Dear Colleagues,
I am thrilled to report that we raised over $196,000 for UC ANR programs on GivingTuesday this year – a 49% increase over the $130K raised during GivingTuesday last year! Given the widespread opinion that giving was likely to be down this year, this result is both inspiring and an affirmation of the support that our programs enjoy.
The 2020 GivingTuesday total breaks records for our previous giving-day campaigns. UC ANR received 854 gifts from 736 donors this year; in 2019, 494 donors gave 580 gifts. Many thanks to all of you who worked to get the word out and gave your time and money to make the campaign so successful. My goal for next year is to see a much larger percentage...
As we take some time to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to wish you all the best and urge you to follow these recommendations from UC Davis Health to keep yourselves and your friends and families safe in the coming weeks. We've done a great job taking precautions and protecting each other since March; let's keep it up for the next several months until we can get past this.
While we look to...
Earlier this week, the Governor and Secretary of Public Health announced urgent changes to the state's county risk tiers. This was in response to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases - doubling in the past 10 days to more than 10,000 per day - and 60% increase in hospitalizations across the state. In all, 40 counties have been moved to more restrictive tiers, with 30 counties moving back one tier and 10 counties moving back two tiers. These risk tier assignments affect what businesses may remain open or what activities can occur in the county, which can also affect UC ANR operations and programming.
The current tier ratings include 41 counties in the most restrictive Widespread (purple) tier, 11 counties in the Substantial...
President Drake extended the time frame to use these hours to June 30, 2021. His order does not increase the number of EPAL hours, but critically allows employees to continue the use of the allotted time as the impacts of the pandemic continue.
Eligible employees may use EPAL hours if an employee or family member becomes ill with COVID-19; an employee is caring for their children when schools or daycare facilities are closed; or an employee has been directed not to come to their worksite and/or their unit has moved to remote operations, and it is not operationally feasible...
New policy: Presidential policy on gender recognition and lived name
A new Presidential Policy ensures that all University-issued identification documents display personal identification information that recognizes individuals' accurate gender identity and lived name. In brief, the policy stipulates that the University must provide the minimum three equally recognized gender options in university information systems — woman, man, and nonbinary — and an efficient process for current students, employees, and UC alumni and affiliates to retroactively amend their gender designations and lived names in information systems and on university-issued documents, including eligible academic...
