UCOP offices will be closed for Thanksgiving (Nov. 26-27). Over winter break, offices will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 3.

Have you reviewed and updated your medical and other benefits for 2016? Today is your last chance. If you don't take action, your benefits will remain the same for the coming year.

Do you have colleagues who step up to get things done? Take a few minutes to thank them on a new website. Submissions received by Friday, Dec. 4 will be featured at the Year-End Staff Appreciation Reception.

The RGPO analyst's photo collection, "A Moment in Time," has been selected as a finalist in the Smithsonian Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and will be featured in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

As previously announced, the Time Reporting System (TRS) is being upgraded as UCOP prepares to transition to UCPath later this month. There are important deadlines this week for biweekly employees and supervisors.

Office of the General Counsel is taking pre-orders for pies and rolls through tomorrow, Nov. 18. Place your order today or tomorrow in the Franklin lobby, from noon to 1 p.m.

You can help serve food at the City of Oakland's Thanksgiving Dinner and donate warm coats to the coat drive.

Starting in January, each floor in Franklin will have two drops for incoming and outgoing mail, one in each of the two large copy workrooms.

It's not too late to sign up for the UCOP Talent Showcase. The deadline is this Friday, Nov. 13.

UCOP will begin using UCPath for pay and other HR-related activities on Nov. 30. If you need to make changes regarding your December paycheck, you must do so by Nov. 17 (for monthly employees) or Nov. 19 (for biweekly employees).

Open Enrollment runs through 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 24. This is your opportunity to review your UC benefits to make sure you have the best coverage.