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
November 13, 2026
UCR joins $4.8 million aviation safety endeavor
A UC Riverside computer science professor will join a $4.8 million National Science Foundation-funded research effort aimed at making aviation safer by developing smarter and more reliable communications for aircraft and airports.
November 12, 2026
Major gift launches new era of student innovation
UC Riverside established a permanent home for its growing startup ecosystem on Monday, Nov. 9, cutting the ribbon on the UC Riverside Randall Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation located on the first floor of Orbach Science Library.
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Fish prove every pregnancy is a battle
For the first time outside mammals, researchers discovered evidence for a genetic conflict between fish with a placenta and their developing babies.
November 09, 2026
Rejected TV pilot ideas helped create big hits
Somewhere in warehouses containing Hollywood's old records were the forgotten synopses of television shows that never made it.
Gathering dust were pitches for dramas, comedies, and other programs that television executives rejected or that never got beyond a pilot episode. But many novel ideas within discarded pilots have been more valuable than anyone realized.