| The 1,200 -acre campus of UCR is located
3 miles east of the center of the Riverside City,
which is a 270,000 people community. UCR is close
to many excellent recreational facilities, a symphony
orchestra and opera association, a community theatre,
and an art center. The community is a vibrant, culturally
diverse center o commerce, finance, industry, and
education the Inland Empire. It has libraries, art
and history museums, theatres, concert venues, a
convention center, fine restaurants, quaint shops,
modern and large shopping malls, and a wide variety
of sports and other recreation activities that make
living here comfortable and fun. Its people reflect
the same cultural and ethnic diversity found throughout
Southern California, giving the community a rich,
cosmopolitan atmosphere. |