- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
ANR will host a special staff recognition event on Thursday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. via Zoom. We will be celebrating our ANR colleagues who are retiring in June, and we will also recognize the 2020-2021 ANR Staff Appreciation and Recognition program (STAR) Award winners.
Please register by Friday, June 11, at https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=34993. Prior to the event, registrants will receive a formal confirmation email that includes the Zoom link.
Attention: STAR awardees, nominators and supervisors of awardees should register using the STAR registration form at https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=34986, not the link above.
For more information contact, Kellie McFarland at ANR Program Support Unit or (530) 750-1361. STAR Award winners will also be announced in the next ANR Employee News.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
ANR offers online training on how to make videos. To further hone video-production techniques, Jeff Mitchell, UCCE specialist, is wondering if ANR colleagues would be interested in an informal way to exchange ideas.
“I am talking about an active, quick-fire workgroup of similarly interested folks who could share tips and skills,” Mitchell said. While he doesn't have a specific communications mechanism in mind, Mitchell would like to hear from others who would like to share techniques about video production. If you're interested, please contact Mitchell at jpmitchell@ucdavis.edu.
In the Frontiers in Communication article “Why Should Scientists be on YouTube? It's all About Bamboo, Oil and Ice Cream,” USDA-ARS scientist Eric Brennan writes, “DIY videos are not a silver bullet that will automatically improve science communication, but they can help scientists to 1) reflect on and improve their communications skills, 2) tell stories about their research with interesting visuals that augment their peer-reviewed papers, 3) efficiently connect with and inspire broad audiences including future scientists, 4) increase scientific literacy, and 5) reduce misinformation.”
Brennan and Douglas Gayeton, creative leader of The Lexicon of Sustainability, recently joined Mitchell to give a presentation to ANR communicators on the use of video in science communication. Brennan, a research horticulturist in organic systems, noted that while his peer-reviewed journal articles may get a couple dozen citations, videos about his research get as many as 200,000 views. To view a recording of the presentations, visit https://youtu.be/FXxvbHV7Ois.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Your Campaign-In-A-Box toolkit is available to begin promotions for Big Dig Day, ANR's statewide giving day, on June 4.
- Save-the-date flyers for each program
- Peer-to-peer templates: Want to invite your friends/family/colleagues to support you and donate to your campaign, but don't know how to ask? Use a template to send a personal email or social media post!
- Press release template: Send to your local media outlets for additional promotion
Happy McGivins is our Big Dig Day mascot. You will find a "Flat Happy" cut out in the toolkit. Take Flat Happy with you to your garden, workplace, virtual club meetings, etc. and snap a selfie! Then post it on social media with a message that says, "I dig (INSERT PROGRAM NAME) because...(FILL IN THE BLANK!") #BigDigDay #GiveBack
Webinar recordings:
ANR: "Big Dig Day & Social Media: Strategies for Success"
4-H: "Big Dig Day & Social Media: Strategies for Success"
Master Gardener: "Big Dig Day & Social Media: Strategies for Success"
If you have questions, contact Emily Delk, director of annual giving, at eddelk@ucanr.edu or (916) 564-4862.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
See what's new in the ANR communications toolkit at https://ucanr.edu/sites/communicationstoolkit. Upon request, new slide templates have been added to the kit.
Google Slides
A Google Slides version of our UC ANR Powerpoint template can be found in the UC Davis template gallery. Scroll down to Presentation Designs to find the template called "UC ANR Google Slides Template English." To view the full template list, you may need to click on the down arrow which first appears at the bottom of the list.
UC ANR overview slides
Three PowerPoint presentation slides with UC ANR overview information, including a map of ANR locations and a list of statewide programs and institutes, have been added. Download UC_ANR_overview_slides by going to Logos & Templates, then clicking on Downloads, then the UC ANR logo.
If there are other resources that you would like to see added to the ANR communications toolkit, please email your ideas to lforbes@ucanr.edu.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
“First, we will send out weekly educational emails to highlight the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the US, including a deeper dive into the various identities included in the LGBTQ+ umbrella,” said event co-organizer Rebecca Ozeran, UCCE livestock and natural resources advisor for Fresno and Madera counties. “Second, we are hosting three interactive Zoom sessions with time for discussion after each one.”
The first Zoom session will be introductory, including why it's important for us all to learn more about the community. The second session will include a documentary on Stonewall and the history of Pride Month.
The third session, June 30, will include a special guest facilitator Sam Gottlieb leading a book discussion of “A Year Without a Name” by Cyrus Grace Dunham. Participants who register by June 1 may request an e-copy of the book.
Gottlieb (he/they) is director of people & culture at RISE, a nonprofit organization that serves both victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault/abuse as well as their loved ones. Gottlieb provides queer education workshops and talks to a variety of audiences covering a broad range of topics. They believe in the power of conversation and strive to embolden folks to enter into meaningful discussions.
When:
Zoom sessions on Wednesdays, June 9, 16 and 30 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., with the option to continue discussions until noon. Weekly emails will go out every Tuesday in June, beginning on Tuesday, June 1.
Why:
To learn more about Pride Month and how ANR can support the LGBTQ+ community.
How:
Register for one or more Zoom sessions by clicking here. Weekly emails will be sent out to all of ANR so you do not need to register to receive them.
If you have questions, contact Ozeran at rkozeran@ucanr.edu. If you would like to join the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, email Ozeran or Katherine Soule at kesoule@ucanr.edu.