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Avanti FAQs

FAQs for Avanti will be continuously collected and updated throughout the project to keep you informed every step of the way. Stay tuned for the latest updates, insights, and answers as we move forward together.

  • What is Avanti?

    Avanti is a collaborative initiative driving strategic HR transformation at UC Riverside. This effort brings together campus partners, Central HR, the Campus Support Center, ITS, and expert vendors to modernize and streamline how HR services are delivered. Through stakeholder engagement, thoughtful planning, and innovative technology, Avanti is setting the foundation for meaningful and lasting change.

    Guided by the ETHOS principles and inspired by the spirit of Avanti — meaning "forward" — this initiative will strategically transform HR services through a collaborative, phased implementation of common, centralized, and automated technology solutions. By enhancing security, compliance, and standardization, Avanti aims to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and better support HR staff — ultimately elevating the overall employee experience at UCR.

    This series of efforts culminates in a shared call to action: to move forward together in redefining how Human Resources services are delivered across the UCR campus.

  • What does Avanti Mean?
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    avanti

    Italian (aˈvanti)

    adverb
    to move forward; to advance;

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    forward! let’s go!

  • What is CASK?

    In 2025, UC Riverside began working with CASK, a trusted ServiceNow partner, to support the implementation of Human Resources Service Delivery (HRSD). CASK is leading the technical development of our HR solutions in collaboration with UCR’s Information Technology Solutions (ITS) team. Together, they will build and implement a system that enhances HR services across campus.

  • What is Thidera?

    In summer 2024, UCR began working with Thidera, a third-party vendor, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the university’s leave program. Following the completion of that assessment, UCR partnered with CASK, a ServiceNow implementation partner, to move forward with the implementation of Human Resources Service Delivery (HRSD). This marks a key step in modernizing and improving HR services across campus.