
Digest: Find support, experience art and donate toys before winter break
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⚪ Find guidance for testing around winter break
- Navigate COVID-19 testing requirements and kiosk hours during the winter break. See testing closures, shortened hours and more.
⚪ Plan around UCPath outage
- Take care of any UCPath-related business — such as applying for a job or checking a pay statement — before the outage beginning Friday, Dec. 10 at 12 p.m. through Monday, Dec. 13 at 6 a.m. Find more details about the outage and how it affects employees, managers and other users.
⚪ Last chance to donate toys
- Donate new, unwrapped toys in outgoing mail for Mail Services to pick up for its annual Toys for Tots drive. Be sure to leave toys in your office's outgoing mail by 5 p.m. this Friday.
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Listen to art in the Arboretum
Today and tomorrow are your chance to experience “Location and Listening” as you walk in and around the Arboretum, listening to a series of audio works inspired by places on campus and presented by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance. Find a map of the locations, recordings and guidance on how to best participate.
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❄️ Get support around the holidays
Find social connection and comfort through ASAP support groups, including a holiday support group for the LGBTQIA+ community, one surrounding grief, and another for men dealing with isolation. See schedules, more information and register.
📂 Find information for trans, non-binary employees
Trans and non-binary employees have an updated resource for employee information including health, welfare, community and individual support options, and directions for how to update campus records. Explore the new Human Resources page, which also offers guidance for supervisors on creating inclusive work environments.
🤝 Attend workshop on diversity in recruitment
Managers and supervisors can learn about emerging recruitment strategies that make recruiting less biased, in an upcoming Race Matters workshop. Register for the event, happening this Friday at 10 a.m.
🏆 Campus honored for public parking innovationInnovative campus parking changes during the pandemic earned UC Davis Transportation Services the 2021 Public Parking Program of the Year from the California Public Parking Association. Learn more about the efforts Transportation Services took to earn this title.
🥫 Thanks for donating food
Over 1,000 pounds of food were donated on the Davis campus as part of the holiday food drive led by Mail Services in December. The food filled the ACUSD Pantry, benefiting UC Davis students.
🚓 Peruse campus police accountability report
Complaints made to the UC Davis Police Accountability Board are summarized in its recently released annual report for 2020-2021, including board recommendations and Police Chief responses. Find the executive summary and detailed reports.
🚚 Do more through AggieSurplus and Services
Find more flexible, expedited services from Aggie Surplus and Services, a new unit in Supply Chain Management that combines AggieSurplus and Special Services. Find in-person shopping hours for when the Aggie Surplus store reopens in January and other service options.
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