[Sa-staff] August 2022: Staff Assembly News & Events

[Melanie Ramiro]

Letter from the Staff Assembly President



Staff Assembly hosted a virtual Campus Town Hall with Provost Watkins<https://ucr.zoom.us/rec/play/Sg0yY_WdPZRPadFP7OpSnB-b0sTG0-Sh7fSPK3iJEdvmcCN4JWA46od5psnhZmhZhZtOjDG5af534Mmo.6H9ZAbFS_RRP3mXy> on July 28th and with over 300 hundred participants attending, here are some of the links and references made during the webinar:

·       UCR 2030 Dashboard<https://accountability.universityofcalifornia.edu/2021/dashboard.html>

·       Strategic Plan Overview<https://strategicplan.ucr.edu/>

·       OASIS<https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/06/16/campus-community-gets-first-look-oasis>

·       Equity Increase and Equity Reviews for Staff<https://hr.ucr.edu/total-compensation-home-page/equity-increase-equity-reviews>

·       Work from Home Resources<https://keepworking.ucr.edu/>

With just a few short weeks to go, booths for our upcoming Community Partner Fair<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-partner-fair-2022-hosted-by-ucr-staff-assembly-tickets-294778138347> are almost sold out. If you’re thinking about hosting a vendor booth, don’t take too long. We’ve only got a few spots left!

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Virtually yours,

Agam Patel

President, UCR Staff Assembly


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HIGHLIGHTS

Special events, news & opportunities this month

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Community Partner Fair returns in-person on September 14

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The annual Community Partner Fair (CPF) invites companies and organizations to the UCR campus to demonstrate their products and services to the staff, faculty and students of UCR. It's a great opportunity for organizations to connect with individuals in over 200 UCR departments who purchase more than $60 million annually in products and services. This year’s event will be held outdoors under the Rivera Library arches.

Register as a vendor before August 31<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/294778138347>

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CSI employee Fatima Nelson featured in L.A. Times article

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Community Engagement Specialist Fatima Nelson is featured in a story in the L.A. Times! This article also makes significant mention of UCR’s Center for Social Innovation and its work.

Thank you, Fatima, for elevating the narrative part of CSI's "DNA: Data, Narrative, Action” framework to such incredible effect!

Read more<https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-07-24/in-the-vastness-of-the-inland-empire-people-of-color-find-peace-in-these-troubled-times>

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August 2022

Upcoming Events for Staff


Follow Staff Assembly<https://events.ucr.edu/group/staff_assembly> on events.ucr.edu<https://events.ucr.edu/> to be the first to know about new events.

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UCR Staff Scholars

Tuesday, Aug. 16 | 12 noon - 1 p.m.

Virtual meeting via Zoom

Join UCR Staff Scholars to connect with other staff members balancing their careers with higher learning. Share experiences, insights, and inspiration, plus get resources to successfully navigate your educational journey.

Learn more & join the community!<https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9XneKPKotecddt4>

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UCR Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo

Friday, Aug. 19 | Noon & 6 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 / UC Berkeley. There will be two virtual sessions: A matinee session from 12 noon - 1 p.m. and the evening session from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Deadline to register: Thursday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m.<https://bit.ly/bingo-ucr-22>

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You See Our Games: Faculty & Staff Edition

Friday, Aug. 19 | 6 p.m. - Midnight

Bannockburn Village J-102

Come and experience over 300 different board games that will make you stop and say, “Why have I never heard of these games before?” Meet fellow staff and faculty members! Best of all, if you don’t know how to play a game, we can help you learn.

Come out & play<https://events.ucr.edu/event/you_see_our_games_faculty_staff_edition?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside#.Yul6TuzMJQ8>

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Lunch and Learn: Navigating the new Concur travel system

Weds., Aug. 24 | Noon - 1 p.m.

Virtual meeting via Zoom

Please join us for a lunch networking event to learn more about UC Riverside’s new Concur Travel and Expense system, which replaces iTravel. Concur is the first system to roll out to the campus as part of the Impact23<https://impact23.ucr.edu/travel-and-expense> program to update UCR’s aging financial administrative software systems.

Register to attend<https://events.ucr.edu/event/lunch_and_learn_navigating_the_new_concur_travel_system?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside#.Yuv6X-zMJQ8>

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Staff DEI Panel

Tuesday, Sept. 6 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Virtual meeting via Zoom<https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95492830963>

Join us to bring awareness to what is happening on our own campus with our co-workers, to understand that many of the staff on campus fit into multiple groups and face discrimination from several sources, and to build our resolve as a campus to stand up for others when we see and hear actions and comments that aren't appropriate.

Register to attend<https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff_dei_panel?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside#.Yul6TuzMJQ8>

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