- Author: Michael L. Poe
All members of ANR are invited to join VP Dooley for a 60-minute ANR town hall meeting on Adobe Connect on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 9 a.m. PDT. For those unable to attend online, a recording of the event will be posted.
Dooley will discuss the impact of the newly signed California state budget on UC and ANR. There will also be time set aside for questions and answers.
The town hall link will only be accessible through your ANR Portal https://ucanr.org/portal. Once in your portal you will find instructions to access the meeting at the top of the center column. Please test your ability to access the meeting before Oct. 28.
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- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
Across California, county governments continue to face a funding crisis. Last year, many local budgets were balanced with the help of one-time federal stimulus money. This year, the major difference between those counties that are “stable” versus those that are facing huge deficits is the use of any available contingency funds. Indicators suggest next year will be an even bigger challenge for our county partners and will directly impact our county programs.
Some of us hope that economic recovery is in our immediate future and that we will return to the early 1980s when Extension was at its peak in funding and political support. Others are convinced that we must chart a new course, and that the future...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that ANR has accepted a proposal from UC Riverside to house the Water Resources Center Archive. Developed in collaboration with CSU San Bernardino, the amount of organizational work and collaboration between UC and CSU in developing this proposal was impressive.
While the archives will be housed on both campuses, the two facilities are located near each other and their collections are complementary. The funding will be stable and the institutional support is impressive. It is highly likely that the evidenced support from both campus communities will lead to additional funding sources. Accessibility of the archives will be maintained, and they will be located in an area with a...
- Author: Michael L. Poe
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- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
VP Dooley will host a 60-minute town-hall meeting on Adobe Connect on Tuesday, May 25, at 9:30 a.m. PDT. Please mark your calendar to join the discussion. He will discuss the governor’s “May Revise” and implications for UC and ANR’s budget, and thoughts on progress towards our Strategic Vision.
The town hall link will be https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/anrtownhall.