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It’s easy to participate in holiday gift drive, extended to Dec. 22

If you haven’t yet gotten a chance to participate in OP’s drive to support the East Oakland Community Project (EOCP), you still have time. The drive has been extended to Monday, Dec. 22.


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Take our Daughters & Sons to Work Day, April 2015

UCOP is inviting your children to come to the office on April 23, 2015, and you can participate, parent or not! (Note that brown bags have been canceled.)


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Season’s greetings and updates from UCOP Buildings Services team

Season's greetings from the UCOP Building Services team. Here they provide the first of what will be regular updates in Link on what’s happening at our UCOP buildings.


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Blood drive today: Give something that means something

Donate blood when the bloodmobile returns to UCOP today, Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Jan Kehoe right away at (510) 987-9692 or Jan.Kehoe@ucop.edu if you're interested, as appointments fill quickly.


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Unsubscribe Week continues at UCOP

The unsubscribe effort that began on Aug. 25 is still under way, as the mail team continues to sift through bins of discarded mail to stop unwanted materials and deliveries to long-gone former staffers.


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Asian Pacific Islander Staff holds holiday potluck on Dec. 17

OP's Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association is hosting a holiday potluck for its final meeting of the year tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, noon to 1 p.m. in Franklin 9204.


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Thursday, Dec. 11: Celebrate the season with your UCOP colleagues

It's almost time for the Winter Celebration. You'll have an opportunity to party with your colleagues and support families through the East Oakland Community Project.


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Shout-out to Benjamin Tsai, UCOP senior tax analyst

Athelynne Robinson in the President's Executive Office sent us this shout-out to Benjamin Tsai for taking the initiative to improve his health, one day at a time.


Reminder: Don’t use UCOP Mail Services for your holiday mail

Policy prohibits UC Mail Services from handling personal packages through the USPS, FedEx, UPS and all other couriers, so please explore these other alternatives.


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Personal staff travel is eligible for great UC coverage, rates

Did you know that UC has a travel insurance program that offers convenient coverage and competitive rates for staff personal travel outside the United States?


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UCOP volunteers help Oakland celebrate Thanksgiving

More than 50 UCOP volunteers got into the spirit of giving when they helped serve turkey dinners to Oakland seniors, low-income families and homeless citizens at the 23rd annual Thanksgiving Dinner last week.