<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hey Highlanders!</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">With the end of the month approaching and open enrollment underway,
we wanted to share upcoming events, so you don’t miss them!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Contents:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Staff
Assembly Halloween Costume Contest <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">(</span>closes 10/31<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Get
Recognized Nominations <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">(</span>due 10/31<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Open
Enrollment Benefits Town Hall (11/5)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Fall
Quarterly General Meeting (11/12)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thursday
Night Live (10/30, 11/6 & 11/13)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">UCR Staff Pantry (11/14)</li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Halloween Costume Contest closes on (10/31) </b><img src="cid:ii_mhdznm130" alt="👻" width="28" height="28" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="cid:ii_mhdznm181" alt="🎃" width="28" height="28" style="margin-right: 0px;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We invite all <i>UCR staff</i> to dazzle us with
your imaginative and stunning costume creations for a chance to win exciting
prizes! Check our <a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/staff-halloween-costume-contest" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">webpage</a> for contest rules and categories.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Get Recognized Nominations Due (10/31 or at the end of
every month)</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/get-recognized" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Nominate</a> 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.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Open Enrollment Benefits Town Hall (11/5)</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Join Staff Assembly and UC Riverside's Chief Human Resources
Officer, Alex Nejera, for an essential Benefits Town Hall on Wednesday,
November 5, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 AM at the SOM Ed II Building Room 106. This
is your chance to get clarity on this year's benefits offerings and directly
address your concerns during this time of uncertainty. We strongly
encourage you to submit your questions in advance to ensure they are addressed.
Don't miss this opportunity to get the information you need straight from HR
leadership!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/wSj4ApK6EyDMWfVi6" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Register now</a> and
submit questions you may have.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Fall Quarterly General Meeting (11/12)</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Join us for an exciting <a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/quarterly-general-meetings" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Quarterly
General Meeting</a> for the Fall 2025 quarter on Wednesday, November 12 at
the University Theatre from 12 - 1:00pm. You won't want to miss the UCR <a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/service-award-recipients" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Service Awards</a> presentation,
where we'll be highligting employees' milestones in five-year increments.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Can't make it? <a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yhy2wUatS8yqQXUzF6c4SA#/registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Register</a><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ffxb7XpQQUmEmAXEoWZQiA#/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"> </a>to
watch the livestream!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>UCR Staff Pantry (11/14)</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">FREE non-perishable food items available to all UCR
Staff, <a 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.." target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">please bring your own bag</a>. Pentland Hills/RSO Roundabout
(Turn left on Linden Street and right onto Pentland Way, near Lot 21) from
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Thursday Night Live (10/23, 10/30, 11,6 & 11/13)</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Best,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Selina Hernandez</b> (she/her/ella)<br>
Director of Marketing & Communications<br>
UCR Staff Assembly<br>
<i><a href="mailto:Selina.Hernandez@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Selina.Hernandez@ucr.edu</a>|
951.827.0135</i></p>
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