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Hakeem Oluseyi

Friday, Jan. 23: Astrophysicist, educator and inventor Hakeem Oluseyi

Join Education Partnerships for another event when astrophysicist, educator, science communicator and inventor Hakeem Oluseyi gives a talk entitled "Helping Students Reach for the Stars."


UCOP loves Oakland cookies

Sign up for the Jan. 21 UC Oakland Partnership day of service

Learn how to participate in the UC Oakland Partnership volunteer day of community service at the Alameda County Community Food Bank, this Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.


HR clarifies effect of Sutter-Blue Shield contract on UC medical plans

If you use Sutter providers and are enrolled in the Blue Shield Health Savings Plan, Core Medical or UC Care, find out how the Blue Shield/Sutter Health contract negotiations may affect you.


Congratulations to UCOP’s Cool Choices energy savers

Judy Thai of ITS and her team earned recognition for saving energy by making intelligent and "cool" choices in how they use the power-eating devices in their offices.


Workfit class

It’s not too late to join UCOP’s 2015 WorkFit Program

UCOP’s WorkFit program is now well under way, with classes at both Franklin and Kaiser locations and three membership options to accommodate your schedule.


ECAS staff

2015 UC Compliance Symposium now open for registration

Compliance professionals from UCOP and all UC locations will gather Feb. 4–6, 2015, for the 2015 UC Compliance Symposium at the Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center in Irvine, Calif.


Nancy Coolidge, UCOP associte director of student financial support

Coolidge on College: Tax Credits and Deductions

UCOP's Nancy Coolidge returns with her final workshop on college financing next Tuesday, Jan. 20, noon to 1 p.m. in 9204 Franklin.


Link anniversary survey

Link gets good marks, great suggestions from reader survey

Thanks to all of you who responded to the Link reader survey, to which 213 of you (11 percent of the UCOP community) responded with lots of helpful feedback.


Tyrone Wallace

Cal men’s basketball discounted ticket deadline this Friday

If you want to catch Cal basketball with your UCOP colleagues, act fast! The deadline for tickets to the Jan. 22 Cal men's game is this Friday, Jan. 16.


Two Franklin elevators to be serviced

Two Franklin elevators will undergo routine maintenance over the next two weeks. Maintenance will be performed on one elevator at a time.


Whistleblower policy comment period open

UC is proposing extensive revisions to its Whistleblower Protection Policy, and employees can provide comments by Jan. 30.


UCOP’s eAppraisal helps simplify performance reviews

The online performance management system has helpful features that have standardized the performance appraisal process and gotten reviews completed faster.


Brown bag Monday, Jan. 12: Get to know your staff advisors

Get acquainted with Staff Advisors Donna Coyne and Deidre (De) Acker, and learn about what their roles entail.