This summer, you elected seven highly motivated staff members to a two-year term on the OP Staff Assembly (OPSA) steering committee: Terry Barton, director, Systemwide Staff Development Programs, Systemwide HR Garen Corbett, director, California Health Benefits

  Glittery pop stars. Pink princesses. Wholesome, high-priced American Girls, and frivolously rude Bratz. When it comes to the doll market, UC Irvine entrepreneur Gina Heitkamp and her sister Jenae Heitkamp are betting that young girls

In response to your feedback, changes are being made to UCOP's performance appraisal process.

At 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, UCOP will join more than 10 million Californians in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. Are you prepared for the next big quake?

In California, Monday, Oct. 24 is the deadline to register to vote in the November election. We encourage all staff to exercise their right to vote and will grant time off to do so if needed.

If you work in the Kaiser, Broadway or 20th St. buildings, your desktop phone will soon sport a new red and white sticker.

Wear purple this Thursday, Oct. 20, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and come to an informational brown bag next week.

Enjoy a professional development opportunity by serving on this OPSA subcommittee to strengthen and facilitate communications at UCOP.

What has 600,000 images, documents, videos and audio recordings from the great museums, libraries and archives of California? Why, Calisphere, of course! Developed and maintained by UC’s California Digital Library, Calisphere.org gathers resources from 173 institutions, including all