Visitor clearance survey
UC ANR has been using a web-based daily “clearance to work survey” to ensure that employees who are working onsite or engaged in in-person field work, research or extension activities are free of COVID-19 symptoms. An offline or paper version of the survey is also available for volunteers or employees who cannot access the online survey. Symptom screening is a statewide recommendation for all employers and is required by UC guidance for campuses and ANR locations that have personnel working onsite. The UC Symptom Screening Task Force guidance also states that arrangements must be made to require the same or equivalent screening not only of students, academics and staff but...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Continued support for employees
As we all continue to face the numerous challenges brought on by the pandemic, our top priority at UC ANR is to continue to provide a safe, flexible and healthy work environment. We recognize how complicated each of your unique situations may be and how difficult it is when we don't know where our next hurdle may come from. One thing is clear, however: as we face more change, the need to continue to be flexible and thoughtful is more critical than ever.
As schools and workplaces begin to reopen, in part or in full, please know that we are aware of the strain this may cause for scheduling, time management and work life balance. We will continue to provide...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
I have received the sad news of Lowell Lewis's passing from Henry Vaux, former ANR associate vice president. Our longtime employees and emeriti will remember Lowell from his 30-plus years of service to ANR. Although Lowell retired as AVP in 1991, he remained in contact with many ANR colleagues over the years, both professionally and personally.
I offer my condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Please see Henry's note below.
Glenda Humiston
Vice President
Sadly I write to inform you that Professor Emeritus Lowell Lewis, Professor of Horticultural Science and also Associate Vice President Emeritus, passed away last week. He was 89 and had been in declining...
Every Tuesday during the month of August, UC ANR leaders will be hosting two-hour online meetings to share their draft 5-year goals and get your input into the ANR Strategic Plan Refresh 2020-2025.
Teams of goal owners will review challenges we face, briefly share accomplishments to date, and present draft strategies for the future. They want to hear what you think may be missing and your ideas on how to shape the future of ANR. There will be breakout groups to provide the opportunity for you to talk with colleagues and submit your ideas to inform the final ANR strategic plan.
See the table below with specific dates for certain topics and draft goals – and sign...
This week, in response to a trend of increasing COVID-19 cases and potential strains on hospital capacity in many areas of the state, Governor Newsom ordered that certain business sectors and activities must scale back their operations. Additional business sectors were ordered to cease indoor operations in more than 30 counties that are on the State's Monitoring List due to their current testing rates, disease transmission data, and hospital status. As a result of this roll-back of the...