You are invited! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UC Natural Reserve System when NRS staff cuts birthday cake in the Franklin lobby 12 to 1 p.m., this Thursday, Jan. 22.

Johnson will present the findings of his report, Making College Possible for Low-Income Students, which examines the role of grant and scholarship aid in California to help students access and complete college.

Join members of the OP Efficiency Review working group for a brown bag to learn how you can participate and find out the status of staff suggestions in various stages of implementation.

Join Education Partnerships for another event when astrophysicist, educator, science communicator and inventor Hakeem Oluseyi gives a talk entitled "Helping Students Reach for the Stars."

Learn how to participate in the UC Oakland Partnership volunteer day of community service at the Alameda County Community Food Bank, this Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Judy Thai of ITS and her team earned recognition for saving energy by making intelligent and "cool" choices in how they use the power-eating devices in their offices.

UCOP's Nancy Coolidge returns with her final workshop on college financing next Tuesday, Jan. 20, noon to 1 p.m. in 9204 Franklin.

Thanks to all of you who responded to the Link reader survey, to which 213 of you (11 percent of the UCOP community) responded with lots of helpful feedback.

If you want to catch Cal basketball with your UCOP colleagues, act fast! The deadline for tickets to the Jan. 22 Cal men's game is this Friday, Jan. 16.

The online performance management system has helpful features that have standardized the performance appraisal process and gotten reviews completed faster.

Get acquainted with Staff Advisors Donna Coyne and Deidre (De) Acker, and learn about what their roles entail.

Learn all about UC’s travel and entertainment expense policy and reimbursement process on rental cars.