Harvest Shared Services Center was formed in 2013 to enact a coordinated and efficient structure for delivering academic personnel, human resources, and payroll services. Whether serving academic or staff employees, our focus is to educate, transact, and enforce the "people-related" policies of the college, the campus, and external agencies. See below for detailed information about the services offered, forms you will need, and specific contacts by department.
Harvest Shared Services Center divisions:
Populations served:
Harvest Services provided:
Academic Personnel
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Merit & Promotion
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Academic Personnel Analysis
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Academic Leave Analysis
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Senate Recruitment
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Non-Senate Recruitment
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Academic Separation Analysis
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Payroll
| Full Accounting Unit (FAU) | Salary Cost Transfer (SCT) Transactions | Offboarding & Onboarding Processes | Position Management |
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| Leave Processes | Pay Rate Changes | Additional Compensation Changes | Other Non-FOM Processes |
Human Resources
| Adhoc Reports (as needed) | HR Audits/Data Analyses | Audits of HR Policy Matters | Compliance Training Coordination |
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| HR Professional Development/Training | HR Analysis of Policy | Re-classification & Equity Requests | Staff Recruitments |
UCR News
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A DIY, fly-powered fix for food scraps
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Fathers’ microplastic exposure tied to their children’s metabolic problems
A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a father’s exposure to microplastics (MPs) can trigger metabolic dysfunctions in his offspring. The research, conducted using mouse models, highlights a previously unknown pathway through which environmental pollutants impact the health of future generations.
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UCR ARTS presents Transgresoras: Mail Art and Messages, 1960s–2020s
Transgresoras: Mail Art and Messages, 1960s-2020s reveals how Latinx and Latin American women artists subverted the censorship of authoritarian regimes by using the government’s postal system against itself to share their work, not just within the police state, but across militarized borders to other countries.
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