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January 2009 ( View complete archive page )
September 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP Prepares for flu
- Q&A With Karren Jamaca, Space and Relocation Manager
- 10-Second Bio: Isabel Chen
- 10-Second Bio: John Fox
- 10-Second Bio: Do Quyen Tran-Taylor
- OP Headlines
- UCOP Event Calendar
- UC In The News
- Open Forum
- Did You Know?
- Budget Roundup
- Off-the-Clock: Jo Anna Gould
- OP Headlines
- About Your Newsletter
- UC In The News
- Quick Survey
- Applause
- Did You Know...
- 10-Second Bio: Jessie Catacutan
- 10-Second Bio: Yvette Gullatt
- 10-Second Bio: Emily Montan
- SRCT's New Department
- Hello
- OP Headlines
- Revamped and Revealed: UCOP's New Budget Office
- Applause
- UC In The News
- Open Forum
- Did You Know...
- 10-Second Bio: Patricia Osorio-O'Dea
- 10-Second Bio: Trish Hare
- 10-Second Bio: Matt Perry
October 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- Q & A with Tara Brant, Manager of the Technology Services Desk
- UC launches Project You Can
- OP Headlines
- UCOP partners with Oakland public schools
- eScholarship Lunchtime Talk, Nov. 4
- 10-Second Bio: Leslie Sepuka
- UC In The News
- 10-Second Bio: Christopher Rivers
- Puente: A Bridge to Opportunity
- Women We Admire
- 10-Second Bio: Teri Lee
- 10-Second Bio: Linda Kane
- 10-Second Bio: Mae Cendana
- OP Headlines
- UC In The News
- President Yudof wants to hear from you
- UC Health site launched
- Did you know?
- Be Safe. Be Prepared.
- Michael O'Keefe — UCOP Stress Buster
- 10-Second Bio: Brandi Schmitt
- 10-Second Bio: Raul Torres
- 10-Second Bio: Charles Barragan
- OP Headlines
- ‘ShakeOut’ Drill, Earthquake Checklist and Raffle
- UC In The News
- Post-Employment Benefits Forum, Wed., 10/21
- Community Supported Agriculture at UCOP
- Revisions to Personnel Policies for Staff Members
- Suspension of University Cell Phone Policy
- Open Forum
- UC:DC
- Meet interim EVP Nathan Brostrom
- 10-Second Bio: Andrea Gerstenberger (Andy)
- 10-Second Bio: Don Harjo Daves-Rougeaux
- 10-Second Bio: Jose Pantoja
- OP Headlines
- Gee, the home page looks different
- UC In The News
- Update on Bagels with Mark
- Applause
- SRCT Recruitment Deadline Tuesday, 10/6
- ANR Town Hall on Tuesday, 10/6
- Project Management Group Kicks Off Tuesday, 10/6
- Meet and Greet with Nathan Brostrom, Thursday, 10/8
- Noontime Talk: Sagehen Creek Reserve, Monday, 10/12
- Save the Date: Women we Admire Series, Thursday, 10/22
November 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- Off-the-Clock: Jennifer Damico
- Q&A with Tacy Trowbridge, UCOP's Development & Training Coordinator
- Follow UC Newsroom on Twitter
- Lunch with Astronomers this Friday
- Students protest at UCOP
- Temporary closure of At Your Service applications
- ANR Catalog holiday sale
- A UC Feast
- Open Enrollment ends Tuesday at 5 p.m.
- OGC Raffle and Bake Sale Wednesday
- UC In The News
- Search for your HR rep
- What is your favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving break?
- Sign up for a table at the crafts fair
- On the frontlines at the UC Customer Service Center
- Sign up by Dec. 5 for a table at the holiday crafts fair
- Meet Link
- 10-Second Bio: John Stobo
- OP Headlines
- Independent review lauds compensation policy changes
- You're Invited: BRC Open House on Nov. 18
- OGC’s Annual Raffle, Bake Sale & Giving Tree
- Travel Insurance and Security Protection Benefits
- SPOTLIGHT: Become a UC eAdvocate
- Commission on the future in Oakland Thursday
- 10-Second Bio: Larissa Branin
- Post-Employment Benefits Forum
- Open Forum
- Update Your Profile
- Did You Know?
- Open Enrollment
- Open Enrollment Help Desk
- SPOTLIGHT: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program builds a diverse faculty
- 10-Second Bio: Dena Bullard
- 10-Second Bio: Oscar Porter
- 10-Second Bio: Kobie Crowder
- OP Headlines
- Treasury Workstation wins Alexander Hamilton award
- UC In The News
- Earn Double Rewards with Connexxus
December 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- Paychecks arrive January 4
- Happy Holidays!
- Holiday Dessert Faire Wednesday
- The Business Resource Center marks its first anniversary
- Craft Fair
- 2009 Holiday Closure Information
- BRC wants your feedback
- New projectors and polycoms in Franklin and Kaiser conference rooms
- Holiday Dessert Faire Dec. 16
- Willie Archie and the UCOP Singers
- Local ‘911’ cellular phone numbers
- Craft Fair Thursday
- UCSF Medical Group Changes Reminder
- UC Awards Honorary Degrees
- 10-Second Bio: Susanne Kauer
- Executive Inn & Suites Discount
- OGC raises $2,332 for area families and youth; Holiday Giving Tree names still available
January 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Spotlight: Q&A With EVP Nathan Brostrom
- 10-Second Bio: Amy Smith
- Benjamin Wong named Principal Auditor II
- Important Travel and Security Services for Employees Traveling to Haiti
- Spotlight: OP Staff Assembly
- Reminder: Sign Up for Bagels with Mark
- New Display Case Guidelines
- Ann Palmer to support shared administrative duties
- Resignation of Rachelle Jeppson, Director-Ethics and Compliance
- 403(b) and 457(b) Annual Contribution Limits in 2010
- Have Disability Related Questions?
- Spotlight: Project Management Interest Group
- In Profile: UC Farm Advisor helps organic farm, town co-exist
- 10-Second Bio: Terri Campbell
- Staff Morale Survey
- Budget News
- Applause: RASC Leadership Team
- Complete Your 10-Second Bio
- 10-Second Bio: Kathleen Quenneville
- Dr. Stobo discusses the physician shortage in the U.S.
- In Profile: Science Today
- Manage your junk e-mail
- UC's achievements in challenging year
- Open Forum: What is your New Year's resolution?
- Franklin Building reception desk repositioned for security, traffic flow
- Online resources for Supervisors: Coaching Toolkit
February 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- In Profile: Q&A with Gary Schlimgen
- Campus Copy closed Feb. 26
- UCOP Cares Inaugural Meeting
- OP Headlines: UCOP blood drive is a success
- Performance Management Class for Managers & Supervisors
- UC Advocacy Progress Report
- In Profile: Connexxus Travel Program
- Applications sought for staff advisor to the UC Board of Regents
- Learning & Development classes at UCOP
- Share your views about UC retirement benefits
- COSMOS applications due March 15
- Employee Outing to Cal Women's Basketball Game: Sign Up by this Thursday
- 10-Second Bio: Juan Conrado
- Off-The-Clock with Alfred White
- Spotlight: Éxito Escolar: Success in School
- 10-Second Bio: Gordon Jeong
- UC in the News
- Take a health assessment, earn $100 gift card
- OP Headlines: Flu Clinic vaccinates more than 50 peoople
- Michael Waldman appointed customer service manager of Retirement Administration Service Center
- Temporary Policy Extension for Maximum Vacation Accrual
- Financial Aid Brown Bag Series Begins Today
- Walk-In Flu Shot Clinic Feb. 3
- Spotlight: Q&A with Risk Service's Grace Crickette
- UC Proposes use of Sick Leave for Baby Bonding
- Phil Says 6 More Weeks
- 10-Second Bio: Ernie Granillo
March 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Lawrence H. Pitts named UC provost
- Health care reform changes to UC plans likely in 2011
- UCOP guests must be pre-registered at iVisitor
- Use or lose furlough time by August 31
- Spotlight: Regents pledge diversity action
- Online tool: dealing with angry people
- Spotlight: Task Force to present pension and benefit options
- UC in the news: Sustainability policy cuts carbon footprint, saves energy
- UC Commission on the Future receives first round of ideas
- Tune in for March 24 Regents discussion of campus intolerance
- New coaching toolkit for supervisors
- 10-Second Bio: Steve Ong
- In Profile: Susan Thomas, retired senior counsel
- Spotlight: State Government Relations
- UCOP Cares: Volunteer opportunities with College Track
- TechTopic: Spam filters
- Human Resources wants to hear from you!
- UC seeks applications for information technology award
- Applications due March 17 for Management Skills Assessment Program
- 10-Second Bio: Reginald Hillmon
- Spotlight: UC Davis Chancellor, Vice Chancellor talk with OP staff
- Vice President of Student Affairs to aid Census 2010
- UC scholars awarded prestigous research fellowships
- UC in the news: Undergrad research sparks curiosity
- In Profile: Joe Lewis
- President Yudof pledges to combat campus intolerance
- March 3 deadline for comments on proposed changes to leave policy
- UC retirement readiness education programs
- Order tickets now for UCOP Night at the Golden State Warriors
April 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Vice President of Finance Anne Broome to retire in June
- The Master Plan turns 50
- James "Buck" Koonce to retire in June
- Shout-Outs: Take a moment to publicly thank a co-worker for a job well done.
- Beginning May 3, iVisitor has a new web address
- Upcoming learning & development opportunities at UCOP
- Linda Glasscock to retire April 30
- UC startups turn research into reality
- Take the Link reader survey
- OP Staff Assembly presentation
- Brown Bag talk: Coping with work and home related stressors
- UCOP Cares helps Frick Middle School plant a garden
- UC in the news: The University serves a green menu
- 10-Second Bio: Angela Hom
- UCOP welcomes Mark Meaney, Director of Ethics and Compliance
- Hire a UC Berkeley student as a summer intern
- Gwen Allamby to retire after more than 30 years of service
- Volunteers needed Friday! Help plant a schoolyard garden
- Learn ergonomic principles at 'Sitting Safe' class
- Check out the April issue of The Senate Source
- UCOP offices closed April 16
- OP Headlines: UCOP rolls out employee fitness program
- UC in the news: UC combats invasive species
- UC reaches contract agreement with union for research & technical employees
- Spotlight: Task force presents Post-Employment Benefit options
- Applause: MESA celebrates 40 years of success
- Facts about restarting contributions to the UC Retirement Plan
- UCOP Brown Bag: Attendance Management
- April 15 deadline for 2009 FSA claims and StayWell health assessment
May 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Nearly 100 UCOP employees certified in first aid
- Off-the-Clock: Cheryl Bennett Walks for Leukemia
- Desktop videoconferencing now available
- Shout-Out: UCOP Staff Assembly
- Shout-Out: Joan Tellinghuisen and Kaylin Jue
- Town Hall meeting with President Yudof
- President Yudof comments on “May Revision” to state budget proposal
- EVP Brostrom and CFO Taylor brief Regents on new efficiencies initiative
- Susan Carlson appointed Vice Provost of Academic Personnel
- Penelope (Penny) Herbert named Staff Advisor-Designate
- Shout-Out to Patti Mizuiri
- UCOP offices closed for Memorial Day
- First UC President's Award for Outstanding Student Leadership given
- UC Walks for wellness
- Not your daddy's autoshop
- May 24 UCOP Town Hall to be webcast
- Shout-Out to Chris Simon and Sally Philbin
- HR's Lily Pang to retire in June
- Deanna Dudley named deputy to associate vice president for business operations
- UCOP Cyclists Turn Out for Bike to Work Day
- May 19 UCOP Staff Assembly Meeting
- UC in the news
- Don't miss the May 24 UCOP Town Hall meeting with President Yudof
- UC furloughs help Frick Middle School make some serious green
- Gayle Saxton named Director of Labor Relations
- Shout-Out to Karla Campbell
- Take advantage of discounts available to UCOP staff
- UCOP welcomes Peggy Arrivas as systemwide controller
- Graduate students are the backbone of UC research
- May 13: Bike to Work Day
- Training: Constructive Conflict Resolution
- Risk Services offers CPR and First Aid training
- Q&A with Mark Esteban, on how health reform law could impact UC benefits
- Meet the staff from Ethics and Compliance Services
- VP Dwaine Duckett invites all staff to participate in UC Walks Day
- Interested in making a difference for staff at UCOP?
- Older and Wiser: Basic Legal Knowledge for Living Well to the End
- 10-Second Bio: Terrell McQuitta
- Track Your UCRP Contributions
- Sexual Harrassment Prevention Training for Supervisors
June 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Using Social Media to Advance Your UC Career
- 10-Second Bio: Adam Mangum
- Shout-Out: Debbie Shen
- Shout-Out: Karren Jamaca
- Performance Management Classes for Managers & Supervisors
- Building Services' webpage has moved
- Franklin Building lunchroom upgrade
- Commencement 2010
- UC Solar seeks efficiencies in solar energy creation and use
- Update from President Yudof on the state budget
- Become a UCOP fire warden
- Reminder: Sign Up for Bagels with Mark
- Get the facts on UC's whistleblower policies and protections
- The annual Staff Assembly election is coming soon!
- UC in the news
- Take the UCOP Commuter Survey
- In Profile: Dianne Leiker
- UC in the news
- 10-Second Bio: Chris Orr
- Director of UC's Advanced Solar Technologies Institute speaks June 16
- Come hear UC Solar Director Roland Winston at noon Wednesday, June 16
- UC strives to increase faculty diversity in health sciences
- UCOP offices closed June 18
- Professional development for UCOP employees
- Shout-Out to Ravinder Singh
- New online resource: Managing Virtual Teams
- It's not too late - enroll today in UCOP's summer WorkFit Program
- Sign up now for online W-2s
- Fire drill on Thursday, June 10
- Paul Weiss named Chief Information Officer
- UC wins environmental leadership award
- Jesse Bernal named interim diversity coordinator
- Spring Post-Employment Benefits presentation now online
- Parental leave policy effective June 1
- Register work travel with Connexxus for emergency assistance
- Sign up for UCOP Summer WorkFit Program by June 7
- Provost Pitts discusses the future of UC’s academic mission
- Industries turn to UC for green innovation
- 10-Second Bio: Lily Pang
July 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Make a day trip to visit local UC attractions
- Preparing for your performance appraisal
- UC brings in top-notch grad students
- Shout-Out to Sally Philbin
- Take advantage of Fidelity Retirement Services' financial education classes
- UC in the news
- Discounted WorkFit FlexPasses still available
- Join the summer of fun! Discounted WorkFit FlexPasses still available.
- Meet the new Building Services Team at Franklin
- UC researchers prominent in oil spill recovery efforts
- Work Management Center is now in Franklin, Room 6314
- Communication basics for supervisors & team leaders
- Training for supervisors & managers: setting performance expectations
- UC in the news
- UC awards 27 Discovery Grants
- Harvest time at Frick Middle School
- July 21: Mentoring opportunities with BUILD
- A sweet afternoon on the 5th floor patio
- Vote by 5 p.m. today for OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
- Mentors sought for East Bay youth
- American Red Cross Blood Drive on July 22
- July 26 Brown Bag on sustainable energy
- UCOP wins technology award
- UC hospitals rank highly
- Make the most of your performance appraisal
- July 16 Ice Cream Social and Service Award Celebration
- Vote by 5 p.m. today!
- UC offers in-depth analysis of proposed health care legislation
- 10-Second Bio: Andy Coghlan
- July 16 Ice Cream Social & Service Award Celebration
- Summer WorkFit program a hit
- Mid-summer discount on WorkFit Program
- UC employees aided by Risk Services
- July 13 Brown Bag: Using social media to advance your UC career
- Space available for CPR and First Aid training classes
- Financial education classes from Fidelity Retirement Services
- MESA students win national engineering competition
- Nominations for Staff Assembly due July 8
- UCOP welcomes project leader Paul Master
- Employee appraisals due by September 30
- Don't miss the July 8th ice cream social and service award celebration
August 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Post-Employment Benefits Taskforce releases recommendations report
- OP to host Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) meeting Sept. 1-3
- Far-reaching health care through California Telehealth Network
- UC's new systemwide campus climate reporting website
- OP's discounted tickets for Sept. 4 Cal-UCD football game sold out
- Sept. 6: UCOP offices closed for Labor Day
- Sept. 1: UCOP Cares Meeting
- Reuse Center on Friday, Sept. 3
- Help Wanted: Volunteers needed to staff Reuse Center
- Anita Gursahani: new deputy to AVP for Laboratory Operations
- Sept. 21: PACSW presents AVP Tierney on Courage Under Fire
- Deadline extended! Get your Cal vs. UCD football tickets by Sept. 1.
- UCOP employee groups build bonds
- PACSW Women We Admire: Lynn Tierney on Courage in Crisis
- Last days to use furlough time. Furlough hours expire Aug. 31.
- OP's 2010 seasonal flu shot clinic
- Aug. 25 training: the employee role in performance appraisals
- UCOP Reuse Center next week
- Try out the free Broadway shuttle
- Dr. Amy Levine, a woman we admire
- Q&A on the performance appraisal process
- Aug. 19 training: Developing Employees Through Delegating
- Nina Robinson: Deputy Chief of Staff to President Yudof
- Your furlough days expire August 31
- Shout-Out to Henry Vu
- Aug. 25 training: The Employee Role in Performance Appraisals
- UC helps schoolteachers hone new science skills
- Catch the Cal Bears-Davis Aggies football game Sept. 4!
- Off-the-Clock: Suzanne Cross (part 1)
- UCOP employee outing: Cal Bears vs. Davis Aggies football game
- Use your furlough days by August 31
- Aug. 11: Presenting with Confidence Training
- Training: Project Management Made Simple
- August 12: PACSW presents Dr. Amy Levine
- The OP Staff Assembly & Council of UC Staff Assemblies
- Prof. Jean-Xavier Guinard appointed new AVP & Executive Director for UCEAP
- Jerry Frank: new director of Executive Compensation Programs
- Meet your Staff Assembly
- UC in the news
- UC's Haiti Initiative gains momentum
- Ride-sharing propelled through social media
- New! Free Broadway Shuttle connects you to downtown Oakland hotspots
- New direct billing for business travel
- Training: Presenting with confidence
September 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Two new medical plans available for 2011
- Performance appraisals due this week
- Oct. 1: Visit the Recycle and Reuse Center
- Oct. 6 training: Setting Performance Expectations
- In profile: Interim University Diversity Coordinator Jesse Bernal
- It's not too late to watch the Web Town Hall on UC Benefits
- President Yudof meets with Biden on stimulus-funded research
- Cyber security is a shared responsibility at UC
- Oct. 20: OP's seasonal and H1N1 flu shot clinic
- UC Regents increase pension contributions
- OGC implemented best practices for protection of legal information
- Sept. 23 training: Connexxus - Direct Billing and More
- LBNL to host open house Oct. 2. Register by Sept. 24.
- Fall 2010 WorkFit Program underway
- Russell Rumberger appointed vice provost of Education Partnerships
- Deborah Wylie appointed associate vice president - Capital Resources Management
- Participate in the Sept. 24 Web Town Hall.
- Your Life@Work: A blog to boost your career development
- Sept. 23: Brown Bag on Teaching in Zululand
- Off-the-Clock: June Smith
- Sign up for the Sept. 22 American Red Cross Blood Drive
- President Yudof meets with Council of UC Staff Assemblies
- A donation for life
- UC wins three communications design awards
- Sept. 24 Web Town Hall on UC benefits
- Sept. 14-16 Regents meeting: Board to vote on UCRP contribution rates
- Fall 2010 WorkFit program started Sept. 13
- Sept. 21: AVP Tierney on Courage Under Fire
- Shout-Out to Anna Cordoba
- Sept. 23 Brown Bag: Teaching in Zululand
- Post-Employment Benefits Task Force recommendations report
- Engaging in your performance appraisal
- UC Press Director Lynne Withey to retire at year's end
- Lounge at the lending library
- Sept. 22: American Red Cross Blood Drive
- Sept. 9 Training: The Employee Role in Performance Appraisals
- Sept. 14 Training: Let Excel Do the Work
- Sept. 21: AVP Lynn Tierney on Courage Under Fire
- UC in the news
- Sept. 23 Brown Bag: Teaching in Zululand
- Off-the-Clock: Suzanne Cross (part 2)
- 10-Second Bio: Kenneth Feer
October 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Attend the Oct. 29 PEB Town Hall for OP staff
- OP hosts Nov. 4 Open Enrollment Benefits Fair
- Oct. 27 brown bag: Breast cancer screening - factors for making your own choices
- Oct. 29 noontime lecture and webcast: Synthetic biology pioneer Jay Keasling
- OP Singers seek new talent
- WorkFit Program FlexPasses on sale now
- Nov. 1 training: Write Right! Baseline Business Writing
- Interested in volunteer work? Join the Nov. 3 UCOP Cares meeting.
- Open enrollment started Oct. 25.
- Oct. 29 Post-Employment Benefits Town Hall for OP staff
- The ABCs of UC undergraduate admissions
- UC is working to eradicate breast cancer.
- Nov. 4: OP's Open Enrollment Benefits Fair
- Oct. 29 noontime lecture and webcast: Jay Keasling on synthetic biology
- Oct. 20: OP's seasonal and H1N1 flu shot clinic
- Join the Great California ShakeOut on Oct. 21
- Oct. 26 training: Introduction to Team Building
- Oct. 26-28 training: Effective Project Management
- Oct. 29 noontime lecture and webcast: Jay Keasling on synthetic biology
- Oct. 27 brown bag: Breast cancer screening - factors for making your own choices
- UCSD Chancellor Fox & UCSF researcher Prusiner receive National Medal of Science
- Oct. 27 brown bag: Breast Cancer Screening, Factors for Making Your Own Choices
- Oct. 29 noon lecture and webcast: Jay Keasling on synthetic biology
- Shake Out on Oct. 21 and prepare for the next “Big One.”
- EVP Nathan Brostrom invites you to hear authors Mark Paul and Joe Mathews
- Wellness Series: Stand Up Even Stronger
- EVP Brostrom invites you to an Oct. 15 brown bag
- Now is the time to maximize payroll deductions
- Open Enrollment begins Oct. 25
- More students use community college to launch their UC education
- Join the Great California Shake Out on Oct. 21
- Workshops: Communicate with Impact
- Make the most of your UC Retirement Savings Program
- Upcoming financial education classes from Fidelity
- Be prepared for the next “Big One.”
- Oct. 6: UCOP Cares meeting
- Oct. 7 workshop: Connexxus Travel-Direct Billing with online booking tools
- Job postings Wednesday for three newly organized functions at UCOP
- UC enrolling more first-generation and low-income students
- John Valva named Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Affairs
- Fall performance management classes for managers & supervisors
- UC launches new admissions site
- Do you know someone who will be applying to UC?
November 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Dec. 10: Service Award Milestone Celebration and Hors d'Oeuvres by the Lake
- The President’s Blend Olive Oil is a tasty gift. Pre-order at discount by Dec. 6
- Join the merriment at Dec. 15 Holiday Party
- "Santas" still needed for OGC Giving Tree
- New class for Fall 2010 WorkFit Program - Zumba
- Winter Holiday closure: Dec. 23, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011
- Dec. 7 training: Project Management Made Simple
- Dec. 8 training: Excel 2007 Intermediate
- UC Regents increase fees and expand financial aid
- UCOP earns 2010 StopWaste Business Efficiency Award
- OGC hosts charity bake sale and raffle Nov. 24
- Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23
- President Yudof forms Steering Committee on Privacy and Information Security
- The President’s Blend Olive Oil makes an appetizing gift. Pre-order by Dec. 6 for a discounted price.
- Annual UCOP Holiday Crafts Fair Dec. 9. Register to participate by Dec. 6.
- Dec. 10: Service Award celebration & hors d’oeuvres by the lake
- Celebrate the season at UCOP's Holiday Party Dec. 15
- OP pitches in to help the hungry
- Nov. 30 training: PowerPoint 2007 Introduction
- Unveiling of President’s Blend olive oil
- Off-the-Clock: Matthew Leet
- UC’s Working Smarter initiative gains momentum – and seeks your ideas
- Make Open Enrollment changes now.
- 10-Second Bio: Sally J. Gibbons Philbin
- Winter Holiday closure: Dec. 23, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011
- Carol with the OP Singers
- Nov. 24: OGC's charity bake sale and raffle
- Register to participate in the Annual UCOP Holiday Crafts Fair by Dec. 6.
- UCOP is pitching in to help the hungry
- Don’t miss the UCOP Holiday Party Dec. 15
- You’re Invited: BRC Open House on Nov. 18
- Nov. 17 brown bag: Navigating Workplace Dynamics
- Don’t miss the UCOP Holiday Party Dec. 15
- You are cordially invited to the UCOP Holiday Party on Dec. 15!
- OGC hosts charity bake sale and raffle on Nov. 24
- Annual UCOP Holiday Crafts Fair on Dec. 9
- Don’t wait to take action during Open Enrollment
- President Yudof issues an open letter to the people of California and the UC community
- Navigating your way through UCOP
- Mark your calendar. The UCOP Holiday Party is Dec. 15!
- Nov. 15 webcast: William Freudenburg on energy and the BP oil spill
- Nov. 17 brown bag: Navigating Workplace Dynamics
- Go green. Sign up for online W-2s.
- Shout-Out to Raymond Hunter and Karen Helten
- UCOP Cares raffle postponed
- Did you miss the OP Town Hall on post-employment benefits?
- More Hill Physicians join Health Net Blue & Gold HMO network
- Changes to retiree health rules under consideration
- OP's Open Enrollment Benefits Fair: Nov. 4
- Nov. 9 brown bag - Older and Wiser: Basic Legal Knowledge for Living Well to the End
- Nov. 5: Panel discussion on the state of UC graduate studies
- Six UC members elected to Institute of Medicine
- Nov. 9 training: Conducting Effective Meetings
- Support Cal students in need - Nov. 5 raffle ticket sale
- American Law Institute elects three UC members
- President Yudof announces recommendations for changes to retirement benefits
- Don't miss the Nov. 4 Open Enrollment Benefits Fair
- Talk with deans about the state of UC graduate programs on Nov. 5.
- UC launches Center for Health Quality and Innovation
December 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- A good time had by all
- WorkFit returns Jan. 10 Try a free one week trial
- Calling all Peace Corps volunteers - Tell us your story
- Publishing industry veteran Alison Mudditt appointed UC Press director
- 2011 holiday schedule
- It's not too late to participate in the UCOP food drive - now through Jan. 11
- Franklin Building reception desk repositioned for security, traffic flow
- Don't miss out on the fun! The holiday party is Dec. 15.
- UC Regents take action on retirement benefits, endorse Commission report
- Join the merriment!
- Make an appointment to donate blood on Dec. 15
- Dec. 16 brown bag & webcast: Eli Berman on the Economics of Terrorism
- Dec. 15 Blood Drive
- 10-Second Bio: Blaze Farrar
- Learn about the economics of terrorism during a Dec. 16 brown bag & webcast.
- Michael Rancer's retirement party Dec. 17
- A heartfelt 'Thank You' from Afghanistan
- The Franklin building reception desk is moving
- Winter Holiday closure: Dec. 23, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011
- Check out the Dec. 9 Holiday Crafts Fair
- Don't miss the Dec. 10 Service Awards Celebration
- Pre-order the President's Blend Olive Oil at discount by Dec. 7
- See you at the Dec. 15 UCOP holiday party
- Help those in medical need - donate blood on Dec. 15
- OGC Bake Sale results, "Santas" needed for Giving Tree
- UC's Commission on the Future releases final report
- Shout-Out to Raymond Hunter from Doris Parham
- Check out the Dec. 9 UCOP Holiday Crafts Fair
- You're invited to the Dec. 15 UCOP holiday party
- Larissa Branin, UCOP multimedia director, wins a 2010 Pinnacle Award from UCTV
January 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Underrepresented minority enrollment up in UC medical schools
- Professor Carolyn de la Peña will discuss her new book
- New schedule for UC Berkeley mail delivery and pick-up
- Karen Helten named acting supervisor of the Work Management Center
- Manage your e-mail with these UCOP guidelines
- Basketball tickets still available for Feb. 26 Cal Women's game
- OP Town Hall draws a crowd
- Accountability report on staff employees
- Develop your skills: upcoming classes
- Update: Working Smarter Initiative
- Social Security withholding rate reduced in 2011
- Feb. 3: COSMOS Information Session
- 10-Second Bio: Ramon Lim
- Know a teen who love math and science?
- This Friday: Town Hall sponsored by the OP Staff Assembly
- OP Staff Assembly hosts Town Hall with senior managment
- A fond farewell to Dr. Susan Wilbur
- Join EVP Nathan Brostrom at an upcoming Cal basketball game
- Workfit starts today! It's not too late to register
- Join your OP colleagues at a Cal basketball game
- Application period opens for next staff advisor to the Regents
- WorkFit starts today! It's not too late to register
- L.A. Times Q&A with President Yudof
- Start the New Year right - review your benefits information
- Governor's proposed budget cuts $1.4 billion from higher education
- Off-the-Clock: Janet Dawson
- Students inspire UC's sustainability policies
- Today: Reception honoring Dr. Susan Wilbur
- Registration details for Spring Workfit Program - Sign up now!
- Patricia Romero, Director of Capital Planning, to retire in June
- Workshop: Integration as a Path to wellness
- Develop your skills: January classes and online resources
- Matt Leet's Top 10 reasons why a sweater is better than a space heater
- Year in review: The events that shaped UC in 2010
- Franklin Building reception desk repositioned for security, traffic flow
- Start the New Year with a free financial education class
- Social Security witholding rate reduced in 2011
- ‘Dose of Hope’ for Parkinson’s patients
February 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- MSAP applications due Wednesday, March 23
- Mentorships offer new path for professional development
- Mentorship Program taking applications
- Print Management Initiative continues Feb. 24
- A video message from President Yudof on the budget
- UC replacing campus payroll systems
- Shout out to IR&C staff for payroll support
- Black History Month continues with Franklin lobby exhibit
- Wellness series: relieve tension and anxiety in your life
- Online training available in employee development skills
- February issue of Academic Senate newsletter now available
- Verizon iPhones now available through UCOP TechDesk
- Last chance to donate blood on Feb. 23
- UC earns three communications awards
- 10-second bio: Dante Noto
- Carolyn de la Peña sweet talks UCOP at research talk
- President Yudof testifies before State Assembly Budget Subcommittee
- Meet Patti Meagher: Your new link to Link newsletter
- Feb. 9 class on employee role in performance appraisals
- Feb. 9 brown bag: The story on artificial sweeteners
- Feb. 15 class on project management
- Training: Learn how to perform a SWOT analysis
- Donate blood! Sign up for Feb. 23 blood drive
- Last chance for Cal Women's basketball discounted tickets
March 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- EVP Nathan Brostrom to hold April 12 Brown Bag on UCOP budget
- OP Leadership Development Program open for nominations
- UC faculty and students respond to Japan disaster
- All-day class in Visio coming April 12
- UC researchers discuss sugar’s highs, lows
- OP Staff Assembly meets April 13
- Chair massage now available Fridays at Franklin
- Save the date for OP Budget Brown Bag
- Regents scrutinize fiscal crisis at March 16 meeting
- Avoid repetitive stress and fall injuries
- Regents approve options for pension plan contributions
- Robert Samuels appointed to UC investment advisory group
- Where did you get that cool chair?
- Research lunch on industry-university collaboration
- Boalt Hall's Maria Echaveste to speak at UCOP
- Link now lives at http://link.ucop.edu
- Electronic health records rolling out across UC
- 10-second bio: Paul Master
- Wellness: Lunchtime seminar on self care
- UC marks 50 years of Peace Corps service
- Simpson honored with Best Bay Area Corporate Counsel award
- Benefits of mentorships abound for Berkeley participants
- New entry gates due in Franklin lobby
- March 9 Staff Assembly meeting open to all staff
- Maria Echaveste to speak at UCOP
- Training: Introduction to PowerPoint 2007
- Register for UCOP's WorkFit classes today
- UC Day draws attention to university’s budget crisis
- Mentorship program goes public at brown bags
- Learning and Development welcomes Linda Klink
- Franklin Lobby 1 now open for business
- Catherine Candee to depart UC for bepress
April 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- UC ramps up advocacy efforts
- Sign up for Bagels with Mark
- Celebrate with the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services
- Ronald Lehman special talk on nuclear arms control
- Bring your questions to HR's John Fox and staff April 26
- Q&A session on budget addresses “uncertain” times
- UC travel programs aim to cut costs and boost convenience, safety
- Freshman application outcomes announced
- UCOP Local Human Resources holds brown bag April 26
- President Yudof joins education leaders in Sacramento
- Foundations pledge aid for use of technology in higher education
- UCOP Mentorship Program initiates matchmaking process
- 5 pm deadline for Leadership Development applications
- Watch brown bag on UCOP budget live via Ustream TV
- Reorganization improves delivery of Human Resources services at UCOP
- UCOP’s EHS Director Young receives safety award
- April 12 training in sexual harassment prevention
- Voluntary reduction in time proposal seeks employee comment
- OPnet, new wireless network, debuts at UCOP
May 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- A plea from Building Services about our garbage disposals
- UC Retirement Plan contributions increasing July 1
- June 20 brown bag kicks off UCOP performance review cycle
- OP Staff Assembly candidates now off and running
- UC health center names Terry Leach executive director
- Charles McMillan named director of Los Alamos Lab
- UCOP’s Risk Services recognized for best practices
- President Yudof announces move of Institutional Advancement
- Keep a watchful eye on your belongings
- UC administration, regents discuss strategies for weathering financial storm
- OP launches new website highlighting UC research
- Dorothy Leland named UC Merced chancellor by Regents
- Kevin Smith of UCLA named staff advisor-designate
- UC children's hospitals rank among nation's best
- Developing Employees through Delegation, class offered May 26
- Tech Topic: How to share and open calendars in Outlook
- May issue of The Senate Source now available
- Kick off LGBTI Pride Month at UCOP ice cream social
- Summer 2011 WorkFit Program resumes
- President Yudof responds to revised state budget
- Incoming UCOP employees get new orientation program
- OP Staff Assembly Chair Ken Feer looks ahead to 2011–12 term
- UC student researchers mix technology and humanity
- UCSF's Laurel Mellin on Brain Training, Tuesday, May 17
- Second annual UC Walks Day is Wednesday, May 18
- Berkeley Lab animated video on carbon captures attention
- UCOP-hosted sites outage on Saturday, May 21
- Last call for Sautter Innovation Award applications
- UC Health signs national pledge promoting patient safety
- Energy efficiency programs save UC $21 million per year
- 10-Second Bio: Meet Rev. Barbara Jim-George
- Call for OP Staff Assembly nominations
- Last call for UCRS Advisory Board nominations
- Are you listening? Learn how to listen more effectively
- Donate blood May 10 at UCOP's Red Cross Blood Drive
- History of ethics and compliance with UCOP's Mark Meaney
June 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP responds to California budget plan announcement
- Off the clock with watercolorist Liz Tamayo
- Reminder: On July 1, UC Retirement Plan contributions will rise
- UC advocates go to Capitol Hill for sustainable funding
- UC staff elected to retirement system advisory board
- Financial planning classes help you build your UC retirement
- Gov. Brown vetoes spending plan that would deepen UC’s cuts
- Farm fresh produce comes to UCOP every Tuesday
- 10-second bio: Bernardino (“Larry”) D. Cabradilla Jr.
- UCOP celebrates June as LGBTI Pride Month
- Performance review cycle kicks off with June 20 brown bag
- OP Staff Assembly announces election results
- Sign up today: Employee's role in performance appraisals
- ERIT time-reduction program now open for enrollment
- UCOP participants start their year-long mentor relationships
- UC Regents chair calls for long-term state support
- Chancellor White receives CUCSA Outstanding Leader Award
- June 20 brown bag on UCOP 2011 performance reviews
- UCRS Advisory Board election ends 5 pm Friday, June 17
- UC lauded for its enterprise risk management program
- Retirement Administration Service Center gets technology boost
- Save the date: July 7 Town Hall meeting with President Yudof
- UCSD’s Ramanathan to speak at UCOP on global warming
- Students pay to go green
- Vote by Friday, June 10 for OP Staff Assembly candidates
- It's not too late to sign up for summer 2011 WorkFit Program
July 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Performance management essentials: group training is the place to start
- Stress can mount in tough times, and UC can help
- 10-second bio: Carol (Carolynn) Lee
- Reminder: Don't hang up if you dial 9-1-1 by mistake
- UC hospitals are top ranked, collaborate for savings
- Computer refresh will begin Aug. 1 to replace oldest computers
- Farewell and thanks to six more UCOP retirees
- Last call for donations to OP Staff Assembly backpack project
- Connexxus program headlined in travel industry publication
- State budget shortfall forces second fee increase for fall 2011
- UC Health innovation center awards $3.4 million in grants
- UC's Working Smarter initiative hits first-year goal
- American Red Cross blood drive returns to UCOP July 21
- Welcome Tony DiGrazia to UCOP Labor Relations
- Get moving! Join WorkFit's summer session #2 today
- Resources, HR staff offer help with performance reviews
- Service Award Milestone event celebrates long-term UCOP staff
- Marriott City Center offers hotel discounts to UCOP staff
- Retirees leave a rich and varied legacy behind at UCOP
- UCOP's Alec Rosenberg offers fruitful advice for parents
- Tough choices this week for Regents on student fee increase
- Free Broadway Shuttle adds Friday & Saturday night runs
- Los Alamos Lab’s William Priedhorsky to speak July 19
- UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox to step down in 2012
- Don't miss Thursday's Town Hall with President Yudof
- Performance reviews take center stage at June 20 brown bag
- Help support Oakland’s aspiring sixth-graders with school supplies
- Celebrate your UCOP colleagues for their years of service
- Regents to consider tuition increase for budget shortfall
- Sign up today for July 7 Fundamentals of Supervision
- HR benefits services return to Oakland from UCSF
- Get to know UC’s whistleblower policies and protections
- Computer Asset Management Program kicks in this month
- UC admissions data show demand remains high
August 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- UC campuses launch programs to promote sustainable practices
- 10-second bio: Cindy Pukatch
- Meet UCOP senior leaders and colleagues at Friday breakfast
- OP merit increases will be based on 2010-11 performance
- Take this class to make your meetings more productive
- Deadline approaches to change your BART commuter benefit
- Oakland Pride 2011 this Sunday at 19th and Franklin
- Employee comments on layoff policy close 5 p.m., Aug. 31
- Taste of Diversity event gets UCOP into the spirit of community
- AED/CPR training packs in UCOP staff at Oakland locations
- Listening in on the brain
- Merit raises in the works for faculty and non-represented staff
- Join WorkFit for a free Zumba class, Tuesday, Aug. 23!
- Please welcome new employees to UCOP in August
- California museums, parks offer UCOP online discounts
- Franklin fire drill a success despite speed bumps, complaints
- Rooftop garden this Thursday: Celebrate UCOP's diversity
- Don't miss your chance to get AED/CPR certification
- Involved in writing policy? Learn about UC's new process
- If you use paper high-value BART tickets, take action by Sept. 5
- President Yudof issues letter to UC students and parents
- Join the last push to fill backpacks for Frick School project
- New service center combines UCOP building and admin services
- Pursue knowledge for the love of it through UC's OLLI program
- Getting to the root of the water cycle
- 10-second bio: Dilcie Paschall
- UC responds to Bureau of State Audits report
September 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Town Hall Meeting with President Yudof on Oct. 7
- UC leaders join "It Gets Better" video project
- President’s Speaker Oct. 5: Delta Project's Jane Wellman
- Join us in welcoming this month's new UCOP employees
- Why does UC health insurance cost so much?
- BRC Event Services newsletter now online
- New Budget Development System will update UCOP’s process
- UC generates $46.3 billion in annual economic activity for California
- Education policy expert and “Kids First” author David Kirp visits UCOP
- UC Regents investigate long-term funding strategies
- Third Annual Town Hall with President Yudof on Oct. 7
- EBMUD Weight Watchers program still has openings for UCOP
- Deadline this week for submitting performance reviews
- California's role in protecting marine areas and sea life
- UCSC's Guthman on food, politics and economics
- Local HR gets 75% approval in customer satisfaction survey
- HR offers classes on business writing and team dynamics
- Staff Assembly and LGBTISA hold meetings this week
- David Kirp to speak on "Kids First" today, Sept. 6
- UC dominates Washington Monthly rankings
- It’s back to school for Oakland’s youngest college aspirants
- Car crash website created at UC Berkeley tracks state's biggest hits
- Affinity groups announce Taste of Diversity survey
- Latest issue of the Senate Source now online
October 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- ECAS promotes Fraud Awareness Week
- UC medical premiums to rise slightly in 2012
- HR expert Kris Lange compares UC's medical plans
- VP Duckett holds systemwide web chat with UC employees
- Garen Corbett named director of California Health Benefits Review Program
- Act now to maximize your 403(b) and 457(b) contributions
- Don't miss your chance to join UCOP Singers this holiday season!
- Regents to consider increased UCRP contributions for 2013
- Nominate UCOP business officers for BOI by Oct. 28
- UCOP learning opportunities coming up next month
- UCOP Young Professionals hold first meeting Oct. 28
- Join Oct. 24 web chat with Human Resources VP Dwaine Duckett
- President Yudof addresses Roosevelt High students
- Today at noon: Aaron Belkin speaks on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- 14 UC faculty elected to Institute of Medicine membership
- Chancellor Desmond-Hellmann's shares her vision for UCSF
- Celebrate National Food Day and donate to our local food bank
- Employee commenting on phased retirement closes today
- UC Berkeley forum to discuss future of public universities
- Personal coaching aims to trim workers' comp, boost employee health
- Don't miss last public demo on new UCOP budget tool
- Great ShakeOut 2011: Prepare to drop, cover and hold on!
- UC President discusses budget, answers questions at Town Hall
- UCOP names Donna Jones as Budget Director
- Wellman calls for more transparency, new financial models
- Oct. 24: Join a web chat with VP of Human Resources Dwaine Duckett
- UC, AFSCME reach agreement on wages, benefits
- Get ready to "drop, cover and hold on" on Oct. 20
- CUCSA holds first meeting of the academic year
- Berkeley Lab researcher wins Nobel Prize for physics
- Bring your questions to third annual Town Hall with President Yudof on Oct. 7
- Oct. 5: Keep yourself healthy by getting a seasonal flu shot
- Oct. 10: UC graduate deans hold panel discussion at UCOP
- UC financial education classes teach basics of investing
- Barbara Allen-Diaz appointed ANR vice president
- Join the Alive! online program to get fit and feel better
- UC graduate deans to hold panel discussion Oct. 10
- Monthly Friday breakfasts: Don’t eat and run!
- Public demos on UCOP’s new budget tool coming up
November 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Regents approve spending plan, meet with students
- Nominate your peers for outstanding achievement
- Regents approve pension contribution increase for 2013
- Vendor slots still open for UCOP Crafts Fair Dec. 8
- All UC employees required to sign patent amendment
- Women We Admire: Barbara Allen-Diaz speaks Dec. 1
- Help deck the halls for UCOP's 2011 Holiday Faire at Franklin
- UCOP’s Reuse Center to close its doors Friday, Dec. 2
- UC Davis brings sundried tomatoes to UCOP Dec. 14
- UC’s undergrad application website in peak performance as deadline nears
- Get a jump on your Thanksgiving baked goods at OGC's bake sale
- Add your favorites to UCOP's new map of local eateries
- Open Enrollment closes today, Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 5 pm
- Yudof meets with chancellors, outlines action on protests
- Annual contribution limits for retirement plans go up
- Seeding innovation at UC’s student farms
- New Outlook tool to replace iSchedule for booking rooms
- Get the facts on UPTE campaign to unionize professional staff
- UC Regents postpone November board meeting
- LGBTI Staff Association welcomes new co-chairs
- Tiny saviors in our backyard
- Open Enrollment events include VSP eyeglasses drive
- UC, unions reach agreements in tough economic climate
- Revised UC layoff policy now in effect
- Brown bags on UC admissions continue this week
- BSFO sponsors bake sale to support scholarship fund
- Fall 2011 WorkFit Program half-session still has openings
- Data management tool launched by UC libraries and partners
- President Yudof appears on national TV to address public education costs
- Off the clock with Joyce Price, dancer
- UC-administered breast cancer program wins award
- Open Enrollment info sessions and Benefits Fair coming soon
- Mix and mingle at UCOP’s Friday Breakfasts
- UC to standardize HR and payroll processes systemwide
December 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Leadership Development Program graduates UCOP’s newest crop of leaders
- Warning where the Big One will hit
- Sittingsafe® Injury Prevention Class coming Jan. 25
- Reminder about transition to Outlook room bookings
- President names advisory committee for provost search
- Happy Holidays! Office closed Dec. 24, 2011, to Jan. 2, 2012
- Final Zumba classes this week to close WorkFit's fall season
- Now available . . . specialty publications from UCOP
- Franklin party rings in UCOP holiday season
- ITS program aims to put a warrantied computer on every desk
- President Yudof on common myths about higher education
- UC and clerical union reach five-year agreement
- Welcome Nina Chew, UCOP disability and leave manager
- New support group launching for Moms and Dads at UCOP
- Changes in 2012 IRS parking and transit pre-tax limits
- All staff invited to third Thursday LGBTISA brown bag lunches
- Space still available in Jan. 6 personal safety training
- President names panel to investigate UC Davis pepper spraying incident
- New benefit offers access to childcare, eldercare and other services
- 10-second bio: Tracy FitzGerald
- UC Davis brings its sun-dried tomatoes to UCOP Dec. 14
- Franklin gets into the spirit for Friday's Holiday Faire
- Crafts Fair in Franklin Lobby Dec. 8, from 10 am to 2:30 pm
- AED/CPR certification training: Final session for 2011
- Validation required for dependent health care eligibility
January 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Join us in congratulating UCOP "stars" honored Jan. 25
- UC explores restorative justice in improving campus climate
- UC leads academic institutions in green building standards
- UC Global Health Day to focus on population growth
- Cal basketball discounts still available for OP staff
- Coming soon: your personalized online retirement roadmap
- Driving safety webinar: make better driving decisions
- Learn intermediate Excel and Outlook, right here at UCOP
- Electronic timesheets debut at UCOP Feb. 1
- UC cuts administrative costs, seeks new revenue
- Sign up now for Jan. 25 Sittingsafe® Injury Prevention class
- CalTeach brings STEM students into K-12 classrooms
- Sandy Barbour, national women's sports leader, speaks at UCOP Jan. 24
- Celebrate OP's service milestones, innovation and impact awards
- UC, union reach deal on pension and health rates
- Activate your UC Sittercity membership today!
- Start the year right by making sure your benefits are in order
- UC center explores race in 21st century
- President Yudof announces that UC will be tobacco-free by 2014
- Test-drive IR's new Decision Support System on Jan. 23
- Christopher Edley Jr. to kick off Black History Month
- Spring 2012 WorkFit Program resumes Tuesday, Jan. 17
- Boost your project management skills with new classes
- Introducing the New Policy Administration System
- Allen-Diaz speaks on a groundbreaking career, balancing work and life
- Reduced payroll tax will be implemented for early 2012
- New website makes searching all UC jobs easy
- Employees invited to comment on changes to Staff Policy 34 and proposed STAR Plan
- New Phased Retirement Program helps employees ease into retirement
- Celebrate service milestones, and Innovation and Impact Awards
- You're invited to UCOP Pride (formerly LGBTISA) monthly lunch Jan. 19th
- New classes on leadership skills, managing relationship dynamics
February 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Applications for staff advisor close Friday, March 2
- Complete your eCourses by 5 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 29
- Join OP Oakland Project, UCOP’s effort to boost downtown Oakland
- Shout-out to Maria Anguiano of HOPE's HLI Class of 2012
- UCOP's Barbara Jim-George ministers to at-risk teens
- Nicka Smith talk at UCOP to close Black History Month
- Find out how to support UC's state advocacy efforts
- Off-the-clock with Andy Evangelista
- Got a question? Go to the UCOP Quick Reference Guide
- Learn how you can get more out of downtown Oakland
- UC Natural Reserve System scientists place nature at our fingertips
- Need an escort to BART in the dark or after hours?
- Valentine's Day goodies that also do good
- UC resources can help you achieve a healthier you
- Boost your skills with all-day classes in these powerful tools
- BRC hosts series of open houses at Franklin, Kaiser
- Edley shares his civil rights vision to kick off Black History Month
- Patsy Alejado joins HR's team of Business Partners
- UC Online Program kicks off with first course
- President Yudof responds to Obama tuition plan in media
- Access UCOP email from your personal mobile device
- Coming in March: Validation required for dependent health care
- EBMUD Weight Watchers seeking UCOP participants
March 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Berkeley’s Geoff Marcy brings the Kepler expedition to life for UCOP
- UC Health's community benefit tops $3 billion
- Off the clock with Keohi Council of Student Affairs
- Alfredo Terrazas speaks March 27 for Cesar Chavez Day
- UCOP nonexempt staff to transition to biweekly pay
- Private giving to UC on the rise
- Did you know? UCOP discounts on your spring break getaway
- Thanks from UCOP Pride for Valentine fundraiser success
- President Yudof highlights UC contributions in state tour
- UC graduate students take their research to the Capitol
- Applications sought for 2012 UC Sautter Award in IT
- Reminder: Look for dependent eligibility verification mailing
- UCDC closure March 23 due to power outage
- Diversity champion Sheila O'Rourke wins national recognition
- Performance management class series begins in April
- Learn how to conduct more productive meetings
- Geoff Marcy speaks at UCOP Friday, March 16
- Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau announces he will step down
- Women We Admire: UCSF's Renee Navarro March 19
- Sacramento staff show UCOP how to stand up for UC
- Tax check-off boxes support UC cancer research programs
- Time to spring into shape with UCOP's WorkFit Program
- Top 10 questions from web chat with President Yudof
- Management Skills Assessment: Apply by Friday, March 16
- New systemwide policies, revisions due March 29
- March issue of The Senate Source available online
- President Yudof answers your questions in web chat
- Your roadmap to retirement is at your fingertips
- Women We Admire: UC Berkeley Athletic Director Sandy Barbour
- Please submit your first online time sheet by March 7
- UC researchers working to develop a smarter grid
April 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Reminder: Best Practices "Salon" at Kaiser April 26
- Toxicity lingers after tobacco smoke clears, UC research program finds
- Solving the “dropout crisis” is critical for state, Vice Provost Rumberger says
- Celebrate wellness at UCOP's Wellness Fair Wednesday, May 2
- It's not too late to join the action for National Bike Month this May
- UC program funds testing of HIV prevention pill
- Take charge of your career with this two-course series
- Space still available for tours of "Hopper" supercomputing facility
- Comments on complaint policy revision due May 3
- Franklin Lobby 1 Conference Room celebrates one year
- Preliminary fall 2012 data: Record freshman admits to UC
- UC President Yudof issues statement on Reynoso report release
- President’s Speakers: Rumberger April 19, Debas May 3
- 10-second bio: Aaron McCoy of Building Services
- Webinar April 18: IT accessibility for people with disabilities
- Alfredo Terrazas commemorates César Chávez at UCOP
- Don’t miss Connexxus Open House Thursday, April 12
- Last chance to vote for UC's sustainability program
- Family member eligibility documents due May 17
- Find a wealth of research materials from UC libraries
- Class in Setting Performance Expectations, April 18
- UC aims to resume ScholarShare payroll deductions
- BRC Event Services Group April newsletter available
- Women we admire: Renee Navarro, UCSF Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Outreach
- Regents discuss tentative multi-year funding plan for UC
- UCSD study shows that regular chocolate eaters are thinner
- General counsel statement on release of Reynoso report
- ITS to enhance security to prevent virus, malware infections
- Connexxus Travel Program open house coming April 12
- Fidelity workshops this week at Kaiser, Franklin
- Reminder: Legal plan vendor ARAG free webinar on ID theft
May 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- OP Staff Assembly wants you! Nominate yourself or a colleague
- Full house at UCOP’s Printing Smarter Open House
- UC campuses boost emphasis on composting to reach sustainability goals
- May 31: Conducting Performance Appraisals
- Elly Skarakis promoted to HR chief of staff
- Your comments invited on ERIT time reduction program
- Time to move on: UCOP retirees get ready to take their leave
- Regents approve appointment of Pradeep K. Khosla as UC San Diego chancellor
- Student-led UC Haiti Initiative wins president's leadership award
- Kathy Barton of UC Riverside named 2012-14 staff advisor-designate
- Printing Smarter: See UCOP's new printers in action
- UC Regents urge lawmakers to re-invest in higher ed
- Deadline extended for comments on student protest report
- Join UC Walks May 23 for a lunchtime walk at Lake Merritt
- May 23 brown bag: What's up in downtown Oakland?
- Reminder: E-mail management brown bags this week
- Provisions clarified for operation of new UCRP tier
- Register for this year's UC Risk Summit by May 15
- Deadline May 17: Family Member Eligibility Verification
- Free for lunch? Join President Yudof for an informal talk
- Spring issue of Risk Services Today now available
- Free for lunch? Join President Yudof for an informal chat
- Printing Smarter: Print management arrives at UCOP Oakland offices
- Diversity Pipeline: UC Health seeks to increase faculty diversity
- UC Riverside to host UCPath service center for HR, payroll
- Compliance Week continues all week with webinars, talks
- Higher ed chiefs join forces for state budget advocacy
- 10 questions on UC’s family member eligibility verification
- UCOP classes this month: Coaching and presentation skills
- Family Resource Network holds brown bag on daycare
- Summer 2012 WorkFit Program set to resume May 14
- Franklin security staff keeps you and UC safe and secure
- Morrill Act event spotlights history of higher education
- President’s Speaker May 3: Haile Debas on global health
- See new UCOP course catalog for growth opportunities galore
June 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- UCLA’s Aimée Dorr to serve as provost for UC system
- Celebrate gay history at UCOP Pride’s ice cream social Friday, June 29
- UC Curriculum Integration Institutes help high schoolers ‘nail algebra’
- June 26: Carolyn Laub to speak on LGBT-safe schools
- Nonexempt staff prepare to switch to biweekly pay
- MUNI and BART fares to increase July 1
- Email management will now kick in Monday, July 9
- Last chance for first aid: Spaces still available June 28
- June issue of the Senate Source now available online
- President Yudof discusses budget challenges in radio interview
- Vote online in Staff Assembly election through June 22
- Comment on ERIT, military pay renewal proposals
- Sign up for Excel, project management classes
- Brown bag on family-fun activities June 19
- The California Dream: Keeping it alive and well at UC
- UCOP’s Erike Young named Safety Professional of the Year
- Unleash your inner disco diva at June 23 dance
- Unleash your inner disco diva at BSFO dance June 23
- Brown bag on family-fun activities June 19
- Discover the rewarding benefits of mentorship June 18
- Go to the theater at UCOP with Life Theatre Services
- Vote online in OP Staff Assembly election beginning June 14
- Task force seeks more inclusion for LGBT community
- Correction: Emergency training in basic first aid, not AED/CPR
- Commuter Check Direct cutoff date moves to 1st of month
- Time is running out: Health assessment due June 15
- UC children's hospitals rank among best nationally
- June 18: Learn more about the benefits of mentorship at UCOP
- Channel your inner disco diva at June 23 BSFO dance party
- UC Retirement Plan contributions increasing July 1
- Complete health assessment by June 15 to earn gift card
- Check out new IT Service Hub for TechDesk service
July 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- OP Staff Assembly steering committee kicks off another busy year
- Strong UC presence and performances at London Olympic games
- Come and get it: Aug. 1 last day to order BSFO soul food lunch plates
- New UCRP rates will show up in paycheck for July earnings
- UC shares $93 million in stem cell grants
- Next deadlines for biweekly time reports: Aug. 6 and 7
- Performance review anxiety? UCOP local HR can help
- BRC Event Services Group July newsletter now available
- Use the vacation leave you’ve earned to rest and recharge
- UC regents endorse Prop. 30, Gov. Brown’s tax initiative
- Printing Smarter 2.0—next steps coming in August
- UC regents endorse state budget amid fiscal uncertainty
- UC medical center hospitals again rank among best in nation
- Brown bag this Friday: UCOP's meeting technology resources
- UC's green efforts lauded at sustainability conference
- Skill builders: Invest in your professional growth in August
- Buy your tickets now for Aug. 8 BSFO soul food fest
- OP staff connect with president at fourth annual town hall
- President Yudof discusses state of UC on KNBC-TV
- American Red Cross blood drive scheduled at UCOP today
- Clouded campus climate for Jewish, Muslim, Arab students
- Time is of the essence for biweekly staff paychecks
- We want you! Become a mentor or mentee at UCOP
- Been thinking about upping your fitness? Join WorkFit
- Make your meetings smarter: brown bag on meeting tech
- Last chance to submit entries for SharePoint naming contest
- This Friday: Don't miss fourth annual President's Town Hall
- Higgs boson: UC physicists play role in the historic search
- Looking for the right stuff: Meet OP’s new talent specialist
- Roll up your sleeve and give: blood drive coming to OP
- Check out social media guidelines and start posting to Link
- It’s your performance! Get involved in the performance review process
- 150 years ago, the Morrill Act created public higher education
- President Yudof statement on UC funding plan
- Friday, July 6: Last chance to store your archived emails
- Grace Crickette: The driving force behind UC risk management
- Welcome new Provost for Academic Affairs Aimée Dorr
- Learn more about UC’s whistleblower hotline and policies
- UC renewing ERIT program for staff reduction in time
August 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Blue & Gold Day Aug 30: Cal stadium engineer to speak
- Aug. 29 brown bag: Learn more about your book donations
- Final Career Tracks information sessions held today
- 2011-12 performance reviews: Now is the time to act!
- Implementation of printer logon wraps up this week
- Upcoming classes: Conflict and Project Management
- Mark your calendars and get ready to be appreciated!
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with UCLA's David Hayes-Bautista
- Join origami artist Bernie Peyton in an exploration of science and art
- Space available: Final performance review class Aug. 22
- Donate this summer: You can never have too many books!
- Tech Topic: Outlook Archive for storing your emails
- Time, talent, treasure: UC retirees give back to the university
- UC submits brief supporting U of Texas Supreme Court case
- Just two days left to apply for Mentorship Program
- More space on the sidewalk, thanks to Staff Assembly efforts
- Spaces still available for UCOP's summer AED CPR training
- Shout-out to First Friday breakfast survey takers
- Learn about Career Tracks, UCOP's new job classification system
- Got guacamole? Find out how UC supports state's avocado industry
- UCOP snags two Sautter technology innovation awards
- New procedure begins for copying, scanning, faxing
- UC research contributes to new climate change report
- Family Resource Network holds brown bag Aug. 14
- Final class in performance appraisals Aug. 22
- Take charge of your career with this two-part class
September 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Staff Appreciation events deliver a memorable week
- UC to conduct nation’s largest campus climate survey
- Brown bag Wednesday, Sept. 26, on health care reform
- Questions about admission to UC? Upcoming workshops
- In memoriam: microbiologist and educator Cota-Robles
- Information security is everyone’s business
- Take advantage of educational pricing on Mac, Apple products
- 2012 Innovation & Impact Awards seeking nominees
- Today's Taco Tuesday kicks off Staff Appreciation Week
- Campus, community visits show UC's impact
- Annual Accountability Report shows strengths, challenges
- UCPath announces new website, job postings today
- Regents examine deficit strategies in daylong retreat
- Final protest report released; Tierney to lead coordination
- It's time to get fit: Fall 2012 WorkFit Program resumes
- Brown bag today: Field biologist and origamist Bernie Peyton
- At 50 years, UC Education Abroad Program moves learning out of the lecture hall
- Plan your own outing on Staff Appreciation Thursday
- Richard Atkinson awarded UC Presidential Medal
- Six Flags: Discounts for weekends in September
- Printing Smarter effort wants your feedback
- Classes this month in leadership, business writing skills
- August Senate Source now available
- Sisterhood lives! UCOP staffer doubles as award-winning sorority advisor
- Upcoming photography project aims to capture work and people of UCOP
- UC’s nurse-run clinics deliver care to underserved
- What's your talent? Join Staff Appreciation Week showcase
- Resources available on Proposition 30
- Sept. 6: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at UCOP
- Winter holiday schedule announced for all OP offices
October 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Live web chat with President Yudof, this Friday, Nov. 2
- Onward reaches millions with its message of UC’s value to the state
- Trick or treat! UCOP Pride holds fundraiser Tuesday in Franklin lobby
- Look out for all new UCOP website, launching Friday, Nov. 9
- President’s Speaker today: Political reporter Susan Rasky
- Women We Admire Nov. 5: UC Berkeley's Peggy Lemaux
- Upcoming classes: Difficult people, effective meetings
- Take time for your annual benefits checkup
- UC brings a message about college opportunity to high schoolers
- Questions about Open Enrollment? Benefits Fair Nov. 2 can help
- Don't miss live web chat with President Yudof Nov. 2
- Act now to maximize your 403(b) and 457(b) contributions
- There's still time for donations to OPSA book project
- UCLA's Lloyd Shapley shares 2012 Nobel prize
- Get to know the drill! Participate in UCOP emergency activities
- Are you registered to vote? Oct. 22 deadline approaches
- Women We Admire Nov. 5: UC Berkeley’s Peggy G. Lemaux
- Risk Services Today: Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- Last chance to take survey on UCOP lactation services
- Manage performance all year with these UCOP workshops
- Gladstone Institute's Shinya Yamanaka wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- UCOP Singers seek pianist for holiday performances, rehearsals
- Fiat Lux Redux: A look back at University of California history
- UC Riverside School of Medicine gets OK to move forward
- Depression Awareness Day at UCOP: Thursday, Oct. 11
- Great ShakeOut: Get ready to "drop, cover and hold on"
- Two UC faculty named winners of MacArthur grants
- Have you noticed? UC Policies website has a new look
- Two UC faculty named winners of MacArthur grants
- Upcoming classes: performance, conflict & project management
- Fight the flu: Get your vaccine Oct. 3 at UCOP
- Learn how to manage conflict and difficult people in the workplace
- UC green buildings hit a major milestone
- The power of project management: roundtable today
- Information security awareness brown bags this week
- Business Officer Institute nominations due Friday, Oct. 5
- Final workshop on UC undergraduate admissions
- Go beyond the basics with intermediate MS Word Oct. 9
- UC Health brown bag at UCOP addresses health care reform
November 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Strategic Workspace Planning Initiative activities to begin next week
- Meet UCOP Communications and the new UC brand
- Calling all crafters! Register by Nov. 30 for this year's Holiday Crafts Fair
- Graduate study grant program helps to diversify UC student body
- Take Charge career program applications close Nov. 30
- Dec. 7: Learn more about UCPath and new job openings
- Social Security tax rate to revert to 6.2 percent in January
- Volunteer to wrap up OP Staff Assembly book project
- Reminder: UCOP 2012 Holiday Party Friday, Dec. 14
- Register now for 2013 Compliance and Audit Symposium
- On heels of passage of Proposition 30, Gov. Brown joins regents
- Act now! Open Enrollment closes at 5 pm today, Tuesday, Nov. 20
- Check out OGC’s pre-Thanksgiving bake sale and raffle Wednesday
- It's not too late to join UCOP's Weight Watchers at Work group
- UCOP launches workspace initiative to study space problems
- November 2012 issue of Senate Source now available
- Sending a shout-out to ANR's Cheryl Hyland
- Private giving boosts faculty endowments, student aid
- Act by this Friday, Nov. 16, to include your voice in the UCOP Climate Survey
- Office of General Counsel recognized for diversity and quality of life
- Come meet UCOP Communications and UC's new brand
- Place your order for Thanksgiving goodies by this Friday, Nov. 16
- Don’t wait to take action during Open Enrollment 2013
- Coming Nov. 14: Ehrensaft on gender nonconformity
- This Wednesday: Ehrensaft on gender nonconformity
- UC purchases Riverside building to house UCPath Center
- President Mark Yudof discusses UC's finances, Prop. 30 and more
- UC Health benefits from the generosity of 6,000 volunteers
- Your voice counts! Take the Climate Survey by Nov. 16
- Open Enrollment continues: Brown bags begin this week
- Come meet UCOP Communications and UC's new brand
- Meeting today: Explore the power of project management
- Use your earned vacation to recharge during winter holiday
December 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP decks the halls for annual holiday party and decoration competition
- Act by Dec. 31 to receive your W-2 electronically
- OGC says thanks for helping raise funds for charities
- Got questions about tax rates on your January paycheck?
- New UC monogram to be suspended
- Have a safe holiday: Careful when using your cell phone
- Happy holidays: UCOP closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, 2013
- Updated learning center for UCOP users coming this week
- How to do more with less: Learn how to work smarter in 2013
- Upcoming biweekly pay deadlines: time is of the essence
- UCOP kicks off season with Holiday Party this Friday
- Kaiser's Preston Maring shares his cooking secrets with UCOP
- Got 15 minutes? Take workspace survey by 5 p.m. this Friday
- Don't miss UC Provost Aimée Dorr, speaking today
- Build your skills with classes this week, right here at UCOP
- ITS services get new identity and a new look
- Job openings at UCPath Center: Learn more Dec. 13
- UC Health and Anthem Blue Cross form alliance
- Join the festivities all day at UCOP’s Holiday Party, Friday, Dec. 14
- Provost Aimée Dorr to speak next Tuesday, Dec. 11
- Brown bags Dec. 7 & 13: UCPath Center and new job openings
- Survey, workspace study under way at Oakland locations
- Holiday Crafts Fair comes to Franklin lobby this Friday
- UCOP climate study concludes with nearly 80 percent response
- Act now! Nominations for OP Innovation Awards close Dec. 5
- Dr. Preston Maring returns with more seasonal cooking
- Migration to SharePoint 2010 now complete
January 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- UC sustainable practices save $91 million and counting
- UCOP results of CUCSA survey subject of meeting today
- Celebrate College Awareness Month at UCOP in February
- UC seeking bids this year for 2014 medical plan offerings
- Act by Feb. 15 to get your discount on Cal basketball tickets
- UC seeking employee comments on new lab safety policies
- Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed kicks off Black History Month
- Embracing Change: Check out new class for tips on coping with change
- Undergraduate applications to UC campuses at all-time high
- President Yudof announces he will step down Aug. 31
- Thursday, Jan. 24: Award-winning author Seth Rosenfeld
- Deadline this Friday, Jan. 25, for discounts on Cal men's basketball tickets
- Women We Admire: UC police chiefs this Wednesday, Jan. 23
- State leaders, regents upbeat about UC direction
- Welcome David McCallen, AVP of Laboratory Programs
- Policy for reporting child abuse open for comments
- Your comments invited on UC Conflict of Interest Code
- Thank you for your feedback! Printing Smarter moving ahead
- Do your part to stay healthy and help prevent the spread of flu
- Health disparities expert David Williams at UCOP Jan. 17
- Jan. 17: Nancy Coolidge on student financial support
- UC to get modest boost from 2013–14 state budget
- Deadline this Friday, Jan. 18, for UCPath Center jobs
- Use your vacation! Procedure now caps leave at maximum
- Want to get fit in 2013? WorkFit fan says program changed her life
- Highlights of 2012: Political victory, individual triumphs propelled UC “onward”
- UCSC astronomer Sandra Faber receives National Medal of Science
- How the 2013 federal income tax rates affect you
- Update on Career Tracks job classification program
- UCOP launches improved welcome process for new hires
February 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- Update on proposals for UC's 2014 medical plans
- UCOP women slog through the mud for breast cancer research
- March 1: Last chance to apply for staff advisor to regents
- Today: Celebrate your UCOP colleagues for their service
- Attorney John Burris in conversation with Davey D Feb. 27
- Feb. 28: Don't miss UCSC marine biologist Daniel Costa
- Build your skills: Upcoming classes still have openings
- Management Skills Assessment Program: Apply by March 6
- Tips for maintaining your weight from UC nutritionist
- President's speaker Feb. 28: UCSC marine biologist Daniel Costa
- State tobacco control program saves billions in health care, UCSF study finds
- Letter from President Yudof about employee salary increases
- Brown bag Feb. 20 on Nutrition 101: A Healthier You
- Reminder: Compliance Briefing due tomorrow, Feb. 20
- Got work–life balance challenges? Feb. 26 panel discussion
- Manager redefined: invest three days to hone your skills
- Thinking of taking a class? February sessions still open
- Your comments invited on new nursing mothers policy
- Staff advisors help give employees a voice in UC decision-making
- Valentine’s Day goodies that also do good, thanks to UCOP Pride
- Hot ticket: Deadline Friday for Cal women's basketball
- Leadership program seeks emerging leaders for UCOP
- College Awareness events continue with brown bag Friday
- UCOP staff engagement survey shows strengths, room for improvement
- Join basketball dad DeShawn Boyd at Cal women’s game Feb. 24
- Upcoming classes: Embracing Change, Excel for Power Users
- UC makes progress in attracting minorities to medicine
- Grow your career with UCOP leadership programs
- Welcome Julie Henderson to UCOP External Relations
March 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- UC alumni and friends turn out at UC Day to offer support
- Match Day at UC: Medical school grads get their residency assignments
- Heads up for closure of City Center BART entrances
- Get with the program! It's not too late to join Weight Watchers
- Risk Services Today spring issue now available online
- Learn about Career Tracks, coming to UCOP April 1
- President's speaker March 21: Author Patricia Pelfrey
- UC medical schools rank among the best, says U.S. News
- Michael Treviño to speak for UCOP's César Chávez celebration
- College Board honors UCOP’s Nancy Coolidge for lifetime service
- Keck Observatory celebrates 20 years of cosmic discovery
- Sending a shout-out to UCOP's Lupe Jimenez
- Upcoming classes: Excel, team dynamics, difficult people
- Join UCOP Walkers for their next 500 miles
- Hit the Lair of the Golden Bear this summer
- Five UC campuses make top 50 in world reputation rankings
- Backsafe and Sittingsafe this Friday: Spaces still available
- Launch date for UCPath rescheduled to July 2014
- New Weight Watchers @ UCOP session begins March 19
- UCOP honors 88 staff for service milestones, innovative efforts
- Personal travel outside U.S. now eligible for insurance coverage
- Check the box on your tax return to fund UC cancer research
- Regents announce first steps in search for new UC president
- Women We Admire March 11: Meet UC Berkeley’s Josefina Baltodano
- Deadlines this week for leadership development programs
- Use it or lose it: Use your 2012 FSA balance by March 15
- ITS keeps Service Hub enhancements coming
- Senate Source current issue now available online
April 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- UC retiree health benefit changes coming in July
- UCPath Center comes to life, implementation dates finalized
- UCOP attorneys arm law students with job-interviewing skills
- Take the survey May 17! Join Franklin’s bid for LEED Gold
- Time is running out for deals on Cal Bears baseball
- Record number of freshmen admitted to UC for fall 2013
- Upcoming classes in career management, Access 2007
- UC Berkeley class today, April 23, on breastfeeding
- BRC Event Services April newsletter now available
- UCOP.edu continues to grow and improve
- UC global forum provides food for thought
- Donate blood: You can give the gift of life at UCOP today
- UC reseachers part of Obama initiative to map the brain
- Got poetry? Join OP Staff Assembly open mic this Thursday
- Workshops still have openings: Change, Communication
- Everything you always wanted to know about . . . the BRC
- Chief of Staff Nina Robinson reflects on her UC career path
- STAR program: Nominate your employee for a job well done
- Career Tracks final info sessions offered this week
- Onward California video series celebrates UC people and their work
- Webcast today: UC Global Food Forum on feeding the world
- File 2012 Health, DepCare FSA claims by April 15
- Need help financing college? Brown bag, consults today
- It's National Poetry Month: Celebrate on April 18
- April workshops: Conflict, change and communications
- 10-second bio: Mike Annas, 20th St. building engineer
- April 18: Celebrate National Poetry Month at Kaiser
- Today, April 2: Project management authority to speak
- Friday: Report from U.S. Supreme Court by SF city attorney
- Challenged by change? New UCOP workshop can help
- UC offering face-to-face financial planning consultation
- UC awarded $4M in grants to create stem cell bank
May 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- YPA panel this week: How do I find room to grow at UCOP?
- UC Merced's Dorothy Leland visits UCOP this Thursday
- Celebrate Asian–Pacific American Heritage May 31
- ITS announces fix for font issue with Xerox printers
- New employee welcome kit receives Ragan award
- UC Santa Barbara’s Donna Coyne named staff advisor–designate
- Enroll now: June professional development classes
- Jack London Ben & Jerry's deal through this Friday
- Thank you to Franklin! LEED commuter survey a huge success
- Student graduation rates at UC campuses hit 20-year high
- UCOP Walks: Wear your walking shoes this Wednesday
- President Yudof outlines state of UC in report to Regents
- UC Press food books get international recognition
- Go for LEED Gold: Take the survey this Friday, May 17
- Meet HR’s newest Business Partner: Karen Arnold
- Students give high marks to UC education, access
- Last call for information technology award applications
- UCPath recruiting for three management positions
- Take survey on May 17 and help Franklin building go for gold
- National Bike Month, Bike to Work Day: It’s not too late to join the action
- UCOP's own WorkFit program resumes onsite classes this week
- National Poetry Month extends into May with Franklin event
- UC medical centers will expand palliative care with $1M grant
- Are you in compliance? Compliance Week 2013 through May 10
- Comment by May 27 on UC child abuse reporting policy
June 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- Cast your vote: OP Staff Assembly election closes midnight Friday
- Fiat Lux digital digest puts UC news at your fingertips
- President Yudof's farewell town hall today, June 25
- Stay informed about UC’s whistleblower hotline and policies
- Reminder: UCOP publicity guidelines take effect July 1
- Give the gift of life: Bloodmobile at UCOP on Wednesday
- Want to update your skills? Take summer school at UCOP
- Adieu to our UCOP colleagues retiring at month’s end
- June 19: Learn about library services available to UCOP staff
- June 2013 issue of the Senate Source now available online
- Volunteer this summer: Help the YPA build a playhouse
- Migration of networked file shares on three Saturdays
- Did you know? Sittercity a resource for summer childcare
- Time's running out! Health assessment deadline June 15
- AVP Michael Reese to assume temporary role for UC Merced
- UC Chief Compliance Officer Sheryl Vacca speaks next Monday
- June 13: Find out all about UCOP's Mentorship Program
- UC graduate students are driving force behind research
- Hone your presentation skills: UCOP class June 18
- August only: Bruin Woods camp for your summer getaway
- ITS print server cleanup this Wednesday evening
- PACSW launches new career learning opportunity at UCOP
- Join UCOP Pride for ice cream, this Friday, June 7
- UCOP’s 12th floor Franklin “art gallery” welcomes you
- June 13: Find out all about the mentorship experience
- Running for OP Staff Assembly? Deadline midnight this Friday
- Speed bumps to be removed from Franklin garage
July 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- It’s your performance! Get involved in the appraisal process
- UC hospitals rank among best in nation, says U.S. News survey
- Art + Soul street party coming to town this weekend
- Chancellor selection announced for UC Riverside
- UC taking steps to make changes after DOMA, Prop 8 rulings
- Counseling services available free of charge through FSAP
- Regents appoint UC's first woman president
- Learn how to work smarter: UCOP workshop this Thursday, July 25
- Don’t miss your opportunity to support UCOP’s Unite to Light drive
- UC Regents approve increase in UCRP contributions for 2014
- Napolitano appointment tops busy Regents agenda
- Become a mentor or mentee: final brown bag this week
- Janet Napolitano nomination as UC president: Follow the news online
- Space initiative update: new policies, concepts in development to better manage and use space at UCOP
- Reminder: UCRP contributions increase in July paycheck
- YPA exceeds its goal: Now, let’s build a playhouse!
- Build your skills: July workshops still have openings
- UCOP.edu web content managers now have new resources
- UCOP Unite to Light campaign ignites, thanks to one woman
- Weight Watchers meeting today: new members welcome
- Charlotte Strem recognized as UC Sustainability Champion
- UCOP to continue SharePoint rideshare site post-strike
- Mentee applications due soon: learn more at brown bags starting July 17
- When life happens: Accommodation and Leave Services
- Bake sale this Friday, July 12: Support the YPA's Playhouse fund drive
- UCOP staff and President Yudof connect at his final town hall
- Several openings for certified emergency training at UCOP
- UCOP staffer brings UC-generated light to South African schoolchildren
- State budget brings UC relief and hope for multi-year funding
- Salary increase to be reflected in July 31 paychecks
- Staff Assembly Steering Committee election results are in
- UC Chief Investment Officer Marie Berggren to retire
- Get ready for performance reviews: Classes begin July 9
August 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- President's Speaker Series: President Yudof today, Tuesday, Aug. 27
- Help those in need: Summer food drive closes Friday
- Women We Admire: Cal basketball coaches this Wednesday
- Yudof statement on President Obama’s affordability initiative
- Riverside and Santa Cruz campuses lauded as LGBT-friendly
- Sacramento program helps UC students build policy careers
- August 2013 issue of The Senate Source now available
- Another ambitious year in store for OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
- Join Franklin's floor warden team: Open House Aug. 21
- Lawmaker, educator Jack Scott named Presidential Medalist
- Staff Engagement: Deadline extended to this Friday, Aug. 23
- Apply today for latest career opportunities at the UCPath Center
- UC Business Officer Institute: Nominations due Aug. 21
- What goes where? Pitch in to reduce waste at Franklin
- UC, CSU join forces for operational efficiencies
- UCOP among winners of UC information technology awards
- Updated website brings fresh look, easier access to UC Regents information
- President's Committee on Women invites you to apply for membership
- Regents appoint Kim Wilcox as Riverside chancellor
- Recycling 2.0 comes to UCOP’s Franklin Building
- Applications for mentees due 5 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 9
- Connexxus: Improved travel portal launches Friday, Aug. 9
- UCPath Center job applications due today, Tuesday, Aug. 6
- Keep or shred? UC records retention schedule updated
- Take advantage of UCOP course offerings this month
- Comments are invited on UC anatomical donation policy
- Children’s book drive continues through Friday, Aug. 16
September 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- Meet UC President Janet Napolitano, Sept. 30, 3 pm
- UCOPAlert emergency notification system back online
- President Yudof commits $100K to boost UC humanities
- What will you promise to help a UC student in need?
- Reception brings the Yudof era to a close
- Weight Watchers fall session today: New members needed
- Sept 23: Reception to thank President and Mrs. Yudof
- Eduroam wireless access now available at UCOP
- UCOP to go smoke and tobacco free January 2014
- Staff Appreciation Week: Get ready to be appreciated
- Take Charge open house: Hear from 2013 graduates
- UCOP to reinstate position control process Sept. 30
- UC announces new medical plans for 2014
- Working Smarter initiative on track to meet -- or surpass -- financial goal
- UCOPAlert system down due to technical difficulties
- Interested in project management? PMIG meeting today
- Thursday, Sept. 12: Get answers to your financial questions
- Buying a Bay Area home: Sept. 26 workshop at UCOP
- UC outlines benefits changes resulting from DOMA ruling
- UCOPAlert: New emergency alert system for UCOP employees launches
- WorkFit fall session kicks off: try it for free this week
- UC tops Washington Monthly rankings, emphasizing public service
- Discounts on Cal home football games still available
- Goodies that do good: BSFO bake sale to support scholarships
October 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- Now is the time to choose your medical plan for 2014
- UCOP staffer Suzanne Cross: The full story of her philanthropic mission
- Enjoy a special fruit tasting at Franklin breakfast this Friday
- Nov. 7: Don't miss UC President Janet Napolitano's town hall
- Tamal Tuesday today: Celebrate Day of the Dead with LaSA
- UCOP staffers help raise nearly $1.2M for scholarships
- You are invited to engage: Staff Engagement updates
- Stay healthy this winter: Get your flu shot at UCOP
- Eden coffee kiosk coming to Franklin lobby this week
- UCPath undergoing project health check
- Class Nov. 6: Get more out of your meetings
- Trailblazer Dorothy Everett makes history once again
- Oct. 28: Pat Giacalone on long-term health care insurance
- Friday breakfast this week at UCOP’s 20th St. building
- Upcoming classes: Leading change, career management
- Thank you, Franklin! Summer drive collects 300 pounds of food
- Questions about your money? Fidelity workshops can help
- UCOP to launch efficiency review to improve operations, reduce costs
- Great ShakeOut this week: Get ready to drop, cover and hold on
- Celebrate National Book Month: author Reyna Grande speaks today
- UC leaders urge high school students throughout state to aim high
- American Red Cross Bloodmobile returns to OP tomorrow
- Health Secretary Dooley discusses health care reform
- Here this week: Sexual harassment prevention awareness
- Employees to see modest or no increase in 2014 medical plan premiums
- Today: Don't miss State Health Secretary Diana Dooley
- Staff Appreciation Week 2013 rocks the house
- Whether or not you take BART, prepare for possible strike
- UC Berkeley's Randy Schekman awarded 2013 Nobel Prize
- Questions about admission to UC? Workshop Oct. 14
- University of California welcomes President Napolitano
- Staff Appreciation Week is here: Don't miss a beat
- Summer pre-college academy gives students a leg up
- UCOP offers Open Enrollment town halls Monday, Oct. 7
- UC bond sale restructures debt, saves more than $1B
- Cyber security: Know how to protect UC’s and your information
- New UCPath Center openings announced
- Discounts on Microsoft software available to UCOP staff
November 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- How to schedule and locate events using the new Link
- MayaWorks sale offers handcrafted gifts, Nov. 25 only
- UC leaders urge Congress to repeal sequestration
- Conflict management: Learn how to assess and manage conflict situations
- Holiday celebration coming to UCOP Thursday, Dec. 19
- UC raises record-setting $1.64 billion in private donations
- Reminder: Open Enrollment 2014 closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26
- Nov. 27: Don't miss OGC’s pre-Thanksgiving bake sale, raffle and auction
- 10-second bio: Meet Catherine Kniazewycz, from “Normalcy,” USA
- President Napolitano proposes tuition freeze at first Regents meeting
- Open Enrollment: Make your medical choices by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26
- The new Link offers improved ways to search and receive content
- Lean In series on women in the workplace kicks off this Friday, Nov. 22
- Take charge of your career: Final brown bag today, Nov. 19
- EVENT CANCELED: UC Santa Barbara's Jane Conoley Nov. 20
- Fiat lux: Solar-powered lights, created by UCSB engineer, on sale Tuesday
- 10-second bio: Meet Alida Nattress, Academic Affairs award-winning cook
- Open Enrollment Benefits Fair today, 10 am to 2 pm in Lobby 1
- How to navigate the new Link
- Health care and you Nov. 14: Especially for UCOP families
- UCOP to go smoke and tobacco free: Learn more Nov. 21 and Dec. 10
- Paying for College: Nancy Coolidge tells you how this Thursday, Nov. 14
- President Janet Napolitano holds first town hall for UCOP community
- Town hall Nov. 7: Hear and speak with UC President Janet Napolitano
- UC recognized as pioneer and leader in sustainable design construction
- 10-second bio: Meet Brendan O’Callaghan, External Relations Ironman
- President Napolitano earmarks aid for students, researchers
- Strong turnout at UCOP Staff Engagement updates
- New and improved Link to launch Nov. 12
- UC's doors are open, Napolitano assures Oakland Tech students
- Nov. 15: Deadline to file for DOMA-eligible tax refunds
December 2013 ( View complete archive page )
- Staffing changes in the President’s Executive Office
- Don't miss UCOP's Holiday Party, an all-day affair this Thursday, Dec. 19
- All UC locations to go smoke and tobacco free in January 2014
- 10-second bio: Meet Cyndi Lukk, equine therapist in training
- Efficiency ideas wanted: Website welcomes your input
- Shout-out: Kudos to Julie Drouyor for a fabulous 2013 Holiday Craft Fair
- Building maintenance to be conducted over holiday break
- UCOP offices closed Saturday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Give a gift to a child in need by tomorrow, Dec. 11
- Take charge of your career: Deadline for applications Dec. 11
- 10-second bio: Meet Chris Noble of Communications, who has 10 hometowns
- New and improved Link: Final brown bag this Thursday, Dec. 12
- Blood drive Dec. 11 is your chance to give something that means something
- Painting and repairs brighten up Franklin lobby
- Questions about your finances? Fidelity workshops can help
- Final brown bag today, Dec. 10, about electronic cigarettes
- UCOP Young Professionals Power Panel Dec. 4: New Leaders, New Opportunities
- This Thursday, Dec. 5: Franklin Lobby open for holiday shopping
- 10-second bio: Meet Aleta Martinez of Health Sciences and Services: She’s not Judy
- Link’s interactive features: 10-second bio, commenting and the calendar
- Interested in MS Project software? Roundtable today
- Lean In series continues with discussion this Thursday, Dec. 5
- UCPath Center job openings for customer service supervisor, HRIS analyst
- Tax-free retirement: David Hollander to speak Dec. 9
January 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- State higher education leaders aim to reinvigorate Master Plan
- UC responds to Moreno report on acts of bias and discrimination
- AVP Michael Reese appointed vice chancellor at UC Merced
- Help UCOP Building Services keep Franklin building flu free
- Women We Admire this Thursday: Kellie McElhaney of Berkeley’s Haas School
- UCOP to launch new website for employees and retirees on Feb. 6
- Deadline this Friday, Jan. 31, for Innovation & Impact Award nominations
- Sittercity's SelectPlus now offered to UC staff through Bright Horizons
- Questions about new postal rates? Mail Services can help
- President Napolitano implementing budget capping measures at UCOP
- Digitization project breathes new life into UC Libraries’ collections
- 10-second bio: Jack Stobo of Health Sciences and Ivy League hockey team fame
- 10-second bio: Meet Karen Basey, playwright who hails from El Pinole
- UC leaders join President Obama at higher education summit
- It's not too late to get vaccinated: Follow these tips to fight the flu
- President Napolitano announces goal of 20 percent cut in UC water consumption
- Coolidge on college: Nancy Coolidge on financial aid, beginning this week
- Development for senior managers: Invest three days to build your skills
- Having a baby? Breastfeeding class at Berkeley's Tang Center Feb. 6
- Weight Watchers seeking participants for new series
- Fidelity workshops Jan. 23 can help with retirement planning
- Spring WorkFit program begins this week: Give it a try for free
- 10-second bio: Meet Karla Campbell, Colorado native and fly-fishing dreamer
- President announces first Efficiency Review idea to be implemented
- Questions about new expense reimbursement process? Info sessions this week
- UC leadership applauds Gov. Brown's proposed funding increase for UC
- Maria Anguiano named UC Riverside vice chancellor for planning & budget
- Don’t miss “At Berkeley,” showing this week on KQED and at PFA
- Build your skills right here at UCOP: Check out new course catalog
- Welcome David Lane, UCOP's new systemwide deputy compliance officer
- Nearly 200 ideas now published on Efficiency Review website
- UCOP holiday party wraps up the year with warmth, music and fun
- 10-second bio: Meet Andre Cleveland, mail processor and ’toon maven
- Staff eligible for discounts on selected UC Online classes
- Lean In conversations continue Jan. 9
- Deals on tickets for Cal men’s basketball home games
- Deadline Jan. 13 for comments on UC’s sexual harassment policy
- Toastmasters weekly meetings at Kaiser kick off this week
- Take advantage of 10 percent discount at UC Berkeley Extension
- Seeking participants for Oakland Running Festival, coming March 22–23
February 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Leadership Development Program: Tapping into UCOP’s talent pool
- 10-second bio: Julian Martinez knows life from inside a torpedo tube
- UCPath steering committee appointed to drive local implementation
- Final Staff Engagement work group presentation at Kaiser Tuesday
- Advisory committee named for UC Irvine chancellor search
- Will you have what you need when you retire?
- New vendor feeding hungry Franklin staff at lunchtime
- UC Living Well welcomes Optum Wellness Specialists
- Slide show: UC President Janet Napolitano visits UC Berkeley campus
- College Awareness Month continues with Patricia McDonough, Feb. 18
- Efficiency Review focus group this week: Staying Current @UCOP, Feb. 20
- UC campuses are among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
- Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association: All welcome to Feb. 19 meeting
- Wednesday, Feb. 19: It's easy to donate blood when Red Cross comes to UCOP
- Secretary to UC Regents Marsha Kelman to retire
- Outgoing Staff Advisor to the UC Regents Kathy Barton reflects on her role
- UC promotes web accessibility to those with disabilities
- President Napolitano invites faculty, staff to opt in to ongoing dialogue
- UCnet, new site for staff and retirees, aims to make your life easier
- 10-second bio: Meet Benjamin Tsai, film buff from Fremont High
- Coolidge on college Feb. 11: More on financing a college education
- Show some heart! Valentine’s Day sale this week
- David Rusting joins UCOP as chief information security officer
- Update on Franklin cafe and lobby coffee kiosk
- President Napolitano holds Web chat conversation with UC students
- University of California external website has a whole new look
- 10-second bio: Meet Kristen Ingels: Saranap born with Mexican roots
- UCOP to pilot UCPath, system to launch by year-end
- Wall Street Journal: Napolitano lays out vision for University of California
- East Bay Community Foundation welcomes President Napolitano
- UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake to lead Ohio State University
- Regents appoint Jagdeep Singh Bachher as chief investment officer
- Questions about your finances? Fidelity financial workshops can help
- February is College Awareness Month at UCOP
- Lean In returns this week: Moved to Lobby 1 due to popular demand
- UCOP community gets into the giving spirit over 2013 holidays
- UC Living Well: Get rewarded for taking simple, healthy steps
- Shout-out: Congratulations to Brad Niess on his third 100-mile ultra-marathon
- Start the new year right: make sure your benefits are in order
March 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Floor plans, UCOP LinkedIn group: Latest Efficiency ideas to be implemented
- 10-second bio: Darryl Brown’s path from Six Flags New Jersey to UCPath
- Zoanne Nelson appointed chief of staff to EVP Brostrom
- You asked and UCOP delivered: New development class offerings
- April 2: Final Staff Engagement update on Communications recommendations
- Brown bags on preapproval process for consultants offered April 4 and 7
- Are You My Mentor? Next Lean In conversation April 3
- Comments invited on personnel policy 62, Corrective Action, by May 8
- Chief Financial Officer Peter Taylor to leave UCOP, President Napolitano announces
- New pre-approval process for hiring outside consultants begins March 25
- UC campus climate study findings released at Board of Regents meeting
- Efficiency Review focus group on sustainability at UCOP, March 26
- Changing Minds, Changing Brains: Berkeley psychology professor to visit UCOP
- March 30: Registration deadline for discounted UC Online Education classes
- 10-second bio: Meet Marc Rizzo, who’ll take cats over gambling any day
- Staff Engagement Initiative updates continue on Monday, March 24
- Graduate student research: The backbone of UC innovation
- 10-second bio: Meet Caitlin Callaghan, who relishes her unpredictable workdays
- Tuesday, March 18: How to reduce paper in the workspace
- Lactation rooms now open at UCOP Oakland locations
- Learn more about Franklin building fire and life safety systems
- Oakland Running Festival this weekend: Run qualifies for Living Well points
- New Commuter Check Direct prepaid MasterCards coming in April
- UC issues updated sexual harassment, sexual violence policy
- President Napolitano announces change in agriculture division
- Celebrate Ballet Folklórico at UCOP on March 17
- Join the UC Oakland Partnership and support Oakland and UC students
- Video: Nobel laureate Randy Schekman on the value of public higher education
- 10-second bio: Meet Doug Arent, mountain climber from Cranberry
- UCOP Pride Valentine sales top $1K for local charity
- Update from President Napolitano on the UCOP Efficiency Review
- Assembly Member Rob Bonta speaks this Thursday, March 6
- UC Santa Barbara to host March 5 webchat with author Timothy Egan
- This Friday, March 7: Deadline for staff advisor to Regents applications
- Get the help you need: Fidelity workshops at Franklin, Kaiser March 5
- Women in the Workplace: March 6 session at 1111 Broadway
- Updated website puts answers to copyright questions at your fingertips
- President Napolitano announces UC Oakland Partnership
- 10-second bio: Meet Gina Fleming-Magit: She bicycled from sea to shining sea
April 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Datacenter relocation next up among UCOP Efficiency Review ideas
- Sneak preview: Franklin café gets ready to reopen its doors next month
- 10-second bio: Meet Tim Mulshine, whose job is to tell people to be good
- President Napolitano submits testimony to Congress on investing in research
- Weight Watchers spring session begins today: New members needed
- Check out the new way-finding system pilot on Franklin’s seventh floor
- Lean In May 1: Seek and speak your truth
- UCLA’s David Hayes-Bautista to speak at UCOP on Cinco de Mayo
- Interested in project management? Special guest at May 6 PMIG meeting
- Link named most improved electronic design in national competition
- UC President Janet Napolitano holds webchat with staff
- It’s Earth Week 2014: Clean and green UCOP and our local community
- 10-second bio: Meet Loreaner Lopez, proud to be born and raised in Oakland
- Meet artists Larry Corio and Tom Hughes at April 23 reception in Franklin gallery
- April 24: Celebrate Math Awareness Month with the Rappin' Mathematician
- Deadline this Friday, April 25, to claim bikes in Franklin parking cage
- Join President Napolitano for webchat with staff on April 16, 2 p.m.
- 77 OP staff honored for innovation, service milestones
- 10-second bio: Michael Waldman, maker of genuine Brooklyn egg creams
- Speaking of earthquakes: Sign up for UCOPAlert emergency notifications
- New monthly series of UCOP wellness workshops begins April 17
- Digging out: Recycle your non-record materials during Earth Week
- Check out the ever-expanding roster of Earth Day activities at UCOP
- May 16 deadline approaching for 2014 IT award applications
- President Napolitano will hold webchat with staff, April 16, 2 to 3 pm
- Women We Admire April 8: UC Santa Barbara’s Jane Conoley
- President Napolitano to low-income students: Aim for college, come to UC
- 10-second bio: Meet Jerlena Griffin-Desta, world traveler at heart
- April 8: Celebrate OP’s service milestones, Innovation & Impact
- Time's running out to apply for UCOP Leadership Development Program
- File your 2013 Health, DepCare claims by April 15
- UC faculty and staff now receiving disability survey via email
- Taxpayer donations give UC cancer research programs a boost
May 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- President Janet Napolitano issues letter to UC community
- Join a new online group to meet colleagues and break out of your work ‘silo’
- 10-second bio: Meet Kathy Stevens, a fan of UCOP's Weight Watchers at Work
- Hundreds of UCOP staff walk for health
- New video series uses animation, illustration to bring UC research to life
- President Janet Napolitano makes two-day trip to Mexico City
- UC medical centers must work together to improve quality, cut costs
- Financial experts will discuss estate planning May 28
- Get well! UCOP wellness workshops continue this month
- Summer UC Online Education classes open for registration with discount
- Women We Admire: Vice Provost Susan Carlson will speak today
- APISA hosts mini film fest to mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- IT proposals for UC Computing Services Conference due today
- New UC campaign spotlights power of public
- Walk for your health with UC Walks Wednesday, May 21
- 10-second bio: Meet Dan Dooley, champion livestock judge
- Standing room only at Cinco de Mayo event
- Mark your calendar: UCOP gets ready to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month in June
- HR and Communications move ahead with Staff Engagement action plans
- 10-second bio: Meet Amal Smith, who hails from the Garden of Eden
- President Napolitano delivers commencement address at Hastings
- Institutional Research kicks off new speaker series May 16
- Get ready to walk for good health when UC Walks on May 21
- Former long-time UCOP staffer Mike Bocchicchio “lived life to the fullest”
- Summer 2014 WorkFit program resumes; try it for free this week
- American Red Cross blood drive returns to UCOP May 14
- EVP Brostrom announces 3 percent increase for non-represented staff
- Be a scientist May 8: Celebrate UC Cooperative Extension’s centennial
- 10-second bio: Meet Scott McIntyre, self-proclaimed Facebook Pageaholic
- UCOP celebrates Bike to Work Day this week
- Update your bookmark for Time Reporting System
- Are you in compliance? Compliance Week through May 9
- 20 UCOP volunteers turn out to clean up Channel Park
- Comments invited on Employee-Initiated Reduction In Time (ERIT) program
- Life Theatre on sexual harassment prevention, live at UCOP May 12
June 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- 10-second bio: Meet Steven Murray, from Berkeley to BASC
- Napolitano removes barrier to tech investments, forms new advisory council
- Franklin’s First Friday breakfast moved to Thursday, on fifth floor patio
- Stay informed about UC’s whistleblower hotline and policies
- Efficiency Review: Faster reimbursements, master calendar among changes
- Don't forget to vote! Staff Assembly election closes midnight Friday
- President Napolitano forms task force to help fight sexual assault on campuses
- Claudia White of Ethics and Compliance to retire after nearly 30 years
- Last chance to get help with your LinkedIn profile for UCOP Connect
- Voluntary Reduction in Time program reinstated to reduce costs
- Franklin photo exhibit, ferry ride wrap up Pride Month
- Franklin lockers to be cleared July 1 and semi-annually
- Get more exercise: Register now for UC Living Well’s Move More challenge
- President Napolitano lays out vision for climate advisory council
- Thousands of new UC graduates enter the world
- New eAppraisal tool will simplify 2013–14 performance reviews
- Yvette Gullatt appointed Vice Provost for Education Partnerships
- Healthy sleep: Final session at Kaiser June 23
- Succession planning: Join a focus group as part of UCOP's Efficiency Review
- Anytime/Anywhere Access: Two final brown bags this week
- Pride month continues with guest speaker, photo exhibit and more
- Music under the redwoods at Berkeley’s Redwood Grove concerts
- Sweet treats kick off UCOP’s LGBTQ Pride Month celebration
- 10-second bio: Meet Brandy Quarles-Clark, who can quote Wonder Woman
- President Napolitano appoints UC systemwide global climate council
- UC Merced’s De Acker named Staff Advisor–designate to the UC Regents
- UC takes lead in defining privacy, establishing guiding principles
- Link and other UCOP communications efforts win international awards
- Learn more about UCOP Connect, the new online forum for OP staff
- Get the help you need: Fidelity workshops at Franklin, Kaiser this Thursday
- June 13: Nancy Shulock delves into future of California higher education
- UCOE's Keith Williams will return to UC Davis at end of June
- President Napolitano to appoint systemwide advisory group on LGBT issues
- Ice cream social at Franklin today kicks off Pride Month at UCOP
- UC simplifies eligibility rules for retiree health benefits
- Love Link's 10-second bios? Submit yours here and share your story
- Deadline this Friday for declaring your candidacy for OP Staff Assembly
- Efficiency Review improvements include cloud computing, videoconferencing
- Tackling tomorrow's health challenges: UC faculty speak at NY Times conference
- Lean In conversations continue June 5: Don’t leave before you leave
- UC Santa Barbara Community Fund honors victims of Isla Vista tragedy
July 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- President’s newsletter offers UC community opportunity to connect
- Efficiency Review measures for July: Green office pilot, Mac support and more
- President Napolitano holds town hall for UCOP community
- Final eAppraisal demos offered this week
- Last call for Communications Subcommittee applications
- Mentorship program seeks new crop as 2013–14 graduates celebrate
- Women We Admire: President Napolitano to speak today, Tuesday, July 22
- UC procurement program exceeds savings goal
- Webinar today: Learn more about how to purge your records
- Anne L. Shaw appointed secretary and chief of staff to the regents
- Financial aid protects low-income UC students from tuition increases
- Come explore our Fiat Lux magazine
- This Wednesday, July 23: UCOP town hall with President Napolitano
- Join UCOP's mentorship celebration this Thursday, July 24
- Get well and stay well! UCOP wellness workshops continue this month
- Lunch and Learn monthly series of talks: John Valva on July 18
- OP Staff Assembly looks ahead to another year of community building
- More purging: Records Compliance Week coming Aug. 4
- Sam Hawgood named 10th chancellor of UC San Francisco
- Deadline today, Tuesday, July 15, for employee health plan survey
- Donate blood at UCOP tomorrow, Wednesday, July 16
- Financial workshops held this week at Franklin, Kaiser
- President Napolitano launches review of UCOP organization
- Applications for Communications Advisory Subcommittee open July 14
- 10-second bio: Meet Dan Scannell, your new OP Staff Assembly chair
- Children’s book drive this week at UCOP’s Franklin and Broadway buildings
- Demos of eAppraisal online appraisal system continue through July
- Become Heartsaver certified: CPR and AED training begins this week
- Retirement plan contributions increase this month for most employees
- Lean In today, July 1: Make your partner a real partner
- University of California announces initiative to address global food needs
August 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Ping pong, anyone? Tables now available at Franklin and Broadway
- Deadline Sept. 12: If you've got talent, join the Oct. 3 showcase
- 10-second bio: Mark Cianca's path to UCPath
- Lean In this Thursday, Sept. 4: Let's start talking about it
- Making Power Moves: Registration deadline today
- Be earthquake ready: 20 percent discount at UCOP’s emergency supplier
- Eat your fruits and veggies: Fresh produce comes to OP every Tuesday
- 18 tons of records dumped during Records Compliance Week
- Efficiency Review update: Improvements in print management, elevator service
- UC dominates campuses top-ranked by Washington Monthly
- Women We Admire this week: Hastings Law Professor Joan C. Williams
- President Napolitano on the critical importance of public universities
- Unsubscribe week: another opportunity to cut the clutter
- New Link jobs button makes it easy to search job openings at UCOP
- Get moving! Wellness workshop this Thursday, Aug. 28
- Communications advisory group and HR improvements under way
- Use the vacation days you’ve earned before summer ends
- A shout-out to Joe Araiza, UCPath Center talent acquisition specialist
- Napolitano announces Business Operations and CFO organizational changes
- Hilary Baxter appointed Academic Senate executive director
- Tech Fair 2014 today, Aug. 19: Learn more about ITS services
- Talk today: Linda Johnsrud on "Graduating 'on time': Does it matter?"
- UC Oakland Partnership Initiative awards scholarships
- Spotlight on UCPath: Progress reported on program’s December launch
- Lunch & Learn this Wednesday, Aug. 20: Judy Sakaki of Student Affairs
- Staff Appreciation Week coming: Get ready to be appreciated
- 10-second bio: Meet Jeff Li, San Francisco Giants No. 1 fan
- UCOP celebrates its STAR awardees this Friday, Aug. 15
- More books needed: Drive at Franklin and Broadway ends this Friday
- It's not too late to join Weight Watchers summer session, beginning today
- Fuze Internet conferencing service to launch at UCOP this month
- Get help purging your outdated records all week, Aug. 4 to 8
- Free coffee drinks and tea tastings at Franklin's High XII Cafe Aug. 7
- The power of the project charter: Roundtable discussion today
- Do more with less: Learn how to work smarter
- Lean In this Thursday, Aug. 7: The myth of doing it all
- Management Skills Assessment Program: Applications due next week
- Questions about your finances? Fidelity workshops Tuesday, Aug. 12
- Deadline this Friday, Aug. 15, to apply for UCOP Mentorship Program
September 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- President Napolitano: "My freshman year"
- Efficiency Review update: Seeking applicants for new working group
- Letter of thanks to UCOP staff from President Napolitano
- Staff Appreciation: President’s reception to open talent show this Friday
- 10-second bio: Meet Dylan Paul, construction specialist from Chico
- LGBT advisory group recommendations aim to make UC more inclusive
- Last chance to Lean In this Thursday, Oct. 2: Working Together toward Equality
- IRAP Open House this week: Everything you always wanted to know about UC
- Your comments invited on renewing phased retirement at UC
- Kick off Staff Appreciation with tacos and more on Sept. 30
- Office of General Counsel honored with Myra Bradwell Award
- Monday, Sept. 29: Michal Kurlaender on community college transfer
- UC task force: Initial recommendations to fight sexual violence on campuses
- Lunch & Learn Tuesday, Sept. 23: Chief Information Officer Tom Andriola
- UC quality and innovation grants reap healthy returns
- Meetings that Work: Join a new focus group convening Thursday, Sept. 25
- Fall is a good time to check your Flexible Spending Account balance
- Got Veggies? UC wellness challenge encourages healthy eating
- UC proposes creation of new venture fund to invest in UC innovation
- California's new scholarship program will help middle class
- Today: Learn more about how Weight Watchers can work for you
- Connexxus travel portal wins international award for excellence
- UC celebrates Constitution Day Wednesday, Sept. 17
- Stress management: Wellness workshop today at Franklin
- UCOP issues new security requirements for smartphones, tablets
- Sept. 20: UC Cooperative Extension harvest festival comes to Oakland
- Oakland Museum offers free admission during Staff Appreciation Week
- Get financial help: UC Financial Education workshops today, Sept. 16
- Five UC campuses ranked among top 10 public national universities
- EVP/Interim CFO Nathan Brostrom announces additional division changes
- UC to make large purchase of solar energy, partner with Frontier Renewables
- Free all week: WorkFit Program resumes with fall session this week
- Napolitano selects Howard Gillman to serve as UC Irvine chancellor
- Staff Appreciation Week: Be a part of your community, Wednesday, Oct. 1
- Monday, Sept. 15: Maintaining student diversity after Prop. 209
- UC’s Natural Reserve System: Read all about it in new NRS newsletter
- Vote for UCOP's P200 and Bill Cooper, among finalists for innovation award
- Fuze Internet conferencing: Final webinar Sept. 10
- Budget and Capital Resources VP Patrick Lenz to retire at year-end
October 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Efficiency Review: New working group leads, council of exec assistants, and more
- UCOP Food Drive will net $24,000 in food for local families
- From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: UC research spans the globe
- Slide show: UCOP's Franklin building has the Halloween spirit(s)
- New training courses available for managers and supervisors
- Learn more about undergraduate admissions from UCOP experts
- This Wednesday: How to keep your identity and data safe
- Today: UC financial education classes can help with your finances
- Nov. 3: Join Berkeley Lab researcher for tips on home energy efficiency
- Take 5 to make the most of your benefits during Open Enrollment
- National Book Month: Patrick Marks visits UCOP this Friday
- Women We Admire today: UC Berkeley Law’s Maria Echaveste
- OP welcomes new Oakland superintendent to the neighborhood
- OP Strategic Review on track to report to president by year-end
- All week, this week: UCOP food drive to celebrate Food Day 2014
- Upcoming technology and software courses offered at UCOP
- "Brown" bags coming up! UCOP transitioning to UPS for shipping
- President earns standing ovation at conference for women in higher ed
- Great ShakeOut this Thursday, Oct. 16: Drop, cover and hold on
- UC-backed state loan program will provide aid to undocumented students
- Lunch & Learn this Wednesday, Oct. 15: Chief Deputy Counsel Karen Petrulakis
- Make the most of your benefits: Save these dates for Open Enrollment
- American Red Cross blood drive returns to UCOP Oct. 16
- Monthly travel clinics for Express users: UCOP travel demystified
- Go Bears! Get discounts on Cal home football games
- Wellness workshops on domestic violence: Oct. 20 only
- Staff Appreciation Week 2014: The week in pictures
- UCSB's Shuji Nakamura wins Nobel Prize in physics
- Learn the basics of UCOP compensation, this Wednesday, Oct. 8
- This Wednesday, Oct. 8: Learn the basics before you start scanning
- UCOP ARTReach fall exhibit now open on Franklin’s 12th floor
- More MS Windows 7 workshops in October and November
November 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Regents approve long-term stability plan for tuition and financial aid
- Women We Admire: Vice President Pamela Brown speaks Monday, Dec. 1
- Calling all crafters: Register by tomorrow, Nov. 26, for Crafts Fair
- Act now: Open Enrollment closes on Nov. 25
- Reports to regents on Working Smarter savings and UCRP performance
- Play with your food: Deadline extended in UC’s photo collage contest
- Do good by buying goodies: OGC bake sale, raffle, auction today
- Monday, Nov. 24: Twitter Editorial Director Karen Wickre to speak
- OGC’s annual bake sale Nov. 25: Place orders, buy raffle tickets today!
- Lunch & Learn today: Retirement Center Director Ellen Lorenz
- Compensation Basics: Final workshop this Wednesday, Nov. 19
- Katherine Edwards to lead UCOP Marketing Communications
- Last chance to give us your feedback: Link reader survey closes this Friday
- Oakland Thanksgiving: Volunteer or donate to get into the spirit of giving
- UC Regents to consider new long-term stability plan for tuition and financial aid
- UC Office of Procurement wins 2014 innovation award for P200
- 10-second bio: Meet Charles Melton: From UC Davis to UCDC
- Office closures for November, December and January holidays
- UCOP expands its outreach to hire U.S. veterans
- Final two Open Enrollment brown bags at Franklin, Kaiser this week
- Coolidge on College: How to Apply for Financial Aid, Nov. 13
- Join UCOP’s Young Professionals for Channel Park cleanup day, Saturday, Nov. 15
- Risky Business: Click-throughs and You, Tuesday, Nov. 18
- Have you checked out the online course for managers and supervisors?
- Happy, Healthy Holidays: Wellness workshops at Franklin, Kaiser
- Brostrom recognized for making UCOP “a better place to work”
- Open Enrollment now open: UCOP Benefits Fair moved to new location
- Now seeking gently used business attire for UCOP clothing drive
- Tobacco researcher to speak about smoking cessation in low-income smokers
- Love Bears football? Nov. 22 Big Game tickets still available
- UC Admissions Nov. 7: Writing the Application Personal Statement
- This month’s travel clinic: Travel and entertainment cards
December 2014 ( View complete archive page )
- Office closure and Link schedule for holidays
- UCOP Efficiency Review: Wrap-up of the year's most notable successes
- COO/CFO update: UCOP Administrative Services director position posted
- It’s easy to participate in holiday gift drive, extended to Dec. 22
- Take our Daughters & Sons to Work Day, April 2015
- Electric car discounts available to UC staff until Jan. 2, 2015
- New procedure for reserving Lobby 1 conference room
- Season's greetings and updates from UCOP Buildings Services team
- Blood drive today: Give something that means something
- Unsubscribe Week continues at UCOP
- Asian Pacific Islander Staff holds holiday potluck on Dec. 17
- Thursday, Dec. 11: Celebrate the season with your UCOP colleagues
- Deadline this Friday to apply for UCOP's Take Charge program
- Fig. 1 videos feature animated interviews with UC researchers
- Final UCOP Wellness Workshop Dec. 15: Back Care
- Shout-out to Benjamin Tsai, UCOP senior tax analyst
- Reminder: Don’t use UCOP Mail Services for your holiday mail
- Personal staff travel is eligible for great UC coverage, rates
- Comments invited on revisions to UC compensation policy
- UCOP volunteers help Oakland celebrate Thanksgiving
- Dec. 4 Lunch & Learn: President’s Chief of Staff Seth Grossman
- Kick off the season at UCOP's Winter Celebration, Thursday, Dec. 11
- Efficiency Review update: New working group, efficiencies announced
- Get your shopping list ready: Crafts Fair this Thursday, Dec. 4
- Regis Kelly appointed new advisor on UC innovation
- Check out this month’s travel clinic on Monday, Dec. 15: Lodging
- Questions about your finances? Financial education workshops today
January 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC meets milestone goals to address sexual violence on campuses
- Apply to become the next staff advisor to the Regents
- Explore the new UC Food Observer blog
- Time is running out for 2014 Innovation & Impact Award nominations
- New UC-CORO leadership program prepares to kick off Feb. 3
- Save the date: Black History Month in February
- Get your free gift for joining Weight Watchers, this month only
- Yvette Gullatt named UC vice provost for diversity and engagement
- Do more with less: Learn how to work smarter in 2015
- Board of Regents approves new UC chief operating officer
- UC making big moves toward carbon neutrality
- Classes in basic first aid coming to Franklin, Kaiser
- Women We Admire today: Berkeley Lab Distinguished Scientist Mina Bissell
- Birthday cake for UC Natural Reserve System's 50th year
- Orient yourself to the Optum wellness website and earn a $75 gift card
- Updated UC Learning Center to launch in early February
- Thinking about your finances? Financial education workshops Jan. 23
- Today: Hans Johnson speaks on college access for low-income students
- This Wednesday, Jan. 21: Efficiency Review brown bag and status update
- Friday, Jan. 23: Astrophysicist, educator and inventor Hakeem Oluseyi
- Sign up for the Jan. 21 UC Oakland Partnership day of service
- HR clarifies effect of Sutter-Blue Shield contract on UC medical plans
- Congratulations to UCOP's Cool Choices energy savers
- It's not too late to join UCOP's 2015 WorkFit Program
- 2015 UC Compliance Symposium now open for registration
- Coolidge on College: Tax Credits and Deductions
- Link gets good marks, great suggestions from reader survey
- Cal men's basketball discounted ticket deadline this Friday
- Two Franklin elevators to be serviced
- Whistleblower policy comment period open
- UCOP’s eAppraisal helps simplify performance reviews
- Brown bag Monday, Jan. 12: Get to know your staff advisors
- Check out this month’s travel clinic on Monday, Jan. 12: Rental cars
- Learn how Weight Watchers can work for you
- 10-second bio: Meet Ron Christie, from Pico Rivera to Riverside
February 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- Comments invited on revision to UC compensation policy
- Staff Advisor reflects on two years as an advocate for staff issues
- American Red Cross blood drive returns this Thursday
- UCOP Mardi Gras mixer
- UC educational expenses lower today than 20 years ago, report finds
- Update on staff suggestions, new improvements
- UC announces progress on sustainable investment strategy
- Author and UC alumna Natalie Baszile to speak today
- Anthem offering identity theft protection after recent cyber attack
- Save the date: Staff Assembly Mixer on Feb. 27
- How much sugar are you really eating?
- Brown Bag movie screening highlights online privacy
- UCOP community shows its giving spirit in holiday drives
- Lunar New Year celebration tomorrow
- Get moving to a healthier you
- UC awards $23 million to multicampus research collaborations
- President Napolitano visits the elephant seals
- Update for former Anthem members regarding cyber attack, phishing attempt
- Women We Admire series: UCOP Chief Risk Officer Cheryl Lloyd speaks today
- Black History Month celebration continues with speaker and film
- UC to require vaccinations for incoming students
- Celebrate Black History Month with speaker series and more
- UC leads nation’s top universities in serving Latino students
- Women We Admire series: UCOP Chief Risk Officer Cheryl Lloyd speaks Feb. 10
- Nomination deadline for Innovation & Impact Awards extended to Feb. 20
- Shout-out to UCOP team behind UC Berkeley's payroll conversion
- Management Skills Assessment Program: Call for nominations ends this Friday
- The Project Management Interest Group wants to hear from you!
- Get help with financial planning Feb. 10
- Jagdeep Singh Bachher on investing wisely, hedge funds and collaboration
- Registration opens for UCOP Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- 10-second bio: Peter Church on working at OP, sitting on a panel with Al Gore
March 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month with brown bags, Denim Day
- Preview the UC Information Center at April 6 event
- ARAG legal plan members have identity theft protection
- UC Global Food Initiative: Healing hunger, nurturing nutrition
- Tax-form check-off funds two cancer-fighting UC programs
- New survey asks staff’s opinions about working at UC
- President's Committee on Women seeks new members
- Brown, Napolitano report on budget discussions
- Nomination process for UC Retirement System board election under way
- Jack Peltason praised for contributions to UC system and UC Irvine
- New phone system coming to UCOP
- Movin' on up at UCOP
- Earth Day: Call for volunteers
- UC Santa Barbara goes lights out to win energy conservation contest
- Comments on compensation policy due March 26
- Napolitano urges federal investment in research, education and health care
- UC seeks applications for 2015 information technology award
- Everyone has a story to tell. What's yours?
- Éva Goode appointed UCOP budget director
- Celebrate César Chávez this Friday
- Franklin lobby floor work postponed
- Franklin's floor warden team to meet
- Health Sciences and Services changes name to UC Health
- FUZE trainings continue this week
- Sign up for UCOPAlert to receive emergency notices outside business hours
- Curing cancer, one tax return at a time
- U.S. News ranks UC graduate schools among best in nation
- Celebrate César Chávez with stories and song
- Women We Admire: M.R.C. Greenwood to speak tomorrow
- Franklin lobby floor to be refinished
- Comments on compensation policy due March 26
- UCRP contributions not increasing in 2015
- March 6 is application deadline for Staff Advisor to the Regents
- Reminder of new procedure for reserving Lobby 1 conference room
- Deadline approaches for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- Retirement Review helps you see if you’re on track for retirement
- Op-Ed: California higher ed needs sufficient funding
- Women We Admire series: M.R.C. Greenwood, President Emerita, University of Hawaii
- Save the Date: César Chávez event on March 20
- New UC projects target greenhouse gas emissions
- 10-second bio: Monica Johnson, from the Peace Corps to UCPath
- Fig. 1: The Dr. Seuss stories you've never heard
April 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Grad Slam tests scholars' communication skills
- Link is looking for a few good stories
- Celebrate OP service milestones, innovation and impact awards
- Sustainability on the menu for First Friday breakfast
- May 1 is deadline for nominations for UC Retirement System Advisory Board election
- APISA hosts mini film fest to mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- PMIG rides the wave of efficiency
- President's Committee on Women seeks new members
- UC Oakland Partnership call for volunteers: Help build a school garden
- Work Management Center has a new home
- Efficiency Review update: Earth Week, meeting space, revamped website
- Kyndall Brown to speak on Common Core math today
- Earth Day speaker: On the front lines of climate change
- Do your part for Earth Day
- BRC Blast: What you need to know about fiscal close
- Uptown Farmer's Market kicks off season
- OP Leadership Development Program open for nominations
- UC launches online Information Center
- Become a certified emergency responder: CPR/AED classes announced
- Science at the Theater: 5 Big Questions
- An important message from President Napolitano about state funding for UC
- UC streamlines Retirement Savings Program investment fund menu
- Learn how Weight Watchers can work for you
- RGPO brown bag: E-cigarettes – The Vapor This Time?
- Meet Records Management, UCOP's institutional memory
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month continues with brown bags, Denim Day
- Meeting today: Project Management Interest Group
- Webinar: Non-records recycling
- Seeking employee comment: Presidential policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence
- More Franklin upgrades on the way
- FUZE hands-on training sessions offered
- UC recognizes national Sexual Assault Awareness Month with activities systemwide
- Comments invited on personnel policy 80, Staff Personnel Records
- 10-second bio: Garen Corbett on health policy and volunteerism
May 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC medical centers rated high-performing hospitals by U.S. News
- Celebrating our community: Rhoderick Broughton
- UC Board of Regents names new chair, re-elects vice chair
- Time to vote for staff seats on UC Retirement System Advisory Board
- Spaces still available for UCOP’s CPR/AED training
- How many steps can you walk each day? Win a Fitbit and find out
- Walking our way to good health at sixth annual UC Walks
- OP volunteers dig in for Oakland school
- Annual performance review period begins June 1
- UC Walks is tomorrow!
- UC reaches agreement for more funding, tuition predictability
- Six candidates vie for staff seats on pension advisory board
- UCOP's WorkFit program resumes with summer classes
- Join LaSA at the ballpark
- BRC Blast: Gems on the Business Resource Center's website
- 10-second bio: Meet Amar Johl of the Business Resource Center
- President Napolitano, state attorney general announce collaboration on sexual assault prevention, response efforts
- An important message from President Napolitano about performance reviews
- New video explains retirement benefits, what to do when you're ready to retire
- Leadership Development Program nominations due this Friday, May 15
- Documentary screening tomorrow
- Signups still available for Wednesday's blood drive
- Electric vehicles get a charge
- Master critical thinking with a UC Learning Center class
- Bike to Work Month: Here's what you need to know
- UCOP celebrates Earth Day with multiple events
- Questions about your finances? Fidelity classes have answers
- PACSW offers funds for professional development
- Estate planning on the agenda May 12
- APISA film fest continues May 7 and 13
- Donate blood! Sign up for May 13 blood drive
- Make summer plans to use your vacation time!
- Annual medical plan satisfaction survey launched
- UCOP to get new email system
- Ride the wave of UC news: Subscribe to Fiat Lux
- When the kids came: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- UCOP honors 90 staff for impact, innovation and service milestones
June 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC moves to ensure campuses are inclusive for LGBT students, faculty and staff
- Need help with financial planning? New Fidelity workshops announced
- UC researchers sweep prestigious National Awards for Young Scientists
- Don't forget: UCOP Pride's ice cream social is today
- One ringy-dingy: New phones coming your way
- Two UC staff elected to retirement system advisory board
- Take the pledge: The greening of Franklin
- Join UCOP Pride for ice cream June 30
- 10-second bio: Meet Jenny Oh Hatfield
- Richard Kravitz appointed director of UC Center Sacramento
- Lunch & Learn today: COO Rachael Nava
- Office 365 update
- BRC Blast: Fiscal close deadlines
- President Napolitano speaks at Oakland Chamber event
- UC grads share tales of extraordinary triumph
- UC children’s hospitals rank among best in nation
- Pension advisory board election ends tomorrow
- Mark your calendar: OP Pride ice cream social is coming
- eAppraisal now open for employee self-appraisals
- OP Staff Assembly still accepting nominations
- Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater now on YouTube
- Take a walk on the wild (edibles) side
- NBA finals? Bring on the food bank fundraising challenge
- Students design mobile apps with social flavor
- Women We Admire: Jerlena Griffin-Desta speaks today
- UC Retirement workshops coming up
- OP Staff Assembly call for event/program ideas
- UC President Napolitano publishes first post as LinkedIn Influencer
- Cathy O'Sullivan appointed chief of staff to COO Rachael Nava
- LaWana Richmond named staff advisor-designate
- OP Staff Assembly elections coming up: Nominate yourself or a colleague
- Greater Good in Action: Practice happiness with online exercises
- Influencing without authority? UC Learning Center has a class for that
July 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- California Matters: What oysters reveal about sea change
- Purge your files: Records Compliance Week coming to UCOP Aug. 3
- A message from COO Rachael Nava: Salary increases
- President Napolitano announces $15 an hour university minimum wage
- Half of new UC students are first-generation college students
- TAMP: UCOP’s computer purchasing program
- BRC Blast: Annual purchase orders save time and effort
- Sign up now for August financial planning workshops
- UC releases payroll data
- Today's Lunch & Learn: Executive VP for UC Health John Stobo
- Remembering Willie Archie
- UC Global Food Initiative marks first year
- UC Health initiative cuts costs, improves quality
- 10-second bio: Meet Robert Koster of Tech Support
- The survey shows: UC staff has high regard for UC as employer
- Glenda Humiston named head of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- OP Staff Assembly election results announced
- It's not too late to sign up for tomorrow's blood drive
- Celebrating the UCOP community
- Discover mentorship program at upcoming brown bags
- Revamped UC jobs website offers improved search, sharing
- Performance self-evaluations due July 10
- We all scream for ice cream!
- Lab Management gets a new name
- Friday breakfast changes for July
- Vote online for Staff Assembly through July 10
- Fidelity summer workshops start next week
- Efficiency Review: New training opportunities and time-saving services
- 13 UC projects win statewide sustainability awards
August 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC dominates Washington Monthly's college rankings
- A video game that teaches you how to code: The latest Fig. 1 video
- Friday, Aug. 28: Scripps' Ramanathan on the war on climate change
- President Napolitano kicks off author series
- Today's Lunch & Learn: Associate President Nina Robinson
- ITS showcases its newest products at tomorrow's fair
- From staff's ideas to new OPSA programs
- UC Oakland Partnership Initiative awards scholarships
- Meet your 2015–16 OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
- Movin' On Up: Mark Cianca
- NRS Fair marks 50th anniversary
- Update on uc4UC phone replacement project
- BRC Blast: Get the lowdown on travel expenses
- Office 365 enterprise-wide migrations to start Sept. 12
- Natural Reserve System fair is today
- Task force named to advise on 2016 retirement benefits
- Update: Office 365 enterprise-wide migrations to start Sept. 12
- Fall 2015 WorkFit program resumes Sept. 8
- Top dining spots in the UCOP neighborhood
- President Napolitano to interview Salk biographer
- Mark your calendar: ITS Tech Fair coming Aug. 26
- Records Compliance Week: Don't forget your electronic files
- Apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program by Aug. 7
- UC creates five new inventions per day
- University of California campuses dominate global rankings
- Summer reading: A selection from campus reading lists
September 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC to begin implementation of new $15 an hour minimum wage policy
- Oct. 5 brown bag: UC Water Initiative
- BRC Blast: Non-UCOP reimbursements
- Fidelity workshops take the worry out of saving for retirement
- Don't forget: Staff Appreciation lunch is today
- Cybersecurity: Protect yourself and UC
- Executive director of UCOP Operations appointed
- Important information about upcoming changes to the UCOP Time Reporting System
- Women We Admire: Linda Williams
- Sept. 24 Lunch & Learn: Efficiency Review Working Group
- Questions about retirement savings? Fidelity has answers
- Video: Roots of organic farming on campus
- Director of Violence Against Women Act appointed
- U.S. News gives high ratings to UC campuses
- Office 365 migration under way
- Don't lose your vacation time! Plan a leave now
- Mark your calendar: Taco Tuesday, Sept. 29
- Green Department Certification Program prepares for new phase
- This month's travel clinic: Airfare
- UC campuses ranked high for entrepreneurship
- In case you missed it: The war on climate change
- Get fit with WorkFit: Fall program resumes today
- Monthly clinics for Express users: UCOP travel explained
- President Napolitano talks to Tavis Smiley
- Campaign for College Opportunity leader to speak today
- Office 365 update
- Excel help at your fingertips
- Link favorites: Where we go to chill out
- PMIG meeting Sept. 1: Rachael Nava
October 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UC students awarded Global Food Initiative fellowships
- Save the date: UCOP year-end party and talent show slated for Dec. 10
- 10-second bio: Veronica Cummings of the Business Resource Center
- PMIG meeting Nov. 3: Moira Perez
- Learn the basics of UCOP budgetary concepts in Account Manager 101
- Are you in compliance? Compliance Week Nov. 2-6
- University of California signs on to Japan Stewardship Code
- Mark Day of the Dead with the Latino Staff Association Oct. 30
- Oct. 22 Lunch & Learn: Yvette Gullatt
- Celebrate Food Day: Donate to the food bank
- UC admissions Oct. 26: Applying for financial aid
- BRC Blast: T&E expenses
- Are you covered? Open Enrollment is time to look at benefits, consider any changes
- 10-second bio: Meet Amy Vrizuela of the Business Resource Center
- Learn more about undergraduate admissions from UCOP experts
- Spaces available for Oct. 16 CPR/AED training
- Parking's on the agenda for Oct. 19 travel clinic
- Building safety tips
- Join the conversation in PACSW's LinkedIn group
- Complete Cyber Security Awareness Training by Jan. 31, 2016
- Open Enrollment meets UCPath: Here's what you need to know
- Staff appreciation: Taco Tuesday in pictures
- Great Shakeout this Thursday: Prepare for the “Next Big One”
- Check your Flexible Spending Account balance
- Get serious about safety: It’s UCOP Safety Awareness Month
- Staff Assembly wants your feedback: Focus group today
- Be a donor: Bloodmobile returns Oct. 8
- Oct. 12 Lunch & Learn campus deep-dive
- BRC Blast: New electronic intake system is coming
- UCPath coming to UCOP in November
- Cool Campus Challenge: A push toward carbon neutrality
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 5 things women should know
November 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- Don't miss the talent show and staff appreciation reception
- Holiday Crafts Fair comes to Franklin this Friday
- UCPath is now live for UCOP
- AVP of energy and sustainability named
- Bake sale and pie pickup today
- Got talent? Join the staff showcase Dec. 10
- Holiday office closures for this week, December and January
- Open Enrollment ends today at 5 p.m.
- New website lets you give a shout-out to colleagues
- Time travel with UCOP analyst Wendy Arbeit
- Important reminder about UCOP Time Reporting System deadlines
- Order your Thanksgiving pies by Wednesday!
- Call for volunteers and coat donations this Thanksgiving
- Mail drop locations changing in February
- Final Open Enrollment brown bag is tomorrow
- Reminder: Register for the UCOP Crafts Fair
- UCOP Talent Showcase and Year-End Staff Appreciation Reception coming Dec. 10
- Update your pay information now for December paychecks
- Open Enrollment reminder: Time to review your benefits, consider changes
- Friday breakfast changes
- Building news: Security and janitorial changes
- Complete the BRC car share survey for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card
- Life Theatre on sexual harassment prevention, live at UCOP Dec. 2
- EVP Nathan Brostrom to speak at UC Berkeley: Charting a sustainable financial model
- November travel clinic: Lodging
- Reminder: Important UCOP Time Reporting System dates and deadlines
- Women We Admire: Luanna Putney to speak tomorrow
- Calling all crafters: Register for the UCOP Crafts Fair by Nov. 23
- Reminder: UCOP Mail Services isn’t for your holiday mail
- Food Drive: And the winners are ...
- IRAP open house Nov. 9
- Nov. 24: OGC charity bake sale, raffle and silent auction
- UC researchers present 10 scalable solutions for climate change
- Preview of new UCPath website now available
- Meet Ghanya Thomas: Traffic Patrol
December 2015 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP talent show and staff appreciation event brings laughter and applause
- President Napolitano honors UCOP Singers at their 40th anniversary concert
- Save the Date: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work – April 28, 2016
- Cool Campus Challenge crowns a winner
- Free workshops can help with financial planning
- Spring 2016 WorkFit Program resumes Jan. 11
- Prepare your office for deep cleaning over break
- UCPath tips, date for January paychecks, W-2 news and more
- UC president announces 2016 Research Catalyst Award recipients
- Mushroom powered cell phones
- BRC Blast: Paying for office parties
- Holiday office closure for December and January
- Help us prepare UCOP offices for deep cleaning over break
- OGC bake sale, raffle and auction raise over $5,000 for charity
- Celebrate the season with UCOP Singers’ 40th anniversary concert
- Join us for talent show and staff appreciation reception
- UC joins climate coalition led by Bill Gates
- UCPath tutorial and reference guides make using new portal easy
- New date for January paychecks, and other important dates and reminders
- Brown bag: Learn about elder care
- Seasonal office decorations: Safety tips
- Upcoming UC financial education classes
- December travel clinic: Entertainment
- UCOP blood drive: Give the gift of life
- UCDC facility offline on Dec. 15
- Thank your colleagues — publicly
- Update: Travel Insurance and Security Protection When Traveling on UC Business
- Celebrate the holidays with APISA
- Holiday office closures for December, January
January 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- Registration opens for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- UC sustainability in 2015: a big win for renewable energy
- UC community invited to discuss task force retirement benefits recommendations for future employees
- UC names Michael Witherell to head Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Complete Cyber Security Awareness Training by Jan. 31
- Movin’ On Up: Moira Perez
- Supervisor Certification Program offers opportunity to enhance management skills
- Lunch and Learn: Shola Richards
- Brown Bag: Get to know the UC Center Sacramento (UCCS)
- PMIG meeting Feb. 2: Zoanne Nelson
- Free workshops can help with financial planning
- UC seeking employee comments on changes to selection and appointment process
- Task force recommends new retirement benefits for future UC employees
- Efficiency Review: Starting the new year right!
- Apply by March 4 to be the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Women We Admire: Sherry Lansing
- Don't miss Jan. 22 deadline for 2016 cohort of UCOP Staff Development Program
- Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP): Call for nominations
- UC's top 10 stories of 2015
- Link wants your story ideas and photos!
- UCOP Staff Development Program accepting applications for 2016
- UC implements new model addressing campus sexual violence and sexual harassment
- January travel clinic: How to book travel
- News about W-2s, exemptions, FICA and supplemental disability
- Apply for UCOP Staff Development Program by Jan. 22
- Reminder: UC posting guidelines for fliers
- Free Jan. 5 workshops can help with financial planning
- Women We Admire: Sherry Lansing
- Spring 2016 WorkFit Program resumes Jan. 11
- Measure your Body Mass Index (BMI) at work
February 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- UC campuses among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
- 10 Second Bio: Lee Ann Elliott of Employee Services
- UC researchers receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
- Share your event or program through Link!
- UCLA grad wins Oscar for Best Picture
- Brown bag on March 4: Economic impact of university research
- Brown bag on March 1: Flavors of Oakland
- Deadline extended: Apply by March 11 to become the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Last training sessions on new phone system to be held on March 2
- Brown bag on March 3: Caring for elders with dementia
- UC seeks applications for 2016 information technology award
- BRC Blast: Purchase orders
- Orientation program for new supervisors/managers to be piloted on March 9
- UC launches Presidential Public Service Fellowship program
- 10 Second Bio: Jennifer Mushinskie of UCPath Center
- Please review your emergency contact information on UCPath
- Free workshops can help with investing, retirement and other financial concerns
- Make a date to save a life: UCOP blood drive on Feb. 24
- Celebrate Black History Month with symposia on African-American scholarship and research at UC
- Register by March 4 for Making Power Moves: Women & Leadership course
- Apply by March 4 to become next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Departing staff advisor reflects on two years of “planting seeds,” championing staff issues
- UC research and the journey of discovery: How a matchmaking algorithm saved lives
- President Napolitano recruits underrepresented and low income students
- UC’s Blum Federation to tackle global poverty
- Celebrate Black History Month with symposia on African-American scholarship and research at UC
- 10-Second Bio: Ina Potter of the Office of the General Counsel
- Shout-out for Jayme Mogen, HR Systemwide Talent Analytics & Effectiveness Leader
- February travel clinic: Rental cars
- Special retirement planning events on Feb. 17 for UCOP staff over 50
- President Napolitano helps launch Oakland Promise
- Quilt exhibit reflects life in Oakland then and now
- Nominate a co-worker for a 10 Second Bio
- UC community invited to discuss task force recommendations for retirement benefits
- President Napolitano asks staff to consider contributing to UC cancer research funds
- Don't miss Feb. 12 deadline to apply for Supervisor Certification Program
- Come to the UCOP Mardi Gras Mixer on Feb. 12
- UC rising stars make Forbes 30 Under 30 list
- UC faculty rank first among Highly Cited Researchers
- UCDC students embrace Snowpocalypse 2016
- Tax and pay reminders: W-2s, tax exemption and direct deposit options
- Making Power Moves: Women & Leadership course begins March 9
- Come to the APISA Lunar New Year Potluck on Feb. 8
- Preparing for Retirement presentation on Feb. 8
- Give your feedback on proposed changes to Oakland's Broadway shuttle service
March 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- Big data is helping UC students graduate on time
- Link calendar: Events not transferring correctly to personal calendars
- Will UC research lead to the yummiest avocado ever?
- Complete your performance self-appraisal by March 30
- UC Regents approve new retirement program for future employees
- UCOP gives back: Become a mentor to an East Bay College Fund recipient
- UC seeking employee comments on revisions to staff policies for termination and complaint resolution
- UCOP recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- BRC Blast: New meal reimbursement limits
- UCOP staff volunteers at 2016 Oakland Youth Careers Expo
- Juan Felipe Herrera, U.S. Poet Laureate, to speak at Cesar Chavez celebration
- UC graduate students make the case for why their research matters
- President Napolitano announces additional oversight measures for sexual assault/harassment cases
- One-hour training offered: Employee Role in the e-Appraisal Process
- UC will mail new IRS Form 1095 by March 31
- Sexual harassment prevention training required for all UC staff
- Come to a special screening of "Racing to Zero" documentary
- 10 Second Bio: Jessie Sylvester-Smith of UCPath Center IT
- Nancy Pluzdrak appointed executive director of UCOP Human Resources
- President Napolitano proposes new retirement program for future UC employees
- Please complete your performance self-appraisal by March 30
- March travel clinic: Conference registration and business purpose
- 10 Second Bio: David Olson of Benefit Plan Accounting
- UC research: Will cars of the future run on poop?
- Celebrate International Women's Day by honoring the women you know
- President Napolitano urges congressional support for university priorities
- March 10 presentation: What's it like to work at UCOP?
- New employee benefits orientation now offered in webinar format
- How to manage your voicemail and email messages
- Join other UCOP staff at the Oakland Running Festival on March 19-20
- Check out the new Link calendar (and change your bookmark for it)
- Your 2016 Retirement Review is now available on new myUCretirement.com website
April 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- Peter Byrley of UC Riverside wins Grad Slam
- Shout-out for Erin Greenfield, Communications Strategist
- Five UC alums win 2016 Pulitzer Prizes
- 2017 vendor changes for UC’s Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) plans
- Spring into life: Donate blood this week!
- Stay safe in Oakland by being street smart
- Summer session of WorkFit Program begins May 2
- Learn CPR and AED skills with onsite classes in May
- APISA brown bag on May 4: Filipino Food Movement
- The Young Professional Association (YPA) is now the OP Professional Community (OPPC)
- BRC training on fiscal close processes to be held on May 2 and 3
- Visit a wild heron and snowy egret nesting colony in downtown Oakland
- President Napolitano: Tough choices at UC with good results for Californians
- Visit to organic farm serves up life lessons for UC students
- UCSF and UCLA join national collaboration for cancer research
- President Napolitano and UCR Chancellor Wilcox inspire students to reach educational goals
- Women We Admire: EVP and COO Rachael Nava
- Recycle your old electronics at work this week (April 18-22)
- More volunteers needed for Channel Park clean-up on April 23
- UCOP adopts Greener Office program for office supply deliveries
- UCOP Local Procurement team joins the BRC
- Deadline for Sautter Award nominations is May 6
- President Napolitano tells S.F. Chronicle that UC Berkeley must lead change in sex harassment culture
- Do your politics make you happy?
- Brown bag: Introduction to Performance-Based Merit Program
- D-TOKs! Delete, toss or keep stuff by recycling your non-record materials during Earth Week
- UCOP recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Free financial workshops on April 19
- Water-conserving retrofits at the Franklin building
- Reminder: Theater-style live sexual harassment training offered on April 21
- Annual medical plan satisfaction survey launched on April 11
- The day the Poet Laureate came to UCOP
- Thrills, tears and jubilation mark Match Day for UC med students
- Forbes names UC Davis as No. 1 STEM college for women
- Reminder: Non-supervisory staff should take sexual harassment prevention training by April 8
- UC report strongly disputes assertions in state audit, demonstrates how it puts California students first
- Memorial open house for Linda Klink on April 9
- Reminder: File 2015 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) claims by April 15
- Brown bag on April 6: UCOP's 2016 Student Internship Program
- Free workshops can help with investing, retirement and other financial concerns
May 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- UC students pitch climate change solutions at Carbon Slam
- Startup champion Regis Kelly awarded Citation of Excellence
- Come to the UCOP Pride Ice Cream Social on June 3
- UC’s P200 procurement program among 10 finalists for international industry award
- UC research: Spoilers make you enjoy stories more
- Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) quarterly meeting on June 1 - 3
- BRC Blast: Unidentified packages and duplicate deliveries
- President Napolitano meets with Washington leaders
- Three UC researchers awarded national medals by President Obama
- OPPC event: Volunteer in an Oakland school garden
- Cool Campus collaboration creates green savings for UC
- Applications for OPSA steering committee being accepted until June 3
- Connexxus travel booking presentation on May 25
- UC appoints Christine Gulbranson as SVP for research innovation and entrepreneurship
- Cathy O'Sullivan selected as 2016 NCCI Leader of Change
- UC’s climate of innovation pays off for California
- President Napolitano honors students with President's Award for Outstanding Student Leadership
- Safety presentation for Franklin and Broadway buildings on May 19
- Got suggestions? Efficiency Review wants them!
- IT Brown Bag: Mac Facts, Jabber and other IT Services
- Telehealth and telemental health services offered through UC medical plans
- Brown bag on May 20: Managing Your Professional Brand with LinkedIn
- Skeletons, smashers and blowers: The kids come back to UCOP
- 10 Second Bio: John Donovan of ITS
- Farewell reception for UC Vice President for Student Affairs Judy Sakaki
- President Napolitano makes historic visit to Arcata High School
- Women We Admire: UC Merced Associate Chancellor Luanna Putney
- UC campuses rank highly on world reputation list
- Learn about retirement, saving and investing in free workshops on May 17
- Meet Joanna Trammell, new Program Manager of Culture, Engagement and Diversity
- 10 Second Bio: Karina Castellanos, program administrator at UCDC
- UC ranked best university investment fund in addressing climate change
- Green your eggs and ham at First Friday Earth Day
- PMIG monthly meeting: Lessons learned from UCPath deployment
- Want to get involved in OP Staff Assembly?
- Brown bag on May 16: UC Education Abroad Program
- APISA Annual Short Film Festival on May 18
June 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Merced student rangers welcome Obama family to Yosemite
- Stars, whales and other wonders: Visiting UC Santa Cruz in summer
- UC statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas case
- UC experts: 6 things you need to know about the new food labels
- Wendy Powers named associate vice president of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR)
- Free workshops can help you with investing, budgeting and retirement planning
- Mail changes coming to Franklin building on July 5
- Stay informed about UC’s whistleblower hotline and policies
- UCOP staff digs volunteering at Oakland school garden
- UC announces Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 Awards
- All UC campuses earn perfect grades on Smoke/Tobacco-Free Policy Report Card
- California lawmakers create a UC research center on gun violence
- UC selects its first class of Presidential Public Service fellows
- Vote online for new Staff Assembly steering committee members
- Join LaSA at the ballpark! Oakland A's vs. Chicago Cubs
- Projecting Credibility and Confidence workshop on June 27
- New UC grads are already changing the world for the better
- UC Irvine technology director named next staff advisor-designate to UC Regents
- Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) focuses on the needs of UC staff
- UCOP Walks: A beautiful day in the neighborhood
- BRC Blast: Fiscal close deadlines!
- Free workshops can help with investing, retirement and other financial concerns
- UCOP Picks: The best places to have lunch
- UC wins Skillsoft Innovation Award for Excellence in Talent Management
- UCOP celebrates Pride Month with rainbow sprinkles on top
- UC research: To lose weight, train your brain
- UCOP Career Tracks salary ranges adjusted
- Women We Admire: Jenny Kao
- Put on your walking shoes and join UC Walks on June 8
July 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- Exploring Oakland: Tours, guides and other resources
- UC Merced campus expansion approved
- Use instant messaging to chat with UCOP colleagues
- Webinar: How the Technology Asset Management Program (TAMP) can help you
- UC Berkeley alum is the force behind Pokémon Go
- 10 Second Bio: Meredith Turner of Legislative Advocacy & Institutional Relations
- UC commits $3.3 million to improve food access for students
- Want to get healthier? Help is just a click away.
- UCOP gives back: Staff talk about mentoring East Bay College Fund students
- UCOP Records Compliance Week will be held Aug. 8 - 12
- Siblings in Agriculture and Natural Resources retire after 58 years of combined service
- Give the gift of life: Donate blood on Thursday, July 21
- July BRC Blast: Setting up annual purchase orders
- UC Press to begin publishing science journal Elementa
- UC admits 15 percent more California freshmen for fall 2016 and increases diversity
- UC ramps up role for White House's Cancer Moonshot
- MONEY magazine names seven UC campuses as "best value" colleges
- UCOP's UC Libraries Digital Collection Project wins information technology award
- Free financial planning workshops on July 19
- UC Retirement Choice Program launches for new employees
- Fall 2016 Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP): Call for nominations
- Exclusive pass to Mountain Hardwear discount outlet expires soon!
- Summer reading suggestions from UCOP staff and campus lists
- The girl who wants to end hunger
- 10 tips for safe summer grilling from a UC expert
- UC Davis students compete to design the next great food craze
- Shout Out to the Diversity and Engagement Team
- Having trouble completing tasks on UCPath? Try this.
- Eight reasons to switch to direct deposit
August 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP volunteers prepare ASCEND Elementary School for the new school year
- First state-funded Firearm Violence Research Center to be established at UC Davis
- UC student delivers hope to hospital in her homeland of Uganda
- IT accessibility is everyone’s responsibility
- BRC Blast: Saving money on office supplies
- The rise of UC's startup culture
- Largest university solar power project pushes UC toward carbon neutrality
- Webinar: Overview of UC's systemwide travel program
- Fall session of WorkFit program begins this week with a free trial
- UC-affiliated athletes crush the Rio Olympics, winning 31 medals
- IT tip: How to add your photo to your Outlook email
- Dr. Arthur Ellis named Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at UCOP
- UC summer programs cultivate diversity
- Annual UCOP ITS Tech Fair draws a crowd
- Hurry! Back-to-school supplies drive ends this Thursday
- Street closures in downtown Oakland on Friday, Aug. 19
- Emergency contact stickers being updated on UCOP phones
- Discounted parking available at Oakland airport for business and personal trips
- Sign up for UCOPAlert to be contacted in case of emergency
- President's Scholarship awarded to five Oakland students
- Summertime means community time for 11th floor of Franklin
- UC's Launch Academy gives L.A. youngsters a math and science boost
- Shout-Out for the MESA team
- UCOP ITS Tech Fair on Aug. 10 offers demos, information and prizes
- Sign up for free financial workshops to be held on Aug. 16
- UCOP gives back: Volunteer at an Oakland school for four hours
- UC athletes make up 8 percent of the U.S. Olympic delegation
- After a childhood of farm labor, UC education helps sisters become doctors and lawyers
- UC hospitals rank among best in nation
- Thank you for making the Efficiency Review Suggest-a-thon a success
- BRC’s ServiceNow system is up and running! Come to a training session to learn about it.
- On your mark, get set, shred! Records Compliance Week is Aug. 8 - 12
- Women We Admire: Yvette Gullatt, vice provost for Diversity and Engagement
- Notice to UCOP staff regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
September 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- An important message for UCOP staff about political campaign-related activities
- Protect UC's data – and your privacy – with cybersecurity tips and tricks
- IT brown bags: Service Hub, Cybersecurity, Project Management and Business Analysis
- Want to feel more in control of your finances? Take a free workshop.
- Plant a seed by volunteering at an Oakland school or farm this October
- Reminder: Taco Tuesday postponed
- Academic Senate launches new website
- Come to a Central Travel Office open house
- Six UC campuses on list of the nation’s top 10 public universities
- UCSF researchers find evidence that sugar industry distorted heart disease research
- First and Second Friday events to get a fresh look; on hiatus until spring 2017
- Protect your paycheck - New disability insurance options for 2017
- Give the gift of life: Donate blood on Thursday, Sept. 22
- UC Santa Cruz college renamed for writer who inspired the environmental movement
- UC enrolls most diverse class ever
- UPDATE: Taco Tuesday postponed
- Spread the news: The UCPath Center is recruiting!
- Sierra magazine names UC campuses among the nation’s greenest
- Former NFL player learning to feed the hungry at UC Santa Cruz
- Brown bag: UCOP's IT Accessibility Program
- First-of-its-kind Coffee Center founded at UC Davis
- Get to know the Central Travel Office and its services
- Volunteer to beautify an Oakland school on Sept. 23
- Sign up for free financial workshops to be held on Sept. 20
- UC Food Observer launches newsletter
- UC tops rankings for colleges serving the public interest
- Mark your calendar: Taco Tuesday is coming Sept. 27
- APISA Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Potluck on Sept. 8
- New Werner Herzog film follows internet from its birth at UCLA
October 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- Open Enrollment via UCPath is here! Attend an Open Enrollment Fair, brown bag or webinar
- Farms in Oakland? UCOP volunteers unearth the answer
- Employees and retirees happy with their UC-sponsored health plans
- Exercise your right to vote
- Brown bag: Project Management and Business Analysis affinity groups join forces
- UCOP's Family Resource Network is here to help you
- Workshop: UCOP as a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
- President Napolitano: It's time to free speech on campus again
- Sign up for performance appraisal goal-setting and information sessions
- How UC research led to a landmark global deal against superpollutants
- October BRC Blasts: ServiceNow and Hotel Direct Billing
- IT Orientation explains UCOP systems to both new hires and experienced staff
- Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, at APISA potluck
- Third annual UCOP Food Drive: Donate by Oct. 31
- Open Enrollment on UCPath: Preview your choices online or attend a webinar
- Meet your 2016-17 OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
- UC Irvine alum creates line of tech-savvy dolls to empower girls
- An important announcement about improvements to the performance appraisal process
- Great Shakeout this Thursday: How to prepare for the “Next Big One”
- Register by Oct. 24 to vote in the Nov. 8 election
- Emergency contact stickers being updated on UCOP phones
- Participate in Purple Thursday and brown bags for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Applications due Oct. 19 for OP Communications Advisory Subcommittee
- Calisphere: The coolest resource you might not know about
- State invests $22 million to support UC's role as startup incubator
- Does your department have unused office supplies? Donate them!
- Call for nominations and applications for the Employee Engagement and Diversity Group
- Upcoming financial workshops on Oct. 14 and 21
- UCOP recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Purple Thursday and brown bags
- UCOP volunteers create a colorful and healthy playground at Emerson Child Development Center
- UC joins with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to prepare youth for college
- Application period now open for OP Communications Advisory Subcommittee
- BRC Blast: Foreign business travel
- REMINDER: First and Second Fridays on hiatus beginning this month
- IT brown bags: Service Hub, Project Management and Business Analysis
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at these UCOP events
November 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- Shout Out to our award-winning Office of the General Counsel team
- UC, CSU and CCC leaders urge President-elect Trump to continue DACA
- Put the kettle on! Enjoy the health benefits of drinking tea
- Get your tamales! LaSA fundraiser will benefit Latina college students
- Shop the Dec. 8 Craft Fair for jewelry, scarves, soaps, art, gifts and more
- Last financial planning workshops of 2016 to be held on Dec. 6
- Savoring every bite of your holiday meal
- Pick up your pies and come to OGC's charity bake sale, raffle and silent auction today
- Are you a UC entrepreneur? Tell us your story.
- How to keep your information secure during the holiday shopping season
- Last call for a chance to win a $25 gift card! Take the Link survey by Nov. 23
- BRC Blast: Year-end deadlines for submitting invoices
- Diversity Speaker Series: Implicit Bias - What Is It and How Does it Impact Our Workplace and Community?
- Reminder: Sign up for performance appraisal goal-setting sessions
- Now is the time to make your final Open Enrollment choices
- Save the date! UCOP End-of-Year Celebration to be held on Friday, Dec. 16
- How to break the junk food habit
- Please tell us what you think of Link, and how we can make it even better
- UCOP office closures for November, December and January
- Employee Engagement and Diversity Group members named
- Social entrepreneurs take spotlight at TEDWomen
- Visit the expanded UCOP Information Security website for resources to help keep you safe
- OGC's annual charity bake sale, raffle and silent auction returns for 31st year
- Call for volunteers and coat donations to help Oakland families, seniors and homeless
- Please tell us what you think of Link, and how we might make it even better
- President Napolitano rallies teens to aim for a UC education
- Shout-Out to the Office of the General Counsel's Diversity Committee
- Come to an Open Enrollment brown bag or log into a webinar
- Sexual harassment prevention training: Live presentation offered Nov. 17
- Are you in compliance? Find out during Compliance and Ethics Week Nov. 7 - 10
- Calling all crafters: Register by Nov. 22 for the UCOP Craft Fair
- Upcoming financial workshops on Nov. 15 and Dec. 6
December 2016 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP gathers for 2016 End-of-Year Celebration
- UC research: What's the best gift to give someone?
- Important reminders for UCOP offices being cleaned over break
- January pay date and other important tips and reminders
- UCOP donates $4,000 and 295 pounds of food to Alameda County Food Bank
- Special discount invitation for Mountain Hardwear store
- Join us Friday at the UCOP End-of-Year Celebration for food, music and festivity!
- Two UC researchers named 2017 Breakthrough Prize winners
- Office of the General Counsel (OGC) 31st Annual Bake Sale raises over $4,000 for charity
- Reminders: January paychecks, W-4s, UCPath schedule and more
- UC website offers important resources for those traveling abroad
- Get a jump on your Cyber Security Awareness Training for 2017
- Help us prepare UCOP offices for deep cleaning over break
- Save three lives: Donate blood tomorrow!
- Come to the UCOP Craft Fair this Thursday! Gifts galore at good prices
- UC releases principles in support of UC community members
- UCOP Singers to hold 41st annual concert on Dec. 9
- Oakland fire: How to help
- Pre-order your tamales by Dec. 7 for LaSA scholarship fundraiser
- Reminder: Mark your calendar for the UCOP End-of-Year Celebration
- Thank you for taking the Link survey! Here are the raffle winners.
- Seasonal office decorations: Safety tips
- BRC Blast: No UC funds for parties or other celebrations
- UCOP office closures for December and January
- End the year with the gift of life: Give blood on Dec. 14
January 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- President Napolitano: What President Trump can do for young immigrants
- 10-Second Bio: Dylan Paul
- UC sustainability in 2016: Big progress, tough challenges
- UC statement on President Trump's executive order
- This Wednesday: Come to the ITS Innovation Fair and vote for the best ideas!
- Regents OK tuition increase to boost student services
- Registration opens for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- Get involved: Apply to become the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Come to an OP Staff Assembly meeting to offer your ideas and opinions
- This Thursday: Learn about the 2017 UCOP Student Internship Program
- ICYMI: Important notice about the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit
- Cal alum talks about her six years as President Obama's videographer
- Event today: Learn about being a mentor for the East Bay College Fund
- Zoom is coming! New provider will replace ReadyTalk
- Meet Elizabeth Engel, new chief strategy officer for UC Health
- Important information about the Earned Income Tax Credit and your W-2
- Come meet Robin Holmes-Sullivan, new vice president for Student Affairs
- Getting to Know: UCOP's Event Services Group (ESG)
- Women We Admire: Kim Budil
- Learn about financial aid for your college-bound child
- Don't Ask, Don't Get: Effective Negotiation Techniques workshop
- Link reader survey: What you told us
- UC honored as one of the world's most innovative institutions
- Women We Admire: Melissa Murray to speak Friday, Jan. 20
- UC hires first systemwide Title IX coordinator
- Sexual harassment prevention training: Live presentation offered March 1
- $22 million investment from state spurs UC innovation, entrepreneurship
- Save the date: Making Power Moves - Women and Leadership returns in March
- UC seeking employee comments on revisions to Systemwide Environmental, Health and Safety Policy
- W-2s, exemptions, and other tax and payroll news
- Protect yourself from tax fraud and identity theft
- Come to the APISA Lunar New Year Potluck on Jan. 18
- Spring 2017 Management Skills Assessment Program: Call for nominations
- Oakland Magazine names President Napolitano 2016 East Bay Person of the Year
- Protect yourself from tax fraud and identity theft
- Need help keeping your New Year's resolutions?
- Sign up for the Spring 2017 session of WorkFit Program
- Check out the financial workshop schedule for first quarter 2017
- LaSA tamale sale raises $1,100 for scholarships
- California freshman applications to UC continue record-breaking climb
- 11 innovative UC researchers elected to National Academy of Inventors
- Women We Admire: Melissa Murray
- Save the date: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day – April 27, 2017
February 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Board of Regents approves new UC Davis chancellor
- UC Staff Advisor LaWana Richmond reflects on two years of learning
- UCOPAlert is now easier to use -- make sure it will work for you
- UC issues statement of support for transgender members of its community
- Announcing changes to the UCOP human resources team
- NEW Date: Mardi Gras Mixer to be held on March 24
- Women We Admire: Julie Freischlag
- Know your FSA deadlines to avoid losing money
- Apply by March 10 to become the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Event today: Diversity Speaker Series - Insights from Insects
- Last call: Sign up for Year-end Performance Management training
- Brown bag: From Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter
- Sustainability newsletter provides the latest updates from across UC
- UC and Israel’s Innovation Authority sign cooperation agreement
- Box is coming! New online file storage and sharing service
- UC to begin reverifying family member eligibility for health benefits this spring
- Free financial workshops on Feb. 28 and March 28
- Getting ready for Zoom: Training sessions and resources
- Webinar this Wednesday: Strategic Storytelling at Work
- This Thursday: Meet your UC Staff Advisors
- This Wednesday: Learn about the 2017 UCOP Student Internship Program
- UCOP signs lease for new building at 1100 Broadway
- UCOP IT Innovation Week yields great ideas
- Happy Valentine's Day: Four UC love stories
- Today: Get your Valentine's Day gifts at UCOP Pride fundraiser!
- Announcing new People Management Certificate Program for UC staff
- Have a heart: Give blood on Valentine's Day
- This Thursday: Find out about Toastmasters at Feb. 16 open house
- Brown bag: From the Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter
- Save the date: Fire Safety Awareness brown bag
- Registration closing for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- Is retirement on your mind? Come to these events!
- How UC is addressing the executive ban on entry to the U.S.
- Event today: Women We Admire - Kim Budil
- Spring schedule from UCOP's Learning and Development now available
- President Napolitano: Please consider donating to cancer research on your tax form
- Register for Making Power Moves: Women & Leadership course
- This Wednesday: Come to the OP Staff Assembly meeting
- Get your Valentine's Day gifts at the UCOP Pride fundraiser
- Sexual harassment prevention training: Live presentation offered March 1
- This Thursday: Learn about financial aid for your college-bound child
- ICYMI: Final 2016 tax season reminders
- Employee comments invited: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) policy
March 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- Cesar Chavez Day event: When Mexicans and Filipinos Join Together
- 10-Second Bio: Rana Freedman
- UCOP recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month with brown bags, Denim Day
- Feel the Impact: Berkeley Underground Scholars Initiative
- FAQs about possible federal immigration actions on UC property
- Become a certified emergency responder: Take an onsite CPR/AED class
- UC, Teamsters reach tentative agreement on labor contract for clerical staff
- Interested in onsite CORE training? Let us know.
- Zoom has launched!
- Meet OP: The BRC POP team
- UC Regents approve Carol Christ as new UC Berkeley chancellor
- President's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women seeking new members
- UC graduate schools highly ranked by U.S. News
- Have questions for UCOP HR? Submit them for April OP Staff Assembly meeting
- EVENT TODAY: Getting to Know You series - Academic Senate
- FRIDAY: At Risk World Heritage and Cyber-Archaeology brown bag
- FRIDAY: Mardi Gras Mixer
- Make a fresh financial start with a spring workshop
- EVENT TODAY: Women We Admire - Julie Freischlag
- 10-Second Bio: Mimi Chin
- Getting to Know You series: Academic Senate
- Statement from UC Health on the American Health Care Act
- This Wednesday: Fire and Life Safety brown bag
- Special April OP Staff Assembly meeting with LHR Executive Director Nancy Pluzdrak
- Cesar Chavez Day event: When Mexicans and Filipinos Join Together
- Achieve UC assures California students that a UC education is within reach
- UC to begin reverifying benefits eligibility of some family members in April
- BRC Blasts: Do you need a PTA or a PSA for your T&E expenses?
- Remarkable Women of UC
- Meet OP: Learning and Development
- A tradition of service: UC a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers
- TODAY: Save three lives by donating blood
- Gauge your readiness with Retirement Review
- Box is here! Find out more about this online file storage and sharing service
- Innovations in patient care boost health outcomes — and the bottom line
- Calling all UC IT innovators: Annual Sautter Award Program now open for nominations
- Brown bag: At-Risk World Heritage and Cyber-Archaeology
- Register soon for "Making Power Moves: Women in Leadership" course
- Last call: Preparing for Retirement event on March 20
April 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- A message from President Napolitano regarding the State audit on UCOP
- Meet OP: Graduate Studies
- Ask Congress to support investment in research
- UC's Climate Lab video series has launched
- Want to get involved in OP Staff Assembly?
- Women We Admire: Monica Lozano
- UC Walks for wellness on May 17
- UC seeking comments on Staff Policy 3 - Types of Appointment
- BRC Blast: What you need to know about fiscal close
- D-TOKs: Non-Records Purge Week is here!
- Fiscal Close Clinics to be held May 1 and 2
- President Napolitano honors the 2017 Remarkable Women of UC
- UC grad students: California's force for research innovation
- THURSDAY: Underground Scholars talk about how UC changes lives
- UC Health wins 2017 Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award
- Save three lives: Donate blood on May 2
- Diversity Speaker Series: How to Talk to Children (and Each Other) about Race and Racism
- Apply by April 28 to become a PACSW member
- UC seeking comments on renewal of Employee-Initiated Reduction In Time (ERIT) Program
- 12 UC faculty members awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships
- Financial workshops begin on April 28
- President Napolitano: UC initiative with Mexico shows advantages of cooperation over confrontation
- UC toasts its inaugural class of Presidential Public Service Fellows
- Come to a special presentation of UC’s innovative new climate change video series
- Did you know you’re a responsible employee required to report sexual harassment?
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Participate in Denim Day or come to a brown bag
- Jerlena Griffin-Desta selected as an ACE Fellow for 2017-18
- This is What Democracy Looks Like in Oakland: Urban Sketchers art show
- WEDNESDAY: UCOP Local Human Resources at OP Staff Assembly meeting
- 2017 Fiscal Close Clinics to be held on May 1 and 2
- D-TOKs: Delete, toss, keep stuff: Recycle your non-record materials during Earth Week
- BRC Blast: Payments to foreign vendors
- UC-Mexico Initiative: $10 million in energy efficiency research projects
- 10-Second Bio: AJ Almanzar
- How to save your life in a fire or other emergency
- In conversation with Kathleen Salvaty, new Systemwide Title IX Coordinator
- UC law students pitch in to help immigrants assert their rights
- BRC Blast: General Ledger 101 training
- Check out the financial workshop schedule for second quarter
- Help local students: Volunteer at the Oakland Youth Careers Expo
- Onsite CORE training scheduled - sign up soon!
May 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- FRIDAY: Come to the annual UCOP Pride Ice Cream Social
- President Napolitano on proposed federal budget -- calling all advocates
- From first-generation to Fulbright: A Latina scholar's story
- New website tracks UCOP progress on implementing state audit recommendations
- Update on 1100 Broadway: Food trucks and fun summer activities coming to vacant lot
- Shout-Out for Kathryn Stine and Rachael Hu
- UC’s Climate Lab video series garners millions of viewers, media attention
- Protect your devices and your data with some digital spring cleaning
- Did you receive a Staff Engagement Survey? Please complete it by June 2
- OP celebrates UC Walks with giant feet, bean bags and oranges
- 10-Second Bio: Kristine Silva
- UC program encourages low-income and underrepresented minority students
- UC Regents approve policy on nonresident student enrollment
- EPA recognizes UC as a national "green power" leader
- UC Press leadership transition
- THURSDAY: Getting to Know You series - Diversity & Engagement
- Box just got better! Third-party integrations added
- Employee comments invited on Electronic Information Security Policy revisions
- Get Zooming! Access to ReadyTalk ends on June 9
- TODAY: Women We Admire - Monica Lozano
- WEDNESDAY: UC Walks @ OP
- 10-Second Bio: Steve Garber
- President Napolitano speaks to UCOP staff at town hall
- Mark your calendar: UCOP Pride Ice Cream Social on June 2
- Getting to Know You series: Diversity and Engagement
- Congress restores year-round Pell Grants, protects federal research funding
- Application period now open to become a member of OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
- 2017 Staff Engagement Survey
- Personal finance workshops on May 23 and June 2
- Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall Thursday, May 11
- Meet OP: Culture, Engagement and Diversity
- Celebrate Bike to Work Day and Month with fun events and giveaways!
- Students wow with brilliance — and brevity — at Grad Slam
- National report praises UC for enrolling low-income students
- THIS WEEK: Find out more about OP Staff Assembly
- THIS WEEK: Come to APISA Annual Short Film Festival on May 10 or 12
- Q: What’s made of gumdrops, Legos and 10,000 gallons of water? A: Take Our Kids to Work Day!
- 10-Second Bio: Sara Kaplan
- Watch and vote on Grad Slam live on May 4!
- APISA Annual Short Film Festival on May 10 and 12
- UC employee discounts help make your summer fun
- Forbes: UC campuses provide most value for investment
- TODAY: Save three lives by donating blood
- Summer session of the WorkFit program has begun!
- Calling UC innovators: Sautter Awards deadline is May 19
- BRC Blast: Amendments
June 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentees and mentors for 2017-18
- Last chance to register for the 2017 UC People Management Conference
- Three of 12 astronauts in NASA’s Class of 2017 are UC alums
- Update on UCOP’s response to state audit
- The UC Learning Center (UCLC) is changing!
- Shine some light on your personal finances with a summer workshop
- The need for blood doesn't take a summer vacation
- DATE CHANGE for Elder Care and Aging in Place brown bag
- Reserve by Friday for LaSA's July Night at the Ballpark
- Meet OP: Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Customer Care
- Introducing some inspiring members of UC's Class of 2017
- Lessons from the Golden State Warriors - and photos of their victory parade
- Majority of UC Irvine's Class of 2017 are first-generation students
- President Napolitano's statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
- UC procurement program among five finalists for international award
- You're invited to LaSA's Night at the Ballpark: A's vs. Giants!
- Cue the food trucks: The Lot at 1100 Broadway opens Wednesday
- Brown bag: Elder Care and Aging in Place
- Plan ahead: Golden State Warriors parade in downtown Oakland this Thursday
- Transitions in UCOP Government Relations
- Vote for new OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee members
- Free lunchtime concerts in downtown Oakland this summer
- From UC Santa Cruz student to modern-day abolitionist
- Thank you for your feedback about UCPath Center!
- BRC Blast: Fiscal close deadlines
- Voluntary Employee-Initiated Reduction in Time (ERIT) program renewed
- Behavioral health plan satisfaction survey launched
- UCOP celebrates Pride Month with 7th annual Ice Cream Social
- UC Santa Cruz builder of “bridges” named next Staff Advisor-Designate to the Regents
- UC statement about U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate agreement
- Four new UC Regents appointed by Gov. Brown
- UCPath portal enhanced thanks to your feedback
- Zoom Open Houses can help you with termination of ReadyTalk
- UC research: Binge-watching might actually be good for you
- UCLA scientist: How to beat jet lag on your summer vacation
July 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- Oakland Promise Scholars head for UC
- UC Santa Cruz garden celebrates 50 years of cultivating farmers and a food movement
- UCLA Health: Nine myths about healthy eating
- Ransomware: How to protect yourself at work and at home
- Five more weeks of free lunchtime concerts in downtown Oakland!
- An update on this year’s performance-based merit process at UCOP
- UC system honored for environmental, economic leadership
- UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentees for 2017-18
- How to make your virtual conference better than a live one
- President Napolitano's statement on extension of California's landmark cap-and-trade program
- UC is changing its hiring policy to remove barriers to opportunity
- Learn to save lives: Take an onsite CPR/AED class
- New UC Learning Center coming: Prepare for temporary outage
- UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) launches newsletter
- Attend a Box training session in person or via Zoom
- Important restrictions on the use of state funds at UCOP
- UC scales new heights in graduation rates, research
- Up on the roof: UC Santa Cruz helps PG&E nurture peregrine falcons
- How to throw a healthy summer party: Tips from UCLA Health
- UC Santa Barbara’s Michael Brown appointed UC provost
- Alexander A. Bustamante selected as UC's chief compliance and audit officer
- Make a difference in a colleague's life: Become a UCOP mentor
- Learn about OP’s newest productivity tool, Smartsheet
- San Francisco selects book from UC Press for One City One Book
- Your pre-tax commuter benefits now include uberPOOL rides
- Single sign-on coming to ServiceNow
- BRC Blast: Setting up annual purchase orders
- 10-Second Bio: Roman Starno, master of guitars and berry bars
- UC receives Leadership in Greener Purchasing Award for Public University Sector from Office Depot
- Taking the bite out of summer: UC research creates a safer mosquito repellent
- UC on track to enroll 10,000 more California students by next year
- UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentors and mentees for 2017-18
- Windows 10 and Office 2016 are coming your way
- Important information about whistleblower activities at UC and the California Whistleblower Protection Act
- THURSDAY: Save three lives by donating blood!
- Last chance to register for the UC People Management Conference
- Sync magazine interviews Tom Andriola: How UC uses data to help students
- New OP Staff Assembly Chair welcomes new Steering Committee members
- UC research: Woodpecker life is a Game of Thrones
- FAQs about the state audit of UCOP
- UC launches new systemwide faculty, staff procedures to address sexual harassment and sexual violence
- THURSDAY: Elder Care and Aging in Place brown bag
- Personal finance workshops start next week: Sign up now!
- Deadline extended! LaSA's Night at the Ballpark
- Come to a Box training session to learn about this storage and collaboration tool
August 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- UC kicks off systemwide effort to support first-generation students
- UC boasts the world’s top public universities
- OP Staff Assembly: Meet up at The Lot (and win!)
- Women We Admire: Jocelyn Surla Banaria
- BRC Blast: Prepaid lodging program, foreign travel
- UC Learning Center registration update
- First aid classes coming to Franklin, Kaiser
- 'Moving in the right direction'
- Be alert for cybersecurity scams as the school year begins
- Supervisor Certification Program returns
- Notice to UC staff regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
- UC People Management Conference draws leaders from across the university
- A message from President Napolitano about the violence in Charlottesville
- UCOP team wins Sautter Award for data publication service Dash
- WEDNESDAY: Women We Admire - Glenda Humiston
- UC hospitals ranked among best in the nation and state
- Anthem to replace OptumRx for PPO pharmacy benefits in 2018
- Take Charge: Developing a Career Strategy program returns
- UC Learning Center upgrade completed - check out the new site
- WEDNESDAY is Smartsheet Day @ OP
- Find out what the Aug. 21 solar eclipse will look like where you are
- Meet OP: President Napolitano’s executive correspondence team
- UCOP's Marketing Communications team wins multiple national design awards
- Save energy and money: Participate in a UCLA study on electricity use
- Women We Admire: Glenda Humiston
- Smartsheet Day is coming to UCOP
- WEDNESDAY: Come to OP Staff Assembly meeting and give your input!
- Attend Box training in person or via Zoom
- Apply by Aug. 14 to become a mentee in the UCOP Mentorship Program
- APISA Speaker Series: Tammeil Gilkerson, president of Laney College
- Learn to save lives: Take an onsite CPR AED class
September 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- UC co-hosts forum on NAFTA and U.S.-Mexico relations
- 2017 UCOP ITS Tech Fair draws hundreds of staff members
- UC first-generation faculty to students: You’ve got this and we’re here to help
- President Napolitano reaffirms UC policies on sexual harassment and violence
- Learn to protect yourself and UC during National Cyber Security Awareness Month at UCOP
- Save the date: UCOP Multicultural Day on Oct. 18
- Calling all crafters! New and experienced sellers sought for UCOP Craft Fair on Nov. 30
- THIS WEEK: Take Charge program virtual information sessions
- Free aerial dance performances @ The Lot in downtown Oakland
- WEDNESDAY: Come to the annual UCOP ITS Tech Fair!
- UC claims top spots in new US News and World Report rankings
- UC alum Alice Waters on free speech and the making of a counterculture cook
- Final update on UCOP’s performance-based merit process for 2016-17
- APISA's Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival potluck
- New UC policy changes to improve resource management, operations systemwide
- Complete Records Management survey by Friday to enter raffle
- Special Columbia discount offer ends Sept. 24
- Join President Napolitano and EVP Rachael Nava for a UCOP Town Hall this Friday, Sept. 15
- 10 Second Bio: Peter Perez of UC Press
- UC Cancer Consortium takes on California’s $14B killer
- A letter from President Napolitano regarding UC's decision to sue the Trump Administration over DACA
- President Napolitano affirms support, protection for sexual violence survivors
- Apply for the Take Charge: Developing a Career Strategy program
- UC leaders urge DACA holders to move quickly to apply for a permit renewal
- Records Management wants your input - take their survey and win a chance at a gift card!
- Apply for Supervisor Certification Program by Sept. 15
- UCOP Tech Fair: Take a look at new products and services
- A letter from President Napolitano on the administration's decision to end DACA
- FRIDAY: Women We Admire - Jocelyn Surla Banaria
- UC campuses among the greenest in the country
- President Napolitano calls on academics to speak out about ‘fake news,’ falsehoods
- New shred bin service at Franklin building
- Give the gift of life: Donate blood on Sept. 12
- BRC Blast: Meeting and event agreements
- Special UCOP discount offer for Columbia and Mountain Hardwear Employee Store
- First aid classes at Franklin and Kaiser buildings
October 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- TODAY: Join President Napolitano at FirstGen celebration
- Open Enrollment via UCPath is here!
- THIS WEEK - Day of the Dead @ OP: Ofrenda, sugar skulls and a staff meet-up
- UC launches national effort to promote free speech and civic engagement
- A message from President Napolitano regarding UCOP leadership transitions
- Announcing changes to UCOP’s mobile device policy and practices
- UC alumni entrepreneurs pitch their startups in new competition
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month wrap-up: Online quiz and raffle
- UCOP office closures for Thanksgiving and winter break
- Got dessert? Office of the General Counsel’s annual charity Thanksgiving bake sale is back!
- Take a personal finance workshop on Nov. 14 or Dec. 12
- MONDAY, OCT. 30: Open Enrollment Fair in Oakland
- #MyLastTrash campaign helps move UC toward zero waste
- UC named national leader in clean energy
- Show your #FirstGen pride and learn how UC is helping first-generation students
- Shout-Out for Darren Tiley
- Employees, retirees happy with their UC-sponsored health plans, surveys find
- UC’s Systemwide Talent Management honored for excellence in employee learning and development
- UCOP Day of the Dead events: Ofrenda, sugar skulls and more
- Offer extended: Save up to $10,000 on an electric vehicle by using UC discounts!
- Is your child applying for admission to UC? These brown bags can help.
- WEDNESDAY: Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, at APISA potluck
- WEDNESDAY: UCOP Multicultural Day and Fire Relief Donation Drive
- Great ShakeOut this Thursday: How to prepare for the “Next Big One”
- Open Enrollment is coming: See what’s in store for 2018
- Work group to be formed to study, make recommendations about health benefits for retirees
- UC leaders deliver a message of access to California students and schools
- A message from UCOP leadership about the North Bay fires
- Discounted Warriors tickets now available for Dec. 14 game
- WEDNESDAY: Special screening of Under Four Trees documentary
- Making energy where the sun shines: Solar energy system installed at UCPath Center
- Save the date: Open Enrollment Fairs in Oakland and Riverside
- ICYMI: New Cal students break world record
- Understanding UC’s benefits for domestic partners
- Sign up for UCOPAlert to be contacted in case of emergency
- Preparing for Retirement seminar offered Oct. 27
- How the Take Charge program can benefit employees and their managers
- Box update: New third-party integrations, quick tips and more!
- UC employees can save on solar energy and electric vehicles with SunShares
- Meet OP: Energy and Sustainability
- 10-Second Bio: Omar Byon
- Special UCOP discount on Warriors tickets!
- WEDNESDAY: APISA's annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival potluck
- Special screening: Under Four Trees documentary
- Take a workshop this fall to help with your personal financial planning
- FRIDAY: Webinar on Diversity Data: An analysis of California K–12 and UC demographics
- Deadline extended! Apply to be a seller at the UCOP Winter Craft Fair
- BRC Blasts: ServiceNow goes live for all BRC services; cell phone billing centralized
- UCPath portal unavailable this weekend
November 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- The UCPath online portal has a new look
- THURSDAY: Shop the annual UCOP Craft Fair for unique gifts
- Is it really possible to live a zero-waste life?
- Don't let Congress pass tax reform at the expense of students
- ICYMI: UCOP Season of Gratitude Celebration on Dec. 14
- UCOP Records Management survey: What you said
- Salvation Army Adopt-a-Family update
- Webinar: How Will ESSA Affect K–12 Schools and Districts in California?
- UC video: The environmental cost of free two-day shipping
- TODAY: OGC's Charity Bake Sale & Silent Auction
- TODAY: Open Enrollment ends Tuesday, Nov. 21 @ 5 p.m.
- Save the date: UCOP Season of Gratitude Celebration on Dec. 14
- Women We Admire: Carol Christ
- Waste not, want not: New recycling regulations
- Sneak peek of what you can buy at the UCOP Craft Fair on Nov. 30
- Shopping online? Protect yourself with these tips.
- UC and Oakland focus on student opportunity
- Open Enrollment ends Nov. 21 @ 5 p.m.
- Presidential Public Service fellows embrace life in the public sector
- Year-end reminders: January pay date, W-2s, W-4s, Flexible Spending Accounts
- New UC website to help veterans transition to civilian career
- UCOP Craft Fair to feature many new sellers and great prices!
- LAST CALL: Preorder your Thanksgiving pies by Wednesday
- UC seeks applicants for its Free Speech Fellowship Program
- UCOP moving to multifactor authentication
- BRC Blast: Deadlines for year-end invoices
- THURSDAY: Be a holiday life saver and donate blood
- UCOP celebrates Multicultural Day while helping out North Bay fire victims
- UCAN: Ask Congress to protect education, research and health care funding
- UCOP’s Office of the General Counsel makes 140 hats for premature babies
- Aspirations on hold, UC students await court ruling on DACA
- UCOP gives back: Adopt a local family in need this holiday season
- Survey offers picture of life after UC retirement
- Thanks for giving: Donate blood and save a life
- Support first-generation college students and show your #FirstGen pride
- Is your child applying for admission to UC? This brown bag can help.
- Offer extended: Save on solar energy and electric vehicles with SunShares
- Reminder: Take an online quiz on cybersecurity to be entered into raffle
December 2017 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP ends 2017 with a Season of Gratitude Celebration
- The evolutionary advantage of the teenage brain
- 2017 UCOP Staff Engagement Survey results
- UC applications break records for 13th consecutive year
- UCPath online portal will be offline from Dec. 21 until Dec. 27
- Sign up for Spring 2018 session of WorkFit
- Help us prepare UCOP offices for deep cleaning over break
- UCOP office closure schedule for winter break
- UCOP Season of Gratitude: Donations, gratitude-grams and a celebration this Thursday
- How your diet can help fight climate change (even without going vegan)
- 10-Second Bio: Michael Thwaites
- UCOP office closure schedule for winter break
- Multifactor authentication: Training schedule and FAQs
- Important notice for UCOP employees paid biweekly and their supervisors
- Help us prepare UCOP offices for deep cleaning over break
- ICYMI: Reminders about January pay date, W-2s, Flexible Spending Accounts
- UCPath portal sign-on page changing to add new locations
- Grateful Gatherings: Help a local family transition from homelessness to a home
- WEDNESDAY: Come to the Adopt-A-Family gift wrapping party
- UCPath Center named a Top Workplace for 2017
- Women We Admire: Carol Christ to speak at UCOP on Dec. 11
- UC supported hundreds of new startups and products in 2017
- How tax reform could price students out of graduate school
- Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Bake Sale and Auction raises over $3,500 for local charities
- UC-CORO graduation and project presentation
- UCPath portal outage this week
- UC policy: No mailing or receiving personal packages at the office
- Tickets available for Warriors vs. Cavaliers on Dec. 25
- Seasonal office decorations: Safety tips
- TODAY - Brown bag: New Alameda County recycling and waste regulations
- Last personal finance workshops of 2017 to be held on Dec. 12
January 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- 150 years in 90 seconds: Watch UC’s new anniversary video
- Sustainability wins in 2017: UC is greener than ever
- UCOP’s Marketing Communications team wins multiple higher education awards
- Review changes to your paycheck due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- THURSDAY: Celebrating Black History Month with The Hidden Genius Project
- Check out the new class schedule from UCOP’s Learning and Development
- Applying for Financial Aid workshop for parents of college-bound students
- How to understand your UCPath W-2
- Be a sweetheart: Give blood before Valentine's Day
- UC, CSU streamline efforts, reduce costs in unprecedented procurement partnership
- WEDNESDAY: 1100 Broadway informational brown bag
- Your 2017 W-2 statement and how to protect yourself from tax scams
- President Napolitano holds Town Hall for UCOP staff
- New website launches to provide UC-branded promotional items
- Fight the flu! Get vaccinated and follow these tips
- Women We Admire: Mary Ann Mason
- Registration opens Jan. 29 for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- Celebrating Black History Month with The Hidden Genius Project
- WEDNESDAY: Drop into the Records Management open house
- Multifactor Authentication: More training sessions added
- Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall
- Save the date: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- A message to the UCOP community from President Napolitano
- Tim Sullivan named executive director of UC Press
- Applying for Financial Aid workshop for parents of college-bound students
- Personal finance workshops coming to UCOP
- Drop in to the Records Management open house on Jan. 24
- ICYMI: Important information about your W-2, Earned Income Tax Credit and more
- UC: Boldly Californian for 150 years
- UC Climate Lab video: Take out the food. Leave the trash. Save the planet.
- THURSDAY brown bag: Culture, Engagement and Diversity @ OP
- Changes to look for in your January paycheck
- Important information about your W-2, Earned Income Tax Credit and more
- 1100 Broadway update: Informational brown bags, groundbreaking and more
- Multifactor Authentication: Training schedule update
- Three more UC locations migrate to UCPath and online user experience is significantly enhanced
- 12 things UC achieved in 2017 that you may not know about
- Brown bag: Culture, Engagement and Diversity at UCOP
- ICYMI: 2017 UCOP Staff Engagement Survey results
- Special UCOP discount on tickets for Warriors vs. Boston
- Sign up for WorkFit's Spring Session
- Stretch yourself after work with yoga at Kaiser Center
February 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Meet OP: Fiat Lux Risk and Insurance
- Save the date: 150th celebration at OP on March 23
- The Remarkable Women of UC return – with some new honorees
- Test your UC IQ: Take the 150th Quiz
- A message from Thera Kalmijn: UCOP staff engagement survey results
- OPSA #AskYourLeadership: Nancy Pluzdrak
- 1100 Broadway: How to stay updated on the project
- An opportunity to serve: Apply to become the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Join the 150th anniversary treasure hunt!
- Webinar: Basic Needs at UC – Crisis, Intersectionality and Transformation
- Tickets available for Warriors vs. Lakers on March 14
- UC by the numbers: 960 academic programs, 270,000 students, 61 Nobel Prizes and much more
- FRIDAY: Come to the UCOP Mardi Gras Mixer
- See the Warriors on March 6 with this special offer
- Learn to save lives: Take an onsite CPR AED class
- UCOP Theater Night
- THURSDAY: Stigma-Free UC webinar
- Registration closing for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- THURSDAY: Information session - Becoming an East Bay College Fund mentor
- Diabetes prevention and management resources from UC’s health plans
- THURSDAY: Project Planning Tools and Concepts brown bag
- UC athletes look for gold in Pyeongchang
- Come to the annual UCOP Mardi Gras Mixer
- Ralph Bunche: UC pathbreaker and global peacemaker
- President Napolitano on how you can help UC fight cancer
- UC’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement selects inaugural class of fellows
- Celebrate Black History Month at special UCOP events
- THURSDAY: Come to the APISA Lunar New Year potluck
- Brown bag: Project Planning - Tools and Concepts
- Webinar: Stigma-free UC - Ending shame and silence surrounding mental illness
- ICYMI: February restructuring effort update from President Napolitano
- UC partners with leading research universities to form coalition for accelerating local climate action
- Celebrate Black History Month at special UCOP events
- Information session: Becoming an East Bay College Fund mentor
- WEDNESDAY: Women We Admire - Mary Ann Mason
- Your information is out there. How do you protect yourself?
- Come to the APISA Lunar New Year Potluck on Feb. 15
- UCOP Theater Night: See a play in Berkeley for just $20!
- Retiree Health Benefits Working Group formed to study options for benefits stability
- New Student Advisory Board will provide input on sexual violence prevention and response
- TODAY: Applying for Financial Aid workshop for parents of college-bound children
- THURSDAY: Be a real sweetheart and donate blood
- Sign up for personal finance workshops to be held on Feb. 13 and March 13
March 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- UC 150th birthday celebration brings applause, cheers
- The firepower that fuels UC research
- Meet the winners of UC's 150th Quiz
- Old photos, records unearthed in treasure hunt celebrating UC's 150th birthday
- Retiree Health Benefits Working Group on track to deliver analysis by June 1, 2018
- Wednesday: Celebrate Cesar Chavez Day with Vicki Lynn Ruiz
- Brown bag: The challenges of being a caregiver
- Tickets available for April 7 Warriors game on Fan Appreciation Night
- Thursday: How UC Scout is preparing the next generation of UC students
- Help keep the University of California affordable
- Women’s History Month: Celebrating the extraordinary women of UC
- Don't miss UC's 150th anniversary celebration this Friday
- How UC faced down a global pandemic
- UCOP restructuring effort
- Complete your 2017-2018 annual self-evaluation by April 13
- Brown bag: UC Scout - Preparing the Next Generation of UC Students
- UC Cybersecurity Initiative recognized for innovation, business value
- UC wins award for team innovation
- Stigma-Free UC webinar: Positive Psychology — Tools to Support Resilience, WellBeing and Creative Achievement
- This live theater presentation can help you fulfill your training requirement
- UCOP restructuring effort
- Information session – It's not too late to become an East Bay College Fund mentor
- Celebrate Cesar Chavez Day with Vicki Lynn Ruiz
- Departing staff advisor reflects on work to "elevate the common threads" of staff voices
- University of California Press celebrates 125th anniversary
- Calling all UC information technology innovators: Sautter Award nominations are open
- Shout-Out: Mary Byrne and Sabrin Said of UCDC
- Reminder: Join the 150th anniversary treasure hunt!
- Celebrate UC's 150th on March 23
- Your UC retirement income estimate is ready
- OPSA #AskYourLeadership: Nancy Pluzdrak
- On International Women’s Day, join with UC to advance women’s health
- UC undergrads showcase knowledge they create
- Brush up on your UC history with the 150th Timeline quiz
- A message from Rachael Nava and Nancy Pluzdrak about the annual performance evaluation process
- Rescheduled: OPSA #AskYourLeadership event
- Stigma-Free UC webinar: Positive Psychology — Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness
- Sign up for personal finance workshops to be held on March 13
- Webinar: Basic Needs at UC – Crisis, Intersectionality and Transformation
- Attend a live theater presentation to fulfill your annual training requirement
- Learn to save lives: Take an onsite CPR AED class
April 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Get active this May: Take the Stairs
- Grad Slam is on: Vote Thursday for your favorite contestant!
- Photo slideshow: The day UCOP staff took the kids to work
- Brown bag May 9: Staff Engagement Survey results
- Complete the new compliance training by June 30
- Join Franklin's bid for LEED Gold on May 11
- Sleep: How it works, what it does and how to get enough
- Had personal changes this year? Be sure to update your information on UCPath
- Donate blood Wednesday and help save three lives
- Consider reviewing your paycheck withholdings
- Take the survey May 11: Join Franklin’s bid for LEED gold
- How UC research sounded the alarm on the ozone layer
- Five UC presidents share stories about the university’s bold rise over the last 150 years
- Join a May 1 discussion on implicit bias and available trainings
- Donate blood and help save three lives
- Boost your well-being at UC Walks on May 16
- Recycle your non-records materials during Earth Week
- Wednesday: Wear denim as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Want to learn more about UC Scout? Join today's webinar.
- BRC training on fiscal close processes on April 30 and May 1
- UC and CCC sign agreement to boost transfers, increase academic preparation
- Recycle your non-record materials during Earth Week
- What Denim Day on Wednesday, April 25 means
- UCOP Restructuring Effort: April update
- Today: #AskYourLeadership with Thera Kalmijn
- Addressing college student food access and security
- Video: How UC innovation boosts the economy
- Stigma-Free UC: Mass Shootings, Firearms and the Mental Health System
- Monday: Book signing, conversation with nation's oldest park ranger
- 150th commemorative posters available, while supplies last
- Book signing and conversation with the nation’s oldest park ranger
- Don't forget to complete your self-evaluation by Friday, April 13
- Louder construction-related noise expected Wednesday at 1100 Broadway
- Brown Bag Monday: Staff Engagement Survey results
- #AskYourLeadership with Thera Kalmijn
- New online tools and courses for professional development
- Brown bag Wednesday: The challenges of being a caregiver
- UC Scout: Earning A-G Credits Online
- Franklin lobby display screens will keep you in the know about news, events
- Brown bags: Staff Engagement Survey results
- Women’s development program provides career support across UC
- How California became a food and wine lover's dream
- Thursday: #AskYourLeadership with Nancy Pluzdrak
- Stigma-Free UC webinar: Mass Shootings, Firearms, and the Mental Health System
- Annual medical plan satisfaction surveys launching April
- Learn CPR and save lives
- Tickets available for April 7 Warriors game on Fan Appreciation Night
May 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Thanks for supporting Franklin’s bid for LEED gold! Here’s how we did
- Calling all OP staff: Apply for the OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee and help make a difference
- Love the 10-second bio? We do too! Here’s how to submit one or nominate someone
- For Mental Health Awareness Month, UC resources for employees
- Announcing Take the Stairs survey results and prize winners
- UC honors student leadership efforts to improve campuses, communities
- Heading outdoors? What you need to know about Lyme disease this summer
- Photo slideshow: Smiles for miles at UC Walks
- How UC grads drive the state's workforce
- Where to pick up a 150th anniversary commemorative poster
- May update on OP Restructuring Effort
- Celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Filipino cultural event
- Stigma-Free UC webinar Wednesday: What is mental health awareness and what can we do better?
- Women We Admire speaker series returns Friday with Mary Gilly
- 9 amazing UC spots to call home, from Hogwarts to Middle Earth to oceanfront luxury
- UC Walks is back! Get some exercise and boost your wellbeing Wednesday
- Meet OP’s John Sims and his push for an “equal playing field”
- Want to help make a difference? Consider joining OPSA Steering Committee
- Wednesday: How sleep works, what it does and how to get enough
- Friday: Hospice as a holistic approach to end of life care
- Women We Admire speaker series: Mary Gilly
- Know before you go: Cyber safety tips for your summer travels
- Behavioral health plan satisfaction survey launching Thursday, May 17
- Words of wisdom from 9 of UC's most compelling commencement speakers, from Alfred Hitchcock to Michelle Obama
- FRIDAY: Take the survey and help Franklin go for gold!
- Bike to Work Day returns Thursday with free events, giveaways and all the high-fives you want
- President Napolitano: My advice to new college grads and young professionals
- The Systemwide WellBeing Initiative: Making UC a healthier place to work, learn and grow
- Wednesday: Staff Engagement Survey results brown bag
- Skip the elevators and take the stairs
- UCOP IT Service Desk and mail service delays expected this week
- Hospice: A holistic approach to end of life care
- Stigma-Free UC webinar: What is mental health awareness and what can we do better?
- Food, dance and more to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- UC grad students bring ingenuity to the fore at Grad Slam
June 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Show appreciation to your colleagues with a Gratitude Gram
- President Napolitano thanks UCOP staff, answers questions at Town Hall
- How Sally Ride shattered the ultimate glass ceiling
- Tuesday: BBQ lunch, “Black Panther” movie screening to raise scholarship funds
- Your opinion counts! Take the EEDG survey
- Berkeley Outpatient Center opens with UCSF Health and John Muir Health providers
- How to add your photo in Outlook and help your colleagues put a face to a name
- Get a taste of California’s farms and ranches this summer
- How the census overlooks the LGBTQ community
- Thursday: Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall
- Vote for new leaders on OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee!
- Photos: OP staff celebrate Warriors championship win
- What is it like to be a staff advisor to the Regents?
- Tuesday: The Effects of Stigma on Public Health
- Friday: Meet-and-greet potluck to kick off Tiny Hats for Tiny Babies campaign
- BBQ lunch, “Black Panther” movie screening to raise scholarship funds
- Join a presentation on staying safe and reducing the risk of being a target for criminals
- Online poll: Kaiser rooftop garden No. 1 for eating lunch outdoors in warm weather
- Meet UC’s 2018 graduates: Californians who are citizens of the world
- Save the date: Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall on June 21
- Quiz: Do you know your LGBTQ history?
- 10-second bio: Robert Roy, payroll associate and flower guru
- President Napolitano: Immigrants have built a stronger America. How we can ensure the legacy lives on.
- Building access during today’s Warriors victory parade
- Monday brown bag: What It’s Like to be Undocumented in this Era
- A life-changing opportunity: Apply by June 29 to become the next staff advisor to the Regents
- Wanted: Knitters and crocheters to help make tiny hats for premature babies
- Online poll: Top spots to eat your lunch outdoors while the weather's warm
- Warriors victory parade set for Tuesday, June 12 in downtown Oakland
- Oakland high school graduates bound for UC
- Free summer concerts in downtown Oakland, from jazz to reggae
- Former Google executive chairman got it right about UC
- Ensure you're informed about emergencies: Sign up for UCOPAlert
- Stigma-Free UC: The Effects of Stigma on Public Health
- Deadline approaching: Apply by Monday, June 11 for the OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
- Don't forget to complete the new compliance training by June 30
- 8 fantastic reasons for UC's newest alums to celebrate
July 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Your summer reading list, delivered
- What do I do with my summer bounty? Ask a UC expert live on Facebook
- Are you a first-gen grad? How to buy the UC First-Gen T-shirt
- BART safety reminders
- If you write anything for work, read this
- UCOP Records Compliance Week Aug. 6-10
- Navigating through uncertainty – strategies for building resilience
- Office Yoga™ for every body
- Upcoming webinars on making travel plans through Connexxus
- Verifying your employment on UCPath
- This Thursday: Learn more about Toastmasters at their officer inauguration
- New UC data shine a light on alumni earnings
- Your top lunch spots revealed
- Video: Three tips for a more sustainable yard
- President Napolitano approves continuation of merit pay program for non-represented staff
- Tuesday: Brown bag — Navigating Through Uncertainty
- Introducing the new OPSA Social for staff events and activities
- Retiree Health Benefits Working Group issues report; President supportive of recommendations
- Street closures in downtown Oakland on Friday, July 27
- Records Compliance Week: How to dispose of paper and electronic records you no longer need
- Health Net to continue as Blue & Gold HMO administrator and replace Optum for behavioral health benefits
- UC admissions rise, with record surge in transfers
- Online poll: Vote for your favorite lunch spots
- 10-second bio: Laura Levy, operations coordinator and gardening lover at heart
- How to be heard in advocacy efforts
- Wednesday: Screening of award-winning short film and discussion with director
- Tuesday: Stigma-Free UC webinar — The Neglected Addict: Understanding Stigma, Students and Recovery
- Shout out: Stefani Leto for her instrumental work on a new garden in Franklin Building
- Show appreciation to your colleagues with a Gratitude Gram
- Introducing the new OPSA Social for staff events and activities
- UC lawsuit leads to thousands of DACA grant renewals
- Personal finance workshops offer valuable advice on investing your savings and planning for retirement
- That UC tote bag? Here’s where you can buy it
- UC keeps Los Alamos Laboratory on cutting edge of science and research
- Important information about whistleblower activities
- Street smart safety tips to avoid being a target for criminals
- Wednesday: Donate blood and help save lives
- Brush up on project deliverables with this Thursday presentation
- Brown bag: Navigating Through Uncertainty
- Stigma-Free UC webinar on July 17 — The Neglected Addict: Understanding Stigma, Students and Recovery
- Your opinion counts! Don't forget to take the EEDG survey
- Employee discounts available on Dell products
- UC launches Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program
- Donate blood July 11 and help save three lives
- Is that bug in your garden bugging you? Ask a UC entomologist live on Facebook
- Thursday: Safety tips while you're at or near work or just out-and-about
- Meet the six staff members you elected to the OPSA Steering Committee
- Why At Your Service Online (AYSO) is requesting your cell phone number
- Free movies at the Oakland waterfront this summer
- UC granted more U.S. patents last year than any other university in the world
August 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- New vegetable garden takes root at Franklin Building
- Five ways to make the most of your dental plan
- Refreshing and healthy summer beverages
- Tips to keep yourself and your belongings safe
- August restructuring effort update
- New security verification on UCPath
- UCOP employee discount available on Columbia Sportswear
- UCPath unavailable Aug. 31 and part of September due to UCLA, UC Santa Barbara transition
- Tips on staying healthy during wildfire season
- Annual ITS Tech Fair returns with new products, software upgrades and a raffle
- A guilt-free flip-flop
- New Franklin exhibit features work of young UCSF cancer patients
- Tips to make your LinkedIn profile stand out and manage your professional brand
- Is a college degree worth it?
- First buildings of Merced 2020 project open to students
- Sautter Award-winning projects showcase IT innovations that streamline UC
- Friday: Clinic offers tips, help to turn you into a Zoom expert
- Be alert for cybersecurity scams as the school year begins
- UC hospitals recognized as nation, state's best
- Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
- You're invited to LaSA's Day at the Ballpark: A’s vs. Rangers!
- Staying safe in the sun
- UC campuses ranked best in the nation for excellent, affordable education
- Upgrades to conference rooms this summer will enhance meeting capabilities
- IT Tip: Save the Data!
- Thursday workshop: Leveraging LinkedIn to manage your professional brand
- Discounts for UCOP employees
- OP staff volunteer to help feed the community
- Need help with Zoom?
- Relax, mom. You still matter.
- Celebrating the 2018 Oakland Promise Scholars
- How UC is ringing out the summer
- This solar greenhouse could change the way we eat
- Emergency support from UC's benefit plans
- New energy-efficient lighting boosts security at UCOP’s Franklin Building
- Workshop: Leveraging LinkedIn to manage your professional brand
- Why federal advocacy matters for UC, California and the nation
- Friday OPSA Social event: pop-up happy hour featuring UC Us Grow
- Don't miss the last free concerts of the summer in downtown Oakland
- Cracking the code on first-gen college student success
September 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Make your voice heard
- Oct. 4: Donate blood and help save lives
- UCOP Mentorship Program information sessions this week
- 2018 UCOP Town Hall series continues with Q3 event
- Kick off Cyber Security Awareness Month!
- Stigma-free UC – The Mark of Shame: Understanding Mental Illness Stigma
- Your emergency fund: How much is enough?
- 1111 Franklin garage to be closed weekends of Sept. 30, Oct. 7
- See the Warriors vs. the Pelicans on Oct. 31, UCOP/UC Health night
- Check your Flexible Spending Account balance
- UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentees and mentors for 2018-19
- Today: Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall
- What the battle over scooters gets wrong
- Calling all crafters! Come sell at the UCOP Winter Crafts Fair
- Incoming Staff Advisor to the Regents Kate Klimow: Giving back to the university she loves
- Tuesday: Indian art talk with SF Asian Art Museum curator
- New security verification on UCPath begins Sept. 23
- Friday: Chat live with UC researchers on how environment, diet and social experiences affect health
- Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 18
- 10 healthy snacks with a UC connection
- Thursday: Live chat with two UC experts on the Emmys and Hollywood diversity
- Climate summit puts California, UC in the spotlight
- Photo Project for UCOP Multicultural Day 2018!
- Personal finance workshops on Sept. 25 offer valuable advice on investing and retirement planning
- UCPath unavailable Sept. 13–19 due to UCLA, UC Santa Barbara transition
- UC campuses rise to the top in new US News & World Report rankings
- IT tip: How do I share my screen in a Zoom meeting?
- UCOP employee discount on Columbia Sportswear ends Sunday
- UC People Management Conference inspires personal growth and cultural transformation
- Save the date: “Painting Is My Everything” talk with SF Asian Art Museum curator
- UC sets higher standards, greater goals for sustainability
- Wednesday: UC Police offer tips on protecting yourself and your belongings
- UCOP will soon have less on-site storage for paper records. What you can do now to prepare
- Annual IT Tech Fair returns with new products, software upgrades and a raffle
- New to UCPath — Set your preferred name for your dashboard
- UC’s chief investment officer on investing for retirement
- How to build a better salad
October 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP, UCPath, UCDC staff celebrate diversity at Multicultural Day events
- Open Enrollment via UCPath is here!
- Women We Admire: Ann Kovalchick
- UC stands against intolerance
- UC Wins Brandon Hall Group Excellence Gold Award for Best Advance in Women’s Leadership Development
- Annual surveys once again show high levels of satisfaction with UC-sponsored health plans
- Come to Nov. 5 open house: Learn to manage records and prepare for building move!
- Test your cyber security knowledge for a chance to win!
- Buy holiday poinsettias and help OP Staff Assembly raise funds for staff scholarships!
- Box update: New features and tips for collaborating
- Sugar skulls, ofrenda and film screening: Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at OP
- 10-Second Bio: Jane Schnorrenberg, dancer
- Sugar skulls, ofrenda and film screening: Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at OP
- Updates on 1100 Broadway: Who’s moving where and how to stay informed
- UCOP IT Service Desk and mail service delays expected this week
- Login change for UCOP Windows laptop users
- Come to an OPSA Halloween Potluck and Costume Party on Oct. 31!
- Shout-Out: Stefani Leto
- Doing IT Smarter brown bag on Nov. 1
- Find out about Toastmasters at Nov. 1 open house
- UC named a national leader in renewable energy
- Open Enrollment 2019: Good news and new options
- The way we've been thinking about olive oil is all wrong
- Thursday: Join your coworkers for UCOP Multicultural Day!
- Prepare for the Great ShakeOut on Oct. 18 and enter to win a first aid kit
- Brown bag on UC admissions: Answering the Personal Insight Questions
- Finish 2018 in the money: Take a free personal finance workshop (or two)
- Stigma-Free webinar on Nov. 1: Helping Doctors Stay Well
- Don’t miss your chance to vote on Nov. 6: Make sure you are registered
- President Napolitano visits Stockton high school students, says UC is committed to them
- 10-second bio: Beth Kellman, event planner, weaver and educator
- We love our pets! UC to offer voluntary pet insurance
- Friday: All Oakland staff is invited to breakfast on the Franklin patio
- UC adopts new benefits eligibility rules for domestic partners
- Want to get the most out of your UC career? Come to this OPSA brown bag!
- New encryption tool coming to UCOP Windows 10 laptops
- Is your child applying for admission to UC? This brown bag can help.
- Come hear a speaker from Apple at National Cyber Security Awareness Month event
- See the Warriors vs. the Pelicans on Oct. 31, UCOP/UC Health night
- Don’t miss your chance to participate in the UCOP Multicultural Day photo project!
- Meet the new faces of UC
- UCOP’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month celebration
- Great ShakeOut on Oct. 18: How to prepare for the “Next Big One”
- Simplify registration for your visitors at the Franklin building: Use iVisitor
- Wednesday: Stigma-free UC webinar: Understanding mental illness stigma
- Thursday: Donate blood and help save lives
- Calling all crafters! Register by Oct. 15 to sell at the UCOP Winter Crafts Fair
November 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- Thursday: Women We Admire — Jaime Nack
- Sign up to start a WW Wellness Workshop at UCOP in 2019
- Get the most out of your UC vision plan
- UCOP office closure schedule for winter break
- Year-end reminders about your pay, taxes and benefits from UCPath
- How to have a productive family conversation about finances — and how UC can help
- Thursday: Be a holiday life saver and donate blood
- Stigma-Free UC webinar: Suicide — Understanding and Eliminating Stigma
- 10-Second Bio: Gary Cheng, juggler and empowerment proponent
- How to avoid holiday weight gain
- UCOP Craft Fair returns with new sellers and great prices!
- A message from President Napolitano: UC support for those affected by the California wildfires
- Women We Admire: Jaime Nack
- UC innovators sought for Entrepreneur Pitch Competition
- How to protect yourself while shopping online
- Stigma-Free UC webinar: Suicide — Understanding and Eliminating Stigma
- Hats off to UCOP knitters who made 950 caps for premature babies
- UCOP volunteers help feed the community
- UC’s military veterans continue to serve others
- Update: Office of the General Counsel’s Annual Thanksgiving Charity Fundraiser Bake Sale and Silent Auction
- UC is Smoke and Tobacco Free. Are you?
- Thanksgiving Coat Drive & volunteer event
- Final reminder: Open Enrollment ends Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m.
- Be a holiday life saver and donate blood
- Discount available for UCOP staff at Columbia Sportswear Employee Store
- Last call: Buy holiday poinsettias and help raise funds for staff scholarships!
- 10-Second Bio: Sean Beld, kickboxer and chess player
- President Napolitano to UC Irvine political science class: “How do we get the youth out to vote?”
- UC makes bold commitment to 100 percent clean electricity
- Performance Appraisals: Time for your mid-year goal check-in
- Save the date: UCOP’s End-of-Year Celebration to be held on Dec. 13
- Office of the General Counsel’s Annual Thanksgiving Charity Fundraiser Bake Sale and Silent Auction
- Get your flu shot and other tips for staying healthy this flu season
- Participate in UCOP’s annual Adopt-a-Family event and help those in need
- Cheer for the holidays: Send coworkers a Gratitude Gram
- Reminder: Test your cyber security knowledge for a chance to win!
- Buy holiday poinsettias and help OP Staff Assembly raise funds for staff scholarships!
December 2018 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP Chef Throwdown yields delicious winners
- Send a Gratitude Gram right from your desk!
- 2018 in review: Link’s most popular stories
- UCPath Center winter break hours and first pay dates in 2019
- Healthy crowd pleasers for holiday parties
- Global Entry Access enrollment event at Franklin building
- Thursday: Safety and Targeted Violence in the Workplace presentation
- Thursday: Come to the UCOP End-of-Year Celebration in Oakland!
- Keep your holiday celebrations green with these tips
- Is it safe to exercise when I’m sick?
- Warning: Portable space heaters may burn your data
- UC policy: No receiving or mailing of personal packages at the office
- Interested in WW (Weight Watchers) at work?
- 'Tis the season to be careful: How to avoid being a crime victim
- Reminder: UCOP office closure schedule for winter break
- Get ready for the UCOP Chef Throwdown!
- How to reduce your stress this holiday season
- Wednesday: Come to the UCOP Craft Fair to find wonderful handmade gifts!
- Tax reminders: Claiming exemption from withholding and Earned Income Tax Credits
- Drop in to an Adopt-a-Family wrapping session
- Come to the Black Staff & Faculty Organization holiday potluck
- Learn about becoming an East Bay College Fund mentor
- Update: Gratitude Grams extended to Dec. 7; Poinsettia Sale a big success!
- Seasonal office decorations: Keep it safe
- Safety and Targeted Violence in the Workplace presentation on Dec. 20
- Interested in WW (Weight Watchers) at work?
- UCOP office lighting satisfaction survey
January 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- President Napolitano discusses bold UC goals, OP restructuring and more at first 2019 Town Hall
- Preparing for a consolidated Oakland UCOP campus
- Making the most of meetings
- Resolve to get your finances on track
- UnifyHR takes over as administrator of family member eligibility verification
- Five reasons to sign up for direct deposit today
- Availability of IRS Form 1095
- UCOP celebrates Black History Month
- Pushing UC toward a carbon-free future
- Celebrate 10 years of great service with BRC!
- Upcoming development opportunities: Make work easier for yourself and your co-workers
- Join APISA to celebrate the 2019 Lunar New Year on Jan. 29
- Save the Date: UCOP Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Thursday, April 25, 2019
- Your 2018 W-2 statement and how to protect yourself from tax scams
- Tips to help you survive cold and flu season
- See the Warriors vs. the Heat on Feb. 10, African American Heritage Night
- Doing IT Smarter brown bag on Jan. 24
- Information session: Becoming an East Bay College Fund mentor
- Join APISA to celebrate the 2019 Lunar New Year on Jan. 29
- Join President Napolitano for a UCOP Town Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 22
- See the Warriors vs. the Heat on Feb. 10, African American Heritage Night
- Information session: Becoming an East Bay College Fund mentor
- Reminders about your pay and taxes from UCPath
- Family friendly resources for staff
- Reminder: Records Management update on Thursday, Jan. 17
- California offers driver license/identification cards that are REAL ID compliant
- Upcoming workshops: Getting into and paying for college
- Doing IT Smarter brown bag on Jan. 24
- How to rethink your New Year's resolutions (according to science)
- Send a Gratitude Gram right from your desk!
- WW Wellness Workshops kick off Thursday, Jan. 10
- December Restructuring Effort update
- Help shape the future of WorkFit at UCOP
- Changes to look for in your January paycheck
- Stigma-Free UC: Finding Your Words
- Join Records Management to learn the results of the records assessment
- Save the date: APISA’s 2019 Lunar New Year event on Jan. 29
February 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- African-American UCOP leaders convene
- Be more resilient: Learn to navigate through uncertainty
- A Southern California “super bloom” is coming
- Catch the BSFO film series this Thursday
- New Box classes plus tips for success
- Records Management: Time for a purge!
- Who’s paying for lunch? Review UCOP meal-hosting procedures
- Reminder: Print your W-2 before March UCPath outages
- UCOP Valentines survey results
- Registration is open for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in Oakland
- BSFO Film Premieres
- Online dating secrets revealed - plus share your Valentine story!
- Bring your children to UCOP in Oakland!
- Reminder: Obama and celebs in Oakland today and tomorrow
- Can't-miss events: Black History Month genealogy workshop and breast cancer prevention
- Apply today: Staff Professional Development Awards
- Applications now accepted: 2019 Sautter Awards for IT innovation
- UC celebrates universities’ leadership on climate change
- New and improved decision memo process
- Time to review your paycheck withholdings
- Easy tips to protect your heart
- Young, gifted and black: The next generation of researchers
- Help make UC more accessible with new online training
- Barack Obama and local celebs to host youth conference in Oakland
- Know your DepCare and Health FSA deadlines to avoid losing money
- UC recognizes a remarkable woman leader
- Time for a check-up!
- Reminder: Share your thoughts on UCOP employee fitness
- DIY science: Create and test your own hypothesis
- Grain-free dog food may put your pup at risk
- Online career development tool benefits all UC employees
- Boldly Californian: New UC email signature graphic and updated video
- Stigma-Free UC presents: Anxiety — from boredom to burnout
- Championing innovation at UC
- Prepare for upcoming UCPath outages and print your W-2
- Job-boosting training in Oakland and online
- Breast cancer: Discover your environmental risks
- View and share events on UCOP Oakland lobby screens
- Plan your records needs for the new Oakland UCOP building complex
- Feb. 21: Donate blood and help save lives
- Walking the line between indulgence and delayed gratification
March 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOPups, part one
- UCOP celebrates Mardi Gras
- Remembering César Chávez on March 29
- Wireless emergency alerts: Be informed and prepared
- Help make UCOP the "coolest" campus
- Staff affinity group spotlight: PACSW
- Introducing 341, the East Bay’s newest area code
- Last chance: Bring the voice of UC employees to the Regents
- Protect yourself from targeted violence
- Join the UCRS Advisory Board
- UCOP discounts on Columbia Sportswear brands
- Opportunity rising: The UC women fostering equality every day
- Departing Staff Advisor Sherry Main tells the story of the role she helped create
- Share a photo of your favorite pooch for National Puppy Day!
- Crush this year’s performance appraisals
- Reminder: Staff Professional Development Awards
- Join your colleagues at a Warriors game
- Building consolidation records project: What’s next?
- Women We Admire series welcomes Sherwynn Umali
- Can I stay at [insert name here] hotel?
- Become an email pro in five easy steps
- Building connections with UCOP employee events
- Here for UC employees – and our beloved pets
- 10-Second Bio: Josh Brimmeier, story lover and Comic-Con volunteer
- Come to OPSA Mardi Gras on Friday
- Think you know UC women? Take this quiz!
- Popular women’s leadership course returns
- Women We Admire: Sherwynn Umali of UC Irvine
- Navigating through uncertainty: Brown-bag workshop
- UCPath outage this week
- Potato chip survey: The results are in!
- Michelle Obama's Reach Higher comes to UCLA
- You’re invited: Laissez les bons temps rouler!
- Chancellor Gary S. May on diversity in STEM and higher education
- Step up to serve: Apply to be the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Annual performance appraisal process
- Be on the lookout for IT news and alerts
- UCPath: Update on outages and a new video
- UCOP celebrates “topping off” the Broadway building
- Optimize your HSA savings
- More conference rooms are available in Oakland
- Take the UCOP potato chip survey
April 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Chancellor Blumenthal will chat with UCOP staff on Thursday
- Attend the Spring 2019 Staff Appreciation Event
- Celebrate College Signing Day with UC!
- UCOP optimization efforts show alignment with UC mission
- Don’t miss the 10th annual UC Walks on May 8
- Virtual Career Series: Culture + Career
- Join PACSW: Advance the role of women at UCOP
- OPSA: A space to make your voice heard
- Fighting to end breast cancer: The challenge is on
- Meet UCOP Climate Hero Chris Parmelee
- Join President Napolitano for a Town Hall on Monday, May 13
- Take the trash quiz!
- Colleagues offer friendship, mentorship and guidance
- Meet UCOP Climate Hero Ben Tsai
- Learn about the science behind alcoholism
- You’re invited: Celebrate UCOP staff with OPSA and EEDG
- BRC workshop: Prepare for the fiscal close
- Brief UCPath outage this weekend
- UCOP optimization update
- APISA workshop teaches key safety moves
- UCOP Chancellor Chats start on May 2
- Chancellor Chats come to UCOP
- UCOP leadership presents an optimization update
- Celebrate the 10th annual UC Walks
- President Napolitano: Knowledge to the people
- Special event: Alcoholism and the science of addiction
- Boost your skills with new L&D courses
- Cool Campus Challenge photos and updates
- WW group seeks new health-conscious members
- UC sustainability quiz
- Save lives by giving blood
- Records Management workshops, D-TOKs and TOPS
- Setting the standard: Women in leadership at UC
- 10-Second Bio: Katiria Jimenez, jiu-jitsu athlete and competitor
- Cool Campus Challenge: Step up for your team!
- Survey: UCOP volunteers
- Test your climate change knowledge
- “D-TOKs” your workspace and attend a digital records workshop
- Spread collegial cheer with Gratitude Grams!
- STAR Awards nominations are now online
- Apply for Global Entry at UCOP in Oakland
- Reminder: Apply today for the 2019 Sautter Awards
- Opportunities to contribute to life-saving research
- The Cool Campus Challenge is here!
- Why I donate — stories from OP’s loyal blood donors
- Launch your UC career
- Changes to UCOP career track salary ranges
- OP staff help feed the community
- Women’s personal safety workshop
- IRAP open house: Fun facts and free food!
- Meet UCOP Climate Hero Lifang Chiang
- UCOPups, part two
May 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- “Culture and Career”: Seasoned advice for UC professionals
- Kick off your summer with local June events
- What is implicit bias?
- June 14 is UCOP Day at OMCA
- Important message regarding records management
- UCOP Volunteers: Dylan Paul
- OPSA Steering Committee nominations and applications close Friday
- Film by UCOP staff member premiers on PBS
- Seasonal allergies: Tips for relief
- Town Hall highlights — from the state budget to staff professional growth
- Grad Slam puts students’ passion into focus
- Consider the advantages of telemental health services, offered through UC medical plans
- Build your UC career
- UCOP daughters and sons come to Oakland
- Challenge highlights innovations in breast cancer prevention
- Spend a day in the Carmel Valley!
- Boost your projects with top-notch communication
- UC leads in renewable electricity
- Japanese internment, then and now
- Join WW for its current session
- UC Walks celebrates 10 years with gusto
- If all of UC were just 100 students
- Learn to give better feedback
- Join APISA for a documentary film and panel discussion
- Apply to join the OPSA Steering Committee
- UCOP staff and family members can apply for Global Entry in Oakland
- UCPath: Keep your information current
- UC Berkeley Library access
- If you’re surveyed, please share your perspective
- Three candidates vie for staff positions on retirement system advisory board
- Join President Napolitano on Monday, May 13
- The Cool Campus Challenge results are in!
- Women We Admire: Kum-Kum Bhavnani
- Get ready to vote: Grad Slam returns this Friday
- Chancellor Blumenthal kicks off Chancellor Chats speaker series
- “Careers with UC”: Seasoned advice for UC professionals
- College Signing Day with Michelle Obama wows UC
- A chance to serve: Be a part of real change in California
- UC investments honored for being among the world’s most sustainable investors
- On Wednesday, we walk!
- WW workshops help you get fit with your colleagues
June 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Take Charge: Boost your career
- Box Drive is coming to UCOP this July
- UC Store: Ready for your promotions needs
- Ready, get set, scan!
- UC Virtual Career Series: Marketing Your Ph.D. for a Non-Academic Career
- UC shines in new global rankings
- Staff affinity group spotlight: UCOP Pride
- UCPath: We’d like to ask you a few questions
- Meet HR: Client partnerships – supporting employees and managers
- Facebook Live: LGBTQ identity and relationships
- Check out the new Oakland furniture
- Local HR is here for UCOP employees
- UCOP Volunteers: Ginny Delaney
- October Global Entry event canceled
- In Oakland, summer construction will bring new transit
- Reminder: 10-digit dialing is now in effect
- 10-Second Bio: Nikki Lopez, competitive powerlifter
- Welcoming new OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee members
- Professional development: What skills do you need?
- Time for another recycle purge!
- Eight tips for safer scooter rides
- Welcome Ann Jeffrey: New staff advisor to the Regents
- Join BFSO for a Juneteenth potluck and games
- Meet Local HR: Here for all UCOP employees
- How to share your event on the Link calendar
- Healthy recipe: Ethiopian beets salad
- Staff affinity group spotlight: APISA
- LBGTQ+ @ Work: The importance of diversity and inclusivity
- New Oakland furniture on display beginning June 13
- Staff engagement survey deadline extended to Friday, June 14
- UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ headlines UCOP’s second Chancellor Chat
- Off-site storage myths – busted!
- Starting June 22, dial 510 for East Bay calls
- “Why I donate” – More stories from OP’s regular blood donors
- Celebrate Pride at UCOP — with ice cream!
- Join BSFO for Juneteenth festivities
- Chancellor Christ to chat with UCOP staff
- UCPath volunteers keep Riverside beautiful
- Top-notch tech classes are free at UCOP
- 10-Second Bio: Jolene Huey, world travel enthusiast
- OPSA Steering Committee elections: Cast your vote!
- UC Virtual Career Series: LGBTQ+ @ Work
- Supporting the Mission… Empowering HR: The Inaugural UC Systemwide Human Resources Institute, October 28-30
- Get fit this summer with WW
- Celebrate Pride with UCSF, Cal and UCOP colleagues
- New video from ANR: Urban agriculture
July 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Spice things up this August with fun local events
- Advance your career with live online courses
- VIDEO: Everyone looks cool in sunglasses!
- Reimagining higher education in the lives of young people
- Important UCPath Center updates
- Get ready for Records Compliance Week
- President Napolitano names new EVP of UC Health
- UC BRAID welcomes new executive director
- Your favorite parks: The results are in
- Summertime food and heat safety tips
- Special event on financial aid reform
- The skin care myth that harms people of color
- Eight projects win UC’s 2019 Sautter Awards
- Elevate your administrative, support or entry-level career
- President Napolitano approves continuation of merit pay program for non-represented staff
- What’s your favorite park?
- Local HR lunch and learn: In Oakland and online
- Box Drive is coming to UCOP this month
- Angela Davis to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
- New course: Building Strong Work Relationships
- Fresh summer recipes from Jeanette Price
- New Oakland furniture: Last chance to preview and comment
- 10-Second Bio: Matt Hawk, lawyer, MTV actor and theatre geek
- Five great reasons to deal with your records now
- Chancellor Kim Wilcox brings the world of Riverside to UCOP
- Weekend garage closure in Oakland
- The seeds that bring fresh veggies to life
- Strong relationships foster career success
- Meet Local HR: UCPath Center
- Watch this to advance your career
- CPR/AED classes: Become a certified emergency responder
- Box Drive: UCOP’s new storage solution
- 45: The magic number for reimbursements
- Zoom now connects even more participants
- VIDEO: Finally, a closet that’s fun to be in
- Share your favorite summer recipe!
- Road-trip worthy reserve
- UC Riverside Chancellor Wilcox to visit UCOP
- The “Do’s & Don’ts” of Effective Presentations
- Meet Local HR: Compensation and Payroll
- Franklin building safety alert
- Keep summer going with local July events
- Meet local HR: Talent acquisition, recognition and growth
- Chancellor Wilcox brings the world of UC Riverside to UCOP
August 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Join UC Berkeley in celebrating 400 years of resistance
- UCOP performance appraisals: Take the survey
- Discover UCOP’s top lunch spots
- Bundled learning: Presentation skills and PowerPoint
- Personalize your Zoom experience
- UCPath online outage starts this weekend
- Be a UC advocate
- Join UCOP at Oakland Pride
- Staff affinity group spotlight: LaSA
- UCOP employees give back at “The Rock”
- Boost your career with online courses
- Save the date: Mid-Autumn Festival
- UCnetwork: Systemwide staff news
- Reminder: Learn to harness your UC connections
- Calling all technophiles
- Have thoughts on UCOP performance appraisals? Share them!
- 10-Second Bio: Bara Waters, rockin’ musician
- There’s still time to vote for top UCOP lunch spots
- How well do you know ServiceNow?
- Seeking bird, seal and sea lion-loving volunteers
- New UC admissions and undergraduate application websites
- UCOP lunch favorites face off: All locations!
- Online event: Leveraging Your UC Network
- Free speech on campus
- A tasty lunch for a great cause
- 10-Second Bio: Nicola Gruen, violinist
- Share your thoughts on UCOP’s performance appraisal process
- Be happier at work
- Franklin building safety update
- Meet author Vajra Watson of UC Davis!
- The ultimate guide to staying safe in the sun
- Backpack drive for youth in need
- Time management made easy
- August software workshops: In person and online
- 10-Second Bio: Rhommel Canare, cooking aficionado
- Additional UCPath Center outages
- Annual systemwide payroll disclosure
- Join Records Management for an open house
- Make a Wish: Creating a pop star
September 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Join President Napolitano for a Town Hall on Tuesday
- UC prepares to fight for DACA
- Chancellor Gene Block to headline Chancellor Chat series
- Engage with UC Regents
- Advancing the 60-year curriculum
- QUIZ: Test your UC Latinx knowledge
- UC WI empowers UC women
- Last chance: Share your Ohana photo!
- Master Adobe Acrobat — accessibility and more
- Oakland furniture update
- UC welcomes a new VP of national labs
- President Napolitano Town Hall on Tuesday, October 1
- UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to chat with UCOP staff
- LinkedIn Learning is coming soon!
- Introducing the Gender Pronoun Initiative
- Celebrating Hispanic heritage at UCOP
- VIDEO: Rewire your brain for positivity
- Get up to speed with BRC fall trainings
- Plan your UC retirement
- 10-Second Bio: Ginger Hintz, poetry scholar
- LinkedIn Learning FAQs
- A message from President Napolitano
- Inspiring and recognizing UC leaders systemwide
- UCOP Pride celebrates community in Oakland
- Share your Ohana photo for Multicultural Day
- New change management workshops
- Nominations open: UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development
- Attend a Toastmasters open house
- Staying safe in earthquake country
- Join WW for its next session
- Check out the one-stop shop for UC-branded gear
- IABC workshop: Communicating change management
- Autumn Columbia Sportswear discount
- Calling all technophiles: Catch the 2019 IT Tech & Friends Fair
- BSFO Scholarship Lunch: Order hot dogs, chili and nachos!
- APISA Mid-Autumn Festival returns this Thursday
- Join UC Regents for a lunchtime fireside chat
- Become a whiz at project management
- Changes to downtown Oakland bus routes
- Warriors preseason tickets available soon
- Book recommendations from UCOP colleagues
- Mindfulness training comes to Kaiser
- Reminder: UnifyHR verifies dependent benefits
- UCPath online outage starts Thursday
- Save the date for Multicultural Day
- Give UC students 6 words of wisdom
- Join UC at Oakland Pride on Sunday
- Link survey: What's on your fall reading list?
- UC business travel tips
- New IRS tool: Paycheck Checkup
- Self-service password reset is coming soon
- Smartsheet connections and advice
- Tour the new Oakland building
- Reminder: UCPath online outages
- Oakland blood drive on September 11
October 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Get ready to party on Halloween!
- “100 Students” site wins higher-ed acclaim
- Celebrate Dia de los Muertos
- Parent Prep: Navigating UC
- Take Charge: Boost your career
- Insider insight into undergraduate admissions
- This Wednesday: Cyber security event in Oakland
- Introducing Concur — the UC Travel Center’s newest online booking tool
- Master Excel with classes for all user levels
- Free flu shots at the Kaiser building in Oakland
- 10-Second Bio: Raisa VanAlstyne-Ponce, rogue cereal eater
- Giving back at Point Reyes National Seashore
- Get ready for a Halloween Open Enrollment
- Gender pronouns: Learn how you can be more inclusive
- Yvette Gullatt and Merideth Mehlberg host UC’s first LinkedIn Live
- Celebrate diversity and inclusiveness on Multicultural Day, Oct. 24
- Grow your personal leadership skills
- Attend an introduction to LinkedIn Learning
- Understanding the admissions application process
- Help keep UCOP pest-free
- Celebrate Halloween in Oakland and Riverside
- Watch the Warriors take on the Utah Jazz on Nov. 11
- 10-Second Bio: Rakesh Singh, tropical vacation enthusiast
- Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with LaSA!
- Insider insights from career coaches and executive recruiters
- Get your finances in shape with Fidelity workshops
- Exploring the history of gender expression
- Parent Prep: Pursuing UC
- On Oct. 17, get disaster-ready: Great ShakeOut and UCOPAlert test
- Boost your career the write way
- Purge your records: Oct. 21 – 25
- Prison outreach event and book drive on Monday
- Master teleconferencing — it’s all about the Zoom!
- The UC Disability Survey is out now
- What you need to know about Box Drive
- Important notice: Bay Area power outages
- Learn about UC’s educational outreach to prisons
- Oct. 17 is the Great ShakeOut!
- Discover how to manage change
- President Napolitano addresses standing-room-only Town Hall
- Gender Pronoun Initiative: What is gender?
- LaSA presents Alexander Bustamante
- Attend a cyber security awareness event
- Parent Prep: Get to know UC
- Chancellor Gene Block chats with UCOP staff
- Learn about undergraduate personal insight questions
- 2019 Annual UCOP Fire Safety and Security Report
November 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Attend the Winter Crafts Fair in Oakland
- Share your Thanksgiving traditions and gratitude
- Use your performance appraisal to grow your career
- Emergency preparedness at UCOP
- Parent Prep gives targeted advice to UC parents
- Master Halogen for Performance Appraisal Mid-Year Check-Ins
- Upcoming UCPath online & Connexxus outages
- 10-Second Bio: Bernadette Scully, Irish historian, advocate and poet
- Want an electronic W-2? Now’s the time to sign up.
- Do not send personal packages to or from the office
- Password self-service enrollment is here
- Halloween at UCOP: Eerily delightful!
- Open Enrollment ends Tuesday, Nov. 26
- People managers: Learn to give better feedback
- 10-Second Bio: Carol Lake, resilient survivor
- UC Legal’s charity fundraiser will take place next week!
- 10 reasons to get excited for LinkedIn Learning
- Navigate your next career transition
- Support Adopt-a-Family through UCOP
- Daylight Saving Time saves no one
- Oakland blood drive on Thursday
- Holiday office decorations: Put safety first
- Thank you, book drive donors!
- Women We Admire: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
- Multicultural Day celebrates staff diversity
- Slideshow: UCOP goes crazy for cats
- Learn how to navigate a career transition
- Get ready: Performance Appraisal Mid-Year Check-In Process
- UC MSAP invests today in the leaders of tomorrow
- 34th annual UC Legal bake sale, fundraiser and silent auction
- Attend a training on safety and targeted violence in the workplace
- Oakland blood drive on Nov. 21
- Password reset self-service coming this month
- Mindfulness training at the Broadway building in Oakland
- UC Santa Cruz joins the Association of American Universities
- Save the dates: Oakland End-of-Year Celebration and Chef Throwdown
- Learn to combat toxic leadership
- UC Women in Technology: The First Woman Man
- 10 tips for discovering a meaningful second-act career
- 10-Second Bio: Dr. Carrie L. Byington, beekeeper
- 2019 Employee Engagement Survey results
- Power outages: What you need to know
- Parent Prep advises new UC parents
- BSFO bake sale offers tasty treats for a great cause
- Send Gratitude Grams in November!
- Learn all about LinkedIn Learning
- UC policy prohibits sending and receiving personal packages at work
- Share a photo of your favorite kitty for National Cat Day!
December 2019 ( View complete archive page )
- Closing the decade on a festive note
- Cultivate this workplace habit to boost your confidence
- Read the latest issue of UCnetwork
- Join the conversation: Employee Engagement Survey results
- UCOP office lighting demonstration in Oakland
- Please pick up your space for curtailment cleaning
- UCOP shares holiday treat recipes
- It’s the most wonderful time to purge your records: Dec. 16-20
- Important tax and payroll reminders
- Join the BRC for a travel information session
- UCPath online outage starts Wednesday
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands
- LinkedIn Learning is live! Get started today.
- Important year-end tax and payroll reminders
- 10-Second Bio: Angelin Barrios, green thumb extraordinaire
- Join colleagues at a gift-wrapping party for a great cause
- Come to the BSFO holiday potluck on Thursday
- UC presidential search committee forums begin this week
- Share your favorite holiday cookie recipe
- Join UC staff at Universal Studios Hollywood
- UC Berkeley’s Jepson Herbarium announces 2020 botany classes
- Please don’t send personal packages to work
- Get ready for the Oakland Chef Throwdown!
- Next Monday: The 2019 End-of-Year Celebration in Oakland
- LinkedIn Learning: Get a head start
- The Winter Crafts Fair takes place this Tuesday
- Link reader poll: How you gave thanks
- Five great reasons to try Take Charge
- Feeling sick? Please stay home.
- Protect your personal safety this holiday season
- 10-Second Bio: Ian Larue, seventh-generation Oaklander
- Get direct deposit: Eight great reasons
- Winter Columbia Sportswear discount
January 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Reminder: Town Hall this Thursday, Jan. 30
- Chancellor Gary S. May will chat with UCOP staff next week
- LinkedIn Learning — more new courses!
- Introducing the new UCOP Strategic Framework
- Support local youth by donating a tie
- Boost your change-management skills
- Get leadership insights this Thursday. Move up in your career!
- Reminder: Upcoming OPSA financial aid information workshops
- Fun February events in the Bay Area
- Notice of upcoming conventions
- Save the date for UCOP Mardi Gras
- Public input on UC Health collaboration
- Get ready to celebrate Black History Month
- Leadership insights: Advance your career
- Invite a UCOP student intern to join your team
- LinkedIn Learning — new courses available
- Celebrate Vietnamese New Year on Wednesday, Jan. 22
- Build your resilience
- Reminder: Town Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30
- Free financial planning courses
- Update on Oakland 12th St. construction
- BRC ServiceNow training session on Jan. 28
- Engagement survey results sessions: There’s still time to participate
- Save the Date: President Napolitano Town Hall on Jan. 30
- UC is rocking the vote: Complete your registration today!
- New year, new UCOP: Your resolutions, or lack thereof
- Join BSFO in celebrating Dr. King
- Read the latest issue of UCnetwork
- Accomplishing more with less for managers — and other new classes
- OPSA provides support through the financial aid process
- Learn about UCOP student internships
- Howard Gillman kicks off 2020 Chancellor Chats
- LinkedIn Learning: Here’s what’s hot
- Employee Engagement Survey results sessions start this week
- Save $5 per day on Oakland Airport parking
- We’ve got LinkedIn Learning! Create your free account.
- Chancellor Gillman will kick off 2020 Chancellor Chats
- Employee Engagement Surveys: Attend a results session
- Celebrate the Tet New Year with APISA
- Become a more influential communicator
- Love or loathe New Year's resolutions? Link wants to know!
- Don't miss your chance to receive an electronic W-2
- Purple power: Sweet potatoes get vibrant
- New 2020 Federal Form W-4 information
- Greater Good Science Center: The ripple effects of a “thank you”
February 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Celebrate Black History Month with UC leaders
- Talking diversity with Van Williams
- Bring your career to the next level with these power skills
- Will your phone know it’s UCOPAlert calling?
- View LinkedIn Learning videos — even when you’re offline
- Here's how to read your W-2
- Colleague-recommended communications courses
- Help save lives: Give blood this Thursday
- The records purge continues — laissez les bons temps rouler!
- Would you let an economist set you up on a date?
- Explore ancestry and more during Black History Month
- Find social media frustrating? Try empathy
- Read the February issue of UCnetwork!
- Tuesday, Feb. 18 is the last chance to register for CA primary elections
- This Friday is Mardi Gras at Franklin, UCDC and the UCPath Center!
- LinkedIn Learning: Collaboration competency and tech classes
- Join the Warriors for African-American Heritage Night
- New webinars: Emotional intelligence and design thinking
- Laissez les bons temps rouler. A records Mardi Gras!
- Start booking with Connexxus
- Join the Oakland blood drive on Feb. 27
- Reminder: Public comment period on UC Health affiliations ends Feb. 21
- Black History Month celebrations continue
- UC in the movies: Blue and gold on the silver screen
- Change management: An in-demand skill for every career
- Learn healthy recipes with PACSW
- UCOP Pride Valentine's Day flower sale in Oakland
- Become a whiz at UCOP tech
- Are you ready to vote? Register today!
- Chancellor May on his life, work and the future of UC Davis
- Get ready for UCOP Mardi Gras next week!
- All aboard: Catch these upcoming UC travel webinars
- Add a student intern to your team this year
- Available soon: IRS Form 1095 for 2019
- Coronavirus update: Protect your health
- Join Chancellor Gary S. May this Wednesday
- LinkedIn Learning: Here’s what’s hot at UCOP
- Yvette Gullatt, Ph.D., kicks off Black History Month on Tuesday, Feb. 4
- Learn how to become a better leader — from a UCOP leader!
- First 2020 Town Hall inspires and engages UCOP staff
- An update on UC’s efforts toward open-access research
- Delicious updates for UCOP Mardi Gras
- Be more productive with Smartsheet
- Join UC Legal in championing women’s heart health
- February exhibits at the Oakland Museum of California
- Columbia Sportswear: Winter sale and UCOP discount
March 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- This week’s coronavirus updates: March 31
- COVID-19: Changes to HRA, HSA and FSA rules
- Managing stress in the coronavirus era
- Helpful UCPath resources
- Classes to promote mindfulness and reduce stress
- Recognize National Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout April
- Stay centered during the coronavirus outbreak: Part 2
- Enroll in an online course about UCOP sustainability
- Shout-Out for Steve Pease and Edwin Martinez
- Share your experiments in home cooking!
- UCOP art projects + toilet paper roll craft ideas
- The latest on UCOP’s coronavirus response
- Performance appraisals: Self-evaluations are due Monday, March 30
- Your WFH colleagues: Furry, feathered and scaly
- Departing Staff Advisor Kate Klimow reflects on the power of the personal
- Tools for more effective presentations — virtual and in-person
- Stay centered during the coronavirus outbreak
- Help champion UC research in just a few clicks
- OPSA Staff Appreciation Awards: Nominations extended
- LinkedIn Learning: Creative courses for your free time
- Positivity break: Celebrate Match Day 2020 with UC Health
- Are you getting artistic or crafty? Please share!
- Coronavirus update: New UCOP website and more
- Hurry: Nominate colleagues for 2020 OPSA awards by Friday
- Read the March issue of UCnetwork
- No classroom? No problem. Try our virtual learning opportunities!
- President Napolitano shares Executive Office staffing updates
- Shout-Out from Tony Yang
- You count! Three great reasons to take part: Census 2020.
- Navigate COVID-19 workplace changes with LinkedIn Learning resources
- Link wants to see your furry WFH colleagues
- Take advantage of your quiet time to catch up on UCOP trainings
- Tax-form check-off funds two cancer-fighting UC programs
- Oakland construction and garage closures
- COVID-19: Don’t miss these updates
- Votes for women: The centennial of the 19th amendment
- Advance your career with tips for managing others
- Nominations are open for 2020 OPSA Staff Appreciation Awards
- What’s new for 2019-2020 performance appraisals
- PACSW presents: Black women in STEM
- You could be the next staff advisor to the UC Regents
- Webinar: Airline travel and the coronavirus
- Wow your audience with top-notch presentation skills
- Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: There’s still time to register
- Theresa Maldonado, Ph.D., joins UCOP as vice president of the Office of Research and Innovation
- Popcorn survey: The results are in!
- Coronavirus update: What you need to know
- OPSA sponsors a festive Mardi Gras for UCOP staff
- 2019 UC sustainability report: Fewer emissions, more growth
- Announcing the FY 19/20 UCOP Performance Evaluation Process
- Oakland garage closures this week, plus construction updates
- Vote on Tuesday! It’s easy — even if you haven’t registered.
- Learn to manage conflict by understanding diversity
- Join PACSW in celebrating Women’s History Month throughout March
- New webinars: Save time and money by traveling smarter
- LinkedIn Learning is your work-wellness resource
- Sign up for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- Take the UCOP popcorn survey
April 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- An update on UCOP's shelter-in-place orders
- Zoom better: Put your best (digital) foot forward!
- Here’s how UCOP staff are staying fit
- Reminder: President Napolitano Town Hall on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
- Master conflict-management skills
- Make a difference at UCOP: Join the Staff Assembly!
- UCPath maintenance from April 29 through May 5
- Opt-out of June parking deductions by Friday
- Virtually attend UC Global Health Day
- Join the Shakespeare Club for “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”
- Keep celebrating Earth Month with these easy sustainability tips
- 6 ways to prepare today for the fiscal close
- Check out the UC Center Sacramento Spring 2020 Speaker Series
- Submit your questions for President Napolitano’s virtual Town Hall
- New online courses for today’s work challenges
- Celebrate Earth Week with UCOP gardens and upcoming events
- UCOP community resources for domestic abuse during COVID-19
- Share your input on UCOP health and wellness webinars
- BSFO webinar: COVID-19 in the African-American community
- Boost your technology skills with live online courses — Zoom and more
- Career webinars this week: Managing others and success in the health care industry
- Master time management and remote work
- Let us know how you’re staying fit!
- Virtual UCOP Town Hall with President Napolitano
- Performance appraisals for FY 2019-2020 delayed until fall
- Listen to the UCOP quarantine playlist
- Rachael Nava coronavirus update: Equity and inclusion, well-being and ergonomics
- President Napolitano addresses the Commonwealth Club
- Worried about market volatility? Fidelity is here.
- An expert answers your COVID-19 questions
- Try these 7 tips for the best Zoom experience
- Digital records management for remote workers
- OP green thumb challenge — share your garden or plants!
- Share with your network: Tips for job searching during COVID-19
- Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day has been postponed
- Perfect your remote professional presence with Yvette Gullatt and Jessica Chen
- Celebrate Earth Month wherever you are!
- This Thursday: Become a remarkable remote worker
- April 2 coronavirus update from Rachael Nava
- There’s still time to be counted in the 2020 U.S. Census
- LinkedIn Learning watch party: Creative problem solving
- Calling all UCOP cooks: Here's what your colleagues are dishing out
- Be informed about work travel and COVID-19
- Remember to file your 2019 FSA receipts by April 15
- Help build the UCOP quarantine playlist
May 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Welcoming Juan Sánchez Muñoz as UC Merced’s fourth chancellor
- Welcoming back the WorkFit Program — Zoom style!
- Show your pride for the UC class of 2020
- UCOP plans for Return to Normal Operations (R2NO)
- Try these courses for a more productive workday and better meetings
- New timekeeping codes for COVID-19 leave
- Last chance to help lead OP Staff Assembly this year
- New UCOP financial systems going live July 1
- Remember to take the Staff Appreciation Challenge!
- Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) Town Hall on Friday, June 5
- Software updates to your UCOP Windows device
- Join UCLA for a festive online celebration of health and well-being
- Going online? Be accessible.
- Take the Staff Appreciation Challenge!
- Learn emotional intelligence and design thinking
- Oakland office consolidation update
- President Napolitano announces systemwide pay freeze for policy-covered employees
- Welcoming June Yu, associate vice president for UC National Laboratories
- UCnetwork: Digital library news, parent resources, positive thinking and more
- Read “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” with the Shakespeare Club
- UCOP Sustainability: Green Tip of the Week
- LinkedIn Learning: What courses have helped you?
- UC Master Gardeners donate tomato plants
- UCPath maintenance from May 22-27
- President Napolitano reacts to new federal Title IX rules
- UCOP Return to Normal Operations (R2NO) planning and implementation
- Classes to level-up your work-from-home skills
- UCPath Center staff thank UC medical center workers
- Curb Zoom exhaustion by shortening meetings
- Introducing the UCOP Culture and Connectivity Initiative and website
- Apply to join the OPSA Steering Committee today
- Less stress is just a few breaths away
- Master Microsoft Project with live online trainings
- Update your Zoom game with a beautiful UC background
- Need help or health care? Telehealth is available.
- Reminder: Share your good news
- President Napolitano addresses 1,600 staff at first-ever virtual Town Hall
- Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo on COVID-19 health disparities
- Free mindfulness training resources from UC experts
- Beat stress by building resilience
- An update on ergonomic equipment during telecommute status
- How UC is helping during the pandemic
- Shout-Out for Amy Vrizuela
- UCOPositivity: Share your personal good news
- Is takeout food a safe choice? UC investigates.
- Science break: The scoop on barley in beer
June 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- President Napolitano emphasizes community and gratitude at her farewell UCOP Town Hall
- Learn about — and apply to join — the UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force
- Five years ago, love won: Here’s how research makes progress possible
- Returning or continuing to work on-site? Check out our new tool and training!
- UC Health children’s hospitals ranked among the nation’s best
- Join President Napolitano at a virtual Fulbright Legacy event on July 2
- Women and work: How a support network can maximize your impact
- Leverage your skills and experience with My UC Career
- New room reservation system for Oakland buildings goes live on July 15
- Hot July classes for self- and career-development
- 3 tips for a green holiday barbecue
- New Friday Meet-ups provide resources, tips and conversation
- Monday, June 29: President Napolitano’s farewell UCOP Town Hall
- UC’s DACA recipients react to the Supreme Court victory
- Incoming Staff Advisor to the Regents Lucy Tseng offers a “heart of giving”
- Web accessibility: A new Cascade workflow and other need-to-know facts
- Welcoming new OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee members
- Be a better remote communicator — writing, body language and more
- Watch President Napolitano at Aspen Ideas Now this Thursday
- Live conversation today: Financial strategies during economic disruption
- New Oakland mailroom location
- Attend a farewell UCOP Town Hall with President Napolitano
- UC comes together to heal, foster community and demand change
- UCnetwork: UC heroes, driving research, podcasting equity, COVID-19 facts and more
- UC Regents unanimously endorse ACA 5 and the repeal of Prop. 209
- Celebrate Juneteenth this Friday with BSFO
- Learn how to promote belonging and inclusion
- Oakland office moves are starting: Virtually “drop in” for the latest updates
- There’s still time to vote for UCOP’s staff leadership
- 4 ways to be a better colleague by listening radically
- Sign up for training on UCOP’s new financial and travel systems
- Tuesday: Join the Shakespeare Club for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
- UCOP Sustainability Green Tip of the Week: Save paper
- Expressions of protest and hope — street art sends a message
- Colleague-recommended resources for conversation at a pivotal time
- Implementing COVID-19 protocols to support our return to on-site operations
- Learning resources to promote equity, dialogue and reduced anxiety
- UC benefits programs offer pandemic relief
- The 7 essential steps for redesigning your career
- New permissions around UC retirement plans loans and withdrawals for staff impacted by COVID-19
- Award-winning sustainability at UC Health
- Boost your career with summer classes and workshops
- Meet TAM: The new UCOP job application tracking system
- LinkedIn Learning collections for more effective remote work
- Meet the 2020 OPSA Steering Committee candidates
- ICYMI: UC podcasts for your listening pleasure
- A message to the UCOP community from President Napolitano
- Boost your career with the UC Alumni Career Network
- OPSA Steering Committee elections: Cast your vote!
- Get engaged! Take the UCOP COVID-19 Response Pulse Survey
- Volunteers clean the UCOP Franklin building in Oakland
- May 28 update from Rachael Nava: UCOP’s Return to Normal Operations (R2NO)
- Try targeted courses with LinkedIn Learning collections
- Embrace the new Zoom and join Zoom chat
- 10 Second Bio: Sujit Thapa, recovering engineer
- UCOP Sustainability Green Tip of the Week: Stay cool
- Reminder: CUCSA Town Hall this Friday, June 5
July 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Explore the history and impact of race in a new online series
- UC Health hospitals shine in new rankings
- The telecommute continues: Learn and excel
- July 24 update from Rachael Nava: New systems and operational updates
- New rules for child care and sick leave during COVID-19
- Training and resources for web accessibility
- New procedure for 911 calling
- UCPath Center customer service phones are open
- Explore UC — virtually
- Work out your brain in a volunteer research project
- Coronavirus information course now required for all UCOP staff
- Become a climate champion with new Bending the Curve online course
- COVID-19 support: Manage emotions and seize the moment
- A new paid family leave benefit will begin next July
- Reminder: COVID-19 screening is now required for facilities access
- Due Friday: 2019-2020 performance appraisal self-evaluations
- Oakland’s new room reservation system — EMS — is live
- UCOP communications win industry awards
- Meet Amina Assefa, UC’s expert on planning for the worst
- The REAL ID deadline has been extended to 2021
- Explore California’s botanical diversity with the Jepson Herbarium
- Dr. Michael Drake: In his own words
- The results are in: UCOP – COVID-19 Pulse Survey
- UC mental health resources to support you
- 2019-2020 performance appraisals will resume
- New UCOP Screen requirement starting July 20
- Boost your professional skills to develop your career
- Unable to use your vacation accruals due to COVID-19?
- 6 tips for working remotely when you’re not home alone
- Boost your financial knowledge with free Fidelity workshops
- Green Tip of the Week: Choose rechargeable batteries
- Lake Merritt: Give the lake a break
- UC welcomes its next president: Dr. Michael V. Drake
- Attend a virtual UCOP COVID-19 Response Open Forum
- Web accessibility: A win for us all
- Learning resources to support remote work
- Tuesday: Special Regents meeting on appointment of UC's next president
- A structural change for equity at UCOP
- Explore the working and wellness catalog
- 10-Second Bio: Stacey L. Johnson, Alzheimer’s advocate
- UCOP’s new financial and travel expense systems are now live
- Toastmasters is on Zoom: Master public-speaking and presentation skills
- Meet new OPSA Steering Committee members this Wednesday
- Join the Shakespeare Club for “Much Ado About Nothing”
- Self-service update for UCOP Mac users
August 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- President Drake addresses priorities, UC values, equity and more at his first Town Hall
- Would you benefit from a mentor? Let us know!
- Ditching single-use plastics for a sustainable future
- Work from home update from Rachael Nava
- New Link feature: Share your new (ab)normal!
- Attend a discussion session: Continuing the Conversation on Race
- Virtual September classes: Our picks for every professional development goal
- LinkedIn Learning: 15 classes your colleagues recommend
- UCPath alert: Potential error message for Google Chrome users
- Next Monday, Sept. 7, is Labor Day
- Join us this Friday for President Drake’s first Town Hall
- You can become an anti-racist leader
- Employee resources for support during wildfires
- What to know about wildfire smoke and COVID-19
- Answers to questions about the flu shot mandate
- Should you schedule routine care during COVID-19?
- Make your remote meeting experience remarkable
- Build people management skills alongside a cohort of peers
- Help OPSA grow: Take our survey
- Wildfires burn six UC Natural Reserves; seventh threatened
- You’re invited to a Toastmasters open house
- Feeling peckish? Order online from High XII Café & Coffee
- A welcome message from President Drake
- The UCPath systemwide implementation is complete
- President Drake’s Aug. 28 Town Hall: Last call for questions
- Harness the benefits of networking: Here’s how
- Continuing the Conversation on Race — explore the concept of whiteness
- UC announces the 2020 Sautter Awards for IT innovation
- Parenting while working from home? Try these tips
- New Business Center available for Oakland staff
- Master the fundamentals of project management
- Shout-Out for Latascha Magness-Cotton and Eddie Brown
- 7 strategies for growth during a crisis
- Submit your questions for President Drake’s first Town Hall
- Continuing the Conversation on Race: Join us this Friday
- Have questions about our COVID-19 response? Attend an Open Forum
- Expand your tech and software knowledge
- UC's systemwide flu vaccine requirement applies to staff
- The resources you need to manage your career
- Rachael Nava issues reminder on travel during COVID-19
- Encore Shout-Out for Steve Pease and Edwin Martinez
- Join the Shakespeare Club for “Much Ado About Nothing” (Part 2)
- Need to verify your employment? Here’s how
- UC honors remarkable student leaders
- Join President Drake for his first UCOP Town Hall
- The science is in — wearing masks can save lives
- PM-ILP: The newest acronym for leadership success
- Reminder: Accessibility check now required for UCOP.edu web edits
- Friday Meet-Up: Learn to navigate uncertainty and cultivate a successful path through transitions
- Use LinkedIn Learning for professional learning as a team
- Alert: Be careful about financial adviser solicitations
- Shout-Out: Lania Robinson
- Leaving UC? Here’s how to access your UCPath info
- If you're experiencing an ant problem, try these tips
September 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Why getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever in 2020
- Special event: An election like no other
- My new (ab)normal: Ginny Delaney, woodworker
- COVID-19 self-care course series begins this week
- Celebrate National Cyber Security Month with UC!
- Nominate women-identified professionals for UC WI by Oct. 14
- This Thursday: Learn about contemporary archives, security and storage
- Postponed: Explore sustainable finances and investments
- Save the date: OPSA virtual Halloween celebration
- Wednesday, Sept. 30: Join the Shakespeare Club for “Richard II”
- New, simpler performance appraisals coming in September
- Nominations are open: UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development
- Support for UCOP staff, particularly caregivers, during COVID-19
- Introducing the UC Core Competencies
- My new (ab)normal: Meredith Turner, bread baker extraordinaire
- Update: Distance learning resources
- New courses and popular series from UCOP Learning and Development
- A fight to map change: The UCSF Health Atlas reveals social inequities
- New poll reveals youth perspectives on COVID-19 and voting
- OPSA kicks off UC Undergraduate Application Series
- Have a say in your future: Make sure you’re registered to vote
- UC celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
- We want to hear about your “new (ab)normal”!
- Help get out the vote with fun social media banners and more
- UC tops the new US News & World Report rankings
- New Zoom meeting requirements for waiting room or passcode begin Sept. 27
- UC Health hospitals are recognized for LGBTQ health care equality
- Reminder: Let us know if you’d benefit from a mentor
- Celebrate Electronic Records Day with informative talks from UC experts
- Shout-Out for Kimberly Boral
- Watch UCOP trainer-recommended videos and courses on LinkedIn Learning
- 3 ways to help your child succeed at distance learning
- COVID-19 Response Open Forum canceled today and going forward
- Advisory: Recent flu vaccine survey was not from UC
- New speaker series: Caring for ourselves during COVID-19
- 4 tips for investing during a pandemic from a UCLA expert
- Job burnout is real. Is COVID-19 an opportunity for change?
- Continuing the Conversation on Race: Self-paced courses are available
- Help your community get its fair share in the 2020 census
- Infuse your career with leadership skills for today and the future
- UC’s popular Fig. 1 video series has a new website
- Cascade accessibility trainings: Keep your department website in compliance
- Join the Shakespeare Club for “Richard II”
- Reminder: The OP Staff Assembly wants to hear from you
- Become a poll worker for Alameda County
- How to have better political conversations
October 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Get ready to vote: 8 new things for the 2020 election
- Celebrate Halloween with OPSA
- My new (ab)normal: Melissa Warlick, photographer and birder
- 7 things to know about the Nov. 1 flu shot requirement — and how to report it
- LaSA hosts Dr. Carrie L. Byington
- Halogen is closing: Save your archived appraisals
- This Friday: Join BSFO for a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event
- The UCOP Mentorship Program is accepting applications
- You’re invited: President Drake to address the Commonwealth Club
- Next BSFO listening session: Finding Your Voice
- Don’t let cyber security scare you!
- Last call: Share your recipe for culture and connection
- Tips for coping with election stress
- Preview this year’s Open Enrollment
- My new (ab)normal: Allison Hill, fitness enthusiast
- Do you know where your files are?
- UC Merced hosts President Drake’s first campus visit
- Mystery Ingredient Challenge: Ingredients revealed
- Learn how to address and avoid job burnout
- Take your required STEP training and set your 2020/21 goals
- UC’s Chief Investment Officer discusses the 2020 investment landscape — including the election
- Increase your influence in any workplace relationship — in person and virtually
- New ergonomics classes for healthy working at home
- Not using pre-tax commuter benefits due to COVID-19? You’ve got time
- The next BSFO listening session will address being Black at UC
- The experts agree: Vote early
- OPSA presents advice for UC's undergraduate application
- Join the Shakespeare Club for “As You Like It”
- Our multicultural culinary celebration begins!
- BSFO launches new listening sessions to support Black staff
- Get out the vote: Poll workers needed in Alameda County
- President Drake begins consultations on possible expanded curtailment
- UCOP support services move locations in the Franklin-Broadway Campus
- Join us for a new workshop: Self-care during COVID-19
- Tuesday: Join a TEDxUNEP conversation on climate change with President Drake
- Check out these upcoming courses from UCOP Learning and Development
- Applications are now accepted for the UC Startup Innovation Challenge
- 5 things you need to know about Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters
- Get ready for the Great ShakeOut on Thursday
- How to secure your devices at home and at work
- This Friday: Join a virtual bingo game with OPSA
- Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry
- President Drake welcomes the UC community in starting the academic year
- UCLA and UC Berkeley faculty share the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
- UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force focus groups and survey
- What if 2020 is the year of “The Big One,” too?
- Celebrate Multicultural Week with culture and connection in the kitchen
- Build your knowledge of professional culture in a new live workshop
- This Friday: LaSA hosts Theresa Maldonado
- Updates and links for new STEP performance appraisal process
- Participate in a live event about the 2020 election
- Cybersecurity awareness: If you connect it, protect it!
- Get expert insight into UC’s personal insight questions
November 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Submit your questions for President Drake’s next Town Hall
- Join UC in giving blood this holiday season — supplies are critical
- Ribbon-cutting ceremony opens Franklin-Broadway Campus
- This Thursday: Attend a conversation with UC’s 2020 Nobel Prize winners
- Required performance appraisal training and goals are due this Friday
- Learn how to apply for jobs with TAM
- Join CUCSA for a systemwide town hall on Thursday, Dec. 3
- BSFO presents fabulous at-home manicures for a great cause
- Learn about undergraduate admissions selection at UC
- The Shakespeare Club continues “As You Like It”
- Friendly reminder: Please don’t send personal packages to work
- Dec. 3: Join a conversation with UC’s 2020 Nobel laureates
- Save the date for President Drake’s next Town Hall
- UCOP colleagues share their gratitude
- Introducing the University of California Health Milk Bank
- Serve your community at your Thanksgiving table
- Rachael Nava’s message to the UCOP community regarding our jobs protection and curtailment plan
- A message from President Drake about UC’s commitment to preserving jobs during the pandemic
- Last chance: Open Enrollment ends Tuesday, Nov. 24
- Deadline extended: Required STEP training and 2020/21 goals are now due Dec. 4
- Take the LinkedIn Learning challenge: 12 Days of Learning
- OPSA UC Undergraduate Application Series: Admissions Selection webinar
- Celebrate Thanksgiving with cooking videos from your colleagues
- The UC Center Sacramento presents a conversation with John A. Pérez
- New presidential policy addresses gender recognition and lived names
- My new (ab)normal: Jeane Oribello, painter and Schitt’s Creek fan
- Please share: What are you grateful for this year?
- Remember to complete your benefits enrollment by Nov. 24
- A new project management class series starts soon
- Share your favorite recipe with UCOP
- Ace Zoom meetings with a live class and self-paced resources
- Reminder: Please don’t send personal packages to work
- The Shakespeare Club continues “As You Like It”
- Matt St. Clair is named a 2020 LEED Fellow
- Celebrate Veterans Day with UC
- This Thursday: Explore the future of travel
- Reminder: Required STEP training and 2020/21 goals are due December 1
- Three former military lawyers at UCOP support UC every day
- Caregivers: Learn to care for yourself, too
- LaSA welcomes Dr. G. Cristina Mora, author of “Making Hispanics”
- Introducing NAIPISA, UCOP’s newest staff affinity group
- The Halogen system closes on Friday: Save your archived appraisals
- Apply today for the UCOP Mentorship Program
- Master SharePoint document management
- Mark your calendar for our November holidays
- A message from President Drake about the upcoming presidential election
- Open Enrollment is here through Nov. 24
- My new (ab)normal: Raphaelle Steinzig, baker
- Extension of our remote work and limited on-site operation status
- An update on the systemwide curtailment proposal
- President Drake approves extended time to use vacation leave
- Please take the UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force employee survey
- Attend a Nov. 4 post-election listening session
- Help manage stress with LinkedIn Learning resources
- Share your experiences with UC's medical services
- Are you a first-gen professional? Don’t miss this career advice
- Resources for leading remotely
- Wednesday: President Drake addresses the Commonwealth Club
- Learn more about UC’s Core Competencies
December 2020 ( View complete archive page )
- Satisfy your sweet tooth with PACSW’s favorite cookie recipes
- NAIPISA's ideas for a fulfilling winter break
- Five questions to guide your 2021 New Year’s resolutions
- Reminder: Our Link holiday schedule
- Unwrap a new creative skill over winter break
- 15 ideas for sustainable holidays
- Join the Shakespeare Club for Twelfth Night on the actual twelfth night of Christmastide!
- Attend a free virtual New Year’s Eve meditation with UCLA
- Help your family keep learning this winter
- Share your New Year’s resolutions with your colleagues
- President Drake shares his priorities and more at UCOP Town Hall
- January classes and workshops: Prepare for a productive new year
- UC’s Startup Innovation Challenge: 10 disruptive technologies
- Reminder: Winter holiday and curtailment schedule
- Here’s how to code your curtailment days on your timesheet
- Our Link holiday schedule
- Boost your career during your downtime with trainer-recommended videos and courses
- Cooking over the winter break? Share your recipes with colleagues!
- Feel and look better while supporting deserving UC students with BSFO
- Undergraduate admissions: Learn how to apply for financial aid
- Happy Holidays from President Drake
- This Friday: Virtual Town Hall with President Drake
- The 10 biggest (non-COVID) science stories of 2020
- Try the new UCPath appointment feature
- California has a new COVID-19 vaccine page
- Important year-end tax and payroll reminders
- Learn to live, work and lead as an anti-racist
- 10 tips for hosting better Zoom meetings
- Here’s what’s in store for the future of travel
- LinkedIn Learning: Courses to help you de-stress and focus
- Undergraduate admissions: Learn how to apply for financial aid
- Friendly reminder: Don’t send holiday packages to work
- UC will lead California’s rollout of CA Notify
- Last chance: Send your Town Hall questions for President Drake
- Video: In conversation with UC’s 2020 Nobel Prize winners
- A message from EVP/COO Rachael Nava on the CA regional stay home order
- UC celebrates the court order that restores DACA
- STEP, TAM and other UCPath online services unavailable from Dec. 9 – 14
- The Campus Color Line: Webinar/book talk from GUEA
- Fighting Zoom fatigue starts with you
- Have a favorite recipe? Share it with your colleagues
- Last chance to apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program
- Learn how to apply for UCOP jobs using TAM
- Join BSFO in getting fit while giving back
- Adopt-a-Family: Gifts are accepted through Dec. 11
January 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP opens Ombuds Office and welcomes interim ombudsperson Bodi Regan
- UC in the White House
- Join BSFO in celebrating Black History Month!
- UC’s unwavering commitment to sustainability
- President Drake lauds U.S. return to Paris Agreement
- Reminder: Take the UCOP COVID-19 Response Pulse Survey by Feb. 1
- New UC policy: Submit reimbursement requests within 45 days
- Continuing the Conversation on Race resumes in February
- Shout-Out for Brian Russ
- UCOP-recommended LinkedIn Learning communication courses
- Managers: New workshops for practice giving feedback
- UC’s economic impact on California hits new high of $82B annually
- The STEP checkpoint stage begins today
- Handling difficult conversations at work
- Get engaged! Take the next UCOP COVID-19 Response Pulse Survey
- Reduction of UCOP on-site services and staffing extended through March 1, 2021
- UC awards $19M in grants to support groundbreaking research to benefit Californians
- Paycheck reminders for the new year
- Live virtual workshops: Work-life balance
- Check out UCOP’s 2021 holiday calendar
- You’re invited to play bingo on Friday!
- Boost your career this year with the UC Alumni Career Network
- Read the UCOP COVID-19 Prevention Plan
- New learning opportunity: Gain leadership skills at UCOP
- UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2021-2022 budget plan
- Improve your work-from-home experience with collaborative, live workshops
- Reminder: GUEA welcomes author Amy Nickerson this Friday
- UC plans for fall 2021 in-person instruction across its 10 campuses
- New class: Stand out on LinkedIn
- UC research: The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide
- UC denounces attack on American democracy
- How UC fought COVID-19 in 2020
- Amy Nickerson to speak on the impact of policing and racial injustice
- January classes and workshops to kick off the new year
- Continuing the Conversation on Race resumes with Lisa D. Walker
- Read the Link holiday issue
- Best practices for a better email experience
- Learn how to apply for undergraduate admissions financial aid
- Reminder: Share your New Year’s resolutions with Link
February 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- BSFO Fireside Chat: President Drake and Yvette Gullatt
- Opt in to a CA or DC COVID-19 exposure notification system
- Make the most of March with virtual learning opportunities
- Provost Michael Brown to speak on being Black in higher education
- STEP checkpoint conversations are due Friday. Are you ready?
- UCOP Communications and partners win several prestigious CASE Awards
- LaSA presents Charlas de Café featuring Teresa Andrews, M.S.
- Perfect the art of calm with mindfulness training
- 6 ways to manage coronavirus depression
- Wednesday: Learn to plant a garden with a UC Master Gardener
- Learn about the latest in biotech innovation
- BSFO welcomes national experts for panel on reimagining public safety
- 10 tips for handling difficult conversations at work
- What Hollywood gets wrong (and right!) about asteroids
- UCOP is launching a COVID-19 vaccine program for staff
- Tips for having a meaningful STEP checkpoint conversation
- Celebrate Black History Month with events at all UC campuses
- Continuing the Conversation on Race presents Beyond Either/Or
- Reminder: President Drake will discuss UC priorities at the PPIC this Thursday
- Sustainability at Home: Creating a spring herb and vegetable garden
- Get ready for your STEP checkpoint with a refresher on UC’s Core Competencies
- Need help with UCOP processes? Show up for office hours.
- Find information about transgender and nonbinary health benefits
- Join your colleagues for bingo this Friday
- BSFO welcomes UC Health doctors for a COVID-19 vaccine panel on Friday
- Support students: Help double the Pell Grant!
- President Drake to discuss UC priorities at the PPIC on Feb. 18
- LaSA presents UCLA’s Matt A. Barreto on the Latino vote
- New workshop: Learn to frame conversations about race at work
- Join the LinkedIn Learning Black History Month challenge
- University of California Health creates a “vaccine superstation” in San Diego
- Join BSFO for “Soul” on Wednesday evening
- Calvin Turner named UCPath executive director
- Zoom better with new office hours and on-demand resources
- How to structure your day to feel less stressed
- President Michael V. Drake reflects on Black History Month
- 5 steps to prepare for your STEP checkpoint conversation
- Anti-racist leadership training resumes this Thursday
- Tuesday, Feb. 2: Attend the BSFO Scholarship Awards Ceremony
- Join LaSA’s Cesar Chavez Commemorative Virtual Activity Challenge
- An update on the availability of IRS Form 1095 for your 2020 taxes
- Make your remote-work experience remarkable!
- Calling all entrepreneurs: Build and sustain your own business
- UC receives most applications ever; Chicano/Latino students comprise largest proportion
- Kim Budil selected as director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- UC announces its 2021 Startup Innovation Challenge winners
March 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- UCBAC event series will highlight diverse UC leaders
- Take the UCOP Future of Work Staff Survey
- Increase Pell Grants: A growing national movement
- A message from EVP/COO Rachael Nava on COVID-19 vaccines and returning to on-site operations
- STEP appraisals: Updates for the end of 2020-21 and start of 2021-22 performance years
- Reminder: Join PACSW for slow-flow yoga at noon on Tuesday
- April virtual learning challenge: Let’s talk communication
- Join the UC Center Sacramento for two COVID-19-related events
- New security product for UCOP computers – no action required
- Get savvier with live virtual tech classes
- Celebrate Earth Month by getting your home office green-certified
- See historical photographs of César Chávez from the UC Merced library
- Friendly reminder about funding for UCOP retirement parties and gifts
- COVID-19: A year in reflections
- UCOP anti-racism efforts continue with task force discussions and new courses
- UC and the Biden administration will partner to address the climate crisis
- Celebrate Match Day with University of California Health!
- Make your WFH experience remarkable
- Wednesday: Get advice for leading through challenging times
- Tune in March 24 for Part 2 of the UC Campus Safety Symposium
- Celebrate wellness and César Chávez with LaSA
- Green Building Matters Podcast features Matt St. Clair
- Shout-Out for External Relations and Communications Colleagues
- Two masks can be better than one against COVID-19
- Reminder: Sustainable composting event this Thursday
- UCOP stands against anti-Asian violence
- Get advice for leading through challenging times
- Spark your creativity and celebrate global health
- EVP/COO Rachael Nava thanks UCOP staff for an extraordinary year
- President Drake to address Salesforce.org Innovation Leadership Forum
- Step up for your colleagues: Apply to become the next staff advisor to the UC Regents
- Extended COVID-19 relief for your Flexible Spending Accounts
- PACSW welcomes former Congressional Candidate Aimy Steele on Friday
- Learn how SEL can strengthen your workplace relationships
- Sustainability at Home: How to feed your soil with compost
- Join PACSW: Advance the role of women at UCOP
- Two upcoming courses can help boost your career
- The Shakespeare Club will read “The Tempest” on Wednesday
- Play virtual bingo with OPSA this Friday
- President Drake: Supporting our Asian colleagues and communities against violence
- UCOP affinity groups share statement on recent anti-Asian violence
- PACSW welcomes Congressional Candidate Aimy Steele of N.C.
- Watch the recording of BSFO’s Fireside Chat with President Drake and Yvette Gullatt
- University of California Health welcomes Dr. Anne Foster as chief clinical officer
- Learn new skills — design thinking and emotional intelligence
- Reminder: Reimbursement requests are due within 45 days
- Upcoming Zoom trainings and office hours
- Ergonomics and healthy working
- STEP office hours extended indefinitely
- Play virtual bingo with OPSA and other UC colleagues
- Join the Shakespeare Club for “The Tempest”
- Tuesday: President Drake headlines “Leading Through Culture” event
- President Drake: “Get vaccinated as soon as you can”
- UC students ask lawmakers to increase financial aid
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Empowering women
- President Drake will headline “Leading Through Culture” event
- An update on UC’s Pay for Family Care and Bonding program
- PACSW welcomes Lina Mendez, Ph.D., champion of student success
- UCOP colleagues are moving with LaSA — join today!
- Make your remote meetings remarkable
- New class with Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard: Using SEL to build strong relationships
- UC Travel update — survey results and more
- The Sautter IT Innovation Award Program is accepting applications
- Reminder: LaSA welcomes Teresa Andrews, M.S., this Friday
April 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- University of California Health administers its one-millionth COVID-19 vaccine
- UC marked Earth Day with a host of bold green initiatives and research
- UCLA’s Stephen Acabado unearths Philippine history through archeology
- STEP Finalize Criteria action items are due Friday: Here’s how to get help
- Apply to join the OPSA Steering Committee today
- UC commends the Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict
- Make the most of May with upcoming learning opportunities
- Wednesday: Amani M. Allen, Ph.D., M.P.H., will speak on African-American Health inequities
- New webinar: UC’s Role as a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution
- See UC students in action as they work to double the Pell!
- Sustainability at Home: Preserving your spring harvest
- LinkedIn Learning May challenge: Mindset matters
- Wednesday: Learn to “manage overwhelm” with Dr. Paula Trejo-Phillips of FSAP
- Are you ready for the fiscal close? Attend a helpful session to prepare.
- Dr. Byington reflects on a year of heartbreak and hope
- UC Global Health Day: Learn to support health equity
- Distinguished Scholars Webinar welcomes Beth Rose Middleton
- UC statement on the tragic killing of Daunte Wright
- Foster your well-being, stress relief and balance with upcoming learning opportunities
- Learn to counter microaggressions at new interactive training sessions
- You can help implement the UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force recommendations
- Reminder: Complete your STEP Finalize Criteria stage by April 30
- D-TOKs! Delete, toss, or keep stuff—Take the 21 records challenge
- Join a discussion on paid family leave with the OP Staff Assembly
- Celebrate Earth Month by getting your home office green-certified
- Join a UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force implementation workstream
- LaSA unites OP staff in celebrating César Chávez and wellness
- President Drake to moderate session on navigating racism in career advancement
- Reminder: Take the UCOP Future of Work Staff Survey by Wednesday
- Attend UC Global Health Day: Decolonizing global health to advance health equity
- New classes will focus on conflict resolution and intercultural styles
- Meet the staff advisors to the UC Regents this Wednesday
- Go beyond the basics with new advanced Zoom training
- UC retirees embrace an active lifestyle and service
- Get ready for the fiscal close with BRC training sessions
- Become Smartsheet-savvy with live and on-demand learning opportunities
- Video: President Drake speaks on Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Be cyber smart: 5 tips to protect your security
- The UCOP Future of Work Survey launches Tuesday
- Nominations are open for the UC Women’s Initiative
- New Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 relief
- We’re listening: Results from UCOP’s second COVID-19 Pulse Survey
- Federal Governmental Relations team named UCSA Ally of the Year
- Meet the staff advisors to the UC Regents next Wednesday
- Promote anti-racism at UCOP: Attend microaggressions trainings
- University of California Health soars in national rankings, including diverse enrollment
- UC Distinguished Scholars: Professor Amani M. Allen on African-American Health Inequities
- Applications close Friday: Become the next staff advisor to the UC Regents
May 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- A message from President Drake on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
- Fig. 1 presents: Here’s why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe
- Last chance: Apply for the OPSA Steering Committee
- An update on returning to the office and working remotely
- President Drake approves 2021-22 salary increases for policy-covered staff
- Take charge of your growth: UCOP opportunities
- Wednesday: Learn how volunteering can advance your career
- Save the dates: BSFO Juneteenth events
- ECAS presents award-winning filmmaker Jim LeBrecht this Wednesday
- Learn UCOP tech tools: Box, advanced Zoom, Excel techniques and more!
- Tuesday: Meet UCOP Ombudsperson Bodi Regan
- A new generation of storytellers emerges at UCLA
- Friendly reminder about funding for UCOP retirement parties and gifts
- ECAS welcomes award-winning filmmaker Jim LeBrecht
- Advice: How volunteering can advance your career
- You can help support colleagues with disabilities
- UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2021-22 revised budget
- Jenny Kao and Yvette Gullatt will join a conversation with UC’s diverse chiefs of staff
- Special UC Santa Barbara event: Creating Hope with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
- Meet UCOP Ombudsperson Bodi Regan
- Wednesday: APISA presents Dr. Lisandro E. Claudio on Philippine history
- Sign up for these classes to boost your communications skills
- Postponed: PACSW presents equity advocate Shonté Thomas
- Get ready for June learning opportunities
- Learn about cybersecurity from an FBI agent and UC expert
- OP Staff Assembly events: Support for feeling overwhelmed and bingo
- UC Merced’s Shayna Bennett grabs Grad Slam gold
- New webinar highlights Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- Upcoming courses can help boost your mental health
- Tuesday: Beth Rose Middleton will speak on Native American environmental challenges
- APISA brings more Philippine history to UCOP
- STEP Define Criteria: Goals and competencies are due May 31
- UC's fifth systemwide staff engagement survey launched May 10
- PACSW welcomes equity advocate Shonté Thomas of UC Riverside
- Managers' Corner: The People Leaders Forum kicks off next Friday
- Feeling overwhelmed? Attend this OPSA event.
- Take the UC travel survey and read the latest state-funded travel update
- The six keys to positive communication
- How much do you know about UC’s Asian American Pacific Islander community?
- 10-Second Bio: Aayush Kunwar, musician and athlete
- Game’s on for Grad Slam: UC research explained in 3 minutes
- UCOP Ombudsperson Bodi Regan will teach conflict-resolution courses
- Managers' Corner: New People Leaders Forum launches for all UCOP managers
- Wednesday: Learn about UC’s role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
- Explore Philippine history with NAIPISA and APISA — first event on Wednesday
- Become a stronger communicator with upcoming learning opportunities
- The National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences elect 36 new UC members
June 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- How research is helping win the fight for trans rights
- Last fiscal year, University of California Health delivered $3.9 billion in community benefits
- July learning opportunities start this week!
- Learn from UCOP colleagues' experience at the OPSA career panel
- President Drake speaks with Mexican counterpart at Aspen Institute Mexico
- Brent Colburn will join UCOP as senior vice president of External Relations and Communications
- Whistleblower activities at UC and the California Whistleblower Protection Act
- Juneteenth holiday timecoding
- UCOP information technology is adapting to meet new needs
- Columbia Sportswear: Summer sale and UCOP discount
- President Drake institutes Juneteenth as UC's newest holiday
- Meet Dr. Anne Foster, health equity advocate, composer and filmmaker
- UC's Children’s Hospitals soar in new ratings
- UC applauds affirmation of Title IX protections for gay and transgender students and employees
- Reminder: UCOP facility status and COVID-19 protocols
- UC introduces new family-friendly options for faculty and staff
- Boost your career with free July classes and workshops
- Seasoned UCOP staff lead OPSA Career Panel
- Calling all Pell Grant recipients: Share your story!
- Accomplish more with less: Work smarter
- New United Airlines discount
- Join BSFO for this week's Juneteenth events
- The invincible Class of 2021 share their stories
- Get the latest traveling advice from UC experts
- Information about required COVID-19 vaccinations for UCOP employees
- Retiring soon? Connect with PARRA
- Build your best future with a Pillars of Personal Leadership certification
- Navigate your career as an experienced professional
- Mark National Email Week with helpful self-paced training videos
- UC experts come together to address California wildfires
- Wednesday: Join the Shakespeare Club for a special Bloomsday reading
- How much do you know about LGBTQ at UC?
- Celebrate Juneteenth with upcoming BSFO events
- BSFO June meditation series features Lenaya Smith Crawford
- Understanding performance ratings in STEP
- Tuesday: Meet the 2021 OPSA Steering Committee candidates
- Emotional intelligence: The skill you need to up-level your career
- New webinar: Tour of web accessibility do’s and don'ts
- Shout-Out for Carolin Mathew
- Celebrate Pride Month with LinkedIn Learning
- Five ways to respond to people who don’t want the COVID-19 vaccine
- PACSW presents: Adjusting to the new normal
- Longtime UCOP colleagues will discuss their careers in new OPSA panel
- 10-Second Bio: Partha Chakraborty, street art enthusiast
- An invitation from EVP/COO Rachael Nava to comment on the draft Campus Safety Plan
- An update to the vacation accrual maximum policy
- Kick off your summer learning with Zoom, Box and more!
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Better decisions create better results
- Tips for navigating post-lockdown anxiety
- Join the Shakespeare Club for a special Bloomsday reading on June 16 at noon!
- Take a virtual tour of the Berkeley Lab 88” Cyclotron
- UC research update: Animals laugh, too
July 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Olympians seek gold at the Tokyo Summer Games
- Test your UC Olympics knowledge
- Attend an info session on UCOP's plans for the future of work
- Cheryl Lloyd named UC’s vice president for Systemwide Human Resources
- UCOP welcomes Barbara Cevallos as associate vice president and systemwide controller
- STEP for 2021-2022: New GROW framework and required training
- UC Regents approve Tuition Stability Plan
- This Wednesday: Attend the UC Wildfire Symposium
- Harness the benefits of mindfulness at this workshop
- Are you an aspiring leader? Apply for ALD!
- Have COVID-era airline credits? Learn how to use them.
- COVID-19: How UC mobilized the response of a lifetime
- Catch up with your health care: Are you up to date?
- Explore UC's record-breaking 2021 admissions offers
- Future of work information sessions start tomorrow: Register and submit your questions
- Final UC COVID-19 vaccination policy and FAQs
- Start learning in August: Live virtual professional development opportunities
- UC celebrates $15 million Mellon grant to support faculty diversity
- Explore and extend your knowledge of implicit bias
- UC Travel webinars will feature helpful info and giveaways
- Updated guidelines for UCOP business travelers
- Meet Priya Lakireddy: Incoming staff advisor to the Regents
- UCOP colleagues are helping to create an anti-racist workplace
- July 28: Join UC researchers in exploring the impact of wildfire
- An update on UCOP future of work and return to on-site operations
- Calling all aspiring leaders: Apply today for ALD!
- Learn about UC’s progress as a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution System
- UC welcomes Paul Williams as associate vice president and chief procurement officer
- Tune in to professional development: Audio content from LinkedIn Learning
- OPSA introduces new Steering Committee members and staff engagement focus
- Feeling stressed? Learn to accomplish more with less.
- How noticing emotions at work can build trust
- UC research: Don’t be alarmed by rising prices for homes, cars, and gas
- UC announces 2021-22 Board of Regents appointments
- Here’s what your colleagues are saying about LinkedIn Learning
- New course: Workplace trust and psychological safety
- UC statement on 2021 state budget agreement between Gov. Newsom and state leaders
- Learn about careers in government and policy
- Leaving UC? Here’s how to access your UCPath info
- Managers’ Corner: Learn to develop yourself and your people
- UC research: Berkeley Lab's infinitely recyclable plastic
- Join OPSA for virtual bingo
- How daydreaming may boost creativity
August 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- Get ready to vote on Sept. 14!
- 6 terms to add to your anti-racist vocabulary
- Boost your remote- and hybrid-work skills
- UCOP seeking comments on Presidential Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
- Hear UC leaders share their career journeys
- Attend the third UC Wildfire Symposium
- UC Travel webinars feature insider knowledge and giveaways
- Uncover your leadership skills with Toastmasters: Attend an open house
- Sept. 17: Join OPSA for virtual bingo
- The Shakespeare Club presents Othello on Sept. 15
- President Drake encourages the UC community to vote in the CA Gubernatorial Recall Election
- September classes for career and personal growth
- UC Library Search: Transforming inter-library lending
- Van Williams appointed as UC's next CIO and VP for ITS
- Reminder: Complete your COVID-19 Vaccination Policy compliance by Sept. 1
- UC welcomes Jose Hernandez as new regent
- Build your hybrid workplace skills with these opportunities
- Explore UC's supplemental health plans
- Meet UCSF's Diane Ngo, artist and disability advocate
- Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
- UC research: Cats prefer to get free meals
- UCOP return to on-site operations date extended to January 2022
- VIDEO: President Drake’s first-year reflections
- Due Aug. 31: STEP Checkpoint and new required training
- Catch UC's Olympic highlights from the 2020 Summer Games
- UC releases its Community Safety Plan
- UCOP COVID-19 Vaccine Policy: Compliance required by Sept. 1
- UCOP denounces violence against the AAPI community; takes steps to increase security
- 10 UC teams receive annual Sautter Awards for IT innovation
- The Innovative Learning Technology Initiative relaunches as UC Online
- Professional development opportunities for managers and staff at all levels
- PACSW presents: Parenting and the pandemic age
- Grow your social and emotional intelligence
- New webinar: Parenting + work: How to succeed
- Seven ways to fight bias in your everyday life
- 10-Second Bio: Maya Goehring-Harris, licensed pyrotechnician
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Keep calm and learn on
- The do’s and don’ts of secure file storage
- 11 great things you can do at UCPath online
- Managers’ Corner: Learn to promote psychological safety
- Sign up today for fall tech classes
- Next OPSA meeting will feature the UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group
- Cultural biases impact native fish, too
- UC Davis firefighters fight blazes around Northern California
- UC is #1 in green power usage
- Career webinar: Advice for working parents
- Why you can't sleep, and how to deal
- UCH hospitals recognized among the best in CA and nationally
- UCOP leaders will share their career journeys
- Don’t miss these fall learning opportunities
- OPSA announces new leadership and upcoming bingo sessions
- Make your meetings more effective — in person and online
- Watch now: 6 ways to be a better listener
- UCSF researchers share good news for coffee drinkers
September 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- Join President Drake in Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Football great Justin Forsett joins UC's call to Double the Pell
- Dr. Carrie Byington on California public health and her career
- UC earns accolades as a nationwide leader in sustainability
- Build your skills with October learning opportunities
- Next Tuesday: Mehrsa Baradaran, J.D., to explore racial wealth gaps
- More time to use your vacation accruals: Extension through June 30, 2022
- UC undergraduate admission: Here's how to ace the application
- Become an Excel data whiz with this new training
- Learn how to purchase software safely
- Help build a more resilient Alameda County
- New Service Desk hours begin Oct. 1
- UC earns national award for diversity and inclusion efforts
- A sneak peek of this year’s Open Enrollment
- Mehrsa Baradaran, J.D., to speak on racial wealth gaps
- Wednesday: Attend the UC Wildfire Symposium
- Test your UC Latinx knowledge
- UCAN: Championing UC’s mission in California, Washington, D.C. and beyond
- Get to the Point: Finesse your writing skills
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with UC ANR
- Meet UC Berkeley's Em Huang, identity pathfinder and volleyball coach
- Boost your hybrid workplace skills with these classes
- UC alumni can help you develop your career
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands
- Here's how to vote in Tuesday's recall election
- Third UC Wildfire Symposium will focus on wildfire's impacts on society
- This week: OPSA leadership panel and virtual bingo
- Attend the 4th Annual UC Chicanx/Latinx Leadership Summit on Monday
- New class series focuses on success in a hybrid-work environment
- Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble to speak on data discrimination
- Managers' Corner: Support your team with remote and hybrid work
- Update about email notices from WEX Health to UC employees
- UC scores top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 university rankings
- BSFO relaunches its popular meditation series
- Recharge and reset with virtual well-being classes
- Read Othello with the Shakespeare Club
- Join Toastmasters for an open house this Thursday
- Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble to speak on racial and gender data discrimination
- Reminder: Complete your COVID-19 Vaccination Policy compliance now
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Grow your executive presence
- You're invited: 4th Annual UC Chicanx/Latinx Leadership Summit
- Mark your calendar to vote next Tuesday, Sept. 14
- Take charge of your professional growth with these UCOP opportunities and resources
- Check out this month's hottest virtual classes
- UC alumni can help you level-up your career
- PACSW welcomes its newest members
- 6 ways to deal with parental burnout
- How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?
October 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- Join NAIPISA in celebrating Native American Heritage Month
- Open Enrollment begins this Thursday, Oct. 28
- UC adopts new artificial intelligence recommendations
- Tune in for BSFO Breast Cancer-focused events this week
- The results are in: UC's Systemwide Engagement Survey provides roadmap for growth
- Get ready to learn with November classes and workshops!
- Extended Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 relief available to UC employees for 2021-2022
- Newly recommended LinkedIn Learning courses from UCOP trainers
- New webinar: Managing COVID-19-related records
- Learn about the UC Undergraduate Admissions selection process
- November webinars from UCOP Procurement
- Retiring in January? The “No Lapse in Pay” option may be for you
- UC teams with Indigenous scholars to recast history of the California missions
- Join us for Multicultural Week 2021: A celebration of cultural expression
- President Drake shares his vision for UC with OurWeekly LA
- BSFO Breast Cancer Awareness Week will feature leading oncologists
- UCOP welcomes Ombudsperson Callale Concon
- An update on UCOP work arrangement eligibility, review and selection process
- Get ready for the Great ShakeOut this Thursday
- Take a fresh look at your benefits: Open Enrollment begins Thursday, Oct. 28
- Learn to build connections in a hybrid world
- Choose your UCOP leadership cohort: ALD vs. PM-ILP
- Learn tips for personal financial management
- UCOP launches data loss prevention project
- A new guide makes it easy to understand your UCOP financial requests
- Wednesday: Join the Shakespeare Club for Richard III, in two parts
- Save the Date for Multicultural Week 2021: A celebration of cultural expression
- A message from President Drake on Indigenous People's Day
- UC Berkeley’s David Card wins 2021 Nobel Prize in economics
- What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx?
- UC students, faculty and staff are required to get a flu vaccine
- UCOP welcomes Francisco Melara, complaint resolution & systemwide EEO/AA compliance specialist
- Get ready for hybrid work with targeted workshops to support every role
- NAIPISA event will explore Indigenous land acknowledgments
- Tuesday: Ace the UC Undergraduate Application personal insight questions
- Take your skills to the next level with workshops for new and advanced project managers
- Shout-Out for Barani Janakiraman and Ben Stevens
- UC celebrates its newest Nobel Prize
- UCOP launches new Office of Workplace Inclusion and Belonging
- New NAM videos feature Carrie L. Byington and other Latinx UC doctors
- The EPA recognizes UC with a Green Power Leadership Award
- Quiz: How much do you know about UC and the Nobel Prize?
- UCLA professor, UC Berkeley alums win prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grants
- Michael Mendez, Ph.D., to speak on wildfires’ impact on undocumented Latinos and Indigenous migrants
- Learn how to build trust and psychological safety at work
- Extend your understanding of implicit bias
- Increase your influence with the latest LinkedIn Learning challenge
- Thursday: Learn how to complete the UC Undergraduate Application
- Shout-Out for Lorrelie Esteban
- Join the Shakespeare Club for Richard III, in two parts
November 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- Confronting Racism speaker series: On the responsibility of dreamers
- PACSW launches Equity Chats reading group
- UC efforts reduced campus COVID-19 rates systemwide
- A message from Rachael Nava: Our chance to create change
- 7 things to know about the flu vaccine requirement — and how to report your vaccine
- Second STEP Check-in conversation due this Friday
- Reach your professional goals with December classes
- Apply for leadership training cohorts by Dec. 9
- Support BSFO scholarships with delicious See's Candy
- The California Department of Public Health shares when to get a COVID test
- Please don't send personal packages to work
- Your Thanksgiving celebration can make a difference
- Make a color-popping Thanksgiving dessert
- Host more inclusive hybrid and virtual meetings
- An update on UCOP’s planned timeframe and approach for returning on-site
- Save the dates: UCOP's 2022 holiday calendar
- Learn to reduce stress at work when the office is your home
- Here's how UCOP teams are connecting
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands
- Network maintenance planned this week in the Oakland Franklin building
- Common household noises may be stressing your dog
- Confronting Racism: Dr. Tunette Powell imagines an anti-racist university
- Open Enrollment ends Friday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m.
- Track our progress to a carbon-neutral UC
- PACSW presents: Adjusting to the New Normal – Stress Management
- Share your experiences with UC’s medical services
- There's still time to boost your skillset this year
- Learn about UCOP's leadership-development cohorts
- Survey: How are you connecting with your remote or hybrid team?
- A Veterans Day message from President Drake: Celebrating those who have served
- UC alumni will share insights into women's science careers
- Friendly reminder: Don't send personal packages to work
- Join the Shakespeare Club for the second half of Richard III
- Cheryl Lloyd named on prestigious HR list
- President Drake visits UC San Diego
- Stress less with helpful workshops and resources
- UCOP's 2021 Employee Engagement Survey results
- OPSA presents a conversation with Ombudsperson Callale Concon
- Remember to get your flu vaccine by Nov. 19
- Due Dec. 3: Second STEP Check-in conversation
- UCOP office closures for Thanksgiving and winter break
- Managers' Corner: Upcoming classes to help you thrive
- UC Alumni Career Network will feature women in science
- RPAC launches Kuali Research software
- University of California Health supports COVID-19 vaccine for children
- A UC Berkeley effort brings air purifiers to Bay Area residents in need
- GUEA introduces new Confronting Racism speaker series
- UC tops global college rankings
- If all of UC were just 100 students
- 2021 Multicultural Week highlighted diverse backgrounds through cultural expressions
- University of California Health signs Health Equity Pledge
- Reminder: COVID-19 protocols remain in effect at all UCOP facilities
- Answers to FAQs about accessible PDFs
- Leadership cohort info sessions start this week: Register today
- Boost your remote and hybrid meeting skills with new workshops
- Watch video recaps from BSFO's breast cancer awareness week
- Keep celebrating Native American Heritage Month with NAIPISA
- Tuesday: Learn about the UC Undergraduate Admissions selection process
- 10 ways to make your time matter
December 2021 ( View complete archive page )
- Town hall wrap-up: Future of Work efforts and return to on-site operations plans
- Happy Holidays from President Drake
- Meet Cheryl Lloyd, puzzle solver and football fan
- The 10 best research stories of 2021
- A message from President Michael V. Drake on COVID vaccine boosters
- UCOP COVID-19 testing program update: Interim Oakland program began Dec. 15
- New video: Watch President Drake in conversation with Chancellor May
- Reminder of UCOP office closures for winter break
- Classes to promote mindfulness and reduce stress
- Learn music, photography or other creative skills with LinkedIn Learning
- Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry
- Please give: Blood donations are greatly needed
- This Thursday: UCOP Future of Work town hall
- Kick off the new year by boosting your career
- Important year-end tax and payroll reminders
- Join CUCSA for a UC-wide town hall this Wednesday
- Connect with people-manager peers at upcoming People Leaders Forums
- Getting help from UCPath and RASC over the holidays
- Paycheck reminders for the new year
- New security banner for outside emails
- Some UC travelers can request a United Airlines MileagePlus status extension
- Choose holiday children's gifts that challenge gender stereotypes
- UCOP Future of Work town hall on Dec. 16
- UC leaders support strengthening the DACA program
- Hundreds of UC faculty named among the world’s Highly Cited Researchers
- Confronting Racism explores the immigrant experience
- PACSW Dec. 9 Equity Chat: Who wants to return to the office?
- LinkedIn Learning December challenge: 12 days of learning
- Leadership cohort applications close this Thursday
- Shout-Out for Alex Santos and Beth Kellman
- Reminder of UCOP office closures for winter break
- New travel webinars: Budget airfare and resuming international travel
- Reminder on funding for holiday parties
January 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP marks Black History Month with an array of special events
- UC awards $20M in research grants to fund climate goals and more
- Town hall recap about UCOP return to on-site work
- LaSA announces the second annual Cesar Chavez Virtual Activity Challenge
- GUEA welcomes Dr. Lok Siu on anti-Asian hate and bias
- Oakland employees: Please complete the Parking and Commute Survey by Feb. 1
- Important tax updates: W-2s and IRS form 1095
- Introducing the first UCOP Accessibility Champion Award recipients
- 3 simple strategies to build your confidence at work from LinkedIn Learning
- Free live technology classes at UCOP
- Learn how to manage your UCOP records
- UC reaches an emissions-reduction milestone
- President Drake: Let’s build a better future. Become a UC advocate.
- Celebrate Black History Month with anti-racism workshops and events
- Update on return to on-site operations, COVID-19 protocols and upcoming town hall
- Develop your career with February classes
- Oakland employees: Take the Parking and Commute Survey
- Tuesday: Anti-Asian American Pacific Islander hate in the time of COVID-19
- Data Privacy Day panel discussion will feature Safiya Noble and systemwide UC experts
- Workshops to make hybrid and remote work easier
- Making Power Moves – Women and Leadership returns in March
- A new easy way to contact the BRC for travel, purchasing and other requests
- UC celebrations of Black history, culture and social justice
- COVID-19 and Anti-Asian American Pacific Islander hate
- Save the dates for upcoming Confronting Racism events
- A message from President Drake regarding Provost Brown
- Managers’ Corner: New required STEP training to strengthen your feedback and coaching skills
- Learn to start a mindfulness practice and reduce stress
- Get — and stay — organized at work
- Tuesday: PACSW presents Dr. Monica Gandhi, UCSF
- Tips for completing UC business travel forms
- Join OPSA for virtual bingo
- Courses to support your anti-racist journey
- Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes 5-year funding compact with UC
- Explore social media's impact through “The Social Dilemma”
- Oakland employees: Look out for the Parking Demand Survey
- UCOP COVID-19 booster mandate and return to on-site operations
- OPSA presents a conversation with UCPath Executive Director Calvin Turner
- Classes to support hybrid and remote work
- A message from UC President Michael V. Drake on the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol
- Managers’ Corner: Learn to support employees in returning to the office
- PACSW presents Women We Admire: Dr. Monica Gandhi
- Join the BRC Community of Practice
- Get advice for navigating the college financial aid process
- Dr. Monica Gandhi to speak on COVID-19 and her medical career
- 4 ways to promote work-life balance at home
- Spread joy, not COVID, in the new year
- January classes: Kick off 2022 with professional development
- New classes focus on getting — and staying — organized at work
- OPSA presents a college financial aid workshop
- New mileage reimbursement rates
- UC Berkeley senior is the campus’ first student to be admitted while incarcerated
- UC San Diego takes blood cells to the final frontier
- Read the Link holiday issue
February 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- UC receives the most student applications in its 154-year history
- UCOP introduces targeted resources to support new hires and their teams
- UC Women’s Initiative: Nominations are open for the 2022 cohort
- Show your support for climate-focused research
- Additional Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 relief
- Reminder: Share your feedback on the Open Enrollment website and mailing
- UC is a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Managing your time
- Save the dates for Women's History Month events
- You're invited to a CUCSA meeting on March 9
- Returning to on-site operations: Help with records management
- Learn to be a savvier traveler
- Redesigned UC website shows the impact of our 10-campus system
- Watch President Drake's newest video interview
- UCOP Black History Month events continue
- University of California Health recognized for achievements in climate sustainability
- Meet Learning & Organizational Development Specialist Oscar Lara
- UCOP colleagues share why they support LaSA's Cesar Chavez Challenge
- Due March 31: STEP Finalize Criteria
- The UCOP face-covering requirement is still in effect
- Take advantage of professional development offered through UCOP
- UCOP departments can now access QuestionPro, a data-driven survey and analysis tool
- Meet the staff advisors to the Regents this Thursday
- Last chance to register for Making Power Moves: Women and Leadership
- Explore climate and environmental justice with BSFO
- Share your feedback on the Open Enrollment website and mailing
- Attend a virtual open house with the staff advisors to the Regents
- Updated COVID-19 Testing Program starts this week in Oakland
- UC partners with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to sponsor biomarker testing bill
- Feeling stressed? These resources can help.
- Register soon for Making Power Moves: Women and Leadership
- Level-up your tech skills with upcoming classes
- Staff Snapshot: UC Riverside's Janine Almanzor, phytophile and runner
- The extraordinary life of John Wesley Gilbert, the first Black archaeologist
- Two athletes with UC ties head to Beijing for the Winter Olympics
- LaSA's Cesar Chavez Activity Challenge starts this week
- Ola Popoola: How Toastmasters has boosted my career
- Tuesday: Explore the Newark Museum of Art with BSFO
- The Confronting Racism speaker series presents Dr. Lok Siu this Thursday
- LinkedIn Learning February challenge: Black History Month
- Support for hybrid and remote work
- Manager resources: Returning to the office and more
- Four ways nature can protect your well-being during a pandemic
- Understanding meals and incidentals for business travel
- Celebrating Black History Month at the University of California
March 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- Join UC Davis for a special event featuring author Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D.
- ECAS Diversity Speaker Series will feature "Black Before Blue"
- Meet 4 women who support UCOP technology
- STEP Finalize Criteria due this Thursday
- Oakland staff: EMS available Apr. 4 to reserve hoteling workspaces and meeting rooms
- Build your EDI knowledge with upcoming training opportunities and resources
- Women’s ballot box clout
- Shout-Out for the women of the Enterprise Shared Services team
- Be careful about financial adviser solicitations
- Social-emotional learning opportunities at UCOP
- Celebrating the legacy of César Chávez at the University of California
- Attend the OPSA Career Panel on April 19
- STEP Finalize Criteria is due March 31
- New Confronting Racism event: Tools and Strategies for Transforming Our Institution
- Women's History Month events continue with documentary screening and mental wellness experts
- Oakland staff: Why your assigned set-up day matters and when you can return to on-site work
- Start learning in April with free UCOP classes for all career levels
- Deadline extended for the UC Women’s Initiative
- IT service delivery changes
- Shout-Out for Molly Greek
- Why Congress is moving forward from turning the clocks forward
- Video: 3 UC presidents discuss challenges and legacies
- An update on UCOP’s efforts towards an anti-racist workplace
- Laphonza Butler leads this week's Women's History Month events
- President Drake: A statement on legislation protecting UC Berkeley enrollment
- UC Health receives grant funding for COVID-19 data research
- Wednesday: Learn to make power moves during the pandemic
- Reach for the STARs: Apply to become the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- Safety reminders and new security measures for all UCOP staff
- Boost your tech skills with spring classes
- Apply today for the UC Women's Initiative
- Shout-Out for Regana Staccato-Johnson, Jenny Zhang and Lily Dimitrova
- Avoid sending bulk email that looks “phishy”
- OPSA presents a virtual happy mixology hour this Friday
- PACSW's Women We Admire welcomes Regent Emerita Laphonza Butler
- UC is a top producer of Fulbright students
- Richard Leib assumes chair of the Board of Regents duties
- Resources for managing stress and anxiety
- Upload your COVID-19 booster info by March 15
- Level-up your remote or hybrid work experience
- Write Right: Boost your communication skills
- Mail Services for the Franklin-Broadway Campus will resume regular services on May 1
- Attend the CUCSA town hall on March 9
- Join OPSA for a virtual happy mixology hour
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands
April 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- Thursday: Damon Tull and Yvette Gullatt will introduce I2E2
- UC Votes: Get ready for the CA primary
- Oakland staff: Here's how to reserve hoteling workspaces and meeting rooms
- VIDEO: Watch President Drake speak at the #SpeechMatters conference
- New course: Tools for Adapting to Change
- Climate resilience at UCOP
- Build stronger connections at work with courses on SEL and DEI
- Join the OPSA Steering Committee
- Boost your tech skills
- President Drake reflects on Earth Day
- Thursday: Samir Gambhir explores the roots of structural racism
- Set SMART goals for the 2022-2023 performance year
- UC Health hospitals join forces to fight pancreatic cancer
- Tuesday: Longtime UCOP colleagues will speak about their careers
- Save the date for UC Global Health Day: May 7, 2022
- Reschedule notice: Trust and Psychological Safety in the Workplace
- Sign up for May classes at UCOP
- "SpeechMatters": A new podcast from the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
- Celebrating Earth Month at UCOP
- Shout-Out for Yem Ling Fong
- Confronting Racism: Imagining an anti-racist UC and the roots of structural racism
- President Drake gets personal in new UCLA video
- How ‘good fire’ can help protect California’s forests
- Friday, April 15, is the deadline to file 2021 Health FSA claims
- This Wednesday: AAPIs in UC Leadership — Challenges and Opportunities
- Retiring on July 1? Now’s the time to apply on UCRAYS
- New recognition program: 2022 UC Tech Awards
- Lucy Tseng reflects on her time as staff advisor to the UC Regents
- UCOP colleagues will share insights into their careers at UC
- The Center for Project Management will lead upcoming workshops at UCOP
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champion Award recipients
- President Drake to speak at UC #SpeechMatters conference this week
- APISA special event will address representation in UC leadership
- Rankings recognize UC Health’s schools as national leaders
- UCOP welcomes Lalitha Sankaran as director of the Office of Workplace Inclusion and Belonging
- What to do if you're the victim of a cyberattack or notice suspicious online activity
- New classes can improve your hybrid or remote work experience
- The UC Alumni Career Network investigates the "Great Resignation"
- Level-up your skills with tech courses at UCOP
- No more "click here": Amy Chen shares why descriptive link text is important
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Celebrating the Earth
- Join OPSA for virtual bingo
May 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- BSFO will celebrate Juneteenth with films, scholars and more
- Support UC's LGBTQIA+ community
- Oakland staff relocate wild ducklings
- Reminder: UCOP's modified COVID-19 protocols began May 31
- Build your leadership skills while serving colleagues on the OPSA Steering Committee
- Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard returns with course on using SEL to build strong relationships
- UC launches the Center for Climate, Health and Equity
- New course: Learn to manage change and transitions
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Maximize your energy
- UC joins the STEMM Equity Achievement Change program to advance diversity and access
- Wednesday: Join UCOP colleagues for community conversations
- Learn how COVID-19 has affected students’ mental health
- Share your feedback: Take the UCnetwork reader survey
- Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month this Tuesday
- Regent José Hernandez tells youth to ‘dream big’
- Register today for June courses and workshops
- Turn your data into a compelling narrative
- New webinars will focus on work and pleasure travel
- Apply to join the OPSA Steering Committee today
- UC Irvine Chancellor Gilman speaks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy during AAU event
- Promising young scholars will represent UC at a Nobel conference in Germany
- What to do if you test COVID-positive or are in close contact with someone who's positive
- Gov. Newsom proposes significant new investments in UC
- APISA celebrates AAPI heritage with boba gathering and more
- Support anti-racism at UCOP by taking an impactful workshop
- UC experts will share how COVID-19 has affected students' mental health
- Growing our own: Developing a faculty that reflects California
- Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by becoming more informed
- Upcoming tech classes: MS Access, Excel data analysis, Smartsheet and more
- Learn how to use the new Oakland conference room technology
- Feedback requested: Guidelines on Community Safety Vehicles, Uniforms and Equipment (VUE)
- Abby Norris: How Toastmasters boosted my career
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands
- Grad Slam delivers promising research you can remember (and explain)
- Learn how to help make UC more electronically inclusive
- New webinar series: COVID-19's impact on students
- Tuesday: Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with “The Donut King” and APISA
- STEP Define Criteria: Goals and competencies are due May 31
- Oakland employees: Sign up for monthly or daily parking by June 1
- Share your feedback on proposed changes to the Presidential Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
- Explore UC’s competencies through new LinkedIn Learning collections
- New courses can help you excel at navigating change
- Green your return to the office
- Next Monday: Explore diverse career paths with the UC Alumni Career Network
- A message from President Drake about Systemwide Title IX Director Suzanne Taylor
- UC announces Native American Opportunity Plan
- Grad students prepare to wow with 3-minute research talks
- Explore diverse career paths with the UC Alumni Career Network
- UCOP has relaxed COVID-19 protocols as of May 2
- New meeting scheduling practices: Breaks to support employee well-being
- Use your vacation time! The temporary accrual maximum ends June 30
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Cultivate resilience
- APISA presents “The Donut King”
- Start learning this month with May courses
- Attend a fiscal close clinic
- 6 UC professors earn 2022 Carnegie fellowships
June 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- UC responds to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
- Reflecting on Title IX
- Cal's famous falcons take flight
- OPSA welcomes new Steering Committee Members
- CIO Jagdeep Singh Bachher leads conversation on the current economic climate
- Take advantage of Gartner learning resources
- Shout-Out for the Oracle depreciation system replacement team
- Get ready for July classes and workshops
- UC Children's Hospitals receive top 10 ratings in California and the Pacific Region
- The (incredible) value of a UC degree
- Take the UCnetwork reader survey
- Voting ends Tuesday for OPSA Steering Committee candidates
- Recognizing Vice President Cathryn Nation’s dedication and service
- UCOP Mentorship Program: Applications will open soon!
- This Wednesday: Learn how to bring your "self" to work
- New mileage reimbursement rate
- Shout-Out for Partha Chakraborty and Kai Deng
- Thursday: Learn about a new fare from Southwest Airlines
- Tell us about your LinkedIn Learning experience
- President Drake: 50 years of advocating for gender equality
- PACSW to feature former Regent Cecilia Estolano
- Join BSFO in celebrating Juneteenth this week!
- The unstoppable Class of 2022
- You may be eligible to retroactively use 2021 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
- Meet UC Berkeley's Ruben E. Canedo
- Get the most from UCOP tech tools
- Learn to hone your project management skills
- Learn how to bring your “self” to work
- Academic Senate leadership announcements
- Oakland employees: Franklin-Broadway campus parking deadlines and FAQs
- Shout-Out for the FIS IT Team
- June 7 is Election Day: Make your vote count!
- APISA delights UCOP colleagues with heritage celebrations
- Join President Drake in celebrating 50 years of Pell Grants
- Alameda County reinstates mask mandate for indoor spaces, including Oakland
- Wednesday: Explore living authentically in higher ed with UCOP Pride
- Juneteenth events begin next Monday with a screening of “Our America: Black Freedom”
- Meet (and vote for) OPSA Steering Committee candidates
- UC offers new options for auto, home and renter’s insurance
- Take your career to the next level
- STEP Define Criteria: Goals and competencies are now past due
- Important information about whistleblower activities at UC and the California Whistleblower Protection Act
- Join OPSA for virtual bingo
July 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- UC leaders present plan to enroll thousands more California students
- President Drake and Richard Leib on UC's new regents
- Meet Merhawi Tesfai, UC's 49th student regent
- Temporary COVID-19 guidance for UCOP-sponsored events and meetings
- UCOP announces new opportunities to recognize employees and boost morale
- Learn to deliver more compelling presentations
- For managers: Learn best practices for successful employee onboarding
- Advice for early-career employees
- UCOP Sustainability Employee Resource Group announces new co-chairs and Friday meeting
- Additional states added to travel restrictions
- UC Travel Supplier Town Halls continue with United Airlines
- Growing new physicians in the Central Valley
- Community Safety Plan progress report
- UCOP shares what to read, watch & stream
- Chart your next move with benefits roadmaps
- New IT service offering: LastPass
- Apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program today
- Build your skills with UCOP summer classes
- State-funded travel restrictions update
- Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage
- Meet Jo Mackness, staff advisor designate to the Regents
- Dr. Maddie Deutsch of UCSF on gender-affirming care
- The UC Alumni Career Network offers new webinars
- Share what you're reading, watching and listening to this summer
- What to know about the Supreme Court's ruling against the EPA
- Host more inclusive hybrid and virtual meetings
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Become a master of change
- UC Travel Supplier Town Hall series begins July 20
- Play bingo this Friday with OPSA
- President Drake applauds the 2022-23 California budget
- UC joins forces with the California Secretary of State to facilitate student voting
- In fiscal year 2020-2021, UC Health delivered billions in community benefits
- UC announces Board of Regents chair and vice chair, committee leadership appointments for 2022-23
- UC Health joins national pledge to decarbonize the health sector and boost climate-change resilience
- UCOP Oakland offices are returning to the “get up, mask up” protocol
- President Drake approves 2022-23 salary increases
- Become a better project manager
- 37 new skills you can learn on LinkedIn Learning
- UC Travel shares tips for summer travelers
- Shout-Out for Wendy Rager
- Play bingo with OPSA on July 15
August 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- All UC undergrad campuses are among the world’s best colleges
- Emergency resources through your UC benefits
- ME@UCOP: Training for new people managers
- New UC Health initiative supports inclusive leadership for women
- Tuesday: OPSA follow-up session on the Employee Engagement Survey town hall
- Complete your STEP Check-in by this Wednesday, Aug. 31
- Last chance to apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program
- UC Travel Supplier Town Hall series welcomes Amtrak
- How to stay safe in a heat wave
- New Fig. 1 video: Heat waves aren’t going away
- Celebrating the 2022 UC Tech Award winners
- Employee Engagement Survey town hall wrap-up and links
- New workshop: Basic Safety Awareness
- Tuesday: Learn how to network, in person or online
- Sign up for or change your voluntary insurance coverage
- Staff Snapshot: Haleemat Fa-Yusuf, lifelong learner, immigrant and mom
- Register today for September classes and workshops
- Apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program by Aug. 31
- Meet colleagues and enjoy the community garden in Oakland
- Thursday: Attend a town hall on UCOP’s responses to the 2021 Systemwide Engagement Survey
- Explore implicit bias with your UCOP colleagues
- UC offers admission to more California students
- Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh appointed director of UC Observatories
- Learn how to use and get the most from Smartsheet with a live virtual course
- UC Travel Supplier Town Hall series continues with Southwest Airlines
- More evidence that California weather is trending toward extremes
- Help out with the new UCOP Oakland community garden
- This Friday: Play virtual bingo with OPSA
- Learn to protect yourself during an active-shooter situation
- Answers to questions about MPX (monkeypox)
- Reminder: Employee Engagement Survey results town hall with EVP & COO Rachael Nava
- Apply by Aug. 31: UCOP Mentorship Program
- UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman meets with Vice President Kamala Harris
- Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
- Managers' Corner: Make your employee onboarding even more successful
- Build and strengthen connections in our hybrid workplace
- Reduce office stress by expressing gratitude
- UC Santa Cruz student named a Top 50 hacker
- Play bingo with OPSA on August 19
- UC hospitals lead California and the nation
- New video to attract UC talent
- STEP Check-in due August 31
- Save the date: Employee Engagement Survey town hall with EVP/COO Rachael Nava
- Learn about LastPass — UCOP's new password manager
- August opportunities for professional growth
- Oakland paid parking program began Aug. 1; free parking has ended
- Marin County Fire Department and UC Berkeley promote diversity and new tech in firefighting
- Shout-Out for the Infrastructure Services teams
- The 20 most popular LinkedIn Learning courses this year
September 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- From President Drake: My priorities for the future
- The UC people inspired by Hispanic heritage
- Sneak peek: Get ready for 2023 Open Enrollment
- UCOP resources are available to support you
- Professor Douglas Haynes appointed vice provost for Academic Personnel and Programs
- Upcoming UC professional development opportunities
- Thursday: Learn to protect yourself with basic safety awareness
- Get started with Gartner learning resources
- Boost your communication skills!
- Help BSFO raise money for student scholarships
- Jose Pablo Ortiz-Partida, Ph.D., will speak on environmental justice
- The OPSA UC Undergraduate Admissions Series kicks off this Thursday
- UCOP leaders will share their career journeys on Oct. 5
- APISA presents author Catherine Ceniza Choy, Ph.D.
- Explore the policy implications of California’s fall elections
- Get ready for October classes and workshops
- New Dual Admission pilot program will help more students transfer to UC
- Sign up for a safety awareness class led by Melissa Collins
- Video: Jamal Collins explains UC's new tuition plan
- UC ANR Hispanic Heritage Month events start this week
- New entertainment and meal allowance rates
- You're invited to play bingo with OPSA this Friday
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Richmond, California
- UC’s investment assets close the fiscal year at $152 billion
- How UC helps families pay for college
- Join UC ANR in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
- New classes: Become a better communicator
- UC nabs top spots in 2022-23 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
- UC Vita adds vitality to health plans
- Attend the CUCSA town hall on Wednesday
- Learn about UC admissions and financial aid in these unprecedented times
- Boost your Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Join the Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters Club for an open house in October
- Play bingo with OPSA on Sept. 23
- UC Travel Supplier Town Hall series welcomes Marriott Hotels and more
- Join CUCSA for a town hall and professional development events
- UC stands out in serving students and the nation
- Sign up for September classes & workshops
- UCOP mask protocol changing to strongly recommended beginning Sept. 6
- Apply soon for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PLSF)
- Meet the newest members of UCOP’s Oakland security team
- New course: Learn how to combat imposter syndrome
- Be more productive with the September LinkedIn Learning Challenge
- Gerrymandering affects outcomes in swing states
October 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- Celebrate Día de los Muertos with LaSA
- Katherine S. Newman appointed as provost of the UC system
- Equity Chat: The impact of UCLA leaving the Pac-12 Conference
- Jorge Silva joins UCOP as AVP for communications
- Attend BSFO Health Wellness Week focused on breast and prostate cancer
- Celebrate Electronic Records Day by understanding the digital transformation
- Register today for November classes and workshops
- Reminder: Take the STEP survey today!
- OPSA shares popular event videos and announces next month’s program
- Increase engagement during virtual meetings with Zoom Whiteboard
- CUCSA shares how to leverage volunteer service for professional advancement
- Shout-Out for Mark Turner
- The UC Center Sacramento explores the future of water in California
- How UC students are unlocking the voting power of California youth
- Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- Astronaut Regent Hernández on realizing his dream
- Take control of your health: Open Enrollment is just around the corner
- Sign up for a flu shot in Oakland this Wednesday
- Tell us what you think! Take the STEP survey
- Día de los Muertos celebrations begin next week!
- Join the Center for Project Management in upcoming workshops
- PM-ILP: Training for new and aspiring people managers
- Build your tech skills with upcoming classes
- VIDEO: Watch a recording of undergraduate admissions insights
- The UC Center Sacramento focuses on extreme heat
- Play bingo with OPSA this Friday
- Make your voice heard this November
- California public higher education leaders unite to support DACA
- UCOP launches 3Practice Circle sessions to inspire open conversation
- Meet UCOP: Q&A with Ombudsperson Callale Concon
- Get your flu shot! Oakland clinics start this week
- Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 relief extended to Dec. 31, 2022
- BASC brings UCSF Facilities Services onboard to provide custodial services in Oakland
- Tough conversations, effective writing and other critical communication skills
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Growing your professional presence
- Celebrate Filipino American History Month on Tuesday
- VIDEO: Come out on UCPath and be counted
- PACSW presents an Equity Chat on UCLA leaving the Pac-12
- Join LaSA in celebrating Día de los Muertos
- President Drake recognizes foster youth and outstanding student leaders
- Staff Snapshot: Dennis McIver, 2022 CUCSA chair
- UCOP leaders will share their stories this Wednesday
- Flu season is here! Come to an Oakland vaccine clinic or get your shot locally
- UCOP increases the STAR award maximum for the 2022-2023 fiscal year
- Build your skills with October classes at UCOP
- Managers' Corner: The project-management skills you need
- The UC Alumni Career Network explores gender at work
- Join APISA in celebrating Filipino American History Month
- BSFO's fundraising season is now in progress
- Save the date for UCOP Pride's National Coming Out Day event
- Spanish-language Hispanic Heritage Month events kick off this week
November 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Health launches new Long COVID education resource to expand access to care
- Last chance to share your Town Hall questions
- PM-ILP: Learn to be an impactful people manager
- Tuesday: Explore the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Share your feedback on proposed updates to the Presidential Policy on Sustainable Practices
- Boost your skills with these December classes
- There's still time to join Oakland colleagues in giving back
- Next APISA meeting will focus on New Year's celebration and future of work
- Join systemwide staff leaders for updates and opportunities to connect
- Learn how to apply for and manage research, training or public-service grants
- The LinkedIn Learning courses your colleagues recommend
- Protect your data when you leave UC
- Get your flu shot by Dec. 1
- UC veterans: Serving our country and our university
- Last call for 2022 professional development
- Share your questions for President Drake
- Explore the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Complete your STEP Check-in by Dec. 2
- New learning cohort focuses on mindfulness meditation
- UCOP colleagues are giving back — here's how to join them
- CUCSA teaches staff leaders how to use assessments
- Shout-Out for Barbara Heilmann
- Support BSFO with delicious See's candies
- Columbia Sportswear discount in Richmond, California
- UCOP Town Hall with President Drake: Save the date and share your questions
- Open Enrollment ends this Friday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m.
- Join NAIPISA's Native American Heritage Month events
- UCOP office closures for Thanksgiving and winter break
- UCOP employee resource groups unite in support of local charities
- Take the UCOP Operations and ITCS Client Satisfaction Survey
- Updated guidance on UC Travel Policy for remote and hybrid work arrangements
- Build dialogue with colleagues at a 3Practice Circle session
- Advancing Faculty Diversity Program builds a community of practice
- Making Power Moves: Women and Leadership course returns in January
- Shout-Out to Marie Hairston and the SWHRI team
- Tuesday, Nov. 8, is the day: Go vote!
- UC leaders provide insights at global climate summit
- Navigate a new workplace as a seasoned professional
- Roqua Montez joins UCOP as director of media relations and press secretary
- Your next STEP Check-in is due Dec. 2
- Federal student loan relief update
- New workshop: Building Relationships and Managing Conflict
- New and aspiring people managers: Check out PM-ILP
- UCOP makes sustainable upgrades to the Oakland Franklin building
- Learn how to apply for and manage research, training or public-service grants
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champion Award recipients
- Join BSFO and friends for holiday volunteer events
- Shout-Out for Alina Tejera
- Open Enrollment is here!
- Meet the UC staff who are getting out the vote
- November classes start this week
- UCGHI joins UCOP and announces its new director
- UC Experience Conversations: Enhancing the workplace experience, one conversation at a time
- GUEA explores what to expect with the 2022 elections
- UCOP External Relations and Communications wins several prestigious CASE Awards
- Last chance: Share your feedback on the STEP performance appraisal process
- Tuesday: Decorate sugar skulls with LaSA
- BASC begins fire alarm system upgrade in Franklin building
- UC Travel hosts new webinars for personal and business travel
- Learn how surveillance data can help protect public health
- Join OPSA & UC colleagues for bingo on Friday
December 2022 ( View complete archive page )
- Save the date for a systemwide UC Town Hall with President Drake
- President Drake shares celebratory end-of-year video
- UC announces $80 million grant program for climate action
- 12 incredible UC research breakthroughs in 2022
- Staff Snapshot: Pheather R. Harris, STEM diversity trailblazer
- Hundreds of UC faculty named among the world’s most influential researchers
- UCOP welcomes Systemwide Chief Information Security Officer Jayesh Panchal
- New classes added: January 2023 professional development
- UCOP Technology Delivery Services releases annual review
- Message to the UC Community on UC-UAW Tentative Agreement
- LinkedIn Learning wellness classes: Reset for the new year!
- Big Ten Conference: UCLA directed to provide student-athlete support
- President Drake addresses more than 1,100 staff at UCOP Town Hall
- UCOP holds first ERG Summit
- Go paperless with UCPath
- UC expands family care and bonding program
- Julie Lewis joins UCOP as Systemwide Title IX director
- UC and United Auto Workers enter private mediation
- UC Santa Cruz alumna fights for inclusive science and tribal knowledge
- Get a jump on the new year: Register for January classes today
- Boost your tech and project management skills
- Connect with colleagues at OPSA engagement meeting and virtual bingo
- Learn sustainable gift wrap tips from SERG
- Fresh gift ideas that show your UC pride
- Attend a UCOP Town Hall with President Drake this Thursday
- Apply today for PACSW's women's leadership course
- Feel-good holiday recipes from throughout UC
- Dr. Carrie Byington to step down as EVP of UC Health
- Share your experience with UCOP Operations and ITCS by Friday
- Reminder of UCOP office closures for winter break
- People management cohort applications are accepted through Thursday
- New six-week course focuses on mindfulness meditation
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champion Award recipients
- Share your traditions at the December OPSA staff engagement meeting
- Learn DIY gift wrap tips at the SERG hybrid holiday party
- Join OPSA & UC colleagues for bingo on Dec. 16
January 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- Save the Date: UCOP launches Leading Toward Equity conversations
- Celebrate Black History Month with CUCSA and events throughout UC
- Yvette Gullatt shares what it means to be a Hispanic-Serving System
- Last chance to submit questions for President Drake's systemwide UC Town Hall
- A message from President Drake on racial violence and Tyre Nichols
- Update on our UCOP Future of Work program
- Get involved at UCOP by joining an Employee Resource Group
- Learn to protect yourself with safety courses from UCOP
- Annual review of the UCOP User Agreement: Signature required via DocuSign
- Managers: Find out how to add a UC intern to your team this summer
- 9 ways UC is working to cultivate a university as diverse as the state itself
- Applications are open for the next UC student regent
- Explore the "revolving door" between the streets and emergency room for unhoused people
- Climate resilience projects take root across California
- Share your questions for President Drake
- Staff Snapshot: Jeff Girod, UC advocate and skateboarder
- APISA presents healing circle and open forum on Monterey Park this Wednesday
- ECAS and Pride to present stories of transgender experiences
- Paycheck reminders for the new year
- Sign up for February classes and workshops
- UCOP HR launches new UCOP job description system
- Annual survey for UC's systemwide travel program
- New learning certificate: Data Analysis Series
- Tuesday: Join LaSA for a mixer & mini bake sale in Oakland
- Watch a recording of Jamal Collins explaining UC undergraduate financial aid
- Gartner's 7 must-read business books for 2023
- CUCSA to host systemwide Black Staff Leadership Roundtable
- ECAS and Pride present transgender experiences
- Emergency resources from UC's benefit plans
- Share your opinions about UC medical benefits and services
- UC enhances pay transparency for all recruitments and positions
- Next week: Join LaSA for a community conversation and Oakland mixer
- Celebrate the Lunar New Year with help from APISA
- Upcoming tech classes: Advanced Zoom, Box fundamentals and Outlook
- Connect with colleagues and expand your awareness
- New mileage reimbursement rate
- UC Center Sacramento speaker series focused on homelessness starts this week
- APISA - Tsai & Yang at the Movies - “Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words”
- UC Davis researchers study telemedicine for cats
- Share your questions for the systemwide UC Town Hall with President Drake
- UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2023-24 budget proposal
- UC awards $16.4M in grants to address climate change, health inequities
- UCOP employee volunteers give back to the East Bay community
- Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with "I Have a Dream" recitation
- APISA shares ideas for celebrating the Lunar New Year
- Build dialogue with colleagues at a 3Practice Circle session
- New IT service offerings for software selection
- How to maintain your UCOP devices and equipment
- Wednesday: Join systemwide staff leaders for updates and opportunities to connect
- Three upcoming classes can support your well-being in the new year
- Become an expert on UC undergraduate financial aid
- New Wednesday OPSA meeting time and Friday staff association bingo
- Kick off the new year with UCOP professional development
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions
- Weather the rain with PACSW's home-cooked soup recipes
- New Presidential Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
- University of California graduate student workers end strike, ratify three-year contracts
- Last Pass security incident: Action required
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: New Year Learner
- Learn how to apply for UC undergraduate financial aid
- Free, at-home COVID tests are available
- New OPSA staff engagement meeting time
- Join OPSA & UC colleagues for bingo on Jan. 13
February 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- President Drake addresses thousands at his first-ever systemwide Town Hall
- Watch Van Williams, Pamela Brown and Andenet Emiru discuss equity
- Celebrate Women’s History Month with PACSW and UCOP colleagues
- Recording available: Future of Work Phase 2 Town Hall
- Apply today for the UC Women’s Initiative
- Departing Staff Advisor Priya Lakireddy on finding your place at UC
- New course: Language and Leadership with Nicole Williams Browning, Ed.D.
- Be a more effective communicator with these courses
- Box Classifications are now live
- How California became a food and wine lover's dream
- Is that a persistent cold, bad allergies… or long COVID?
- Feb. 21: Future of Work Town Hall featuring UCOP leadership
- Friday: UC Town Hall featuring President Drake and the staff advisors
- 17 UC faculty awarded 2023 Sloan Research fellowships
- New COVID-19 reporting form and more important updates
- Meet and greet with Priya Lakireddy and Jo Mackness, staff advisors to the UC Regents
- PACSW Women We Admire: Katherine Newman, UCOP provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs
- Sign up today for March classes and workshops
- It's tax time: Get the information you need
- Check out the UCOP Project Management Collection
- Managers’ Corner: Learn about UCOP’s Compensation Equity Review Program
- Explore a public health perspective on prison health conditions
- Join colleagues for a Warriors game on March 13
- The Council of African American Parents: Developing scholars of the African Diaspora
- Tune in to the Feb. 24 Town Hall with President Drake
- BSFO Black History Month events continue this week
- Reminder: Register for next week’s UCOP leader-hosted FOW Town Hall
- Wednesday: Leading Toward Equity features Van Williams, Pamela Brown and Andenet Emiru
- Introducing Accolade, the health care advocate for UC Care, UC Health Savings Plan and CORE members
- Become an expert communicator with these courses
- Panel will explore solutions to chronic homelessness in California
- Classes to help you make the most of UCOP's tech tools
- 7 ways to improve your relationships with coworkers
- Learn the building blocks of emotional intelligence
- Join OPSA & UC colleagues for bingo on Feb. 17
- BSFO kicks off Black History Month events this week
- UCOP leaders to host FOW Town Hall on Feb. 21
- Leading Toward Equity conversations begin Feb. 15
- Apply to become the next staff advisor to UC Regents
- 2021 Employee Engagement Survey Town Hall questions and answers
- Meet UCOP’s Oakland security team
- Last chance: Connect with your colleagues through a 3Practice Circle session in Oakland
- Employee Resource Group info session, volunteer opportunity and employee events
- Managers’ Corner: Learn how to manage staff leaves and accommodations
- LinkedIn Learning challenge: Relationships matter
- UCCS explores structural solutions to homelessness
- Save the Date: Join UC colleagues for a night with the Golden State Warriors
- Courtyard Marriott Oakland Downtown offers February specials
March 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- The University of California is born
- EPIC week events: Connect with UCOP colleagues
- Meet four amazing women in UCOP technology
- UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force update: Video recording
- Shift your calendar for anchor-day meetings
- Rachelle Rogers-Ard presents new anti-racism course
- Oakland staff: Hoteling and meeting room reservation best practices
- LaSA to present Professor Lupe Gallegos-Diaz and Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz
- Wednesday: PACSW welcomes reproductive justice expert Michele Bratcher Goodwin
- Get your files in order: April is Records Management Month
- Register by March 29 for the UC Cyber Security Summit
- Managers' Corner: Learn to navigate difficult conversations
- What ChatGPT means for the ecosystem of information and disinformation
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Richmond, California
- From President Drake: Celebrating Women’s History Month
- Join us for UCOP Community and Connection events
- Mark your calendar for EPIC week at UCOP: April 3-7
- Reminder: UCOP Anti-Racism Task Force update on Tuesday
- Oakland staff: Help us prepare office spaces for April 3
- Action required: New Abusive Conduct in the Workplace training
- Learn all about Accolade: Live webinars on March 22 and 23
- UC Women’s Initiative: Apply or nominate someone by March 24
- Trust in your potential: Apply to be the next staff advisor to the UC Regents
- Retiring on July 1? Starting April 1, you can apply for retirement with “no lapse in pay”
- Mark your calendar for April classes and workshops
- LaSA welcomes Lupe Gallegos-Diaz on March 28
- Learn why you should join staff leadership, and how to get started
- Shout-Out for the Technology Delivery Services Financial Applications, Infrastructure Services and Security teams
- New Future of Work Phase 2 toolkit provides helpful information, tips and resources
- Attend an Anti-Racism Task Force update on March 21
- Join PACSW: Advance the role of women at UCOP
- Sharon Adesokan is UCOP’s first health care facilitator
- Meet California’s next wave of dedicated physicians
- New anti-racism course from Rachelle Rogers-Ard: Leading Across Difference
- Oakland staff: April garage-parking deadlines start this week
- Updated travel guidelines for hybrid and remote workers
- Boost your communications skills with upcoming courses
- Shout-Out for Emily Weaver
- #EmbraceEquity with LinkedIn Learning
- Attend a Warriors game on March 31 — Latino Heritage Night
- Play bingo with OPSA & UC colleagues this Friday
- UC announces $15M in climate-focused innovation awards
- President Drake shares insights with UC Riverside colleagues
- 7 tips for planning your April 3 return to UCOP offices
- Action required: Additional security coming to VPN
- Due March 30: STEP Final Check-in
- New safety class: Protect yourself during an active-shooter situation
- Applications and nominations are open for the 2023 UC Tech Awards
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Training
- Wednesday: UCCS Emerging Scholars Award winners will share their research
- BSFO shares Black History Month recordings
- UCOP Project Management Collection classes start this month
- Join OPSA & UC colleagues for bingo on March 17
April 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- Leading Toward Equity will feature Rachael Nava, Paul Williams and Shirley Bittlingmeier
- How UC is saving our wild creatures
- Develop your career with May classes
- Staff Snapshot: Jody Stiger, safety expert and foodie
- Reminder: Oakland Community and Connection Breakfast on Wednesday
- Safety reminders for all UCOP staff
- Friday: CUCSA will feature UC Latinx staff leaders
- Check out the revamped "Ask UCPath" website
- UCOP HR launches new COVID-19 positive case reporting dashboard
- UC Health statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's mifepristone lawsuit ruling
- Update: UC Tech Awards deadline extended to May 8
- Thursday: Join LaSA for a Charla de la Tarde focused on UC financial aid
- Nominate yourself to join the OPSA Steering Committee!
- Apply today: UCOP Leadership Fundamentals for Aspiring Leaders Program (LFP)
- 16 UC faculty awarded prestigious 2023 Guggenheim fellowships
- CUCSA features UC Latinx staff leaders
- SERG spotlights the future of CA water
- #SpeechMatters 2023 conference highlights
- Oakland staff: Join us next Wednesday for a UCOP Community and Connection Breakfast
- APISA to host the the inaugural UC Asian Amerian Pacific Islander Symposium
- UC Tech Awards: Apply/nominate by May 1 and attend an info session
- Manage your career with upcoming workshops and an OPSA-sponsored panel
- Join Records Management for a hybrid afternoon tea
- New opportunity for aspiring people managers
- OPSA: Get ready for staff elections and sign up for bingo on April 28
- UC Travel hosts workshop for new business travelers
- Take control of your professional and personal growth with LinkedIn Learning
- APISA to host inaugural UC AAPI Staff Symposium at UCOP
- FOW Phase 2 launches with lively staff events
- UC offers support for updated work schedules
- UCOP COVID-19 protocol reminders
- Learn to protect yourself with basic safety awareness
- Oakland conference room technology training continues on Wednesday
- 4 easy tips for managing your UC records
- Join PACSW: Advance the role of women at UCOP
- It’s almost time for the 2023-2025 Term OP Staff Assembly Elections
- Sign up for UCOP technology classes
- Be a savvier traveler with UC Travel webinars
- Update: Play bingo with OPSA & UC colleagues on Friday, April 28
- President Drake and EVP/COO Nava welcome you to Future of Work Phase Two
- Build connections: It's EPIC Week!
- Introducing Oakland digital signage
- Managing Teams Today: An OPSA conversation with managers
- CUCSA to host a Latinx Roundtable
- Oakland staff: In-person training on conference room technology starts this week
- April classes and workshops are here: Sign up today!
- Plan your financial future with Fidelity
- Boost your time-management and productivity skills
- Helpful guidance on the UC Travel Policy for remote workers
- RASC introduces dedicated support for survivors and beneficiaries
- Staff Snapshot: Andrea Birskovich, writer
May 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP launches an updated strategic framework
- The UC system is a global leader in new rankings
- New retirement and financial planning classes
- Enjoy free, live concerts near your UCOP office this summer!
- Video: Watch UCOP's conversation on antisemitism in the U.S.
- STEP goals and competencies are due this Wednesday
- Rescheduled: Self-Care for Leaders with Nicole Williams Browning
- Vote in the 2023 UCRS Advisory Board staff election
- Free immigration consultations will support UC employees with DACA
- Attend the UCGHI student ambassadors showcase on Friday
- OPSA: Steering Committee elections and career panel recording
- Become fluent in Microsoft Excel with LinkedIn Learning
- Toastmasters will host open houses every Thursday in June
- This week: Celebrate AAPI heritage with APISA!
- Regents endorse California public education bill
- Major wind power project will boost clean energy use
- Watch Shirley Bittlingmeier, Rachael Nava and Paul Williams discuss equity
- Advancing Faculty Diversity Program hosts Spring Convening at UC San Diego
- Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
- UC graduate programs and schools among nation’s best in U.S. News rankings
- Grow this summer with June professional development classes
- Learn to have courageous conversations
- UCOP is making it easier to enjoy coffee and tea at work
- New webinars from the UC Alumni Career Network
- UC statement on student employment opportunities
- STEP Define Criteria: Goals and competencies are due May 31
- Shout-Out for Alex Santos
- Celebrate AAPI heritage with APISA next week
- Save the dates for BFSO’s Juneteenth events
- Grad Slam delivers cutting-edge research
- Confronting Racism: A Conversation About Antisemitism in the United States
- Dr. Deena Shin McRae selected as associate vice president for Academic Health Sciences
- UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2023-24 revised budget proposal
- UC staff leaders present: The Exit Interview
- Resources to develop your career plan
- Set SMART goals for the 2023-2024 performance year
- New course, Self-Care for Leaders, features Nicole Williams Browning
- Audio/video technology updates: Coming to an Oakland conference room near you
- Employee comment period now open on proposed UCOP policy regarding out-of-state work
- Shout-Out for Devin Richards
- Play virtual bingo with OPSA this Friday
- Join us for Leading Toward Equity on Wednesday, May 10
- Resources to support your mental health
- Gratitude for Earth Month at UCOP
- APISA: AAPI Heritage Month Statement
- Reminder: Register for a Global Accessibility Awareness Day event
- Nancy Pluzdrak, executive director of UCOP HR, to step down in July
- STEP Define Criteria: Goals and competencies due May 31
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions
- Apply for the OPSA Steering Committee — plus an updated May 10 meeting time
- Explore implicit bias with your UCOP colleagues
- Managers' Corner: Learn how to build team agreements
- Shout-Out for Connie Tremblay
- Play bingo with OPSA & UC colleagues on Friday, May 19
- UC celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
- Researchers compete: Watch Grad Slam on Friday!
- Steve Monfort introduces UC's natural reserves
- Leading Toward Equity conversation on May 10
- UC Global Accessibility Awareness Day event: Your Path to Accessibility
- President Drake approves 2023-24 salary increases
- UC ranks No. 1 in higher education for U.S. patents
- Learn the ins and outs of design thinking
- Plan your financial future with Fidelity
- Expand your social and emotional awareness with new workshops
- LinkedIn Learning Challenge: Say Hello to Hybrid
- Be careful about financial adviser solicitations
- Shout-Out for Shawn Zanganeh
June 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- President Drake meets with VP Kamala Harris and UC students in Washington, D.C.
- Save the date: July 10 UCOP EDI and anti-racism town hall
- UC Health grand rounds will focus on achieving diversity without affirmative action
- VIDEO: President Drake and UCOP leaders share our new strategic framework
- Tuesday, June 27: Pride ice cream social with President Drake in Oakland
- Family-friendly benefits to support you
- UCOP Pride workshop: “Everybody’s Gotta Go: The Importance of Restroom Access”
- Connect with PARRA — join other UCOP retirees
- Learn to protect yourself with basic safety awareness
- Get the skills you need to make every project succeed
- UC leads all universities all-time in producing Peace Corps volunteers
- Free webinars: Plan your financial future with Fidelity
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Carlsbad, Richmond and West Covina
- Wednesday: UCOP leadership introduces our new strategic framework
- UC praises the 2023-24 California budget
- A social mobility success story
- UC Health goes behind the scenes at Bonn
- OPSA Steering Committee elections: Cast your vote by Monday!
- The final UCOP Out-Of-State Work Policy and FAQs are available
- ICYMI: Watch Global Accessibility Awareness Day presentations
- Catherine Burns shares how to leverage Gartner to drive your development
- 2023 Annual Message about the California Whistleblower Protection Act
- Start learning today with July classes and workshops
- Free professional development opportunities for the UC community
- UC staff leaders present The Exit Interview
- The Pride ice cream social returns to Oakland on June 27
- UC’s queer climate scientists: Making science as diverse as the natural world
- Celebrate Juneteenth with BSFO this week
- Join UCSF for a special AAPI Pride event
- Rachael Nava invites staff to join President Drake and UCOP leaders for a strategic framework Zoom event
- New UC President’s panel to advance UC system’s capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship
- UCOP begins new multi-year budget and planning process
- Optimizing clean energy use at the UCPath Center
- Save the date for The Exit Interview, featuring UC staff leaders
- Learn the science of managing stress and improve your well-being
- Collaborate with UCOP tech tools
- New webinar: Retiring the Concept of Retirement
- Shout-Out for Alysia Brewer
- Play virtual bingo with OPSA this Friday
- Celebrate Juneteenth with BSFO next week
- AAU designation: A historic moment for UC Riverside
- UC emerging leaders institute earns national recognition
- Cast your vote today for OPSA Steering Committee candidates
- The annual UCOP Pride ice cream social is back!
- Managers' Corner: Training on SB 1162 and the UCOP equity, diversity and inclusion framework
- There's still time to sign up for June classes
- 8 tips for submitting your expense reports
- New class: Reflective Listening
- ICYMI: Watch the recording of the UCGHI Student Ambassador Showcase
- Promising young scholars chosen to represent UC at Nobel conference in Germany
- Shout-Out for Patricia Châu Nguyễn and Aimee Chang
July 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- Leading Toward Equity will feature Charles Robinson, Marie-Ann Hairston and Günter Waibel
- Celebrating a year of success for UCOP’s employee resource groups
- 2023 UC Tech Awards winners: Technical excellence and commitment to caring
- UC adopts new, stronger climate action goals
- Thursday: UC and the U.S. Department of Education partner on a student loan repayment webinar
- UC is helping students return to complete degrees
- Meet Josiah Beharry, the 2024-25 UC student regent
- Become a stronger communicator with the Communication Series Certificate
- Mark your calendar for August classes and workshops
- UC Berkeley students are targeting cyber risk
- Attention SharePoint users: Your sites are moving to the cloud
- Revised UC Policy on Developing and Maintaining Presidential Policies (“Policy on Policies”)
- Join OPSA for bingo on Friday
- Staff Snapshot: Andenet Emiru, staff advisor designate to the Regents
- Webinar: Understanding student loan repayment options
- Money Magazine ranks UC among the best in the country
- UCOP EDI and Anti-Racism Town Hall: Event summary and video
- President Drake approves 2023-24 salary increases for policy-covered employees
- New FOW2 Program working group underway
- Sign up today for an impactful mindfulness series
- Learn what APISA has planned for this year
- Take the UC IT Blog survey today
- Earn the Data Analysis Series learning certificate
- The new UCOP Tableau User Group meets this Thursday
- UC Travel launches the annual Supplier Town Hall series
- Play bingo with OPSA next Friday
- Chair Leib and President Drake welcome new Regents appointees
- UC Health delivers $4.4 billion in community benefits
- Annual UCOP Pride ice cream social returns to Oakland
- UC announces Board of Regents leadership and appointments for 2023-24
- Congratulations to the 2023-2025 term OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee members
- Update on implementation of the final UCOP Out-Of-State Work Policy
- This Friday: UCOP Pride shares the importance of restroom access
- Managers' Corner: Learn about UC Experience Conversations
- Take a computer workspace ergonomics assessment
- UCOP launches new Zoom room conference technology
- Sign up for UCOP Project Management Collection classes
- Join the new UCOP Tableau User Group
- Oakland volunteer opportunity: Help clean up Anthony Chabot Regional Park
- UC statement on the Supreme Court decision regarding the use of race in college admissions
- Monday: UCOP EDI and anti-racism town hall
- Talmadge E. King Jr., M.D., named interim EVP of UC Health
- Letter from University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., to the UC community regarding this week’s Supreme Court decisions
- EVP/COO Rachael Nava encourages ERG participation
- UCOP changing COVID-19 testing and screening protocols
- UC statement on Supreme Court’s decision regarding Biden administration’s student loan relief program
- Enroll in July classes and workshops today
- Two UC staff elected to the University of California Retirement System Advisory Board
- Get advice and training for planning your career path
- Staff Snapshot: Lisa Nguyen, marketing guru and hockey fan
August 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- UC awards more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action
- Students rank UC campuses among the nation's best
- 10-Second Bio: Hilary Steinman, cochair, UCOP SERG
- The results are in: UCOP’s favorite lunch and break spots for 2023!
- FOW2 Program working group update
- UCOP wins seven prestigious design awards
- The Oakland Franklin building fire alarm system upgrade is almost complete
- Group 2 SharePoint site users are moving to the cloud on Sept. 3
- Earn a professional certificate from Microsoft
- STEP Check-ins are due this Thursday, Aug. 31
- The rights of UC authors are at stake: Here’s what we are doing about it
- Apply for the UCOP Leadership Fundamentals for Aspiring Leaders program (LFP)
- Reminder: Share your opinions on UC tech news and you could win $75
- The UC Student and Policy Center opens in Sacramento
- President Drake applauds UC Health's critical impact
- UCBAC leadership event will feature Van Williams
- Update on Zoom artificial intelligence features
- The UCSF Pride Pin Pledge: One pin at a time
- 10-Second Bio: George Zamora, UCOP Pride Steering Committee member
- Registration is open for September classes and workshops
- Managers' Corner: Meet ERG leaders this Thursday
- Build your skills with the UCOP Project Management Collection
- Learn how to combat imposter syndrome
- Reminder: Share your favorite lunch and break spots from all UCOP locations!
- Practice gratitude to connect with your work
- Plan your financial future with Fidelity workshops
- UC admits a record number of CA residents and underrepresented freshmen
- The UC Retirement Savings Program launches a new Roth option
- Tools and resources to prepare for your STEP Check-in
- The Aug. 15 Leading Toward Equity session has been postponed
- Tuesday: Karen Arnold and Kelly Howard discuss unlocking careers at UC
- Managers' Corner: Learn how UCOP’s Employee Resource Groups benefit your team and enhance our culture
- Apply for a UCOP mindfulness learning cohort
- New UC Job Code Lookup System site enhances pay transparency
- UCOP survey: Share your favorite lunch and break spots!
- UC Travel's Supplier Town Hall series continues with Alaska Airlines, Marriott Hotels and more
- Igniting innovation: UC in the summer
- Attend Leading Toward Equity with Marie Hairston, Charles Robinson and Günter Waibel
- Become a stronger communicator with a new UCOP course series certificate
- UCOP Operations appoints Patricia L. Hardaway, M.P.W., J.D., as interim UCOP Chief HR Officer
- Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
- UCOP Leadership Fundamentals for Aspiring Leaders program (LFP)
- Make a difference at UCOP with APISA
- Managers' Corner: Learn how to write job descriptions
- Group 1 SharePoint site users are moving to the cloud starting Aug. 13
- Record-breaking Shout-Outs for Swapna Rachamalla and ITS colleagues
- New BRC training: Event expenses and other reimbursements
- President Drake and UC Regents recognize students for leadership and community contributions
- 10 facts about UC costs that might surprise you
- Plan your next life change with benefits roadmaps
- 10-Second Bio: Ken Laslavic, competitive gymnast
- STEP Check-ins are due on Aug. 31
- People skills are power skills
- Learn how to use new Zoom room conference technology in Oakland
- PACSW welcomes its newest members
- New printers are coming to the Oakland Franklin and Broadway buildings
- Build your tech skills with UCOP workshops
- Volunteer event in San Jose: Help support UC alumni
- Free webinars: Plan your financial future with Fidelity
September 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- From President Drake: My renewed priorities
- An update on the progress of UC's Community Safety Plan
- 10 Latino leaders creating a more equitable future for us all
- Recording available: Third UCOP Leading Toward Equity session
- David Rubin, M.D., MSCE, named executive vice president for UC Health
- UCOP Operations and ITCS Client Satisfaction Survey results
- 10-Second Bio: Dominique Bridges, NAIPISA Steering Committee member
- Rescheduled: EDI Town Hall on ERGs at UCOP
- UC earns top spots in 2023-24 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
- Join APISA in recognizing AANAPISI Week
- Sign up for October professional development classes
- People Leaders Forums to cover onboarding and psychological safety
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Carlsbad, Richmond and West Covina
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with UC
- Every student deserves a chance to thrive in higher ed
- Cheers to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions
- UCOP launches new version of UCOPAlert emergency notification system
- 10-Second Bio: Amy Vrizuela, former chair, PACSW
- Group 3 SharePoint users are moving to the cloud on Sept. 24
- Tableau experts to tackle data visualization and accessibility
- Level-up your project management skills with a new three-session course
- Brush up your tech skills with UCOP classes
- Support the BSFO Scholarship Fund
- Shout-Out for the BRC team
- Play bingo with OPSA next Friday
- LaSA Hispanic Heritage Month event to be rescheduled
- This Friday: Join us for Leading Toward Equity
- Observe Constitution Day with UC and President Drake
- 10-Second Bio: Shanda Hunt, NAIPISA Steering Committee member
- Important COVID-19 protocol reminders as we head into fall
- Save the date: Town hall on UCOP employee resource groups
- All departments are invited to participate in a UCOP Community and Connection Fair
- Meet one of LaSA's founders and mark Hispanic Heritage Month
- UC tops Forbes, Washington Monthly rankings as America’s best university system
- Learn how to practice self-care at work
- ICYMI: Watch a webinar on student loan repayment
- UCOP Tableau User Group announces new guest speakers
- Travel expense report tips from the BRC
- LinkedIn Learning Challenge: Top 10 in-demand skills
- UC leaders gather at UCPath for connecting and conversation
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with LaSA
- 10-Second Bio: Tony Yang, vice-chair, APISA
- Leading Toward Equity rescheduled to Sept. 15
- March with UCOP Pride at Oakland LGBTQIA Pride 2023
- Learn to facilitate with flow in hybrid meetings
- Attend a live performance of the Merchant of Venice at UC Berkeley
- Register today for September classes and workshops
- Shout-Outs for Veeresham Merugu and ITS colleagues
- Oakland employees: Franklin Building roof work starting Sept. 5
- Build your tech skills at UCOP
October 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- Extraordinary UC faculty awarded National Medals at White House ceremony
- Friday: EDI Town Hall on UCOP’s employee resource groups
- Attend a fireside chat on UC technology with Van Williams
- A message from Cheryl Lloyd, VP of Systemwide HR, about 2024 health insurance rates
- Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with LaSA this week!
- Wednesday: UC experts on how to manage email overload
- NAIPISA welcomes Café Ohlone founders for delicious Native American food and conversation
- Share your thoughts: Take Our Kids to Work Day survey
- UCOP Mentorship Program: Apply to be a mentee or mentor
- Get your tech questions answered at the IT Solutions Station in Oakland
- Learn to protect yourself during an active-attacker situation
- Last call for free flu shots in Oakland
- Prepare for your STEP Check-in with these classes and resources
- The UCOP Tableau User Group will meet Thursday, Nov. 9
- Shout-Out for Lisa Hart and Cynthia De Los Santos
- New UC-backed research is helping California communities respond to the climate crisis
- Regent José Hernández: From farmworker to astronaut
- Open Enrollment starts Thursday + Oakland flu shots
- Last call: Submit your questions for President Drake's Town Hall
- UCOP welcomes Dr. David Rubin as new executive vice president of UC Health
- Attend an EDI Town Hall on UCOP's employee resource groups
- Events this week in Oakland — Oct. 24 and 25
- BSFO Health and Wellness Month continues with health equity panel and volunteer opportunity
- Electronic Records Day webinar: Learn to manage email overload
- Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with LaSA
- Check out November professional development opportunities
- Join APISA in celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights
- New UC admissions and financial aid webinars for parents
- Managers' Corner: Create a culture of psychological safety
- Share your questions for President Drake's UCOP Town Hall
- Choose the benefits that are right for you Oct. 26 – Nov. 17, 2023
- UCOP hosts its second Employee Resource Group Summit
- The University of California celebrates National Transfer Student Week
- UC recognizes signing of unique transfer student pilot program collaboration with state leaders
- Be CyberSafe every day with these 3 tips
- Leadership skills at UCOP: Explore current offerings and share ideas for future classes
- Design thinking skills can help you excel
- Tuesday: BSFO Health and Wellness Fair in Oakland
- LaSA features “Encanto” producer Yvett Merino
- Next Tuesday in Oakland: Celebrate UCOP community and learn about UC's natural reserves
- Explore perspectives on quiet quitting
- New Oakland lodging options for V-card direct bill
- Play bingo with OPSA this Friday, Oct. 20
- President Drake to host his first in-person UCOP Town Hall
- 10-Second Bio: Julienne Palbusa, NAIPISA Steering Committee member
- One in four MacArthur ‘geniuses’ this year has UC bona fides
- University of California statement on Mideast violence
- Protect Your Digital Life – Be CyberSafe
- OPSA Staff Engagement Meeting will feature Lalitha Sankaran with an anti-racism update
- Let’s get together: UCOP Community and Connection Fair in Oakland
- BSFO Health and Wellness Month is here!
- Save the dates: Making Power Moves and Take Charge courses return in January 2024
- LaSA will welcome UC Irvine Dean Frances Conteras and "Encanto" producer Yvett Merino
- The UC Alumni Career Network will explore quiet quitting and the first-gen college experience
- Go paperless with UCPath today
- Boost your Microsoft Excel skills with upcoming courses
- UC Travel’s Supplier Town Hall series continues with Hertz, Enterprise, Alaska Airlines and airfare tips
- President Drake on the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
- "SpeechMatters" Podcast features President Drake
- Understanding your total compensation from UC
- LaSA presents UC Irvine Dean of Education Frances Conteras
- 10-Second Bio: Meet Ianna Urquhart
- Updated COVID-19 vaccine information
- Get your flu shot: Free clinic in Oakland on Nov. 1!
- Join APISA in celebrating APISA Filipino American History Month
- BSFO will host a week of whole health equity events
- Attend the UC Natural Reserves System's NRS Day Fair in Oakland
- Become savvier at working with colleagues of all ages
- Learning the ins and outs of design thinking can boost your career
- Free financial planning webinars: Plan your future with Fidelity
- Shout-Out for Sumair Sajid
November 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- How to participate in the 2023 UCOP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Conference: Changemakers
- Leading Toward Equity will feature Jenny Kao, Nathan Brostrom and Epiphanie Gillette
- UC announces 2023-24 recipients of the Advancing Faculty Diversity Program awards
- The next UC Health systemwide grand rounds will cover data science and AI
- Join LaSA for an event with UC Alianzia MX — plus a tasty bake sale
- Staff Snapshot: Krithik Udayashankar, cricket player
- Round out your year with December professional development
- Applications for the People Management Integrated Learning Program are due this Friday
- Five UC faculty awarded Packard fellowships
- STEP Check-ins are due this Friday
- Run or walk and support Bay Area families with PACSW this Saturday, Dec. 2
- Shout-Out for Alex Santos
- Last chance: Support BSFO scholars with See's Candies
- President Drake shares UC's plans to promote safety, inclusion and belonging in Regents meeting remarks
- From President Drake: My gratitude playlist
- LaSA to host event with UC Alianzia MX
- UCOP Mentorship Program: Apply to be a mentee or to mentor others
- Year-round support for UC veterans
- More than half of UC transfer students pay no tuition: 8 little-known facts about paying for UC
- Practice gratitude with LinkedIn Learning
- APISA celebrates Diwali in Oakland
- More Oakland conference rooms with new Zoom Room technology
- Support small businesses and save with Oakland Works Wednesdays
- Be sweet: Support BSFO's "Yum-Raising" Scholarship Fundraiser
- Join UCOP Pride for an end-of-year lunchtime social in Oakland
- Please don’t send personal mail and packages to work
- Shout-Out for Jon Kirton
- President Drake addresses more than 1,200 staff at hybrid UCOP Town Hall
- Open Enrollment ends Friday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m.
- The weather whisperer: UCLA’s Daniel Swain
- University of California president, 10 campus chancellors issue statement on intolerance of campus bigotry
- UCOP Pride and Building Services partner to create more gender-inclusive bathrooms
- You're Invited: UC Health systemwide grand rounds on data science and AI
- State Governmental Relations team volunteers with Habitat for Humanity
- Design and Construction Services' Industry Day events fostered connections and partnerships
- Applications are open for 2024 leadership and career development cohort opportunities
- Community-building events this week
- How the executive order on AI provides opportunities for higher ed
- Let us know if you'd like to bring back Take Our Kids to Work Day by Nov. 22
- Boost your tech skills at UCOP
- Updates to the approval of contractors and consultants process
- This Wednesday: UCOP Town Hall with President Drake
- UC claims 4 spots on TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2023” list
- Building community and connection within Oakland staff
- Mental health and supportive resources for a challenging time
- Celebrating a record-setting climate research investment
- Remember to sign up for next year's benefits during Open Enrollment
- Applications are open for UCOP's popular Making Power Moves and Take Charge courses
- Get ready to celebrate Diwali on Tuesday
- Share your thoughts: Take Our Kids to Work Day survey
- Join PACSW for a Building Futures holiday fundraiser and meetup in Alameda
- Meet Café Ohlone's founders and try their delicious food with NAIPISA
- LaSA welcomes Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
- Apply today for the People Management Integrated Learning Program
- Explore the first-gen college experience with the UC Alumni Career Network
- Thursday: Attend the UCOP Tableau User Group meeting
December 2023 ( View complete archive page )
- Video: President Drake shares UC's year-in-review
- Recording available: Fourth UCOP Leading Toward Equity session
- Office of Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services celebrates the spirit of giving
- UCOP Oakland: Community safety updates
- UC update on March 2023 Delta Dental data breach
- Reminder: Share your 2023 highlights with Link!
- Ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research
- Fig. 1: Why it’s so hard to predict California’s El Niño Winter this year
- Tax and payroll reminders for the 2024 new year
- UC Travel winter closing schedule
- Managers' Corner: Be a more effective leader with 2024 People Leader Forums
- Have fun and be creative with LinkedIn Learning
- One last reminder on winter break, holiday decor and personal packages
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Carlsbad, Richmond, Union City and West Covina
- Get discount tickets for a Warriors game on Educators’ Night, Jan. 24
- Inaugural UCOP EDI Conference provided insight, connections and inspiration
- Perspectives: Views from COP28 in Dubai
- Share your 2023 highlights with Link
- UCOP receives a Focus on Efficiency Award from the California Higher Education Collaborative
- Applications are open for new UCOP employee resource groups
- Renewable, clean hydrogen power is coming to California
- New Fig. 1 video: Astronaut Jose Hernandez's cancer-fighting invention
- Mark your calendar for in-person ERG social events, this week and next
- January classes are here
- Get advice and training for planning your career path
- Office reminders: Winter break, holiday decorations and personal packages
- Remember to go paperless with UCPath today
- Join colleagues for a Warriors game on Educators' Night, Jan. 24
- Shout-Out for the Oracle financial applications migration team
- Our Link holiday schedule
- Jenny Kao, Nathan Brostrom and Epiphanie Gillette will share their equity journeys
- Health becomes a priority in climate conversations
- Celebrate the holidays sustainably with SERG and OPSA
- Tuesday virtual events: First UCOP EDI conference keynote addresses and UC Health grand rounds
- Beware of phishing emails impersonating UCPath
- UCOP winter break office closures (holidays and curtailment)
- Last chance to apply for UCOP's 2024 group learning cohorts
- Register now for December classes
- UC researchers are among the most influential in the world, according to Clarivate
- Join UCOP Pride for an end-of-year lunchtime social in Oakland next week
- Important office reminders: Holiday decor safety and personal packages
- Learn how to use new Oakland Zoom Room technology
- Group 4 (UCPath) SharePoint sites are moving to the cloud on Dec. 11
- Shout-Out for the Oracle eLedger team
- Play bingo with OPSA this Friday, Dec. 8
January 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- Celebrate Black History Month with UC
- UC enrolls a record-setting number of California students in fall 2023
- Get ready to celebrate Lunar New Year with APISA
- A message from President Drake about UC National Laboratories Vice President Craig Leasure
- UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. remarks at January 25 Regents meeting
- UC Health presents inaugural leadership development conference
- Managers' Corner: New trainings on GROW and the promotion and equity process
- Oakland and UCPath colleagues: Share your appreciation with Gratitude Grams
- Take the UC Travel Systemwide Annual Satisfaction Survey
- BSFO unites UCOP leadership and colleagues to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
- Make your voice heard — register to vote!
- 2023 accomplishments by systemwide UC staff
- Join us for the next UCOP EDI Town Hall on Feb. 9
- Guy Kawasaki-led alumni panel will explore AI's impact on jobs
- Save the date: Virtual information session by UC’s staff advisors to the UC Regents
- Next UC Health systemwide grand rounds will focus on issues in the nursing workforce
- Build your professional skills this February
- Rachelle Rogers-Ard, Ed.D., will lead a course on social-emotional learning
- Give blood to the Red Cross with UCOP colleagues
- Need money for college? Help is out there — but only if you fill out the FAFSA
- Learn how to connect with Link
- From President Drake: Remembering Dr. King's Legacy
- Introducing RASC’s Retirement Counseling and Advisory Services
- UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2024-25 state budget proposal
- Wednesday: Join us for a community and connection breakfast in Oakland
- UCOP introduces new Interim Employee Headquarters Location Procedure
- APISA announces Lunar New Year festivities
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions
- UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation launches new podcast series
- Make the most of UCOP technology with upcoming courses
- Learn to navigate difficult conversations with ease
- New mileage reimbursement rates
- Thursday: Attend the UCOP Tableau User Group meeting
- Play bingo with OPSA this Friday, Jan. 19
- How to sharpen your attention and meet your goals in 2024
- UC researchers use health data to find actionable insights
- UC launches e-bike discount program for students, staff and faculty
- Learn about the occupational risks and consumer products contributing to breast cancer
- AI Corner: High interest in artificial intelligence at UCOP
- Classes for personal and professional growth
- Oakland staff: Join us for a community and connection breakfast
- There's still time to create a new ERG
- Get the APISA staff toolkit for celebrating the Lunar New Year
- Don't miss these upcoming tax deadlines
- New Fig. 1: Saving whales with breakthrough tech
- Learn 21 practices that can transform your approach to work
- Read UC's notable books of 2023
- UC leave options expand to include time off for reproductive loss
- Fig. 1 video: The surprising benefits of stress
- ICYMI: Read the Link holiday issue
- Apply to create a new employee resource group through Jan. 19
- Kick off your year with January classes and workshops
- December UC Health grand rounds explored data and artificial intelligence
- Physicians and scientists explore new ways of addressing the climate-health crisis with patients
- Celebrate National Mentorship Month with UCOP Learning and Development
- Attend the UCSF Innovation Showcase and Reception at JP Morgan
- UCOP Tableau User Group announces January speakers and topics
February 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- Haven’t voted yet? Don’t be left out of the Super Tuesday excitement
- Van Williams shares his perspectives during fireside chat
- Turning 18 doesn't make you an adult — according to neuroscience
- Next Monday: Staff advisors to the UC Regents will share their experiences
- Help fight cancer when you file your taxes
- Apply today for the UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development
- Systemwide Procurement launches new portal
- March is Women’s History Month: Check out PACSW’s events
- Attend #SpeechMatters 2024: Politics, Polarization and Perils on Campus
- Your tax forms for 2023
- March classes and workshops are live: Register today
- Virtual health and wellness events start this spring
- Participate in a Red Cross blood drive on March 5
- Sign up for Take Our Kids to Work Day by March 8
- President Drake announces new Systemwide Office of Civil Rights
- From President Drake: Take charge of the future
- UC inventions led the world in patents last year
- First 2024 EDI Town Hall kicks off organization-wide goals
- BART Police share Oakland safety updates
- 2023 Cyber Risk Program annual report spotlights UC Cyber security initiatives
- Managers' Corner: New trainings on GROW and the promotion and equity process
- Wednesday: Get to know the UC National Labs
- UCOP celebrates Lunar New Year in Oakland and Washington, D.C.
- Our staff advisors to the UC Regents will share their experiences
- Become savvier at working with colleagues of all ages
- RSVP today for Take Our Kids to Work Day
- Shout-Out for the New Year’s Welcome Breakfast volunteers
- Farmers Insurance changes require action for current UC policy holders
- For these medical students, CA’s health equity crisis is personal
- Remember: Register to vote by Feb. 20 in California
- Join BSFO for Black History Month events all week long
- Tuesday: UCOP hosts Community Safety Conversation
- UC Health advances research for patients with diabetes
- Research is helping reveal the effects of everyday chemicals linked to breast cancer risk
- Get to know the UC National Labs
- Explore sustainable food systems in new ANR webinar series
- Try AI-powered coaching with LinkedIn Learning
- Learn the science of managing stress and improve your well-being
- UC Legal shares guidance on political activities
- Commitment deadline extended to May 15 for first-year students
- UC's Super Bowl clout
- Play bingo with OPSA next Friday, Feb. 23
- How three UC campuses are phasing out fossil fuels
- This Friday: Join us for the next virtual UCOP EDI Town Hall
- A message to Oakland employees from Systemwide Director of Community Safety Jody Stiger
- Save the date: BLAC@UC Women's History Month Panel
- UC Health receives global recognition for climate change and resiliency leadership
- Explore implicit bias with your UCOP colleagues
- Tuesday: Celebrate Lunar New Year with APISA
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, share your appreciation with Gratitude Grams
- Wednesday: UC Health systemwide grand rounds on issues in the nursing workforce
- Boost your knowledge of UCOP technology with upcoming classes
- Participate in a Red Cross blood drive in Oakland
March 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- Postponed: Leading Toward Equity features Jay Henderson, Jorge Silva and Cathy O’Sullivan
- Share your questions: April 16 UCOP Town Hall with President Drake
- UC women rock IT: Celebrating UCOP women in technology
- Take the Link reader survey — you could win a $25 gift card!
- Updated UCOP password requirements take effect March 26
- Fig. 1 reveals the secrets of hummingbird flight
- UC researchers share three fixes for AI's bias problem
- April classes and workshops are live
- PACSW celebrates 15 years this Wednesday
- How to change your gender and/or preferred name in UC information systems
- Finalize Criteria in STEP by Friday, March 29
- UC Travel to host sustainability-focused “lunch flyover” events throughout April
- How to access the Oakland Broadway building outside of normal business hours
- Oakland employees: UCOP daily parking enrollment options
- Save the date: April 16 UCOP Town Hall with President Drake
- New website highlights UC's impact
- Fig. 1 demystifies red wine headaches
- Share your feedback on Link — you could win a $25 gift card
- Theresa Maldonado elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Catherine Spear appointed to lead UC's Systemwide Office of Civil Rights
- UCOP leaders share personal photos in advance of Leading Toward Equity
- Attend an information session on UC's Identity Theft Protection Program through Experian
- Tuesday: PACSW Women's History Month events feature Chancellor Christ and networking
- Learn how to understand and interrupt subtle acts of exclusion
- Prioritize self-care with upcoming workshops
- How daylight saving time impacts your sleep and what to do about it
- This week: UCOP Tableau User Group covers dashboards and data privacy
- Shout-Out for Andy Lyons and Genoa Starrs
- UC introduces employer-paid identity theft protection for faculty, staff and retirees
- Leading Toward Equity: Jay Henderson, Jorge Silva and Cathy O’Sullivan
- The new UC Livermore Collaboration Center is built for innovation
- UC-issued documents can now reflect an employee’s accurate gender identity and lived name
- University of California application totals for fall 2024 admission on the rise
- 2024 UC Tech Awards applications and nominations are open through May 1
- PACSW Women We Admire will feature UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ
- Wednesday: BLAC@UC Women’s History Month Panel
- Applications are open for the UC Women’s Initiative
- Build your communication skills with UCOP workshops
- UCOP Tableau User Group announces March speakers and topics
- This week: OPSA highlights RASC and presents Friday Bingo
- Oakland employees: Franklin garage EV charging stations are back online
- UC has sent more women to space than any other school in the solar system
- Tuesday, March 5, is the day: Vote!
- Use these 8 tips at PACSW’s networking event
- On-site security and safety enhancements in Oakland
- New required Zoom meeting security settings: Update your account today
- Apply to be the next staff advisor to the Regents
- Due March 29: Final STEP Check-in of 2023-2024
- Learn to protect yourself with safety courses from UCOP
- Get ready for the BLAC@UC Women’s History Month Panel
- New UC Investments Security Program provides enhanced financial data security
- Register today for March classes and workshops: New sessions have just been added
- Friday is the deadline to participate in Take Our Kids to Work Day
- 21 UC faculty named 2024 Sloan Research fellows
- How the Society of Black Archaeologists is transforming the field
April 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- Welcome to the new UCnet!
- UC Health launches climate pledge progress report
- Three federal policies that matter to UC students now
- Tune in Friday for Grad Slam!
- Rachelle Rogers-Ard to teach "Leading Across Difference" anti-racism course
- Reminder: Join SERG for Earth Month events this week
- OPSA features Dennis McIver on employee resource groups at UCOP
- Last chance to apply for the UC Tech Awards
- The UC Center Sacramento explores home decarbonization
- Join APISA for a member appreciation event
- Boost your career with classes and workshops this May
- Shout-Out for Julie McCormick
- In tough Oakland neighborhoods, a bold project builds public safety — and hope
- Survey deadline extended: Share your experience with UCOP Operations and ITCS by May 3
- President Drake addresses more than 1,400 staff at hybrid UCOP Town Hall
- President Drake and APISA celebrate Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education
- Grad Slam is on! Tune in and vote on May 3 as grad students wow in 3-minute talks
- Take Our Kids to Work Day is April 24
- UC Moves: Sign up for Spring Into Motion
- Join UC Travel and UC Procurement for an Earth Month event
- Register today for May classes and workshops
- FSAP will host virtual events throughout Mental Health Month
- Apply for the UC Tech Awards by May 1
- May 16: Attend a UC Global Accessibility Awareness Day event
- New features are available in Ask UCPath
- Nominate yourself to join the OPSA Steering Committee
- STEP Define Criteria: Goals and competencies are due May 31
- BRC updates per-night lodging limit
- Get ready for the new UCnet!
- Video: How Miguel Tamayo paid for UC and launched his dream career
- President Drake announces appointment of new UC Berkeley chancellor
- Explore politics, polarization and perils on campus with #SpeechMatters this Thursday
- Take Our Kids to Work Day is April 24
- SERG marks Earth Month with Oakland, UCPath and virtual events
- Big data, bigger impact on health care transformation from CDI2
- Get to know Accolade health care advocate
- California higher-ed institutions collaborate to ease financial aid access
- OPSA: Get ready for steering committee elections and join us for Friday bingo
- Managers' Corner: Learn while connecting with peers
- Feeling stressed? Learn to accomplish more with less
- Share your experience with UCOP Operations and ITCS by Friday, Apr. 26
- Sign up and save the date: Red Cross Blood Drive on June 18 in Oakland
- How UC students are turning climate anxiety into action
- April 16: UCOP Town Hall with President Drake
- UC Travel explores sustainability at UC
- UC Health experts advise on navigating AI with transparency and equity
- UCOP launches new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Department website
- New FAQ provides more details about our UCOP-wide EDI goals
- Unlock your team's potential with targeted training and development
- Meet the Council of UC Staff Assemblies Executive Board
- Attend a UC Tech Awards info session
- Your top 5 financial aid questions answered
- Develop your tech skills at upcoming workshops
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions
- ‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI
- UC advocates champion the role of humanities
- Can’t stop worrying? Why video games help
- Ask your question for President Drake by 5 p.m. Tuesday
- There's still time to complete the Link reader survey
- Trouble signing up for identity theft protection? Please wait to activate your account
- UCOP participates in Oakland public safety meeting
- Sign up for Oakland building evacuation training
- This Thursday: Learn to address subtle acts of exclusion
- Plans for water equity in a warming world
- Celebrate Hanami in Oakland with APISA
- Boost your career with April classes and workshops
- UC’s proposal to expand paid sick leave is under review
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Carlsbad, Richmond, Union City and West Covina
May 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- From President Drake: Celebrating Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
- Your UC medical plan covers your summer travel plans
- Veterans Among US hosts Memorial Day Display at UCPath
- Tuesday: Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with APISA
- PACSW welcomes Lady Idos to speak on championing DEI in uncertain times
- Leading Toward Equity: Glenda Humiston, Jorge Silva and Cathy O’Sullivan
- Safety Chat series launches June 6 with BART PD
- Join NAIPISA for a conversation with Dr. Lyla June Johnston on deconstructing impostor syndrome
- Kick off your summer with June professional development
- Boost your safety knowledge with workshops at UCOP
- Oakland emergency evacuation procedures: Key takeaways
- Annual medical plan satisfaction surveys launching on June 3, 2024
- Meet the OPSA Steering Committee candidates
- Oakland employees: Franklin building window washing and façade power washing
- Leading Toward Equity will feature Glenda Humiston, Jorge Silva and Cathy O’Sullivan
- Five genius inventions that grew out of UC research
- UC named "Most Sustainable Organization"
- Two UC faculty and 11 alumni awarded 2024 Pulitzer Prizes
- Join NAIPISA and Lyla June Johnston for a talk on deconstructing impostor syndrome
- UCOP launches Safety Chats: Meet BART PD
- Jenny Kao named vice president and chief of staff to the president
- Meredith Turner appointed interim senior vice president of External Relations and Communications
- Oakland welcomes UCSF University Development and Alumni Relations
- Learn how to communicate more clearly at work
- Next Tuesday: Join APISA for snacks and stories
- Managers’ Corner: Unlocking the power of coaching
- Plan for the coming year: Goals and competencies are due May 31 in STEP
- UCOP celebrates its first post-pandemic Take Our Kids to Work Day in Oakland and Riverside
- Three new Grad Slam winners crowned in a battle for brevity
- Explore AAPI heritage with story time and snacks in Oakland
- Veterans Among US recognizes National Military Appreciation Month
- Monday: Author event with Menah Pratt in Oakland and via Zoom
- 37 UC scholars are honored with lifetime AAAS fellowships
- New video highlights RASC one-on-one retirement counseling services
- There's still time to apply for the OPSA Steering Committee
- Learn to protect yourself with safety courses from UCOP
- Become an expert at goal-setting with LinkedIn Learning
- Follow these guidelines when you need software
- How to sign up for a UCOP corporate travel card
- Join the UCOP Tableau User Group in sharing skills and knowledge
- Play bingo with OPSA this Friday, May 17
- UC’s rich and thriving poetic tradition goes back 100 years
- May 14: UCSF experts will discuss culture's impact on mental health
- GUEA to host Oakland reading featuring celebrated author Menah Pratt
- UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis
- President Drake approves 2024-25 salary increases
- Prioritize your mental health with expert-led workshops
- SpeechMatters podcast tackles the impact of dismantling DEI in higher ed
- Take your career to the next level with design thinking
- How reggae came to Hawai‘i
- UC Moves starts this week: Here's how to join
- UCOP Tableau User Group announces May speakers
- Shout-Out for Veeresham Merugu and Swapna Rachamalla
- Apply to join the OPSA Steering Committee
June 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- Video: Leading Toward Equity with Glenda Humiston, Jorge Silva and Cathy O’Sullivan
- Meet Mayté Frías, staff advisor-designate to the UC Regents
- UC campuses rise to the top in Money’s 2024 Best Colleges
- President Drake and Provost Newman affirm the university’s commitment to protect author, researcher and reader rights
- California’s campus: Discover a trove of UC experiences that are open to the public
- Check out the June 2024 UC Spotlight
- BART safety tips from Lt. Bill Spears
- Emergency resources from UC benefit plans
- There's still time to participate in the VAUS Selfless Service July photo project
- Build your knowledge with July classes and workshops
- Strengthen your professional skills with these classes
- Shout-Out for the UCOP IT Asset Management and IT Security teams
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab recognized as a Best-Led Company
- Dr. Julio Frenk named first Latino chancellor of UCLA
- Explore the economic clout of a UC degree
- UC is the most inventive university
- This week: Join BSFO for Juneteenth events
- Tuesday: Get to know UCOP IT Client Services in Oakland or via Zoom
- Meet VAUS and participate in the Selfless Service July photo project
- Learn about and join 3A, UCOP’s newest accessibility-focused affinity group
- Advance your career as an individual contributor
- Shout-Out for the BASC team
- Managers' Corner: Explore our new leadership development strategic plan
- The Oakland City Center Summer Sounds Concert Series is here
- Introducing the UCOP FlexWork program
- Required time and attendance reporting reminder
- Mark your calendar for BSFO's Juneteenth events, featuring expert speakers from across the U.S.
- UC's transfer students triumph in the Class of 2024
- UC Health CDI2 conference follows data to action
- Tuesday: Join Dr. Lyla June Johnston for a conversation on impostor syndrome
- Join President Drake at the UCOP Pride Ice Cream Social in Oakland on Tuesday
- Get to know UCOP IT Client Services in Oakland and via Zoom
- Fig. 1 video: Why falcons are choosing city life
- UC Travel's sustainability webinars are available on demand
- Expanded paid sick leave approved for UC employees
- Strengthen your professional skills with upcoming classes
- Stay healthy with a daily micro-break stretching routine
- Shout-Out for colleagues who helped with the Cognos upgrade
- Appointments still available for Oakland blood drive on June 18
- Play Bingo with OPSA this Friday, June 14
- 2024 Annual Message About the California Whistleblower Protection Act
- Friday: Glenda Humiston, Jorge Silva and Cathy O’Sullivan to speak on EDI leadership
- UC Health clinical trial pilot pioneers an era of innovation and equity
- PACSW welcomes Lady Idos, an expert on championing EDI in uncertain times
- Dr. Lyla June Johnston to speak on impostor syndrome
- BSFO shares robust Juneteenth events lineup
- Attend an Oakland Safety Chat with BART PD on Thursday
- Confirm your preferred name in UCPath
- Microaggressions, your health and how to cope
- New, free UCOP workshop: Critical and Creative Thinking
- Join PARRA for an Oakland new retiree reception
- Give blood through the Red Cross on June 18 in Oakland
- Boost your career with June classes and workshops
- Shout-Out for Mark Boyce
- Check out Berkeley's summer reading list
July 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- Your ultimate guide to the 100+ UC athletes set to shine at the Paris Olympics
- UC Health earns national honors for environmental sustainability
- Last chance: Share your feedback via the Staff@Work survey
- UC leaders remain steadfast in advancing open scholarship
- UC employee paychecks targeted by recent phishing emails
- SpeechMatters podcast covers "High Drama at the High Court"
- UC Irvine launches new health professional school
- 15 classes and workshops to boost your career this fall
- Explore Judy Thai's journey as a digital accessibility advocate and leader
- Changes coming to UCPath logins on July 31
- Parents and guardians: Get expert insight into UC undergraduate admissions
- Earn the Data Analysis Series learning certificate
- From President Drake: A budget that reflects the impact of your work
- More wins for UC employees in 2024
- AI can help solve California's problems
- PACSW will feature Theresa Maldonado this Wednesday, July 24
- Share your opinion on the UCOP workplace
- Mark National Disability Independence Day by exploring digital accessibility
- UCLA graduate student Sonya Brooks appointed as 2025-26 UC student Regent
- Check out the July 2024 UC Spotlight
- Get the skills you need to make every project succeed
- Managers' Corner: Have more productive STEP conversations
- UC Travel's Summer Spotlight series begins this week
- Pres. Drake awards UC Presidential Medal to Julie Packard, co-founder of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- How plastic pollution impacts your body, and what you can do
- Get expert insight into UC undergraduate admissions
- Reminder: Take the UCOP Staff@Work engagement survey
- Radical authenticity: How the internet is bringing sexual and gender diversity to the fore
- Climate Action research grants assist Tribal nations with resource management
- Join the July 2024 LinkedIn Learning challenge: Productivity pointers
- Reminder: How to access the Oakland Broadway building outside of normal business hours
- Keep your UC connections
- Sign up for a class on getting the most from Gartner and LinkedIn Learning
- Attend the UCOP Tableau User Group meeting next Tuesday
- Play virtual bingo with OPSA this Friday, July 19
- How the dangers of heat waves sneak up on people
- Glenda Humiston receives CUCSA 2023-24 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award
- Why California's beaches are shrinking, and what we can do to save them
- The UCOP Staff@Work engagement survey launches Tuesday, July 9
- APISA shares video highlights from a memorable year
- Explore UC campuses' public summer events near UCOP
- Learn how to understand and interrupt subtle acts of exclusion
- Damian Luna brings cyber risk expertise to UCOP
- New Asana project management software now available
- Get more out of your STEP Check-in conversations with this workshop
- UC Travel announces Summer Spotlight vendor webinar series
- UCOP Tableau User Group announces July topics
- Shout-Out for Sharon Criley and Brandon Ellis of UCOP Security
- University of California statement on California’s 2024-25 budget
- From President Drake: Guiding graduates to the finish line
- Catharine Baker named director of the UC Student and Policy Center
- UC announces Board of Regents chair and vice chair, committee leadership appointments for 2024-25
- President Drake approves 2024-25 salary increases for policy-covered employees
- UCOP Communications and partners win prestigious CASE Awards
- UC nursing schools collaborate to expand the mental health care workforce
- Check out photos from the Veterans Among US Selfless Service photo project
- Attend the CUCSA end-of-year town hall next Tuesday, July 9
- Register for free July classes — technology, online professional development and more
- New upgrade for Oakland focus rooms
- UCPath to host Independence Day BBQ
- Shout-Out for Laura Rivera and Business Resource Center colleagues
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Carlsbad, Richmond, Union City and West Covina
August 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP holds successful third annual ERG summit
- Learn how to fireproof your home for wildfire season
- Join UC ANR for Hispanic Heritage Month events
- UC athletes will participate in the Paralympics this week
- Save the date: Celebrate UC's natural reserves on Oct. 1 in Oakland
- Update on search for the 22nd University of California president
- September classes are here
- Oakland staff: New Zoom Rooms — and training to use them
- STEP Check-ins are due August 30: Here's what you need to know
- Oakland airport offers weekday parking promotion
- Shout-Out from Link for the colleagues who kept us running
- From President Drake: The excellence and heart that define our community
- President Drake shares updates on UC campus climate efforts
- UC athletes bring home 39 medals from memorable Olympic Games
- Rescheduled: Join Catherine Spear, Calvin Turner and Junna Ro for Leading Toward Equity
- Let’s celebrate the outstanding response to UCOP’s inaugural Staff@Work survey
- Tuesday: Join NAIPISA and APISA for an Oakland lūʻau
- RASC’s new retirement resources are a hit!
- Share your voting perspectives and experiences with UCnetwork
- UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement hosts annual Fellows Program webinars
- Share your opinion on UC Tech News and you could receive a $75 gift card
- Boost your safety knowledge with workshops at UCOP
- Oakland Franklin garage door updates
- You can learn how to be a project manager
- Catherine Spear, Calvin Turner and Junna Ro share candid photos and candid perspectives
- Join NAIPISA and APISA for an Oakland lūʻau
- 10 surprising facts about UC financial aid
- VAUS shares August commemorations related to the U.S. Armed Forces
- Attend Dr. Bob's workshops on building and maintaining successful habits
- Thursday: Join all 9 UC undergrad campuses for a parent prep webinar
- Canva design software is now available
- Applications are open for UCOP's impactful 7-week mindfulness cohort
- Strengthen your communication skills with upcoming UCOP workshops
- Volunteer to support UC alumni in Riverside on Aug. 22
- Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure for 2023
- How to create more belonging for yourself and others
- Shout-Out for Melanie Pilecki Aguirre
- President Drake announces plans to step down next year
- UC has admitted the largest and most diverse class in our university's history
- Leading Toward Equity will feature Catherine Spear, Calvin Turner and Junna Ro
- UC Health prioritizes patient privacy in health data governance principles
- CUCSA welcomes the Executive Board for its 50th-anniversary year
- Parents/guardians of future UC students: Attend an event with reps from all 9 undergraduate campuses!
- FSAP launches webinar series on building and maintaining habits
- Volunteer event in Riverside: Help support UC alumni
- Get ready for STEP Check-ins, due August 30
- Learn about the UCOP Leadership Fundamentals for Aspiring Leaders program (LFP)
- What to know about long COVID and how to reduce your risk
- Start learning this fall with August classes and workshops
September 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Board of Regents honors Paris Olympians and Paralympians
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar awarded UC Presidential Medal
- With AB 3059 signed into law, more babies in need will receive nutrition
- Mental health and supportive resources for a challenging time
- Oct. 25 Leading Toward Equity will feature Calvin Turner, Catherine Spear and Junna Ro
- UC policies pertaining to free expression
- Celebrate Diwali — the festival of lights — with APISA
- BSFO wellness events will continue next week
- Explore the UC experience
- October classes and workshops start today
- Learn to protect yourself with safety courses from UCOP
- Join UC Travel for a talk on Concur vs. ConnexUC and a Berkeley sustainability event
- Enjoy delicious popcorn while supporting BSFO student scholarships
- Make your voice heard: Get ready to vote!
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with colleagues throughout UC
- BSFO wellness events will feature experts from UC and beyond
- Dr. June Yu appointed as vice president of UC National Labs
- Introducing 2024-25 Academic Senate Chair Steven W. Cheung, M.D.
- UC secures top spots in 2024-25 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
- UC shines in Forbes’ “America’s Best-In-State Employers” for 2024
- Chancellor Wilcox announces plans to retire in 2025
- Join Rachelle Rogers-Ard, Ed.D., for a course on social-emotional learning
- Learn this fall with October classes and workshops
- Planning to decorate your workspace? Check out these guidelines.
- Appointments are still available for the Oct. 1 blood drive in Oakland
- Calling all crafters: New and experienced sellers sought for UCOP Craft Fair in Oakland
- UC celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
- NSF awards UC CAMP program a $2.5M grant
- All nine UC campuses rise to the top in new rankings
- Explore disability etiquette and language with 3A
- UC Health experts share perspectives on the national drug shortage
- Reminder: Register to hear from “Sons of Chinatown” author William Gee Wong
- UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation launches “Democracy and Its Discontents” podcast series
- Oakland gender-inclusive restroom renovation project construction update
- Video: Van Williams shares UC Tech Diversity Vision and Value Proposition
- Facilitating a hybrid meeting? Don't miss this class!
- Reminder: Learn how to use Oakland Zoom Rooms
- This Thursday: Join the UCOP Tableau User Group for data visualization and more
- Check out the newest classes from LinkedIn Learning
- Michael Garafola brings adaptive sports to the mainstream
- Get the facts on how wildfire smoke can dramatically impact your health
- UCOP Communications wins several prestigious national design awards
- President Drake on the passing of Charles F. McMillan, former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
- UC ANR Hispanic Heritage Month events start this week
- Oakland event will feature "Sons of Chinatown" author William Gee Wong
- Results are in from the 2024 UCOP Operations and ITCS Client Satisfaction Survey
- This week: FSAP webinar on building and maintaining habits
- Sexual and reproductive health care services at UC student health centers
- Become savvier at working with colleagues of all ages
- Wednesday: Get to know the Business Resource Center
- Attend the UCOP Tableau User Group meeting next Thursday
- Build your software skills with free virtual tech workshops
- Sign up and save the date: Red Cross Blood Drive on Oct. 1 in Oakland
- President Drake visits UCPath
- UCOP grant funds housing and climate resilience research
- UC Health champions life-saving nutrition for babies
- Take advantage of earthquake warning technology: Sign up for MyShake today
- Oakland employees: Join UCOP Pride for the Pride Parade and a brown-bag lunch
- Learn about Sept. 1 changes to UCOP passwords
- Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions
- There's still time to sign up for September classes
- Have you signed up for UC-paid identity theft protection?
- UC Travel launches Travel Talk Tuesdays
- Join UC San Diego for a presentation on the TritonGPT AI support tool
- Oakland Franklin building roof replacement starts this month
October 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- UCOP hosts second annual EDI conference
- Get ready to vote: Only one week remains until the 2024 election
- Recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- How UC students are unlocking the power of the youth vote
- The Academic Senate shifts language to support student success
- Join BSFO for a conversation with Clinical Therapist Giorgio Chatelain on Tuesday
- Tuesday: UC Health grand rounds on national drug shortages
- Open Enrollment Kick-Off Fair in Oakland this Wednesday
- OPSA panel will focus on how IT careers encompass diverse skills and experiences
- UCPath hosts successful annual payroll directors conference
- Get ready for November classes and workshops
- Duo authentication changes begin November 1
- Support yourself: Practice self-care at work
- The next Travel Talk Tuesday will focus on rental car expenses
- Oakland staff: Time is running out to claim lost belongings
- From President Drake: Civic engagement is healthy and strong at UC
- Open Enrollment benefit plan changes
- Friday: Leading Toward Equity will feature Isabel Alvarado, Calvin Turner, and Junna Ro
- Boost your cybersecurity savvy this October
- RASC benchmarking: A roadmap to best-in-class service
- Celebrate Pilipinx culture with APISA in Oakland this Wednesday
- Wednesday: Join UCDC for “Latinos and the U.S. Election”
- Attend a fun Open Enrollment Kick-Off Fair in Oakland
- BSFO wellness events continue with presentation on holistic healing
- Meet the Institutional Research and Academic Planning (IRAP) team
- Veterans Among US marks two October commemorations
- These California climate leaders all have one thing in common
- Managers' Corner: Developing and managing employees in the age of AI
- Help your team succeed with psychological safety
- Shout-Out for Gergana Tsvetkova
- UCDC to host “Latinos and the U.S. Election” event on Oct. 23
- Four UC-affiliated scientists win 2024 Nobel Prizes
- BSFO community events focus on health and well-being
- Calvin Turner, Catherine Spear and Junna Ro will share their journeys in equity leadership
- UC Children’s Hospitals recognized in regional and national specialty rankings
- APISA presents: Pilipinx American History Month at UCOP
- Tuesday: Join CUCSA and Maynard Jenkins for a special Open Enrollment event
- Attend a virtual screening of a UC Berkeley Free Speech Movement documentary
- Get to know the Institutional Research and Academic Planning team
- Learn how you can practice self-care at work
- Share your opinion on UC Tech News and you could receive a $75 gift card
- Learn how to create airfare comparison quotes for reimbursement
- Managers' Corner: Learn about the equity review process + tips for better STEP Check-ins
- UC Travel vendor spotlight webinar series features Marriott Hotels and more
- Five UC alums awarded 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ fellowships
- October is National Employment Disability Month
- UCOP Pride Celebrates National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11
- Pandemic preparedness and how UC supports health security
- UC Academic Senate announces 10 new Transfer Pathways
- Join LaSA for a special presentation on UC's mental health benefits
- Sign up for the UCOP Oakland craft fair!
- Help mark UCOP Electronic Records Day on Oct. 10
- Welcoming UC’s newest undergrads
- Save the date: UC Health grand rounds on national drug shortages
- Learn how to influence without authority
- Explore social-emotional learning with Rachelle Rogers-Ard, Ed.D.
- Reminder: Join UC Travel for a sustainability-focused event at UC Berkeley
- Shout-Outs for Veeresham Merugu
November 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- UC awards $6M to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters
- Meet your 2024-2025 UCOP CUCSA delegates
- UC reports on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Join UCOP colleagues for end-of-year celebrations in Oakland and at UCPath
- Get your flu shot by Dec. 1
- Next week: Meet your colleagues in the SPMO
- Learn how to understand and interrupt subtle acts of exclusion
- Take Charge: Discover how to develop a career strategy
- Tune into Travel Talk Tuesday on morale-building events and end-of-year celebrations
- Applying to UC? Help is here.
- Our next STEP Check-ins are due next Friday, Dec. 6
- New meals and incidentals per diem expense limit
- UC’s academic health system is investing in addressing the health needs of California’s communities
- Tuesday: UC Womxn in Tech will host a fireside chat with Rachael Nava
- Tuesday: Join APISA in celebrating Diwali in Oakland or on Zoom
- UC alumna appointed senior vice president of External Relations and Communications
- Last chance: Open Enrollment ends this Friday, Nov. 22
- PACSW and OPSA help colleagues understand promotions at UCOP
- Required training on workplace violence prevention due by Dec. 20, 2024
- Get to know your colleagues in the SPMO
- An update on UCOP’s holiday and floating flex-weeks
- Upcoming changes in UCOP HR
- Sign up today for Making Power Moves: Women and Leadership
- Travel Talk Tuesday will cover morale-building events and end-of-year celebrations
- Round out your year with December professional development
- Be sweet: Support BSFO’s “Yum-Raising” Scholarship Fundraiser
- Important office reminders: Holiday decor safety and personal packages
- President Drake joins CA public higher education leaders in reassuring communities
- Remember to enroll in your 2025 benefits by Nov. 22
- UC Womxn in Tech to host a fireside chat with Rachael Nava
- Celebrating our progress on National ERG Day
- See photos from the NRS Day Fair in Oakland
- Introducing your updated and improved retirement website
- Learn how to set boundaries and avoid burnout during the holiday season
- VAUS marks three recognitions connected to the U.S. Armed Forces
- Get ready for your second STEP Check-in, due Dec. 6
- Time Reporting System user experience improvements coming on Wednesday
- Reminder: Celebrate Diwali with APISA next week
- Join BSFO in volunteering at an Oakland local food bank
- Oakland staff: Save the date and sign up for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 17
- Sign up for tech classes at UCOP
- Attend the UCOP Tableau User Group meeting next Thursday
- Please don’t send personal mail and packages to work
- Video: Leading Toward Equity featuring Isabel Alvarado, Calvin Turner and Junna Ro
- Is it time for California to give up on Highway 1?
- UC gets out the vote in our national and state capitals
- Tuesday is the day: It's not too late to vote
- A message from Rachael Nava: Coping with election uncertainties
- UCOP Alert: Receive text alerts by registering your cellphone number
- 2024 UC Tech Awards showcase recent tech advances across the system
- Learn more about expanded paid sick leave, effective Jan. 1, 2025
- Celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, in person or online
- Honoring Indigenous healing practices with culturally responsive care
- Be vigilant with “urgent” messages: Protect your information from phishing scams
- Take Charge: Learn how to develop a career strategy
- November classes and workshops are here
December 2024 ( View complete archive page )
- A holiday message and end-of-year video from President Drake
- Read the notable UC books of 2024 during your break!
- Federal contracts extended for LBNL and LLNL
- Pick up a new fun skill on LinkedIn Learning over the holidays
- Take charge of your benefits on UCPath
- UC reaches voluntary agreement with U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
- January OPSA events will highlight diverse tech careers and promotions at UCOP
- Learn more about Toastmasters at UCOP: Attend a hybrid open house
- Sign up for January classes and workshops
- Get UC Health news delivered to your inbox
- Last call to claim misplaced belongings at UCOP Oakland
- Special Columbia Sportswear discount for UCOP staff
- 12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024
- APISA hosts vibrant community-focused Diwali celebration
- Video: Why some concussions are worse than others
- Read the results of our first UCOP Staff@Work survey
- UCOP EDI Workforce Dashboard now available to all UCOP staff
- Tuesday, Dec. 17: Bake sale and blood drive in Oakland
- Joan and Irwin Jacobs honored with UC Presidential Medals
- Make the most of your 2024 flexible spending accounts
- Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with “I Have a Dream” recitation
- Meet colleagues around the university through UC Peer Connections
- Perspectives: COP29’s bold steps and shortcomings in the climate crisis fight
- UC Santa Cruz announces a new 2,400-acre UC Reserve
- Kick off your year with January classes and workshops
- Reminder: Accessing Oakland buildings outside business hours
- Shout-Out for Laurel Skurko
- Link holiday schedule and copy deadlines
- UC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program hailed as a national model for faculty inclusivity
- UC leads the nation in highly influential scientists and researchers
- Apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program by January 3
- The Oakland year-end celebration is this Wednesday, Dec. 11!
- Attend a virtual UCOP EDI and Anti-Racism Town Hall next Monday, Dec. 16
- Winter office closures and January flex-week reminder
- Applications for two top-tier leadership development programs close Friday
- Oakland staff: Sign up for the Red Cross Blood Drive next week
- Mark your calendar for a LaSA bake sale on Dec. 17 in Oakland
- SERG to host virtual holiday wrap party and more opportunities to connect
- Time is running out to claim lost belongings at UCOP Oakland
- Guidelines for decorations and personal packages
- Shout-Out for Srikanth Penumalla
- Link holiday schedule and copy deadlines
- State Governmental Relations team gives back in North Sacramento
- Join us for a virtual UCOP EDI and Anti-Racism Town Hall on Dec. 16
- Mark your calendar for Oakland and UCPath year-end celebrations
- Meet SPMO colleagues this Wednesday
- Complete your required training on workplace violence prevention by Dec. 20
- Join OPSA for a January panel on diverse IT careers
- Wednesday: Shop locally at the UCOP Oakland Winter Craft Fair
- Updates on artificial intelligence tools implementation and guidance
- Deadline extended for popular UCOP cohort learning opportunities
- Don't miss these upcoming December classes
- Last call to support BSFO scholarships through delicious treats
- Oakland staff: Sign up for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 17
January 2025 ( View complete archive page )
- Register and send your questions for President Drake by Friday
- New UC wildfire resources webinar series
- How UC is phasing out single-use plastics
- Through their eyes and in their voices: UC PRIME alums reflect on 20 years
- Spreading holiday cheer: ECAS and VAUS raise over $1,700 to support military families
- Why one of the world’s largest digital research libraries advocates for open access — even in the face of AI
- Wednesday: Learn how the promotions process works at UCOP
- Explore Toastmasters during a hybrid open house this Wednesday
- Celebrate Lunar New Year with APISA next week
- Shout-Out for Fran Fernandez
- Build your professional skillset with upcoming classes and workshops
- Build your skills: The People Management Integrated Learning Program is back!
- New mileage reimbursement rate
- UC research: Dining out with San Francisco’s coyotes
- From President Drake: Coming together with kindness and compassion
- More Los Angeles fires news and resources
- The RASC portal is now available in Spanish
- Share your questions and register for the CUCSA Town Hall featuring President Drake
- Get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year with APISA!
- CDI2 annual report highlights role of data in improving health care
- UC academic health centers nationally recognized for high-quality patient care
- Dennis McIver has been elected president of the California College Personnel Association
- Looking to learn something new in 2025? UC has you covered.
- Prepare for your next STEP deadline with impactful training
- Travel Talk Tuesday aims to help with your expense reports
- Learn more about Toastmasters at UCOP: Attend a hybrid open house
- PACSW and OPSA will help colleagues understand promotions at UCOP
- If you're feeling stressed, learn to accomplish more with less
- California wildfires: Resources, research and ways to help
- UC statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2025-26 state budget proposal
- Thursday: Explore tech careers with OPSA and ITS colleagues
- Data science is accelerating UC medical research, diagnosis and treatment in California
- UC systemwide benefits survey coming soon
- Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with BSFO and UCOP leaders this Wednesday
- UC presidential search events continue this week
- 10-Second Bio: Catherine Schmitz, Windy City native
- UCOP AI risk assessments help safeguard data
- UCPath colleagues bring joy to local kids in need
- Wednesday: UC experts will share financial aid tips for college
- Artificial intelligence workshop at UCLA unites university leadership
- Boost your Excel skills with a Data Analysis Series learning certificate
- Attend the UCOP Tableau User Group meeting this Thursday
- Boost your communication skills through reflective listening
- Save the date: CUCSA Town Hall with President Drake on Feb. 19
- UC enrollment continues to grow
- UC awards $15.5M in research grants
- UC’s academic care model supports mothers and children during pregnancy
- 10-Second Bio: Marcus Markle, seasoned U.S. traveler
- Share your perspective on the next UC president
- New deadline: Build your professional skills and connect
- Join BSFO for a community reading of "I Have a Dream" in Oakland and online
- Can't miss January events: Explore tech careers and the UCOP promotion process
- There's still time to sign up for January classes and workshops
- Check out the December 2024 UC Spotlight
- Celebrate UCSF innovations at a special San Francisco reception
- Connect with a community of Tableau users at UCOP
- Travel Talk Tuesday to cover expense reports
February 2025 ( View complete archive page )
- President Drake shares a new video message for the UC community
- UC offers many resources to meet employee needs
- UCPath launches 24/7 access and more new phone services
- A message from Catherine Spear: UC hires new Systemwide Title IX director
- 17 UC faculty named 2025 Sloan Research fellows
- Family member eligibility reverification for UC benefits begins soon
- Eldercare support workshop on Friday plus more FSAP well-being events
- Oakland staff: Get to know your colleagues in the Academic Senate Office
- Last chance: Apply for the UC Tech Awards by Monday, March 3
- Sign up for March classes today
- Learn how to influence without authority
- BRC Travel and Entertainment team will host two business travel events this week
- Kickoff meeting: New UCOP Process Improvement Community of Practice
- Water will be off in the Oakland Franklin building this Saturday, March 1
- Don't miss President Drake's virtual all-staff town hall this Wednesday: Registration is required
- Consider donating your accrued PTO hours to colleagues affected by the LA fires
- UC’s WorkStrong program positions workplace injury as an opportunity for growth
- From President Drake: Certain truths remain steadfast
- Wednesday: Join UC Davis experts in exploring bird flu at the next UC Health grand rounds
- Attend a March 5 webinar on higher education disability rights
- FSAP to host eldercare support workshop and eight-week mindfulness training course
- UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier of research universities
- ICYMI: Read highlights and watch recordings of recent OPSA Events
- Research prepared Sonya Brooks to represent UC students on the Board of Regents
- Join Toastmasters for open houses in March and April featuring special guest speakers
- Join the new UCOP Administrative Officers Group
- Take your career to the next level with design thinking
- Apply today for the People Management Integrated Learning Program!
- UC launches federal updates website
- Join BSFO for Black History Month events this week
- Remember to register for next week's town hall
- Explore the role of a staff advisor to the Board of Regents
- UCOP transitions away from long-standing COVID-19 protocols
- Meet three legislators who got their start at UC
- Learn how to understand and interrupt subtle acts of exclusion
- Seven ways to shift your difficult emotions
- UC's youngest stars shine on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list
- Explore UC's Super Bowl connections
- Boost your Box skills and help your employees succeed
- President Drake and UC Regents celebrate five inspiring UC student change-makers
- UC launches a comprehensive AI website
- Wednesday: Celebrate Lunar New Year with APISA!
- BSFO kicks off Black History Month with scholarship award ceremony
- Join UC Davis experts in exploring bird flu at the next UC Health grand rounds
- Applications for the UC Tech Awards are open through March 3
- Wednesday: Colleagues will share firsthand experience of the UCOP promotion process
- Nine surprising facts about the cost of attending UC
- Learn tips and techniques to keep yourself safe in and outside the workplace
- Sign up for February classes and workshops today
- Share your feedback on UC Travel programs by Friday, Feb. 7
- UC travelers: Learn the difference between ConnexUC travel arrangers and Concur delegates
- Save on Columbia Sportswear brands in Carlsbad, Richmond, Union City and West Covina
March 2025 ( View complete archive page )
- From bench to bedside, UC’s clinical and translational science institutes are saving lives
- File 2024 Health and DepCare FSA claims by April 15
- 46 UC researchers earn prestigious academic recognition
- UCOP staff-organized events: Connect with colleagues this week and next
- Multicampus consortium aims to expand solar-over-canal projects statewide
- Registration is open for April 15 event featuring Regent Sarris and Provost Newman
- UC Systemwide Procurement honored in the WBEC Pacific 2024 Business Excellence Awards
- Shout-Outs for PACSW and the Academic Senate Office teams
- Learn how to understand and interrupt subtle acts of exclusion
- Retiring on July 1? Starting April 1, you can apply for retirement with “no lapse in pay”
- Celebrate Earth Month with UC Travel webinars
- Start learning! April classes are here
- UC Presidential Medal awarded to Irwin Jacobs and late wife Joan
- Seven UC women Nobelists who changed the world
- Join Regent Sarris in conversation with Provost Newman
- From President Drake: An update on the university's financial outlook
- A message from Rachael Nava: Preparing for financial stability
- The unstoppable rise of Jordan Chiles
- The Council of UC Staff Assemblies shares quarterly updates
- Join colleagues for staff-organized events this week and next
- Last chance to donate PTO to colleagues affected by the Los Angeles-area fires
- Start building your skills with April classes and workshops
- Explore innovation and best practices in AI
- It's time to update your VPN
- Systemwide benefits survey delayed
- Box News Quarterly shares tips for up-leveling your Box skills
- Get ready to Finalize Criteria with upcoming STEP classes
- Join CUCSA for a town hall with Regent Maria Anguiano
- UC Health is breaking down barriers to better diabetes care
- UC Womxn in Tech shares highlights of event with Rachael Nava
- Apply by April 11 to be the next staff advisor to the regents
- New training: UCOP Authentic Anti-Racist Leadership
- Join colleagues for staff-organized events this week and next
- UCOP Shakespeare Club presents a year of Shakespeare through the seasons
- Take Our Kids to Work Day: Sign up for the waiting list
- Join PACSW: Advance the role of women at UCOP
- Boost your career with communication skills
- BRC updates: Corporate cards + charts of account
- Changes coming to VPN
- Reminder: Office cleaning procedures for Oakland Franklin & Broadway buildings
- Contact your representatives today and speak up for UC!
- Systemwide benefits survey launches next week
- Your bird flu questions, answered by UC experts
- Tuesday and Wednesday: Explore universities' pivotal role in research
- Tuesday: Attend a virtual event with the UC staff advisors
- BSFO and PACSW to feature inspirational women leaders plus more Women's History Month events
- New UC Zoom backgrounds will brighten up your meetings
- National Academy of Engineering elects 10 UC researchers
- Curb burnout and set boundaries with help from an FSAP psychologist
- Sign up for TOKTWD: Bring your kid to our Oakland office
- Live tech classes and workshops plus Women's History Month-inspired on-demand videos
- Donate blood to the Red Cross: Save lives, get free diabetes testing and score a free county fair ticket
- Retiring soon? Meet and connect with UC retirees in Oakland
- The UCOP Tableau User Group will feature the NRS' Kathleen Wong
- Higher-ed leaders to discuss truth, trust and transformation at #SpeechMatters
- Managers' corner: Help your team succeed with psychological safety
- Staff advisors will host a virtual event next Tuesday, March 11
- A new law is already saving infant lives in California’s hospitals
- Wednesday: Explore the higher ed disability rights landscape
- New UC-branded Canva templates are available
- Process your feelings at a 3Practice Support Circle this Thursday via Zoom
- Registration is open for Take Our Kids to Work Day in Oakland
- New regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act that will impact UC
- Celebrate staff in the February UC Spotlight
- New benefits eligibility rules for rehired retirees
- Start learning with March classes and workshops
- Attend the UCOP Process Improvement CoP meeting kickoff meeting
- Wednesday: Join Toastmasters for an open house
- Due March 31: STEP Final Check-in conversations
- Water will be off in the Oakland Broadway building this Saturday, March 8
April 2025 ( View complete archive page )
- UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang awarded UC Presidential Medal
- Andenet Emiru shares his experiences as staff advisor
- Medical students celebrate Match Day throughout UC
- Join colleagues for UCOP staff-organized events, April 8 – 18
- UC Travel is a finalist for an international sustainability award
- Veterans Among US launches new staff newsletter
- Discover the redesigned myUCretirement.com — built just for you
- New FSAP workshop: Steady Leadership in Turbulent Times
- Shout-Out for Veeresham Merugu and Swapna Rachamalla
- Learn to strengthen your connections in a hybrid world
- Retiring soon? Connect with UC retirees at an Oakland reception
- Reminder: 2024 Health, Limited Purpose and DepCare FSA claims are due April 15
- Travel Talk Tuesday to cover UC airfare allowances
- Water shutoffs in Oakland buildings this Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13
