Nominations are being accepted for the 2020 ANR Distinguished Service Awards, which are sponsored by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Academic Assembly Council.
The awards recognize and reward outstanding accomplishments in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time in five areas: research, extension, new academic, team and leadership.
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to recognize outstanding achievement by yourself or your colleagues.
The biennial ANR Distinguished Service Awards recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative...
Paid administrative leave categories and permissible usage:
Pursuant to President Napolitano's Executive Order Dated March 16, 2020, effective immediately, employees will be eligible to receive up to 128 hours paid administrative leave in order to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This particular leave may only be used for the following reasons, all of which relate to COVID-19:
- When the employee is unable to work because the employee or a family member has a COVID-19 related illness.
- When an employee is unable to work because the employee has been directed not to come to workforCOVID-19 related reasons (including...
Extended Telecommute Timeframe:
As you know, UC campuses, the UC Office of the President and UC ANR are working to protect our community by issuing guidance to minimize face-to-face interactions, reduce commuting and travel, and enable social distancing. On March 16, six Bay Area counties announced shelter-in-place orders, and the UC Office of the President in Oakland extended their telecommute date through least April 7 to align with county directives. UC ANR has also adjusted the proposed end date for our telecommuting and limited on-site operations status to April 7 in order to align with UCOP. Please keep in...
Today the ANR@Work Survey will land in your email inbox, if it hasn't already, with the subject line “ANR@Work Survey - INVITATION - DO NOT DELETE.” The ANR@Work Survey will be open today through April 3. It is an opportunity for all academics and staff to provide feedback about their experience working at UC ANR.
On March 17, each academic and staff member will receive an email from “Glenda Humiston <satsurvey@ucanr.edu” containing a unique link to the survey. Please do not delete the emailed invitation, as it will be the only way to access the survey and cannot be replaced.
The UC ANR community is founded on principles strengthened by common goals, shared...
Dear Colleagues:
As you all know, national, state and local agencies have been implementing various measures to reduce the rate and risk of community spread of COVID-19. Many California counties, businesses and school districts have implemented remote working protocols and six Bay Area counties today issued a shelter in place order. All UC locations are also implementing protective measures. Last week, UC ANR offices in Davis, Berkeley and at the Office of the President in Oakland began implementing telecommute and limited on-site operations protocols. A number of our County Extension offices have also been impacted.
Starting today, March 16,...
