INLAND EMPIRE EXPLORERS IMMERSION
A Three-Day, All-Expenses Paid Public Policy Leadership Experience
University of California, Riverside | School of Public Policy
The Inland Empire Is Our Classroom
The Inland Empire Explorers Immersion introduces you to the region's most pressing public policy challenges while showing how UCR faculty, students, and research centers are developing solutions with impact far beyond Southern California
Where & When
University of California, Riverside
School of Public Policy
TBD
Riverside, CA
We pay for your travel, housing and meals so you can focus on the experience.
Who It's For
Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates attending
four-year
colleges and universities across the Inland Empire
who are exploring graduate study in public policy and aspire to address the region's most pressing public policy challenges through careers in public service.
What You'll Do
Engage in hands-on policy discussions, collaborate with peers on real-world challenges, connect with UC Riverside School of Public Policy faculty and students, and experience what graduate study in public policy looks and feels like
What You'll Gain
A stronger understanding of graduate study in public policy, meaningful connections with future policy leaders, and the confidence and skills to turn your commitment to public service into action.
Inside the Experience
Experience how UCR combines research, community partnerships, and hands-on learning to tackle the issues shaping Inland Southern California.
Explore the Challenge
Learn about the Inland Empire's most pressing policy issues, meet your teammates, and begin investigating a real-world challenge.
Build the Solution
Leverage UC Riverside's research centers to analyze evidence, collaborate across disciplines, and develop an integrated policy recommendation.
Present Your Solution
Present your recommendation, receive faculty feedback, connect with alumni, and explore the next step toward graduate study and a career in public service.
Solutions for the Region. Solutions for the World.
The Inland Empire is one of America's most dynamic and rapidly changing regions. Through UCR's research centers, you'll explore how faculty and students are developing practical solutions to regional challenges with lessons that extend far beyond Southern California.
Center for Community Solutions
Learn how public policy starts with understanding the people, neighborhoods, and communities it is designed to serve
Center for Geospatial Sciences
Discover how maps, technology, and data reveal patterns that help solve real-world public policy challenges
Presley Center for Crime and Justice Studies
Explore how research can improve lives, strengthen communities, and shape a more effective justice system
Why the Inland Empire?
If you’re curious about public policy, public affairs, or graduate study and want an experience that helps you clarify what’s next, the Inland Empire Explorers Immersion is for you
You'll Explore "The Why"
You care about public policy and public affairs challenges and want to understand where you fit in, and what “impact” can look like in real life.
You're Building Your Toolkit
You want practical skills: evidence-based thinking, negotiation, leadership, and communicating solutions
You're Mapping Your Next Step
You’re considering internships, fellowships, or graduate school and want guidance and a network to support you
