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
March 27, 2025
Pregnant women advised to avoid mentholated e-cigarettes
<p>Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, now reports that the flavor chemical menthol used in electronic cigarettes could pose risks to a developing baby.</p>
March 26, 2025
UCR ARTS unveils its three spring exhibitions
<p>On Saturday, March 22, UCR ARTS held a reception heralding the California Museum of Photography's three exhibitions for spring</p>
March 25, 2025
Globalization of production undermines unions, study finds
<p>Organized labor, in the form of unionization, has declined dramatically in wealthy democratic countries (rich democracies) over the past 50 years. The United States is among countries showing the greatest reduction, with union membership decreasing from nearly one in three workers in the 1950s to less than one in ten in 2024. </p>
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March 24, 2025
Economist assesses tariff impacts on stock market, trade
<p>President Donald Trump's implementations and threats of tariffs have created stock market instability, driving talk of a possible recession. We asked Jana Grittersová, a UCR economist and associate professor of political science, to characterize the mindset of investors, and the relevance of various economic indicators. She is a former central banker at the National Bank of Slovakia and an economist at the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union.</p>
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