ANR Update

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

Staff-performance appraisal webinars offered in March

The annual performance appraisal is an opportunity for staff and supervisors to recognize accomplishments, identify opportunities to build skills, and align individual efforts to high-level unit and division goals. Take time in the next month to review and reflect on the past year, and plan your future work with your supervisor.

The staff performance review period runs from April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019. An annual appraisal should be completed for all ANR staff employees, including represented and non-represented, career and contract employees with at least six months of service as of March 31, 2019.

This year ANR Human Resources has modified the Employee Performance Appraisal Form to align with the UC system-wide core competencies and to prepare supervisors and employees for the future online appraisal process. Please plan to attend one of the upcoming webinars to learn more.

Upcoming webinars

ANR Human Resources will host Zoom webinars for staff and supervisors during the month of March. Please hold one of these dates/times on your calendar:

• Employee Role: March 5, Tuesday, 9 a.m.–10 a.m.            
• Supervisor Role: March 6, Wed., 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Employee Role: March 20, Wed., 10 a.m.–11 a.m.              
• Supervisor Role: March 26, Tuesday, 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

To join

Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/8151602829

Telephone:   US: +1 408 638 0968  or +1 646 558 8656

Meeting ID: 815-160-2829

If you are a supervisor, you only need to participate in a supervisor session.

More information about the annual process, including timelines, guidelines and Performance Appraisal Tools are available on the ANR Human Resources website http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRSPU/Supervisor_Resources/Performance_Management.

Note: ANR staff based at the Office of the President will follow the UCOP-HR performance process with separate trainings, timelines and forms.

If you have questions regarding the appraisal process, please contact Mary Vlandis at maryvlandis@ucanr.edu.

John Fox
Executive Director, Human Resources

 

View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.

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

 

Nominate exceptional staff for STAR Awards

Nominations are being accepted now for the annual UC ANR Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards.  The deadline for submission is April 5, 2019.

The STAR program is your opportunity to celebrate and reward the great contributions of ANR's people. The program provides one-time cash awards to eligible staff in recognition of outstanding achievement. Managers may nominate individuals and teams demonstrating exceptional performance, creativity, organizational abilities, work success and teamwork.   

Policy-covered ANR staff and members of the Clerical Unit (CX) are eligible to be nominated for STAR awards.  Staff in other collective bargaining units, academics and members of the Senior Management Group are not eligible to receive STAR awards.

Nomination forms and program guidelines are available on the UC ANR HR website. 

Send your nominations via e-mail to humanresources@ucanr.edu by April 5, 2019. 

STAR Awards will be celebrated during an ANR recognition event at the Second Street building in Davis on June 18, 2019.

 

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

Important change to access online ANR systems Feb. 20

As of Feb. 20, 2019, all ANR personnel will need to use a new method to access ANR systems. Please note that this is a separate change from enrollment in Duo.

What is changing?

UC ANR has implemented a new login system that relies on information from UCPath. In beta testing since mid-2018, this new login system is referred to as Single Sign On or SSO. The goal of SSO is to make it easy for UC ANR personnel to access any web system needed for day-to-day work, such as the ANR Portal, Zoom, Project Board and the coming UCPath tools.

What you need to do

The new SSO system uses information from the ANR directory, so you don't need to enroll in anything to use it. The only requirement is that you reset your password in the ANR Portal one time before using SSO to log in.

SSO information and assistance

We've set up a webpage with more information about SSO, including instructions for resetting your password.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at help@ucanr.edu or 530-750-1212.

 

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

ANR provides ESRI software and licenses to staff and academics

Like last year, UC ANR will provide ESRI (ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online) software and licenses to UC ANR staff and academics at no cost in the coming year. Agricultural Experiment Station faculty who are affiliated with UC ANR will be eligible for one ESRI license through ANR. To access ESRI software and tools, please complete the following form.

AES staff, faculty and graduate students unaffiliated with UC ANR will not be eligible for these ANR software and licenses; those affiliated with UC Davis will need to go through software.ucdavis.edu to access these tools. 

Additionally, this year members of UC ANR are eligible for free licenses for ENVI remote-sensing software, and greatly discounted licenses for Pix4D drone image processing software.  For these applications, please send a request to IGIS at igis@ucanr.edu.

 

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

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