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• ⚪ Meet our new vice chancellor

  All FOA employees are invited to an evening reception to welcome new Vice Chancellor Clare Shinnerl, 4-6 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the Buehler Alumni Center. RSVP to let us know you'll be there.

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Take pride in helping workforce diversity flourish

Thanks to employee efforts to push forward inclusive excellence in the workplace, UC Davis has been recognized by Forbes as a best employer for diversity (for the third year in a row!) and a best employer for women. Find out how UC Davis earned these rankings and show them off in your email signature.

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• 👋  Get moving with Active Aggie fitness classes

  Attend free yoga, bootcamp or core strengthening classes, offered daily at the Cowell Building to reduce stress, build community and improve your overall health. Find the class schedule and email your waiver in advance to get class updates.
   

  🧘   Find support among peers

  Discuss ways of coping in turbulent times, strategies for thinking more positively about the future and experiences of grief while finding community. Find ASAP drop-in session times throughout August.
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  💌 Learn to promote well-being in the face of racial trauma

  Attend the upcoming Race Matters workshop on Race and Mental Health to understand the impact that racialized incidents have on employees of color and learn tools for being an ally. Register now for the June 30 session.
   

  🧪 Know antigen tests can be purchased

  Departments can now purchase low-cost COVID-19 test kits for visitors, guests and volunteers (not for employees or students who have access to campus saliva testing). Find out how to order the kits.
   

  📝 Catch up with budget updates

  Read the provost’s 2022-23 budget status letter about this year’s needs to address our core fund structural deficit and grow alternate revenue sources, in light of other budget realities. Read the letter sent to UC Davis deans and vice chancellors.