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Mark your calendar: Taco Tuesday is coming Sept. 27

The ever-popular Staff Appreciation event Taco Tuesday is back! Put it on your calendars so you won’t miss the food and fun: DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 27 TIME: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. LOCATION: Franklin fifth-floor patio (roof garden) UCOP


APISA Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Potluck on Sept. 8

All UCOP staff are invited to join the annual APISA potluck, which will include a taste of moon cake.


UCOP volunteers prepare ASCEND Elementary School for the new school year

First there were the 20 bags of school supplies generously donated by UCOP staff – pencils, markers, staplers, folders and so much more. Then there were the boxes (and boxes) of books to be sorted,


Annual UCOP ITS Tech Fair draws a crowd

The third annual UCOP ITS Tech Fair was a huge success, with an estimated 300 people dropping by during the two-hour event held on Wednesday, Aug. 10. By visiting the 12 tables run by various


Hurry! Back-to-school supplies drive ends this Thursday

From now through Thursday, Aug. 18, donate school supplies for students of Oakland’s ASCEND K-8 school.


Summertime means community time for 11th floor of Franklin

Life was a beach on the 11th floor of the Franklin building at the end of the work day on Thursday, Aug. 4. It was also a county fair, a BBQ and the summer Olympics. To


UCOP gives back: Volunteer at an Oakland school for four hours

Help a local school set up new class space on Friday, Aug. 19, at a volunteer event sponsored by UCOP affinity groups.


Thank you for making the Efficiency Review Suggest-a-thon a success

The May event yielded many thoughtful suggestions for making UCOP a better, more efficient workplace.


Exploring Oakland: Tours, guides and other resources

Did you know that the original site of the University of California was at 13th and Franklin in downtown Oakland? Not far from our Franklin building, a plaque commemorates the spot where UC was


10 Second Bio: Meredith Turner of Legislative Advocacy & Institutional Relations

Name: Meredith Turner Title: Associate Director, Legislative Advocacy & Institutional Relations Department/Unit: State Government Relations Location: Sacramento When I Started Working At UCOP: June 20, 2016 What I Do For OP In Five Words Or Less: Develop creative legislative


UCOP gives back: Staff talk about mentoring East Bay College Fund students

Veronica Cummings and Jill Butler talk about the rewards of mentoring students through EBCF and encourage their co-workers to join them.