<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hey Highlanders,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We hope you can join us this week! Today, we have the Spring General Quarterly Meeting taking place at the University Theatre from 12 to 1 p.m., where we will celebrate staff service milestones. Additionally, Bingo and the Staff Pantry are scheduled for this Friday. Lastly, please remember to nominate staff members for the Outstanding Staff Awards.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9a6f1bcc-7fff-9bfd-0a14-c4f7a94d635d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spring Quarterly Meeting (5/13)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join us for our </span><a href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/staff-assembly-spring-quarter-general-meeting?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*12mrhtk*_ga*MTAyNDUwNDk2Mi4xNzcwMjM4Mjk4*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3Nzc5MzI1NTUkbzEyNSRnMSR0MTc3NzkzNDY3MiRqMzckbDAkaDA.*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NzQ0NjY0NzYuQ2owS0NRandqNDdPQmhDbUFSSXNBRjV3VUVHZFd2Wk13LWU1RG41blZfMmNRMGhaaTJMYkVZdm8xREV0R0JWN21TZnNkSUx0ZEl0WXdhOGFBckFLRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*OTc0NjkxMDUzLjE3NzAzMjE3ODA.*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3Nzc5MzI1NTUkbzEyNCRnMSR0MTc3NzkzNDY3MiRqMzgkbDAkaDA." style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spring General Meeting at the University Theatre </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to receive campus updates and celebrate those receiving service awards. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees while supplies last.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Outstanding Staff Awards Nominations (Due 5/15)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/outstanding-staff-awards" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Outstanding Staff Awards</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> are presented annually to recognize excellence across five distinct categories, ranging from the Tartan Soul Award, Staff Who Make a Difference Award, People Helping People Award, Diversity Award, and the Mary Johnson Outstanding Retiree Award. All staff members are eligible for recognition and are encouraged to nominate their colleagues for making a meaningful impact within the community. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UCR Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo (5/15)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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*c03vdl*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3Njg1OTQ4MTMkbzQ0JGcxJHQxNzY4NTk2MTgwJGo0OSRsMCRoMA..*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3Njg1OTQ4MTMkbzQ0JGcxJHQxNzY4NTk2MTgwJGo0OSRsMCRoMA.." style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Virtual Bingo</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! 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="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Staff Pantry (5/15)</span></p><a href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/ucr-staff-pantry?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside&_gl=1*snnhea*_ga*MTYxMzI0MDk5LjE3NDY1NTIxNDA.*_ga_S8BZQKWST2*czE3Njg1OTQ4MTMkbzQ0JGcwJHQxNzY4NTk0ODI0JGo0OSRsMCRoMA..*_ga_Z1RGSBHBF7*czE3Njg1OTQ4MTMkbzQ0JGcwJHQxNzY4NTk0ODI0JGo0OSRsMCRoMA.." style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FREE non-perishable food items available</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to all UCR Staff, please bring your own bag to carry items, and park in designated parking lots. We are also seeking </span><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044FAFA72BABF94-63832661-staff#/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">volunteers</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to assist with assembling the day before, setting up, and distributing on the day of the event.<div><br clear="all"></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-W8JEp0GsrTWVqwcUqaK9qVWpzuaKXcxg_oOz3l-g6jh983_hlomniwAdV3iGTi3BAEcUxntR6wlGU0DHUtDOjjl$" title="https://twitter.com/ucrsa" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Twitter</a>  | <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/ucrsa-youtube__;!!OLyWHuc!Ry2hPptT6xIa-W8JEp0GsrTWVqwcUqaK9qVWpzuaKXcxg_oOz3l-g6jh983_hlomniwAdV3iGTi3BAEcUxntR6wlGU0DHZnGPQNn$" title="https://bit.ly/ucrsa-youtube" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">YouTube</a>  |  <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/ucrstaffassembly/__;!!OLyWHuc!Ry2hPptT6xIa-W8JEp0GsrTWVqwcUqaK9qVWpzuaKXcxg_oOz3l-g6jh983_hlomniwAdV3iGTi3BAEcUxntR6wlGU0DHWvZqImn$" title="https://www.instagram.com/ucrstaffassembly/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Instagram</a>  |  <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ucr-staff-assembly/__;!!OLyWHuc!Ry2hPptT6xIa-W8JEp0GsrTWVqwcUqaK9qVWpzuaKXcxg_oOz3l-g6jh983_hlomniwAdV3iGTi3BAEcUxntR6wlGU0DHdBo_lt2$" title="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ucr-staff-assembly/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></font></div></div></div></div></span><p></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></p></span></div></div>