Staff Assembly wants your feedback: Focus group today
Help drive staff engagement by attending a focus group hosted by OP Staff Assembly on Oct. 6.
Be a donor: Bloodmobile returns Oct. 8
Giving blood is easy when the American Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to UCOP on Thursday, Oct. 8. Call Jan Kehoe at 987-9692 to make your appointment.
Oct. 12 Lunch & Learn campus deep-dive
Bring your lunch and come to the next installment of the Lunch & Learn series, featuring Michael Reese, vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services at UC Merced.
Don’t forget: Staff Appreciation lunch is today
Join your colleagues on the Franklin fifth-floor patio for lunch and laughter.
Women We Admire: Linda Williams
Linda Morris Williams, associate chancellor emeritus of UC Berkeley, will be featured in the next installment of the Women We Admire speaker series tomorrow.
Sept. 24 Lunch & Learn: Efficiency Review Working Group
Join the members of the all-volunteer work group, past members, as well as Executive Vice President and COO Rachael Nava and other OP leaders to learn about the team's accomplishments, major initiatives underway and next steps.
Mark your calendar: Taco Tuesday, Sept. 29
The staff appreciation event returns to the Franklin fifth-floor patio with tacos, churros and fun.
1 September 2015 
Community
Link favorites: Where we go to chill out
Go ahead and give yourself a break. And that doesn't mean stealing a few minutes to scroll through your Facebook feed. Get out of the office, look around, discover the neighborhood.
Today’s Lunch & Learn: Associate President Nina Robinson
Grab your lunch and come to the latest installment of the Lunch & Learn series featuring Nina Robinson, associate president and chief policy adviser, today, Aug. 25, from noon to 1 p.m. in Franklin Lobby 1.
From staff’s ideas to new OPSA programs
Staff submitted two dozen suggestions for OP Staff Assembly brown bags and other events. The winning ideas cover Oakland history, Master Gardeners, California water, elder care and one giant fundraiser.
25 August 2015
Community
UC Oakland Partnership Initiative awards scholarships
Six Oakland high school students each received a $5,000 scholarship to a University of California campus as part of an initiative that aims to build a stronger partnership between UC’s Office of the President and the Oakland community.
Meet your 2015–16 OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee
The OP Staff Assembly (OPSA) Steering Committee has kicked off another year of ambitious initiatives, fun social events and outreach activities — all designed to build engagement, connection and quality of life within the OP community.
