- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
To continue our aggressive effort in hiring Cooperative Extension Advisors and Specialists, I am announcing the release of positions for future rounds of hiring. These positions have been through a thorough process of proposal and review. The more than 120 proposals for these CE positions were developed in consultation with our stakeholders. The review process involved public comment (more than 900 individual comments from agricultural organizations, governmental agencies, youth and nutrition coalitions, individuals and many others), ANR Program Teams, Cooperative Extension County Directors and College and School leadership. All of the review information, along with information regarding current...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
We are very happy to announce that Kim Rodrigues has accepted the Hopland Research and Extension Center director position. She has been serving as the interim director for the Hopland REC since July 2014. Her role as permanent HREC director will begin January 2, 2015.
Kim has served UC ANR in several roles, including regional director, county director, UC Cooperative Extension forestry advisor and, most recently, executive director for the Academic Personnel Unit.
We are so pleased that Kim has accepted the position and look forward to her leadership in continuing to build a successful research and extension center.
Bill Frost, Associate Vice President
Lisa Fischer, Associate...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
In honor of Worldwide GIS Day, the UC ANR Informatics and GIS Statewide Program (IGIS) is pleased to announce that it will be offering a series of four-hour-long GIS, remote sensing and GPS training workshops across California between January and June 2015.
To see detailed descriptions of these workshops, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/IGIStraining/WORKSHOP_DESCRIPTIONS. To help assess demand for the training curriculum and to determine when and where these workshops will be held, please answer the six multiple-choice questions...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
Dan Dooley, senior vice president for External Relations and former VP for ANR, has announced he will be leaving the University of California at the end of the year.
Here is an excerpt from President Napolitano's message to UCOP staff:
“Dan has been a respected member of the UCOP leadership team for nearly seven years. He first joined UC as the Vice President of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Division. For the last six years, he has led the External Relations Division. In that position, he has played a critical role in driving UC's engagement with government leaders in both Sacramento and Washington and shaping our internal and external communications...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The public comment period for the 2014 UC Cooperative Extension positions call has been completed, as of July 21. These comments are posted on the 2014 Call for Positions web page, and will be considered by the position review groups, UC ANR Program Council and Vice President Allen-Diaz. A diverse array of the Division's stakeholders actively participated in this process and we appreciate their interest and value their feedback.
The next step in our process is the internal review by UCCE county/multi-county partnership directors, UC ANR program teams, and the deans' offices from ANR affiliated colleges and schools. This process concludes on Monday, Aug. 18, with comments due...
