<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)">Happy Fall!</span><div><font color="#0e101a"><br></font><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">In our efforts to communicate effectively, we want to keep you updated about the events and information for UCR Highlander staff this season. We encourage you to save the date, register, stay informed, and attend!</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Contents:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">CHASS Deans Speaker Series: Dr. Kevin McClure: The Caring University (10/22)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Thursday Night Live (10/23, 10/30, 11,6 & 11/13)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo (10/24)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Open Enrollment (10/30 - 11/21)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Halloween Costume Contest closes on (10/31)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Get Recognized Nominations Due (10/31)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Faculty & Staff Virtual Help Desk Open Enrollment (11/3)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Fall Quarterly General Meeting (11/12)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">UCR Staff Pantry (11/14)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Coffee with the Chancellor (11/17)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Get Recognized Nominations Due (11/30)</span></li></ul><div><font color="#0e101a"><br></font></div><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">CHASS Deans Speaker Series: Dr. Kevin McClure: The Caring University (10/22)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a target="_blank" href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/kevin-mcclure-the-caring-university" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Dr. Kevin McClure, The Caring University: A Roadmap to Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span></span></a> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">at the UCR Alumni & Visitors Center</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">3:00-4:00 p.m. -- Books on sale</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">4:00-6:00 p.m. -- Dinner & keynote presentation. Book signing immediately following presentation.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Thursday Night Live (10/23, 10/30, 11,6 & 11/13)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Join your colleagues for a UCR tradition redefined for 2025. Featuring music from our very own KUCR, along with a complimentary wine/spirits tasting compliments of After Ours at the Stable, Thursdays from 5-7pm.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo (10/24)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Join Staff Assembly’s volunteer Laura Cantrell and other members of the Staff Assembly Executive Board for monthly Virtual Bingo! The event will also include participants from UC Berkeley / UCDC / UCPath / UCLA / UCRRA / UCOP / UCSB / UCSF.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">There will be one virtual session: A matinee session from 12 - 1 p.m. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Bingo typically falls on the third Friday of each month. The deadline to </span><a target="_blank" href="https://forms.gle/UYQcovSu8WjKRxVo6" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">register</span></a><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> is Thursday at 5 p.m. (the day before the event).</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Open Enrollment (10/30 - 11/21)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">COMING SOON: The Open Enrollment </span><a target="_blank" href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/oe/" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">website</span></a><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> for 2026 benefits will be available beginning Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Halloween Costume Contest closes on (10/31) </span></strong><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">👻🎃</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We invite all </span><em style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">UCR staff</span></em><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> to dazzle us with your imaginative and stunning costume creations for a chance to win exciting prizes! Check our </span><a target="_blank" href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/staff-halloween-costume-contest" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">webpage</span></a><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> for contest rules and categories. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Faculty & Staff Virtual Help Desk Open Enrollment (11/3)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Reach out to the Human Resources Benefits Office during the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/faculty-and-staff-virtual-help-desk" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Virtual Open Enrollment Help Desk hours</span></a><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> to receive guidance and obtain answers to questions regarding the changes to health and welfare plans.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Fall Quarterly General Meeting (11/12)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Save the date, details to come</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">UCR Staff Pantry (11/14)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">FREE non-perishable food items available to all UCR Staff, </span><a target="_blank" href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/ucr-staff-pantry?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*19n6sit*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3NjA5ODI4MzgkbzUyJGcxJHQxNzYwOTg1NTA4JGo1MSRsMCRoMA..*_gcl_au*MTU4MDQ5Njc0MC4xNzU5NTMxNjUz*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3NjA5ODI4MzgkbzUyJGcxJHQxNzYwOTg1NTA4JGo1MSRsMCRoMA.." class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">please bring your own bag</span></a><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">. Pentland Hills/RSO Roundabout (Turn left on Linden Street and right onto Pentland Way, near Lot 21) from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Coffee with the Chancellor (11/17)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We are delighted to invite you to an informal gathering, "Coffee with the Chancellor," on Monday, November 17, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM. This event provides an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation and connect with Chancellor Hu and fellow staff members over coffee, tea, and a selection of pastries. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><em style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Register:</span></em><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span><a target="_blank" href="https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/coffeechancellor2025" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Coffee with the Chancellor - Fall 2025</span></a></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Deadline to register:</span><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span></strong><em style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Thursday, November 6, 2025</span></em></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><em style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></em></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Get Recognized Nominations Due (10/31 & 11/30)</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a target="_blank" href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/get-recognized" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Nominate</span></a><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> your peers for the Staff Assembly's "Get Recognized" program, which honors staff members for their contributions. Winners will be honored at an upcoming Get Recognized Celebration, where they can invite colleagues, receive a gift, and be featured on the Staff Assembly website and social media.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best,</div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Selina Hernandez</b><font color="#000000"> (she/her/ella)</font><br><font color="#000000">Director of Marketing & Communications</font><br><font color="#000000">UCR </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Staff</span><font color="#000000"> </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Assembly</span><br><i><a href="mailto:Selina.Hernandez@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><font>Selina.Hernandez@</font>ucr.edu</font></a><font color="#000000">| 951.827.0135</font></i></div><div style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#6fa8dc"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/__;!!OLyWHuc!Ry2hPptT6xIa-W8JEp0GsrTWVqwcUqaK9qVWpzuaKXcxg_oOz3l-g6jh983_hlomniwAdV3iGTi3BAEcUxntR6wlGU0DHYDb8eIJ$" title="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Web</a>  |  <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facebook.com/ucrsa__;!!OLyWHuc!Ry2hPptT6xIa-W8JEp0GsrTWVqwcUqaK9qVWpzuaKXcxg_oOz3l-g6jh983_hlomniwAdV3iGTi3BAEcUxntR6wlGU0DHeTxfV4c$" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Facebook</a>  |  <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/ucrsa__;!!OLyWHuc!Ry2hPptT6xIa-W8J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