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OPSA: A space to make your voice heard

Led and organized by UCOP staff, the OPSA staff assembly engages in a number of meaningful activities and programs that enrich the UCOP employee experience.


Cool Campus Challenge

Meet UCOP Climate Hero Chris Parmelee

Chris, a climate crusader and cross-campus database analyst with the Innovative Learning Technology Initiative. Learn what motivates his quest to reduce his climate impact, including his family's!


Meet UCOP Climate Hero Ben Tsai

Senior Tax Analyst Ben Tsai believes that when it comes to reducing our climate footprint, little changes over time can have a lasting impact.


Katiria Jimenez

10-Second Bio: Katiria Jimenez, jiu-jitsu athlete and competitor

Meet Systemwide Human Resources Fellow Katiria Jimenez. Originally from Palm Springs, Jimenez is a jiu-jitsu athlete and competitor.


Survey: UCOP volunteers

It’s National Volunteer Month! Take a quick survey to share how you make a difference through volunteering — and let us know what giving back means to you.


Meet UCOP Climate Hero Lifang Chiang

Lifang Chang, a research strategy and portfolio manager for research and graduate studies, has devoted her career to curtailing climate change. In the process, sustainability has become a great passion.


Share a photo of your favorite pooch for National Puppy Day!

National Puppy Day is just around the corner. Help us celebrate by sharing a photo of your favorite dog.


Meet OP: Fiat Lux Risk and Insurance

  There’s a little-known company that’s drastically reducing UC’s overall cost of insurance. And its exponential growth in the last two years has catapulted it into the top echelons of the finance world. We’re talking about


Meet OP: Energy and Sustainability

  What do you think of when someone says “sustainability”? The images that come to mind may involve cleaning up public places, using green products or separating recyclables from trash. While these actions are all


Meet OP: President Napolitano’s executive correspondence team

  All day long, we dash off emails and texts. Much of the time we’re not even using full words — just acronyms, abbreviations and emojis. When was the last time you wrote a real


Meet OP: Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Customer Care

  About 5,000 UC employees retire each year systemwide. You may not be at that stage of life yet, but when you’re ready to retire, what happens and who will help you? Meet Ellen Lorenz, the