of the UCR campus, eventually opened in 1917, although the Division of Agricultural Chemistry continued to occupy lab space at the Rubidoux site. Land acknowledgement As a result of rampant development of commercial interests and housing tracts in California throughout the decades, countless Native sites have had their lands confiscated and their tribal system of government destroyed, leaving Native lands either destroyed or threatened. Aware of indigenous history, the University of California, Riverside, as an institution, respectfully acknowledges and recognizes the original and rightful owners of the land located in Southern California, as well as the future ancestors and descendants of the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano Native tribal people. The University recognizes both the history of the land in which its institution is located and that Native Americans played an important part in the early establishment of the University campus with their contributions. Notable Native American scholars and activists Rupert Costo, of the Cahuilla tribe, and his Eastern Cherokee wife, Jeannette Henry Costo, played an essential role in the early establishment of the University of California, Riverside campus during the 1950s. Their influence, along with Judge John Gabbert, were vital in persuading the University of California system to place a university in Riverside. For the University of California, Riverside, the Costos helped establish the Costo Archive, the Rupert Costo Library in American Indian History, and the Costo Chair in American Indian History, which were formerly presented to the University in a dedication ceremony in 1986. They also gifted and entrusted one of the most important collections of Native Americans research materials in the United States to the University in 1986. This collection, which is housed in the Tomas Rivera Library on the University campus, forms the Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian and consists of about 7,000 books, 9,000 documents, artifacts, and artwork of Native American history and culture. Because of their contributions, accomplishments, and invaluable resources to the University, the University of California, Riverside dedicated the Costo Hall on the University campus to Rupert and Jeanette Henry Costo in 1994. As the Costos wanted, the Costo Hall became a student Commons building. UCR Native American Student Programs Full Statement "Related to our mission of being a global leader in developing and creating a transformative experience for current and future world-class change agents, we have a responsibility to continually self-educate, reflect, and listen to the histories and people