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Digest: ✅ See FOA's strategic goals for the year

New dashboard for goals, budget updates, $5 museum discount, plus other awards and accomplishments

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  • ⚪ Discover this year’s FOA strategic goals

  • See the goals that will guide FOA's work this year and learn how departments across the division are advancing our strategic priorities. Browse the FOA Strategic Goals dashboard.
     

  • ⚪ See what's coming after the employee survey

  • A recent email from the chancellor highlighted how results from the 2025 Employee Experience Survey have been developed into actionable recommendations for UC Davis and UC Davis Health. Explore campus-level recommendations for more details.

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Collage of two photos, one of a cyclist on the Davis campus, one of an aerial view of the UC Davis Medical Center. Overlaid are graphics reading "America's Greatest Workplaces for Mental Well-Being," "You Belong Here" and "America's Greatest Workplaces"

UC Davis named among greatest workplaces (again)

UC Davis and UC Davis Health have been recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces as the university continues gathering feedback and implementing improvements to workplace culture. Show your pride with Zoom backgrounds, email signature blocks and more.

Featured FOA 2026 retirees: Suzanne Ullensvang, Jim Hankins, Gabriella Renteria, Tarran Richardson

Celebrate over 1,200 years of service

With 58 FOA staff members who retired recently, there is no shortage of accomplishments to look back on as we honor the careers of our colleagues and wish them the best in their new chapters. See profiles of retirees who served more than 10 years at FOA — including staff members in Supply Chain, Admin IT and Building Maintenance Services.

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  • 🌱  Learn climate-ready gardening basics

  • Join the Arboretum and Public Garden’s California Climate Action Corps Fellows for a free, one-hour Zoom session on climate-ready gardening, plants from the revamped Arboretum All-Stars list, and maintenance tips for keeping landscapes thriving. Register for the Aug. 4 webinar. 
     

  • 📢  Share your career expertise and insights

  • The deadline has been extended, so take another moment to consider sharing your skills and experiences with UC Davis colleagues by submitting a presentation idea for this year’s Career Development Week. Pitch your proposal by Aug. 20.
     

  • 🕯️  Honor victims at 9/11 memorial event

  • Participate in a symbolic 110-flight stair climb or a 15-lap memorial walk at UC Davis Health Stadium for the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Walk, benefitting the UC Davis Police Emergency Scholarship. Register for this Sept. 13 event.
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  • 📊  See where our campus budget stands

  • Current projections show UC Davis expects to eliminate its core funds structural deficit in 2026–27 after several years of planned reductions, while continuing to budget conservatively because of uncertainty around federal funding and other factors. Read the 2026–27 budget update and leadership letters.
     

  • 🔎  More campus event spaces available

  • Conference and Event Services is helping campus departments keep more venues available by tailoring reservation technology and event management support to each department’s needs. Learn how this collaborative approach is making it easier to find and reserve campus spaces.
     

  • 🏆  FOA project earns a national award

  • The FOA Communications team received a 2026 Circle of Excellence Award for creating the UC Davis Commons, which also features services from Conference and Event Services, Repro Graphics, the Office of Business Transformation and other campus providers, making it easier to look internally for partners before contracting out. Read about the award and explore the Commons. 

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