I am pleased to announce that UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) will be welcoming the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) back to being administered by UC ANR effective July 1, 2020. This change in management will enable closer collaboration between SAREP and the other statewide programs and institutes administered by UC ANR while also expanding our current affiliation with the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) to other campuses and partners.
Since 1986, SAREP has supported scientific research and education to advance agricultural and food systems that are economically viable, sustain beneficial...
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that Katherine Soule, Ph.D., will serve as ANR's new Assistant Vice Provost for Cooperative Extension. She will start her new duties on July 1, 2020, continue to serve as County Director for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and as UCCE youth, families and communities advisor. The role was previously held by Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty until she assumed the role of Statewide 4-H Youth Development Program director.
We are excited to have Katherine on the Cooperative Extension administrative team! She brings a breadth of Cooperative Extension experiences and leadership skills.
Katherine Soule obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, Athens in 2013. The same...
Revised date for UC ANR telecommute and limited on-site operations status
As you know, Governor Newsom's statewide stay-at-home order remains in effect with no defined end date. That said, there has been considerable statewide conversation regarding return-to-workplace timeline and protocols. The Governor has noted that there is no light switch for re-opening California, that decisions will be driven by evidence, and that even when reopened, we must modify how we conduct business.
I had previously asked that all UC ANR...
The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation. The proposed policy substantively revises the existing Policy and Procedures on Curation and Repatriation of Human Remains and Cultural Items (“Current Policy”). The policy pertains to the treatment and repatriation of Native American and Native Hawaiian human remains and cultural items under the University's stewardship and the University's compliance with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (“NAGPRA”), its accompanying regulations, and the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act...
End of year funds
UC ANR leadership has made the difficult decision that due to the current and projected financial demands on ANR resources related to the COVID-19 situation, all unspent FY 19/20 funds from ANR centrally allocated sources (across the entire Division) as of 6/30/20 will not be carried forward into FY 20/21. This action would apply to, but is not limited to, all program support funds for county-based CE Advisors and staff Community Education Specialists as well as campus-based and ANR CE Specialists, travel funds and professional development funds.
For example, many of you had reserved funds for travel late in the fiscal year...
