- Author: Becky Westerdahl
The 2018 ANR Distinguished Service Awards for UCCE Academics are open for nominations.
The awards are sponsored by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Academic Assembly Council.
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to recognize outstanding achievement by you or your colleagues! Self-nomination is allowed.
The ANR Distinguished Service Awards recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time. Awards highlight the use of innovative methods and the integration of research, extension and leadership.
The purpose of these awards is to recognize and...
Good morning ANR!
Please see the message below and help get the word to your farmers on the importance of filling out the Census of Agriculture. Not only is the information collected extremely useful for various research efforts, being able to show the full scale and reach of California agriculture is vital for our policy efforts and to help increase public investment in the farm sector. Your help is greatly appreciated!
The Census of Agriculture deadline is days away and the survey responses continue to flow in from California. So far, only 25.93 percent of California producers have responded. See the map below for the complete picture of return rates as of February 2, 2018.
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Dear Colleagues,
UC's Office of the President (UCOP) recently commissioned a review by the Huron Consulting Group to assess UCOP's organizational structure as part of its continuous improvement process. The goal of the review is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of UCOP, while aligning its work to best support the university's core mission.
The recommendations will serve to inform discussions around a comprehensive UCOP restructuring plan that will take place over the next 18 to 24 months, beginning this spring. Examples of the recommendations include combining some UCOP units and moving some others to different locations. Some divisions may see reductions in budget and/or staffing while others...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
VP Glenda Humiston, 4-H member Melina Granados of Riverside County and UC Chancellor Dorothy Leland gave the UC regents a presentation about UC ANR's community outreach and impact. The regents' Public Engagement & Development Committee meeting was held at the UCSF–Mission Bay Conference Center on Jan. 24, 2018, in San Francisco.
To watch the 25-minute recording of the UC ANR presentation to the regents, visit https://youtu.be/ptFS8HwlsjE.
Background material about UC ANR was mailed to the regents in advance of the meeting.
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- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, VP Glenda Humiston will give a presentation about UC ANR's community outreach and impacts at the UC regents meeting in San Francisco.
“Community Outreach and Impacts” is the third discussion item on the Public Engagement and Development Committee's agenda, which begins at 9:30 a.m.
The committee will be meeting in the Fisher Banquet Room West at the UCSF–Mission Bay Conference Center and the educational session is open to the public. Background material about UC ANR was mailed to the regents in advance of...