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Civility, vets and pets, retirement savings — 4.9.10
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UC Davis announces new endowed positions
The close friendship and legacies of two UC Davis giants — Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder and the late entrepreneur Charlie Soderquist — is being memorialized this year in one of six new endowed faculty positions. The positions in science and humanities, environmental toxicology, rangeland watershed science, entrepreneurship and opera bring the number of endowed chairs and professorships at UC Davis to 120. [ More… ]
Civility at heart of healthy democracy
"There are few greater threats to civilization than intolerance," said Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, during an April 8 talk on campus, part of the new Chancellor's Colloquium series. His talk, which came at an important time for a campus that has witnessed several acts of intolerance in recent weeks, is available for viewing online. [ More… ]
Staff and faculty: Our vets want to care for your pets
The School of Veterinary Medicine has expanded its Community Practice for Small Animals, and, to provide an adequate client load, established a 10 percent discount for staff and faculty from all over UC Davis. For added convenience, the program offers "day condos," where you can board your pet, then go to work — until returning for your pet's appointment. [ More… ]
Carpe Davis: Seize the UC Davis experience on Picnic Day
UC Davis is throwing its 96th Picnic Day on Saturday, April 17, seizing the opportunity to show off all things Aggie — our people, our academics, our campus — with a whole lot of fun thrown in. "If you just wander around, you'll discover events you never thought you would enjoy," said student Monica Lindholm, who chairs the Picnic Day board of directors. [ More… ]
Q&A: Retirement contributions? Yes, they start in mid-April
Contributions by employer and employee are set to resume in mid-April as UC attempts to restore the UC Retirement Plan's long-term viability. When will you see it on your paycheck? How much? Find out in this Q&A. [ More… ]
'One-stop shopping' for arts, athletics, extension e-mails
Students and staff are due to receive e-mails next week about a convenient new tool allowing you to sign up all at once for electronic newsletters regarding the arts at UC Davis, athletics and UC Davis Extension, so you can "stay connected" with the campus community. At times, the various units will want to tell you about special offers for campus employees. [ More… ]
Provost Pitts to visit campus
Even before the UC Board of Regents recently removed the "interim" from his title, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lawrence H. Pitts had been planning a visit to UC Davis — and that visit is scheduled for April 20. He has set aside four hours for open forums with various constituencies. [ More… ]
TGFS: It's waaay more than a picnic
From bowling, golf and volleyball tournaments to the picnic location and what's on the menu: Learn everything you need to know about the May 12 Thank Goodness for Staff celebration, including an explanation from Staff Assembly about why this event is being held during tight budget times. [ More… ]
Degrees of justice
Shortly after the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the relocation of about 120,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps in the Western U.S. Nearly seven decades later, UC Davis awarded honorary degrees to 47 former Aggie students whose education was cut short. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No new directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
Open house at the Mondavi
Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rumsey Rancheria Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center
With subscription sales under way for the 2010-11 season, the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts is holding an open house for people who would like to learn more about the program and the various series, and about seating options and price levels. Admission is free and open to the public. [ More… ]
Nobel laureate to speak in Teller lecture series
Monday, April 12, 3 p.m., 1003 Giedt Hall
Nobel laureate George Smoot of UC Berkeley is the next speaker in the Teller Lecture Series in Interdisciplinary Science. Smoot's talk, free and open to the public, is titled, "Cosmic Background Radiation: Window to the Creation and History of the Universe." [ More… ]
Post-employment benefits forum
Monday, April 19, 10 a.m.-noon, Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom
Representatives from UC's Post-Employment Benefits Task Force are due back at UC Davis for a second round of forums, one on the Davis campus and one on the Sacramento campus. The Sacramento forum is full, but some seats remain for the Davis campus event. The Davis forum will be broadcast live on the Web, and a recording will be archived online for later viewing. [ More… ]