<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hello Highlanders,</font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>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!<br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d3d6ec7f-7fff-897d-d2ad-5a7335e55029" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">General Meeting Winter Quarter (2/11) tomorrow!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The <b>General Meeting - Winter Quarter is set for Wednesday, February 11, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m</b>. at the<b> School of Medicine Education Building II, Room 205</b> (<i>on the second floor</i>), with an option to participate online via Zoom. Please register to attend —both </span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GOWwDYX0QfCGr5QnrpFxIg#/registration" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">online</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdan6OpXrECxr4l7KhkWjhj1X39vC6VpWpY35jfe2HpbJiHIQ/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">in-person registration</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> options are available </span><a href="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.." style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. 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!</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700">Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo (2/20)</span></font></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-1229e538-7fff-2240-a0aa-d6f550abb303"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Join Staff Assembly’s volunteer Laura Cantrell and other members of the Staff Assembly Executive Board for monthly </span><a href="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" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Virtual Bingo</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">! The event will also include participants from UC Berkeley / UCDC / UCPath / UCLA / UCRRA / UCOP / UCSB / UCSF.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Staff Memorial Garden Remembrance (2/24)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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.</span><a href="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.." style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> Staff Memorial Garden</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is located near the Geology Building, Science Lab 1, and Physics 2000.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Get Recognized Nominations (Due by 2/28)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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 </span><a href="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.." style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">nominate</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> them for the Get Recognized peer recognition program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700">We’re Fundraising (closes 3/20)</span></p></font><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-476084b9-7fff-56b0-70fb-976d63a62491"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Our </span><a href="https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-ucr-staff-assembly-15e1/KelJon1006" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">spring virtual See’s Candies shop</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is now open for business! Every purchase helps Staff Assembly. Enjoy a sweet treat and support a great cause.</span></font></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">2026 UCR Staff Conference (3/24 & 3/25)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Registration is now open for our</span><a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/2026-staff-conference" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">2026 UCR Staff Conference, "Together, We Rise"</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24 and 25. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Call for Designs: Build-A-Scotty T-Shirt Contest (3/27)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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 <a href="mailto:cierrac@ucr.edu">cierrac@ucr.edu</a>. Submissions are due by Friday, March 27th. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">*Please note that the original artwork may be modified to include a sponsor’s name, if applicable*</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Let your creativity shine, we can’t wait to see your designs!</span></p></font></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></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:/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