ANR Update

Propose a project for summer student fellowship program

Last year, UC ANR trialed a summer fellowship program in collaboration with the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources and the Planetary Health Center of Expertise at UC Davis. As a result, we had about six students doing a summer session with UC Cooperative Extension advisors. The fellowships allowed the students to get some “real world” experience and provided the advisors with support from some sharp UC student minds. 

If you are interested in mentoring a student for Summer 2019, please submit your request using the following link http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=26498. Funding is not required, although even modest funding raises the probability of getting a student. You may request an undergraduate and/or a graduate student.

Timelines and general process

The campus will begin matching students and opportunities in about two to three weeks for placement over the summer. Detail on the program appears below. 

Advisors submit a summary of their opportunity and students submit their areas of interest. Potential matches are then identified. Before embarking on a project, the advisors and the students discuss to ensure there really is a good match. 

Feel free to contact me if you have questions or I can put you in touch with one of the host advisors from 2018. 

Sincerely,

Mark Bell
Vice Provost Strategic Initiatives and Statewide Programs

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Summer Work Experience Program (notice sent to students)

UC Davis is now accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Work Experience Program. University of California students can gain hands-on experience working in the diverse fields of natural resources, agriculture, conservation, policy, outreach education and health. The Planetary Health Center of Expertise will match undergraduate and graduate students with a variety of opportunities provided in collaboration with the center's partners in the University of California's Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension and the California Department of Conservation.

Fellows will be co-mentored by on-site mentors and university faculty. Summer fellow placements will launch in June 2019, however students are also strongly encouraged to participate in a preparatory course on science education and outreach during the 2019 spring quarter for academic credit. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about the program and application process. You can also find information about our previous Summer Work Experience fellows and their projects.

Applications are due on February 15, 2019, 5:00 pm PST. Applications submitted after February 15, 2019, may be accepted if placements are available. Please send an email to planetaryhealth@ucdavis.edu with any questions.

 

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

Tomorrow: UC ANR UCPath Town Hall at 1 p.m., Zoom connection

Join VP Glenda Humiston, AVP Tu Tran and the UCPath Project Team for an important town hall Zoom session from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

We encourage all UC ANR academics and staff to participate.

UC ANR Town Hall: UCPath

• Tuesday, January 29, 2019
• 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Live in the ANR Building's Valley Rooms in Davis
• Broadcast via Zoom. To join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device,
  please click this URL: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/716189133
• Or join by phone:  Dial: US: +1 669 900 6833  or +1 646 558 8656
  Webinar ID: 716 189 133

UC Path is the new systemwide HR and payroll system that will serve all UC employees. UC ANR's March 2019 go-live date is fast approaching and during the town hall you'll learn what you need to do to prepare for the coming changes.

Managers and directors, please consider scheduling meeting space for the town hall so that your unit members can view the session together.

For more information on UCPath, check the UC ANR UCPath website at http://ucpath.ucanr.edu.

If you have questions or comments about UCPath or training, please post them on https://ucanr.edu/UCPath or send the ANR UCPath team an email at ucpath@ucanr.edu.

 

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

 

Enroll in Duo – security tokens now available

To maintain access to critical systems such as the Time Reporting System (TRS), AggieTravel and AggieBuy, enroll in Duo by February 13.

Make sure that your email system is supported before you enroll in Duo to avoid service interruption. Visit Email Compatibility for a list of supported email systems.

Enrollment Device

The device you use with Duo can be a smartphone, tablet, cellphone or traditional landline. You should choose the device you are most likely to have close at hand when you want to access your UC ANR email.

How to Enroll

1. Visit https://computingaccounts.ucdavis.eduand choose “Duo Multifactor Authentication”. 
2. Sign in with your campus account.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to enroll a device. 

Detailed step-by-step instructions are available at UC Davis IT Help.

If you encounter difficulties during enrollment, please contact the UC ANR Help Desk at help@ucanr.edu or (530) 750-1212. You can also visit the “Duo Clinic” between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday by logging onto Zoom at ucanr.zoom.us/s/491057944.

Security Tokens

The preferred method for accessing Duo is via smartphone or landline. If neither of these options is viable, a Duo security token can be purchased through AggieBuy for $29.99. Units will be responsible for the cost, which is an allowable expense for Program Support Funds.

To purchase Duo tokens, visit https://AggieBuy.ucdavis.edu and search for either part number or keywords under “Product Search”:

• Part number: 2046355
• Keywords: Duo Security Token

A comprehensive description of Duo is available at http://ucanr.edu/mfa.

 

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

 

Important UCPath update from VP Humiston

UC ANR is fast approaching the launch of UCPath. We are scheduled to go live in March, when we'll join seven other UC locations using the long-awaited human resources, payroll and benefits technology that is modernizing how we do business across the University of California. On Tuesday, January 29, I hope you will join me at 1 p.m. for the online Town Hall to discuss upcoming changes.

UCPath will allow us to streamline and standardize our payroll, benefits and human resources processes, and will provide more efficient and improved service to UC ANR employees. UC ANR's fiscal silos will be unified, improving our ability to access our financial data. It will give us improved tools for efficient hiring and management of personnel transactions. Supervisors and employees will have better access to information through new self-service web portals, and will be supported by a new customer service center, the UCPath Center in Riverside.

As we launch UCPath, we should be reminded that major change is often difficult to implement, and we may experience challenges along the way. Our project team is working closely with other UC locations and the UCPath Center to prepare to support UC ANR through the transition. Be assured that the UCPath team, both at UC ANR and at the UCPath Center, will work to resolve any issues that you may encounter.  

You'll receive more information about the changes in the coming weeks. I strongly encourage everyone to take some time to learn what's happening by reading project updates and viewing demonstration videos at ucpath.ucanr.edu/, and sending any questions to UCPath@ucanr.edu.

Thanks for your support and all you do for UC ANR.

Best wishes, 

Glenda Humiston
Vice President

 

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

 

One-question survey: Your input on WebANR Café Thursday timing

Since May 2018, ANR Learning & Development has been offering WebANR Café on third Thursdays from noon to 12:30 p.m. The 30-minute webinar provides professional development tips from UC ANR colleagues and other experts on extension delivery, building support and office and team management. To see topics of upcoming sessions, visit https://ucanr.edu/sites/Professional_Development/Monthly_WebANRs.  

Please help us identify the best time for most ANR employees by answering this one-question survey by Friday, January 25.

Thank you,

Jodi Azulai
ANR Learning & Development coordinator

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

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