/leadership

Ratliff announces retirement plans after 35 years

FOA’s Vice Chancellor Kelly Ratliff started working for UC Davis after graduating with her bachelor’s degree, as a “principal clerk” in the backroom of a veterinary lab in 1987 – and this week announced she plans to retire in May 2022.

“I feel so lucky to have built my career at a place like UC Davis, with so many amazing people with their diversity of backgrounds and experiences. The university has a little of everything,” she said. “Who gets to do this, start as a principal clerk and end as vice chancellor? It’s pretty awesome.”

With eight months to go, FOA employees can expect to hear more from Ratliff on collaboration, the joys of working on campus and getting back to our new normal.

Read the official announcement for highlights from her FOA leadership.

/to-do list

• ⚪ Get your Pfizer booster shot on campus 

• UC Davis employees can now make an appointment to get the Pfizer booster shot from the campus vaccination clinic, if they were previously vaccinated with Pfizer more than six months ago and meet CDC recommendations. Find out if you're eligible to make an appointment.

• ⚪ Avoid parking congestion

• Use the Transportation Services parking impact map to see trends of which parking lots are the busiest and when to plan ahead for your trips to campus. Explore the map.

• ⚪ Skip the lines for COVID-19 testing

• Walk-in appointments are available for UC Davis employees at two Healthy Davis Together testing sites, and will be automatically tracked to meet campus requirements if you also identify yourself as a UC Davis employee upon entry. Find out how to get tested at Healthy Davis Together or elsewhere.

• ⚪ Register your bike online

• Protect your bike by using the new, online registration system, Bike Index, to conveniently register your bike and get your updated registration sticker from Transportation Services. Find out how to register.

• ⚪ Shape the new Russell Boulevard

• Provide your feedback on draft design concepts to guide the Reimagine Russell Boulevard effort — a collaboration between the City of Davis, UC Davis, and Yolo County to transform this major corridor to be better serve the community — through the upcoming virtual interactive workshop. Read more and register via Zoom.

• ⚪  Shop fresh, local produce

• The UC Davis Farmers Market is returning Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the West Quad throughout October. Snag some in-season fruits and veggies.
   

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• 👥 Understand close contact scenarios

  A new contact tracing flowchart explains when you will be notified and what you will have to do if you come into close contact on campus with someone who tested positive. Explore the new scenarios.

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  🍊 Show your support for Healthy UC Davis

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  🤝 Foster accessibility in our new normal

  Learn how flexible and remote work has enhanced diversity, equity and inclusion and what we can do to maintain this progress in an Oct. 19 Race Matters workshop. RSVP for the event.

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  🚲 Commute sustainably

  From biking and busing to telecommuting on Wednesdays, Transportation Services offers some updates about your commuting options, including sustainability considerations. Read more.

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  🌎 Measuring our sustainable development

• UC Davis is one of the first universities to evaluate itself using the United Nations framework of Sustainable Development Goals, through a highly collaborative process led by units focused on sustainability, global engagement, and community values. Find the report conclusions and opportunities to engage.

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  🩺 Monitor and improve your health

  Drop in to the Health TEAM Lab to measure your strength, flexibility, blood pressure and other routine health metrics and to receive personalized suggestions for ways to maintain or improve your health — from this Healthy UC Davis initiative. Participate on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

/in memoriam

Justin Hall

Justin Hall, an associate director at Design Construction Management, died unexpectedly following a vehicle collision on Monday morning. Find memorial service details and an obituary celebrating Justin's life.