- 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...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The ANR Staff Personnel Unit (SPU) within the Office of the Associate Vice President-Business Operations is the principal department for staff personnel matters for all ANR county-based and other off-site units and provides staff personnel services in these areas:
- Classification
- Compensation
- Recruitment
- Employment
- Employee and labor relations
- Interpretation of UC system-wide personnel policies
- Collective bargaining agreements
- People Administration -- Classification Applicant Tracking System
The SPU is located on the Davis campus in the ANR Building. It has been functioning since January 2010, and on July 1,...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The Executive Working Group has been notified that ANR is receiving an increase in USDA Smith-Lever funding, and has directed these funds in FY 2010-11 to program development by advisors and program representatives. These funds will be allocated to county directors in the amount of $1,000 per advisor and $500 per program representative, regardless of their source of funding.
These funds are to be used in support of professional development expenses such as professional travel to meetings, conference registration, seminars and in-service trainings. Use of these funds will be approved by each county director.
Funds will be transferred by the Business Operations Center at Kearney to a program development account for each...