<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)">Happy Fall!</span></div><div><font color="#0e101a"><br></font><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>N<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ovember. </span>We encourage you to save the date, register, stay informed, and attend!</span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Contents:</span></p><ul style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;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="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Thursday Night Live (11/13)<br></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;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="margin-left:15px;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><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Open Enrollment (10/30 - 11/21)</span><br></span></li></ul><div><br></div><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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 (<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Wednesday </span>11/12)</span></strong></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The <a href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff-assembly-general-meeting-fall-quarter?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*1ke1cni*_gcl_au*MTU4MDQ5Njc0MC4xNzU5NTMxNjUz*_ga*NTcyMzE1Nzg5LjE3NjIzNTk2NjU.*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3NjI4MTQwNTckbzExJGcxJHQxNzYyODE2NTE4JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3NjI4MTQwNTckbzExJGcxJHQxNzYyODE2NTE5JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..">Quarterly General Meeting</a> for the Fall 2025 will be on Wednesday, November 12 at the University Theatre from 12 - 1:00 pm. You won't want to miss the UCR Service Awards presentation, where we'll be highlighting employees' milestones in five-year increments.</span><br></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><i>**We will be accepting non-perishable food, personal hygiene, household care, and child care items donations for the <a href="https://basicneeds.ucr.edu/rpantry">R'Pantry</a>. Please see the attachment for details. </i></span><br></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Thursday Night Live (<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>T<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">hursday</span> 11/13)</span></strong><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">UCR Staff Pantry (<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Friday </span>11/14)</span></strong><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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 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(74,110,224);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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 (<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Friday </span>10/24)</span></strong></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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 href="https://forms.gle/UYQcovSu8WjKRxVo6" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(74,110,224);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);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 (11/30)</span></strong></p><p style="background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.e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