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February 21, 2023
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The State of the Campus
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We’ve got the transcript of Chancellor Gary S. May’s prepared remarks and a breakdown of his speech by the numbers, including fall quarter grades and Aggie Square concrete, research dollars and philanthropy, and our core-funds deficit and IDEA$ for budget savings or revenue generation.
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Q&A With the President
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Michael V. Drake answers questions submitted by staff, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. this Friday (Feb. 24). Watch the livestream from wherever you happen to be, or join a watch party hosted by Staff Assembly and Human Resources, followed by a discussion with HR experts (in person and on Zoom).
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Academic and Staff Survey
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The biannual Academic and Staff Satisfaction Survey starts today (Feb. 21) — your opportunity to rate your experiences doing “business” with the campus’s administrative units. You’ve got from now until March 17 to submit your responses. And remember: Early birds pick the best prizes!
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Accessibility: Creating for All
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The Office of Strategic Communications has published a series of guides to help creators on campus and beyond ensure their social media posts, videos, websites and other forms of digital media are available to all who want to consume them. The guides include do’s and don’ts, best practices and more.
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Announcements
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“Checking In With Chancellor May” — Strategic Communications is hearing from many people who say they did not receive Chancellor May’s letter Friday (Feb. 17). We are looking into the cause. The letter, which you can read here, included important information about changes to the campus’s COVID-19 policies effective Feb. 28.
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Staff Assembly Citations of Excellence — Call for nominations for citations recognizing individual staff members and teams for outstanding achievements that go above and beyond the requirements outlined in their position descriptions. Deadline: March 15.
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Staff and Staff Dependent Scholarship Program — Call for applications for scholarships administered by the UC Davis/UC Davis Health Staff Assembly Scholarship Committee. Deadline: March 15.
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ADMAN Conference 2023 — Registration is open for this annual program put on by the Administrative Management Group, or ADMAN, for staff at all levels. This year’s conference will be Tuesday, March 21, in person, with the theme “The Power Within You!” A limited number of scholarships are available for departments with limited training funds.
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Staff advisor to the Board of Regents — Applications are being accepted for two-year term, July 2023 to June 2025, the first year as staff advisor-designate, the second year as staff advisor. Deadline: March 24.
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Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar and Workshop — Registration is open for this program for faculty and other instructors, including teaching assistants, to be held Friday, March 3, in person and on Zoom. Presented by the University Writing Program.
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more announcements…
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Upcoming Events
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Our Davis and Sacramento campuses come together each year to celebrate the Principles of Community — our shared aspirations to value our individual differences and common ground, as we work to create an inclusive and intellectually vibrant community. This year’s celebration starts Monday (Feb. 27). See the schedule of events, under the theme “Connecting as a Community.”
Discussion and support: Cultivating Hope and Optimism, Feb. 22, remote.
Celebrating the multifaceted talents and identities of UC Davis’ Division I student-athletes. Meet the artists, see their work and make art of your own. (6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, free, in person)
She is a singer, flutist and composer, leading a group that also includes bass, drums and piano. Shinkoskey Noon Concert, Feb. 23, free, in person and livestream.
Two tickets each for staff and faculty, courtesy of Staff Assembly and Athletics, to see the Aggies vs. the Fullerton Titans, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.
Film by Branwen Okpako, associate professor of cinema and digital media, re-enacts the writer Helon Habila’s journey to meet the people left behind after the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria. (Feb. 27, in person)
Perpetually popular event features speakers, posters and hands-on exhibits. Learn about artificial intelligence, machine learning and the science of brain health. (March 18, free, space is limited; registration deadline March 8)
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The Download
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Take a virtual tour of the Bohart Museum of Entomology. ... CBS Sacramento catches up with Cori, the dog in the dugout. ... Chancellor Gary S. May is among “The HistoryMakers” preserving the Black experience with first-person accounts. ... The USDA highlights UC Davis’ “jelly ice.” ... Inside UC Davis Health’s robotic neurosurgery program. ... A former Aggie punter makes his debut in the XFL.
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More from Strategic Communications
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About Dateline
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Dateline UC Davis is a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Strategic Communications. For questions or comments, write to dateline@ucdavis.edu.
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