[Sa-staff] Staff Assembly newsletter & upcoming events: July 2021

[Melanie Ramiro]

Letter from Jeff Girod, Staff Assembly President


Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the 2021 UC Staff Engagement Survey! UCR led all campuses with a response rate of 64%, which was an increase of 10% from 2019. We look forward to using this feedback to improve the staff experience at UCR.


Additionally, please join us in welcoming the Staff Assembly 2020-21 Executive Board<https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/staff-assembly-executive-board>.


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HIGHLIGHTS

Support Staff Assembly this month


Post-COVID Town Hall: replay now available


At the end of the June 16, 2021 Town Hall<https://business.facebook.com/ucrsa/videos/188251163258172/>, there were many questions posed in the Q&A section of the Zoom webinar. The outstanding questions have since been collected and responses provided, based on our current thinking about this important issue. To view the Q&A document, please log into Google Drive at this link<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wvwa_znEQZfTYb_Tr-JfDUZcv0y3MVSy/view?usp=sharing> using your UCR credentials. On the Google sign in screen, your username will be YourNetID at ucr.edu.

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Missed a Lunch ‘n’ Learn?


If you missed one (or more) of the Staff Assembly Lunch ‘n’ Learn workshops, the whole series is now offered as a bundle inside of the Learning Management System (LMS). Log in with your NetID to access them here<https://uc.sumtotal.host/core/pillarRedirect?relyingParty=LM&url=app%2Fmanagement%2FLMS_ActDetails.aspx%3FActivityId%3D411852%26UserMode%3D0&domain=14>.

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JULY 2021

Upcoming Events


Subscribe to the Staff Assembly calendar<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_g2p5cvb92g9ii1j7ptjnba5e1s%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles> to be the first to know about new events.

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Recognizing and Responding to Distressed Students

Thursday, July 8 | 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a 90-minute interactive learning experience where we will 1) review the symptoms of distress; 2) learn to recognize distressed and disruptive behaviors; 3) determine appropriate responses; and 4) learn about resources at UCR (and beyond) to support both the student-in-need and you.

Register here<https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqdOCgpz8sH9bWrLryTe17sYZgMwb96emH>

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UCR Staff Assembly July Virtual Bingo

Friday, July 16 | 12:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Virtual meeting

Join Staff Assembly’s Director of Finance Penni Ebina and Past President Dennis McIver for monthly Virtual Bingo! The event will also include participants from UCDC/UCPath/UCLA/UCRRA/UCOP/UCSB/UCSF.

There will be two virtual sessions: A matinee session from 12 - 1 p.m. and the evening session from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Deadline to register: 5:00 p.m. on July 15<https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0PtN2qzli7HUjvn>

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Get Recognized Awards

Thursday, July 22 | 12:05 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

Join Staff Assembly’s Director of Involvement and Recognition Brianna Morales and the Recognition Committee to celebrate July’s Get Recognized winners!

Zoom link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95492830963

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Pictionary with Jeff Girod

Wednesday, July 28 | 12:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

Staff Assembly President Jeff Girod will be joined by “celebrity drawer” Daryle Williams, Dean Designate for the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS), for an hour of fun, prizes, and crudely drawn random objects. Join us for Pictionary<https://ucr.zoom.us/j/9853753889>

Dial in information: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/9853753889

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Outstanding Staff Awards Ceremony

Thursday, July 29 | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

The Outstanding Staff Awards are presented annually, usually held at the Chancellor's Residence after the end of Spring Quarter. Individuals are nominated by their peers in one of five different categories<https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/outstanding-staff-awards>.

The replay will be posted on the UCR Staff Assembly YouTube Channel<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirwNKg09Y7CJD2asglzh_A>.

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Dollars and Sense: The UCR Staff Wealth Summit

Tuesday, August 24 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Online event | space is limited


We hope you'll join us for a day devoted to helping you with different areas of finance. Choose from a number of presentations on topics including: buying a home; saving for an emergency; planning for retirement; what savings account to use; and more. Event will include virtual tabling for a range of different services and a chance to win prizes. Free to attend, but limited to the first 300 registrants. Save your seat<https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dfozRvXo3xooSy>

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ASUCR’S STUDENT VOICE COMMITTEE

Case Studies on Inclusivity & Experiences with Chat Services


Mark Hanin, director and vice-chair of ASUCR’s Student Voice Committee, conducted two case studies<https://drive.google.com/file/d/18_UPgpEBS00BjReMGtQ8b3zZ9n6OgLmQ/view?usp=sharing> during the 2020-2021 academic year, the results of which he shared with the University Honors department in June 2021. The Student Voice Committee is the sole, non-political committee under ASUCR dedicated to representing student voices on campus. They do so by conducting research, surveys, and case studies on students' experiences at UC Riverside.


The first cast study sought to understand the academic and inclusivity experiences of students at UCR<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMfpipKJ54zkqrfD-g6TPJX42Lw0n2cG/view?usp=sharing> and what changes students hope to see at the administrative level. Students were asked to evaluate how diverse UCR is, from having a diverse array of classes offered to having a diverse staff, in addition to offering insight on how their academic experience has been as a whole at UCR.


The second aimed to understand the experiences of students with group chat services<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JIjbte8m9nos7uM-rVS6v7XN-c-r8QvD/view?usp=sharing>, how they benefit from them and whether they should be retained come fall quarter 2021, especially as students have so heavily relied on group chat services over the past academic year.


Hanin also published this blog post<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XgB8X0-hsWYRHqeAhNB3RJScjQoGzFrb/view?usp=sharing>, summarizing the results of the two case studies and providing commentary, from a student's perspective, on what the committee hopes that faculty, staff, and administrators will glean from their findings.



Hanin invited those with questions to email him at mhani003 at ucr.edu<mailto:mhani003 at ucr.edu>.
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