[Sa-staff] February Events and Reminders

[Selina Hernandez]

Hello Highlanders,

We have several events and activities coming up in the next few weeks. We
encourage you to join us and connect with others. We hope to see you there!

General Meeting Winter Quarter (2/11) tomorrow!

The *General Meeting - Winter Quarter is set for Wednesday, February 11,
from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m*. at the* School of Medicine Education Building
II, Room 205* (*on the second floor*), with an option to participate online
via Zoom. Please register to attend —both online
<https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GOWwDYX0QfCGr5QnrpFxIg#/registration>
and in-person registration
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdan6OpXrECxr4l7KhkWjhj1X39vC6VpWpY35jfe2HpbJiHIQ/viewform>
options are available here
<https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff-assembly-general-meeting-winter-quarter?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*16vl65h*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3NzAxNzA5NzMkbzU5JGcxJHQxNzcwMTc0MDY2JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..*_gcl_au*MTc1MDAxNTgzMy4xNzY5MTk0MTkx*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3NzAxNzA5NzMkbzU5JGcxJHQxNzcwMTc0MDY2JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..>.
As a special treat, lunch will be provided for the first 125 in-person
attendees. We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating service
milestones!

Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo (2/20)

Join Staff Assembly’s volunteer Laura Cantrell and other members of the
Staff Assembly Executive Board for monthly Virtual Bingo
<https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff-assembly-virtual-bingo-9505?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*1rjzzt5*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3NzAxNzA5NzMkbzU5JGcxJHQxNzcwMTc0MTIxJGo1JGwwJGgw*_gcl_au*MTc1MDAxNTgzMy4xNzY5MTk0MTkx*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3NzAxNzA5NzMkbzU5JGcxJHQxNzcwMTc0MTIxJGo1JGwwJGgw>!
The event will also include participants from UC Berkeley / UCDC / UCPath /
UCLA / UCRRA / UCOP / UCSB / UCSF.

Staff Memorial Garden Remembrance (2/24)

Please join us to honor the memories of UCR employees who passed away
during their tenure at UC Riverside. The ceremony will include brief
remarks from the Chancellor and the Provost. Light refreshments will be
provided. Staff Memorial Garden
<https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff-memorial-garden-remembrance?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*lz06y4*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3Njk0NTQ4MzMkbzYwJGcxJHQxNzY5NDU1MjYxJGo1MSRsMCRoMA..*_gcl_au*MTc1MDAxNTgzMy4xNzY5MTk0MTkx*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3Njk0NTQ4MzMkbzYwJGcxJHQxNzY5NDU1MjYxJGo1MSRsMCRoMA..>
is located near the Geology Building, Science Lab 1, and Physics 2000.

Get Recognized Nominations (Due by 2/28)

The Get Recognized Program is a peer recognition award designed to honor
individuals or small work groups (up to three people) who contribute to
making UC Riverside a better workplace. Do you work with someone great? Do
you have a superlative supervisor? A fantastic employee? Want them to get
the recognition that they deserve? Then nominate
<https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff-assembly-get-recognized-peer-recognition?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*rs7abj*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3Njg1OTQ4MTMkbzQ0JGcxJHQxNzY4NTk2MzE1JGozOSRsMCRoMA..*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3Njg1OTQ4MTMkbzQ0JGcxJHQxNzY4NTk2MzE1JGozNyRsMCRoMA..>
them for the Get Recognized peer recognition program.


We’re Fundraising (closes 3/20)
Our spring virtual See’s Candies shop
<https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-ucr-staff-assembly-15e1/KelJon1006>
is now open for business! Every purchase helps Staff Assembly. Enjoy a
sweet treat and support a great cause.

2026 UCR Staff Conference (3/24 & 3/25)

Registration is now open for our 2026 UCR Staff Conference, "Together, We
Rise" <https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/2026-staff-conference>, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 24 and 25.

Call for Designs: Build-A-Scotty T-Shirt Contest (3/27)

As part of our upcoming Thank Goodness for Staff Week, UCR Staff Assembly
is excited to host a T-Shirt Design Contest for our annual Build-A-Scotty
event! We invite staff to showcase their talent and love of UCR staff by
submitting original artwork for this year’s commemorative t-shirt.

Designs may be full color and must fit within a 3” high x 4” wide imprint
area. Artwork must be submitted at 300 dpi (minimum 900 x 1200 pixels). All
designs should include the official UCR logo and the UCR Staff Assembly
name. Entries should be submitted as a .PDF or .PNG attachment and emailed
to Cierra Covarrubias at cierrac at ucr.edu. Submissions are due by Friday,
March 27th.

The winning design will be selected by the UCR Staff Assembly Board and
featured on the official Build-A-Scotty t-shirt during Thank Goodness for
Staff Week in April 2026.

*Please note that the original artwork may be modified to include a
sponsor’s name, if applicable*

Let your creativity shine, we can’t wait to see your designs!


Best,
*Selina Hernandez* (she/her/ella)
Director of Marketing & Communications
UCR Staff Assembly
*Selina.Hernandez at ucr.edu <Selina.Hernandez at ucr.edu>| 951.827.0135*
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