UCR Orange County Alumni

Your commitment to volunteering is truly inspiring, thank you Highlanders!

🍊 Highlander Day of Service 2026 💙💛 Today, OC Highlanders rolled up our sleeves at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and donated our time to support our neighbors. We spent the afternoon bagging fresh citrus that will be distributed across the community. And as a little full circle UCR moment, the easy peel mandarins so many of us know as Cuties and Halos are often the UCR developed Tango mandarin, a Riverside born innovation that became a go to snack around the world.  Proud of our alumni for showing up with heart, hands, and Highlander spirit. Want to join the next service day or event with UCR Alumni OC? Tap the link in bio and come volunteer with us! #HighlanderDayOfService #UCR #UCRAlumni #UCRAlumniOC

Project sign ups are now open! Visit dayofservice.ucr.edu to register for a volunteer project in your area that takes place on February 21! Alumni, families, students, faculty, staff, and friends of UCR are all invited to take part in our annual day of service.

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Highlanders, thank you for kicking off the season with us on the water! ⛴️✨ On Sunday our UCR OC Alumni Network set sail on our annual Holiday Harbor Cruise in Newport, taking in the sparkling lights of Balboa Island’s beautifully decorated homes and boats, and making new memories with fellow alumni, family, and friends along the way.  We are so grateful to everyone who joined us, brought their holiday spirit, and continues to keep our Highlander community strong here in Orange County. 💙💛 Happy Holidays from the UCR OC Alumni Network! ❄️🎄 #UCRAlumni #OCAlumniNetwork #HighlanderPride #NewportHarbor #BalboaIsland #HolidayHarborCruise

Hello fellow Highlanders!
Join us on a harbor cruise in Newport! Our group will enjoy the holiday lights from the deck of the Nautilus.

Hope to see you there!
~ from the OC Chapter Team
See link to register:
https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/oc_harborcruise2025

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Who’s ready for this year’s Homecoming giveaways?! All attendees receive a free UCR shirt* and Alumni Association members will receive a free UCR bandana*. *While supplies last. Visit the Alumni booth at Homecoming to receive your exclusive swag 🐻 Tickets are still available! Get yours today at homecoming.ucr.edu.

Thank you to all the Highlanders who joined our LA-OC Alumni Brewery Tour & Mixer at The Bruery in Placentia! 🍻 It was an afternoon of connection, laughter, and great brews! A huge shoutout to our LA Network collaborators and to Victoria Garcia, President of the San Diego board, for making the trip to join us. Here’s to community, alumni spirit, and many more nights like this! Go Highlanders!🐻💙💛 #UCRAlumni #UCRProud #Highlanders #AlumniOC #AlumniLA #SanDiegoHighlanders #TheBruery

Join your fellow Highlanders for a private tour of The Bruery in Placentia. Tour space is limited!
$8 registration fee includes the tour plus a Bruery-branded bottle stopper. Mix and mingle with fellow alumni at a general mixer immediately following the tour.

LA/OC Alumni Brewery Tour and Mixer Join your fellow Highlanders for a tour of The Bruery in Placentia! Our LA and OC alumni network leaders are partnering to offer this tour, followed by a no-host mixer where you can mix and mingle with fellow alumni over one of the Bruery's unique beers and food from the food truck. $8 registration....

Here! At the Happiest Place on Earth!

Great to see all our Highlander families - as close as Anaheim and even as far as San Diego & LA!

Hey Highlanders!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Tanaka Farms, Saturday September 27th.
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🌅✨ What an incredible FIRST DAY of Pumpkin Patch + Irvine Harvest Heroes! 🎃💛 From wagon rides through the fields to picking pumpkins straight off the vine, today was filled with smiles, laughter, and plenty of fall magic. 🍂 We were especially proud to honor farmers, nurseries, and agricultural families during our Irvine Harvest Heroes event 🌱👏 And don’t forget — Irvine residents, can still snag a FREE limited-edition T-shirt with admission tomorrow (while supplies last). 🍁 Pumpkin Patch fun continues all season long, but tomorrow is the final day of Irvine Harvest Heroes. Don’t miss it! #TanakaFarms #PumpkinPatch #IrvineHarvestHeroes #IrvineHistory #FallFun #PumpkinSeason #FarmLife #CommunityCelebration