Scott joins ANR as payroll manager

The ANR Business Operations Center is very pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Marie Scott as ANR payroll manager, effective February 7. 

Scott brings strong payroll management and UCPath expertise with 19 years of UC experience in payroll, employment tax and accounts payable management. Most recently, she served as the payroll manager for the UC Office of the President working in the new UCPath system for the past year and a half. Prior to UCOP, she worked for UC Davis for 17 years as a payroll accountant, accounts payable division manager and also as the payroll manager for one of UCD's new shared service centers.  She is also a Certified Payroll Professional.

We look forward to Anne Marie's leadership and expertise in the new position of ANR payroll manager. Her experience working in the UCPath system at UCOP will uniquely enhance ANR's transition of payroll services to the new UCPath system. Anne Marie will lead the ANR BOC payroll team providing time reporting and payroll services to all ANR units statewide. She will also work closely with the ANR Human Resources team to ensure efficient coordination between HR actions and payroll services.  

Please welcome Anne Marie to UC ANR! Anne Marie's work location is in the BOC on the second floor of the ANR Building in Davis. She can be contacted at ascott@ucanr.edu and (530) 750-1273.

Cherie McDougald                          Sally Harmsworth                            Emily LaRue
Director, BOC                                Associate Director, BOC                    Associate Director, BOC

Datasets help define stakeholder needs and significance of research, education and extension

Community-based demographic, environmental, economic, social and health data can help us better understand the 40 million people we serve. Whether you are drafting technical reports or applying for grant funding, you may find datasets useful to define stakeholder need and significance of research, education and extension impacts when communicating with potential partners, sponsors and advocates.

Rural County Representatives of California recently released Rural County Representatives of California, Economic and Demographic Profiles. These data sources provide demographic, environmental, economic, social and industry data by county.

County-level profiles can also inform decisions on how best to develop programs and initiatives that benefit farmers and ranchers, strengthen regional food systems and protect natural resources.

The following are just a few more examples of county-level profile datasets that may support your efforts as UC ANR academics and programmatic staff: 

• California Department of Education - DataQuest
  Data on school performance, test results, school staffing, graduation and dropout rates.

• California Department of Finance County Profiles
  Economic, social, and demographic data at the state and county level.

• California Department of Public Health - County Health Status Profiles
  Data for selected health indicators and California's leading causes of death.

• California Department of Public Health – Local Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Community Profiles
  County profiles designed to provide data on the health and environment (community, home and school) of California mothers, babies, children and teens.

• California Department of Public Health – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program County Profiles
  Data on CalFresh eligibility demographics, food insecurity rates, and nutrition.

• California Employment Development, Labor Market Information Demographic Profile - California and Counties
  Profile data including age, race/ethnicity, sex, household type and relationship, housing occupancy, and social and economic data, such as income, poverty and labor force.

• California Environmental Public Health Tracking
  A variety of health and environmental data.

• California Food Policy Advocates Nutrition & Food Insecurity Profile
  Data on County-level poverty rates and food insecurity.

• California Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project
  Demographic and community health data to support planning healthy communities and evaluating the impact of plans, projects, policy, and environmental changes on community health.

• Data.gov
  Managed by U.S. General Services Administration, Technology Transformation Service, datasets provide access to agriculture, climate, consumer, ecosystem, education, energy, finance, health and local government data.

• Data USA, by Deloitte, Datawheel MIT Media Lab
  Data on economy, education, housing, health and safety, diversity for a specific city, metro area or county location.

• National Agricultural Statistics Service
  Commodity and industry data by county and region. 

• University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
  County-level data for life expectancy, mortality rates, obesity prevalence and recommended physical activity levels. 

Vanity Campbell
Proposal Development Coordinator
Contracts & Grants

 

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This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.

Forbes joins ANR as Strategic Communications director

I am pleased to announce that Linda Forbes has accepted our position as UC ANR Strategic Communications director, effective Feb. 19.

Forbes brings over 15 years of communications experience as a marketing and branding leader in the private sector and most recently at UC Davis. Since 2012, she served as associate director of marketing at UC Davis, leading initiatives such as the award-winning monthly Aggie Tip Sheet and major advertising campaigns, as well as collaborating with campus colleagues to promote the impact and value of UC Davis on a variety of digital platforms. If you fly out of the Sacramento airport, you may have seen ads from the last campaign she led, like the “You sip, we solve” ad showcasing UC Davis advances in protecting the water supply.

Before coming to UC, she led marketing for a statewide accounting firm and managed an automotive aftermarket brand. But Linda, whose father was a USDA veterinarian, had a desire to contribute her skills to an organization that solves agricultural and environmental issues. 

We look forward to having Linda lead our efforts to transform ANR from the university's “best kept secret” to a well-known, valued service. Please join me in welcoming Linda Forbes to ANR! She is located in the ANR building in room 175.

Wendy Powers
Associate Vice President

 

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This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.

Critical UCPath deadlines

Please read the following information carefully.

Single Sign On (SSO)

Deadline: February 20, 2019

The new single sign on login system will be enforced for all UC ANR employees beginning February 20, 2019. If you haven't reset your password, please do so as soon as possible. For more information, please visit http://ucanr.edu/sso. For assistance or questions, please contact help@ucanr.edu.

At Your Service Online

Deadline: February 28, 2019

Any changes or updates to your information in AYSO (http://atyourserviceonline.ucop.edu) must be made by February 28, 2019. Otherwise, you must wait until April 1, when you can begin making changes through the new UCPath Employee Self-Service Portal. From March 1, you will be able to view and download historical information contained in AYSO, such as pay statements and tax documents. If you have any questions, please contact ucpath@ucanr.edu.

Duo

New deadline: March 31, 2019

UC ANR has extended the Duo MFA compliance deadline from February 13 to March 31, partly informed by the deadline extension announced by UC Davis. We encourage all ANR personnel not enrolled in Duo to do so as soon as possible to avoid issues as we approach this critical deadline. Please go to http://ucanr.edu/mfa to begin enrollment or contact help@ucanr.edu for support.

Beware of phishing/spam email

Dear Colleagues,

We have seen an increase in the number of spoofed emails, a form of phishing/spam email.

Email spoofing is the forgery of an email so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source.

The goal here is to have the employee (You) assist the supervisor purchase some gift cards. The email is structured in a sense that indicates the supervisor is not available, there is a certain sense of urgency and validity, and it is sent from a mobile device.

There are also other clues within the email. Even though the name of the supervisor is correct, the email address is not and is not part of the organization. Scratching the back of the card to get the code doesn't make sense, especially if you are planning to give it to your clients, customers, etc.

The best thing to do with these types of phishing emails is simply to call/text your supervisor's known cell phone number and confirm before making a purchase.

Below are real spoofing emails with clues that they are phishing emails highlighted in red.

Examples of spoofed emails

From: Supervisor <presidentceo02@twc.com> 
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2019 8:43 AM
To: Employee

Subject: OFFICE REQUEST/GIFT CARD PURCHASE

XXXX,

Are you available? I would like to know if you can help in making purchase for Google Play gift cards at the store,Let me know if its possible, 
 
Pls, I'm occupied at the moment but will lookout for your reply.

Thanks

Sent from my Mobile Device

From: Supervisor <presidentceo02@twc.com> 
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2019 9:12 AM
To: Employee
Subject: RE: OFFICE REQUEST/GIFT CARD PURCHASE

I need you to pick up 3 Google Play Gift Card in $500 increment each. Its alright if you can purchase the gift cards from Walmart or any Stores around. Once you have been able to get them from the store, scratch-off the back code and then attach pictures of each cards and email them back to me with the purchase receipt. Email me back when you are on your way to the store

Thanks
 
Sent from my Mobile Device

If you receive a suspected phishing email, please contact the IT help desk via the ANR portal and inform only via a ticket, don't forward the email.

Tolgay Kizilelma
Chief Information Security Officer
IT Infrastructure and Support

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