Dear FOA Team, 

This summer while many of our students enjoy time away from campus, FOA teams are focused not just on sprucing up physical spaces, but also on strengthening and optimizing our new financial system, Aggie Enterprise.

On campus, I noticed a new, brightly painted crosswalk …

Read Clare’s message about improving and renewing campus and ourselves over the summer.

Clare Shinnerl 
FOA Vice Chancellor

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• ⚪ Know what’s open this summer

• Read up on CoHo hours and offerings and where to grab a coffee or some lunch on campus over the summer. Plus, see Memorial Union hours and Unitrans fare increases.

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Meet new head of facilities

As of this month, Clint Lord is bringing his experience leading Facilities at ASU as the new associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management. Read Lord’s profile or connect with him.

FOA gets boost from millions in grants

Since 2023, more than $5 million in grants have been awarded to FOA units through the grant program, including a $4.7 million grant to the READ organic waste facility, $500,000 for sustainable transportation planning and more. Learn more about the impactful grants that have been secured and see how to apply for a grant for your unit.

Celebrate retirees

This year FOA says farewell to retirees who, combined, contributed nearly 1,000 years of service to UC Davis. See all retirees and read profiles.

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• 📣  Interim head of DCM named

• Julie Nola, who has been in leadership at Design and Construction Management for over a decade, has been named interim associate vice chancellor of DCM after Jim Carroll’s departure this month and while a nationwide recruitment is conducted. Read more in a message from Clare.
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• 🎤  Present on career development

• Propose a presentation to share tips and insights at the third annual Career Development Week to be hosted by Learning and Organizational Development in November. Submit an outline by July 22.
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• 🔈  Attend communication workshop

• Get guidance and participate in exercises centering communication in personal and professional relationships through the Communicating with Mindful Presence immersive workshop. Learn more and register for the Aug. 20 event.
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• 🤲  Find support

• Attend drop-in, virtual groups on coping with grief and change and general community support held through August. See dates and register.
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• 🧘  Practice mindfulness

• Build resilience and foster your health and well-being with science-based mindfulness and kindness meditation sessions offered weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through Aug. 30. See dates and register.
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• 🚰  Help keep campus hydrated

• Provide feedback to help determine the locations of new water stations on the Davis and Sacramento campuses through the Healthy Beverage Initiative. Fill out the brief survey.
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• 🦮  Meet new therapy police dog

• Cali, a young labrador retriever and certified therapy dog, is helping the police department’s CORE Officer Program in its role in service-oriented community policing. Learn more about the work Cali and CORE do.
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• 🏆  Arboretum receives national recognition

• Both Kathleen Socolofsky, assistant vice chancellor of the Arboretum, and Learning by Leading, the Arboretum’s student internship program, were honored by the American Public Gardens Association with Honorary Life Member and Program Excellence awards respectively. Read more.
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• 🏅  FOA Communications receives national awards

• FOA Communications won two gold awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its work on the Davis Day of Reflection and IDEA$ at Work campaign. Read more about the work FOA Communications and collaborating units did to earn the recognition.
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