Joan Tellinghuisen and Kaylin Jue recently achieved certification as Certified Compliance and Ethics Professionals by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.

Patti Mizuiri organized training for the UCLA COGNOS program for about 60 UCOP staff. Thanks for going that extra mile, Patti!!

The Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services staff would like to congratulate Chris Simon and Sally Philbin who recently achieved certification as a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. Way to go!

The Ethics and Compliance Office staff would like to recognize Karla Campbell’s ongoing commitment to promoting an ethical culture here at UC by improving the awareness of the program by posting the UC Ethics Poster in the elevator lobby display cases! Shout-Out to Karla!

Want to say thank you to someone at OP for going the extra mile? Impressed by a colleagues’ hard work, dedication and commitment to UC? Take a minute to say so – publicly – in Link. Email Link with your Shout-Outs and we’ll run them in an upcoming issue. Items should be limited to 100 words. Send your Shout Outs to ucfeedback.ucop.edu

From business writing basics to the supervisory series, the UC Learning Center has a class for you. Read on for a list of upcoming classes and information on signing up.

Please join the Office of Ethics, Compliance & Audit Services in welcoming Mark Meaney as Director, Ethics and Compliance. He replaces Rachelle Jeppson who assumed the role of Controller at LBNL.

Since 1970, UC's MESA program has helped educationally disadvantaged students make it to college, while also addressing California's shortage of math and science professionals.

The Board of Regents has appointed UC professor emeritus Lawrence H. Pitts, M.D. as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of the UC system. Pitts has been serving as interim provost since February 2009.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded research fellowships to 17 early career scientists and scholars at the University of California. Winners include promising, early career academics from chemistry, computer science, mathematics, molecular biology, and physics.

The new Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) has appointed the following to the leadership team: Stephanie Rosh, Manager – Retiree Insurance Program; Richard Townsend, Manager – Operational Compliance and Calculations; Robert Pettit, Director – Retirement Operations; Mary DeShaw will transition from her dual role of Director – Retirement Operations and Service Center Implementation Manager to a full time role of providing project management, implementation support and other consultative functions for the Service Center; Ellen E. Lorenz, Director – Business Controls and Customer Service. Please join us in congratulating Stephanie, Richard, Robert, Mary and Ellen.

For 34 years, Willie Archie has led the UCOP Singers during their performance at the annual holiday party. This will be his final year directing the group.