The second part of the Botanic Gardens comprises more than 39 acres of gardens along the eastern boundary of the campus. The entrance may be reached by following the road leading southeast from parking lots 10 and 13 off east Campus Drive. This area is open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with the exception of the following holidays: January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.

The Gardens were established for teaching purposes and serve to provide a wide assortment of plant materials for courses such as anthropology, art, biology, ecology, entomology, morphology, ornamental horticulture, plant pathology, photography, and taxonomy. Not only are the gardens used by UCR classes, but they are visited by classes from a variety of educational institutions in the vicinity of Riverside, as well as by other groups interested in furthering their knowledge of plants.

Other important functions of the gardens are to provide plant materials for various research projects and to serve for the testing and exhibition of plant species introduced from all parts of the world. Specialty collections include California Deserts, Baja California, Australian, Latin American and South African plants, as well as cacti, cycads, herbs, irises, lilacs, and roses. A geodesic dome lath house holds shade-loving plants. An attached orchard displays rare subtropical fruits that will grow in the Riverside area. The lower and middle elevations of the Gardens are accessible to the handicapped.

The UCR Botanic Gardens are a popular place for strolling and relaxing.
Many plants are also used for research and teaching purposes. Photo by Steve Walag

Founded in 1988 as an educational research service for decision makers and a laboratory for faculty and graduate student interaction in the conduct of research, CERC's agenda creates an appropriate balance between research significance, school district need, and student learning. Close cooperation with local school districts and county offices of education is a central feature of UCR's commitment to performing relevant, high-quality research for school improvement. Now one of the nation's most impressive regional applied research centers in education, CERC member districts represent a combined average daily attendance of over 180,000 kindergarten through twelfth grade students, nearly 5 percent of all California school children.

Information may be obtained by calling the CERC office at (909) 787-3026 or by writing to the California Educational Research Cooperative (CERC), School of Education, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, or by visiting the CERC web site at http://cerc.ucr.edu.

Since its inception in 1973, the UCR/CMP has grown into a major photography exhibition and study center for the West Coast, with one of the most extensive exhibition programs and one of the largest and finest collections of photographs, cameras, and related material anywhere in the world. The museum offers temporary exhibitions which explore photography's and digital media's relationship to politics, art, and society. The museum also hosts performance art and new music events. Its permanent collection holds nineteenth- and twentieth-century fine art photographs, the Keystone-Mast stereoview collection, and the Bingham camera collection. A wide range of photographic books is available for purchase at the museum store. The museum also maintains one of the most frequently visited art museum web sites in the world, with over three million "hits" each month at http://www.cmp.ucr.edu. The four-story museum, located in Riverside's downtown arts and entertainment district in an award-winning renovated dime store, has become an advocate for change and conscience in the arts on campus and in the community.

The English Short Title Catalog (EngSTC) is a landmark national bibliography. A reference and research tool of unprecedented power and versatility, it is the largest cooperative bibliographic project ever attempted. It is based upon the Eighteenth-Century Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) which is designed to record every item within its scope published in Great Britain or its dependencies in the eighteenth century in a machine-readable, on-line file. In 1987, it was extended backwards in time to 1475 thus becoming the EngSTC.

The California Newspaper Project (CNP) is the state segment of the United States Newspaper Project, a national effort to record the surviving issues of all newspapers published in the U.S. in the national serials database. In addition to creating a union list of U.S. newspapers in California repositories, the CNP also conducts an extensive preservation program to insure that representative runs of California titles are available for the use of future generations.

CE-CERT has eight major research fields:

Advanced Vehicle Engineering concentrates on advanced fuel, engine, and drivetrain systems for cleaner and more energy-efficient transportation;

Atmospheric Processes studies the transformation of air pollutants after they are emitted into the atmosphere;

Environmental Modeling performs theoretical evaluations of present and future urban and regional air quality;

Environmental Policy Analysis studies the practical implications of air quality regulations and technologies;

Renewable Fuels and Solid Waste Management develops and evaluates technologies for converting waste into high-quality, cost-competitive fuels;

Stationary Sources of Air Pollution develops new technologies, processes, and controls that reduce emissions;

Transportation Systems Research develops tools for more efficient transportation and better modeling of vehicle emissions;

Vehicle Emissions Research studies energy and environmental impacts of advanced emission controls and reformulated and alternative fuels.

The research agenda provides a forum for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students to investigate technologies, fuels, and regulatory strategies with recognized experts in these fields. Results of research projects are published in scientific journals, Society of Automotive Engineers publications, or proceedings of CE-CERT's periodic World Car Conferences.

CE-CERT is researching self-navigation devices for cars.
Working on this project are Jay Farrell, Engineering associate professor, standing left,
and students Tony Givargis, standing right, and Yunchun Yang, in car. Photo by Steve Walag

Families in the United States are undergoing rapid changes in structure and composition and there is a need to understand and document these changes. Demographic shifts across historical time are often treated independently of family process issues. By providing a forum for an interdisciplinary dialogue the interplay across different levels of analysis can be more clearly understood.

A central mission of the Center is understanding the role of ethnic variation in families. The diverse population of Southern California represents a unique opportunity to explore this issue. A primary goal is to develop a research and policy agenda for family issues as the twenty-first century approaches. Collaborative arrangements with other institutions, such as local school districts and treatment facilities, have been established to facilitate research and to aid in defining policy priorities. Finally, through conferences, symposia, and workshops, the Center disseminates recent advances in knowledge about families to both scholarly and professional communities. Student participation in research and dissemination activities is encouraged.

The purpose of the UCR Center for Ideas and Society is to promote and advance humanistic research and study at the University of California, Riverside, as well as nationally and internationally. The Center is especially interested in examining objects of inquiry from multiple perspectives; it wishes to promote more robust and nuanced understandings of topics than traditional disciplinary vocabularies, categories, and self-descriptions may permit. The Center also differs from other humanities research centers and institutes in the importance it attaches to intellectual history and social thought as defining foci of its activities and its programs.

The Center for Ideas and Society discharges its research mission in several ways: by providing resident fellowships for UCR faculty and advanced graduate students; by appointing Distinguished Visiting Faculty Fellows; by sponsoring, developing, and hosting conferences, the lecture series, workshops, and colloquia; by funding collaborative research groups through the Focused Research Project program; and by encouraging any other means which appropriately assist and enhance UCR humanists' research capabilities and achievements.

The Resident Fellowship Program is at the heart of the mission of the Center. Its function is to assemble a group of scholars each year to investigate a humanistic topic collaboratively. Each quarter at least four faculty and two graduate students are awarded Center Resident Fellowships to support their research, at least 12 faculty and 6 graduate students per year in all. UCR Resident Fellows are joined each year by at least one Distinguished Visiting Faculty Fellow who functions as the group's convener. The collaborative group's weekly seminar agenda is determined by the points of intersection and the fit between the Distinguished Visiting Faculty Fellow's announced research topic and projects of individual UCR Resident Fellows.

• Academic Computing. Academic Computing provides consultations and support for faculty desktop computer and networking needs. Consultants offer Instructional Technology (IT) support, which includes posting course materials on the web, and assistance with statistical packages and other site license software. All service requests can be initiated by calling the Help Desk at (909) 787-3555 or by sending e-mail to helpdesk@ucr.edu. These services are available without charge to faculty.

• Computing Support Services. Computing Support Services includes Academic Computing Support for faculty research and instruction, the Microcomputer Support Group (MSG) for desktop support, and the Help Desk. Consultants provide walk-in, telephone, or on-site consulting on hardware, software, and networking; plus assistance with loading, learning, and using stand-alone and networked microcomputers. Both instructor-led training workshops and self-paced training courseware on the web or on CDs are available. MSG also facilitates the Microcomputer Support Specialist program, which provides decentralized departmental support. Contact the Help Desk by e-mail at helpdesk@ucr.edu or telephone (909) 787-3555 for any faculty or staff support needs.

• Student Computing Services. Student Computing Services provides microcomputer facilities and services for currently enrolled UCR students. SCS is part of Academic Computing. Microcomputers are available in computer facilities in Watkins Hall, A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, Olmsted Hall, Sproul Hall, and Humanities and Social Sciences Building Macintosh Lab. Students can send questions to helpdesk@student.ucr.edu or phone (909) 787-3867. All equipment available and operating hours are posted on the web site at http://www.cnc.ucr.edu/scs. The Student Alpha Server is the e-mail server for undergraduate students and is a Sun Enterprise 150 running SunOS V5.5.1 operating system.

• The Center for Visual Computing (CVC). The Center for Visual Computing (CVC) provides a variety of visualization services ranging from high-end three-dimensional animation, complete web design and development, illustrations for course presentations and recruitment purposes, high-end slide and print output, film and paper scanning, in addition to multimedia CD-authoring capabilities. The center, located in Bourns A108, also has trained consultants to assist users. It offers an anonymous ftp :site to transfer computer files for direct output to slides or prints. For more information, the web address for the center is http://cvc.ucr.edu. The telephone number is (909) 787-5825, and the e-mail address is info@cvc.ucr.edu.

• Communications Services. Communications Services provides the data and voice communication needs for the campus. Telephone service and internet access are available in both Aberdeen-Inverness and Lothian residence halls. A monthly charge is assessed for each service. Voice mail is also available for a monthly service charge. These services are ordered through Computing and Communications' main office in 1626 Statistics/Computer Building. For additional information send e-mail to dormtel@pop.ucr.edu or call (909) 787-4624.

• Media Resources. Media Services supports five areas: Distance Learning; the Media Library; Media Production, which consists of Video and Photographic Services; Media Services, which provides classroom equipment; and Engineering and Technical Support, which services existing equipment and recommends equipment for new campus buildings. The main office phone number is (909) 787-3041.

The Art Gallery, open since 1963, develops and presents exhibitions of contemporary and historical works of art. Approximately ten exhibitions are mounted each year. In Fall 1999 the Gallery will present a retrospective of the influential conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader. A newly renovated exhibition space dedicated to the display of the Permanent Collection and to an Interactive Gallery will also open in Fall 1999. Five one-person shows of contemporary artwork will be held throughout the year as part of the continuing Projects series. Artists participating in the Projects series include Andrew Ouchi, Amir Zaki, Fandra Chang, Dori Zaki, and Anna O'Cain. Hydrosphere, an exhibition of the paintings of artists Thomas Emde and James Sheppard, will open in Winter 2000. In Spring 2000, multi-media, Los Angeles-based artist Aya Dorit Cypis will show new work. The final show is the annual Senior Thesis Exhibition, showcasing the art work of graduating seniors in the Studio Art Department.

The Art Gallery's responsibilities include the interpretation, preservation, and collection of works of art for the education and enjoyment of the students, faculty, staff, and the community. In addition, the Art Gallery produces publications, offers symposia, lectures, artist's receptions, and other events which relate to its exhibitions and to contemporary art issues. Most events at the Gallery are free and open to the public.

The Art Gallery also functions as a laboratory for training future museum and other professionals. Working with faculty members from various academic departments, the Art Gallery offers special courses and internships on topics ranging from public relations to art-historical research to exhibition installation. Additionally, by presenting the annual senior thesis exhibition, the Art Gallery provides an initial display venue for student artists in the Department of Art. There are employment opportunities for students at the Art Gallery and student volunteers are always welcome.

For program information, or to inquire about job, internship, or volunteer opportunities, call (909) 787-3755. The Gallery also offers membership to students at a reduced rate. Get the latest exhibition information at http://sweeney.ucr.edu.

Students at the opening of the Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Sweeney Art Gallery.
Photo by Jeanne Boyer

• Media Library, located in Humanities and Social Sciences 1001, stores the University Library's collection of films, audio and video cassettes, and other media materials for the campus. The Media Library serves as a walk-in playback center for all these materials as well as for items placed there on reserve. VHS, BETA, U-Matic, laser disc, and audio cassette equipment are available for use by patrons. There are also Macintosh computers available . This unit also orders rental films and videos for instruction. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Fridays until 5 p.m.) and on weekends from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Distance Learning oversees the following technological resource systems: videoconferencing, instructional television, and satellite programming. Through videoconferencing, UCR faculty, staff and students can connect to others within the UC system, as well as throughout the state, nation and world. The unit is also responsible for creating, distributing, and promoting both live and prerecorded programming for local broadcast (via UCR's own television channel on local cable), and for wide receipt and transmission (via satellite). A multipurpose facility, the Distance Learning classroom/studio center, is located in A139 Olmsted Hall. The Distance Learning offices, located in B221 Sproul, create and distribute live or prerecorded instructional video programs locally, within California, or worldwide. Facilities for videoconferencing via telephone lines, classroom production for local broadcast or taping, and reception of satellite programming are located on campus. Hours: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

• Production Services is responsible for creating new media materials in consultation with faculty, the administration, or other patrons. The unit is located at two sites. Video, audio, multi-image, and film production services are in B221 Sproul. Photographic Services is located in B110 Hinderaker Hall. Hours: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

• Engineering and Technical Services, located in B221 Sproul, repairs and maintains audiovisual and television equipment for the department. The unit also plans and installs media systems and advises on equipment purchases. Hours: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

•  The Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center encloses approximately 331/2 square miles of desert habitat around Deep Canyon, in the Colorado Desert near Palm Desert. An air-conditioned field station with living quarters and laboratories is located near the mouth of Deep Canyon. A primitive campground and two-square-mile teaching area is available for class use.

•  The James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve near Idyllwild is approximately 30 acres, surrounded on all sides by relatively undisturbed national forest land. Sixty miles of hiking trails connect the base reserve with thousands of acres of mid- and high-elevation wilderness, from nearby Lake Fulmor to the summit of Black Mountain at 7,800 feet. The reserve is equipped for field classes of up to 30 students and has indoor housing for small groups.

•  The Oasis de los Osos Reserve is located near Snow Creek at the northern base of Mount San Jacinto. This property consists of 160 acres of rocky desert slopes and a dry alluvial fan. It also contains a perennial stream (Lamb Creek) with some waterfalls. A riparian woodland grows along this stream. A semi-desert scrub plant community occurs on the dry slopes and alluvial fan, as well as along the washes. No facilities are available at this site.

•  The Box Springs Reserve consists of 160 acres near the top of Box Springs Mountains. The property includes both coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats. No laboratory facilities are present on the property, due to the proximity of such facilities on the UCR campus. This reserve has been used for field class laboratories and student research projects. However, other research projects can be conducted at this site.

•  The Sacramento Mountains Reserve contains approximately 590 acres of desert habitat in the Mojave Desert. It is located about 18 miles west of Needles along Interstate Highway 40. This property contains at least seven species of cacti, including one of the best displays of Bigelow Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii) in California. No laboratory facilities or living quarters are present on this site. However, a campsite is available for anyone wishing to use the reserve overnight for teaching or research.

•  Motte Rimrock Reserve consists of approximately 650 acres at the northwestern corner of Perris, about 15 miles from campus. The vegetation is principally coastal sage scrub and grassland with riparian corridors in the canyons. This land is of more than usual biological interest for this region because it contains several species of special concern. Indian pictographs and a former Indian village site also are on this reserve. A headquarters building contains sleeping facilities for reserve users.

•  The Emerson Oaks Reserve is located 5 miles east of Temecula and 1 mile south of Highway 79. This 200-acre site contains coastal sage scrub on the lower hills, chaparral on the upper slopes, and oak woodland (primarily coast live oak) in the valley portion. More than 20 acres of oaks also occur on a bench on one of the hillsides. Several permanent springs are on the property. No facilities are available at present.

•  The Jack and Marilyn Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center contains approximately 9,000 acres in the Mojave Desert near Amboy (between Barstow and Needles). It has unusual biotic diversity, ranging from low Mojave Desert flora and fauna to remnant Colorado Plateau biota on the highest peaks. A campground and a small building at Norris Camp are available for class use, and the Allanson complex includes a state-of-the-art, stand-alone research laboratory.

Cholla cactus at the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center near Palm Desert.
Photo by Ansel Adams, 1965

Air Force ROTC: Through arrangements with the University of California, Los Angeles; California State University, San Bernardino; Loyola Marymount University; and the University of Southern California, two- and four-year Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) programs are available to all qualified UCR students. Academic units earned in this program may be counted as elective units toward UCR graduation requirements. Scholarship opportunities, which pay up to full UCR tuition plus books, fees, and a $150 monthly allowance, are available for academically competitive students, especially science and engineering majors. Students in the last two years of the program automatically qualify for $3500 per school year. Successful completion of the AFROTC program, upon graduation, leads to a commission as a Second Lieutenant with subsequent active duty service in the Air Force. Applicants to AFROTC must have at least two years remaining toward degree conferral, which may include graduate study. Entry into the last two years of AFROTC is on a competitive basis. Interested students may obtain more information by calling any of the following AFROTC program offices: UCLA (310) 825-1742; CSU San Bernardino, (909) 880-5442; USC (213) 740-2670; or Loyola Marymount (310) 338-2770.

Army ROTC: Through arrangements with the Department of Military Science at California State University, San Bernardino two- and four-year Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AROTC) programs are available to all qualified UCR students. Academic units earned in the program may be counted as elective units toward fulfillment of UCR graduation requirements. Successful completion of the AROTC program, upon graduation, leads to a commission as a Second Lieutenant with subsequent service on active duty or assignment to an Army Reserve unit. Scholarships for two and three years are available to qualified students. A monthly $150 subsistence allowance is paid during the last two years of the program. Simultaneous participation in a reserve unit and the AROTC program is allowable; participants are eligible to receive pay from both programs. Interested students may obtain more information by calling the Military Science Department, Army ROTC Program, California State University, San Bernardino at (909) 880-5533.

Center research initiatives and related activities such as special conferences and workshops are undertaken in consultation with state and local corrections and law enforcement representatives, as well as faculty and researchers in other higher education institutions. A particular concern is the systematic and on-going evaluation of both established and experimental policies and programs. Among studies currently under way or in the planning state are investigations of the impact of imprisonment on female inmates and their families; child and spousal abuse in relation to criminal violence; community development and early childhood intervention strategies for preventing delinquency; and the impact of programs aimed at improving police-community relations.

Fees for a Summer Session are the same for California residents and nonresidents. These fees are competitive and based upon a per-course tuition basis. Special discounts apply for UCR career staff employees and senior citizens.

Catalogs and application forms are available from Summer Sessions and Special Programs, UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507-4596. Telephone (909) 787-3044.

Credit earned in certain Extension courses may be applicable to degree requirements at the time of admission to the University. See under University of California Extension Courses in the Curricula and Courses section. Students who have earned credits through Extension and are interested in having these credits applied to degrees, or who are interested in earning credits through Extension that meet degree requirements, should check with the Admissions Office about the applicability of such credit. Resident students in the University wishing to apply Extension credit to degree requirements must have advance approval from the dean of their college or division before enrolling in Extension courses.

University Extension offers degree credit, postgraduate continuing education credit, and noncredit programs for pursuit of intellectual and cultural interests, professional and career advancement, and examination of topical thinking on public affairs and urban problems.

Programs are offered in nearly all disciplines, including anthropology, animal science, art, earth science, economics, education, engineering, English, environmental sciences, history, human resources, law, literature, management, mathematics, music, philosophy, plant sciences, political science, psychology, real estate, sociology, urban studies and the natural sciences.

Programs vary in length and format, from one-day conferences and short lecture series to courses lasting more than one quarter and certificate programs requiring more than two years of part-time study to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for a particular professional or avocational activity. University Extension services are available through five major channels:

1. Courses are organized in cities and towns, as well as on the UCR campus, wherever a sufficient number of people wish to study a subject.
2. The Center for Media and Independent Learning offers lessons, study materials, and University faculty guidance by mail, e-mail, fax, and online.
3. Conferences and special activities for interested groups are provided for periods ranging from one day to several weeks. Some of these programs are offered in cooperation with professional associations, government agencies, and business enterprises.
4. Lectures, singly or in series, are provided for any committee, club, organization, government, or voluntary agency that will make the necessary arrangements for their presentation.
5. Educational films and videocassettes are available from the Center for Media and Independent Learning.

In a typical program, students work three to four days a week in an internship (usually unpaid) and conduct independent research on a topic related to the internship--a combination that earns 4 to 8 units of credit depending upon the campus program selected. Students typically enroll in seminars conducted at the Center for additional academic credit. In the fall and spring terms students can enroll in courses offered by the Davis, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara campuses; only Santa Barbara offers winter courses at the Center.

Undergraduates may apply to any of the three programs. Since the three campus programs differ, students should select carefully and note on their application their priority of choices. Once accepted to any one of the three campus programs, students may enroll in courses offered by any of the programs at the Center. For more information and to obtain application forms, contact the Career Service Center, Veitch Student Center, Northwest Wing, (909) 787-3631.

UCR students during Model United Nations Conference.
The annual event is organized by Political Science students. Photo by Steve Walag