song, and Brenda Cuevas

  2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
  Hosted by Dr. Tim Higham and Kathy Van Horn

  2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Plant Biology Graduate Program
  Hosted by Dr. Dave Nelson and Fidel Rivas

  3:00pm – 4:00pm
  Biophysics
  Hosted by Dr. Zandi, Dr. O’Leary, and Marlene Garcia

  3:00pm – 4:00pm
  Microbiology Graduate Program
  Hosted by Dr. Emma Aronson and Brenda Cuevas

• Southeast Asian Studies

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  12:00PM - 12:30PM
  MA in Southeast Asian Studies
  Hosted by Prof. David Biggs

2023 Archive: Campus Resource Sessions

• African Student Programs

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  African Student Programs at UCR
  Hosted by the ASP Staff

• Asian Pacific Student Programs

  Unfortunately, APSP will be unable to join us for the 2023 Open House. However, they are available for appointments at their website: https://apsp.ucr.edu/

• Career Center

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Career Services at UCR Information Session
  Hosted by the UCR Career Center

• Chicano Student Programs

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Chicano Student Programs Information Session
  Hosted by UCR Chicano Student Programs Office

• Native American Student Programs

  Unfortunately, NASP will be unable to join us for the 2023 Open House. However, they are available for appointments at their website: https://nasp.ucr.edu/

  Also, please review the additional funding available to Native and Indigenous Students: Native American Opportunity Plan

• Undocumented Student Programs

  Unfortunately, USP will be unable to join us for the 2023 Open House. However, they are available for appointments at their website: https://usp.ucr.edu/

• LGBTQ+ Resource Center

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  LGBTQ+ Resources at UCR
  Hosted by the Toi Thibodeaux

• Veteran Affairs

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Veterans Affairs Information Session (pre-recorded, but played live)
  Hosted by Tami Thacker

• Office of Foster Youth Services

  Unfortunately, OFYS will be unable to join us for the 2023 Open House. However, they are available for appointments at their website: https://fosteryouth.ucr.edu/

• Underground Scholars

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Underground Scholars Information Session
  Hosted by the Riverside Underground Scholars Program

• Women's Resource Center

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Women's Resource Center Information Session
  Hosted by Nina Grace Ruedas

• Campus Housing

  Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Campus Housing Options for Graduate Students
  Hosted by Campus Housing

• CAPS (Counseling And Psychological Services)

  Monday, October 16th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  CAPS Information Session
  Hosted by Counseling & Psychological Services Office

• CARE (Campus Advocacy, Resources, & Education)

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  CARE Information Session
  Hosted by the CARE Office

• Disability Resource Center

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Disability Services at UCR
  Hosted by Jenny Biggers

• International Student Services

  Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  International Students & Scholars Office Information Session
  Hosted by the International Students & Scholars Office