Looking forward to socializing with fellow students back on campus? GradSuccess community-building events are scheduled to help you to connect with peers. This fall quarter, we will host in-person Coffee Socials, two community Game Nights, and an Art Night. Take a look and share these events with other UCR graduate students.

Coffee Socials

The in-person Coffee Socials are back! We host a weekly Graduate Student Coffee Social on Wednesdays, 3-4 pm from September 29th to December 1st (excluding Thanksgiving week). Join us to have coffee, tea, and snacks and take a break from your study. Meet the GradSuccess team, staff members from various campus resource units, and fellow graduate students from various programs. You also have an opportunity to win a $25 gift card every week.

[Image Description: A hot cup of coffee.]

Pictured: Coffee=Happiness. In case coffee doesn't bring you joy, we also serve tea!

A campus resource unit will join us during the Coffee Social every week to meet and mingle with graduate students. It’s a good way to learn about what resources are available for graduate students at UCR, especially if you are new on campus. See this quarter’s schedule below:

●      September 29, 2021: GradSuccess

●      October 6, 2021: The Well

●      October 13, 2021: GradQuant

●      October 20, 2021: UCR Library

●      October 27, 2021: Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

●      November 3, 2021: International Students & Scholars

●      November 10, 2021: The Graduate Writing Center

●      November 17, 2021: Office of Technology Partnerships (OTP)

●      December 1, 2021: Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Virtual Game Nights

Do you want to play games while connecting with fellow graduate students? Join us at Virtual Game Nights this fall. The Game Nights will feature games like trivia, Drawful 2, Kibbage, Scattergories, CodeNames, and much more. Our host guides you through everything, so all you have to do is sit back and relax. Visit this page to register in advance, and the Zoom link will be provided.

Game Night #1: Tuesday, October 12, 2021  |  6-8 pm

Game Night #2: Thursday, November 18, 2021  |  6-8 pm

[Image Description: Jane Lynch, game show host and actress, enthusiastically saying "Let's do this!"]

Pictured: Even though these are virtual game nights, we will have as much fun as we do in-person.

Virtual Art Night

Ready for a virtual art night? We will create a fun art activity with artist Cara Rae Joven for an instructor-led drawing session. The session is easy to follow and fun for participants of all ages (invite your family members and kids, too). Just bring some paper, pencils, and coloring tools (e.g., colored pencils, pens, crayons) and get creative.

Visit this page to register in advance, and the Zoom link will be provided.

Art Night: Tuesday, October 26, 2021  |  6-8 pm

[Image Description: Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night.]

Pictured: You may create your own post-Impressionist paintings as responses to the world around you.

To stay up to date with our graduate student programming, there are different ways to connect with us. Check the GradSuccess events calendar, visit the GradSuccess Community page, follow us on social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), and read the R'Grad Weekly newsletter sent out every Monday morning. We hope to see you at an event soon!