The Native American Student Programs (NASP) office of UC Riverside provides educational, cultural, and social support for American Indian students. This office coordinates a variety of activities designed to expand educational awareness for American Indian students as well as the campus community. NASP encourages the development and enhancement of leadership and interpersonal communication skills
through active participation. Student participation makes it possible to plan and implement innovative programs, which promote and educate the campus and local community about the uniqueness of American Indians. In addition, it provides outreach activities and recruits American Indian students to the University of California, Riverside. The program provides the following services: advising, such as academic and personal, financial aid assistance, cultural workshops, forums, discussions, & lectures, a Native American Higher Education support network, and American Indian outreach and recruitment.