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• ⚪ No major to-do items this week

  Keep on doing your job to make the university a better place! We’re sending this edition of the Digest because it’s chock-full of FYI updates that might help you stay up to speed this vacation season.

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Parking pivot earns international award

Transportation Services has been recognized with an Award of Merit by the International Parking & Mobility Institute for its pivot from a monthly to a daily parking model in the face the pandemic, which completely shifted the campus parking landscape. Read more about the planning process behind this award-winning change.

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• 🔎  Bust compensation myths with HR

  Discover the truth behind common misconceptions regarding salary and equity increases. Find FAQs on transfers, wage increases and retention bonuses.
   

  ⚙️   Peek behind the scenes of campus infrastructure

  Join a tour of the central heating and cooling plant, wastewater treatment plant, building maintenance service shops and more to learn about what it takes to keep the university up and running. Register for the Aug. 3 Facilities Management customer tour.
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  🛣 Make note of road name change

  If you’re driving or biking on campus between the ARC and the Domes, you’ll be using the newly renamed Blue Ridge Road (previously Orchard Road). See a map and find out why this change was made. 
   

  🏅 Catch up on this year’s Sustainability Summit

  Find out how this year’s student, staff, and faculty Sustainability Champions have advanced sustainability on campus and watch an insightful Q&A with activist Leah Thomas on intersectional environmentalism and the future of the climate justice movement. Read the summit recap.
   

  🙅 Learn hands-on self-defense skills

  Sign up if you'd be interested in attending Saturday self-defense classes to help you build physical skills, muscle memory and self-confidence. Find details on this UC Davis Police Department program.

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• 📑 Understand change management

  Learn fundamentals for effective change management, including best practices for organizational and individual change, in a virtual training. Register for the Aug. 4 Learning and Development course.

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• 👕 Peruse new online store for merch

  Show off your Aggie pride with apparel from the new UC Davis Amazon storefront. Shop shirts and hoodies.