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Celebrate Black History Month with speaker series and more

Dorothy Lazard, who manages the Oakland History Room at the Oakland Public Library's Main Branch, and Natalie Baszile, author of "Queen Sugar," are the featured speakers for Black History Month. Both are UC alumnae.


UC leads nation’s top universities in serving Latino students

UC Santa Barbara is the fourth campus in the UC system to be named a Hispanic-Serving Institution, joining Riverside, Santa Cruz and Merced.


Women We Admire series: UCOP Chief Risk Officer Cheryl Lloyd speaks Feb. 10

Cheryl Lloyd is the latest guest speaker in the Women We Admire series, which brings women to UCOP from around the system to share insights about their careers, workplace challenges and work–life balance.


President Napolitano and Jeanie Urban

Nomination deadline for Innovation & Impact Awards extended to Feb. 20

It's not too late to nominate a staff member for the annual award that recognizes employees for exemplary service. Read about the award and find out how to submit a nomination.


Shout-out to UCOP team behind UC Berkeley’s payroll conversion

The work to implement the biweekly conversion involved a lot of collaboration and exhaustive testing. Read more from this shout-out.


manager and staff

Management Skills Assessment Program: Call for nominations ends this Friday

UCOP employees looking for insight into their management skills can apply through this Friday, Feb. 6 for the program.


The Project Management Interest Group wants to hear from you!

Take a survey by this Friday, Feb. 6 and you'll have a chance to win a Peet’s Coffee gift card from the Project Management Interest Group.


Get help with financial planning Feb. 10

From understanding the power of debt to designing your financial roadmap, take advantage of these workshops led by a Fidelity retirement counselor.


Jagdeep Singh Bachher on investing wisely, hedge funds and collaboration

Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher talks about investing wisely at UC and other timely topics. He also shares the 10 beliefs that govern the work his office performs.