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January 11, 2023
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Welcome to Winter Quarter
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Recent weather challenges have “created real challenges and impacted many of us significantly,” Chancellor Gary S. May says in a winter quarter greeting to the campus today. Nevertheless, we have many reasons to be positive about the year ahead: the recent labor action is behind us (thank you for your patience), and we have milestones and Aggie traditions to celebrate.
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King Hall Honors Namesake
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The public is invited to the law school’s fourth annual MLK Day of Service and Celebration, Monday (Jan. 16), a free event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday. Service opportunities include donating supplies to the new Malcolm X Academy in Sacramento. A luncheon program (to be livestreamed) will celebrate the King Hall-MLK connection. Please RSVP.
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Win Prizes for Budget IDEA$
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We’re giving you an early look at some of the nearly 400 ideas submitted by staff and faculty to the IDEA$ at Work campaign, asking for suggestions on how the university could save money or generate revenue. If you haven’t turned in your ideas yet, remember Jan. 31 is the deadline for a prize drawing. The campaign will continue after the drawing, so please keep those ideas coming.
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Library Leads Project LEND
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LEND stands for Library Expansion of Networked Delivery, referring to a new UC-wide study into the potential for expanded lawful use of digitized books held by academic and research libraries. UC Davis’ Rice Majors, associate university librarian, and a leadership team are managing the project, recipient of $1.1 million in funding from the Mellon Foundation.
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Announcements
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Unitrans winter quarter service — The driver shortage has eased at the campus-city bus system, allowing it to run its E, F and L lines every 30 minutes (instead of every hour) for the first time since March 2020. See the complete announcement for more information on winter quarter service.
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“Transitioning to Retirement” — The Retiree Center presents this four-part series on Zoom on consecutive Fridays, Jan. 13-Feb. 3, with separate tracks for staff and academics/faculty/physicians.
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Call for nominations for the 2023 Diversity and Principles of Community Achievement Awards — Presented during the annual Soaring to New Heights celebration, these awards recognize employees who — as individuals or as part of a team — demonstrate diversity and the upholding of the Principles of Community, in ways that exceed the expectations of their positions. Deadline: Jan. 16.
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Campus Safety Lighting Walk — Students, staff, faculty and other members of the community are invited to meet at the Memorial Union flagpole, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, for a fun-filled evening of free swag and a walk around the campus to check for exterior lighting that is not working or is obstructed. Do you need volunteer hours? This event will count!
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Aggie Enterprise Town Hall — Employees who have budget, finance or purchasing responsibilities are the intended audience, but all are welcome. Advance registration required. FOA Vice Chancellor Clare Shinnerl recently announced a project timeline extension of six months, setting a new go-live date of January 2024. Questions can be submitted in advance as part of the registration form. 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, remote.
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ADMAN Conference 2023: Save the date — The Administrative Management Group, or ADMAN, invites staff at all levels to this annual program, to be held Tuesday, March 21, in person.
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more announcements…
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Upcoming Events
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The jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant brings her quintet to Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. The deal: $10 tickets for staff and faculty (limit two per person), available through Jan. 26. Click on the headline to buy tickets; the promo code is preloaded.
More for Your Health and Well-Being
Discussion and support: Coping With Grief, Loss and Change (Jan. 11 and 25) and Cultivating Hope and Optimism (Jan. 18), all remote.
Plant sciences professor Andrew Latimer discusses “Cases and Consequences of Megafires in California.” (Jan. 11, free, in person, complimentary soft drinks)
Director of jazz bands Otto Lee (tenor sax) and friends present a jazz set in the first Shinkoskey Noon Concert of winter quarter. (Jan. 12, free, in person and livestream)
Native American poet Jennifer Foerster. (Jan. 18, in person and livestream)
Explore the world of beetles when our Museum of Entomology hosts its first open house of the new year, Jan. 22, free.
Register for Staff Assembly’s next field trip, to be held Jan. 24. Space is limited.
In this free, annual program for older adults, UC Davis Health provides information on best practices for healthy aging. Four classes on consecutive Saturdays, Feb. 4-25, on Zoom.
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The Download
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The “first” bumblebee of the year has been spotted (and recorded), but we’re still waiting on the “first” cabbage white butterfly, to be exchanged for a pitcher of beer. ... “It was a very productive year,” says Chancellor May, recapping our grand openings and big announcements. ... Happy New Year from the College of Engineering dean and department chairs. ... What’s a rafter? The School of Law will tell you.
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About Dateline
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