- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
As of July 1, the ANR Business Operations Center located at Kearney (BOC-K) is providing comprehensive consolidated financial and payroll-related services in support of county Cooperative Extension offices statewide. This includes providing business services in support of 200 CE advisors and 400 staff employees. The BOC-K's mission is to provide highly effective and efficient financial and payroll services within the guidelines of UC and ANR policies and procedures.
Key services provided by the BOC-K include:
financial processing for:
- travel expense reports
- entertainment expense reports
- purchasing (including UCD Purchasing Card transactions)
- invoice/vendor...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Revised Sustainable Natural Ecosystems plan posted for comment
A revised draft of the Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic Initiative Plan has been posted on the Sustainable Natural Ecosystems web site http://ucanr.org/sites/SNE/. You can access the pdf document directly athttp://ucanr.org/sites/SNE/files/36665.pdf.
Comments on the plan will be accepted through Aug. 15. Please e-mail your comments directly to Jim Bartolome, Sustainable Natural Ecosystems initiative leader, at jwbart@berkeley.edu.
The initiative’s panel members will integrate the...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
Last week, Senior VP Dan Dooley approved the initial phase of a project to design, estimate cost, and build a modular building adjacent to the existing ANR Building on Hopkins Road in Davis. The building will house the Research and Extension Centers -...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
A little more than a year ago, the Division finalized the Strategic Vision: 2025. The document was the first step in a strategic planning process to address the challenges we face and provide the scientific and technological breakthroughs California needs to compete in a global economy, ensure a safe nutritious food supply, conserve natural resources, and keep Californians healthy. Nine multidisciplinary, integrated initiatives were presented, which represent the best opportunities for ANR’s considerable infrastructure and talent to seek new resources and new ways of partnering within and outside UC to find solutions for California.
- 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...
