Campus celebrates opening of new student health center

UC Riverside celebrated the completion of its new Student Health and Counseling Center on Friday, Sept. 22 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.The 39,450-square-foot, two-story building at the north side of campus brings together medical, mental health, and well-being services into one location and modern facility for the first time.“It just seems like yesterday we were breaking ground and now we are open and ready to provide the highest quality holistic care for our 26,000 students,” said Denise Woods, associate vice chancellor of Health, Well-being and Safety.Student Health Services; Counseling and Psychological Services; Case Management Services; and the Student Well-being, Intervention, and Follow-up Team, or SWIFT, are now housed at the new building. The Well and Basic Needs also have satellite space at the new facility.Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox noted that when he meets parents at orientation he thanks them for entrusting their children’s care to the university, which he described as a...