Link: UCOP's e-newsletter

Stay Informed. Stay Connected.

The survey shows: UC staff has high regard for UC as employer

Results of a recent systemwide staff engagement survey show UC non-represented staff regards the university as a good employer. Watch for details about the survey and ideas for improvements in the coming months.


Glenda Humiston named head of Agriculture and Natural Resources

UC President Janet Napolitano has tapped veteran administrator Glenda Humiston to lead ANR. She brings decades of experience in agriculture, natural resources and sustainability to the job.


Revamped UC jobs website offers improved search, sharing

The new design makes it easier to search for and sort jobs across all locations, share job opportunities by email and social media, and connect with UC's Careers page on LinkedIn.


Lab Management gets a new name

The Laboratory Management Office in the UC Office of the President has changed its name to the Office of the National Laboratories.


UC moves to ensure campuses are inclusive for LGBT students, faculty and staff

Beginning this fall, the University of California will provide students with the option to voluntarily self-identify their sexual orientation and gender identity on the undergraduate admission application to help the university better understand and meet the diverse needs of its students.


Two UC staff elected to retirement system advisory board

Michael A. Fehr of UCLA and Naomi Nakamura of UCSF Medical Center have been elected staff representatives to the University of California Retirement System Advisory Board.


Richard Kravitz appointed director of UC Center Sacramento

Kravitz, a professor in the UC Davis School of Medicine, will lead the Sacramento center, a systemwide program managed by the Davis campus.


President Napolitano speaks at Oakland Chamber event

President Janet Napolitano drew on UC’s long history in Oakland and outlined its current commitment to the city when she delivered the keynote address at the Oakland Chamber of Commerce’s 110th Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on June 10.


UC grads share tales of extraordinary triumph

Too often, we hear that higher education fails to serve those not already born into lives of privilege. Yet thousands of UC students this spring will turn their tassels and defy that notion. They


Pension advisory board election ends tomorrow

Active, eligible UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) staff members who are not members of the Academic Senate may vote for two new representatives through June 17.


Students design mobile apps with social flavor

In the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge, inspiration meets perspiration. It’s a rigorous three-month competition where students design, prototype and pitch ideas for solving pressing societal needs.


LaWana Richmond named staff advisor-designate

LaWana Richmond, a business analyst and postal center manager at UC San Diego, has been named Staff Advisor to the Regents-designate for the 2015-17 term beginning July 1, 2015.