Seth Grossman, chief of staff to President Napolitano, is the featured speaker at the December Lunch & Learn session, Thursday, Dec. 4, 12 to 1 p.m. in Franklin Lobby 1.

Mark your calendar now for UCOP's 2014 Winter Celebration, which will feature treats, turkeys, music and various forms of merrymaking as well as a charitable giving drive.

President Napolitano announces the appointment of a new Efficiency Review Working Group and three new efficiencies that will be implemented in early 2015.

Check out this year's UCOP Holiday Crafts Fair, which takes place in the Franklin lobby this Thursday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and features handcrafted gifts and accessories, many made by your UCOP colleagues.

Kelly, director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) and a UCSF professor emeritus, will be President Napolitano's senior advisor on innovation and entrepreneurship, effective Dec. 1.

The travel clinics on UC’s travel and entertainment expense policies and reimbursement process continue this month with a session on lodging, Monday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to noon in 7107 Franklin.

UC’s financial education program offers financial planning workshops, conducted by Fidelity Retirement Counselor Nancy Pargot, today, Dec. 2, at both Kaiser and Franklin locations.

The Regents last week approved a plan for low, predictable tuition that, with modest state funds, would allow UC to enroll more California students, maintain the university's strong financial aid program and invest in educational quality.

Don’t miss the next Women We Admire talk by UCOP Vice President of Institutional Research and Academic Planning Pamela Brown, Monday, Dec. 1, noon to 1 p.m. in Franklin Lobby 1.

If you’re interested in participating as a vendor at the Dec. 4 event, register by tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 26, by submitting the registration form and fee for your display.

Open Enrollment 2015 closes at 5 p.m. today, Nov. 25. Even if you aren't considering changing your medical plan, make the most of your benefits by taking a moment to review what's new.

At last week's meeting of the UC Board of Regents, UCOP leadership presented reports on UC's Working Smarter program and recent performance of the UC Retirement Plan.